NASDAQ$LBTYA

Liberty Global A · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a revenue increase of 1.4% YoY and net earnings increased 153.8% YoY.

Liberty Global announced its Q2 2024 financial results, with CEO Mike Fries highlighting strategic priorities including maximizing FMC value, leveraging the Ventures portfolio, and returning value to shareholders. The company is on track to spin off Sunrise in Q4 2024 and has confirmed plans for a CHF 240 million dividend in 2025. They are updating full-year revenue guidance at VMO2 to 'low to mid-single-digit decline' reflecting lower handset sales; on track for all remaining OpCo guidance targets.

  • Sunrise spin-off remains on track for Q4 2024, with a Capital Markets Day scheduled in Zurich on September 9.
  • New long-term mobile network sharing and spectrum acquisition agreement with Vodafone in the U.K.
  • Reached a fixed network sharing MOU with Proximus in Belgium and secured 5G spectrum in the Netherlands.
  • Ventures portfolio independently valued at $3.0 billion, following the ~$420 million proceeds from the sale of stake in All3Media.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.87B

Previous: $1.85B+1.4%
EPS

$0.71

Previous: -$1.13+162.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$640M

Previous: -$688M+7.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$372M

Previous: -$1.19B+68.7%
Net Income

$268M

Previous: -$500M+153.7%
Operating Income

$19.1M

Previous: -$49.2M+138.8%
Gross Profit

$1.28B

Previous: $1.29B-0.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.01B

Previous: $1.57B+28.5%
Total Assets

$40.8B

Previous: $43.9B-7.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$49.5M

Previous: $75.8M-34.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Liberty Global · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.87B

Q2 2024+1.4%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 14 quarters(64%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Liberty Global is confirming all 2024 guidance metrics, with the exception of VMO2 revenue, which moves from 'stable to decline' to 'low to mid-single-digit decline', reflecting the continued pressure on low-margin mobile hardware revenues.

Tailwinds

  • On track to spin-off Sunrise in Q4 this year.
  • Confirmed intention to pay a CHF 240 million dividend in 2025.
  • New, long-term mobile network sharing and spectrum acquisition agreement with Vodafone.
  • Fiber reach is now over 5 million homes and ramping.
  • Reached a fixed network sharing MOU with Proximus in Belgium, secured 5G spectrum in the Netherlands.

Headwinds

  • VMO2 revenue guidance updated to 'low to mid-single-digit decline', reflecting pressure on low-margin mobile hardware revenues.
  • Intensely competitive market environment.
  • Tough comparison base against Q2 last year impacted Telenet performance.
  • Fixed customer base declined by 13,600 in Q2 (VMO2).
  • Mobile postpaid base declined by 118,400 in Q2 (VMO2).

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 Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

37 / 64 earnings

Positive

+16.9%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-11.6%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.8%+6.1%+7.9%
Q4 2025+16.9%+15.1%+4.7%
Q3 2025+2.6%-0.6%+6.5%
Q1 2025-11.6%-14.6%-11.5%
Q4 2024+0.1%+2.5%+5.2%
Q3 2024-4.3%-1.9%+29.9%
Q2 2024+4.3%+7.0%+1.3%
Q1 2024+4.6%+8.1%+4.8%
Q4 2023-2.8%-0.8%-9.9%
Q3 2023-1.3%+5.5%+4.0%
Q2 2023-6.4%-2.4%-6.0%
Q1 2023-7.1%-9.3%-9.8%
Q4 2022+4.3%-3.6%-10.8%
Q3 2022+5.4%+4.4%+17.9%
Q2 2022+1.5%+0.9%-6.1%
Q1 2022+0.4%+5.3%+5.5%
Q4 2021-8.4%-1.4%-16.1%
Q3 2021-3.5%-0.8%-6.3%
Q2 2021+1.9%+4.1%+7.8%
Q1 2021+5.6%+3.8%+0.3%
Q4 2020+4.6%+4.6%+2.4%
Q3 2020+1.4%+1.8%+28.1%
Q2 2020-0.2%-4.4%+0.9%
Q1 2020+1.3%-0.3%+7.5%
Q4 2019-5.2%-4.7%-19.1%
Q3 2019-2.1%-2.5%-12.9%
Q2 2019+1.0%+3.7%+6.7%
Q1 2019-2.6%-1.3%-5.0%
Q4 2018+0.1%+3.3%+5.3%
Q3 2018-0.2%-6.2%-7.2%
Q2 2018-1.4%-2.4%-5.6%
Q1 2018-7.8%-10.0%-10.9%
Q4 2017-3.8%-6.0%-6.6%
Q3 2017+2.5%-0.6%+2.8%
Q2 2017-2.3%-1.7%-0.7%
Q1 2017-7.8%-11.6%-11.9%
Q4 2016+1.1%+3.5%+5.2%
Q3 2016-0.7%+4.0%-6.9%
Q2 2016-5.1%-3.0%+1.1%
Q1 2016+0.7%
Q4 2015+13.7%
Q3 2015+0.8%
Q2 2015+2.2%
Q1 2015-3.6%
Q4 2014+6.3%
Q3 2014+2.6%
Q2 2014+0.7%
Q1 2014+0.0%
Q4 2013-0.7%
Q3 2013+4.6%
Q2 2013-2.7%
Q1 2013+0.4%
Q4 2012+5.7%
Q3 2012+0.7%
Q2 2012+1.7%
Q1 2012+1.4%
Q4 2011+3.3%
Q3 2011-8.6%
Q2 2011+4.5%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q4 2010+3.3%
Q3 2010-0.7%
Q2 2010+0.5%
Q1 2010+0.5%

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