DISH Network Reports Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results
November 09 2016 - 6:06AM
Business Wire
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) today reported revenue
totaling $3.75 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2016,
compared to $3.73 billion for the corresponding period in 2015.
Subscriber-related revenue increased to $3.73 billion from $3.70
billion in the year-ago period.
Net income attributable to DISH Network totaled $307 million for
the third quarter 2016, compared with $196 million from the
year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.64 for the
third quarter, compared with $0.42 during the same period in
2015.
DISH includes all of its Sling TV subscribers in the company’s
total Pay-TV metrics, including in the Pay-TV subscriber, Pay-TV
ARPU and Pay-TV churn rate numbers set forth below. Sling TV
subscribers are reported net of disconnects in our gross new Pay-TV
subscriber activations.
In the third quarter, DISH activated approximately 736,000 gross
new Pay-TV subscribers compared to approximately 751,000 gross new
Pay-TV subscribers in the prior year’s third quarter. Net Pay-TV
subscribers declined approximately 116,000 in the third quarter,
compared to a loss of approximately 23,000 in the third quarter
2015.
The company closed the third quarter with 13.643 million Pay-TV
subscribers, compared to 13.909 million Pay-TV subscribers at the
end of third quarter 2015. Our ending Pay-TV subscriber count
increased by approximately 166,000 subscribers as of September 30,
2016 as a result of a change in our calculation for our commercial
accounts. This had no impact on our gross new Pay-TV subscriber
activations, net Pay-TV subscriber losses or Pay-TV churn rate for
all periods presented.
Pay-TV ARPU for the third quarter totaled $89.44, compared to
third quarter 2015 Pay-TV ARPU of $86.33. Pay-TV subscriber churn
rate was 2.11 percent versus 1.86 percent for third quarter
2015.
DISH lost approximately 20,000 net broadband subscribers in the
third quarter, bringing its broadband subscriber base to
approximately 593,000.
Year-to-Date Review
For the first nine months of 2016, DISH Network's revenue was
$11.37 billion, compared to $11.29 billion in revenue from the same
period last year. Year to date, net income attributable to DISH
Network totaled $1.11 billion, compared to $872 million from the
same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $2.35 for
the first nine months of 2016, compared with $1.88 during the same
period in 2015.
Detailed financial data and other information are available in
DISH Network's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016,
filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DISH Network will host its third quarter 2016 financial results
conference call today at noon Eastern time. The dial-in numbers are
(800) 618-8682 (U.S.) and (312) 281-1202. A webcast replay will be
available on DISH’s Investor Relations website
[http://dish.client.shareholder.com] today from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
ET.
About DISH
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), through its subsidiaries,
provides approximately 13.643 million pay-TV subscribers, as of
September 30, 2016, with the highest-quality programming and
technology with the most choices at the best value. DISH offers a
high definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels,
the most international channels and award-winning HD and DVR
technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company.
Visit www.dish.com.
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