OREANDA-NEWS. Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media" or "Liberty") (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, LMCA, LMCK) today reported second quarter 2016 results. Highlights include (1):

  • Attributed toLiberty SiriusXM Group
    • SiriusXM reported strong second quarter 2016 results
      • Net subscriber growth of 8% to more than 30.6 million
      • Revenue climbed 10% to $1.2 billion, a record high for any single quarter
      • Net income rose 68% to $173 million
      • Adjusted EBITDA(2) grew 13% to $468 million
    • Liberty Media's ownership of SiriusXM stood at 64.8% as of July 22nd
  • Attributed toLiberty Braves Group
    • Completed rights offering and raised $203 million in proceeds
    • Braves signed six of top 25 international prospects, including top overall prospect Kevin Maitan; amateur draft secured five of top 80 draft picks
    • Battery Atlanta announced eight new retail, restaurant and entertainment concepts to be completed by opening day 2017
  • Attributed toLiberty Media Group
    • Live Nation posted double digit growth in revenue and adjusted operating income across each of its core divisions

"SiriusXM posted outstanding results for the quarter, reaching over 30.6 million subscribers. The company set a quarterly revenue record and once again increased its guidance on July 26th," said Greg Maffei, Liberty Media President and CEO. "Live Nation also delivered a very strong quarter, and leading indicators across concerts and ticketing sales, sponsorship and advertising are pointing to another record year in 2016. We're very pleased with the progress of the Braves' new ballpark and mixed-use facility, which continue to track on-time and on-budget."

On April 15, 2016, Liberty Media completed the recapitalization (the "Recapitalization") of its common stock into three new tracking stock groups: (i) the Liberty SiriusXM Group, (ii) the Liberty Braves Group and (iii) the Liberty Media Group. For purposes of presentation herein, the assets and liabilities of Liberty Media (excluding cash and liquid investments as of March 31, 2016) have been allocated among the three tracking stocks as if the Recapitalization had occurred on January 1, 2015. This is intended to supplement and enhance the information included in our prior period financial statements, but is not intended to provide a comprehensive view of what each tracking stock group's performance would have been had the Recapitalization actually occurred on such date.

Unless otherwise noted, the foregoing discussion compares financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to the same period in 2015.

LIBERTY SIRIUSXM GROUP - Liberty SiriusXM Group's revenue increased 10% to $1.2 billion in the second quarter, operating income increased 77% to $343 million and adjusted OIBDA(2) increased 7% to $450 million. The increases in revenue, operating income and adjusted OIBDA were primarily attributable to an increase in the daily weighted average number of subscribers and increases in certain of SiriusXM's self-pay subscription rates. The increase in operating income was also due to the $108 millionSiriusXM legal settlement recorded in the second quarter of 2015 that was excluded from adjusted OIBDA for that period. For the period following the Recapitalization, $7 million of selling, general and administrative expenses (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to the Liberty SiriusXM Group in connection with the Recapitalization.

SiriusXM is a separate publicly traded company and additional information about SiriusXM can be obtained through its website and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SiriusXM reported its stand-alone second quarter results on July 26, 2016. For presentation purposes in this release, we include below the results of SiriusXM, as reported by SiriusXM, without regard to the purchase accounting adjustments applied by us for purposes of our financial statements. Liberty Media believes the presentation of financial results as reported by SiriusXM is useful to investors as the comparability of those results is best understood in the context of SiriusXM's historical financial presentation. For a reconciliation of revenue, adjusted OIBDA (as defined by Liberty Media) and operating income for SiriusXM's stand-alone operating results as reported by SiriusXM to those results as reported by Liberty Media, see Liberty Media's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Highlights of SiriusXM's earnings release included the following:

  • Second quarter revenue climbed 10% to $1.2 billion, a quarterly record
  • Net income rose 68% to $173 million and adjusted EBITDA(2) grew 13% to $468 million in the second quarter
  • Operating cash flow totaled $432 million and free cash flow(2) reached quarterly high of $395 million
  • SiriusXM increased 2016 subscriber, revenue, adjusted EBITDA(2) and free cash flow(2) guidance on July 26th

The businesses and assets attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group consist primarily of Liberty Media's interest in SiriusXM.

