- Twelfth consecutive quarter of strong
broadband momentum with 28,500 net broadband additions; 102,000
total 2015 net broadband additions
- Maintained an attractive, sustainable
full year dividend payout ratio of 49%
- On schedule for closing and integrating
the Verizon transaction
- Increasing Day One synergy estimate to
be in excess of $600 million
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) today reported
fourth quarter 2015 revenue of $1,413 million, operating income of
$182 million and net loss of $103 million, or $0.09 per share.
Excluding acquisition related interest expense of $178 million,
acquisition and integration costs of $86 million, and certain tax
items of $7 million, net (combined after-tax impact of $159
million, or $0.14 per share), non-GAAP adjusted net income was $56
million, or $0.05 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2015 (See
attached Schedule B).
"For Frontier, 2015 represented a year of substantial
accomplishments in ongoing operations, the successful integration
of the State of Connecticut, including delivering synergies in
excess of our targets, and the preparation for the acquisition of
the Verizon California, Texas, and Florida properties,” said Dan
McCarthy, Frontier President and Chief Executive Officer. “We
achieved another year of very robust broadband growth, representing
our third consecutive year of broadband additions in excess of
100,000. We embarked upon an enhancement of our capabilities,
including the improvement of our broadband offerings in rural
markets through the FCC’s Connect America Fund I and II, the
increase of speeds in other markets through our own initiative, as
well as the rollout of video capabilities to new markets. I believe
that these endeavors will increase the competitive capabilities of
Frontier’s offerings.”
“We anticipate that we will begin operating the Verizon
California, Texas, and Florida markets with the commencement of our
second quarter on April 1st, 2016. This transformative acquisition
will expand Frontier’s operations into new markets with
leading-edge capabilities, increase our economies of scale, and
improve our competitive position. We have increased our Day One
synergy estimate and are continuing to refine our target cost
structure. We are also confident in our ability to maintain the
sustainable, attractive dividend and dividend payout ratio that our
investors have come to rely upon from Frontier. The entire
leadership team is focused on delivering increased shareholder
value.”
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $1,413
million, a decrease of $11 million, or 1%, from $1,424 million
reported in the third quarter of 2015. Regulatory revenue, which
includes switched access and subsidy revenues, improved by $5
million during the fourth quarter due to additional revenue from
the Connect America Fund Phase II program.
Customer revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015 of $1,207
million decreased 1% from $1,223 million in the third quarter of
2015 due to the continued decline in voice services revenue of $18
million. Total residential revenue was $594 million for the
fourth quarter of 2015, compared to $606 million in the third
quarter of 2015. Total business revenue was $613 million for
the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to $617 million in the third
quarter of 2015.
At December 31, 2015, Frontier had 3,124,200 residential
customers. The fourth quarter of 2015 resulted in a net
reduction of 0.7% of our residential customers, compared to a net
reduction of 0.9% in the third quarter. The average monthly
residential revenue per customer was $63.14 in the fourth quarter
of 2015, a decrease of $0.69, or 1.1%, compared to the third
quarter, due to the decline in voice services revenue.
At December 31, 2015, Frontier had 289,200 business
customers. The fourth quarter of 2015 resulted in a net
reduction of 1.7% of our business customers, similar to the net
reduction of 1.7% in the third quarter. The average monthly
business revenue per customer was $700.03, an increase of 0.9% over
the third quarter, as the business customer decline continued to be
driven by a decrease in the number of small business customers
which have less revenue per customer.
At December 31, 2015, Frontier had 2,462,100 broadband
customers. We added 28,500 net broadband customers during the
fourth quarter of 2015 compared to 27,200 net additions in the
third quarter. We added 102,000 net broadband customers during the
full year of 2015 compared to 108,700 net additions in 2014.
At December 31, 2015, Frontier had 553,700 video
customers. The fourth quarter of 2015 resulted in a net
reduction of 5,800 video customers, including a reduction of 5,400
satellite video customers, compared to the third quarter net
reduction of 9,600 video customers, including a reduction of 6,900
satellite video customers.
Network access expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015
were $165 million, compared to $159 million in the third quarter.
Network related expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015 were
$318 million, compared to $331 million in the third quarter.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for
the fourth quarter of 2015 were $343 million, compared to $344
million in the third quarter.
