NASDAQ$LBRDA

Liberty Broadband Corporation · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Liberty Broadband reported first quarter results, with GCI revenue growth and strategic share repurchases.

Liberty Broadband reported first quarter 2021 results, highlighting GCI's revenue growth and strategic share repurchases. GCI's revenue grew by 5%, driven by robust demand for data across both consumer and business customers. Liberty Broadband actively repurchased shares, utilizing proceeds from Charter's buyback program to generate value for shareholders.

  • Fair value of Charter investment was $36 billion as of March 31st.
  • Liberty Broadband received $978 million from the sale of Charter shares.
  • Liberty Broadband repurchased 6.1 million LBRDK shares for $923 million.
  • GCI grew revenue 5% to $242 million and operating income of $29 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$247M

Previous: $4.1M+5907.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.73

Previous: -$0.04+1925.0%
Consumer wireless lines

181.0K

Previous: 175.0K+3.4%
Cable modem subscribers

143.9K

Previous: 128.4K+12.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$28.6M

Previous: -$15K-190680.0%
Free Cash Flow

$23.6M

Previous: -$7.86M+400.4%
Net Income

$52.2M

Previous: -$7.84M+765.9%
Operating Income

-$101M

Previous: -$7.28M-1286.7%
Gross Profit

$177M

Previous: $1.64M+10740.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.18B

Previous: $18.4M+6312.6%
Total Assets

$20.5B

Previous: $12.2B+67.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$10M

Previous: $1.8M+455.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Liberty Broadband · Revenue · Quarterly

$247M

Q1 2021+5,907.2%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 5 of 16 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Liberty Broadband · $242M total across 1 segment · Q1 2021

  • GCI Holdings
    $242M

Forward guidance

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential, future financial prospects, matters relating to Liberty Broadband’s equity interest in Charter and Charter’s buyback of common stock, Liberty Broadband’s participation in Charter’s buyback of common stock, matters relating to the Universal Service Administrative Company and Rural Health Care program, indemnification by Liberty Broadband, the continuation of our stock repurchase program and other matters that are not historical facts.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

65%

33 / 51 earnings

Positive

+8.9%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-6.1%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.8%-1.4%-15.0%
Q3 2025+2.1%-4.4%-6.8%
Q1 2025+0.1%-0.1%+1.2%
Q4 2024+2.1%+5.5%+8.0%
Q3 2024-3.4%-3.5%-14.8%
Q2 2024+1.1%-0.9%-5.5%
Q1 2024-1.0%+1.8%-0.4%
Q4 2023+1.4%-1.3%-5.6%
Q3 2023-1.0%-1.7%-1.8%
Q2 2023-1.1%-1.0%-1.4%
Q1 2023-3.3%-4.8%-11.1%
Q4 2022-6.1%-4.8%-16.4%
Q3 2022+1.3%+0.1%+12.6%
Q2 2022+3.0%+2.0%-12.9%
Q1 2022+1.2%-1.6%+7.7%
Q4 2021+2.4%-4.2%-5.5%
Q3 2021+0.0%+0.4%-6.3%
Q2 2021-1.3%-0.3%+4.6%
Q1 2021+2.2%+0.4%+0.5%
Q4 2020+5.0%+3.3%+5.4%
Q3 2020+8.9%+4.4%+15.9%
Q2 2020-2.8%-2.7%-3.8%
Q1 2020+2.8%-0.1%+8.7%
Q4 2019-2.7%-4.2%-18.0%
Q3 2019+0.2%+0.4%+1.6%
Q2 2019+1.2%+1.0%+11.8%
Q1 2019+0.8%-1.4%+2.6%
Q4 2018-2.8%-2.3%-1.1%
Q3 2018-2.6%-2.0%-4.1%
Q2 2018+1.6%+0.4%+3.9%
Q1 2018-1.5%+1.7%-4.6%
Q4 2017-1.7%+0.3%-3.0%
Q3 2017+0.7%-0.3%-3.8%
Q2 2017-0.7%-1.8%+1.1%
Q1 2017-0.4%-1.2%+3.3%
Q4 2016+0.4%-0.0%-0.5%
Q3 2016+4.7%+4.8%+9.2%
Q2 2016-1.5%+3.6%+11.8%
Q1 2016+1.9%
Q2 2015+4.6%
Q4 2015+4.6%
Q3 2015+0.9%
Q1 2015-0.6%
Q1 2014-0.6%
Q2 2014+4.4%
Q4 2014+4.4%
Q2 2013+4.4%
Q1 2013+4.4%
Q3 2014+0.7%
Q4 2013+0.7%
Q3 2013+0.7%

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