• Achieved over $60 million of operating cost savings during the
third quarter
• Estimated synergy cost savings by 2013 raised to $550 million
• Third quarter operating cash flow margin of 48%, as adjusted
• Third quarter dividend payout ratio of 55% of free cash flow
• Quarter over quarter improvements in access line and high-speed
broadband units
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE:FTR) today reported
third-quarter 2010 revenue of $1,403.0 million, operating income of
$234.0 million and net income attributable to common shareholders of
Frontier of $29.0 million, or $0.03 per share. After excluding $78.5
million for acquisition and integration costs, net income attributable
to common shareholders of Frontier for the third quarter of 2010 would
have been $78.1 million, or $0.08 per share.
“Our Verizon transaction is off to a strong start with customer metrics
stabilized, over $60 million of synergies realized during the third
quarter, and broadband expansion to thousands of new homes and
businesses,” said Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman & CEO of Frontier
Communications. “Frontier’s local customer engagement and dedicated
employees once again drove solid quarterly performance. We made an
excellent start toward our target of 85% broadband coverage, and we are
increasing our synergy estimate to $550 million, all while generating
healthy free cash flow that safely covered our $0.75 annual dividend.”
Revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was $1,403.0 million as
compared to $526.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. Revenue of
$890.1 million is attributable to the acquired Verizon properties for
the three months ended September 30, 2010.
Network access expenses and other operating expenses for the
third quarter of 2010 were $750.5 million as compared to $247.5 million
in the third quarter of 2009. Network access expenses and other
operating expenses of $514.1 million are associated with the acquired
Verizon properties.
Depreciation and amortization for the third quarter of 2010 was
$339.9 million as compared to $103.1 million in the third quarter of
2009. The third quarter of 2010 includes $127.1 million of depreciation
expense and $114.7 million of amortization expense as a result of the
acquired Verizon properties.
Acquisition and integration costs of approximately $78.5 million
($0.05 per share after tax) were incurred and expensed during the third
quarter of 2010, in connection with our acquisition of approximately 4.0
million access lines (as of July 1, 2010) from Verizon Communications
Inc. (Verizon). The third quarter costs were incurred in connection with
transaction and deal closing costs, along with our activities to
integrate the West Virginia operations, establish the systems
capabilities for the video services (FiOS) and ongoing integration work.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2010 was $234.0 million
and operating income margin was 16.7 percent as compared to operating
income of $172.5 million and operating income margin of 32.7 percent in
the third quarter of 2009. The third quarter 2010 increase of $61.5
million is primarily the result of incremental operating income from the
recently acquired Verizon properties, partially offset by higher
acquisition and integration costs incurred in the third quarter of 2010.
Interest expense for the third quarter of 2010 was $166.6 million
as compared to $96.6 million in the third quarter of 2009, a $70.0
million increase. Interest expense was higher in 2010 due to higher debt
levels. On July 1, 2010, in connection with the Verizon transaction, we
assumed $3.5 billion of additional debt.
Income tax expense for the third quarter of 2010 was $40.4
million as compared to $29.0 million in the third quarter of 2009, an
$11.4 million increase. In the third quarter of 2010, Frontier reduced
certain deferred tax assets of approximately $12 million related to the
Verizon transaction costs which were not tax deductible. Prior to the
closing of the Verizon transaction, these costs were deemed to be tax
deductible as the Verizon transaction had not yet been successfully
completed.
Net income attributable to common shareholders of Frontier was
$29.0 million, or $0.03 per share, as compared to $52.2 million, or
$0.17 per share, in the third quarter of 2009. The third quarter of 2010
includes acquisition and integration costs of $78.5 million ($49.1
million or $0.05 per share after tax) and severance costs of $7.0
million ($4.3 million or $0.01 per share after tax). The third quarter
2010 decrease is primarily the result of increased interest expense and
income tax expense, partially offset by incremental operating income
from the recently acquired Verizon properties. The change in basic net
income per share was primarily due to the lower net income, as discussed
above, combined with the increase in weighted average shares outstanding
as a result of the issuance of 678.5 million shares in connection with
our acquisition of the Verizon properties.
At September 30, 2010, the Company had 3,538,100 residential customers
and 381,000 business customers.
