Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNSL) (the
“Company”) reported results for the first quarter 2017. As
previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call and
simultaneous webcast to discuss its results today at 11 a.m. (ET).
First Quarter 2017:
- Revenue was $169.9 million
- Net cash from operating activities was $51.7 million
- Adjusted EBITDA was $71.1 million
- Dividend payout ratio was 80.5 percent
“It’s been a productive start to the year,” said Bob Udell,
president and chief executive officer of Consolidated
Communications. “Our consolidated revenues, adjusted earnings
and free cash flow are stable. We continue to make progress
enhancing our commercial and broadband services to offset the known
USF and legacy revenue step downs. We realized solid growth in data
and Internet connections this quarter while working through some
continued bandwidth price compression.”
“Overall, we are executing well on our strategy and positioning
Consolidated Communications for future growth,” Udell added.
“We are expanding our fiber centric reach and maintaining strong
and steady cash flows. We are on track to close on our
FairPoint acquisition mid-year. We secured shareholder
approval in March and we’re making good progress with the
regularity approvals having 11 of the 17 required states
completed. We declared our 48th consecutive quarterly
dividend this week and remain confident in our ability to continue
delivering value for our shareholders.”
Financial Results for the First Quarter
- Revenue in the first quarter totaled $169.9 million, compared
to $188.8 million in the first quarter 2016 which included $11.4
million of revenue from businesses which the Company divested in
2016, the equipment sales business and the Iowa ILEC property.
Excluding the impact of the Iowa ILEC divestiture, consumer
revenue was down $3.9 million in first quarter due to voice and
video declines. Commercial revenue was essentially flat due
to continued price compression despite strong growth in Metro
Ethernet circuits. Subsidies were down $1.9 million due to
scheduled step downs in CAF II and Texas USF, and access revenue
was down $2.0 million due to continued declines in voice
services.
- Income from operations was $18.6 million, compared to $24.3
million in the year-ago quarter, down primarily due to lower
revenue, as described above, and partially offset by a decrease in
operating expenses.
- Interest expense, net was $29.7 million compared to $18.6
million for the same period last year. The increase in
interest expense is primarily due to $3.5 million in amortization
of the commitment fees for the financing secured in December for
the FairPoint acquisition and the onset of ticking fees related to
the financing, which began January 15 at the rate of approximately
4 percent per month, and totaled $7.9 million in the first
quarter. The increased fees were partially offset by the
Company’s October refinancing which will result in $2 million in
annual interest savings.
- Cash distributions from the Company’s wireless partnerships
were $5.6 million compared to $6.8 million the prior year
period.
- Other income, net was $5.2 million, compared to $7.2 million in
the first quarter of 2016.
- On a GAAP basis, net income was a loss of $3.7 million.
Adjusted diluted net income per share excludes certain items
in the manner described in the table provided in this
release. Adjusted diluted net income per share was $0.11 in
the first quarter, compared to $0.19 the same period last
year.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $71.1 million compared to $78.6 million a
year ago. The year over year decline was primarily due to
lower revenue and wireless distributions.
- The total net debt to last 12-month adjusted EBITDA ratio was
4.58.
Cash Available to Pay Dividends, Capex
For the first quarter, cash available to pay dividends was $24.3
million, and the dividend payout ratio was 80.5 percent. At
March 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents were $26.6 million.
Capital expenditures were $29 million for the first
quarter.
Financial Guidance
The Company affirmed its 2017 guidance as follows.
|
2017
Guidance |
2016 Results |
Cash Interest Expense*
|
$70 million to $72
million |
$70.7
million |
Cash Income Taxes |
$1 million to $3
million |
($183,000) |
Capital
Expenditures |
$115 million to $120
million |
$125.2
million |
*Cash interest expense does not include ticking fees associated
with the FairPoint financing.
Dividend Payments
The Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend
of $0.38738 per common share, which is payable on Aug. 1, 2017 to
stockholders of record at the close of business on July 15,
2017. This will represent the 48th consecutive quarterly
dividend paid by the Company.
