Charter Communications Results Boosted by Internet Revenue
August 09 2016 - 8:40AM
Dow Jones News
Charter Communications Inc. said its second-quarter earnings
climbed on revenue growth across its segments in the latest period,
during which the company completed its roughly $60 billion
acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc.
Charter's cash-and-stock deal for Time Warner Cable, initially
valued at about $55 billion when it was announced last year, had
faced regulatory hurdles and criticism from consumer groups. The
Federal Communications Commission's approval of the deal came with
restrictions aiming to help reduce threats to online video
competition that could be exacerbated by consolidation of the cable
industry.
The combined cable giant is now the second-biggest broadband
provider in the U.S., after Comcast Corp., and the third-largest
pay-TV company, trailing AT&T Inc. and Comcast. As part of the
transaction, Charter also acquired smaller operator Bright House
Networks.
The latest quarter includes Time Warner Cable and Bright House
results beginning May 18. In addition to its actual second-quarter
results, which are skewed in comparison to the prior year because
of the transactions, the company also provided results on a pro
forma basis, which give effect to the acquisitions as if they had
closed at the beginning of the year-ago period.
The company said its results were helped in the latest period
primarily by growth in internet, commercial and video revenues. The
company also said advertising sales rose 3.9%, on a pro forma
basis, driven by an increase in national and political advertising
revenue. Meanwhile, total operating costs rose 5.3% on a pro forma
basis, driven by increases in programming and other expenses.
Over all, on a reported basis, Charter reported a profit of
$3.07 billion, or $15.17 cents a share, compared with a
year-earlier loss of $122 million, or $1.21 a share. On a pro forma
basis, per-share earnings rose to 99 cents from 39 cents.
Revenue rose 6.6% to $9.99 billion, on a pro forma basis.
Shares in the company, up 17% so far this year, were inactive in
premarket trading.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com and Joshua Jamerson
at joshua.jamerson@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 09, 2016 08:25 ET (12:25 GMT)
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