
Liberty Global plc (LBTYB) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
1.2B
Gross Profit
767.8M
65.56%
Operating Income
59.0M
5.04%
Net Income
-1.3B
-112.99%
EPS (Diluted)
$-3.84
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
26.0B
Total Liabilities
13.1B
Shareholders Equity
12.8B
Debt to Equity
1.02
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
-1.1B
Free Cash Flow
-114.1M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Liberty Global plc Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 4.3B | 7.5B | 7.2B | 10.3B | 11.5B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 1.5B | 2.4B | 2.1B | 3.0B | 3.3B |
Gross Profit | 2.9B | 5.1B | 5.1B | 7.3B | 8.2B |
Gross Margin % | 66.6% | 68.2% | 71.0% | 70.7% | 71.2% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 1.2B | 1.8B | 1.6B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
Other Operating Expenses | 743.3M | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.5B | 1.7B |
Total Operating Expenses | 1.9B | 3.0B | 2.7B | 3.6B | 3.9B |
Operating Income | -10.5M | -176.6M | 231.9M | 1.3B | 2.1B |
Operating Margin % | -0.2% | -2.4% | 3.2% | 12.6% | 18.4% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 199.3M | 212.7M | 76.6M | 13.9M | 57.1M |
Interest Expense | 574.7M | 907.9M | 589.3M | 882.1M | 1.2B |
Other Non-Operating Income | 2.2B | -2.9B | 1.7B | 13.6B | -2.7B |
Pre-tax Income | 1.8B | -3.7B | 1.4B | 14.0B | -1.8B |
Income Tax | -30.8M | 149.6M | 318.9M | 473.3M | -275.9M |
Effective Tax Rate % | -1.7% | 0.0% | 22.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
Net Income | 1.6B | -3.9B | 2.0B | 13.6B | -1.5B |
Net Margin % | 37.9% | -51.7% | 27.6% | 132.0% | -12.7% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 987.7M | 344.8M | 1.3B | 14.6B | 4.2B |
EPS (Basic) | $4.33 | $-9.52 | $3.01 | $24.16 | $-2.70 |
EPS (Diluted) | $4.23 | $-9.52 | $2.96 | $23.59 | $-2.70 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 366731510 | 425679037 | 489555582 | 555695224 | 602083910 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 366731510 | 425679037 | 489555582 | 555695224 | 602083910 |
Income Statement Trend
Liberty Global plc Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 1.8B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 910.6M | 1.3B |
Short-term Investments | 335.6M | 2.0B | 2.6B | 2.3B | 1.6B |
Accounts Receivable | 449.8M | 870.1M | 830.6M | 907.3M | 1.1B |
Inventory | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Assets | 411.6M | 847.0M | 736.3M | 683.7M | 816.5M |
Total Current Assets | 3.3B | 5.6B | 6.3B | 5.9B | 5.8B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 9.1B | 16.1B | 14.5B | 15.1B | 15.5B |
Goodwill | 7.6B | 23.0B | 21.0B | 21.4B | 22.8B |
Intangible Assets | 1.3B | 2.1B | 2.3B | 2.3B | 2.9B |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 1.7B | 3.2B | 3.5B | 2.4B | 28.0B |
Total Non-Current Assets | 22.1B | 36.4B | 36.6B | 41.0B | 53.3B |
Total Assets | 25.4B | 42.1B | 42.9B | 46.9B | 59.1B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 371.2M | 689.8M | 610.1M | 613.4M | 579.1M |
Short-term Debt | 898.5M | 806.8M | 799.7M | 850.3M | 1.1B |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 147.9M | 426.8M | 296.8M | 423.1M | 440.2M |
Total Current Liabilities | 3.1B | 4.3B | 3.9B | 4.1B | 4.5B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 8.9B | 16.6B | 14.6B | 15.2B | 15.1B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 881.5M | 2.1B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 3.0B |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 9.8B | 18.7B | 16.4B | 17.2B | 41.3B |
Total Liabilities | 12.9B | 23.1B | 20.3B | 21.3B | 45.8B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 3.4M | 3.8M | 4.6M | 5.3M | 5.8M |
Retained Earnings | 12.2B | 15.6B | 19.6B | 18.1B | 4.7B |
Treasury Stock | 100.0K | 100.0K | 100.0K | 100.0K | 100.0K |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 12.5B | 19.0B | 22.6B | 25.6B | 13.3B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 9.8B | 17.4B | 15.4B | 16.1B | 16.2B |
Working Capital | 166.4M | 1.3B | 2.4B | 1.9B | 1.3B |
Balance Sheet Composition
Liberty Global plc Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 1.9B | -3.9B | 1.1B | 13.5B | -1.5B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 1.0B | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.2B |
Stock-Based Compensation | 168.3M | 231.0M | 192.1M | 308.1M | 348.0M |
Working Capital Changes | 410.5M | 1.3B | 796.3M | 707.1M | 947.3M |
Operating Cash Flow | 3.3B | -42.9M | 4.5B | 17.2B | 1.8B |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisitions | 212.6M | -114.6M | 2.3B | 73.7M | -5.3B |
Investment Purchases | -2.9B | -8.1B | -9.4B | -7.3B | -8.2B |
Investment Sales | 4.5B | 7.0B | 9.2B | 6.2B | 6.0B |
Investing Cash Flow | 1.8B | -1.3B | 2.1B | -4.3B | -7.5B |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -689.8M | -2.5B | -1.7B | -1.6B | -1.1B |
Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt Issuance | 576.0M | 3.2B | 4.7M | 2.6B | 13.2B |
Debt Repayment | -508.8M | -1.0B | -1.0B | -1.8B | -8.9B |
Financing Cash Flow | -806.2M | -692.4M | -3.3B | -1.5B | 1.1B |
Free Cash Flow | 1.1B | 779.9M | 1.5B | 2.1B | 2.9B |
Net Change in Cash | 4.3B | -2.0B | 3.3B | 11.4B | -4.6B |
Cash Flow Trend
Liberty Global plc Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.97
Price to Book
0.29
Price to Sales
0.77
PEG Ratio
-0.01
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
-71.67%
Operating Margin
2.77%
Return on Equity
-20.22%
Return on Assets
0.16%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.02
Debt to Equity
82.76
Beta
0.96
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$-9.54
Book Value per Share
$37.94
Revenue per Share
$13.13
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lbtyb | 3.6B | 1.97 | 0.29 | -20.22% | -71.67% | 82.76 |
T-Mobile US | 275.7B | 23.13 | 4.52 | 19.74% | 14.53% | 194.22 |
AT&T | 200.8B | 16.05 | 1.91 | 11.53% | 10.29% | 123.19 |
Tim S.A. ADR | 9.6B | 15.15 | 2.00 | 14.33% | 13.92% | 64.57 |
Frontier | 9.2B | 262.45 | 1.92 | -7.82% | -6.40% | 249.32 |
Liberty Broadband | 8.4B | 9.35 | 0.81 | 10.96% | 103.04% | 32.06 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.