The Company had net reductions of approximately 5,000 high-speed
internet customers since July 1, 2010, including 3,200 net additions
for Frontier Legacy operations less 8,200 net losses for the acquired
Verizon properties, and had 1,692,900 high-speed internet customers at
September 30, 2010. The Company had net additions of approximately
11,100 video customers since July 1, 2010 and had 515,600 video
customers at September 30, 2010.
Capital expenditures were $174.6 million for the third quarter of
2010 and $330.3 million for the first nine months of 2010, including
$15.6 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $77.9 million for the
first nine months of 2010 related to Verizon integration activities.
Operating cash flow, as adjusted and defined by the Company in
the attached Schedule B, was $671.5 million for the third quarter of
2010 resulting in an operating cash flow margin of 47.9 percent.
Operating cash flow, as reported, of $573.9 million has been adjusted to
exclude $78.5 million of acquisition and integration costs, $12.1
million of non-cash pension and other postretirement benefit costs, and
$7.0 million of severance and early retirement costs for the third
quarter of 2010.
Free cash flow, as defined by the Company in the attached
Schedule A,was $339.1 million for the third quarter of 2010 and
$625.3 million for the first nine months of 2010. The Company’s dividend
represents a payout of 55 percent of free cash flow for the first nine
months of 2010.
For the full year of 2010, the Company revised its previously reported
expectations for capital expenditures and free cash flow, excluding
acquisition/integration costs and capital expenditures, to be within a
range of $500.0 million to $525.0 million and $830.0 million to $860.0
million, respectively.
Pro Forma Information
As a convenience to investors, the Company furnished today on a Current
Report on Form 8-K unaudited pro forma combined historical financial and
operating data for the Company, including financial and operating data
for the acquired Verizon properties, updated to reflect the actual
financial and operating data for the third quarter of 2010.
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its
performance. These include free cash flow and operating cash flow. A
reconciliation of the differences between free cash flow and operating
cash flow 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 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 the Company may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures of other companies.
The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial
measures provides useful information to investors regarding the
Company’s 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 the Company’s 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 the Company and its
results of operations. In addition, the Company believes that free cash
flow and operating cash flow, as the Company defines them, can assist in
comparing performance from period to period, without taking into account
factors affecting cash flow reflected in the statement of cash flows,
including changes in working capital and the timing of purchases and
payments. The Company has shown adjustments to its financial
presentations to exclude $78.5 million and $3.7 million of acquisition
and integration costs in the third quarters of 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and $125.9 million and $14.5 million of acquisition and
integration costs in the first nine months of 2010 and 2009,
respectively, because the Company believes that such costs in the third
quarter and first nine months of 2010 are unusual, and that the
magnitude of such costs in the third quarter and first nine months of
2010 materially exceed the comparable costs in the third quarter and
first nine months of 2009. In addition, the Company has shown
adjustments to its financial presentations to exclude $12.1 million and
$8.4 million of non-cash pension and other postretirement benefit costs
in the third quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $24.2 million
and $24.8 million of non-cash pension and other postretirement benefit
costs in the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $7.0
million of severance and early retirement costs in the third quarter of
2010, and $7.7 million and $2.6 million of severance and early
retirement costs in the first nine months of 2010 and 2009,
respectively, because investors have indicated to management that such
adjustments are useful to them in assessing the Company and its results
of operations.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to (i) assist in
analyzing the Company’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 the Company’s ability to generate cash flow and, as a
result, to plan for future capital and operational decisions. Management
uses these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with related GAAP
financial measures.
