Comcast Reports 1st Quarter 2016 Results
Consolidated 1st Quarter 2016 Highlights:
- Consolidated Revenue Increased 5.3%, Operating Cash Flow Increased 6.9%, Operating Income Increased 5.1%
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Free Cash Flow was
$2.8 Billion -
Earnings per Share Increased 7.4% to
$0.87 ; On an Adjusted Basis, EPS increased 6.3% to$0.84 -
Dividends per Share Increased 10% and Share Repurchases were
$1.2 billion
- Cable Communications Revenue Increased 6.7% and Operating Cash Flow Increased 5.0%
- Customer Relationships Increased by 269,000, a 35.5% Increase from the First Quarter of 2015
- Total Revenue per Customer Relationship Increased 4.0%
- Video Customers Increased by 53,000, the Best First Quarter Result in 9 Years; Nearly 35% of All Video Customers Now Have X1
- High-Speed Internet Customers Increased by 438,000, the Best First Quarter Result in 4 Years
- Business Services Revenue Increased 17.5%, Driven by Small Business
- NBCUniversal Revenue Increased 3.9%; Operating Cash Flow Increased 10.0%
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Theme Parks Revenue Increased 57.5%, Primarily Impacted by the
Inclusion of
Universal Studios Japan - Strong Broadcast and Cable Networks Operating Cash Flow Growth, Driven by Increases in Retransmission and Affiliate Revenues
Consolidated Financial Results |
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1st Quarter | |||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth | ||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 17,853 | $ | 18,790 | 5.3 | % | |||||||
Excluding |
$ | 17,477 | $ | 18,790 | 7.5 | % | |||||||
Operating Cash Flow1 | $ | 5,956 | $ | 6,367 | 6.9 | % | |||||||
Excluding Transaction-Related Costs | $ | 6,055 | $ | 6,367 | 5.1 | % | |||||||
Operating Income | $ | 3,890 | $ | 4,089 | 5.1 | % | |||||||
Earnings per Share2 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.87 | 7.4 | % | |||||||
Excluding Adjustments | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.84 | 6.3 | % | |||||||
Free Cash Flow3 | $ | 3,183 | $ | 2,805 | (11.9 | %) |
For additional detail on segment revenue and expenses, customer metrics, capital expenditures, and free cash flow, please refer to the trending schedules on Comcast's Investor Relations website at www.cmcsa.com.
Consolidated Revenue for the first quarter of 2016
increased 5.3% to
Earnings per Share (EPS) for the first quarter of 2016 was
Capital Expenditures increased 9.2% to
Free Cash Flow decreased 11.9% to
1st Quarter | |||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth | ||||||||
Operating Cash Flow | $ | 5,956 | $ | 6,367 | 6.9 | % | |||||
Capital Expenditures | (1,726 | ) | (1,885 | ) | 9.2 | % | |||||
Cash Paid for |
(273 | ) | (378 | ) | 38.5 | % | |||||
Cash Interest Expense | (691 | ) | (723 | ) | 4.6 | % | |||||
Cash Taxes on Operating Items (Including Economic Stimulus Packages) | (264 | ) | (256 | ) | (3.0 | %) | |||||
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities | 73 | (436 | ) | NM | |||||||
Noncash Share-Based Compensation | 135 | 153 | 13.3 | % | |||||||
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests and Dividends for
Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Stock |
(62 |
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(77 |
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24.2 |
% |
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Other | 35 | 40 | 14.3 | % | |||||||
Free Cash Flow (Including Economic Stimulus Packages) | $ | 3,183 | $ | 2,805 | (11.9 | %) | |||||
Economic Stimulus Packages | - | - | |||||||||
Free Cash Flow3 | $ | 3,183 | $ | 2,805 | (11.9 | %) | |||||
NM=comparison not meaningful. |