Our cash operating expenses of $813 million during the fourth
quarter of 2015 decreased from $836 million in the third quarter of
2015 due to reduced storm-related costs, decreased network services
costs and lower cash pension and other post-retirement benefit
costs (See attached Schedule C).
Depreciation and amortization for the fourth quarter of
2015 was $319 million, compared to $325 million in the third
quarter.
Acquisition and integration costs for the fourth quarter
of 2015 were $86 million compared to $58 million in the third
quarter. For the fourth quarter of 2015, these costs include $2
million related to the October 2014 Connecticut acquisition and $84
million related to the pending Verizon transaction.
Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $182
million and operating income margin was 12.9% compared to operating
income of $207 million and operating income margin of 14.6% in the
third quarter.
Interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $362
million compared to $246 million in the third quarter. Interest
expense increased by $116 million in the fourth quarter, primarily
due to the additional interest on the $6.6 billion private debt
financing completed in September 2015 in connection with the
pending Verizon transaction, partially offset by lower commitment
fees for the Verizon transaction bridge loan facilities, which were
terminated after the third quarter with the completion of the
private debt offering.
Income tax expense/benefit for the fourth quarter of 2015
was a tax benefit of $73 million compared to a tax benefit of $24
million in the third quarter. Frontier’s effective tax rate for the
fourth quarter of 2015 was 41.5%.
Net income/loss was a net loss of $103 million, or $0.09
per share, in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of
$14 million, or $0.01 per share, in the third quarter. The fourth
quarter of 2015 included acquisition related interest expense of
$178 million, acquisition and integration costs of $86 million, and
certain tax items of $7 million, net (combined after-tax impact of
$159 million, or $0.14 per share). Excluding the impact of these
items, the non-GAAP adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of
2015 was $56 million, or $0.05 per share, as compared to $35
million, or $0.03 per share, in the third quarter.
Capital expenditures for Frontier operations were $185
million for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to $177 million for
the third quarter. In addition, acquisition related capital
expenditures were $52 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $63
million in the third quarter. Capital expenditures funded by the
Connect America Fund Phase I were $6 million in the third quarter
of 2015.
Operating cash flow was $501 million for the fourth
quarter of 2015 resulting in an operating cash flow margin of
35.4%, compared to operating cash flow of $532 million and an
operating cash flow margin of 37.5% for the third quarter.
Operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2015, as adjusted,
was $600 million, or 42.5%, after excluding $86 million of
acquisition and integration costs and $13 million of non-cash
pension and other postretirement benefit costs, as compared to $588
million in the third quarter (See attached Schedule A).
Free cash flow, as adjusted, was $243 million for the
fourth quarter of 2015 compared to $229 million in the third
quarter (See attached Schedule A). Free cash flow, as adjusted, was
$869 million for the full year of 2015, as compared to $793 million
in 2014. Excluding the additional dividends paid on the common and
preferred stock issued in the June 2015 equity offerings and
interest costs on our September 2015 private notes offering, our
dividend represented a 43% payout of free cash flow, as adjusted,
for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to 46% for the third
quarter.
Pension Contributions
Cash contributions to the pension plan were $62 million during
the full year of 2015. We expect that we will make contributions to
our pension plan of approximately $15 million to $25 million in
2016, including the potential impact of the Verizon
Transaction.
Non-GAAP Measures
Frontier uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating
its performance. These include non-GAAP adjusted net income, free
cash flow, adjusted free cash flow, operating cash flow, adjusted
operating cash flow and cash operating expenses. A reconciliation
of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and
the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP is included in the tables that follow. The
non-GAAP financial measures are by definition not measures of
financial performance under GAAP, and are not alternatives to
operating income or net income (loss) as reflected in the statement
of operations or to cash flow as reflected in the statement of cash
flows, and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund
all cash flow needs. The non-GAAP financial measures used by
Frontier may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of
other companies.