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
The Company will host a conference call today at 9:00 A.M.. Eastern
Time. The conference call will be Webcast and may be accessed at:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=66508&eventID=3354493
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for one
week beginning at 11:00 A.M. Eastern time, November 8, 2010 via dial-in
at 888-203-1112 for U.S. and Canadian callers or, outside the U.S. and
Canada, at 719-457-0820, passcode 7326674. A Webcast replay of the call
will be available at www.frontier.com/ir.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) offers voice, High-Speed
Internet, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security
solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses
and home offices, and advanced business communications Access Solutions
for medium and large businesses in 27 states and with approximately
14,800 employees. More information is available at www.frontier.com
and www.frontier.com/ir.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of
management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business
performance. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements (including oral representations) involve
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties
are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to:
limitations on the amount of capital stock that we can issue to make
acquisitions or to raise additional capital during the two years after
the Verizon transaction; our indemnity obligation to Verizon for taxes
which may be imposed upon them as a result of changes in ownership of
our stock may discourage, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring
control of us during the two-year period following the Verizon
transaction in a transaction that stockholders might consider favorable;
our ability to successfully integrate the operations of the acquired
Verizon properties into Frontier’s existing operations; the effects of
increased expenses incurred due to activities related to the Transaction
and the integration of the acquired Verizon properties; the risk that
the growth opportunities and cost synergies from the Transaction may not
be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; our
ability to maintain relationships with customers, employees or
suppliers; the effects of greater than anticipated competition requiring
new pricing, marketing strategies or new product or service offerings
and the risk that we will not respond on a timely or profitable basis;
reductions in the number of our access lines that cannot be offset by
increases in High-Speed Internet (HSI) subscribers and sales of other
products and services; the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation
of the communications industry as a result of federal and state
legislation and regulation; the effects of changes in the availability
of federal and state universal funding to us and our competitors; the
effects of competition from cable, wireless and other wireline carriers
(through Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), DOCSIS 3.0, 4G or
otherwise); our ability to adjust successfully to changes in the
communications industry and to implement strategies for growth; 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 availability, or increase the cost, of financing;
continued reductions in switched access revenues as a result of
regulation, competition or technology substitutions; our ability to
effectively manage service quality in our territories and meet mandated
service quality metrics; our ability to successfully introduce new
product offerings, including our ability to offer bundled service
packages on terms that are both profitable to us and attractive to
customers; changes in accounting policies or practices adopted
voluntarily or as required by generally accepted accounting principles
or regulations; our ability to effectively manage our operations,
operating expenses and capital expenditures, and to repay, reduce or
refinance our debt; the effects of changes in both general and local
economic conditions on the markets that we serve, which can affect
demand for our products and services, customer purchasing decisions,
collectability of revenues and required levels of capital expenditures
related to new construction of residences and businesses; the effects of
customer bankruptcies and home foreclosures, which could result in
difficulty in collection of revenues and loss of customers; the effects
of technological changes and competition on our capital expenditures and
product and service offerings, including the lack of assurance that our
network improvements will be sufficient to meet or exceed the
capabilities and quality of competing networks; the effects of increased
medical, retiree and pension expenses and related funding requirements;
changes in income tax rates, tax laws, regulations or rulings, or
federal or state tax assessments; the effects of state regulatory cash
management policies on our ability to transfer cash among our
subsidiaries and to the parent company; our ability to successfully
renegotiate union contracts expiring in 2010 and thereafter; declines in
the value of our pension plan assets, which would require us to make
increased contributions to the pension plan in 2011 and beyond; our
ability to pay dividends on our common shares, which may be affected by
our cash flow from operations, amount of capital expenditures, debt
service requirements, cash paid for income taxes and liquidity; the
effects of any unfavorable outcome with respect to any current or future
legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings, audits or disputes; the
possible impact of adverse changes to regulatory requirements imposed by
various political bodies or other external factors over which we have no
control; and the effects of severe weather events such as hurricanes,
tornados, ice storms or other natural or man-made disasters. These and
other uncertainties related to our business are described in greater
detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and the foregoing
information should be read in conjunction with these filings. We do not
intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect
the occurrence of future events or circumstances.