Dividends and Share Repurchases. During the first quarter
of 2016, Comcast paid dividends totaling
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1st Quarter | |||||||||||
($ in millions) |
20154 |
2016 | Growth | ||||||||
Cable Communications Revenue | |||||||||||
Video | $ | 5,331 | $ | 5,538 | 3.9 | % | |||||
High-Speed Internet | 3,044 | 3,275 | 7.6 | % | |||||||
Voice | 906 | 896 | (1.1 | %) | |||||||
Business Services | 1,116 | 1,311 | 17.5 | % | |||||||
Advertising | 499 | 559 | 12.1 | % | |||||||
Other | 545 | 625 | 14.8 | % | |||||||
Cable Communications Revenue | $ | 11,441 | $ | 12,204 | 6.7 | % | |||||
Cable Communications Operating Cash Flow | $ | 4,658 | $ | 4,889 | 5.0 | % | |||||
Operating Cash Flow Margin | 40.7 | % | 40.1 | % | |||||||
Cable Communications Capital Expenditures | $ | 1,446 | $ | 1,576 | 9.0 | % | |||||
Percent of Cable Communications Revenue | 12.6 | % | 12.9 | % |
Revenue for
Customer Relationships increased by 269,000 to 28.0 million
in the first quarter of 2016, a 36% improvement compared to the
increase in the first quarter of 2015, primarily reflecting increases in
double and triple product relationships. At the end of the first
quarter, penetration of our double and triple product customers
increased to 70% compared to 69% in the first quarter of 2015. Video
customer net additions of 53,000 were the best result for a first
quarter in nine years, high-speed
Customers | Net Additions | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 1Q15 | 1Q16 | 1Q15 | 1Q16 | |||||||||||||||||
Video Customers | 22,375 | 22,400 | (8) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
High-Speed Internet Customers | 22,369 | 23,767 | 407 | 438 | |||||||||||||||||
Voice Customers | 11,270 | 11,577 | 77 | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
Single Product Customers | 8,399 | 8,410 | (10) | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
Double Product Customers | 8,890 | 9,346 | 140 | 125 | |||||||||||||||||
Triple Product Customers | 9,945 | 10,214 | 69 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
Customer Relationships | 27,234 | 27,970 | 199 | 269 |
Operating Cash Flow for
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1st Quarter | |||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2015 | 2016 |
Reported |
Pro Forma |
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NBCUniversal Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Cable Networks | $ | 2,359 | $ | 2,453 | 4.0 | % | ||||||||
Broadcast Television | 2,248 | 2,084 |
(7.3 |
%) | ||||||||||
Excluding |
1,872 |
2,084 |
11.4 |
% |
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1,446 | 1,383 | (4.3 | %) | ||||||||||
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651 | 1,026 | 57.5 | % | 9.6 | % | ||||||||
Headquarters, Other and Eliminations | (100 | ) | (85 | ) | NM | |||||||||
NBCUniversal Revenue |
$ |
6,604 |
$ |
6,861 |
3.9 |
% |
(0.4 |
%) | ||||||
Excluding |
$ |
6,228 |
$ |
6,861 |
10.2 |
% |
5.4 |
% |
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NBCUniversal Operating Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||
Cable Networks | $ | 898 | $ | 956 | 6.4 | % | ||||||||
Broadcast Television | 182 | 284 | 56.5 | % | ||||||||||
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293 | 167 | (43.1 | %) | ||||||||||
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244 | 375 | 53.6 | % | 3.3 | % | ||||||||
Headquarters, Other and Eliminations | (142 | ) | (160 | ) | NM | |||||||||
NBCUniversal Operating Cash Flow | $ | 1,475 | $ | 1,622 | 10.0 | % | 1.8 | % |
Revenue for
Cable Networks
Cable Networks revenue increased 4.0% to
Broadcast Television
Broadcast Television revenue declined 7.3% in the first quarter of 2016.
