Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2013

 

 

MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-72440   06-1615412
(State of incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Mediacom Way

Mediacom Park, NY 10918

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (845) 443-2600

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 1, 2013, Mediacom Broadband LLC issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2013. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The press release contains disclosure of operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”), free cash flow and cash interest expense, which are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. Reconciliations of OIBDA, free cash flow and cash interest expense to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are presented on Table 3 of the press release. Disclosure regarding management’s reasons for presenting these non-GAAP measures is set forth on Table 5 of the press release.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by Mediacom Broadband LLC on August 1, 2013


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 1, 2013

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC
By:   /s/ Mark E. Stephan
  Mark E. Stephan
 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC Report

Results for Second Quarter 2013

Mediacom Park, NY – August 1, 2013 – MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND MEDIACOM LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Mediacom Communications Corporation, today each reported unaudited financial and operating highlights for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Mediacom Broadband LLC*

 

   

Revenues were $230.2 million, reflecting a 2.8% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”) was $87.6 million, reflecting a 2.3% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Free cash flow of $18.0 million, compared to $15.1 million in the prior year period

 

   

Net quarterly additions of 2,000 primary service units (“PSUs”), compared to a net decline of 4,000 PSUs in the prior year period

Mediacom LLC*

 

   

Revenues were $175.6 million, reflecting a 2.9% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Adjusted OIBDA was $71.2 million, reflecting a 2.5% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Free cash flow of $12.7 million, compared to $17.2 million in the prior year period

 

   

Net quarterly additions of 2,000 PSUs, compared to a net decline of 4,000 PSUs in the prior year period

About Mediacom

Mediacom Communications Corporation is the nation’s eighth largest cable television company and one of the leading cable operators focused on serving the smaller cities in the United States, with a significant customer concentration in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions. Mediacom Communications offers a wide array of information, communications and entertainment services, including video, high-speed data and phone, and provides innovative broadband communications solutions through its Mediacom Business division that can be tailored to any size business. Mediacom Communications’ advertising sales and production services are sold under its OnMedia division. More information about Mediacom Communications is available at www.mediacomcc.com.

Contacts:

 

Investor Relations

  

Media Relations

Mark E. Stephan

  

Thomas J. Larsen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

Group Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs

(845) 443-2640

  

(845) 443-2754

 

* See Table 5 for information regarding our use of non-GAAP measures and definitions of OIBDA, Adjusted OIBDA and free cash flow.


TABLE 1*

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Selected Financial and Operating Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
       
     2013     2012     YoY% Change  

Video

   $ 115,295      $ 117,542        (1.9 )% 

High-speed data

     61,837        56,710        9.0

Phone

     16,715        16,642        0.4

Business services

     24,295        20,323        19.5

Advertising

     12,039        12,667        (5.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 230,181      $ 223,884        2.8

Service costs

     (92,934     (90,593     2.6

SG&A expenses

     (45,684     (44,064     3.7

Management fees

     (4,000     (3,625     10.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 87,563      $ 85,602        2.3

Cash interest expense (a)

     (23,239     (27,294     (14.9 )% 

Capital expenditures (b)

     (41,836     (38,697     8.1

Dividend to preferred members

     (4,500     (4,500     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a)

   $ 17,988      $ 15,111        19.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      

OIBDA margin (c)

     38.0     38.2  

 

 

     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Video customers

     549,000        579,000   

High-speed data (“HSD”) customers

     525,000        493,000   

Phone customers

     202,000        193,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary service units (“PSUs”)

     1,276,000        1,265,000   

Video customer declines

     (9,000     (12,000

HSD customer increases

     5,000        4,000   

Phone customer increases

     6,000        4,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Quarterly PSU increases (declines)

     2,000        (4,000

Customer relationships (d)

     716,000        713,000   

Average total monthly revenue per:

    

Video customer (e)

   $ 138.62      $ 127.57   

PSU (f)

   $ 60.18      $ 58.90   

Customer relationship (g)

   $ 107.31      $ 105.18   

 

     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,638,000      $ 1,473,000   

8 1/2% senior notes due 2015

     —          500,000   

6 3/8% senior notes due 2023

     300,000        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,938,000      $ 1,973,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Total leverage ratio (h)

     5.53x        5.76x   

Interest coverage ratio (i)

     3.77x        3.14x   

 

  * See Tables 3 and 5.

 

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TABLE 2*

Mediacom LLC

Selected Financial and Operating Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
       
     2013     2012     YoY% Change  

Video

   $ 89,425      $ 91,171        (1.9 )% 

High-speed data

     50,962        46,750        9.0

Phone

     15,121        15,133        (0.1 )% 

Business services

     16,167        13,682        18.2

Advertising

     3,919        3,958        (1.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 175,594      $ 170,694        2.9

Service costs

     (75,603     (74,496     1.5

SG&A expenses

     (30,328     (28,373     6.9

Management fees

     (3,000     (2,875     4.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 66,663      $ 64,950        2.6

Investment income from affiliate

     4,500        4,500        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA (a)

   $ 71,163      $ 69,450        2.5

Cash interest expense (a)

     (22,851     (23,424     (2.4 )% 

Capital expenditures (b)

     (35,636     (28,798     23.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a)

   $ 12,676      $ 17,228        (26.4 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      

Adjusted OIBDA margin (j)

     40.5     40.7  

 

 

     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  (k)  

Video customers

     434,000        458,000   

High-speed data (“HSD”) customers

     424,000        401,000   

Phone customers

     174,000        168,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary service units (“PSUs”)