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call today at 11 a.m. ET / 10
a.m. CT to discuss first quarter earnings and developments with
respect to the Company. The live webcast and replay can be
accessed from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s
website at http://ir.consolidated.com. The live conference
call dial-in number is 1-877-374-3981 with conference ID
10058144. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be
available through May 11, 2017 and can be accessed by calling
1-855-859-2056. About Consolidated
Communications
Consolidated Communications provides business and broadband
communications services across its 11-state service area to
carrier, commercial and consumer customers. For more than a
century, the Company has consistently provided innovative,
reliable, high-quality products and services. The Company offers a
wide range of communications solutions including: High-Speed
Internet, Data, Digital TV, Phone, managed and cloud services and
wireless backhaul over an extensive fiber optic network.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release, as well as the conference call, includes
disclosures regarding “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “cash available
to pay dividends” and the related “dividend payout ratio,” “total
net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA coverage ratio,”
“adjusted diluted net income per share” and “adjusted net income
attributable to common stockholders,” all of which are non-GAAP
financial measures and described in this section as not being in
compliance with Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they should not
be construed as alternatives to net cash from operating or
investing activities, cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from
operations, net income or net income per share as defined by GAAP
and are not, on their own, necessarily indicative of cash available
to fund cash needs as determined in accordance with GAAP. In
addition, not all companies use identical calculations, and the
non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other
similarly titled measures of other companies. A
reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial
measures and the most directly comparable financial measures
presented in accordance with GAAP is included in the tables that
follow.
Adjusted EBITDA is comprised of EBITDA, adjusted for certain
items as permitted or required by the lenders under our credit
agreement in place at the end of each quarter in the periods
presented. The tables that follow include an explanation of
how adjusted EBITDA is calculated for each of the periods presented
with the reconciliation to net income. EBITDA is defined as
net earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation
and amortization on a historical basis.
Cash available to pay dividends represents adjusted EBITDA plus
cash interest income less (1) cash interest expense, (2) capital
expenditures and (3) cash income taxes; this calculation differs in
certain respects from the similar calculation used in our credit
agreement.
We present adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and
the related dividend payout ratio for several reasons.
Management believes adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay
dividends and the dividend payout ratio are useful as a means to
evaluate our ability to fund our estimated uses of cash (including
interest on our debt) and pay dividends. In addition, we have
presented adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the
dividend payout ratio to investors in the past because they are
frequently used by investors, securities analysts and other
interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry,
and management believes presenting them here provides a measure of
consistency in our financial reporting. Adjusted EBITDA and cash
available to pay dividends, referred to as Available Cash in our
credit agreement, are also components of the restrictive covenants
and financial ratios contained in our credit agreement that
requires us to maintain compliance with these covenants and limit
certain activities, such as our ability to incur debt and to pay
dividends. The definitions in these covenants and ratios are
based on adjusted EBITDA and cash available to pay dividends after
giving effect to specified charges. In addition, adjusted
EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the dividend payout
ratio provide our board of directors with meaningful information to
determine, with other data, assumptions and considerations, our
dividend policy and our ability to pay dividends under the
restrictive covenants in our credit agreement and to measure our
ability to service and repay debt. We present the related
“total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA coverage
ratio” principally to put other non-GAAP measures in context and
facilitate comparisons by investors, security analysts and others;
this ratio differs in certain respects from the similar ratio used
in our credit agreement. These measures differ in certain
respects from the ratios used in our senior notes
indenture.
These non-GAAP financial measures have certain
shortcomings. In particular, adjusted EBITDA does not
represent the residual cash flows available for discretionary
expenditures, since items such as debt repayment and interest
payments are not deducted from such measure. Similarly, while
we may generate cash available to pay dividends, we are not
required to use any such cash to pay dividends, and the payment of
any dividends is subject to declaration by our board of directors,
compliance with applicable law and the terms of our credit
agreement. Because adjusted EBITDA is a component of the
dividend payout ratio and the ratio of total net debt to last
twelve month adjusted EBITDA, these measures are also subject to
the material limitations discussed above. In addition, the
ratio of total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA is
subject to the risk that we may not be able to use the cash on the
balance sheet to reduce our debt on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
Management believes these ratios are useful as a means to evaluate
our ability to incur additional indebtedness in the
future.
We present the non-GAAP measures adjusted diluted net income per
share and adjusted diluted net income attributable to common
stockholders because our net income and net income per share are
regularly affected by items that occur at irregular intervals or
are non-cash items. We believe that disclosing these measures
assists investors, securities analysts and other interested parties
in evaluating both our company over time and the relative
performance of the companies in our industry.
Safe Harbor
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) encourages
companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors
can better understand a company’s future prospects and make
informed investment decisions. Certain statements in this
communication are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect, among
other things, current expectations, plans, strategies, and
anticipated financial results of Consolidated Communications
Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and FairPoint Communications, Inc.
(“FairPoint”), both separately and as a combined entity.