We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial
measures provides useful information to investors regarding our
financial condition and results of operations because these
measures, when used in conjunction with related GAAP financial
measures, (i) together provide a more comprehensive view of our
core operations and ability to generate cash flow, (ii) provide
investors with the financial analytical framework upon which
management bases financial, operational, compensation and planning
decisions and (iii) presents measurements that investors and rating
agencies have indicated to management are useful to them in
assessing Frontier and its results of operations. In addition, we
believe that non-GAAP adjusted net income, free cash flow, adjusted
free cash flow, operating cash flow, adjusted operating cash flow
and cash operating expenses, as we define them, can assist in
comparing performance from period to period, without taking into
account factors affecting operating income or net income (loss) as
reflected in the statement of operations, or cash flow as reflected
in the statement of cash flows, including changes in working
capital and the timing of purchases and payments. We also believe
that using the adjusted dividend payout ratio is a better metric
than the unadjusted dividend payout ratio until the completion of
the Verizon Transaction. The adjusted dividend payout ratio
excludes both the cash flow from these to-be-acquired operations
and the impact of the interest expense and dividends on the
incremental capital that Frontier raised to finance the Verizon
Transaction. Frontier has shown adjustments to its financial
presentations to exclude certain tax items, acquisition and
integration costs, acquisition related interest expense, severance
costs, non-cash pension and other postretirement benefit costs and
gain on sale of assets, as disclosed in the attached Schedules A, B
and C, because investors have indicated to management that such
adjustments are useful to them in assessing Frontier and its
results of operations.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to (i) assist
in analyzing Frontier’s underlying financial performance from
period to period, (ii) evaluate the financial performance of its
business units, (iii) analyze and evaluate strategic and
operational decisions, (iv) establish criteria for compensation
decisions, and (v) assist management in understanding Frontier’s
ability to generate cash flow and, as a result, to plan for future
capital and operational decisions.
These non-GAAP financial measures have certain shortcomings. In
particular, free cash flow does not represent the residual cash
flow available for discretionary expenditures, since items such as
debt repayments and dividends are not deducted in determining such
measure. Operating cash flow has similar shortcomings, as interest,
income taxes, capital expenditures, debt repayments and dividends
are not deducted in determining this measure. Management
compensates for the shortcomings of these measures by utilizing
them in conjunction with their comparable GAAP financial measures.
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and footnotes contained in our
documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Conference Call and Webcast
We will host a conference call today at 8:30 A.M. Eastern time.
In connection with the conference call and as a convenience to
investors, Frontier furnished today, on a Current Report on Form
8-K, additional materials regarding fourth quarter 2015 results.
The conference call will be webcast and may be accessed at:
http://investor.frontier.com/events.cfm
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available
beginning at noon Eastern time, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 through
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at noon Eastern time via dial-in at
888-203-1112 for U.S. and Canadian callers or, outside the United
States and Canada, at 719-457-0820. Use the passcode 9446371 to
access the replay. A webcast replay of the call will be available
at www.frontier.com/ir.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers
broadband, voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data
security solutions, bundled offerings and specialized bundles for
residential customers, small businesses and home offices, and
advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 28
states. Frontier’s approximately 19,200 employees are based
entirely in the United States. More information is available at
www.frontier.com and www.frontier.com/ir.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains "forward-looking statements," related to
future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements address our
expected future business and financial performance and financial
condition, and contain words such as "expect," "anticipate,"
"intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "see," "will," "would," or
"target." Forward-looking statements by their nature address
matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us,
particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be
materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
statements include: risks related to the pending acquisition of
properties from Verizon, including our ability to complete the
acquisition of such operations, our ability to successfully
integrate operations, our ability to realize anticipated cost
savings, sufficiency of the assets to be acquired from Verizon, our
ability to migrate Verizon’s operations from Verizon owned and
operated systems and processes to our owned and operated systems
and processes successfully, our ability to enter into or obtain, or
delays in entering into or obtaining, agreements and consents
necessary to operate the acquired business as planned on terms
acceptable to us, and increased expenses incurred due to activities
related to the transaction; the ability of the lenders to the $1.5
