Comcast Stories 4th Quarter and Full Yr 2022 Outcomes

January 26, 2023

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Company (NASDAQ: CMCSA) right now reported outcomes for the quarter and yr ended December 31, 2022.

I’m pleased with how our crew executed all through 2022,” stated Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of Comcast Company. “We achieved the best ranges of Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS in our historical past and returned a document $17.7 billion of capital to shareholders. We delivered spectacular income development in broadband; grew wi-fi traces by 1.3 million, our greatest end result since launch; greater than doubled our Peacock subscribers, surpassing 20 million at year-end; almost tripled Peacock income to $2.1 billion; ranked second in worldwide field workplace; and generated document Adjusted EBITDA at our theme parks. Importantly, we achieved these outcomes whereas persevering with to spend money on broadband, our 10G community evolution, Xfinity Cell, Peacock, and theme parks, and we additionally took value actions to additional our development sooner or later. We’re excited to start the brand new yr as an progressive chief in massive worthwhile markets with a powerful stability sheet and a method to drive incremental returns and produce excellent content material and experiences to our clients. The Board’s confidence in our place and path ahead is underscored by right now’s announcement that we’re rising our dividend for the fifteenth consecutive yr.

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($ in tens of millions, besides per share information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

Full Yr

 

Consolidated Outcomes

2022

2021

Change

 

2022

2021

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

$30,552

$30,336

0.7

%

 

$121,427

$116,385

4.3

%

 

Web Earnings Attributable to Comcast

$3,024

$3,057

(1.1

%)

 

$5,370

$14,159

(62.1

%)

 

Adjusted Web Earnings1

$3,520

$3,534

(0.4

%)

 

$16,147

$15,045

7.3

%

 

Adjusted EBITDA2

$8,000

$8,411

(4.9

%)

 

$36,459

$34,708

5.0

%

 

Earnings per Share3

$0.70

$0.66

6.8

%

 

$1.21

$3.04

(60.2

%)

 

Adjusted Earnings per Share1

$0.82

$0.77

6.5

%

 

$3.64

$3.23

12.7

%

 

Web Money Supplied by Working Actions

$5,883

$7,689

(23.5

%)

 

$26,413

$29,146

(9.4

%)

 

Free Money Stream4

$1,330

$3,784

(64.9

%)

 

$12,646

$17,089

(26.0

%)

 

For added element on section income and bills, buyer metrics, capital expenditures, and free money circulate, please discuss with the trending schedules on Comcast’s Investor Relations web site at www.cmcsa.com.

Full Yr 2022 Highlights:

  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 5.0% to $36.5 Billion and Adjusted EPS Elevated 12.7% to $3.64; Generated Free Money Stream of $12.6 Billion
  • Cable Communications Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 4.6% to $29.4 Billion; Achieved the Highest Full Yr Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Report
  • Cable Communications Whole Buyer Relationship Web Additions Had been 75,000 and Whole Broadband Buyer Web Additions Had been 250,000
  • Cable Communications Wi-fi Buyer Line Web Additions Had been 1.3 Million, the Greatest Annual Consequence on Report; Surpassed 5 Million Buyer Strains in Simply 5 Years
  • Cable Communications Began Rolling Out Multi-Gig Broadband Speeds in Markets Throughout the U.S. and Introduced the Launch of Even Sooner, Multi-Gig Symmetrical Speeds Starting in 2023
  • NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 4.9% to $6.0 Billion, Pushed by Progress at Theme Parks. NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA in 2022 Included Increased Peacock Losses
  • Peacock Paid Subscribers within the U.S. Extra Than Doubled, Surpassing 20 Million; Peacock Income Almost Tripled to $2.1 Billion
  • Studios Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 6.6% to $942 Million; Ranked #2 Studio in Worldwide Field Workplace for the Yr, Pushed by the Profitable Theatrical Efficiency of Jurassic World: Dominion and Minions: The Rise of Gru
  • Theme Parks Adjusted EBITDA Elevated $1.4 Billion to $2.7 Billion, Its Highest Adjusted EBITDA on Report, Reflecting Will increase at Every Park In comparison with 2021
  • Sky Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 7.0% to $2.5 Billion; On a Fixed Foreign money Foundation, Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 20.3%

4th Quarter 2022 Highlights:

  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Decreased 4.9% to $8.0 Billion, Together with $541 Million in Increased Severance Expense; Excluding the Increased Severance5, Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 1.5%; Adjusted EPS Elevated 6.5% to $0.82; Generated Free Money Stream of $1.3 Billion
  • Cable Communications Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 1.5% to $7.2 Billion, Together with $305 Million in Increased Severance Expense; Excluding the Increased Severance5, Adjusted EBITDA Elevated 5.8%
  • Cable Communications Buyer Relationships of 34.3 Million and Broadband Prospects of 32.2 Million Had been In line with the Prior Quarter. Excluding the Unfavorable Affect From Hurricane Ian, Estimated Whole Buyer Relationship Web Losses Had been 36,000 and Whole Broadband Web Additions Had been 4,000
  • Cable Communications Wi-fi Buyer Line Web Additions Had been 365,000, the Greatest Quarterly Consequence Since Launch in 2017
  • NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA Mirrored Increased Peacock Losses and $182 Million in Severance Expense in Headquarters and Different
  • Peacock Paid Subscriber Web Additions within the U.S. Had been 5 Million, Fueled by Dwell Sports activities, Our Current Movies and Originals; the Greatest Quarterly Consequence Since Launch in 2020
  • Theme Parks Delivered Its Highest Adjusted EBITDA on Report for a Fourth Quarter, Pushed by Increased Attendance and Will increase in Visitor Spending at Our Parks within the U.S. and Japan
  • Sky Whole Buyer Relationship Web Additions Had been 129,000, Reflecting Web Additions in All Markets

Dividends and Share Repurchases:

