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1andrew1 03-08-2016 19:57

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Banana (Post 35852136)
Seems cheap to me if it's the whole thing, according to Forbes it made 4.4 billion dollars profit in 2015.

That's a bit of a misleading headline because it's over a number of years, not hust one year. In 2013, they were £308m. ($550m) Even if they doubled, that would still only be £600m. The company would be worth a multiple of profits, say 10 x profits. If profits were $1bn, the company could be worth $10bn subject to lots of other factors and caveats!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...fits-flag.html

Kushan 03-08-2016 23:40

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Even at £308m, £8billion is a pretty good deal. You'd pay £150k for a house that's going to bring in what, £6-8k a year?

Ignitionnet 03-08-2016 23:56

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kushan (Post 35852393)
Even at £308m, £8billion is a pretty good deal. You'd pay £150k for a house that's going to bring in what, £6-8k a year?

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/...ningsratio.asp

Quote:

Things to Remember

Generally a high P/E ratio means that investors are anticipating higher growth in the future.

The average market P/E ratio is 20-25 times earnings.

The P/E ratio can use estimated earnings to get the forward looking P/E ratio.

Companies that are losing money do not have a P/E ratio.

Kushan 04-08-2016 10:55

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
So if my rough calculations are correct, F1 has a P/E of about 26.5?

Seems like a good deal then.

Ignitionnet 04-08-2016 13:23

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
It's a higher ratio than your house example and above average according to the link.

Kushan 04-08-2016 13:58

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Yeah that's exactly what I am saying, at 2013 figures 8Bn is a great deal. If 2015 figures are higher, it's a steal.

Ignitionnet 04-08-2016 14:27

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kushan (Post 35852453)
Yeah that's exactly what I am saying, at 2013 figures 8Bn is a great deal. If 2015 figures are higher, it's a steal.

Lower ratios are preferable as far as how good a deal a purchase price is. Your housing example gave a 'P/E ratio' of 25:1 to less than 19:1, while the numbers for F1 are a ratio >25:1.

Media Boy UK 02-09-2016 00:10

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35852099)
Web News: F1 up for sale?

Sky, Discovery/Liberty Global are participating in auction to buy Formula One.

Rumours on the web says the winner may be confirmed in the coming weeks.

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/29...l-formula-one/

I have just found this update from last week.

http://www.newstalk.com/TV3-owners-c...1-takeover-bid

http://news.sky.com/story/liberty-me...acing-10551347

Gavin-D 04-09-2016 16:22

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Chase Carey will be named as F1's chairman this week ahead of a £6.1bn sale of the sport to Liberty Media Corp, Sky News learns.
http://news.sky.com/story/carey-to-t...-line-10565003

Media Boy UK 13-09-2016 16:53

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Barron’s: Vodafone boost from Liberty Global tie-up

Vodafone Group could benefit from a merger with Liberty Global, according to a report in Barron’s, which added the British telecommunications company’s shares could also be poised for a 33% rise.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/busines...up-420755.html

Pierre 13-09-2016 19:21

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35859017)
Barron’s: Vodafone boost from Liberty Global tie-up

Vodafone Group could benefit from a merger with Liberty Global, according to a report in Barron’s, which added the British telecommunications company’s shares could also be poised for a 33% rise.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/busines...up-420755.html

It comes out every month.

There's no indication it will happen.

Kushan 13-09-2016 19:45

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
I feel like Virgin and Vodafone are the company equivelant to Ross and Rachel.

Media Boy UK 14-09-2016 23:12

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
Liberty Global Invest in Kickboxing’s Glory Sports.

Yao Capital, the investment arm of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, and cable TV giant Liberty Global have led a round of investment into Glory Sports International, organizer of kickboxing events.

http://variety.com/2016/biz/asia/yao...ng-1201859791/

BenMcr 15-09-2016 00:33

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...n-horizon-box/

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Liberty Global is evaluating a new generation of its multimedia home gateway Horizon which will be Ultra HD/4K capable.

The box will be based on the new Virgin V6 box, with Tivo software, to be introduced by its UK subsidiary Virgin Media, Mark Giesbers, vice president video products at Liberty Global, told Broadband TV News at IBC 2016.

1andrew1 18-09-2016 21:38

Re: John Malone/Liberty/VM General News Thread
 
BT & Virgin Media join forces to battle Openreach split.
"The pair will this week launch their first-ever joint advertising campaign to defend Britain's record on internet infrastructure in the face of sustained attacks from Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone."
"The cable operator fears its advantage and the return on its investment in expansion could be halted if Openreach is separated.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...enreach-split/


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