     1,032,000        1,027,000   

Video customer declines

     (7,000     (10,000

HSD customer increases

     4,000        3,000   

Phone customer increases

     5,000        3,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Quarterly PSU increases (declines)

     2,000        (4,000

Customer relationships (d)

     574,000        573,000   

Average total monthly revenue per:

    

Video customer (e)

   $ 133.79      $ 122.89   

PSU (f)

   $ 56.77      $ 55.29   

Customer relationship (g)

   $ 101.97      $ 99.21   

 

     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Bank credit facility

   $ 902,000      $ 937,000   

9 1/8% senior notes due 2019

     350,000        350,000   

7 1/4% senior notes due 2022

     250,000        250,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,502,000      $ 1,537,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Total leverage ratio (h)

     5.28x        5.53x   

Interest coverage ratio (i)

     3.11x        2.96x   

 

  * See Tables 4 and 5.

 

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TABLE 3

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012  

Free cash flow

   $ 17,988      $ 15,111   

Capital expenditures

     41,836        38,697   

Dividend to preferred members

     4,500        4,500   

Other expense, net

     (360     (327

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

     (6,741     (19,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 57,223      $ 38,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

OIBDA

   $ 87,563      $ 85,602   

Depreciation and amortization

     (39,470     (37,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 48,093      $ 47,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Cash interest expense

   $ 23,239      $ 27,294   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,391        1,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 24,630      $ 28,505   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TABLE 4

Mediacom LLC

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012  

Free cash flow

   $ 12,676      $ 17,228   

Capital expenditures

     35,636        28,798   

Other expense, net

     (594     (434

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

     9,415        17,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 57,133      $ 62,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Adjusted OIBDA

   $ 71,163      $ 69,450   

Investment income from affiliate

     (4,500     (4,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA

   $ 66,663      $ 64,950   

Depreciation and amortization

     (28,842     (29,010
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 37,821      $ 35,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Cash interest expense

   $ 22,851      $ 23,424   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     794        786   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 23,645      $ 24,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE 5

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

“OIBDA,” “Adjusted OIBDA,” “cash interest expense” and “free cash flow” are not financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. We define OIBDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization and Adjusted OIBDA as OIBDA plus investment income from affiliate. We define cash interest expense as interest expense, net, less amortization of deferred financing costs. For Mediacom Broadband LLC, we define free cash flow as OIBDA less capital expenditures, cash interest expense and dividends to preferred members. For Mediacom LLC, we define free cash flow as Adjusted OIBDA less capital expenditures and cash interest expense. OIBDA, Adjusted OIBDA, cash interest expense and free cash flow have inherent limitations as discussed below.

OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA are some of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results. We believe OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze value and compare the companies in the cable industry. A limitation of OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA, however, is that they exclude depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Management utilizes a separate process to budget, measure and evaluate capital expenditures. OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies, and are key components in our covenant calculations, as defined under our debt arrangements.

Free cash flow is used by management to evaluate our ability to repay debt, and to facilitate the growth of our business with internally generated funds. A limitation of free cash flow, however, is that it may be affected by the timing of our capital spending. We believe free cash flow is useful for investors for the same reasons and provides measures that can be used to analyze, value and compare companies in the cable television industry, although our measure of free cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.

OIBDA, Adjusted OIBDA and free cash flow should not be regarded as alternatives to operating income or net income as indicators of operating performance, or to the statement of cash flows as measures of liquidity, nor should they be considered in isolation or as substitutes for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA, and that net cash flows provided by operating activities is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to free cash flow.

Cash interest expense excludes the amortization of financing costs which were paid upon the financing of the relevant debt. We believe cash interest expense is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our cost of debt for the current period without including the amortization of financing costs that were previously paid. We believe interest expense, net, is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to cash interest expense.

For reconciliations of OIBDA, Adjusted OIBDA, cash interest expense and free cash flow to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see Tables 3 and 4.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In this press release, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those we anticipate as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond our control. Factors that may cause such differences to occur include, but are not limited to: increased levels of competition; greater than anticipated programming and other service costs; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for each of Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable federal securities laws.

 

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NOTES:

 

(a) 

See Table 5 for information about our use of Non-GAAP financial measures.

(b) 

Capital expenditures exclude changes in accrued property, plant and equipment, which represented cash sources of $2.2 million and $1.4 million at Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2013, and cash sources of $0.2 million and $0.1 million at Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2012.

(c) 

Represents OIBDA as a percentage of total revenues.

(d) 

Represents the total number of customers that receive at least one level of service, without regard to which service(s) customers purchase.

(e) 

Represents average total monthly revenues for the quarter divided by average video customers for such quarter.

(f) 

Represents average total monthly revenues for the quarter divided by average PSUs for such quarter.

(g) 

Represents average total monthly revenues for the quarter divided by average customer relationships for such quarter.

(h) 

For Mediacom Broadband LLC, represents total debt at quarter end divided by annualized OIBDA for the quarter. For Mediacom LLC, represents total debt at quarter end divided by annualized Adjusted OIBDA for the quarter.

(i) 

For Mediacom Broadband LLC, represents OIBDA divided by cash interest expense for the quarter. For Mediacom LLC, represents Adjusted OIBDA divided by cash interest expense for the quarter.

(j) 

Represents Adjusted OIBDA as a percentage of total revenues.

(k) 

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, Mediacom LLC sold a non-strategic cable system that served approximately 3,000 video and 1,200 HSD customers, and acquired certain cable assets serving about 600 video, 400 HSD and 600 phone customers. Net quarterly unit changes as reported for this period are not adjusted for such transactions.

 

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