Telesat Canada (“Telesat”) today announced its financial results
for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017. All
amounts are in Canadian dollars and are reported under
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless
otherwise noted.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2017,
Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $214 million, a decline
of 4% ($10 million) from the same period in 2016. The U.S.
dollar was approximately 3% weaker on average against the Canadian
dollar than it was during the third quarter of 2016. After
adjusting for the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates,
revenue decreased by 3% ($7 million) compared to the same period in
2016.
Operating expenses of $42 million for the
quarter were 5% ($2 million) higher than the same period in 2016,
or 6% ($3 million) higher after adjusting for the impact of changes
in foreign exchange rates. Adjusted EBITDA1 for the quarter
was $174 million, a decrease of 6% ($12 million) compared to the
same period in 2016 and a decrease of 5% ($9 million) when adjusted
for foreign exchange rate changes. The Adjusted EBITDA margin1 for
the third quarter of 2017 was 81.3%, as compared to 83.0% in the
same period in 2016.
Telesat’s net income for the quarter was $197
million compared to net income of $15 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 2016. The $182 million difference was the result of a
higher non-cash gain on foreign exchange, arising principally from
the translation of Telesat’s U.S. dollar denominated debt into
Canadian dollars, and favorable changes in the fair value of
financial instruments in the third quarter of 2017.
For the nine-month period ended September 30,
2017, revenue was $675 million, a decrease of 2% ($16 million)
compared to the same period in 2016. Operating expenses were $141
million, an increase of 9% ($12 million) from the first nine months
of 2016. The increase in operating expenses was due to
compensation expense associated with certain payments to option
holders made in connection with the cash distribution to
shareholders in the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA1
was $550 million, a decrease of 3% ($18 million). The Adjusted
EBITDA margin1 for the first nine months of 2017 was 81.5%,
compared to 82.3% in the same period in 2016.
For the nine-month period ended September 30,
2017, net income was $433 million, compared to net income of $314
million for the same period in 2016. The increase in net income for
the first nine months of the year was principally the result of
higher gains on foreign exchange in the first nine months of 2017,
arising from the translation of Telesat’s U.S. dollar denominated
debt into Canadian dollars, and from favorable changes in the fair
value of financial instruments.
“I am pleased with our performance for the
quarter,” commented Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s President and CEO.
“Although revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 were lower relative to the
same period last year, fleet utilization and contractual backlog
improved slightly compared to the second quarter of this year,
which shows a favorable level of business activity. In this
regard, we closed a significant pre-launch, fifteen-year contract
with our longstanding customer Bell Canada for nearly all of the
high throughput capacity serving northern Canada on the Telstar 19
VANTAGE satellite. Looking ahead, we remain focused on
increasing the utilization of our available in-orbit capacity,
maintaining our operating discipline and executing on our key
growth initiatives, including the launch later this year of the
first of our Low Earth Orbit satellites and the construction of
Telstar 19 VANTAGE and Telstar 18 VANTAGE for launch in 2018.”
Business
Highlights
- At September 30, 2017:
- Telesat had contracted backlog2 for future services of
approximately $4.0 billion.
- Fleet utilization was 95% for Telesat’s North American fleet
and 67% for Telesat’s international fleet.
- In September 2017, Telesat announced that Bell Canada has
signed a 15-year contract for substantially all of the HTS spot
beam capacity over northern Canada on Telesat’s new Telstar 19
VANTAGE satellite. Bell Canada subsidiary Northwestel will use the
capacity to dramatically enhance broadband connectivity for
communities in Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory.
Telesat’s report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended September 30,
2017, has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and may be accessed on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
Telesat has scheduled a conference call on
Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. ET to discuss its
financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2017. The call will be hosted by Daniel S.
Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michel
Cayouette, Chief Financial Officer, of Telesat.
Prior to the commencement of the call, Telesat will post a news
release containing its financial results on its website
(www.telesat.com) under the tab “News & Events” and the heading
“News”.
Dial-in Instructions:The toll-free dial-in number for the
teleconference is +1 (800) 377-0758. Callers outside of North
America should dial +1 (416) 340-2218. The conference reference
number is 4264742. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to
the scheduled start time to connect to the teleconference.
Dial-in Audio Replay:A replay of the teleconference will be
available one hour after the end of the call on November 2, 2017,
until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 16, 2017. To access the
replay, please call +1 (800) 408-3053. Callers outside of
North America should dial +1 (905) 694-9451. The access code
is 8947869 followed by the number sign (#).
All Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margins and
backlog measures included in this release are non-IFRS financial
measures, as described in the End Notes section of this release.
For information reconciling Adjusted EBITDA and the Adjusted EBITDA
margins to the most comparable IFRS financial measures, please see
the consolidated financial information below.
Forward-Looking Statements Safe
Harbor
This news release contains statements that are
not based on historical fact and are ‘‘forward-looking statements’’
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. When used in this news release, the words “looking ahead”,
“increasing”, “executing”, and “maintaining”, or other variations
of these words or other similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements and information. Actual results
may differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in
the forward-looking statements as a result of known and unknown
risks and uncertainties. Detailed information about some of the
known risks and uncertainties is included in the “Risk Factors”
section of Telesat Canada’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 which can be obtained on the
SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Known risks and uncertainties
include but are not limited to: risks associated with operating
satellites and providing satellite services, including satellite
construction or launch delays, launch failures, in-orbit failures
or impaired satellite performance, volatility in exchange rates and
risks associated with domestic and foreign government regulation.
The foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. The
information contained in this news release reflects Telesat’s
beliefs, assumptions, intentions, plans and expectations as of the
date of this news release. Except as required by law, Telesat
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise the
information herein.
About Telesat (www.telesat.com)
Telesat is a leading global satellite operator, providing
reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions
worldwide to broadcast, telecom, corporate and government
customers. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices and
facilities around the world, the company’s state-of-the-art fleet
consists of 15 satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1, and
two new satellites under construction. An additional two satellites
are under construction for launch into low earth orbit (LEO) as
part of Telesat’s plans to deploy an advanced, global LEO satellite
constellation offering low latency, high throughput broadband
services. Telesat also manages the operations of additional
satellites for third parties. Privately held, Telesat’s principal
shareholders are Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board
and Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL).
For further information: Michael Bolitho, Telesat, +1 (613)
748-8700 ext. 2336; ir@telesat.com
Telesat Canada(Formerly Telesat Holdings
Inc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Income |
|
For the periods ended September 30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months |
|
Nine months |
|
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
214,352 |
|
|
$ |
224,172 |
|
|
$ |
675,003 |
|
|
$ |
690,791 |
|
|
|
Operating
expenses |
|
|
(41,644 |
) |
|
|
(39,599 |
) |
|
|
(140,822 |
) |
|
|
(128,748 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
172,708 |
|
|
|
184,573 |
|
|
|
534,181 |
|
|
|
562,043 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(54,698 |
) |
|
|
(56,193 |
) |
|
|
(166,949 |
) |
|
|
(168,671 |
) |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
(6,578 |
) |
|
|
(6,963 |
) |
|
|
(19,750 |
) |
|
|
(20,723 |
) |
|
|
Other
operating losses, net |
|
|
(267 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
(2,553 |
) |
|
|
Operating
income |
|
|
111,165 |
|
|
|
121,411 |
|
|
|
347,194 |
|
|
|
370,096 |
|
|
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
(48,463 |
) |
|
|
(46,289 |
) |
|
|
(148,661 |
) |
|
|
(143,354 |
) |
|
|
Interest
and other income |
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
|
1,988 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
4,362 |
|
|
|
Gain (loss)
on changes in fair value of financial instruments |
24,625 |
|
|
|
4,222 |
|
|
|
38,930 |
|
|
|
(20,075 |
) |
|
|
Gain (loss)
on foreign exchange |
|
|
131,637 |
|
|
|
(47,063 |
) |
|
|
251,230 |
|
|
|
161,436 |
|
|
|
Income
before tax |
|
|
220,558 |
|
|
|
34,269 |
|
|
|
489,147 |
|
|
|
372,465 |
|
|
|
Tax
expense |
|
|
(23,527 |
) |
|
|
(19,483 |
) |
|
|
(56,499 |
) |
|
|
(58,584 |
) |
|
|
Net
income |
|
$ |
197,031 |
|
|
$ |
14,786 |
|
|
$ |
432,648 |
|
|
$ |
313,881 |
|
|
Telesat Canada(Formerly Telesat Holdings
Inc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