There are a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions that may
cause the actual results of the Company and FairPoint, both
separately and as a combined entity, to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include the timing
and ability to complete the proposed acquisition of FairPoint by
the Company, the expected benefits of the integration of the two
companies and successful integration of FairPoint’s operations with
those of the Company and realization of the synergies from the
integration, as well as a number of factors related to the
respective businesses of the Company and FairPoint, including
economic and financial market conditions generally and economic
conditions in the Company’s and FairPoint’s service areas; various
risks to stockholders of not receiving dividends and risks to the
Company’s ability to pursue growth opportunities if the Company
continues to pay dividends according to the current dividend
policy; various risks to the price and volatility of the Company’s
common stock; changes in the valuation of pension plan assets; the
substantial amount of debt and the Company’s ability to repay or
refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; the Company’s
need for a significant amount of cash to service and repay the debt
and to pay dividends on its common stock; restrictions contained in
the Company’s debt agreements that limit the discretion of
management in operating the business; legal or regulatory
proceedings or other matters that impact the timing or ability to
complete the acquisition as contemplated, regulatory changes,
including changes to subsidies, rapid development and introduction
of new technologies and intense competition in the
telecommunications industry; risks associated with the Company’s
possible pursuit of acquisitions; system failures; cyber-attacks,
information or security breaches, or technology failure of the
Company or of a third party; losses of large customers or
government contracts; risks associated with the rights-of-way for
the network; disruptions in the relationship with third party
vendors; losses of key management personnel and the inability to
attract and retain highly qualified management and personnel in the
future; changes in the extensive governmental legislation and
regulations governing telecommunications providers and the
provision of telecommunications services; new or changing tax laws
or regulations; telecommunications carriers disputing and/or
avoiding their obligations to pay network access charges for use of
the Company’s and FairPoint’s network; high costs of regulatory
compliance; the competitive impact of legislation and regulatory
changes in the telecommunications industry; liability and
compliance costs regarding environmental regulations; the
possibility of disruption from the integration of the two companies
making it more difficult to maintain business and operational
relationships; the possibility that the acquisition is not
consummated, including, but not limited to, due to the failure to
satisfy the closing conditions; the possibility that the merger or
the acquisition may be more expensive to complete than anticipated,
including as a result of unexpected factors or events; and
diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business
operations and opportunities. A detailed discussion of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to
differ materially from such forward-looking statements are
discussed in more detail in the Company’s and FairPoint’s
respective filings with the SEC, including the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016,
which was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017, under the heading
“Item 1A—Risk Factors,” and the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
FairPoint for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was filed
with the SEC on March 6, 2017, under the heading “Item 1A—Risk
Factors,” and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other
filings made with the SEC by each of the Company and FairPoint.
Many of these circumstances are beyond the ability of the Company
and FairPoint to control or predict. Moreover,
forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions on the
part of the Company and FairPoint. These forward-looking
statements generally are identified by the words “believe,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,”
“should,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue” or
similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company
and FairPoint, and their respective subsidiaries, both separately
and as a combined entity to be different from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on
the respective behalf of the Company or FairPoint are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements that
appear throughout this communication. Furthermore,
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or
the rules and regulations of the SEC, each of the Company and
FairPoint disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise
publicly any forward-looking statements. You should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
- Tables to follow -
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets |
|
(Dollars in thousands, except par value) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
March
31, |
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents |
$ |
26,629 |
|
|
$ |
27,077 |
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net |
|
49,770 |
|
|
|
56,216 |
|
|
Income
tax receivable |
|
24,058 |
|
|
|
21,616 |
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets |
|
29,014 |
|
|
|
28,292 |
|
|
Total current
assets |
|
129,471 |
|
|
|
133,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment, net |
|
1,047,796 |
|
|
|
1,055,186 |
|
|
Investments |
|
106,035 |
|
|
|
106,221 |
|
|
Goodwill |
|
756,877 |
|
|
|
756,877 |
|
|
Other intangible
assets |
|
28,521 |
|
|
|
31,612 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
9,540 |
|
|
|
9,661 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
2,078,240 |
|
|