  • Returned $17.7 Billion to Shareholders in 2022 By way of a Mixture of $4.7 Billion in Dividend Funds and $13.0 Billion in Share Repurchases
  • Elevated Dividend By $0.08, or 7.4% Yr-over-Yr, to $1.16 per Share on an Annualized Foundation for 2023, the fifteenth Consecutive Annual Enhance

Consolidated Monetary Outcomes

Income for the fourth quarter of 2022 elevated 0.7% to $30.6 billion. Web Earnings Attributable to Comcast decreased 1.1% to $3.0 billion. Adjusted Web Earnings decreased 0.4% to $3.5 billion. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4.9% to $8.0 billion, together with $541 million in increased severance expense in comparison with the prior yr interval. Excluding the upper severance5, Adjusted EBITDA elevated 1.5%.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income elevated 4.3% to $121.4 billion. Web revenue attributable to Comcast decreased 62.1% to $5.4 billion. Adjusted Web Earnings elevated 7.3% to $16.1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA elevated 5.0% to $36.5 billion.

Within the third quarter of 2022, we recorded noncash impairment expenses associated to goodwill and intangible belongings in our Sky section totaling $8.6 billion. The impairments primarily mirrored an elevated low cost fee and diminished estimated future money flows on account of macroeconomic situations in Sky’s territories, are recorded in “Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments” within the Condensed Consolidated Assertion of Earnings and are excluded from Adjusted Web Earnings and Adjusted Earnings per Share.

Earnings per Share (EPS) for the fourth quarter of 2022 elevated 6.8% to $0.70. Adjusted EPS elevated 6.5% to $0.82.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, EPS decreased 60.2% to $1.21. Adjusted EPS elevated 12.7% to $3.64.

Capital Expenditures elevated 17.7% to $3.6 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022. Cable Communications’ capital expenditures elevated 9.7% to $2.4 billion. NBCUniversal’s capital expenditures elevated 82.6% to $916 million, reflecting elevated funding in establishing the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, which is scheduled to open in 2025. Sky’s capital expenditures decreased 43.9% to $186 million.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, capital expenditures elevated 15.8% to $10.6 billion. Cable Communications’ capital expenditures elevated 9.2% to $7.6 billion. NBCUniversal’s capital expenditures elevated $1.2 billion to $2.3 billion, reflecting the elevated funding in establishing Epic Universe. Sky’s capital expenditures decreased 40.9% to $560 million.

Web Money Supplied by Working Actions was $5.9 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022. Free Money Stream was $1.3 billion.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, internet money supplied by working actions was $26.4 billion. Free money circulate was $12.6 billion.

Dividends and Share Repurchases. In the course of the fourth quarter of 2022, Comcast paid dividends totaling $1.2 billion and repurchased 106.3 million of its frequent shares for $3.5 billion, leading to a complete return of capital to shareholders of $4.7 billion, in comparison with $3.1 billion within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Comcast paid dividends totaling $4.7 billion and repurchased 332.0 million of its frequent shares for $13.0 billion, leading to a complete return of capital to shareholders of $17.7 billion, in comparison with $8.5 billion in 2021.

Immediately, Comcast introduced that it elevated its dividend by $0.08, or 7.4% year-over-year, to $1.16 per share on an annualized foundation for 2023. In accordance with the rise, the Board of Administrators declared a quarterly money dividend of $0.29 per share on the corporate’s inventory, payable April 26, 2023, to shareholders of document as of the shut of enterprise on April 5, 2023.

Cable Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in tens of millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

 

Full Yr

 

 

 

2022

2021

Change

 

 

2022

2021

Change

 

 

Cable Communications Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadband

$6,177

$5,861

5.4

%

 

 

$24,469

$22,979

6.5

%

 

 

Video

5,100

5,403

(5.6

%)

 

 

21,314

22,079

(3.5

%)

 

 

Voice

716

825

(13.2

%)

 

 

3,010

3,417

(11.9

%)

 

 

Wi-fi

883

709

24.7

%

 

 

3,071

2,380

29.0

%

 

 

Enterprise Companies

2,444

2,337

4.6

%

 

 

9,700

8,933

8.6

%

 

 

Promoting

892

818

9.1

%

 

 

3,067

2,820

8.8

%

 

 

Different

424

454

(6.5

%)

 

 

1,687

1,719

(1.9

%)

 

 

Cable Communications Income

$16,638

$16,406

1.4

%

 

 

$66,318

$64,328

3.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Communications Adjusted EBITDA

$7,231

$7,125

1.5

%

 

 

$29,403

$28,097

4.6

%

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

43.5%

43.4%

 

 

 

44.3%

43.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Communications Capital Expenditures

$2,404

$2,192

9.7

%

 

 

$7,568

$6,930

9.2

%

 

 

P.c of Cable Communications Income

14.4%

13.4%

 

 

 

11.4%

10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income for Cable Communications elevated 1.4% to $16.6 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, pushed by will increase in broadband, wi-fi, enterprise providers and promoting income, partially offset by decreases in video, voice and different income. Broadband income elevated 5.4% on account of a rise in common charges and a rise within the variety of residential broadband clients in comparison with the prior yr interval. Wi-fi income elevated 24.7% on account of a rise within the variety of buyer traces and a rise in machine gross sales. Enterprise providers income elevated 4.6% on account of a rise in common charges and a rise within the variety of clients receiving our providers in comparison with the prior yr interval. Promoting income elevated 9.1%, primarily pushed by a rise in political promoting. Excluding political income, promoting income decreased by 7.4%, reflecting the beforehand introduced transition of our Xumo Play streaming service from Cable Communications to a three way partnership reported in Company and Different and decrease native and nationwide promoting income, partially offset by increased income from our superior promoting companies. Video income decreased 5.6%, reflecting a lower within the variety of residential video clients, partially offset by a rise in common charges. Voice income decreased 13.2%, primarily reflecting a lower within the variety of residential voice clients. Different income decreased 6.5%, reflecting a lower in income from our safety and automation providers.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Cable income elevated 3.1% to $66.3 billion, pushed by development in broadband, enterprise providers, wi-fi and promoting income, partially offset by a lower in video and voice income.