Excluding
Headquarters, Other and Eliminations
NBCUniversal Headquarters, Other and Eliminations include overhead and
eliminations among the
Corporate, Other and Eliminations
Corporate, Other and Eliminations primarily include corporate
operations, Comcast Spectacor and eliminations among Comcast's
businesses. For the quarter ended
Notes: |
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1 | We define Operating Cash Flow as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses on the sale of assets, if any. | |
2 | Earnings per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis. | |
3 | We define Free Cash Flow as Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (as stated in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows) reduced by capital expenditures, cash paid for intangible assets, principal payments on capital leases and cash distributions to noncontrolling interests; and adjusted for any payments and receipts related to certain nonoperating items, net of estimated tax benefits. The definition of Free Cash Flow excludes any impact from Economic Stimulus packages. These amounts have been excluded from Free Cash Flow to provide an appropriate comparison. | |
4 |
Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, certain operations and
businesses including several strategic business initiatives that
were previously presented in Corporate, Other and Eliminations are
now presented in our |
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5 |
Pro forma information is presented for the acquisition of the 51%
interest of |
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All percentages are calculated on whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding. |
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filed with the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this discussion, we sometimes refer to financial measures that are
not presented according to generally accepted accounting principles in
the
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TABLE 1 | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
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2015 | 2016 | ||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 17,853 | $ | 18,790 | |||||
Programming and production | 5,463 | 5,431 | |||||||
Other operating and administrative | 5,074 | 5,525 | |||||||
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 1,360 | 1,467 | |||||||
11,897 | 12,423 | ||||||||
Operating cash flow | 5,956 | 6,367 | |||||||
Depreciation expense | 1,634 | 1,785 | |||||||
Amortization expense | 432 | 493 | |||||||
2,066 | 2,278 | ||||||||
Operating income | 3,890 | 4,089 | |||||||
Other income (expense) | |||||||||
Interest expense | (656 | ) | (703 | ) | |||||
Investment income (loss), net | 33 | 30 | |||||||
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 33 | (11 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | 102 | 130 | |||||||
(488 | ) | (554 | ) | ||||||
Income before income taxes | 3,402 | 3,535 | |||||||
Income tax expense | (1,261 | ) | (1,311 | ) | |||||
Net income | 2,141 | 2,224 | |||||||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (82 | ) | (90 | ) | |||||
Net income attributable to |
$ | 2,059 | $ | 2,134 | |||||
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to |
$ | 0.81 | $ | 0.87 | |||||
Dividends declared per common share attributable to |
$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.275 | |||||
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares | 2,556 | 2,462 | |||||||
TABLE 2 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) | |||||||
(in millions) |
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2015 | 2016 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,295 | $ | 5,628 | |||
Receivables, net | 6,896 | 6,375 | |||||
Programming rights | 1,213 | 1,390 | |||||
Other current assets | 1,899 | 1,787 | |||||
Total current assets | 12,303 | 15,180 | |||||
Film and television costs | 5,855 | 5,768 | |||||
Investments | 3,224 | 3,638 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 33,665 | 34,122 | |||||
Franchise rights | 59,364 | 59,364 | |||||
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32,945 | 33,458 | |||||
Other intangible assets, net | 16,946 | 16,832 | |||||
Other noncurrent assets, net | 2,272 | 2,237 | |||||
$ | 166,574 | $ | 170,599 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
Current Liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors | $ | 6,215 | $ | 6,333 | |||
Accrued participations and residuals | 1,572 | 1,510 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 1,302 | 1,393 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 5,462 | 5,729 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 3,627 | 4,119 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 18,178 | 19,084 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 48,994 | 51,515 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 33,566 | 33,821 | |||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 10,637 | 10,431 | |||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 1,221 | 1,236 | |||||
Equity | |||||||
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52,269 | 52,642 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 1,709 | 1,870 | |||||
Total equity | 53,978 | 54,512 | |||||
$ | 166,574 | $ | 170,599 | ||||
TABLE 3 | |||||||||
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||||||||
(in millions) | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
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2015 | 2016 | ||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 2,141 | $ | 2,224 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,066 | 2,278 | |||||||
Share-based compensation | 135 | 153 | |||||||
Noncash interest expense (income), net | 51 | 55 | |||||||
Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net | (33 | ) | 11 | ||||||
Cash received from investees | 22 | 16 | |||||||
Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other | (121 | ) | (126 | ) | |||||
Deferred income taxes | (119 | ) | 217 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: | |||||||||
Current and noncurrent receivables, net | 119 | 562 | |||||||
Film and television costs, net | (38 | ) | (80 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors | 372 | 12 | |||||||
Other operating assets and liabilities | 650 | (212 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,245 | 5,110 | |||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | (1,726 | ) | (1,885 | ) | |||||
Cash paid for intangible assets | (273 | ) | (378 | ) | |||||
