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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, 2022
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, 2022, 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 and other curated 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 2021 10-K.

Performance Measures

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

Three months ended

September 30, 2022

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

621

208

53

283

1,165

Apparel

330

100

79

44

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

200

327

2,744

Nine months ended

September 30, 2022

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

1,950

729

167

825

3,671

Apparel

982

334

265

140

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

652

965

8,580

Three months ended

September 30, 2021

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

679

272

93

258

1,302

Apparel

336

119

132

46

633

Beauty

279

164

15

458

Accessories

210

62

66

338

Electronics

171

24

3

198

Jewelry

95

55

11

161

Other revenue

43

3

8

54

Total Revenue

$

1,813

699

328

304

3,144

Nine months ended

September 30, 2021

QxH

QVC Int'l

Zulily

Corp and other

Total

in millions

Home

$

2,229

905

336

748

4,218

Apparel

985

372

429

133

1,919

Beauty

859

521

50

1,430

Accessories

720

199

218

1,137

Electronics

539

89

10

638

Jewelry

269

169

37

475

Other revenue

137

9

22

168

Total Revenue

$

5,738

2,264

1,102

881

9,985

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, acquisition-related costs, fire related costs, net (including Rocky Mount inventory losses) and gains (losses) on sales of fixed assets, net, 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,

2022

2021

2022

2021

amounts in millions

QxH

$

143

 

325

600

 

1,065

QVC International

62

115

261

402

Zulily

 

(25)

 

(17)

(61)

 

(2)

Corporate and other

 

5

 

9

67

 

65

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

185

 

432

867

 

1,530

Other Information

September 30, 2022

 

Total assets

Capital expenditures

 

amounts in millions

 

QxH

$

8,929

 

116

QVC International

1,767

19

Zulily

228

10

Corporate and other

 

872

 

26

Consolidated Qurate Retail

$

11,796

 

171

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,

 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

 

amounts in millions

 

Adjusted OIBDA

$

185

 

432

 

867

 

1,530

Stock-based compensation

 

(15)

 

(19)

 

(46)

 

(54)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(107)

 

(139)

 

(371)

 

(396)

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

134

28

Impairment of intangible assets

(3,081)

(3,081)

Gains (losses) on sales of fixed assets, net

277

520

Operating income (loss)

$

(2,607)

274

(2,083)

1,080

Interest expense

 

(107)

 

(121)

 

(343)

 

(356)

Share of earnings (loss) of affiliates, net

 

 

(24)

 

(1)

 

(78)

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

 

(8)

 

41

 

29

 

101

Tax sharing income (expense) with Liberty Broadband

36

(3)

78

(16)

Other, net

 

37

 

3

 

83

 

6

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

(2,649)

 

170

 

(2,237)

 

737