| Type | Subsidiary |
| Parent Company | Sirius XM |
| HQ | Oakland, CA, US |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Website | pandora.com |
| Cybersecurity rating | BMore |
Pandora was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA, US
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John Trimble
Chief Revenue Officer
Dave Geary
SVP Business Development
Lizzie Widhelm
SVP Ad Innovation and B2B Marketing
Marissa Louie
Sr. Director of UX Design
Anna Cornell Villierme
Vice President, Brand Marketing
David Hassler
Director Software Engineering
Pandora Office Locations
Pandora has offices in Oakland, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago and in 3 other locations
Oakland, CA, US (HQ)
2100 Franklin St #700
Atlanta, GA, US
1155 Peachtree St NE 14th Floor
Birmingham, MI, US
380 N Old Woodward Ave #100
Chicago, IL, US
130 E Randolph St #850
Dallas, TX, US
1717 McKinney Ave Suite 700
New York, NY, US
125 Park Ave 19th Floor
Pandora Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2000 |
Total Funding | $750.4 m |
Investors | GGV Capital, Pinnacle Ventures, Hearst Ventures, W Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, Allen & Company, Crosslink Capital, Slow Ventures, Robert Kavner, Walden Venture Capital, Labrador Ventures, Peter Gotcher, Selby Venture Partners, King Street Partners, Piper Jaffray, Piper Jaffray Private Capital Group, Kelly Perdew, Orrick Venture Fund, KKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.), Bay Area Equity Fund, MediaWin & Partners, Sirius XM Radio, Larry Kubal |
In total, Pandora had raised $750.4 m. Pandora is a subsidiary of Sirius XM
Pandora Revenue
Pandora's revenue was reported to be $1.47 b in FY, 2017 which is a 5.9% increase from the previous period.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q4, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q4, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q4, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 230.8m | 285.6m | 311.6m | 336.2m | 297.3m | 343.0m | 351.9m | 392.6m | 316.0m | 376.8m | 378.6m | 395.3m | 319.2m | 384.8m | 417.6m |
Cost of goods sold | 142.3m | 150.2m | 232.7m | 172.3m | 206.9m | 216.7m | 215.2m | 256.7m | 231.6m | 243.8m | 242.8m | 248.9m | 244.4m | 226.9m | 261.5m |
Gross profit | 88.5m | 135.4m | 78.9m | 163.9m | 90.4m | 126.3m | 136.7m | 135.9m | 84.4m | 133.0m | 135.9m | 146.4m | 74.8m | 157.9m | 156.1m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 38% | 47% | 25% | 49% | 30% | 37% | 39% | 35% | 27% | 35% | 36% | 37% | 23% | 41% | 37% |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 95.3m | 53.9m | 44.7m | 49.5m | 57.7m | 55.4m | 53.6m | 221.0m | 204.1m | 243.0m | 303.5m | 238.4m | 207.7m | 170.9m | 209.6m | 493.2m | 454.9m | 293.0m | 287.5m |
Accounts Receivable | 51.4m | 60.2m | 70.5m | 80.4m | 97.9m | 105.3m | 122.9m | 188.5m | 233.7m | 262.9m | 237.8m | 263.7m | 282.8m | 162.9m | 288.3m | 312.3m | 269.6m | 339.6m | 373.4m |
Prepaid Expenses | 4.2m | 2.5m | 3.2m | 3.6m | 4.4m | 6.2m | 7.1m | 19.4m | 16.7m | 17.2m | 48.2m | 43.3m | 34.2m | 29.4m | 18.2m | 20.3m | 20.1m | 21.8m | 25.7m |
Current Assets | 150.9m | 153.5m | 154.4m | 166.2m | 182.8m | 186.9m | 198.9m | 589.5m | 622.8m | 643.7m | 635.2m | 600.1m | 677.3m | 543.9m | 801.9m | 912.2m | 870.0m | 806.6m | 819.0m |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (8.6m) | (7.9m) | (20.2m) | (25.6m) | (23.6m) | (28.6m) | (36.4m) | (28.9m) | (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 | 1.7m | 3.0m | 1.5m | 3.3m | 5.1m | 2.1m | 4.9m | 3.3m | 7.1m | 11.2m | 4.3m | 9.4m | 15.2m | 13.3m | 27.6m | 43.5m | 17.7m | 35.1m | 49.1m | 13.8m | 28.1m | 44.2m |
Accounts Payable | (1.1m) | 259.0k | 1.0m | 1.7m | 4.5m | 2.9m | 5.2m | 1.4m | 1.1m | 5.8m | 8.1m | 12.0m | 29.6m | (3.5m) | (17.4m) | (5.0m) | 13.2m | 15.1m | (257.0k) | 4.7m | 3.6m | 26.2m |
Cash From Operating Activities | 3.4m | 3.5m | (10.6m) | (7.7m) | (8.6m) | (12.6m) | (14.9m) | (2.2m) | (9.4m) | (4.3m) | 27.0m | 17.1m | 28.9m | (13.1m) | (58.6m) | (179.1m) | (36.0m) | (139.4m) | (218.6m) | 17.4m | (32.0m) | (59.1m) |
| USD | Q2, 2012 |
|---|---|
Financial Leverage | 1.6 x |
Pandora Operating Metrics
| Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | FY, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q4, 2015 | FY, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q4, 2016 | FY, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q4, 2017 | FY, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Users | 75.3 m | 76.4 m | 76.5 m | 79.2 m | 79.4 m | 78.1 m | 81.1 m | 79.4 m | 78.1 m | 77.9 m | 81 m | 76.7 m | 76 m | 73.7 m | 74.7 m | 72.3 m | 71.4 m | ||||
Listener Hours | 4.8 b | 5.04 b | 4.99 b | 20.03 b | 5.3 b | 5.3 b | 5.14 b | 21.11 b | 5.52 b | 5.66 b | 5.4 b | 21.96 b | 5.21 b | 5.22 b | 5.15 b | 5.03 b | 20.61 b | 4.96 b | 5.09 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 | $6.3 | $6.52 |
Pandora Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| AdsWizz | March 22, 2018 | $145 m |
| Rdio Inc | November 16, 2015 | $75 m |
| Ticketfly | October 06, 2015 | $450 m |
| Next Big Sound | May 19, 2015 | |
| KXMZ | June 11, 2013 | |
| Pandora Media Australia Pty Limited | ||
| Pandora Media California | ||
| PANDORA MEDIA LIMITED |
Pandora Revenue Breakdown
Pandora revenue breakdown by business segment: 73.3% from Advertising, 21.5% from Subscription and other and 5.2% from Ticketing service
Pandora revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 99.3% from United States and 0.7% from Other
Pandora Cybersecurity Score
Pandora Online and Social Media Presence
531.27k Twitter followers
Pandora has 531.27k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.2% month over month and increased 0.2% quarter over quarter
Pandora's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @pandoramusic
179.4k
Tweets
144.1k
Following
531.3k
Followers
186
Tweets last 30 days
276
Avg. likes per Tweet
99.5%
Tweets with engagement
Pandora Company Culture
Overall Culture
B
73/100
CEO Rating
A-
77/100
Compensation
C+
66/100
Diversity
B
75/100
Pandora News and Updates
February 04, 2020
Jeweler Pandora says China business at a 'standstill'
Pandora's business in China has ground to a halt, the jewelry maker and retailer said on Tuesday, as a new flu-like virus forced the company to shut around a third of its stores in one of its top markets and shoppers stay at home.
February 04, 2020
Dow Jones Newswires: Pandora profit beats expectations, but warns of negative sales in 2020
Danish jeweler Pandora A/S said Tuesday that its turnaround program was starting to yield results as it reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter net profit.
February 04, 2020
Jewelry maker Pandora sees sales decline in 2020
Danish jewelry maker Pandora , which is struggling to revive its brand amid sluggish sales, said on Tuesday it had seen an improvement in the fourth quarter but that it would not return to sales growth this year.
January 09, 2020
SiriusXM and Pandora test bundle discounts
It’s been less than a year since SiriusXM completed its $3.5 billion acquisition of streaming music service Pandora, but the two companies have already leveraged their collective assets to boost each other’s services. For example, SiriusXM talk shows arrived on Pandora as podcasts, while a Pandora-p…
January 07, 2020
Mercedes-Benz and James Cameron built an Avatar-inspired car perfect for Pandora
Mercedes-Benz channeled the wild and imaginative world of James Cameron’s hit movie Avatar for its latest concept car — an electric autonomous vehicle covered in bionic flaps that aims to show how man and machine can merge and live responsibly in nature. The concept car, appropriately named AVTR for…
Pandora Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pandora founded?
Pandora was founded in 2000.
Who are Pandora key executives?
Pandora's key executives are John Trimble, Dave Geary and Lizzie Widhelm.
How many employees does Pandora have?
Pandora has 2,106 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 $696.5 k.
Who are Pandora competitors?
Competitors of Pandora include SoundCloud, 8tracks Radio and Spotify.
Where is Pandora headquarters?
Pandora headquarters is located at 2100 Franklin St #700, Oakland.
Where are Pandora offices?
Pandora has offices in Oakland, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago and in 3 other locations.
How many offices does Pandora have?
Pandora has 7 offices.
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