LIBERTY BRAVES GROUP - Liberty Braves Group's revenue increased $28 million to $131 million in the second quarter, operating income increased $3 million to $(3) million and adjusted OIBDA(2) increased $7 million to $12 million. The increases in revenue, operating income and adjusted OIBDA were primarily due to an increase in overall ticket sales and broadcast revenue as a result of having more home games in the second quarter of 2016, with 44 home games in 2016 versus 35 home games during the same period in 2015. The increases in operating income and adjusted OIBDA were partially offset by an increase in operating expenses driven by the acceleration of approximately $23 million in player salary expense as a result of released and injured players during the second quarter. For the period following the Recapitalization, $3 million of selling, general and administrative expenses (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to the Liberty Braves Group in connection with the Recapitalization.

During the second quarter, Liberty Braves Group completed a rights offering (the "Rights Offering") with respect to shares of Series C Liberty Braves common stock. The Rights Offering expired at 5:00 p.m.New York City time on June 16, 2016 and was fully subscribed, with 15,833,634 shares of Series C Liberty Braves common stock issued to exercising rightsholders for total proceeds of $203 million. Approximately $150 million of the proceeds from the Rights Offering were used to repay the outstanding balance and accrued interest on an intergroup note (the "Intergroup Note") from Liberty Media Group to partially fund the equity contribution on the Atlanta Braves' mixed-use development project, and the Intergroup Note agreement was cancelled. The remaining proceeds were attributed to the Liberty Braves Group and will be used for future development costs. Assuming the issuance of the shares underlying the intergroup interest held by Liberty Media Group, discussed below, the Liberty Braves Group outstanding share count as of July 31, 2016 would be 58.5 million.

The businesses and assets attributed to Liberty Braves Group consist primarily of Liberty Media's subsidiary Braves Holdings, LLC ("Braves Holdings"), which indirectly owns the Atlanta Braves baseball team, and certain assets and liabilities associated with its ballpark and mixed-use development project.

LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP - In the second quarter, the Liberty Media Group incurred $9 million of selling, general and administrative expenses (including stock-based compensation expense).

The businesses and assets attributed to Liberty Media Group consist of all of Liberty Media's businesses and assets other than those attributed to the Liberty SiriusXM Group and the Liberty Braves Group, including its interest in Live Nation, minority equity investments in Time Warner and Viacom and an intergroup interest in the Liberty Braves Group. Liberty Media Group initially held a 20% intergroup interest in the Liberty Braves Group. As a result of the Rights Offering, the number of notional shares underlying the intergroup interest was adjusted to 9.1 million, representing a 15.6% intergroup interest in the Liberty Braves Group.

Share Repurchases

Between the reclassification of the original Liberty Capital tracking stock on March 3, 2008 and July 23, 2014, Liberty Media repurchased shares of Series A common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $2.9 billion, representing 51% of shares outstanding(3). For the period covering the creation of the Liberty Media Series C common stock on July 24, 2014 through January 31, 2016 (prior to the creation of the Liberty SiriusXM, Liberty Braves and Liberty Media tracking stocks), Liberty Media repurchased approximately 9.2 million shares of Series A and Series C common stock, collectively, at an average cost per share of $37.96 for total cash consideration of $350 million, representing 2.7% of shares outstanding(4). There were no repurchases of Series A or Series C Liberty Media Corporation common stock from February 1, 2016 through the Recapitalization on April 15, 2016, and there were no repurchases of Series A or Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock, Series A or Series C Liberty Braves common stock or Series A or Series C Liberty Media common stock from April 15, 2016 through July 31, 2016. The total remaining repurchase authorization for Liberty Media stock is approximately $1.3 billion and can be applied to repurchases of Series A and Series C shares of any of the Liberty Media Corporation tracking stocks.

FOOTNOTES

1)   Liberty Media's President and CEO, Greg Maffei, will discuss these highlights and other matters in Liberty Media's earnings conference call which will begin at 11:30 a.m. (E.D.T.) on August 5, 2016. For information regarding how to access the call, please see "Important Notice" later in this document.
2)   For definitions of adjusted OIBDA (as defined by Liberty Media), adjusted EBITDA (as defined by SiriusXM) and free cash flow (as defined by SiriusXM) and applicable reconciliations see the accompanying schedules.
3)   Based on shares outstanding at the time of the introduction of the original Liberty Capital stock.
4)   Based on shares outstanding as of October 31, 2014.
     