billion credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent, to meet their obligations thereunder to fund
such facility in connection with the closing of the acquisition of
the Verizon properties; our ability to meet our debt and debt
service obligations; competition from cable, wireless and wireline
carriers and satellite companies and the risk that we will not
respond on a timely or profitable basis; our ability to
successfully adjust to changes in the communications industry,
including the effects of technological changes and competition on
our capital expenditures, products and service offerings;
reductions in revenue from our voice customers that we cannot
offset with increases in revenue from broadband and video
subscribers and sales of other products and services; our ability
to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers;
the impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal
proceedings and legal compliance risks; continued reductions in
switched access revenues as a result of regulation, competition or
technology substitutions; the effects of changes in the
availability of federal and state universal service funding or
other subsidies to us and our competitors; our ability to
effectively manage service quality in our territories and meet
mandated service quality metrics; our ability to successfully
introduce new product offerings; the effects of changes in
accounting policies or practices, including potential future
impairment charges with respect to our intangible assets; our
ability to effectively manage our operations, operating expenses,
capital expenditures, debt service requirements and cash paid for
income taxes and liquidity, which may affect payment of dividends
on our common and preferred shares; the effects of changes in both
general and local economic conditions on the markets that we serve;
the effects of increased medical expenses and pension and
postemployment expenses; the effects of changes in income tax
rates, tax laws, regulations or rulings, or federal or state tax
assessments; our ability to successfully renegotiate union
contracts; changes in pension plan assumptions, interest rates,
regulatory rules and/or the value of our pension plan assets, which
could require us to make increased contributions to the pension
plan in 2016 and beyond; adverse changes in the credit markets or
in the ratings given to our debt securities by nationally
accredited ratings organizations, which could limit or restrict the
ability, or increase the cost, of financing to us; the effects of
state regulatory cash management practices that could limit our
ability to transfer cash among our subsidiaries or dividend funds
up to the parent company; the effects of severe weather events or
other natural or man-made disasters, which may increase our
operating expenses or adversely impact customer revenue; the impact
of potential information technology or data security breaches or
other disruptions; and the other factors that are described in our
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including
our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties
may cause our actual future results to be materially different than
those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not
undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements.
TABLES TO FOLLOW
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Consolidated Financial Data
For the quarter ended For the year ended
($ in millions and
shares in thousands, except per share)
December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, 2015 2015 2014
2015 2014
Statement of Operations Data Revenue $
1,413 $ 1,424 $ 1,330 $ 5,576 $ 4,772 Operating expenses:
Network access expenses 165 159 144 640 465 Network related
expenses (1) 318 331 320 1,287 1,118 Selling, general and
administrative expenses (1) 343 344 300 1,348 1,088 Depreciation
and amortization 319 325 323 1,320 1,139 Acquisition and
integration costs (2) 86 58 70 236
142 Total operating expenses 1,231 1,217
1,157 4,831 3,952 Operating income 182
207 173 745 820 Investment and other income, net 4 1 13 7 39
Interest expense 362 246 188 1,113
696 Income (loss) before income taxes (176) (38) (2)
(361) 163 Income tax expense (benefit) (73) (24)
(16) (165) 30
Net income (loss)
(2) (103) (14) 14 (196) 133 Less: Dividends on
preferred stock 53 67 - 120 -
Net income (loss) attributable to
Frontier
common shareholders $ (156) $ (81) $ 14
$ (316) $ 133 Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
1,161,148 1,161,207 994,541 1,084,606 994,418
Basic net
income (loss) per common share (3) $ (0.14) $ (0.07) $
0.01 $ (0.29) $ 0.13
Non-GAAP adjusted basic net
income per common share (3)(4) $ 0.05 $ 0.03 $
0.04 $ 0.13 $ 0.18
Other Financial Data Capital
expenditures - Operations $ 185 $ 177 $ 159 $ 710 $ 572 Capital
expenditures - Integration activities 52 63 34 153 116 Operating
cash flow, as adjusted (4) 600 588 569 2,313 2,085 Free cash flow,
as adjusted (4) 243 229 193 869 793 Free cash flow (4) 12 151 193
560 793 Dividends paid - Common Stock 123 122 100 456 401 Dividends
paid - Preferred Stock 53 67 - 120 - Dividend payout ratio (5)
1146% 81% 52% 82% 51% Dividend payout ratio, as adjusted (6) 43%
46% 52% 49% 51%
(1)
Includes severance costs of $1 million for
the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and $2 million for each of the
years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(2)
Reflects acquisition and integration costs
of $86 million($47 million or $0.04 per share after tax), $58
million ($27 million or $0.02 per share after tax) and $70 million
($44 million or $0.04 per share after tax) for the quarters ended
December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014,
respectively, and $236 million ($133 million or $0.12 per share
after tax) and $142 million ($90 million or $0.09 per share after
tax) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively.
(3)
Calculation based on weighted average
shares outstanding-basic.
