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    Pandora is a music streaming and automated music recommendation service. It plays musical selections of a certain genre based on the user's artist selection and the user then provides positive or negative feedback for songs chosen by the service, which is taken into account in the subsequent selection of other songs to play. Pandora can be accessed either through a web browser or by downloading and installing application software on the user's device such as personal computer or mobile phone.

    Revenue(FY, 2017)
    $1.5 B
    Market capitalization(2019-01-17)
    $2.3 B
    Active Users(Q2, 2018)
    71.4 M

    Employee Rating

    3.4More
    TypePublic
    Parent CompanySirius XM
    HQOakland, US
    Founded2000
    Size (employees)1,938 (est)-22%
    Websitepandora.com
    Pandora was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, US
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    Key People/Management at Pandora

    Roger Lynch

    Roger Lynch

    President and CEO
    Steve Bené

    Steve Bené

    General Counsel
    Naveen Chopra

    Naveen Chopra

    CFO
    David Gerbitz

    David Gerbitz

    COO
    Aimée Lapic

    Aimée Lapic

    Chief Marketing Officer
    Chris Phillips

    Chris Phillips

    Chief Product Officer
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    Pandora Office Locations

    Pandora has offices in Oakland, Dallas, Atlanta, Birmingham and in 3 other locations
    Oakland, US (HQ)
    2100 Franklin St Suite 700
    Atlanta, US
    271 17th Street NW Suite 1520
    Birmingham, US
    100 380 N Old Woodward Ave
    Chicago, US
    130 E. Randolph St. Suite 850
    Dallas, US
    830 1717 McKinney Ave
    New York, US
    19th Floor 125 Park Ave
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    Pandora Financials and Metrics

    Pandora Revenue

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    Pandora's revenue was reported to be $1.47 b in FY, 2017 which is a 5.9% increase from the previous period.
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    Revenue (Q3, 2018)

    		417.6m

    Gross profit (Q3, 2018)

    		156.1m

    Gross profit margin (Q3, 2018), %

    		37.4%

    Net income (Q3, 2018)

    		(63.7m)

    EBIT (Q3, 2018)

    		(58.5m)

    Market capitalization (17-Jan-2019)

    		2.3b

    Closing stock price (17-Jan-2019)

    		8.6

    Cash (30-Sep-2018)

    		287.5m

    EV

    		2.3b
    Pandora's current market capitalization is $2.3 b.
    Annual
    USDFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Revenue

    		920.8m1.2b1.4b1.5b

    Revenue growth, %

    		26%19%6%

    Cost of goods sold

    		508.0k697.3k894.9m967.1m

    Gross profit

    		920.3m1.2b489.9m499.7m
    Quarterly
    USDQ1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q4, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q4, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q4, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018

    Revenue

    		230.8m285.6m311.6m336.2m297.3m343.0m351.9m392.6m316.0m376.8m378.6m395.3m319.2m384.8m417.6m

    Cost of goods sold

    		142.3m150.2m232.7m172.3m206.9m216.7m215.2m256.7m231.6m243.8m242.8m248.9m244.4m226.9m261.5m

    Gross profit

    		88.5m135.4m78.9m163.9m90.4m126.3m136.7m135.9m84.4m133.0m135.9m146.4m74.8m157.9m156.1m

    Gross profit Margin, %

    		38%47%25%49%30%37%39%35%27%35%36%37%23%41%37%
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Cash

    		245.8m176.0m334.7m199.9m499.6m

    Accounts Receivable

    		218.4m277.1m309.3m336.4m

    Prepaid Expenses

    		15.4m35.9m33.2m19.2m

    Current Assets

    		518.8m588.4m683.5k625.8m912.2m
    Quarterly
    USDQ1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018

    Cash

    		221.0m204.1m243.0m303.5m238.4m207.7m170.9m209.6m493.2m454.9m293.0m287.5m

    Accounts Receivable

    		188.5m233.7m262.9m237.8m263.7m282.8m162.9m288.3m312.3m269.6m339.6m373.4m

    Prepaid Expenses

    		19.4m16.7m17.2m48.2m43.3m34.2m29.4m18.2m20.3m20.1m21.8m25.7m

    Current Assets

    		589.5m622.8m643.7m635.2m600.1m677.3m543.9m801.9m912.2m870.0m806.6m819.0m
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Net Income

    		(30.4m)(169.7m)(343.0m)(518.4m)

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		15.4m24.5m60.8m62.9m

    Accounts Payable

    		4.8m18.1m5.3m9.1m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		21.0m(42.1m)(181.7m)(210.7m)
    Quarterly
    USDQ2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018

    Net Income

    		(40.7m)(42.7m)(48.3m)(64.3m)(150.3m)(115.1m)(191.4m)(253.0m)(132.3m)(407.4m)(473.6m)(131.7m)(223.7m)(287.4m)

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		7.1m11.2m4.3m9.4m15.2m13.3m27.6m43.5m17.7m35.1m49.1m13.8m28.1m44.2m

    Accounts Payable

    		1.1m5.8m8.1m12.0m29.6m(3.5m)(17.4m)(5.0m)13.2m15.1m(257.0k)4.7m3.6m26.2m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		(9.4m)(4.3m)27.0m17.1m28.9m(13.1m)(58.6m)(179.1m)(36.0m)(139.4m)(218.6m)17.4m(32.0m)(59.1m)
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    USDY, 2018