$ |
2,092,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable |
$ |
6,436 |
|
|
$ |
6,766 |
|
|
Advance
billings and customer deposits |
|
26,544 |
|
|
|
26,438 |
|
|
Dividends
payable |
|
19,653 |
|
|
|
19,605 |
|
|
Accrued
compensation |
|
16,638 |
|
|
|
16,971 |
|
|
Accrued
interest |
|
24,726 |
|
|
|
11,260 |
|
|
Accrued
expense |
|
50,564 |
|
|
|
54,123 |
|
|
Current
portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations |
|
15,830 |
|
|
|
14,922 |
|
|
Total current
liabilities |
|
160,391 |
|
|
|
150,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and
capital lease obligations |
|
1,375,271 |
|
|
|
1,376,754 |
|
|
Deferred income
taxes |
|
242,725 |
|
|
|
244,298 |
|
|
Pension and other
post-retirement obligations |
|
128,978 |
|
|
|
130,793 |
|
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
14,121 |
|
|
|
14,573 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,921,486 |
|
|
|
1,916,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
authorized, 50,734,486 and 50,612,362, shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
as of
March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively |
|
507 |
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
200,917 |
|
|
|
217,725 |
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit) |
|
(3,685 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net |
|
(46,266 |
) |
|
|
(47,277 |
) |
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
5,281 |
|
|
|
5,301 |
|
|
Total
shareholders' equity |
|
156,754 |
|
|
|
176,255 |
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ |
2,078,240 |
|
|
$ |
2,092,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations |
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
March
31, |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues |
$ |
169,935 |
|
|
$ |
188,846 |
|
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Cost of
services and products |
|
71,391 |
|
|
|
79,720 |
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative |
|
|
|
|
expenses |
|
36,433 |
|
|
|
40,676 |
|
|
Acquisition and other transaction costs |
|
1,329 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
42,195 |
|
|
|
44,140 |
|
|
Income from
operations |
|
18,587 |
|
|
|
24,310 |
|
|
Other income
(expense): |
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net of interest income |
|
(29,671 |
) |
|
|
(18,646 |
) |
|
Other
income, net |
|
5,205 |
|
|
|
7,211 |
|
|
Income (loss) before
income taxes |
|
(5,879 |
) |
|
|
12,875 |
|
|
Income tax expense
(benefit) |
|
(2,174 |
) |
|
|
4,973 |
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
(3,705 |
) |
|
|
7,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: net income (loss)
attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
(3,685 |
) |
|
$ |
7,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per basic and diluted common shares |
|
|
|
|
attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(3,705 |
) |
|
$ |
7,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
42,195 |
|
|
|
44,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income
taxes |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash distributions from
wireless partnerships in excess of/(less than) earnings |
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash stock-based
compensation |
|
|
538 |
|
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of
deferred financing |
|
|
4,400 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other adjustments,
net |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities, net |
|
|
7,749 |
|
|
|
6,162 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash
provided by operating activities |
|
|
51,718 |
|
|
|
59,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property,
plant and equipment, net |
|
|
(29,025 |
) |
|
|
(28,688 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of
assets |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash
used in investing activities |
|
|
(28,982 |
) |
|
|
(28,674 |
) |
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance
of long-term debt |
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of capital
lease obligations |
|
|
(1,289 |
) |
|
|
(387 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment on long-term
debt |
|
|
(9,250 |
) |
|
|
(2,275 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share repurchases for
minimum tax withholding |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends on common
stock |
|
|
(19,604 |
) |
|
|
(19,551 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used for
financing activities |
|
|
(23,184 |
) |
|
|
(22,284 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net change
in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(448 |
) |
|
|
8,583 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
27,077 |
|
|
|
15,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
26,629 |
|
|
$ |
24,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
Consolidated Revenue by Category |
(Dollars in thousands) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
Commercial and carrier: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data and
transport services (includes VoIP) |
|
|
$ |
49,414 |
|
$ |
49,112 |
|
|
Voice
services |
|
|
|
23,516 |
|
|
25,025 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
3,902 |
|
|
2,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,832 |
|
|
76,761 |
|
|
Consumer: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband
(VoIP, Data and Video) |
|
|
|
51,684 |
|
|
54,559 |
|
|
Voice
services |
|
|
|
12,855 |
|
|
14,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,539 |
|
|
69,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment
sales and service |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
9,640 |
|
|
Subsidies |
|
|
|
10,572 |
|
|
13,074 |
|
|
Network
access |
|
|
|
14,553 |
|
|
16,813 |
|
|
Other
products and services |
|
|
|
3,439 |
|
|
3,508 |
|
|
Total operating
revenue |
|
|
$ |
169,935 |
|
$ |
188,846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA
Calculation |
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,705 |
) |
