QVC Group, Inc. (QVCAQ) filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 on May 15, 2026, approximately one month after filing Chapter 11 petitions on April 16, 2026 in the Southern District of Texas. The filing is prepared on a going-concern basis with an explicit going-concern doubt disclosure, and the balance sheet must be read entirely through a distressed-liquidation lens. MFFAIS CLV/LLV of negative $997 million and OLV of negative $25 million confirm deeply negative equity recovery. The Restructuring Support Agreement contemplates elimination of approximately $6.6 billion of funded debt ($2.9B variable-rate Credit Facility, $2.2B QVC Notes, $1.5B LINTA Notes) in exchange for $1.3B takeback debt plus 100% of equity in Reorganized QVC to Credit Facility and QVC Note holders. LINTA Note holders and non-funded trade/lease creditors are treated separately. Common and preferred equity are expected to receive nothing. Total consolidated assets were $7.075B at March 31, 2026, down from $7.643B at December 31, 2025. The asset base is dominated by intangibles and goodwill (applying zero liquidation recovery) and operating right-of-use assets, leaving tangible asset recovery well below the liability stack. Cash and restricted cash at March 31, 2026 was $1.791B group-wide ($1.310B at QVC, $77M at CBI, $297M Corporate, plus $107M restricted cash); $315M of this was cash-collateralizing the DIP LC Facility. PP&E net consolidated was $384M, down from $401M at December 31, 2025, yielding roughly $190-270M at 50-70% recovery haircut. Inventory is not separately tagged in XBRL in this filing but is discussed in MD&A context; filing does not separately XBRL-tag inventories, accounts receivable, goodwill, or intangible assets in the TAG_CONTEXT provided. All debt ($6.6B+ face value) remains on balance sheet at face value as current, accelerated by the Chapter 11 filing. Interest expense of $132M for Q1 2026 vs. $112M prior year reflects continued cash interest accrual plus preferred dividend reclassification. Operating cash outflow was $189M for the quarter vs. $60M in Q1 2025, driven by pre-petition professional fees of $41M and working capital deterioration. Revenue declined 7% YoY to $1.957B; QxH fell 10% to $1.231B. Adjusted OIBDA fell 29% to $126M. The liquidation analysis is academic at this stage given the prepackaged plan structure: recovery to existing equity is confirmed zero by the plan terms, consistent with MFFAIS CLV/LLV of negative $997M.
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