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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments

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Information About Qurate Retail's Operating Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
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.

Qurate Retail evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as revenue, Adjusted OIBDA, gross margin, average sales price per unit and revenue or sales per customer equivalent. 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, 2020, 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 United States, 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.
Zulily – Zulily markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the United States and several foreign countries through flash sales events, primarily through its app, mobile and desktop experiences.

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 2019 10-K.

Performance Measures

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

Three months ended

September 30, 2020

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

819

286

115

248

1,468

Apparel

312

115

147

37

611

Beauty

297

168

17

482

Accessories

219

67

94

380

Electronics

197

25

3

225

Jewelry

93

59

12

164

Other revenue

43

3

7

53

Total Revenue

$

1,980

723

395

285

3,383

Nine months ended

September 30, 2020

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

2,303

829

326

631

4,089

Apparel

913

316

411

108

1,748

Beauty

910

499

50

1,459

Accessories

676

188

281

1,145

Electronics

588

78

10

676

Jewelry

273

155

34

462

Other revenue

119

6

21

146

Total Revenue

$

5,782

2,071

1,133

739

9,725

Three months ended

September 30, 2019

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

670

236

95

187

1,188

Apparel

334

107

141

39

621

Beauty

303

161

12

476

Accessories

199

63

90

352

Electronics

209

21

3

233

Jewelry

98

59

12

169

Other revenue

41

3

6

50

Total Revenue

$

1,854

650

359

226

3,089

Nine months ended

September 30, 2019

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

2,009

714

298

530

3,551

Apparel

1,005

327

422

117

1,871

Beauty

915

462

37

1,414

Accessories

667

190

295

1,152

Electronics

564

68

10

642

Jewelry

303

161

37

501

Other revenue

122

12

20

154

Total Revenue

$

5,585

1,934

1,119

647

9,285

For segment reporting purposes, Qurate Retail defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of sales, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation and transaction related costs. 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, certain acquisition accounting adjustments, separately reported litigation settlements, transaction related costs (including restructuring, integration, and advisory fees), and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, 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,

2020

2019

2020

2019

amounts in millions

QxH

$

380

 

346

1,061

 

1,093

QVC International

132

106

348

313

Zulily

 

27

 

8

74

 

32

Corporate and other

 

27

 

(4)

32

 

(9)

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

566

 

456

1,515

 

1,429

Other Information

September 30, 2020

 

Total assets

Investments in affiliates

Capital expenditures

 

amounts in millions

 

QxH

$

11,928

 

38

121

QVC International

2,294

19

Zulily

1,085

17

Corporate and other

 

1,485

 

14

8

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

16,792

 

52

165

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,

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

 

amounts in millions

 

Adjusted OIBDA

$

566

 

456

 

1,515

 

1,429

Stock-based compensation

 

(19)

 

(17)

 

(46)

 

(54)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(141)

 

(146)

 

(427)

 

(457)

Impairment of intangible assets

(1,020)

(1,020)

Transaction related costs

(1)

Operating income (loss)

$

406

(727)

1,042

(103)

Interest expense

 

(98)

 

(93)

 

(290)

 

(282)

Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net

 

(32)

 

(36)

 

(96)

 

(104)

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

 

(12)

 

(45)

 

(127)

 

(239)

Gains (losses) on transactions, net

223

224

(1)

Other, net

 

(65)

 

(4)

 

(65)

 

(18)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

422

 

(905)

 

688

 

(747)