 

LIBERTY MEDIA FINANCIAL METRICS - QUARTER
 
         
        Three months ended
        June 30,
        2015       2016
        amounts in millions
Revenue                
Liberty SiriusXM Group                
SIRIUS XM       $ 1,119         $ 1,235  
Total Liberty SiriusXM Group         1,119           1,235  
Liberty Braves Group                
Corporate and other         103           131  
Total Liberty Braves Group         103           131  
Liberty Media Group                
Corporate and other         —           —  
Total Liberty Media Group         —           —  
Consolidated Liberty       $ 1,222         $ 1,366  
                 
Operating Income (Loss)                
Liberty SiriusXM Group                
SIRIUS XM       $ 194         $ 350  
Corporate and other         —           (7 )
Total Liberty SiriusXM Group         194           343  
Liberty Braves Group                
Corporate and other         (6 )         (3 )
Total Liberty Braves Group         (6 )         (3 )
Liberty Media Group                
Corporate and other         (17 )         (12 )
Total Liberty Media Group         (17 )         (12 )
Consolidated Liberty       $ 171         $ 328  
                 
Adjusted OIBDA                
Liberty SiriusXM Group                
SIRIUS XM       $ 420         $ 451  
Corporate and other         —           (1 )
Total Liberty SiriusXM Group         420           450  
Liberty Braves Group                
Corporate and other         5           12  
Total Liberty Braves Group         5           12  
Liberty Media Group                
Corporate and other         (7 )         (7 )
Total Liberty Media Group         (7 )         (7 )
Consolidated Liberty       $ 418         $ 455  
 

NOTES

The following financial information with respect to Liberty Media's equity affiliates and available for sale securities is intended to supplement Liberty Media's condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations to be included in its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016.

Fair Value of Corporate Public Holdings

 
(amounts in millions)       3/31/2016       6/30/2016
Liberty SiriusXM Group      

$

N/A

      

$

N/A
Liberty Braves Group         N/A         N/A
Liberty Media Group                
Live Nation Debt and Equity(1)       $ 1,578         1,661
Other Public Holdings(2)         474         406
        $ 2,052      

$

 2,067
Total Liberty Media       $ 2,052       $ 2,067
                     
(1)   Represents the fair value of Liberty Media Group's debt and equity investments. In accordance with GAAP, Liberty Media accounts for its investment in the equity of Live Nation using the equity method of accounting and includes it in its consolidated balance sheet at its historical carrying value of $745 million and $746 million as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(2)   Represents the carrying value of other public holdings which are accounted for at fair value.
     

Cash and Debt

The following presentation is provided to separately identify cash and liquid investments and debt information.

                 
(amounts in millions)       3/31/2016       6/30/2016
Cash and Liquid Investments Attributable to:                
Liberty SiriusXM Group(1)       $ 102         $ 526  
Liberty Braves Group(2)         44           149  
Liberty Media Group(3)         517           554  
Total Liberty Consolidated Cash and Liquid Investments       $ 663         $ 1,229  
                 
Less:                
Short-term marketable securities - Liberty Media Group         61           -  
Total Liberty Consolidated Cash (GAAP)       $ 602         $ 1,229  
                 
                 
                 
Debt:                
SiriusXM senior notes(4)       $ 5,150         $ 6,150  
Margin loans         250           250  
Other subsidiary debt(5)         618           16  
Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt       $ 6,018         $ 6,416  
Less: Unamortized discount, fair market value adjustment and deferred loan costs         (43 )         (53 )
Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt (GAAP)       $ 5,975         $ 6,363  
                 
Liberty 1.375% cash convertible notes due 2023(6)         1,000           1,000  
Other corporate level debt         37           37  
Total Attributed Liberty Media Group Debt       $ 1,037         $ 1,037  
Less: Fair market value adjustment         (2 )         (6 )
Total Attributed Liberty Media Group Debt (GAAP)       $ 1,035         $ 1,031  
                 
