Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments

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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments  
Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments

(9)   Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments

Qurate Retail, through its ownership interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the video and online commerce industries. Qurate Retail identifies its reportable segments as (A) those operating segments that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below) or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of Qurate Retail's annual pre-tax earnings.

The Qurate Retail chief operating decision maker primarily evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA. In addition, Qurate Retail reviews nonfinancial measures such as unique website visitors, number of units shipped, conversion rates and active customers, as appropriate.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Qurate Retail has identified the following operating segments as its reportable segments:

QxH –   QVC U.S. and HSN market and sell a wide variety of consumer products in the U.S., primarily by means of their televised shopping programs and via the Internet through their websites and mobile applications.
QVC International – QVC International markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in several foreign countries, primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through its international websites and mobile applications.
CBI –  CBI consists of a portfolio of aspirational home and apparel brands in the U.S. that sell merchandise through brick-and-mortar retail locations as well as via the Internet through their websites.

Qurate Retail's operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, distribution channels and marketing strategies.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the 2022 10-K.

Performance Measures

Disaggregated revenue by segment and product category consisted of the following:

Three months ended

September 30, 2023

QxH

QVC Int'l

CBI

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

631

220

246

1,097

Apparel

304

105

39

448

Beauty

235

141

376

Accessories

204

49

253

Electronics

124

16

140

Jewelry

76

44

120

Other revenue

43

2

45

Total Revenue

$

1,617

577

285

2,479

Nine months ended

September 30, 2023

QxH

QVC Int'l

CBI

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

1,868

701

735

76

3,380

Apparel

939

329

125

113

1,506

Beauty

745

417

14

1,176

Accessories

619

156

78

853

Electronics

316

48

2

366

Jewelry

218

118

11

347

Other revenue

131

6

7

144

Total Revenue

$

4,836

1,775

860

301

7,772

Three months ended

September 30, 2022

QxH

QVC Int'l

CBI

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

621

208

283

53

1,165

Apparel

330

100

44

79

553

Beauty

252

129

9

390

Accessories

190

49

47

286

Electronics

152

20

2

174

Jewelry

73

45

6

124

Other revenue

45

3

4

52

Total Revenue

$

1,663

554

327

200

2,744

Nine months ended

September 30, 2022

QxH

QVC Int'l

CBI

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

1,950

729

825

167

3,671

Apparel

982

334

140

265

1,721

Beauty

766

419

30

1,215

Accessories

633

162

145

940

Electronics

411

71

5

487

Jewelry

231

139

23

393

Other revenue

128

8

17

153

Total Revenue

$

5,101

1,862

965

652

8,580

For segment reporting purposes, Qurate Retail defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding stock-based compensation and, where applicable, separately identified items impacting comparability. Qurate Retail believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each business’ performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and where applicable, separately identified impairments, litigation settlements, restructuring, penalties, acquisition-related costs, fire related costs, net (including Rocky Mount inventory losses) and gains (losses) on sale leaseback transactions, that are included in the measurement of operating income (loss) pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income (loss), net earnings (loss), cash flows provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Qurate Retail generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

amounts in millions

QxH

$

201

 

143

525

 

600

QVC International

77

62

226

261

CBI

 

11

 

10

40

 

85

Corporate and other

 

(4)

 

(30)

(57)

 

(79)

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

285

 

185

734

 

867

Other Information

September 30, 2023

 

Total assets

Capital expenditures

 

amounts in millions

 

QxH

$

8,201

 

83

QVC International

1,800

33

CBI

524

3

Corporate and other

 

912

 

32

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

11,437

 

151

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

Three months ended

Nine months ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

amounts in millions

 

Adjusted OIBDA

$

285

 

185

 

734

 

867

Stock-based compensation

 

(10)

 

(15)

 

(40)

 

(46)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(105)

 

(107)

 

(309)

 

(371)

Restructuring, penalties and fire related costs, net of recoveries (including Rocky Mount inventory losses, see note 8)

(19)

134

189

28

Impairment of intangible assets

(3,081)

(3,081)

Gains on sale of intangible asset and sale leaseback transactions

277

119

520

Operating income (loss)

$

151

(2,607)

693

(2,083)

Interest expense

 

(119)

 

(107)

 

(336)

 

(343)

Interest and dividend income

14

2

39

5

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

(15)

 

(8)

 

(95)

 

29

Loss on disposition of Zulily, net

(64)

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt

1

14

45

8

Tax sharing expense with Liberty Broadband

(4)

36

(12)

78

Other, net

 

5

 

21

 

13

 

69

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

33

 

(2,649)

 

283

 

(2,237)