Whole Buyer Relationships decreased by 71,000 to 34.3 million within the fourth quarter of 2022. Excluding the adverse affect from Hurricane Ian, we estimate that complete buyer relationships decreased by 36,000. Whole broadband buyer internet losses have been 26,000. Excluding the adverse affect from Hurricane Ian, we estimate that complete broadband internet additions have been 4,000. Whole video buyer internet losses have been 440,000 and complete voice buyer internet losses have been 288,000. As well as, Cable Communications added 365,000 wi-fi traces within the quarter.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, complete buyer relationships elevated by 75,000. Residential buyer relationships elevated by 54,000 and enterprise buyer relationships elevated by 21,000. Whole broadband buyer internet additions have been 250,000. Whole video buyer internet losses have been 2.0 million and complete voice buyer internet losses have been 1.2 million. As well as, Cable Communications added 1.3 million wi-fi traces in 2022.

 

 

(in 1000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Additions / (Losses)

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

 

Full Yr

 

 

4Q22

4Q21

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

Buyer Relationships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Buyer Relationships

31,782

31,728

(67

)

153

 

 

 

54

 

1,036

 

 

Enterprise Companies Buyer Relationships

2,510

2,489

(3

)

17

 

 

 

21

 

63

 

 

Whole Buyer Relationships

34,293

34,218

(71

)

169

 

 

 

75

 

1,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Buyer Relationships Combine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Product Residential Prospects

15,652

14,330

189

 

371

 

 

 

1,322

 

1,922

 

 

Two Product Residential Prospects

8,188

8,407

(16

)

(67

)

 

 

(218

)

(328

)

 

Three or Extra Product Residential Prospects

7,942

8,992

(240

)

(152

)

 

 

(1,050

)

(558

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Broadband Prospects

29,812

29,583

(23

)

194

 

 

 

230

 

1,257

 

 

Enterprise Companies Broadband Prospects

2,339

2,318

(3

)

18

 

 

 

21

 

70

 

 

Whole Broadband Prospects

32,151

31,901

(26

)

212

 

 

 

250

 

1,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Video Prospects

15,554

17,495

(419

)

(349

)

 

 

(1,941

)

(1,498

)

 

Enterprise Companies Video Prospects

589

681

(21

)

(24

)

 

 

(93

)

(171

)

 

Whole Video Prospects

16,142

18,176

(440

)

(373

)

 

 

(2,034

)

(1,669

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Voice Prospects

7,912

9,062

(278

)

(183

)

 

 

(1,150

)

(583

)

 

Enterprise Companies Voice Prospects

1,369

1,391

(11

)

7

 

 

 

(22

)

34

 

 

Whole Voice Prospects

9,282

10,454

(288

)

(176

)

 

 

(1,172

)

(548

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whole Wi-fi Strains

5,313

3,980

365

 

312

 

 

 

1,334

 

1,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA for Cable Communications elevated 1.5% to $7.2 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting increased income, partially offset by a 1.4% improve in working bills on account of increased severance expense. Excluding the upper severance5, Adjusted EBITDA elevated 5.8%. Programming bills decreased 5.9%, primarily reflecting a decline within the variety of video subscribers, partially offset by contractual fee will increase. Non-programming bills elevated 5.6%, reflecting increased different bills, together with $305 million in increased severance expense, and a rise in technical and product assist bills, partially offset by decrease promoting, advertising and promotion bills, franchise and regulatory charges and customer support bills. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 43.5% in comparison with 43.4% within the prior yr interval. Excluding the upper severance5, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 45.3% within the fourth quarter of 2022.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Adjusted EBITDA for Cable Communications elevated 4.6% to $29.4 billion, reflecting increased income, partially offset by a 1.9% improve in working bills. Programming bills decreased 2.8%, primarily reflecting a decline within the variety of video subscribers, partially offset by contractual fee will increase. Non-programming bills elevated 4.9%. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 44.3% in comparison with 43.7% in 2021.

Capital Expenditures for Cable Communications elevated 9.7% to $2.4 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting elevated funding in line extensions, scalable infrastructure, buyer premise gear and assist capital. Cable capital expenditures represented 14.4% of Cable income within the fourth quarter of 2022 in comparison with 13.4% within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Cable capital expenditures elevated 9.2% to $7.6 billion, reflecting elevated funding in line extensions, scalable infrastructure, assist capital and buyer premise gear. Cable capital expenditures represented 11.4% of Cable income in comparison with 10.8% in 2021.

NBCUniversal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in tens of millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

 

Full Yr

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Change

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Change

 

NBCUniversal Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

$5,979

 

$5,826

 

2.6

%

 

 

$23,406

 

$22,780

 

2.7

%

 

Excluding Olympics, Tremendous Bowl and FIFA World Cup5

$5,716

 

$5,826

 

(1.9

%)

 

 

$21,662

 

$21,021

 

3.0

%

 

Studios

2,737

 

2,421

 

13.1

%

 

 

11,622

 

9,449

 

23.0

%

 

Theme Parks

2,114

 

1,887

 

12.0

%

 

 

7,541

 

5,051

 

49.3

%

 

Headquarters and different

29

 

22

 

36.1

%

 

 

75

 

87

 

(13.6

%)

 

Eliminations

(968

)

(817

)

(18.4

%)

 

 

(3,442

)

(3,048

)

(12.9

%)

 

NBCUniversal Income

$9,892

 

$9,338

 

5.9

%

 

 

$39,203

 

$34,319

 

14.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

$132

 

$721

 

(81.7

%)

 

 

$3,212

 

$4,569

 

(29.7

%)