Atlanta Braves debt(7)         115           145  
Total Attributed Liberty Braves Group Debt(8)       $ 115         $ 145  
Less: Deferred loan costs         (7 )         (8 )
Total Attributed Liberty Braves Group Debt (GAAP)       $ 108         $ 137  
                 
Total Liberty Media Corporation Debt (GAAP)       $ 7,118         $ 7,531  
                 
(1)   Includes $102 million and $476 million of cash and liquid investments held at SiriusXM as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively. Cash balance as of March 31, 2016 does not include the $50 million of corporate cash attributed as part of the Recapitalization on April 15, 2016.
(2)   Includes $44 million and $46 million of cash and liquid investments held at Braves Holdings as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively. Cash balance as of March 31, 2016 does not include the $50 million of corporate cash attributed as part of the Recapitalization on April 15, 2016.
(3)   Includes $61 million of short-term marketable securities with an original maturity greater than 90 days as of March 31, 2016. Cash balance as of March 31, 2016 is inclusive of $50 million of corporate cash that was attributed to each of Liberty SiriusXM Group and Liberty Braves Group as part of the Recapitalization on April 15, 2016.
(4)   Outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes with no reduction for the net unamortized discount.
(5)   Includes SiriusXM capital leases and borrowings under the SiriusXM revolving credit facility.
(6)   Face amount of the cash convertible notes with no fair market value adjustment.
(7)   Includes Atlanta National League Baseball Club, LLC borrowings, Braves Stadium Company, LLC debt to fund the construction of the new ballpark and drawdowns under various credit facilities to fund development costs for the mixed-use development.
(8)   Total debt attributed to Liberty Braves Group as of March 31, 2016 excludes any amounts drawn on the Intergroup Note.
     

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group increased $424 million during the quarter primarily as a result of cash from operations and net borrowings at SiriusXM, partially offset by stock repurchases at SiriusXM. Cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group as of March 31, 2016 reflects the cash and liquid investments at SiriusXM as of such dates and does not include $50 million of corporate cash attributed as part of the tracking stock Recapitalization. Included in the cash and liquid investments balance attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group at June 30, 2016 is $476 million at SiriusXM. Although SiriusXM is a consolidated subsidiary, it is a separate public company with a significant non-controlling interest, therefore Liberty Media does not have ready access to SiriusXM's cash balance.

Total debt attributed to Liberty SiriusXM increased by $398 million primarily as a result of additional borrowings in excess of repayments under SiriusXM's revolving credit facility.

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty Braves Group increased $105 million during the quarter primarily as a result of proceeds received from the Rights Offering and additional borrowings, partially offset by repayment of the Intergroup Note to Liberty Media Group and capital expenditures related to the construction of the new ballpark and adjacent mixed-use development. Cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty Braves Group as of March 31, 2016 reflects the cash and liquid investments at Braves Holdings as of such date and does not include $50 million of corporate cash attributed as part of the tracking stock Recapitalization. Included in the cash and liquid investments balance attributed to Liberty Braves Group at June 30, 2016 is $46 million at Braves Holdings.

As of June 30, 2016, approximately $420 million had been spent on the new ballpark, of which approximately $331 million of funding was provided by Cobb County and related entities and $89 million provided by the Braves. As of June 30, 2016, approximately $179 million had been spent on the mixed-use development (including $7 million of cost towards future development phases, including purchased land cost, not reflected in currently forecasted equity contribution towards mixed-use development), of which approximately $14 million was provided by JV partners' equity.

Total debt attributed to Liberty Braves Group increased by $30 million primarily as a result of additional borrowings, net of repayments, for team operations and funding the mixed-use development.

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty Media Group increased $37 million during the quarter, primarily as a result of cash proceeds from the sale of investments and the repayment of Intergroup Note funds lent to Liberty Braves Group, partially offset by $50 million of corporate cash that was attributed to each of Liberty SiriusXM Group and Liberty Braves Group as part of the Recapitalization on April 15, 2016. Cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty Media Group as of March 31, 2016 reflects all cash and liquid investments of Liberty Media Corporation less cash and liquid investments at SiriusXM and Braves Holdings as of such dates, and is inclusive of $50 million of corporate cash that was attributed to each of Liberty SiriusXM Group and Liberty Braves Group as part of the tracking stock Recapitalization.

