earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Liberty Global swings to Q1 loss of $713.5M; announces Telenet buyout and Bermuda redomicile
Liberty Global Ltd.
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$1.59
revenue$1,868,400,000
- Revenue $1.87B (+0.8% reported); adjusted EBITDA $624.5M (-8.7%); net loss $713.5M vs profit $1.08B YoY.
- Announces intention to buyout remaining Telenet stake at €22/share; management and board support.
- Proposes redomicile to Bermuda to facilitate buybacks, spin-offs; no tax impact, day-to-day ops unchanged.
- Repurchased $330M stock YTD through May 5; $5.3B liquidity ($1.4B cash, $2.4B SMAs, $1.5B credit).
- Reaffirms FY 2023 guidance: $1.6B Distributable Cash Flow; expects price increases to support EBITDA later in year.