 

Studios

160

 

51

 

NM

 

 

 

942

 

884

 

6.6

%

 

Theme Parks

782

 

674

 

16.0

%

 

 

2,683

 

1,267

 

111.7

%

 

Headquarters and different

(353

)

(197

)

(79.2

%)

 

 

(881

)

(840

)

(4.8

%)

 

Eliminations

97

 

33

 

195.9

%

 

 

(2

)

(205

)

99.1

%

 

NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA

$817

 

$1,282

 

(36.3

%)

 

 

$5,955

 

$5,675

 

4.9

%

 

NM=comparability not significant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income for NBCUniversal elevated 5.9% to $9.9 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, together with $263 million in incremental income from the FIFA World Cup. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 36.3% to $817 million, together with $182 million in severance expense in Headquarters and Different within the present yr interval. Excluding Headquarters and Different severance, Adjusted EBITDA5 decreased 22.1%.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, NBCUniversal income elevated 14.2% to $39.2 billion. 2022 included $1.7 billion of incremental income from the Beijing Olympics, the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl and the FIFA World Cup within the Media section, whereas 2021 included $1.8 billion of incremental income from the Tokyo Olympics within the Media section. Adjusted EBITDA elevated 4.9% to $6.0 billion.

Media

Media income elevated 2.6% to $6.0 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, on account of increased promoting income and distribution income. Excluding $263 million generated by Telemundo’s broadcast of the FIFA World Cup5, Media income decreased 1.9%. Promoting income elevated 4.0%, primarily on account of incremental income from the FIFA World Cup in addition to a rise in Peacock promoting income. Distribution income elevated 3.8%, reflecting a rise in subscribers at Peacock and contractual fee will increase, partially offset by a decline in subscribers at our networks. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 81.7% to $132 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting increased working bills, which greater than offset increased income. The rise in working bills was primarily on account of increased programming and manufacturing prices, reflecting increased prices at Peacock and better sports activities programming prices related to Telemundo’s broadcast of the FIFA World Cup. Media outcomes embrace $660 million of income and an Adjusted EBITDA6 lack of $978 million associated to Peacock, in comparison with $335 million of income and an Adjusted EBITDA6 lack of $559 million within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income from the Media section elevated 2.7% to $23.4 billion, primarily on account of increased distribution income and promoting income. Excluding $1.7 billion of incremental income from the Beijing Olympics, the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl and the FIFA World Cup in 20225 and $1.8 billion of incremental income from the Tokyo Olympics in 20215, Media income elevated 3.0%. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 29.7% to $3.2 billion, reflecting increased working bills, which greater than offset increased income. The rise in working bills was on account of increased programming and manufacturing bills, different working and administrative bills and promoting, advertising and promotion bills. Media outcomes embrace $2.1 billion of income and an Adjusted EBITDA6 lack of $2.5 billion associated to Peacock, in comparison with $778 million of income and an Adjusted EBITDA6 lack of $1.7 billion in 2021.

Studios

Studios income elevated 13.1% to $2.7 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, on account of increased content material licensing and theatrical income. Content material licensing income elevated 15.9%, primarily as a result of timing of when content material was made obtainable by our movie and tv studios below licensing agreements, together with further gross sales of content material as manufacturing ranges returned to regular. Theatrical income elevated 47.3%, primarily as a result of profitable efficiency of current releases, together with Ticket to Paradise, Puss in Boots: The Final Want, Violent Evening and Halloween Ends. Adjusted EBITDA elevated $109 million to $160 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting increased income, which greater than offset increased working bills. The rise in working bills was pushed by a rise in promoting, advertising and promotion bills reflecting the dimensions and timing of this quarter’s theatrical slate, in addition to increased programming and manufacturing bills, reflecting increased amortization of movie manufacturing prices within the present yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income from the Studios section elevated 23.0% to $11.6 billion, primarily reflecting increased content material licensing income and theatrical income. Adjusted EBITDA elevated 6.6% to $942 million, reflecting increased income, partially offset by increased working bills.

Theme Parks

Theme Parks income elevated 12.0% to $2.1 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily on account of elevated attendance and visitor spending at our parks within the U.S. and Japan in comparison with the prior yr interval. Theme Parks Adjusted EBITDA elevated 16.0% to $782 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting increased income, partially offset by increased working bills.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income from the Theme Parks section elevated 49.3% to $7.5 billion, primarily reflecting improved working situations in comparison with 2021, when every of our theme parks within the U.S. and Japan was both working at restricted capability or closed throughout sure durations on account of COVID-19, in addition to the operations of Common Beijing Resort, which opened in September 2021. Adjusted EBITDA elevated $1.4 billion to $2.7 billion, reflecting increased income, partially offset by increased working bills.

Headquarters and Different

NBCUniversal Headquarters and Different contains overhead, personnel prices and prices related to company initiatives. Headquarters and Different Adjusted EBITDA loss within the fourth quarter of 2022 was $353 million, in comparison with a lack of $197 million within the prior yr interval. The year-over-year change was pushed by $182 million in severance expense within the present yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Headquarters and Different Adjusted EBITDA loss was $881 million, in comparison with a lack of $840 million in 2021.

Eliminations

Quantities symbolize eliminations of transactions between our NBCUniversal segments, that are affected by the timing of recognition of content material licenses between our Studios and Media segments. Income eliminations within the fourth quarter of 2022 have been $968 million, in comparison with $817 million within the prior yr interval, and Adjusted EBITDA eliminations have been a good thing about $97 million, in comparison with a good thing about $33 million within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income eliminations have been $3.4 billion, in comparison with $3.0 billion in 2021. Adjusted EBITDA eliminations have been $2 million, in comparison with $205 million in 2021. The year-over-year change was primarily pushed by the licensing of content material by the Studios section to Peacock within the Media section.

Sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in tens of millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

Yr to Date

 

 

 

2022

2021

Change

Fixed

Foreign money

Change7

 

2022

2021

Change

Fixed

Foreign money

Change7

 

 

Sky Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct-to-Client

$3,547

$4,040

(12.2

%)

0.2

%

 

$14,621

$16,455

(11.1

%)

(0.8

%)

 

 

Content material

304

327

(7.0

%)

6.5

%

 

1,138

1,341

(15.2

%)

(5.5

%)

 

 

Promoting

564

712

(20.7

%)

(9.6

%)

 

2,187

2,489

(12.1

%)

(1.9

%)

 

 

Sky Income

$4,416

$5,079

(13.0

%)

(0.8

%)

 

$17,946

$20,285

(11.5

%)

(1.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sky Prices and Bills

$4,076

$4,615

(11.7

%)

0.6

%

 

$15,420

$17,925

(14.0

%)

(4.1

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sky Adjusted EBITDA

$340

$464

(26.7

%)

(15.1

%)

 

$2,526

$2,359

7.0

%

20.3

%

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

7.7%

9.1%

 

 

 

14.1%

11.6%

 

 

 

 

Income for Sky decreased 13.0% to $4.4 billion within the fourth quarter of 2022. Excluding the affect of forex, income was in line with the prior yr interval. Direct-to-consumer income of $3.5 billion was in line with the prior yr interval, reflecting elevated income within the U.Okay., pushed by increased cellular and broadband income, offset by decreased income in Germany and Italy. Promoting income decreased 9.6% to $564 million, primarily reflecting decrease income within the U.Okay., together with the affect of the timing of the FIFA World Cup. Content material income elevated 6.5% to $304 million, primarily as a result of timing of licensing our content material to different platforms.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Sky income decreased 11.5% to $17.9 billion. Excluding the affect of forex, income decreased 1.2%, reflecting decrease direct-to-consumer income, content material income and promoting income.

Whole Buyer Relationships elevated by 129,000 to 23.1 million within the fourth quarter of 2022. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, complete buyer relationships elevated by 88,000.

 

 

(in 1000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prospects

Web Additions / (Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

 

Full Yr

 

 

 

4Q22

4Q21

2022

2021

 

 

2022

2021

 

 

 

Whole Buyer Relationships

23,115

23,027

129

61

 

 

88

(198

)

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA for Sky decreased 26.7% to $340 million within the fourth quarter of 2022. Excluding the affect of forex, Adjusted EBITDA decreased 15.1% in comparison with the prior yr interval, reflecting constant income and better working bills, together with $53 million in increased severance expense. Excluding the upper severance5, Adjusted EBITDA decreased 2.0%. The rise in working bills was on account of increased different prices, together with the upper severance, in addition to increased direct community prices pushed by development in our residential cellular and broadband companies, largely offset by decrease sports activities programming prices as a result of timing of sporting occasions, together with a shift of sure soccer matches out of the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of FIFA World Cup.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Adjusted EBITDA for Sky elevated 7.0% to $2.5 billion. Excluding the affect of forex, Adjusted EBITDA elevated 20.3%.

Company, Different and Eliminations

Company and Different

Company and Different primarily pertains to company operations, Comcast Spectacor, Sky Glass and Xumo, our streaming platform three way partnership with Constitution Communications. Income within the fourth quarter of 2022 was $313 million, in comparison with $215 million within the prior yr interval. Company and Different Adjusted EBITDA loss was $417 million, in comparison with a lack of $481 million within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, Company and Different income was $863 million, in comparison with $461 million in 2021. Company and Different Adjusted EBITDA lack of $1.4 billion was in line with 2021.

Eliminations

Quantities symbolize eliminations of transactions between Cable Communications, NBCUniversal, Sky and different companies. Eliminations of transactions between NBCUniversal segments are offered individually. Income eliminations within the fourth quarter of 2022 of $707 million have been in line with the prior yr interval, and Adjusted EBITDA eliminations have been $28 million in comparison with $21 million within the prior yr interval.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, income eliminations have been $2.9 billion in comparison with $3.0 billion in 2021, and Adjusted EBITDA eliminations have been a lack of $64 million in comparison with a lack of $65 million in 2021. Quantities mirror eliminations related to the Beijing and Tokyo Olympics in 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Notes:

1

We outline Adjusted Web Earnings and Adjusted EPS as internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company and diluted earnings per frequent share attributable to Comcast Company shareholders, respectively, adjusted to exclude the results of the amortization of acquisition-related intangible belongings, investments that traders might wish to consider individually (similar to primarily based on honest worth) and the affect of sure occasions, features, losses or different expenses that have an effect on period-over-period comparisons. See Desk 5 for reconciliations of non-GAAP monetary measures.

2

We outline Adjusted EBITDA as internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company earlier than internet revenue (loss) attributable to noncontrolling pursuits, revenue tax expense, funding and different revenue (loss), internet, curiosity expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and different working features and losses (similar to impairment expenses associated to mounted and intangible belongings and features or losses on the sale of long-lived belongings), if any. On occasion, we might exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the affect of sure occasions, features, losses or different expenses (similar to important authorized settlements) that have an effect on the period-to-period comparability of our working efficiency. See Desk 4 for reconciliation of non-GAAP monetary measure.

3

All earnings per share quantities are offered on a diluted foundation.

4

We outline Free Money Stream as internet money supplied by working actions (as acknowledged in our Consolidated Assertion of Money Flows) diminished by capital expenditures and money paid for intangible belongings. On occasion, we might exclude from Free Money Stream the affect of sure money receipts or funds (similar to important authorized settlements) that have an effect on period-to-period comparability. Money funds associated to sure capital or intangible belongings, similar to the development of Common Beijing Resort, are offered individually in our Consolidated Assertion of Money Flows and are due to this fact excluded from capital expenditures and money paid for intangible belongings for Free Money Stream. See Desk 4 for reconciliation of non-GAAP monetary measure.