Total debt attributed to Liberty Media Group was flat versus the prior quarter.

 
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
 
        Attributed                
        Liberty       Liberty       Liberty                
        SiriusXM       Braves       Media       Intergroup       Consolidated
        Group       Group       Group       Eliminations       Liberty
        amounts in millions
Assets                                        
Current assets:                                        
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 526         149         554         —         1,229  
Trade and other receivables, net         225         48         3         —         276  
Other current assets         232         27         4         —         263  
Total current assets         983         224         561         —         1,768  
Intergroup interest in the Liberty Braves Group         —         —         133         (133 )       —  
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments         —         8         484         —         492  
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method         166         52         905         —         1,123  
                                         
Property and equipment, at cost         1,985         647         160         —         2,792  
Accumulated depreciation         (637 )       (45 )       (68 )       —         (750 )
          1,348         602         92         —         2,042  
                                         
Intangible assets not subject to amortization                                        
Goodwill         14,165         180         —         —         14,345  
FCC licenses         8,600         —         —         —         8,600  
Other         930         143         —         —         1,073  
          23,695         323         —         —         24,018  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net         1,004         64         —         —         1,068  
Other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization         140         12         226         —         378  
Total assets       $ 27,336         1,285         2,401         (133 )       30,889  
                                         
Liabilities and Equity                                        
Current liabilities:                                        
Intergroup payable (receivable)       $ 3         (1 )       (2 )       —         —  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         715         72         21         —         808  
Current portion of debt         256         —         —         —         256  
Deferred revenue         1,814         68         1         —         1,883  
Other current liabilities         3         —         45         —         48  
Total current liabilities         2,791         139         65         —         2,995  
Long-term debt         6,107         137         1,031         —         7,275  
Deferred income tax liabilities         1,796         27         29         —         1,852  
Redeemable intergroup interest         —         133         —         (133 )       —  
Other liabilities         272         388         56         —         716  
Total liabilities         10,966         824         1,181         (133 )       12,838  
Equity / Attributed net assets         9,980         447         1,220         —         11,647  
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries         6,390         14         —         —         6,404  
Total liabilities and equity       $ 27,336         1,285         2,401         (133 )       30,889  
                                         
 
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
 
        Attributed        
        Liberty       Liberty       Liberty        
        SiriusXM       Braves       Media       Consolidated
        Group       Group       Group       Liberty
        amounts in millions
Revenue:                                
Subscriber revenue       $ 1,032         —         —         1,032  
Other revenue         203         131         —         334  
Total revenue         1,235         131         —         1,366  
Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:                                
Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):                                
Revenue share and royalties         264         —         —         264  
Programming and content         83         —         —         83  
Customer service and billing         94         —         —         94  
Other         45         —         —         45  
Subscriber acquisition costs         129         —         —         129  
Other operating expenses         20         102         —         122  
Selling, general and administrative         180         19         9         208  
Depreciation and amortization         77         13         3         93  
          892         134         12         1,038  
Operating income (loss)         343         (3 )       (12 )       328  
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense         (86 )       —         (4 )       (90 )
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net         2         2         14         18  
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net         —         —         (32 )       (32 )
Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest         —         27         (27 )       —  
Other, net         —         (1 )       6         5  
          (84 )       28         (43 )       (99 )
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes         259         25         (55 )       229  
Income tax (expense) benefit         (99 )       —         10         (89 )
Net earnings (loss)         160         25         (45 )       140  
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests         60         —         —         60  
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders       $ 100         25         (45 )       80  
                                 
                                 
Programming and content         4         —         —         4  
Customer service and billing         1         —         —         1  
Other         1         —         —         1  
Other operating expenses         3         —         —         3  
Selling, general and administrative         21         2         2         25  
Stock compensation expense       $ 30         2         2         34  
                                 
 
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)
 