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| Frontier Communications Corporation |
| Consolidated Financial Data |
| | | | | | | | | |
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|
| | | | For the quarter ended | | For the nine months ended |
| | | | September 30, | | September 30, |
| | (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Income Statement Data | | | | | | | | |
| |
Revenue
| |
$
|
1,402,968
| |
$
|
526,816
| |
$
|
2,438,954
| |
$
|
1,596,914
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
Network access expenses
| | |
134,132
| | |
54,549
| | |
240,814
| | |
174,436
|
| |
Other operating expenses
| | |
616,364
| | |
192,948
| | |
999,038
| | |
585,906
|
| |
Depreciation and amortization
| | |
339,894
| | |
103,123
| | |
540,917
| | |
373,499
|
| |
Acquisition and integration costs (1) | |
|
78,533
| |
|
3,706
| |
|
125,867
| |
|
14,457
|
| |
Total operating expenses
| |
|
1,168,923
| |
|
354,326
| |
|
1,906,636
| |
|
1,148,298
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
Operating income
| | |
234,045
| | |
172,490
| | |
532,318
| | |
448,616
|
| |
Investment and other income, net (2) | | |
2,604
| | |
5,855
| | |
19,891
| | |
18,720
|
| |
Interest expense
| |
|
166,607
| |
|
96,578
| |
|
354,362
| |
|
283,997
|
| |
Income before income taxes
| | |
70,042
| | |
81,767
| | |
197,847
| | |
183,339
|
| |
Income tax expense
| |
|
40,358
| |
|
29,021
| |
|
88,752
| |
|
65,328
|
| |
Net income (1) | | |
29,684
| | |
52,746
| | |
109,095
| | |
118,011
|
| |
Less: Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in a
| | | | | | | | |
| |
partnership
| |
|
689
| |
|
587
| |
|
2,414
| |
|
1,631
|
| |
Net income attributable to common shareholders of Frontier (1) | |
$
|
28,995
| |
$
|
52,159
| |
$
|
106,681
| |
$
|
116,380
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
Weighted average shares outstanding
| | |
988,945
| | |
310,101
| | |
581,869
| | |
309,990
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Basic net income per share attributable to | | | | | | | | |
| | common shareholders of Frontier (1) (3) | |
$
|
0.03
| |
$
|
0.17
| |
$
|
0.18
| |
$
|
0.37
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Other Financial Data | | | | | | | | |
| |
Capital expenditures - Business operations
| |
$
|
159,010
| |
$
|
54,136
| |
$
|
252,360
| |
$
|
161,893
|
| |
Capital expenditures - Integration activities
| | |
15,583
| | |
-
| | |
77,936
| | |
2,607
|
| |
Operating cash flow, as adjusted (4) | | |
671,482
| | |
287,667
| | |
1,230,984
| | |
863,941
|
| |
Free cash flow (4) | | |
339,064
| | |
120,353
| | |
625,314
| | |
367,187
|
| |
Dividends paid
| | |
186,336
| | |
78,091
| | |
343,042
| | |
234,275
|
| |
Dividend payout ratio (5) | | |
55%
| | |
65%
| | |
55%
| | |
64%
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
(1) | |
Includes acquisition and integration costs of $78.5 million ($49.1
million or $0.05 per share after tax) and $125.9 million ($78.7
million or $0.13
per share after tax) for the quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2010, respectively. Basic net income per share
attributable to common
shareholders of Frontier, as adjusted to exclude acquisition and
integration costs, was $0.08 per share and $0.31 per share for the
quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
|
(2) | |
Includes gain on debt repurchases of $4.1 million and $7.8 million
for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively.
|
(3) | |
Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding.
|
(4) | |
A reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure is presented
in Schedules A and B at the end of these tables.
|
(5) | |
Represents dividends paid divided by free cash flow, as defined in
Schedule A.
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| Frontier Communications Corporation |
| Consolidated Financial and Operating Data |
| | |
| |
| | |
| |
| | |
| | | | For the quarter ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| (Amounts in thousands) | | | |
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 | | |
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Selected Income Statement Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Local and long distance services
| | | |
$
|
693,517
| |
$
|
236,005
| (1) | |
$
|
1,140,379
| |
$
|
717,169
| (1) |
|
Data and internet services
| | | | |
452,549
| | |
160,564
| (1) | | |
782,266
| | |
478,288
| (1) |
|
Switched access and subsidy
| | | | |
162,008
| | |
91,237
| | | |
331,079
| | |
268,729
| |
|
Directory services
| | | | |
27,314
