Pandora Vs Sirius XM: Who’s More Leveraged?
- The comparison reveals that Sirius XM is much more leveraged than Pandora
- Sirius XM has been more aggressive in financing its growth through debt and a major portion of its assets appear to have been generated through debt. It has also borrowed heavily to repurchase shares
- On the other hand, Pandora has financed most of its growth through equity which makes its earnings less susceptible to volatility on account of interest expense
- However, it has been unable to generate positive earnings because its expenses have been higher than revenues
Have more questions about Pandora? See the links below:
- By How Much Have Pandora’s Revenue & EBITDA Increased In The Last Five Years?
- How Has Pandora’s Revenue Composition Changed In The Last Five Years?
- What’s Pandora’s Fundamental Value Based On Expected 2016 Results?
![By How Much Have Pandora’s Revenue & EBITDA Increased In The Last Five Years?](Pandora's%20revenue has increased 5 times due to an increase in user base and average revenue per user. Its EBITDA, however, has fallen over 5000% driven by a faster-than-revenue growth in sales & marketing, content acquisition and product development expenses. <a href="http://wp-uploads-trefis.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pandora-revenue-growth-five-year.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-347675" src="http://wp-uploads-trefis.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pandora-revenue-growth-five-year.jpg" alt="Pandora revenue growth five year" width="562" height="402" /></a> Have more questions about Pandora? See the links below: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.trefis.com/articles/347663/whats-pandoras…evenue-sources/2016-04-04">What’s Pandora’s Revenue & Earnings Breakdown In Terms of Different Revenue Sources?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.trefis.com/articles/347670/how-has-pandor…ast-five-years/2016-04-04">How Has Pandora’s Revenue Composition Changed In The Last Five Years?</a></li> <li>What’s Pandora’s Fundamental Value Based On Expected 2015 Results?</li> </ul> Notes: <div>1) The purpose of these analyses is to help readers focus on a few important things. We hope such lean communication sparks thinking, and encourages readers to comment and ask questions on the comment section, or email content@trefis.com</div> <div>2) Figures mentioned are approximate values to help our readers remember the key concepts more intuitively. For precise figures, please refer to <strong><a href="http://www.trefis.com/company?hm=P.trefis">our complete analysis for Pandora</a></strong></div> <div></div> <div>Interactive Institutional Research (Powered by Trefis):</div> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.trefis.com/subscribe/email?sitelicense=institutional&from=analysis" target="_blank"><strong>Global Large Cap</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.trefis.com/subscribe/email?sitelicense=institutional&provider=sidoti&from=analysis" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Mid & Small Cap</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.trefis.com/subscribe/email?sitelicense=institutional&provider=berenberg&from=analysis" target="_blank"><strong>European Large & Mid Cap</strong></a> |<a href="http://www.trefis.com/" target="_blank"><strong>More Trefis Research</strong></a></p>){kind=link}
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2) Figures mentioned are approximate values to help our readers remember the key concepts more intuitively. For precise figures, please refer to our complete analysis for Pandora
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