ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) reported revenue totaling $3.91 billion for the quarter ending June 30, 2023, compared to $4.21 billion for the corresponding period in 2022.
Net income attributable to DISH Network totaled $200 million for the second quarter 2023, compared to $523 million for the year-ago quarter.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.31 for the second quarter, compared to $0.82 per share during the same period in 2022.
Pay-TV
Net pay-TV subscribers decreased approximately 294,000 in the second quarter, compared to a decrease of approximately 257,000 in the year-ago quarter.
The company closed the quarter with 8.90 million pay-TV subscribers, including 6.90 million DISH TV subscribers and 2.00 million SLING TV subscribers.
Wireless
Retail wireless net subscribers decreased by approximately 188,000 in the second quarter, compared to a net decrease of 210,000 in the year-ago quarter.
The company closed the quarter with 7.73 million retail wireless subscribers.
Additional Details
Detailed financial data and other information are available in DISH Network's Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2023, filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation is a connectivity company. Since 1980, it has served as a disruptive force, driving innovation and value on behalf of consumers. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. In 2020, the company became a nationwide U.S. wireless carrier through the acquisition of Boost Mobile. DISH continues to innovate in wireless, building the nation's first virtualized, O-RAN 5G broadband network. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is a Fortune 200 company.
Quarterly Metrics | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Pay-TV subscribers, as of period end (in millions) | 8.904 | 9.198 | 9.750 | 10.018 | 9.988 | 10.245 | 10.707 | 10.980 |
DISH TV subscribers, as of period end (in millions) | 6.901 | 7.098 | 7.416 | 7.607 | 7.791 | 7.993 | 8.221 | 8.424 |
Sling TV subscribers, as of period end (in millions) | 2.003 | 2.100 | 2.334 | 2.411 | 2.197 | 2.252 | 2.486 | 2.556 |
Pay-TV subscriber additions (losses), net (in millions) | (0.294) | (0.552) | (0.268) | 0.030 | (0.257) | (0.462) | (0.273) | (0.013) |
DISH TV subscriber additions (losses), net (in millions) | (0.197) | (0.318) | (0.191) | (0.184) | (0.202) | (0.228) | (0.203) | (0.130) |
Sling TV subscriber additions (losses), net (in millions) | (0.097) | (0.234) | (0.077) | 0.214 | (0.055) | (0.234) | (0.070) | 0.117 |
Pay-TV ARPU | $ 104.07 | $ 102.71 | $ 102.08 | $ 102.07 | $ 101.30 | $ 99.44 | $ 97.53 | $ 96.31 |
DISH TV subscriber additions, gross (in millions) | 0.120 | 0.113 | 0.149 | 0.170 | 0.156 | 0.159 | 0.200 | 0.224 |
DISH TV churn rate | 1.51 % | 1.98 % | 1.51 % | 1.53 % | 1.51 % | 1.59 % | 1.61 % | 1.39 % |
DISH TV SAC | $ 1,169 | $ 1,055 | $ 1,081 | $ 1,029 | $ 980 | $ 1,088 | $ 789 | $ 824 |
Wireless subscribers, as of period end (in millions)* | 7.725 | 7.913 | 7.983 | 8.007 | 7.867 | 8.203 | 8.546 | 8.774 |
Wireless subscriber additions, gross (in millions) | 0.711 | 0.785 | 0.938 | 0.891 | 0.793 | 0.796 | 0.826 | 0.888 |
Wireless subscriber additions (losses), net (in millions) | (0.188) | (0.081) | (0.024) | 0.001 | (0.210) | (0.343) | (0.245) | (0.121) |
Wireless ARPU | $ 36.37 | $ 36.43 | $ 37.61 | $ 37.64 | $ 37.90 | $ 37.72 | $ 38.76 | $ 39.25 |
Wireless churn rate | 4.54 % | 4.24 % | 4.57 % | 4.28 % | 4.39 % | 4.64 % | 4.95 % | 4.67 % |
* During the third quarter of 2022, T-Mobile transferred approximately 139,000 wireless subscribers to DISH representing all Boost-branded customers of former Sprint affiliates Shentel and Swiftel, as well as Boost-branded customers who were previously part of the California Public Utilities Commission CARE program. The 139,000 subscribers are included in DISH's ending Wireless subscriber count and excluded from DISH's gross new Wireless subscriber activations. In addition, during the second quarter of 2022, DISH removed approximately 126,000 subscribers from its ending Wireless subscriber count representing wireless subscribers who did not migrate off T-Mobile's CDMA Network prior to the shutdown. The effect of the removal of the 126,000 subscribers was excluded from the calculation of DISH's net Wireless subscriber additions/losses and Wireless churn rate. | ||||||||
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