|
$ |
7,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add (subtract): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense (benefit) |
|
(2,174 |
) |
|
|
4,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net |
|
29,671 |
|
|
|
18,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
42,195 |
|
|
|
44,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA |
|
65,987 |
|
|
|
75,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to EBITDA
(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other,
net (2) |
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment income (accrual basis) |
|
(5,278 |
) |
|
|
(7,197 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment distributions (cash basis) |
|
5,644 |
|
|
|
6,796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
compensation (3) |
|
538 |
|
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
71,124 |
|
|
$ |
78,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These adjustments reflect those required or permitted
by the lenders under our credit agreement. |
|
|
|
|
|
(2) Other, net includes income attributable to
noncontrolling interests, acquisition and non-recurring related
costs, and certain miscellaneous items. |
|
|
|
|
|
(3) Represents compensation expenses in connection with
our Restricted Share Plan, which because of the non-cash nature of
the expenses are excluded from adjusted EBITDA. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
|
|
Cash Available to Pay Dividends |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
71,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Cash interest
expense |
|
(17,444 |
) |
|
|
|
- Capital
expenditures |
|
(29,025 |
) |
|
|
|
- Cash income
(taxes)/refund |
|
(309 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash available to pay
dividends |
$ |
24,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends Paid |
$ |
19,604 |
|
|
|
|
Payout Ratio |
|
80.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
The above calculation excludes the principal payments on our
debt. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
|
Total Net Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA
Ratio |
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary of Outstanding
Debt: |
March 31,
2017 |
|
|
Term loan, net of
discount $4,505 |
$ |
890,995 |
|
|
|
Revolving loan |
|
- |
|
|
|
Senior unsecured notes
due 2022, net of discount $4,147 |
|
495,853 |
|
|
|
Capital leases |
|
17,638 |
|
|
|
Total debt as of March
31, 2017 |
$ |
1,404,486 |
|
|
|
Less deferred debt
issuance costs |
|
(13,385 |
) |
|
|
Less cash on hand |
|
(26,629 |
) |
|
|
Total net debt as of
March 31, 2017 |
$ |
1,364,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA for the
last |
|
|
|
twelve
months ended March 31, 2017 |
$ |
298,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Net Debt to last
twelve months |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
|
4.58x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
|
Adjusted Net Income and Net Income Per
Share |
|
|
Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended |
|
|
|
March
31, |
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(3,705 |
) |
|
$ |
7,902 |
|
|
Transaction and
severance related costs, net of tax |
|
2,063 |
|
|
|
1,019 |
|
|
Amortization of
commitment fee, net of tax |
|
2,160 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Ticking fees on
committed financing, net of tax |
|
4,892 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Non-cash stock
compensation, net of tax |
|
331 |
|
|
|
548 |
|
|
Adjusted net
income |
$ |
5,741 |
|
|
$ |
9,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number
of shares outstanding |
|
50,410 |
|
|
|
50,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted diluted net
income per share |
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
Calculations above assume a 38.4% and 38.6% effective tax rate for
the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc. |
|
Key Operating Statistics |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, |
|
December 31, |
|
% Change |
|
March
31, |
|
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
in Qtr |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
YOY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voice
Connections (1) |
|
|
453,332 |
|
|
|
457,315 |
|
|
(0.9 |
%) |
|
|
478,035 |
|
|
(5.2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data and
Internet Connections (1) |
|
|
477,180 |
|
|
|
473,403 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
459,597 |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
Connections |
|
|
102,906 |
|
|
|
106,343 |
|
|
(3.2 |
%) |
|
|
114,485 |
|
|
(10.1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
and Broadband as % of total revenue (2) |
|
82.1 |
% |
|
|
82.3 |
% |
|
(0.2 |
%) |
|
|
80.7 |
% |
|
1.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiber route
network miles (long-haul and metro) |
|
14,172 |
|
|
|
14,157 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
13,812 |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On-net
buildings |
|
|
5,766 |
|
|
|
5,618 |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
5,224 |
|
|
10.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Customers |
|
|
248,796 |
|
|
|
253,203 |
|
|
(1.7 |
%) |
|
|
265,428 |
|
|
(6.3 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
ARPU |
|
$ |
86.47 |
|
|
$ |
84.15 |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
$ |
86.72 |
|
|
(0.3 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1) The acquisition of Champaign Telephone Co. and
the sale of the Iowa ILEC resulted in a net increase of 4,905 data
connections and a net reduction of 4,290 voice connections in the
third quarter 2016. |
|
|
2) Business and Broadband revenue % includes:
commercial/carrier, equipment sales and service, directory,
consumer broadband and special access. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company Contact:
Jennifer Spaude, Consolidated Communications
507-386-3765
Jennifer.spaude@consolidated.com
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