Liberty Media Q3 revenue slightly misses estimates

Overview

• US media and sports group's Q3 revenue slightly missed analyst expectations

• Net income for Q3 was $162 mln

Outlook

• Liberty Media did not provide specific financial guidance for the current quarter or full year in the press release

Result Drivers

• F1 CALENDAR AND FEES – F1 primary revenue rose on one additional race, contractual fee increases and new sponsorships

• F1 HOSPITALITY – Other F1 revenue increased on higher hospitality revenue at recurring events and the additional event

• MOTOGP RACE COUNT AND MEDIA RIGHTS – MotoGP primary revenue declined on two fewer events and lower contractual media-rights revenue

Company press release:

Key Details

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 10 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the leisure & recreation peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Liberty Media Corporation is $115.00, about 26.3% above its November 4 closing price of $91.03

• The stock recently traded at 43 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 48 three months ago

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