| | |
26,459
| | | |
76,265
| | |
81,375
| |
|
Other
| | | |
|
67,580
| |
|
12,551
| (1) | |
|
108,965
| |
|
51,353
| (1) |
| Total revenue | | | |
|
1,402,968
| |
|
526,816
| | |
|
2,438,954
| |
|
1,596,914
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Network access expenses
| | | | |
134,132
| | |
54,549
| | | |
240,814
| | |
174,436
| |
|
Other operating expenses (2) | | | | |
616,364
| | |
192,948
| | | |
999,038
| | |
585,906
| |
|
Depreciation and amortization
| | | | |
339,894
| | |
103,123
| | | |
540,917
| | |
373,499
| |
|
Acquisition and integration costs
| | | |
|
78,533
| |
|
3,706
| | |
|
125,867
| |
|
14,457
| |
| Total operating expenses | | | |
|
1,168,923
| |
|
354,326
| | |
|
1,906,636
| |
|
1,148,298
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating Income | | | |
$
|
234,045
| |
$
|
172,490
| | |
$
|
532,318
| |
$
|
448,616
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Other Financial Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Revenue:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Residential
| | | |
$
|
630,294
| |
$
|
223,354
| | |
$
|
1,071,624
| |
$
|
681,400
| |
|
Business
| | | |
|
610,666
| |
|
212,225
| | |
|
1,036,251
| |
|
646,785
| |
|
Total customer revenue
| | | | |
1,240,960
| | |
435,579
| | | |
2,107,875
| | |
1,328,185
| |
|
Regulatory (Switched access and subsidy)
| | | |
|
162,008
| |
|
91,237
| | |
|
331,079
| |
|
268,729
| |
|
Total revenue
| | | |
$
|
1,402,968
| |
$
|
526,816
| | |
$
|
2,438,954
| |
$
|
1,596,914
| |
| (1) |
|
Reflects the inclusion of Long distance services revenue of $42.4
million and $124.3 million in Local and long distance
services
revenue for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. Reflects the reclassification of
wireless data
revenue of $0.6 million and $1.4 million from Other revenue to
Data and internet services revenue for the
quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
|
| |
| |
| |
| (2) | |
Includes pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) expense,
net of capitalized amounts, of $20.2 million and $8.4
million
for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively,
and $34.9 million and $24.8 million for the nine
months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Includes severance and
early retirement costs of $7.0 million for
the quarter ended
September 30, 2010, and $7.7 million and $2.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively.
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| |
|
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| Frontier Communications Corporation |
| Consolidated Financial and Operating Data |
|
|
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| | | | | | For the quarter ended | | | For the nine months ended |
| | | | | | September 30, | | | September 30, |
| (Amounts in thousands, except operating data) | | | |
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 | | |
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Other Financial and Operating Data | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Access lines: | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Residential
| | | | |
3,735,162
| | |
1,374,822
| | | |
3,735,162
| | |
1,374,822
|
|
Business
| | | |
|
2,140,284
| |
|
776,886
| | |
|
2,140,284
| |
|
776,886
|
|
Total access lines
| | | |
|
5,875,446
| |
|
2,151,708
| | |
|
5,875,446
| |
|
2,151,708
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Residential customer metrics: | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Customers
| | | | |
3,538,097
| | |
1,277,066
| | | |
3,538,097
| | |
1,277,066
|
|
Revenue
| | | |
$
|
630,294
| |
$
|
223,354
| | |
$
|
1,071,624
| |
$
|
681,400
|
|
Products per residential customer (1) | | | | |
2.26
| | |
2.48
| | | |
2.26
| | |
2.48
|
|
Average monthly residential revenue
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
per customer - Frontier Legacy
| | | |
$
|
61.03
| |
$
|
57.68
| | |
$
|
60.17
| |
$
|
57.66
|
|
- Total Company
| | | |
$
|
58.36
| | | | | | | |
|
Percent of customers on price protection plans
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
- Frontier Legacy
| | | | |
57.6%
| | |
51.0%
| | | |
57.6%
| | |
51.0%
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
|
Customer monthly churn - Frontier Legacy
| | | | |
1.39%
| | |
1.55%
| | | |
1.38%
| | |
1.48%
|
- Total Company
| | | | |
1.88%
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Business customer metrics: | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Customers
| | | | |
380,982
| | |
145,931
| | | |
380,982