|
September 30, 2017 |
|
December 31, 2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents |
|
$ |
400,962 |
|
$ |
782,406 |
|
Trade and
other receivables |
|
|
46,186 |
|
|
55,639 |
|
Other
current financial assets |
|
|
2,375 |
|
|
2,548 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets |
|
|
12,897 |
|
|
61,107 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
462,420 |
|
|
901,700 |
|
Satellites,
property and other equipment |
|
|
1,816,950 |
|
|
1,915,411 |
|
Deferred
tax assets |
|
|
3,978 |
|
|
2,844 |
|
Other
long-term financial assets |
|
|
64,532 |
|
|
35,687 |
|
Other
long-term assets |
|
|
3,248 |
|
|
3,815 |
|
Intangible
assets |
|
|
816,985 |
|
|
832,512 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
2,446,603 |
|
|
2,446,603 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
5,614,716 |
|
$ |
6,138,572 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade and
other payables |
|
$ |
24,367 |
|
$ |
44,107 |
|
Other
current financial liabilities |
|
|
40,365 |
|
|
58,992 |
|
Other
current liabilities |
|
|
78,576 |
|
|
80,448 |
|
Current
indebtedness |
|
|
14,068 |
|
|
21,931 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
157,376 |
|
|
205,478 |
|
Long-term
indebtedness |
|
|
3,504,062 |
|
|
3,829,707 |
|
Deferred
tax liabilities |
|
|
453,239 |
|
|
471,233 |
|
Other
long-term financial liabilities |
|
|
64,723 |
|
|
81,252 |
|
Other
long-term liabilities |
|
|
361,539 |
|
|
356,861 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
4,540,939 |
|
|
4,944,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital |
|
|
152,682 |
|
|
658,735 |
|
Accumulated
earnings |
|
|
900,511 |
|
|
467,863 |
|
Reserves |
|
|
20,584 |
|
|
67,443 |
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
|
1,073,777 |
|
|
1,194,041 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
$ |
5,614,716 |
|
$ |
6,138,572 |
|
Telesat Canada(Formerly Telesat Holdings
Inc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows |
For
the nine months ended September 30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income |
|
$ |
432,648 |
|
|
$ |
313,881 |
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
166,949 |
|
|
|
168,671 |
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
19,750 |
|
|
|
20,723 |
|
|
|
Tax
expense |
|
|
56,499 |
|
|
|
58,584 |
|
|
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
148,661 |
|
|
|
143,354 |
|
|
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(4,243 |
) |
|
|
(4,952 |
) |
|
|
Gain on
foreign exchange |
|
|
(251,230 |
) |
|
|
(161,436 |
) |
|
|
(Gain) loss
on changes in fair value of financial instruments |
|
|
(38,930 |
) |
|
|
20,075 |
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation |
|
|
2,474 |
|
|
|
4,881 |
|
|
|
Loss on
disposal of assets |
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
2,553 |
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
(34,567 |
) |
|
|
(27,935 |
) |
|
Income
taxes paid, net of income taxes received |
|
|
(32,833 |
) |
|
|
(93,158 |
) |
|
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest and interest received |
|
|
(135,675 |
) |
|
|
(101,166 |
) |
|
Repurchase
of stock options |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(24,658 |
) |
|
Operating
assets and liabilities |
|
|
47,227 |
|
|
|
96,709 |
|
|
Net
cash from operating activities |
|
|
377,018 |
|
|
|
416,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Satellite
programs, including capitalized interest |
|
|
(118,951 |
) |
|
|
(166,385 |
) |
|
Purchase of
property and other equipment |
|
|
(8,154 |
) |
|
|
(4,986 |
) |
|
Purchase of
intangible assets |
|
|
(15,825 |
) |
|
|
(42,099 |
) |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(142,930 |
) |
|
|
(213,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment
of indebtedness |
|
|
(23,805 |
) |
|
|
(74,643 |
) |
|
Payment of
debt issue costs |
|
|
(42,867 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Return of
capital to shareholders |
|
|
(506,135 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Capital
lease payments |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
Satellite
performance incentive payments |
|
|
(6,213 |
) |
|
|
(7,424 |
) |
|
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Settlement
of derivatives |
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
Net
cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(578,750 |
) |
|
|
(82,144 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of
changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(36,782 |
) |
|
|
(20,912 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease)
increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(381,444 |
) |
|
|
99,600 |
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
782,406 |
|
|
|