5

On occasion, we might current adjusted info (e.g., Adjusted Revenues) to exclude the affect of sure occasions, features, losses or different expenses affecting period-to-period comparability of our working efficiency. See Desk 7 and Desk 8 for reconciliations of non-GAAP monetary measures.

6

Adjusted EBITDA is the measure of revenue or loss for our segments. On occasion, we might current Adjusted EBITDA for parts of our reportable segments, similar to Peacock. We consider these measures are helpful to guage our monetary outcomes and supply a foundation of comparability to others, though our definition of Adjusted EBITDA will not be immediately corresponding to related measures utilized by different corporations. Adjusted EBITDA for parts are usually offered on a constant foundation with the respective segments and embrace direct income and working prices and bills attributed to the element operations.

7

Sky fixed forex development charges are calculated by evaluating the present interval outcomes to the comparative interval ends in the prior yr adjusted to mirror the common trade charges from the present yr interval reasonably than the precise trade charges in impact throughout the respective prior yr durations. See Desk 6 for reconciliation of Sky’s fixed forex development.

 
Numerical info is offered on a rounded foundation utilizing precise quantities. Minor variations in totals and proportion calculations might exist on account of rounding.

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TABLE 1

Condensed Consolidated Assertion of Earnings (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

(in tens of millions, besides per share information)

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Income

$30,552

 

 

$30,336

 

 

$121,427

 

 

$116,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices and bills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and manufacturing

9,807

 

 

9,880

 

 

38,213

 

 

38,450

 

Different working and administrative

10,561

 

 

9,821

 

 

38,263

 

 

35,619

 

Promoting, advertising and promotion

2,182

 

 

2,233

 

 

8,506

 

 

7,695

 

Depreciation

2,199

 

 

2,220

 

 

8,724

 

 

8,628

 

Amortization

1,273

 

 

1,361

 

 

5,097

 

 

5,176

 

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments

 

 

 

 

8,583

 

 

 

 

26,022

 

 

25,515

 

 

107,385

 

 

95,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working revenue

4,530

 

 

4,821

 

 

14,041

 

 

20,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curiosity expense

(974

)

 

(1,120

)

 

(3,896

)

 

(4,281

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding and different revenue (loss), internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairness in internet revenue (losses) of investees, internet

(14

)

 

310

 

 

(537

)

 

2,006

 

Realized and unrealized features (losses) on fairness securities, internet

(113

)

 

(192

)

 

(320

)

 

339

 

Different revenue (loss), internet

242

 

 

65

 

 

(3

)

 

211

 

 

114

 

 

183

 

 

(861

)

 

2,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings earlier than revenue taxes

3,670

 

 

3,885

 

 

9,284

 

 

19,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings tax expense

(797

)

 

(905

)

 

(4,359

)

 

(5,259

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web revenue

2,873

 

 

2,980

 

 

4,925

 

 

13,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much less: Web revenue (loss) attributable to noncontrolling pursuits

(150

)

 

(77

)

 

(445

)

 

(325

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web revenue attributable to Comcast Company

$3,024

 

 

$3,057

 

 

$5,370

 

 

$14,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per frequent share attributable to Comcast Company shareholders

$0.70

 

 

$0.66

 

 

$1.21

 

 

$3.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average variety of frequent shares

4,290

 

 

4,613

 

 

4,430

 

 

4,654

 

 

TABLE 2

Consolidated Assertion of Money Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

(in tens of millions)

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Web revenue

$4,925

 

 

$13,833

 

Changes to reconcile internet revenue to internet money supplied by working actions:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

13,821

 

 

13,804

 

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments

8,583

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

1,336

 

 

1,315

 

Noncash curiosity expense (revenue), internet

309

 

 

482

 

Web (achieve) loss on funding exercise and different

1,177

 

 

(1,311

)

Deferred revenue taxes

(834

)

 

1,892

 

Adjustments in working belongings and liabilities, internet of results of acquisitions and divestitures:

 

 

 

Present and noncurrent receivables, internet

(1,327

)

 

(1,335

)

Movie and tv prices, internet

(451

)

 

(680

)

Accounts payable and accrued bills associated to commerce collectors

497

 

 

765

 

Different working belongings and liabilities

(1,623

)

 

382

 

 

 

 

 

Web money supplied by working actions

26,413

 

 

29,146

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

(10,626

)

 

(9,174

)

Money paid for intangible belongings

(3,141

)

 

(2,883

)

Building of Common Beijing Resort

(330

)

 

(976

)

Acquisitions, internet of money acquired

(12

)

 

(1,374

)

Proceeds from gross sales of companies and investments

1,985

 

 

684

 

Purchases of investments

(2,274

)

 

(174

)

Different

258

 

 

451

 

Web money supplied by (utilized in) investing actions

(14,140

)

 

(13,446

)

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, internet

660

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

2,745

 

 

2,628

 

Repurchases and repayments of debt

(2,307

)

 

(11,498

)

Repurchases of frequent inventory below repurchase program and worker plans

(13,328

)

 

(4,672

)

Dividends paid

(4,741

)

 

(4,532

)

Different

786

 

 

(544

)

 

 

 

 

Web money supplied by (utilized in) financing actions

(16,184

)

 

(18,618

)

 

 

 

 

Affect of overseas forex on money, money equivalents and restricted money

(86

)

 

(71

)

 

 

 

 

Enhance (lower) in money, money equivalents and restricted money

(3,997

)

 

(2,989

)

 

 

 

 

Money, money equivalents and restricted money, starting of interval

8,778

 

 

11,768

 

 

 

 

 

Money, money equivalents and restricted money, finish of interval

$4,782

 

 

$8,778

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 3

Condensed Consolidated Steadiness Sheet (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Property

 

 

 

Money and money equivalents

$4,749

 