| | |
145,931
|
|
Revenue
| | | |
$
|
610,666
| |
$
|
212,225
| | |
$
|
1,036,251
| |
$
|
646,785
|
|
Average monthly business revenue per customer
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
- Frontier Legacy
| | | |
$
|
513.41
| |
$
|
483.27
| | |
$
|
511.04
| |
$
|
482.60
|
|
- Total Company
| | | |
$
|
533.02
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Other data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Employees
| | | | |
14,758
| | |
5,466
| | | |
14,758
| | |
5,466
|
|
High-Speed Internet (HSI) subscribers
| | | | |
1,692,858
| | |
621,331
| | | |
1,692,858
| | |
621,331
|
|
Video subscribers
| | | | |
515,641
| | |
164,535
| | | |
515,641
| | |
164,535
|
|
Switched access minutes of use (in millions)
| | | | |
5,346
| | |
2,172
| | | |
9,444
| | |
6,761
|
|
Average monthly total revenue per access line
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
- Frontier Legacy
| | | |
$
|
83.89
| |
$
|
80.91
| | |
$
|
83.18
| |
$
|
80.54
|
|
- Total Company
| | | |
$
|
78.67
| | | | | | | |
|
Average monthly customer revenue per access line
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
- Frontier Legacy
| | | |
$
|
70.60
| |
$
|
66.90
| | |
$
|
69.74
| |
$
|
66.99
|
|
- Total Company
| | | |
$
|
69.58
| | | | | | | |
| (1) |
|
Products per residential customer: primary residential voice line,
HSI and video products have a value of 1. Long distance,
Frontier
Peace of Mind, second lines, feature packages and dial-up have a
value of 0.5.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| Frontier Communications Corporation |
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
| | | | | | |
|
| (Amounts in thousands) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
| | | | September 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 |
| ASSETS | | | | | | |
|
Current assets:
| | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
| | |
$
|
351,065
| | |
$
|
358,693
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
| | | |
568,914
| | | |
190,745
|
|
Other current assets
| | |
|
216,270
| | |
|
130,642
|
|
Total current assets
| | | |
1,136,249
| | | |
680,080
|
| | | | | | |
|
|
Restricted cash
| | | |
187,400
| | | |
-
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
| | | |
7,575,800
| | | |
3,133,521
|
| | | | | | |
|
|
Other assets - principally goodwill
| | |
|
9,095,489
| | |
|
3,064,654
|
|
Total assets
| | |
$
|
17,994,938
| | |
$
|
6,878,255
|
| | | | | | |
|
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
| | | | | | |
|
Long-term debt due within one year
| | |
$
|
79,987
| | |
$
|
7,236
|
|
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
| | |
|
1,247,912
| | |
|
385,441
|
|
Total current liabilities
| | | |
1,327,899
| | | |
392,677
|
| | | | | | |
|
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
| | | |
3,151,457
| | | |
1,352,379
|
|
Long-term debt
| | | |
8,181,603
| | | |
4,794,129
|
|
Equity
| | | |
|
5,333,979
| | |
|
339,070
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
| | |
$
|
17,994,938
| | |
$
|
6,878,255
|
| |
| |
| Frontier Communications Corporation |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Data |
| | |
|
| (Amounts in thousands) | | | |
| | |
|
| For the nine months ended September 30, |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
| | |
|
| Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | |
|
Net income
|
$ 109,095
| |
$ 118,011
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
| | | |
|
by operating activities:
| | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
540,917
| |
373,499
|
|
Stock based compensation expense
|
9,930
| |
6,974
|
|
Pension/OPEB costs
|
24,224
| |
24,802
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
-
| |
(7,755)
|
|
Other non-cash adjustments
|
5,866
| |
1,293
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
10,092
| |
11,097
|
|
Change in accounts receivable
|
(13,356)
| |
17,409
|
|
Change in accounts payable and other liabilities
|
166,398
| |
(53,481)
|
|
Change in other current assets
|
33,004
| |
(1,228)
|
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
886,170
| |
490,621
|
| | |
|
| Cash flows provided from (used by) investing activities: | | | |
|
Cash transferred to escrow
|
(115,000)
| |
-
|
|
Capital expenditures - Business operations
|
(252,360)
| |
(161,893)
|
|
Capital expenditures - Integration activities
|
(77,936)
| |
(2,607)
|
|
Cash paid for Spinco acquisition, net
|
(82,560)
| |
-
|
|
Other assets purchased and distributions received, net
|
(1,728)
| |
951
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
