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): May 10, 2012

 

 

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.)

100 Crystal Run Road

Middletown, New York 10941

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (845) 695-2600

 

 

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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2012, Mediacom Broadband LLC issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

The press release contains disclosure of 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 the Registrant on May 10, 2012


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: May 10, 2012

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark E. Stephan

  Mark E. Stephan
 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Press release issued by the Registrant on May 10, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    For Immediate Release

Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC Report

Results for First Quarter 2012

 

 

Middletown, NY – May 10, 2012 – 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 March 31, 2012.

Mediacom Broadband LLC*

 

   

Revenues were $221.2 million, reflecting a 2.6% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”) was $83.4 million, reflecting a 5.0% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Free cash flow of $17.7 million, compared to $10.7 million in the prior year period

 

   

Net quarterly additions of 25,000 primary service units (“PSUs”), compared to a net gain of 1,000 in the prior year period

Mediacom LLC*

 

   

Revenues were $168.7 million, reflecting a 1.4% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Adjusted OIBDA was $68.4 million, reflecting a 7.5% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Free cash flow of $24.5 million, compared to $19.5 million in the prior year period

 

   

Net quarterly additions of 16,000 PSUs, compared to a net loss of 1,000 in the prior year period

About Mediacom

Mediacom Communications 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 concentration in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions. Mediacom Communications offers a wide array of broadband products and services, including digital television, video-on-demand, digital video recorders, high-definition television, as well as high-speed Internet access and phone service. Mediacom Communications also offers affordable broadband communications solutions that can be tailored to any size business through Mediacom Business. For more information about Mediacom Communications, please visit www.mediacomcc.com.

 

Contacts:  
    Investor Relations   Media Relations
        Calvin G. Craib       Thomas J. Larsen
        Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance       Group Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs
        (845) 695-2675       (845) 695-2754

 

* 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
March 31,
       
     2012     2011     YoY% Change  

Video

   $ 118,051      $ 123,137        (4.1 )% 

High-speed data

     55,389        49,782        11.3

Phone

     16,520        16,755        (1.4 )% 

Business services

     19,385        14,827        30.7

Advertising

     11,855        11,155        6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 221,200      $ 215,656        2.6

Service costs

     (90,309     (89,985     0.4

SG&A expenses

     (43,982     (42,194     4.2

Management fees

     (3,460     (3,997     (13.4 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 83,449      $ 79,480        5.0

Cash interest expense (a)

     (26,735     (26,633     0.4

Capital expenditures (b)

     (34,513     (37,650     (8.3 )% 

Dividend to preferred members

     (4,500     (4,500     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a)

   $ 17,701      $ 10,697        65.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA margin (c)

     37.7     36.9  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011        

Video customers

     591,000        654,000     

High-speed data customers

     489,000        469,000     

Phone customers

     189,000        175,000     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Primary service units (“PSUs”)

     1,269,000        1,298,000     

Video customer loss

     (5,000     (9,000  

High-speed data customer gain

     21,000        10,000     

Phone customer gain

     9,000        —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Quarterly PSU gain

     25,000        1,000     

Customer relationships (d)

     706,000        729,000     

Average total monthly revenue per:

      

Video customer (e)

   $ 124.23      $ 109.17     

PSU ( f)

   $ 58.68      $ 55.40     

Customer relationship (g)

   $ 104.81      $ 98.61     
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011        

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,470,000      $ 1,560,500     

8 1/2% senior notes due 2015

     500,000        500,000     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total debt

   $ 1,970,000      $ 2,060,500     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total leverage ratio (h)

     5.90     6.48  

Interest coverage ratio (i)

     3.12     2.98  

 

* 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
March 31,
       
     2012     2011     YoY% Change  

Video

   $ 90,940      $ 95,837        (5.1 )% 

High-speed data

     45,696        41,076        11.2

Phone

     15,096        14,698        2.7

Business services

     13,259        11,451        15.8

Advertising

     3,666        3,244        13.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 168,657      $ 166,306        1.4

Service costs

     (73,713     (76,560     (3.7 )% 

SG&A expenses

     (27,618     (27,541     0.3

Management fees

     (3,460     (3,082     12.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 63,866      $ 59,123        8.0

Investment income from affiliate

     4,500        4,500        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA (a)

   $ 68,366      $ 63,623        7.5

Cash interest expense (a)

     (23,355     (23,991     (2.7 )% 

Capital expenditures (b)

     (20,537     (20,095     2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a)

   $ 24,474      $ 19,537        25.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA margin (j)

     40.5     38.3  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011        

Video customers

     468,000        521,000     

High-speed data customers

     398,000        386,000     

Phone customers

     165,000        158,000     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Primary service units (“PSUs”)

     1,031,000        1,065,000     

Video customer loss

     (5,000     (9,000  

High-speed data customer gain

     15,000        7,000     

Phone customer gain

     6,000        1,000     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Quarterly PSU gain (loss)

     16,000        (1,000  

Customer relationships (d)

     574,000        592,000     

Average total monthly revenue per:

      

Video customer (e)

   $ 119.49      $ 105.49     

PSU ( f)

   $ 54.96      $ 52.03     

Customer relationship (g)

   $ 98.37      $ 93.48     
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011        

Bank credit facility

   $ 980,000      $ 1,255,500     

9 1/8% senior notes due 2019

     350,000        350,000     

7 1/4% senior notes due 2022

     250,000        —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total debt

   $ 1,580,000      $ 1,605,500     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total leverage ratio (h)

     5.78     6.31  

Interest coverage ratio (i)

     2.93     2.65  

 

* 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
March 31,
 
     2012     2011  

Free cash flow

   $ 17,701      $ 10,697   

Capital expenditures

     34,513        37,650   

Dividend to preferred members

     4,500        4,500   

Other expense, net

     (326     (808

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

     14,859        8,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 71,247      $ 60,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA

   $ 83,449      $ 79,480   

Depreciation and amortization

     (37,429     (35,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 46,020      $ 44,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash interest expense

   $ 26,735      $ 26,633   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,202        792   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 27,937      $ 27,425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TABLE 4

Mediacom LLC

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012     2011  

Free cash flow

   $ 24,474      $ 19,537   

Capital expenditures

     20,537        20,095   

Other expense, net

     (463     (556

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

     (15,729     9,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 28,819      $ 48,235   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

   $ 68,366      $ 63,623   

Investment income from affiliate

     (4,500     (4,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA

   $ 63,866      $ 59,123   

Depreciation and amortization

     (29,066     (29,299
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 34,800      $ 29,824   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash interest expense

   $ 23,355      $ 23,991   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     939        1,020   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 24,294      $ 25,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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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, 2011 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 for Mediacom Broadband LLC exclude changes in accrued property, plant and equipment, which represented a cash use of $8.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Capital expenditures for Mediacom LLC exclude changes in accrued property, plant and equipment, which represented a cash use of $3.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 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.

 

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