    EV/EBIT

    		-39.2 x

    EV/CFO

    		-38.8 x

    Debt/Equity

    		4.9 x

    Debt/Assets

    		0.2 x

    Financial Leverage

    		22.3 x
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    Pandora Operating Metrics

    Pandora's Active Users was reported to be 71.4 m in Q2, 2018.
    Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014FY, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q4, 2015FY, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q4, 2016FY, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q4, 2017FY, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018

    Active Users

    		75.30 m76.40 m76.50 m79.20 m79.40 m78.10 m81.10 m79.40 m78.10 m77.90 m81 m76.70 m76 m73.70 m74.70 m72.30 m71.40 m

    Listener Hours

    		4.80 b5.04 b4.99 b20.03 b5.30 b5.30 b5.14 b21.11 b5.52 b5.66 b5.40 b21.96 b5.21 b5.22 b5.15 b5.03 b20.61 b4.96 b5.09 b

    LPU

    		$3.12 $2.96 $3.11 $3.87 $3.62 $4.65 $4.78

    Average Revenue per Subscriber

    		$4.73 $4.76 $4.82 $5.58 $5.34 $6.30 $6.52
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    Pandora Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

    Acquired CompanyDateDeal Size
    AdsWizzMarch 22, 2018$145 m
    Rdio IncNovember 16, 2015$75 m
    TicketflyOctober 06, 2015$450 m
    Next Big SoundMay 19, 2015
    KXMZJune 11, 2013
    Pandora Media Australia Pty Limited
    Pandora Media California
    PANDORA MEDIA LIMITED

    Pandora Revenue Breakdown

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    Pandora revenue breakdown by business segment: 5.2% from Ticketing service, 21.5% from Subscription and other and 73.3% from Advertising

    Pandora revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 99.3% from United States and 0.7% from Other

    Human Capital Metrics

    Source: www.pandora.com, www.visualcapitalist.com
    Pandora's employees are reported to be approximately 49% female and 51% male.
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    Competitors

    Spotify
    Media & Entertainment - Public
    iHeartMedia
    Media & Entertainment - Public
    8tracks Radio
    Media & Entertainment - Private
    Slacker Radio
    Media & Entertainment - Subsidiary
    SoundCloud
    Media & Entertainment - Private
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    Pandora Online and Social Media Presence

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    Pandora News and Updates

    December 24, 2018

    SiriusXM Files Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Pandora Schedules Special Meeting of Stockholders to Vote on Merger

    NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that a definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with SiriusXM's pending merger with Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P). Pandora's ...
    December 06, 2018

    Monteverde & Associates PC Files Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Shareholders Of Pandora Media, Inc. In The U.S. District Court For The Northern District Of California

    NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Notice is hereby given that Monteverde & Associates PC has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 18-cv-06927-WHO, on behalf of public common shareholders of Pandora Media,...
    December 06, 2018

    Music on Demand - Global Markets to 2022: Apple, CBC/Radio-Canada, Deezer, iHeartMedia, Pandora Media, and Spotify are Dominating

    DUBLIN, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Music on Demand Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global music on demand market will register a CAGR of almost 12.37% by 2022. One trend affecting this market is the emergence of multi-room...
    November 20, 2018

    E-commerce Payment Market Competitive Scenario of Leading Key Players 2017 and 2023 | Alphabet, Facebook,Baidu, Yahoo! Inc, Microsoft,Alibaba, Tencent, Twitter, Aol(Verizon Communications), eBay, Linkedin, Amazon,IAC, Soho, Pandora

    Worldwide Market Reports has announced the addition of the “Global E-commerce Payment Market by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023”,, Report offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights in…
    November 20, 2018

    Internet Advertising Market Competitive Scenario of Leading Key Players 2017 and 2023 | Alphabet, Facebook, Baidu, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft,Alibaba, Tencent, Twitter, Aol(Verizon Communications), eBay, Linkedin, Amazon, IAC, Soho, Pandora

    Worldwide Market Reports has announced the addition of the “Global Internet Advertising Market by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023”,, Report offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights …
    November 19, 2018

    Pandora Premium arrives on Echo and other Alexa devices

    Pandora Premium is finally available on Echo devices. The streaming music company this morning announced its top-level paid subscription tier will launch across Alexa-powered devices, including the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show, as well as on all third-party Alexa devices that support Pandora…
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    Pandora Company Life and Culture

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     Pandora Frequently Asked Questions

    • When was Pandora founded?

      Pandora was founded in 2000.

    • Who are Pandora key executives?

      Pandora's key executives are Roger Lynch, Steve Bené and Naveen Chopra.

    • How many employees does Pandora have?

      Pandora has 1,938 employees.

    • What is Pandora revenue?

      Latest Pandora annual revenue is $1.5 b.

    • What is Pandora revenue per employee?

      Latest Pandora revenue per employee is $756.9 k.

    • Who are Pandora competitors?

      Competitors of Pandora include Spotify, iHeartMedia and 8tracks Radio.

    • Where is Pandora headquarters?

      Pandora headquarters is located at 2100 Franklin St Suite 700 , Oakland.

    • Where are Pandora offices?

      Pandora has offices in Oakland, Dallas, Atlanta, Birmingham and in 3 other locations.

    • How many offices does Pandora have?

      Pandora has 7 offices.