690,726 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
400,962 |
|
|
$ |
790,326 |
|
|
Telesat’s Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)
|
|
Three months ended September 30, |
|
Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited) |
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
Net
income |
|
$ |
197,031 |
|
|
$ |
14,786 |
|
|
$ |
432,648 |
|
|
$ |
313,881 |
|
Tax
expense |
|
|
23,527 |
|
|
|
19,483 |
|
|
|
56,499 |
|
|
|
58,584 |
|
(Gain) loss on changes in fair value of financial instruments |
|
|
(24,625 |
) |
|
|
(4,222 |
) |
|
|
(38,930 |
) |
|
|
20,075 |
|
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange |
|
|
(131,637 |
) |
|
|
47,063 |
|
|
|
(251,230 |
) |
|
|
(161,436 |
) |
Interest and other income |
|
|
(1,594 |
) |
|
|
(1,988 |
) |
|
|
(454 |
) |
|
|
(4,362 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
48,463 |
|
|
|
46,289 |
|
|
|
148,661 |
|
|
|
143,354 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
54,698 |
|
|
|
56,193 |
|
|
|
166,949 |
|
|
|
168,671 |
|
Amortization |
|
|
6,578 |
|
|
|
6,963 |
|
|
|
19,750 |
|
|
|
20,723 |
|
Other operating losses, net |
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
2,553 |
|
Non-recurring compensation expenses(3) |
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
13,437 |
|
|
|
1,320 |
|
Non-cash expense related to share-based compensation |
|
|
785 |
|
|
|
1,557 |
|
|
|
2,474 |
|
|
|
4,881 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
174,220 |
|
|
$ |
186,148 |
|
|
$ |
550,092 |
|
|
$ |
568,244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
214,352 |
|
|
$ |
224,172 |
|
|
$ |
675,003 |
|
|
$ |
690,791 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
|
81.3 |
% |
|
|
83.0 |
% |
|
|
81.5 |
% |
|
|
82.3 |
% |
End Notes
1 The common definition of EBITDA is
“Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.”
In evaluating financial performance, Telesat uses revenue and
deducts certain operating expenses (including share-based
compensation expense and unusual and non-recurring items, including
restructuring related expenses) to obtain operating income before
interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted
EBITDA”) and the Adjusted EBITDA margin (defined as the ratio of
Adjusted EBITDA to revenue) as measures of Telesat’s operating
performance.
Adjusted EBITDA allows Telesat and investors to
compare Telesat’s operating results with that of competitors
exclusive of depreciation and amortization, interest and investment
income, interest expense, taxes and certain other expenses.
Financial results of competitors in the satellite services industry
have significant variations that can result from timing of capital
expenditures, the amount of intangible assets recorded, the
differences in assets’ lives, the timing and amount of investments,
the effects of other income (expense), and unusual and
non-recurring items. The use of Adjusted EBITDA assists Telesat and
investors to compare operating results exclusive of these items.
Competitors in the satellite services industry have significantly
different capital structures. Telesat believes the use of Adjusted
EBITDA improves comparability of performance by excluding interest
expense.
Telesat believes the use of Adjusted EBITDA and
the Adjusted EBITDA margin along with IFRS financial measures
enhances the understanding of Telesat’s operating results and is
useful to Telesat and investors in comparing performance with
competitors, estimating enterprise value and making investment
decisions. Adjusted EBITDA as used here may not be the same as
similarly titled measures reported by competitors. Adjusted EBITDA
should be used in conjunction with IFRS financial measures and
is not presented as a substitute for cash flows from operations as
a measure of Telesat’s liquidity or as a substitute for net income
as an indicator of Telesat’s operating performance.
2 Contracted revenue backlog (‘‘backlog’’)
represents Telesat’s expected future revenue from existing service
contracts (without discounting for present value) including any
deferred revenue that Telesat will recognize in the future in
respect of cash already received. The majority of Telesat’s
contracted revenue backlog is generated from contractual agreements
for satellite capacity. Backlog is not a presentation made in
accordance with IFRS. The presentation of backlog is not comparable
to other similarly titled measures of other companies because not
all companies use identical calculations of backlog. Telesat
believes the disclosure of the recognition of backlog provides
information that is useful to an investor’s understanding of its
expected known revenue recognition.
3 Includes severance payments and special compensation and
benefits for executives and employees.
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