Blackwells Capital Activist Presentation Deck
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POTENTIAL STRATEGIC ACQUIRERS
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY / SIRIUSXM/LIBERTY COMPLEX
Given the large streaming bases of Warner Brothers Discovery and SiriusXM and the extensive value creation
record of John Malone and Greg Maffei, the Liberty complex could offer several strategic combination options
Immediate ability to bundle with 74 million HBO Max subscribers and/or 35 million
SiriusXM subscribers and 22 million Discovery+ subscribers to drive adoption
Compelling value proposition for existing and new subscribers
Seamless Content Integration: A Peloton acquisition would significantly widen content
available for distribution to HBO Max, Discovery+ and SiriusXM and subscribers, which
could attract new connected fitness subs
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Increases Engagement: Streaming fitness classes through the HBO Max and Discovery+
platform should widen moat around business and generate incrementally valuable
customer data
Further Integration with Warner Bros. Discovery Content: Unique opportunity to offer
interactive Bike, Tread (and potentially row) class workouts with beloved
properties/characters like DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter
Strategically Defensive Asset: Prevents other big tech / streaming competitors from
gaining trophy subscription fitness asset
Liberty Leadership is Likely Familiar with Peloton: Peloton Board Member Jay Hoag
(TCV Founding General Partner) and the Chairman of SiriusXM, Gregory Maffei (Liberty
Media CEO), have served on the Board of Directors of Zillow for many years
BW BLACKWELLS CAPITAL
Warner Bros. Discovery¹
Market Cap ($M)
Enterprise Value ($M)
Pro forma LTM Revenue ($M)
Pro forma Cash and Short-Term Investments ($M)
Pro forma Net Debt/LTM EBITDA
(1) Source: CapIQ Pro, Company filings, publicly available data and Evercore Equity Research. All data as of April 8, 2022 unless specified otherwise.
SiriusXM¹
Market Cap ($M)
Enterprise Value ($M)
LTM Revenue ($M)
Cash and Short-Term Investments ($M)
Net Debt/LTM EBITDA
LIBERTY
$58,608
$112,474
$45,543
$3,905
4.96x
$26,501
$35,553
$8,696
$191
3.52x
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