        Attributed        
        Liberty       Liberty       Liberty        
        SiriusXM       Braves       Media       Consolidated
        Group       Group       Group       Liberty
        amounts in millions
Revenue:                                
Subscriber revenue       $ 936         —         —         936  
Other revenue         183         103         —         286  
Total revenue         1,119         103         —         1,222  
Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:                                
Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):                                
Revenue share and royalties         331         —         —         331  
Programming and content         61         —         —         61  
Customer service and billing         94         —         —         94  
Other         34         —         —         34  
Subscriber acquisition costs         137         —         —         137  
Other operating expenses         18         85         —         103  
Selling, general and administrative         169         15         15         199  
Depreciation and amortization         81         9         2         92  
          925         109         17         1,051  
Operating income (loss)         194         (6 )       (17 )       171  
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense         (76 )       (1 )       (6 )       (83 )
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net         3         2         (5 )       —  
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net         —         —         40         40  
Other, net         —         —         6         6  
          (73 )       1         35         (37 )
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes         121         (5 )       18         134  
Income tax (expense) benefit         (30 )       1         (6 )       (35 )
Net earnings (loss)         91         (4 )       12         99  
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests         38         —         —         38  
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders       $ 53         (4 )       12         61  
                                 
                                 
Programming and content         4         —         —         4  
Customer service and billing         2         —         —         2  
Other         2         —         —         2  
Other operating expenses         4         —         —         4  
Selling, general and administrative         25         2         8         35  
Stock compensation expense       $ 37         2         8         47  
                                 
 
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Six months ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
 
        Attributed        
        Liberty       Liberty       Liberty        
        SiriusXM       Braves       Media       Consolidated
        Group       Group       Group       Liberty
        amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net earnings (loss)       $ 323         —         244         567  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization         156         18         6         180  
Stock-based compensation         54         4         10         68  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation         (1 )       —         (74 )       (75 )
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net         (9 )       (4 )       7         (6 )
Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interest, net         —         (27 )       27         —  
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net         —         —         40         40  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)         190         (20 )       10         180  
Intergroup tax allocation         3         (4 )       1         —  
Other charges (credits), net         26         1         (4 )       23  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities                                
Current and other assets         7         (60 )       2         (51 )
Payables and other liabilities         34         111         116         261  
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities         783         19         385         1,187  
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Investments in and loans to cost and equity investees         —         (8 )       (3 )       (11 )
Cash proceeds from sale of investments         —         —         58         58  
Capital expended for property and equipment         (67 )       (93 )       —         (160 )
Purchases of short term investments and other marketable securities         —         —         (258 )       (258 )
Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities         —         —         273         273  
Other investing activities, net         (4 )       (10 )       26         12  
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities         (71 )       (111 )       96         (86 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Borrowings of debt         1,387         66         —         1,453  
Repayments of debt         (744 )       (71 )       (1 )       (816 )
Intergroup (payments) receipts         9         (34 )       25         —  
Shares repurchased by subsidiary         (996 )       —         —         (996 )
Proceeds from Liberty Braves common stock rights offering         —         203         —         203  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation         1         —         74         75  
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation         (6 )       —         (4 )       (10 )
Other financing activities, net         51         64         (97 )       18  
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities         (298 )       228         (3 )       (73 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         414         136         478         1,028  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         112         13         76         201  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $ 526         149         554         1,229  
                                 
 
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Six months ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)
 
        Attributed        
        Liberty       Liberty       Liberty        
        SiriusXM       Braves       Media       Consolidated
        Group       Group       Group       Liberty
        amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net earnings (loss)       $ 176         (19 )       (39 )       118  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization         158         14         4         176  
Stock-based compensation         74         2         15         91  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation         (12 )       —         (23 )       (35 )
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net         4         (4 )       37         37  
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net         —         —         (12 )       (12 )
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)         139         (7 )       (51 )       81  
Intergroup tax allocation         (2 )       (3 )       5         —  
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts         —         1         (1 )       —  
Other charges (credits), net         11         2         2         15  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities                                
Current and other assets         (136 )       (26 )       6         (156 )
Payables and other liabilities         279         54         34         367  
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities         691         14         (23 )       682  
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Cash proceeds from dispositions of investments         —         —         149         149  
Proceeds (payments) from settlement of financial instruments, net         —         —         (19 )       (19 )
Capital expended for property and equipment         (61 )       (78 )       —         (139 )
Purchases of short term investments and other marketable securities         —         —         (32 )       (32 )
Sales of short term investments and other marketable securities         —         —         180         180  
Other investing activities, net         —         2         (24 )       (22 )
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities         (61 )       (76 )       254         117  
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Borrowings of debt         1,258         85         —         1,343  
Repayments of debt         (661 )       —         —         (661 )
Intergroup (payments) receipts         7         —         (7 )       —  
Repurchases of Liberty common stock         —         —         (300 )       (300 )
Shares repurchased by subsidiary         (1,084 )       —         —         (1,084 )
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation         (16 )       —         (11 )       (27 )
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation         12         —         23         35  
Other financing activities, net         —         —         4         4  
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities         (484 )       85         (291 )       (690 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         146         23         (60 )       109  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         148         11         522         681  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $ 294         34         462         790  
                                 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

