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Basis of Presentation | 6 Months Ended
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Basis of Presentation | (1) Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QVC Group, Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries (collectively, "QVC Group," the "Company," “Consolidated QVC Group,” “us,” “we,” or “our” unless the context otherwise requires). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. QVC Group is made up of wholly-owned subsidiaries QVC, Inc. (“QVC”), which includes HSN, Inc. (“HSN”), Cornerstone Brands, Inc. (“CBI”), and other cost method investments. QVC Group is primarily engaged in the video and online commerce industries in North America, Europe and Asia. The businesses of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, QVC and CBI, are seasonal due to a higher volume of sales in the fourth calendar quarter related to year-end holiday shopping. The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included. Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with current period presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in QVC Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 10-K”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. QVC Group considers (i) fair value measurements, (ii) accounting for income taxes, and (iii) estimates of retail-related adjustments and allowances to be its most significant estimates. QVC Group has entered into certain agreements with Liberty Media Corporation ("LMC"), a separate publicly traded company. These agreements include a reorganization agreement, services agreement and facilities sharing agreement. As a result of certain corporate transactions, LMC and QVC Group may have obligations to each other for certain tax related matters. Neither QVC Group nor LMC has any stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other. In connection with a split-off transaction that occurred in the first quarter of 2018 (the “GCI Liberty Split-Off”), QVC Group and an entity formerly known as GCI Liberty, Inc. (“prior GCI Liberty”) entered into a tax sharing agreement. Pursuant to the tax sharing agreement, prior GCI Liberty agreed to indemnify QVC Group for taxes and tax-related losses resulting from the GCI Liberty Split-Off to the extent such taxes or tax-related losses (i) result primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, the breach of certain restrictive covenants made by prior GCI Liberty (applicable to actions or failures to act by prior GCI Liberty and its subsidiaries following the completion of the GCI Liberty Split-Off), or (ii) result from Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code applying to the GCI Liberty Split-Off as a result of the GCI Liberty Split-Off being part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of prior GCI Liberty (or any successor corporation). Following a merger between Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) and prior GCI Liberty, Liberty Broadband has assumed the tax sharing agreement. ​ The reorganization agreement with LMC provides for, among other things, provisions governing the relationship between QVC Group and LMC, including certain cross-indemnities. Pursuant to the services agreement, LMC provides QVC Group with certain general and administrative services including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity and investor relations support. QVC Group reimburses LMC for direct, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by LMC in providing these services and for QVC Group's allocable portion of costs associated with any shared services or personnel based on an estimated percentage of time spent providing services to QVC Group. Under the facilities sharing agreement, LMC shares office space and related amenities at its corporate headquarters with QVC Group. Under these various agreements, approximately $1 million and $3 million was reimbursable to LMC for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $3 million and $6 million was reimbursable to to LMC for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. QVC Group had a tax sharing payable to Liberty Broadband in the amount of approximately $15 million and $20 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. ​ Transition of Officers and Services ​ As part of its ongoing strategy to expand into a live social shopping company, QVC Group is undertaking various organizational and strategic changes. In connection therewith, QVC Group and LMC have begun transitioning various general and administrative services currently provided by LMC to QVC Group under the services agreement to the management of QVC, including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity and investor relations support. As part of that transition, all then current officers of QVC Group (with limited exceptions) stepped down from their officer positions, effective March 31, 2025, and these positions were assumed by members of the QVC management team, effective as of April 1, 2025. LMC intends to continue to support QVC Group as needed throughout the transition period. ​ Reverse Stock Split ​ On May 22, 2025, the Company filed an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“QVCGA”), and Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“QVCGB” and, together with QVCGA, the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-50 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). There was no change to the number of QVCGA and QVCGB shares currently authorized. The Charter Amendment was authorized by the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2025. Pursuant to the Charter Amendment on May 22, 2025, every 50 shares of QVCGA and QVCGB were automatically converted into one share of QVCGA and QVCGB, respectively, without any change in par value per share. The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Incentive Plan”), the number of shares subject to the then-outstanding awards under the 2020 Incentive Plan and the purchase or exercise price or payout value based on a number of shares of the then-outstanding awards under the 2020 Incentive Plan were proportionately adjusted. The Company did not issue fractional shares of Common Stock in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, stockholders who were otherwise entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split received a cash payment (without interest) in lieu of such fractional shares. The Company’s Common Stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis at the opening of trading on May 23, 2025. On May 27, 2025, the Company elected to have QVCGB suspended from trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market and QVCGB began quotation on the OTCQB Venture Market on May 28, 2025. ​ Unless noted, all shares of Common Stock, including Common Stock underlying stock options and restricted stock units, as well as all conversion ratios, exercise prices, conversion prices and per share information in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-50 Reverse Stock Split, as if the split occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. ​ Restricted Cash ​ Restricted cash as of June 30, 2025 primarily includes a cash deposit with a third party trustee that provides financial assurance that the Company will fulfill its obligations in relation to claims under its workers' compensation policy and a cash deposit to cover potential disputes or other financial obligations with a counterparty. ​

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