(4)
Reconciliations to the most comparable
GAAP measures are presented in Schedules A and B at the end of
these tables.
(5)
Represents total dividends paid on common
shares divided by free cash flow, as determined in Schedule A.
(6)
Represents dividends paid on shares
outstanding prior to the June 2015 equity offerings divided by free
cash flow, as adjusted, as determined in Schedule A.
Note: As of December 31, 2015, there were 1,168,200 shares of
common stock and 19,250 shares of mandatory convertible preferred
stock (Series A) outstanding.
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Consolidated Financial Data
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015 September 30, 2015
December 31, 2014 (
$ in millions) Connecticut Frontier
Connecticut Frontier Connecticut Frontier Consolidated Operations
Legacy Consolidated Operations Legacy Consolidated Operations
Legacy
Selected Statement of Operations Data
Revenue: Voice services $ 482 $ 82 $ 400 $ 500 $ 86 $ 414 $
525 $ 74 $ 451 Data and internet services 589 106 483 589 105 484
555 88 467 Other 136 59 77 134
62 72 122 45 77 Customer revenue 1,207
247 960 1,223 253 970 1,202 207 995 Switched access and subsidy
206 10 196 201 11 190
128 9 119 Total revenue $ 1,413 $ 257 $ 1,156
$ 1,424 $ 264 $ 1,160 $ 1,330 $ 216 $ 1,114
Other
Financial Data Revenue: Residential $ 594 $ 128 $ 466 $
606 $ 132 $ 474 $ 601 $ 116 $ 485 Business 613 119
494 617 121 496 601 91
510 Customer revenue 1,207 247 960 1,223 253 970 1,202 207
995 Switched access and subsidy 206 10 196
201 11 190 128 9 119
Total revenue $ 1,413 $ 257 $ 1,156 $ 1,424 $ 264 $ 1,160 $ 1,330 $
216 $ 1,114 For the year ended December 31, 2015
December 31, 2014 Connecticut Frontier Connecticut Frontier
Consolidated Operations Legacy Consolidated Operations Legacy
Selected Statement of Operations Data
Revenue: Voice services $ 2,022 $ 353 $ 1,669 $ 1,951 $ 74 $
1,877 Data and internet services 2,337 424 1,913 1,948 88 1,860
Other 540 229 311 354 45
309 Customer revenue 4,899 1,006 3,893 4,253 207 4,046 Switched
access and subsidy 677 43 634 519
9 510 Total revenue $ 5,576 $ 1,049 $ 4,527 $ 4,772 $
216 $ 4,556
Other Financial Data Revenue:
Residential $ 2,432 $ 531 $ 1,901 $ 2,092 $ 116 $ 1,976 Business
2,467 475 1,992 2,161 91
2,070 Customer revenue 4,899 1,006 3,893 4,253 207 4,046 Switched
access and subsidy 677 43 634 519
9 510 Total revenue $ 5,576 $ 1,049 $ 4,527 $ 4,772 $
216 $ 4,556
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Consolidated Financial and Operating
Data
For the quarter ended For the year ended December 31,
September 30, December 31, December 31, 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
Customers (in thousands) 3,413 3,441 3,510 (1) 3,413
3,510 (1)
Residential customer metrics: Customers (in
thousands) 3,124 3,147 3,205 (1) 3,124 3,205 (1) Average monthly
residential revenue per customer $ 63.14 $ 63.83 $ 65.67 $ 63.93 $
61.11 Customer monthly churn 1.76% 1.97% 1.62% 1.82% 1.73%
Business customer metrics: Customers (in thousands) 289 294
305 (1) 289 305 (1) Average monthly business revenue per customer $
700.03 $ 693.58 $ 688.31 $ 690.88 $ 661.15
Employees
19,160 18,638 17,354 19,160 17,354
Broadband subscribers (in
thousands) 2,462 2,434 2,360 (2) 2,462 2,360 (2)
Video
subscribers (in thousands) 554 560 582 (2) 554 582 (2)
Switched access minutes of use (in millions) 3,761 3,755
3,853 15,327 15,193
(1)
Reflects 468,200 residential customers,
48,800 business customers and 517,000 total customers attributable
to the October 2014 Connecticut acquisition.
(2)
Reflects 384,800 broadband subscribers and
191,600 video subscribers attributable to the October 2014
Connecticut acquisition.