SCHEDULE 1

This press release includes a presentation of adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for the Liberty SiriusXM Group, the Liberty Braves Group and the Liberty Media Group, together with reconciliations to operating income, as determined under GAAP. Liberty Media defines adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding all stock based compensation, and excludes from that definition depreciation and amortization, restructuring and impairment charges and separately reported legal settlements that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP.

Liberty Media believes adjusted OIBDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business' ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. Because adjusted OIBDA is used as a measure of operating performance, Liberty Media views operating income as the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted OIBDA is not meant to replace or supersede operating income or any other GAAP measure, but rather to supplement such GAAP measures in order to present investors with the same information that Liberty Media's management considers in assessing the results of operations and performance of its assets. Please see the attached schedules for applicable reconciliations.

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for Liberty Media to operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2016, respectively.

QUARTERLY SUMMARY

                 
(amounts in millions)       2Q15       2Q16
Liberty SiriusXM Group                
Revenue       $ 1,119         $ 1,235  
                 
Adjusted OIBDA         420           450  
Depreciation and amortization         (81 )         (77 )
Stock compensation expense         (37 )         (30 )
Legal settlement(1)         (108 )         —  
Operating Income       $ 194         $ 343  
                 
Liberty Braves Group                
Revenue       $ 103         $ 131  
                 
Adjusted OIBDA         5           12  
Depreciation and amortization         (9 )         (13 )
Stock compensation expense         (2 )         (2 )
Operating Income       $ (6 )       $ (3 )
                 
Liberty Media Group                
Revenue       $ —         $ —  
                 
Adjusted OIBDA         (7 )         (7 )
Depreciation and amortization         (2 )         (3 )
Stock compensation expense         (8 )         (2 )
Operating Income       $ (17 )       $ (12 )
                 
Liberty Media Corporation (Consolidated)                
Revenue       $ 1,222         $ 1,366  
                 
Adjusted OIBDA         418           455  
Depreciation and amortization         (92 )         (93 )
Stock compensation expense         (47 )         (34 )
Legal settlement(1)         (108 )         —  
Operating Income       $ 171         $ 328  
                 
                 

(1) Legal settlement is due to an expense of $108 million recorded for the portion of the $210 millionCapitol Records lawsuit settlement related to SiriusXM's use of pre-1972 sound recordings for the periods prior to June 30, 2015. The $108 million is included in the Revenue share and royalties line item in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 but has been excluded from Adjusted OIBDA for the corresponding period as this expense was not incurred as a part of SiriusXM's normal operations for the period, and this lump sum amount does not relate to the on-going performance of the business. The remaining portion of the settlement is being recorded as a component of Adjusted OIBDA in subsequent periods through December 2017, as the ongoing amount is considered to be a part of SiriusXM's normal operations.

