Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) Completes GCI Spin-Off And Accelerates Charter Combination Timeline

Liberty Broadband moved from a holding structure to an operating-focused company after the GCI distribution, leaving Charter’s pending combination and balance-sheet metrics as the primary valuation drivers. Near-term technical signals show a short-lived reversal amid overvaluation by WMDST.

Recent News

On June 20, 2025 Liberty Broadband announced a record date of June 30, 2025 and a distribution date of July 14, 2025 for the spin-off of GCI Liberty. On July 10–11, 2025 Nasdaq confirmed when‑issued trading for GCI Liberty’s Series A and C shares from July 11 through July 14. On July 14, 2025 Liberty Broadband completed the distribution, creating GCI Liberty as an independent, publicly traded company; Liberty and GCI Liberty filed related Form 8‑K disclosures and pro forma financials. GCI Liberty reported second‑quarter 2025 results on August 7, 2025 showing 6% revenue growth to $261 million and improved Adjusted OIBDA.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strength-biased setup: ADX at 39.15 signals a strong trend strength without direction on its own, while DI+ labeling as a dip & reversal signals a bullish reacceleration and DI- labeling as a peak & reversal signals decreasing negative pressure. Together these DI moves point to improving bullish directional momentum despite DI- still higher than DI+.

MACD sits at -1.78 with the MACD line above the signal (-2.44), and the MACD trend registers as increasing; the cross above the signal line signals a bullish momentum shift even while both values remain negative.

MRO reads 10.45 with a dip & reversal; because MRO sits positive, the price currently sits above its target and shows potential for mean reversion back toward valuation levels.

RSI at 37.52 with a peak & reversal indicates recent downside pressure from a prior high, reinforcing the short-term pullback component while still leaving room before oversold extremes.

Price action: the close at $60.06 sits below the 200‑day average ($75.96) and near the 20‑day average ($60.12); the 12‑day EMA shows a peak & reversal while the price trend reads as dip & reversal below the -2x Bollinger band, signaling a short-lived bounce after a deep intraday dip. Ichimoku markers place the Chikou span below the cloud, aligning with residual bearish longer-term structure. Taken together, technicals point to a short-term bounce inside a larger distribution profile, with mean-reversion risk given valuation and MRO signals.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue contracted year-over-year by -5.61% and quarter-over-quarter by -2.65%, reflecting modest top-line pressure following structural separation of GCI. Total revenue registers at $261,000,000. Operating margin equals 15.71% while EBIT stands at $454,000,000 and the reported EBIT margin reads 1.73946%; EBIT margin shows a QoQ change of 0.52202 and a YoY change of 0.40297. Operating income on the period registered $41,000,000 and net income reached $383,000,000.

Cash flow and liquidity: operating cash flow totaled $91,000,000 with free cash flow of $37,000,000 and free cash flow yield near 0.36%; cash and short‑term investments at $180,000,000 offset net debt of $2,889,000,000. The cash conversion ratio sits at -1.0875 and the cash flow to earnings multiple equals 1.24282. Current ratio reads 0.60265, below the industry peer mean of 0.77094, while the interest coverage ratio stands at 11.35x versus the peer mean of 1.92532, indicating ample coverage of interest expense despite constrained current liquidity. Debt-to-EBITDA equals 6.20x with total debt of $3,139,000,000.

Market multiples and balance-sheet ratios: price-to-book at 0.99124 sits roughly in line with the industry peer median of 0.9965. Price-to-sales at 39.48 far exceeds the industry peer median of 2.99 and places the company well above the peer range on a sales multiple basis. Forward P/E near 60.55 sits above the peer median of 40.85, while enterprise multiple at 26.21 lies close to the peer median of 26.32. Asset turnover remains minimal at 0.01554, in line with the low end of the peer range, and asset growth is slightly negative at -2.37%.