(529,584)
| |
(163,549)
|
| | |
|
| Cash flows provided from (used by) financing activities: | | | |
|
Long-term debt borrowings
|
-
| |
538,830
|
|
Long-term debt payments
|
(6,286)
| |
(355,915)
|
|
Financing costs paid
|
(12,431)
| |
(1,021)
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
-
| |
680
|
|
Dividends paid
|
(343,042)
| |
(234,275)
|
|
Repayment of customer advances for construction and
| | | |
|
distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
(2,455)
| |
(2,843)
|
| Net cash used by financing activities |
(364,214)
| |
(54,544)
|
| | |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(7,628)
| |
272,528
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1,
|
358,693
| |
163,627
|
| | |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, |
$ 351,065
| |
$ 436,155
|
| | |
|
| Cash paid during the period for: | | | |
|
Interest
|
$ 299,158
| |
$ 295,577
|
|
Income taxes
|
$ 4,042
| |
$ 59,953
|
|
| |
| |
|
| |
| |
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | For the quarter ended September 30, | | | For the nine months ended September 30, |
| | (Amounts in thousands) | |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | | |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Net Income to Free Cash Flow; | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Net income | |
$
|
29,684
| |
$
|
52,746
| | |
$
|
109,095
| |
$
|
118,011
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Add back: | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Depreciation and amortization
| | |
339,894
| | |
103,123
| | | |
540,917
| | |
373,499
|
| |
Income tax expense
| | |
40,358
| | |
29,021
| | | |
88,752
| | |
65,328
|
| |
Acquisition and integration costs
| | |
78,533
| | |
3,706
| | | |
125,867
| | |
14,457
|
| |
Pension/OPEB costs (non-cash) (1) | | |
12,065
| | |
8,348
| | | |
24,224
| | |
24,802
|
| |
Stock based compensation
| | |
4,702
| | |
2,413
| | | |
9,930
| | |
6,974
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Subtract: | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash paid for income taxes
| | |
4,847
| | |
19,495
| | | |
4,042
| | |
59,953
|
| |
Other income, net (2) | | |
2,315
| | |
5,373
| | | |
17,069
| | |
14,038
|
| |
Capital expenditures - Business operations (3) | |
|
159,010
| |
|
54,136
| | |
|
252,360
| |
|
161,893
|
| | Free cash flow | | | 339,064 | | | 120,353 | | | | 625,314 | | | 367,187 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Add back: | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Deferred income taxes
| | |
3,856
| | |
2,778
| | | |
10,092
| | |
11,097
|
| |
Non-cash (gains)/losses, net
| | |
26,056
| | |
9,665
| | | |
40,020
| | |
25,314
|
| |
Other income, net (2) | | |
2,315
| | |
5,373
| | | |
17,069
| | |
14,038
|
| |
Cash paid for income taxes
| | |
4,847
| | |
19,495
| | | |
4,042
| | |
59,953
|
| |
Capital expenditures - Business operations (3) | | |
159,010
| | |
54,136
| | | |
252,360
| | |
161,893
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | Subtract: | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Changes in current assets and liabilities
| | |
(169,110)
| | |
8,021
| | | |
(186,046)
| | |
37,300
|
| |
Income tax expense
| | |
40,358
| | |
29,021
| | | |
88,752
| | |
65,328
|
| |
Acquisition and integration costs
| | |
78,533
| | |
3,706
| | | |
125,867
| | |
14,457
|
| |
Pension/OPEB costs (non-cash) (1) | | |
12,065
| | |
8,348
| | | |
24,224
| | |
24,802
|
| |
Stock based compensation
| |
|
4,702
| |
|
2,413
| | |
|
9,930
| |
|
6,974
|
| | Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 568,600 | | $ | 160,291 | | | $ | 886,170 | | $ | 490,621 |
| (1) |
|
Includes pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) expense
of $22.2 million and $10.0 million, less amounts capitalized into
the cost of
capital expenditures of $2.0 million and $1.6
million, for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and pension/OPEB expense
of $40.3 million and
$30.3 million, less amounts capitalized into the cost of capital
expenditures of $5.4 million and $5.5 million, for the nine
months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amounts for the
quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 have also been
reduced
by $8.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively, for cash pension
contributions.
|
|
|
|
|
| (2) | |
Includes gain on debt repurchases of $4.1 million and $7.8 million
for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively.
|
| (3) | |
Excludes capital expenditures for integration activities.