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Data
(
$ in millions) December 31, 2015 December 31,
2014
ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash
equivalents $ 936 $ 682 Accounts receivable, net 571 614 Restricted
cash 8,444 - Other current assets 180 119 Total
current assets 10,131 1,415 Property, plant and equipment,
net 8,493 8,566 Other assets - principally goodwill 8,460
8,829 Total assets $ 27,084 $ 18,810
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current liabilities:
Long-term debt due within one year $ 384 $ 298 Accounts payable and
other current liabilities 1,509 1,214 Total current
liabilities 1,893 1,512 Deferred income taxes and other
liabilities 4,069 4,247 Long-term debt 15,508 9,393 Equity
5,614 3,658 Total liabilities and equity $ 27,084 $ 18,810
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Consolidated Cash Flow Data
($ in
millions)
For the year ended December 31, 2015 2014
Cash flows
provided from (used by) operating activities: Net income (loss)
$ (196) $ 133 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
cash provided from operating activities: Depreciation and
amortization 1,320 1,139 Pension/OPEB costs 10 (18) Stock based
compensation expense 27 23 Gains on sale of assets - (37)
Amortization of deferred financing costs 191 10 Other non-cash
adjustments - 22 Deferred income taxes (167) (78) Change in
accounts receivable 62 (61) Change in accounts payable and other
liabilities 102 90 Change in other current assets (48)
47
Net cash provided from operating activities 1,301
1,270
Cash flows provided from (used by) investing
activities: Cash paid for the Connecticut Acquisition - (2,018)
Capital expenditures - Operations (710) (572) Capital expenditures
- Integration activities (153) (116) Network expansion funded by
Connect America Fund - Phase I (22) (56) Grant funds received for
network expansion from Connect America Fund - Phase I - 4 Proceeds
on sale of assets 22 39 Cash transferred (to) from escrow (8,444)
11 Cash paid for an acquisition, net of cash acquired (17) - Other
2 32
Net cash used by investing activities
(9,322) (2,676)
Cash flows provided from (used by)
financing activities: Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings
6,603 1,911 Financing costs paid (119) (40) Long-term debt payments
(298) (260) Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net 799 -
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net 1,866 - Dividends
paid on common stock (456) (401) Dividends paid on preferred stock
(120) - Other - (2)
Net cash provided from
financing activities 8,275 1,208 Increase / (Decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents 254 (198) Cash and cash equivalents at
January 1, 682 880
Cash and cash
equivalents at December 31, $ 936 $ 682
Supplemental
cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 728 $ 656 Income taxes, net $ 28 $ 70
Non-cash
investing and financing activities: Increase (decrease) in
capital expenditures due to changes in accounts payable $ (56) $
(15)
Schedule A
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
For the quarter ended For the year ended
($ in
millions)
December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, 2015 2015 2014
2015 2014
Operating Income to
Adjusted Operating Cash Flow
to Free Cash
Flow
Revenue $ 1,413 $ 1,424
$ 1,330 $ 5,576 $ 4,772
Less: Total operating expenses 1,231 1,217
1,157 4,831 3,952
Operating income 182
207 173 745 820 Depreciation and
amortization 319 325 323 1,320
1,139
Operating cash flow 501 532 496
2,065 1,959 Add back: Acquisition and
integration costs 86 58 70 236 142 Pension/OPEB costs (1) 13 (3) 3
10 (18) Severance costs - 1 - 2
2
Adjusted operating cash flow 600 588
569 2,313 2,085 Add back: Interest and
dividend income 4 2 - 7 1 Stock based compensation 8 7 5 27 23
Subtract: Cash paid for income taxes 1 7 34 28 70 Capital
expenditures - Operations (2) 185 177 159 710 572 Interest expense
(3) 183 184 188 740 674
Adjusted free cash flow $ 243 $
229 $ 193 $ 869 $
793 Dividends on preferred stock (53) (67) - (120) -
Incremental interest on new debt (178) (11) -
(189) -
Free cash flow $ 12
$ 151 $ 193 $ 560
$ 793 Operating income margin (Operating
income divided by revenue) As Reported 12.9% 14.6% 13.0%
13.4% 17.2% As Adjusted (4) 19.9% 18.5% 18.4% 17.8% 19.8%
Operating cash flow margin (Operating cash flow divided
by revenue) As Reported 35.4% 37.5% 37.3% 37.0% 41.0% As
Adjusted 42.5% 41.4% 42.7% 41.5% 43.7%
(1)
Reflects pension and other postretirement
benefit (OPEB) expense, net of capitalized amounts, of $18 million,
$19 million and $17 million for the quarters ended December 31,
2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, less
cash pension contributions and certain OPEB costs/payments of $5
million, $21 million and $14 million for the quarters ended
December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014,
respectively. Reflects pension and OPEB expense, net of capitalized
amounts, of $75 million and $59 million for the years ended
December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, less cash pension
contributions and certain OPEB costs/payments of $65 million and
$77 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively.