Profitability and returns: return on equity registers 3.68% and return on assets 2.28%, both positive and showing QoQ and YoY gains; return on invested capital records 3.12% with a volatile QoQ profile. Capital expenditures totaled -$54,000,000 and capex-to-revenue reads -20.69% (reflecting timing and the post‑spin structure). WMDST values the stock as over-valued, driven by stretched sales multiples and a market capitalization that implies premium for remaining Charter exposure relative to underlying operating cash flows.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-05
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 565.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 91.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -54.00 M
 Change In Working Capital 40.0 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -369.00 M
 End Period Cash Flow 196.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 261.0 M
 Forward Revenue 36.2 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation 52.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 52.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 220.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA 506.0 M
 EBIT 454.0 M
 Operating Income 41.0 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 40.0 M
 Net Interest Income -40.00 M
 Income Before Tax 414.0 M
 Tax Provision 31.0 M
 Tax Rate 7.0 %
 Net Income 383.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 383.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS 1.48
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 16.6 B
 Intangible Assets 1.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets 8.7 B
 Total Current Assets 364.0 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 180.0 M
 Cash 180.0 M
 Net Receivables 133.0 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 227.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt 396.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 604.0 M
 Net Debt 2.9 B
 Total Debt 3.1 B
 Total Liabilities 6.2 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 10.4 B
 Retained Earnings 7.4 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 72.53
 Shares Outstanding 143.489 M
 Revenue Per-Share 1.82
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 10.3 B
 Enterprise Value 13.3 B
 Enterprise Multiple 26.213
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -39.018 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 16.187 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 26.525
median: 26.321
LBRDA: 26.213
mean: 7.467
low: -48.67
 EV/R 50.82
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.596
 Asset To Liability 2.685
 Debt To Capital 0.232
 Debt To Assets 0.189
Debt To Assets QoQ -17.222 %
Debt To Assets YoY 99468.421 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.715
mean: 0.325
LBRDA: 0.189
low: 0.189
median: 0.189
 Debt To Equity 0.302
Debt To Equity QoQ -21.856 %
Debt To Equity YoY 94256.25 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 13.563
mean: 2.67
LBRDA: 0.302
low: 0.302
median: 0.302
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.991
Price To Book QoQ -14.749 %
Price To Book YoY 13.992 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 2.314
mean: 1.073
median: 0.997
LBRDA: 0.991
low: 0.292
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 39.482
Price To Sales QoQ -10.143 %
Price To Sales YoY 19.55 %
Price To Sales IPRWA LBRDA: 39.482
high: 2.99
median: 2.99
mean: 2.283
low: 1.271
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 60.553
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 285.143
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -26.25
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.016
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.583 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 0.129 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.096
mean: 0.036
LBRDA: 0.016
low: 0.016
median: 0.016
 Receivables Turnover 1.7
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 17.937 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 25.105 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.924
mean: 1.883
LBRDA: 1.7
median: 1.7
low: 1.577
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 53.666
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -1.087
 CapEx To Revenue -0.207
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.038
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 13.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 13.5 B
 Invested Capital 13.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets 8.7 B
 Net Working Capital -240.00 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.298
 Current Ratio 0.603
Current Ratio QoQ -56.673 %
Current Ratio YoY -64.114 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 1.076
mean: 0.771
LBRDA: 0.603
low: 0.603
median: 0.603
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 6.204
 Cost Of Debt 1.054 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 11.35
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 49.342 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 93.508 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA LBRDA: 11.35
high: 11.35
median: 11.35
mean: 1.925
low: -20.412
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.788
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -2.365 %
 Revenue Growth -1.88 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -264.768 %
Revenue Growth YoY -560.784 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 8.359 %
mean: 0.672 %
LBRDA: -1.88 %
median: -1.88 %
low: -3.867 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin 173.946 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 52.202 %
EBIT Margin YoY 40.297 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA LBRDA: 173.946 %
high: 173.946 %
median: 173.946 %
mean: 52.464 %
low: -208.289 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 15.709 %
Return On Sales QoQ -86.255 %
Return On Sales YoY -87.33 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 16.914 %
LBRDA: 15.709 %
median: 15.709 %
mean: 12.765 %
low: 1.664 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 37.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.359 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 223.423 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -183.295 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA LBRDA: 0.359 %
high: 0.357 %
median: 0.357 %
mean: -0.815 %
low: -4.483 %
 Free Cash Growth 184.615 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -253.036 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -36.095 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA LBRDA: 184.615 %
high: 184.615 %
median: 184.615 %
mean: 103.684 %
low: -102.635 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.097
 Cash Flow Margin 182.375 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.243
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.281 %
Return On Assets QoQ 43.369 %
Return On Assets YoY 85.447 %
Return On Assets IPRWA LBRDA: 2.281 %
high: 2.281 %
median: 2.281 %
mean: -1.52 %
low: -10.512 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.839 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.037
Return On Equity QoQ 38.185 %
Return On Equity YoY 76.521 %
Return On Equity IPRWA LBRDA: 0.037
high: 0.037
median: 0.037
mean: -0.139
low: -0.696
 DuPont ROE 3.746 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.119 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 137.006 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -100.93 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA LBRDA: 3.119 %
high: 3.119 %
median: 3.119 %
mean: -0.578 %
low: -8.699 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect technical-driven, range-bound price action with episodic bounces. Momentum indicators show a nascent bullish impulse (MACD cross above signal and DI+/DI- reversal labels), yet MRO’s positive reading and the WMDST over‑valued designation point to persistent mean‑reversion pressure. RSI’s peak & reversal cautions against extended rallies. Liquidity metrics and debt leverage remain relevant risk anchors; until multiples compress or cash flow converts more visibly into yield improvement, price should trade with a bias toward volatility rather than trend extension.

About Liberty Broadband Corporation

Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) develops and manages a diverse range of communications services through its two primary segments: GCI Holdings and Charter. GCI Holdings delivers a comprehensive suite of data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential, commercial, governmental, educational, and medical sectors across Alaska under the GCI brand. This segment ensures connectivity through internet access, data networking, and fiber connectivity to essential infrastructure such as cellular towers and office buildings. The Charter segment provides subscription-based internet, video, mobile, and voice services across various markets. It offers state-of-the-art residential and business services, including Spectrum Internet, TV, mobile, and voice solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Spectrum Business enhances business operations with a suite of broadband products, while Spectrum Enterprise delivers customized fiber-based solutions. Additionally, Spectrum Reach supports the modern media landscape with advertising and production services, and the company offers a comprehensive security suite to protect against online threats. Incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Liberty Broadband Corporation strategically positions itself in the communications industry, leveraging its extensive portfolio to serve diverse customer needs.



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