$8,711

Receivables, internet

12,672

 

12,008

Different present belongings

4,406

 

4,088

Whole present belongings

21,826

 

24,807

 

 

 

 

Movie and tv prices

12,560

 

12,806

 

 

 

 

Investments

7,250

 

8,082

 

 

 

 

Funding securing collateralized obligation

490

 

605

 

 

 

 

Property and gear, internet

55,485

 

54,047

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

58,494

 

70,189

 

 

 

 

Franchise rights

59,365

 

59,365

 

 

 

 

Different intangible belongings, internet

29,308

 

33,580

 

 

 

 

Different noncurrent belongings, internet

12,497

 

12,424

 

 

 

 

 

$257,275

 

$275,905

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued bills associated to commerce collectors

$12,544

 

$12,455

Accrued participations and residuals

1,770

 

1,822

Deferred income

2,380

 

3,040

Accrued bills and different present liabilities

9,450

 

9,899

Present portion of long-term debt

1,743

 

2,132

Whole present liabilities

27,887

 

29,348

 

 

 

 

Lengthy-term debt, much less present portion

93,068

 

92,718

 

 

 

 

Collateralized obligation

5,172

 

5,170

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue taxes

28,714

 

30,041

 

 

 

 

Different noncurrent liabilities

20,395

 

20,620

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling pursuits

411

 

519

 

 

 

 

Fairness

 

 

 

Comcast Company shareholders’ fairness

80,943

 

96,092

Noncontrolling pursuits

684

 

1,398

Whole fairness

81,627

 

97,490

 

 

 

 

 

$257,275

 

$275,905

TABLE 4

Reconciliation from Web Earnings Attributable to Comcast Company to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

2021

Web revenue attributable to Comcast Company

$3,024

 

 

$3,057

 

 

 

$5,370

 

 

$14,159

 

Web revenue (loss) attributable to noncontrolling pursuits

(150

)

 

(77

)

 

 

(445

)

 

(325

)

Earnings tax expense

797

 

 

905

 

 

 

4,359

 

 

5,259

 

Curiosity expense

974

 

 

1,120

 

 

 

3,896

 

 

4,281

 

Funding and different (revenue) loss, internet

(114

)

 

(183

)

 

 

861

 

 

(2,557

)

Depreciation and amortization

3,472

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

13,821

 

 

13,804

 

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments

 

 

 

 

 

8,583

 

 

 

Changes (1)

(2

)

 

9

 

 

 

13

 

 

87

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$8,000

 

 

$8,411

 

 

 

$36,459

 

 

$34,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation from Web Money Supplied by Working Actions to Free Money Stream (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Web money supplied by working actions

$5,883

 

 

$7,689

 

 

 

$26,413

 

 

$29,146

 

Capital expenditures

(3,564

)

 

(3,028

)

 

 

(10,626

)

 

(9,174

)

Money paid for capitalized software program and different intangible belongings

(989

)

 

(877

)

 

 

(3,141

)

 

(2,883

)

Free Money Stream

$1,330

 

 

$3,784

 

 

 

$12,646

 

 

$17,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate Presentation of Free Money Stream (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$8,000

 

 

$8,411

 

 

 

$36,459

 

 

$34,708

 

Capital expenditures

(3,564

)

 

(3,028

)

 

 

(10,626

)

 

(9,174

)

Money paid for capitalized software program and different intangible belongings

(989

)

 

(877

)

 

 

(3,141

)

 

(2,883

)

Money curiosity expense

(1,072

)

 

(965

)

 

 

(3,413

)

 

(3,908

)

Money taxes

(1,243

)

 

(428

)

 

 

(5,265

)

 

(2,628

)

Adjustments in working belongings and liabilities

(270

)

 

(442

)

 

 

(3,006

)

 

(1,499

)

Noncash share-based compensation

346

 

 

296

 

 

 

1,336

 

 

1,315

 

Different (2)

121

 

 

817

 

 

 

303

 

 

1,159

 

Free Money Stream

$1,330

 

 

$3,784

 

 

 

$12,646

 

 

$17,089

 

(1)

4th quarter and full yr 2022 Adjusted EBITDA excludes ($2) million and $13 million of different working and administrative bills, respectively, associated to our funding portfolio. 4th quarter and full yr 2021 Adjusted EBITDA excludes $9 million and $87 million of different working and administrative bills, respectively, associated to our funding portfolio and Sky transaction-related prices.

 

 

(2)

4th quarter and full yr 2022 contains decreases of ($2) million and $13 million, respectively, of prices associated to our funding portfolio as these quantities are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. 4th quarter and full yr 2021 contains decreases of $9 million and $87 million, respectively, of prices associated to our funding portfolio and Sky transaction-related prices.

TABLE 5

 

 

 

 

Reconciliations of Adjusted Web Earnings and Adjusted EPS (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

2021

(in tens of millions, besides per share information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

EPS

 

$

 

EPS

 

 

$

 

EPS

 

$

 

EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web revenue attributable to Comcast Company and diluted earnings per share attributable to Comcast Company shareholders

$3,024

 

$0.70

 

$3,057

 

$0.66

 

 

$5,370

 

$1.21

 

$14,159

 

$3.04

Change

(1.1%)

 

6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62.1%)

 

(60.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible belongings (1)

417

 

0.10

 

484

 

0.10

 

 

1,771

 

0.40

 

1,923

 

0.41

Investments (2)

80

 

0.02

 

(37)

 

(0.01)

 

 

681

 

0.15

 

(1,645)

 

(0.35)

Objects affecting period-over-period comparability:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments (3)

 

 

 

 

 

8,541

 

1.93

 

 

Earnings tax changes (4)

 

 

 

 

 

(286)

 

(0.06)

 

498

 

0.11

Loss on early redemption of debt (5)

 

 

95

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

154

 

0.03

Beneficial properties and losses associated to companies and investments (6)

 

 

(64)

 

(0.01)

 

 

69

 

0.02

 

(64)

 

(0.01)

Prices associated to Sky transaction (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Web revenue and Adjusted EPS

$3,520

 

$0.82

 

$3,534

 

$0.77

 

 

$16,147

 

$3.64

 

$15,045

 

$3.23

Change

(0.4%)

 

6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.3%

 

12.7%

 

 

 

 

(1)

Acquisition-related intangible belongings are acknowledged on account of the applying of Accounting Requirements Codification Subject 805, Enterprise Mixtures (similar to buyer relationships), and their amortization is considerably affected by the dimensions and timing of our acquisitions. Amortization of intangible belongings not ensuing from enterprise mixtures (similar to software program and purchased mental property rights utilized in our theme parks) is included in Adjusted Web Earnings and Adjusted EPS.

