UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-35707

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


State of Delaware		37-1699499
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood , Colorado		80112
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 720 ) 875-5400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	LSXMA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series B Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	LSXMB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	LSXMK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Liberty Braves Common Stock	BATRA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock	BATRK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Liberty Formula One Common Stock	FWONA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock	FWONK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ⌧ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large Accelerated Filer ☒		Accelerated Filer ☐		Non-accelerated Filer ☐		Smaller Reporting Company ☐		Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of outstanding shares of Liberty Media Corporation's common stock as of July 31, 2022 was:


	Series A	Series B	Series C
Liberty SiriusXM common stock	98,094,012	9,802,232	218,807,352
Liberty Braves common stock	10,313,935	981,262	41,568,618
Liberty Formula One common stock	23,974,078	2,445,666	206,459,829

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021

	amounts in millions
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,645	2,814
Trade and other receivables, net		823	828
Other current assets		658	1,170
Total current assets		4,126	4,812
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method (note 6)		966	945

Property and equipment, at cost		4,339	4,027
Accumulated depreciation		( 2,113 )	( 2,017 )
		2,226	2,010
Intangible assets not subject to amortization (note 7):
Goodwill		19,341	19,248
FCC licenses		8,600	8,600
Other		1,366	1,385
		29,307	29,233
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 7)		4,545	4,797
Other assets		2,590	2,554
Total assets	$	43,760	44,351

Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	1,714	1,832
Current portion of debt, including $ 803 million and $ 2,850 million measured at fair value, respectively (note 8)		911	2,891
Deferred revenue		1,989	1,790
Other current liabilities		95	97
Total current liabilities		4,709	6,610
Long-term debt, including $ 2,778 million and $ 2,372 million measured at fair value, respectively (note 8)		16,971	15,699
Deferred income tax liabilities		2,253	2,218
Other liabilities		894	987
Total liabilities	$	24,827	25,514

(Continued)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

(unaudited)


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021

	amounts in millions,
	except share amounts
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiary (note 9)	$	576	575

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; no shares issued		—	—
Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 2,000,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 98,323,712 shares at June 30, 2022 and 101,623,360 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		1	1
Series A Liberty Braves common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 10,313,859 shares at June 30, 2022 and 10,313,703 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series A Liberty Formula One common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 23,974,078 shares at June 30, 2022 and 24,638,242 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series B Liberty SiriusXM common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 9,802,232 shares at June 30, 2022 and 9,802,232 at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series B Liberty Braves common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 7,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 981,338 shares at June 30, 2022 and 981,494 at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series B Liberty Formula One common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 18,750,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,445,666 shares at June 30, 2022 and 2,445,895 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 2,000,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 219,326,052 shares at June 30, 2022 and 222,874,721 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		2	2
Series C Liberty Braves common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 41,568,618 shares at June 30, 2022 and 41,494,524 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		—	—
Series C Liberty Formula One common stock, $ .01 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 206,317,229 shares at June 30, 2022 and 205,107,088 shares at December 31, 2021 (note 2)		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		1,527	1,954
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes		31	( 5 )
Retained earnings		13,613	12,718
Total stockholders' equity		15,176	14,672
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries		3,181	3,590
Total equity		18,357	18,262
Commitments and contingencies (note 10)
Total liabilities and equity	$	43,760	44,351

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)


	Three months ended			Six months ended
	June 30,			June 30,
	2022		2021	2022	2021

	amounts in millions,
	except per share amounts
Revenue:
Sirius XM Holdings revenue	$	2,254	2,159	4,440	4,217
Formula 1 revenue		744	501	1,104	681
Other revenue		260	216	283	232
Total revenue		3,258	2,876	5,827	5,130
Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation (note 3):
Cost of Sirius XM Holdings services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):
Revenue share and royalties		711	663	1,381	1,303
Programming and content		152	135	292	265
Customer service and billing		126	127	251	244
Other		58	58	112	110
Cost of Formula 1 revenue		534	398	729	482
Subscriber acquisition costs		91	89	181	175
Other operating expense		247	208	337	292
Selling, general and administrative		520	445	1,002	855
Impairment, restructuring and acquisition costs, net of recoveries (note 10)		1	( 137 )	1	108
Depreciation and amortization		262	268	522	532
		2,702	2,254	4,808	4,366
Operating income (loss)		556	622	1,019	764
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		( 161 )	( 158 )	( 318 )	( 316 )
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net (note 6)		61	( 48 )	47	( 143 )
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net (note 5)		380	155	439	106
Other, net		22	13	67	28
		302	( 38 )	235	( 325 )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		858	584	1,254	439
Income tax (expense) benefit		( 184 )	( 56 )	( 284 )	75
Net earnings (loss)		674	528	970	514
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests		53	111	118	160
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (note 9)		( 1 )	—	( 10 )	53
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders	$	622	417	862	301

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders:
Liberty SiriusXM common stock	$	447	337	735	326
Liberty Braves common stock		64	25	51	( 34 )
Liberty Formula One common stock		111	55	76	9
	$	622	417	862	301

(Continued)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Continued)

(unaudited)


	Three months ended			Six months ended
	June 30,			June 30,
	2022		2021	2022	2021
Basic net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders per common share (notes 2 and 4):
Series A, B and C Liberty SiriusXM common stock		1.36	1.01	2.23	0.97
Series A, B and C Liberty Braves common stock		1.21	0.48	0.96	( 0.65 )
Series A, B and C Liberty Formula One common stock		0.48	0.24	0.33	0.04
Diluted net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders per common share (notes 2 and 4):
Series A, B and C Liberty SiriusXM common stock		1.24	1.00	2.06	0.96
Series A, B and C Liberty Braves common stock		0.47	0.39	0.24	( 0.65 )
Series A, B and C Liberty Formula One common stock		0.35	0.24	0.29	0.04

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)

(unaudited)


	Three months ended			Six months ended
	June 30,			June 30,
	2022		2021	2022	2021

	amounts in millions
Net earnings (loss)	$	674	528	970	514
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		( 23 )	10	( 14 )	14
Credit risk on fair value debt instruments gains (losses)		50	( 5 )	55	( 53 )
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		—	—	4	( 1 )
Share of other comprehensive earnings (loss) of equity affiliates		( 9 )	2	4	3
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on debt		( 3 )	( 1 )	( 14 )	( 1 )
Comprehensive earnings (loss)		689	534	1,005	476
Less comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests		50	113	117	163
Less comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (note 9)


Part I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)		I-3
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)		I-5
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (unaudited)		I-7
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)		I-8
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (unaudited)		I-10
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		I-14

	Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	I-43
	Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	I-61
	Item 4. Controls and Procedures	I-62

Part II — Other Information
	Item 1. Legal Proceedings	II-1
	Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	II-1
	Item 6. Exhibits	II-2

SIGNATURES		II-3