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties | (24 | ) | (140 | ) | |||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | - | (24 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments | 180 | 110 | |||||||
Purchases of investments | (32 | ) | (448 | ) | |||||
Other | 181 | 56 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (1,694 | ) | (2,709 | ) | |||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net | (150 | ) | (538 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from borrowings | - | 3,323 | |||||||
Repurchases and repayments of debt | (909 | ) | (48 | ) | |||||
Repurchases and retirements of common stock | (2,000 | ) | (1,249 | ) | |||||
Dividends paid | (572 | ) | (611 | ) | |||||
Issuances of common stock | 28 | 12 | |||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (62 | ) | (77 | ) | |||||
Other | 141 | 120 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (3,524 | ) | 932 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 27 | 3,333 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 3,910 | 2,295 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 3,937 | $ | 5,628 | |||||
TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Information | ||||||||||||
Alternate Presentation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and Free Cash Flow (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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(in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 3,890 | $ | 4,089 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,066 | 2,278 | ||||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization | 5,956 | 6,367 | ||||||||||
Noncash share-based compensation expense | 135 | 153 | ||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 73 | (436 | ) | |||||||||
Cash basis operating income | 6,164 | 6,084 | ||||||||||
Payments of interest | (691 | ) | (723 | ) | ||||||||
Payments of income taxes | (118 | ) | (190 | ) | ||||||||
Excess tax benefits under share-based compensation | (146 | ) | (111 | ) | ||||||||
Other | 36 | 50 | ||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 5,245 | $ | 5,110 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (1,726 | ) | (1,885 | ) | ||||||||
Cash paid for capitalized software and other intangible assets | (273 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||||||
Principal payments on capital leases | (1 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (62 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||
Nonoperating items(1) | - | 45 | ||||||||||
Total Free Cash Flow | $ | 3,183 | $ | 2,805 | ||||||||
Reconciliation of EPS Excluding Gains on Sales and Acquisition-Related Items (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
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Net income attributable to |
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Growth % | 3.6% | 7.4% | |||||||
Gains on sales of businesses and investments(3) | (95) | (0.04) | (67) | (0.03) | |||||
Costs related to Time Warner Cable and Charter transactions(4) | 61 | 0.02 | - | - | |||||
Net income attributable to |
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Growth % | 2.0% | 6.3% | |||||||
(1) | Nonoperating items include adjustments for cash taxes paid related to certain investing and financing transactions, to reflect cash taxes paid in the year of the related taxable income and to exclude the impacts of Economic Stimulus packages. | ||
(2) | Based on diluted weighted-average number of common shares for the respective periods as presented in Table 1. | ||
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1st quarter 2016 net income attributable to |
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1st quarter 2015 net income attributable to |
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Reconciliation of As Reported to Pro Forma(1) Financial Information (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended |
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Operating costs and expenses (2) | 407 | 165 | 572 | 5,129 | 165 | 5,294 | |||||||
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Three Months Ended |
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Operating costs and expenses | 651 | - | 651 | 5,239 | - | 5,239 | |||||||
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Growth Rates |
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Revenue | 57.5% | 9.6% | 3.9% | (0.4%) | |||||||||
Operating Cash Flow | 53.6% | 3.3% | 10.0% | 1.8% | |||||||||
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Pro Forma information is presented as if the acquisition of the
51% interest of |
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As reported results for |
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TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
Reconciliation of Consolidated Revenue Excluding 2015 Time Warner Cable and Charter Transactions (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
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(in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth % | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 17,853 | $ | 18,790 | 5.3 | % | ||||
2015 |
(376 | ) | - | |||||||
Revenue excluding 2015 |
$ | 17,477 | $ | 18,790 | 7.5 | % | ||||
2015 | 2016 | Growth % | ||||||||
Operating Cash Flow | $ | 5,956 | $ | 6,367 | 6.9 | % | ||||
Costs related to Time Warner Cable and Charter transactions | 99 | - | ||||||||
Operating Cash Flow excluding costs related to Time Warner Cable and Charter transactions | $ | 6,055 | $ | 6,367 | 5.1 | % | ||||
Reconciliation of Consolidated NBCUniversal Revenue Excluding
2015 |
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(in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth % | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 6,604 | $ | 6,861 | 3.9 | % | ||||
2015 |
(376 | ) | - | |||||||
Revenue excluding 2015 |
$ | 6,228 | $ | 6,861 | 10.2 | % | ||||
Reconciliation of Consolidated NBCUniversal Pro Forma Revenue
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(in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth % | |||||||
Pro Forma Revenue | $ | 6,888 | $ | 6,861 | (0.4 | %) | ||||
2015 |
(376 | ) | - | |||||||
Pro Forma Revenue excluding 2015 |
$ | 6,512 | $ | 6,861 | 5.4 | % | ||||
Reconciliation of Broadcast Television Revenue Excluding 2015
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
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(in millions) | 2015 | 2016 | Growth % | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 2,248 | $ | 2,084 | (7.3 | %) | ||||
2015 |
(376 | ) | - | |||||||
Revenue excluding 2015 |
$ | 1,872 | $ | 2,084 | 11.4 | % | ||||
Note: Minor differences may exist due to rounding. |
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