(2)
Excludes capital expenditures for
integration activities.
(3)
Excludes interest expense of $52 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and $184 million and $23
million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively, related to commitment fees on bridge loan facilities.
Also excludes $178 million and $11 million for the quarters ended
December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively, and $189
million for the year ended December 31, 2015 of interest expense
related to the September 2015 private debt offering in connection
with financing the pending Verizon transaction.
(4)
Excludes acquisition and integration
costs, pension/OPEB costs and severance costs.
Schedule B
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
($ in millions,
except per share amounts)
For the quarter ended December 31, 2015 September 30, 2015 December
31, 2014
Net income
(loss)
Net Income(Loss)
Basic Earnings(Loss) PerShare
Net Income(Loss)
Basic Earnings(Loss) PerShare
NetIncome
Basic EarningsPer Share
GAAP, as reported Net income (loss) $ (103) $ (0.09) $ (14)
$ (0.01) $ 14 $ 0.01 Dividends on preferred stock (53)
(0.05) (67) (0.06) - - Net
income (loss) attributable to Frontier common shareholders (156)
(0.14) (81) (0.07) 14 0.01 Acquisition and integration costs 47
0.04 27 0.02 44 0.04 Severance costs - - - - - - Acquisition
related interest expense (1) 105 0.09 22 0.02 - - Gain on sale of
assets - - - - (8) - Certain tax items (2) 7 0.01 - - (14) (0.02)
Dividends on preferred stock 53 0.05 67
0.06 - -
Non-GAAP, as adjusted (3) $ 56
$ 0.05 $ 35 $ 0.03 $ 36 $ 0.04 For the year ended December
31, 2015 December 31, 2014
Net income
(loss)
Net Income(Loss)
Basic Earnings(Loss) PerShare
NetIncome
Basic EarningsPer Share
GAAP, as reported Net income (loss) $ (196) $ (0.18) $ 133 $ 0.13
Dividends on preferred stock (120) (0.11) -
- Net income (loss) attributable to Frontier common
shareholders (316) (0.29) 133 0.13 Acquisition and integration
costs 133 0.12 90 0.09 Severance costs 1 - 1 - Acquisition related
interest expense (1) 210 0.19 14 0.01 Gain on sale of assets - -
(23) (0.02) Certain tax items (2) (8) (0.01) (29) (0.03) Dividends
on preferred stock 120 0.11 - -
Non-GAAP, as adjusted (3) $ 140 $ 0.13 $ 186 $ 0.18
(1)
Represents interest expense related to
commitment fees on bridge loan facilities in connection with the
pending Verizon transaction and the October 2014 Connecticut
acquisition. Also includes interest expense related to the
September 2015 private debt offering in connection with financing
the pending Verizon transaction.
(2)
Includes impact arising from state law
changes, state filing method change, federal research and
development credits, the domestic production activities deduction,
non-deductible transaction costs, changes in certain deferred tax
balances and the net impact of uncertain tax positions.
(3)
Non-GAAP, as adjusted may not sum due to
rounding.
Schedule C
Frontier Communications
Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
For the quarter ended For the year ended
($ in
millions)
December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, 2015 2015 2014
2015 2014
Operating Expenses
to Cash Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses $ 1,231
$ 1,217 $ 1,157 $ 4,831
$ 3,952 Subtract: Depreciation and
amortization 319 325 323 1,320 1,139 Acquisition and integration
costs 86 58 70 236 142 Pension/OPEB costs 13 (3) 3 10 (18)
Severance costs - 1 - 2 2
Cash operating expenses $ 813 $
836 $ 761 $ 3,263 $
2,687
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