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

2021

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible belongings earlier than revenue taxes

$520

 

$595

 

 

$2,197

 

$2,376

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible belongings, internet of tax

$417

 

$484

 

 

$1,771

 

$1,923

(2)

Changes for investments embrace realized and unrealized (features) losses on fairness securities, internet (as acknowledged in Desk 1), in addition to the fairness in internet (revenue) losses of investees, internet, for sure fairness methodology investments, together with Atairos and Hulu and prices associated to our funding portfolio.

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

2021

Realized and unrealized (features) losses on fairness securities, internet

$113

 

 

$192

 

 

 

$320

 

($339

)

Fairness in internet (revenue) losses of investees, internet and different

(7

)

 

(241

)

 

 

582

 

(1,830

)

Investments earlier than revenue taxes

106

 

 

(49

)

 

 

902

 

(2,169

)

Investments, internet of tax

$80

 

 

($37

)

 

 

$681

 

($1,645

)

(3)

Full yr 2022 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company features a lack of $8.6 billion associated to goodwill and long-lived asset impairments in our Sky section. The goodwill impairment was primarily not deductible for tax functions.

 

(4)

Full yr 2022 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company contains $286 million of revenue tax profit associated to state tax regulation adjustments. Full yr 2021 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company contains $498 million of revenue tax expense changes associated to UK tax regulation adjustments.

 

(5)

4th quarter and full yr 2021 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company contains $126 million and $204 million of curiosity expense, $95 million and $154 million internet of tax, ensuing from the early redemption of debt.

 

(6)

Full yr 2022 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company features a lack of $96 million in different revenue, associated to an impairment of an fairness methodology funding, and features a achieve of $(53) million in amortization expense, $(26) million internet of tax, associated to the sale of a enterprise. 4th quarter and full yr 2021 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company features a achieve of $84 million in different revenue associated to the sale of an fairness methodology funding.

 

(7)

Full yr 2021 internet revenue attributable to Comcast Company contains $24 million of different working and administrative bills, $20 million internet of tax, associated to the Sky transaction.

TABLE 6

Reconciliation of Sky Fixed Foreign money Progress (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021(1)

 

Change

 

 

2022

 

2021(1)

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct-to-Client

$3,547

 

$3,542

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

$14,621

 

$14,739

 

 

(0.8

%)

Content material

304

 

286

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

1,138

 

1,204

 

 

(5.5

%)

Promoting

564

 

624

 

 

(9.6

%)

 

 

2,187

 

2,229

 

 

(1.9

%)

Income

$4,416

 

$4,452

 

 

(0.8

%)

 

 

$17,946

 

$18,172

 

 

(1.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices and bills

$4,076

 

$4,052

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

$15,420

 

$16,074

 

 

(4.1

%)

Adjusted EBITDA

$340

 

$401

 

 

(15.1

%)

 

 

$2,526

 

$2,099

 

 

20.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

2021 outcomes for entities reporting in currencies apart from United States {dollars} are transformed into United States {dollars} utilizing the common trade charges from the present interval reasonably than the precise trade charges in impact throughout the respective durations.

TABLE 7

Reconciliation of Media Income Excluding Olympics, 2022 Tremendous Bowl and 2022 FIFA World Cup (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021

 

 

Progress %

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Progress %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

$5,979

 

$5,826

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

$23,406

 

$22,780

 

2.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olympics

 

 

 

 

 

 

963

 

1,759

 

 

2022 Tremendous Bowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

2022 FIFA World Cup

263

 

 

 

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income excluding Olympics, 2022 Tremendous Bowl and 2022 FIFA World Cup

$5,716

 

$5,826

 

 

(1.9

%)

 

 

$21,662

 

$21,021

 

3.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 8

Reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Increased Severance (Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

(in tens of millions)

2022

 

2021

Progress %

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$8,000

 

$8,411

 

(4.9

%)

Severance

541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Increased Severance

$8,541

 

$8,411

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Cable Communications Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Excluding Increased Severance (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

(in tens of millions)

2022

2021

Progress %

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$7,231

 

$7,125

 

1.5

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

43.5

%

43.4

%

 

Severance

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Increased Severance

$7,536

 

$7,125

 

5.8

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin excluding Increased Severance

45.3

%

43.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Increased Headquarters & Different Severance (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

(in tens of millions)

2022

2021

Progress %

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$817

 

$1,282

 

(36.3

%)

Severance

182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Increased Headquarters & Different Severance

$999

 

$1,282

 

(22.1

%)

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Sky Adjusted EBITDA Fixed Foreign money Progress Excluding Increased Severance (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

(in tens of millions)

2022

2021(1)

Progress %

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$340

 

$401

 

(15.1

%)

Severance

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Increased Severance

$393

 

$401

 

(2.0

%)

 

 

 

 

(1)

2021 outcomes for entities reporting in currencies apart from United States {dollars} are transformed into United States {dollars} utilizing the common trade charges from the present interval reasonably than the precise trade charges in impact throughout the respective durations.