SCHEDULE 2

This press release also includes a presentation of adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure used by SiriusXM, together with a reconciliation to SiriusXM's stand-alone net income, as determined under GAAP. SiriusXM defines adjusted EBITDA as follows: EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. SiriusXM adjusts EBITDA to exclude the impact of other income as well as certain other charges discussed below. Adjusted EBITDA is one of the primary Non-GAAP financial measures SiriusXM uses to (i) evaluate the performance of on-going core operating results period over period, (ii) base internal budgets and (iii) compensate management. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure that excludes (if applicable): (i) certain adjustments as a result of the purchase price accounting for the merger of Sirius and XM, (ii) share-based payment expense and (iii) other significant operating expenses (income) that do not relate to the ongoing performance of SiriusXM's business. SiriusXM believes adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the underlying trend of their operating performance, which provides useful information about their business apart from the costs associated with capital structure and purchase price accounting. SiriusXM believes investors find this Non-GAAP financial measure useful when analyzing their results and comparing their operating performance to the performance of other communications, entertainment and media companies. SiriusXM believes investors use current adjusted EBITDA to estimate current enterprise value and to make investment decisions. Because of large capital investments in SiriusXM's satellite radio system, their results of operations reflect significant charges for depreciation expense. SiriusXM believes the exclusion of share-based payment expense is useful as it is not directly related to the operational conditions of their business. SiriusXM also believes the exclusion of settlements related only to the historical use of pre-1972 sound recordings and loss on disposal of assets is useful as it does not represent an expense incurred as part of normal operations for the period.

Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to SiriusXM's statements of comprehensive income of certain expenses, including share-based payment expense and certain purchase price accounting for the merger of Sirius and XM. SiriusXM endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the Non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the Non-GAAP measure. Investors that wish to compare and evaluate SiriusXM's operating results after giving effect for these costs, should refer to net income as disclosed in their unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Since adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial performance measure, their calculation of adjusted EBITDA may be susceptible to varying calculations; may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies; and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliation of net income to the adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:

                 
        Unaudited
        For the Three Months Ended
        June 30,
        2016       2015
($ in thousands)                
Net income:       $ 173,015         $ 102,849  
Add back items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA:                
Purchase price accounting adjustments:                
Revenues         1,813           1,813  
Operating expenses         —           (558 )
Pre-1972 sound recordings legal settlement         —           107,658  
Loss on disposal of assets         12,912           —  
Share-based payment expense         24,177           19,524  
Depreciation and amortization         66,708           67,096  
Interest expense         83,396           75,380  
Other income         (2,515 )         (4,221 )
Income tax expense         108,260           45,421  
Adjusted EBITDA       $ 467,766         $ 414,962  
                 

SCHEDULE 3

SiriusXM's free cash flow is derived from cash flow provided by operating activities, net of additions to property and equipment, restricted and other investment activity and the return of capital from investment in unconsolidated entity. Free cash flow is a metric that their management and board of directors use to evaluate the cash generated by operations, net of capital expenditures and other investment activity and significant items that do not relate to the on-going performance of their business. In a capital intensive business, with significant investments in satellites, SiriusXM looks at their operating cash flow, net of these investing cash outflows, to determine cash available for future subscriber acquisition and capital expenditures, to repurchase or retire debt, to acquire other companies and to evaluate their ability to return capital to stockholders. SiriusXM believes free cash flow is an indicator of the long-term financial stability of their business. Free cash flow, which is reconciled to "Net cash provided by operating activities," is a Non-GAAP financial measure. This measure can be calculated by deducting amounts under the captions "Additions to property and equipment" and deducting or adding Restricted and other investment activity from "Net cash provided by operating activities" from the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, adjusted for any significant legal settlements. Free cash flow should be used in conjunction with other GAAP financial performance measures and may not be comparable to free cash flow measures presented by other companies. Free cash flow should be viewed as a supplemental measure rather than an alternative measure of cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow is limited and does not represent remaining cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt maturities. SiriusXM believes free cash flow provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding their current cash flow, along with other GAAP measures (such as cash flows from operating and investing activities), to determine their financial condition, and to compare their operating performance to other communications, entertainment and media companies. Free cash flow is calculated as follows:

                 
        Unaudited
        For the Three Months Ended
        June 30,
        2016       2015
($ in thousands)                
Cash flow information                
Net cash provided by operating activities       $ 432,102         $ 402,312  
Net cash used in investing activities       $ (37,156 )       $ (31,398 )
Net cash used in financing activities       $ (20,445 )       $ (558,904 )
Free cash flow                
Net cash provided by operating activities       $ 432,102         $ 402,312  
Additions to property and equipment         (37,001 )         (31,398 )
Purchases of restricted and other investments         (155 )         —  
Free cash flow       $ 394,946         $ 370,914