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| Schedule B |
| |
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | For the quarter ended September 30, 2010 | | | | For the quarter ended September 30, 2009 |
| (Amounts in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Acquisition
| | | |
Severance
| | | | | | | |
Acquisition
| | | | | | |
| | | | |
and
| |
Non-cash
| |
and Early
| | | | | | | |
and
| |
Non-cash
| | | | |
| Operating Cash Flow and | |
As
| |
Integration
| |
Pension/OPEB
| |
Retirement
| | As | | | |
As
| |
Integration
| |
Pension/OPEB
| | As | | |
| Operating Cash Flow Margin |
|
Reported
| |
Costs
| |
Costs (1) | |
Costs
| | Adjusted | | | |
Reported
| |
Costs
| |
Costs (1) | | Adjusted | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating Income | |
$
|
234,045
| |
$
|
(78,533)
| |
$
|
(12,065)
| |
$
|
(6,945)
| | $ | 331,588 | | | |
$
|
172,490
| |
$
|
(3,706)
| |
$
|
(8,348)
| | $ | 184,544 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Add back: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
amortization
| |
|
339,894
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
| 339,894 | | | |
|
103,123
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
| 103,123 | | |
| Operating cash flow | |
$
|
573,939
| |
$
|
(78,533)
| |
$
|
(12,065)
| |
$
|
(6,945)
| | $ | 671,482 | | | |
$
|
275,613
| |
$
|
(3,706)
| |
$
|
(8,348)
| | $ | 287,667 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Revenue | |
$
|
1,402,968
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,402,968 | | | |
$
|
526,816
| | | | | | $ | 526,816 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating income margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(Operating income divided
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
by revenue)
| |
|
16.7%
| | | | | | | |
| 23.6% | | | |
|
32.7%
| | | | | |
| 35.0% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating cash flow margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(Operating cash flow divided
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
by revenue)
| |
|
40.9%
| | | | | | | |
| 47.9% | | | |
|
52.3%
| | | | | |
| 54.6% | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 | | | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | |
Acquisition
| | | |
Severance
| | | | | | | |
Acquisition
| | | |
Severance
| | |
| | | | |
and
| |
Non-cash
| |
and Early
| | | | | | | |
and
| |
Non-cash
| |
and Early
| | |
| Operating Cash Flow and | |
As
| |
Integration
| |
Pension/OPEB
| |
Retirement
| | As | | | |
As
| |
Integration
| |
Pension/OPEB
| |
Retirement
| | As |
| Operating Cash Flow Margin |
|
Reported
|
|
Costs
| |
Costs (1) | |
Costs
| | Adjusted | | | |
Reported
|
|
Costs
| |
Costs (1) | |
Costs
| | Adjusted |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating Income | |
$
|
532,318
| |
$
|
(125,867)
| |
$
|
(24,224)
| |
$
|
(7,658)
| | $ | 690,067 | | | |
$
|
448,616
| |
$
|
(14,457)
| |
$
|
(24,802)
| |
$
|
(2,567)
| | $ | 490,442 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Add back: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
amortization
| |
|
540,917
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
| 540,917 | | | |
|
373,499
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
|
-
| |
| 373,499 |
| Operating cash flow | |
$
|
1,073,235
| |
$
|
(125,867)
| |
$
|
(24,224)
| |
$
|
(7,658)
| | $ | 1,230,984 | | | |
$
|
822,115
| |
$
|
(14,457)
| |
$
|
(24,802)
| |
$
|
(2,567)
| | $ | 863,941 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Revenue | |
$
|
2,438,954
| | | | | | | | $ | 2,438,954 | | | |
$
|
1,596,914
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,596,914 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating income margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(Operating income divided
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
by revenue)
| |
|
21.8%
| | | | | | | |
| 28.3% | | | |
|
28.1%
| | | | | | | |
| 30.7% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Operating cash flow margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(Operating cash flow divided
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
by revenue)
| |
|
44.0%
| | | | | | | |
| 50.5% | | | |
|
51.5%
| | | | | | | |
| 54.1% |
| (1) |
|
Includes pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) expense of
$22.2 million and $10.0 million, less amounts capitalized into the
cost of capital expenditures of $2.0 million and $1.6 million, for
the
quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively,
and pension/OPEB expense of $40.3 million and $30.3 million, less
amounts capitalized into the cost of capital expenditures of $5.4
million and $5.5
million, for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amounts for the quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2010 have also been reduced by $8.1
million and $10.7 million,
respectively, for cash pension
contributions.
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Schedule C Graph Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6501051&lang=en
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation
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or
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or
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