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): October 31, 2019

 

 

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

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 31, 2019, Mediacom Broadband LLC issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2019. 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”), Adjusted OIBDA, free cash flow, and cash interest expense, which are not financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. Reconciliations of OIBDA, Adjusted 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 2 of the press release. Disclosure regarding management’s reasons for presenting these non-GAAP measures is set forth on Table 4 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 October 31, 2019


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: October 31, 2019

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC

By:  

/s/ Mark E. Stephan

  Mark E. Stephan
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    For Immediate Release

Mediacom Broadband LLC Reports

Results for Third Quarter 2019

 

 

Mediacom Park, NY – October 31, 2019 – MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation, today reported unaudited financial and operating highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Mediacom Broadband LLC Results for Third Quarter 2019*

 

   

Revenues were $284.5 million, reflecting a 2.9% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Operating income was $72.2 million, reflecting a 10.1% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted OIBDA”) was $109.9 million, reflecting an 7.2% increase from the prior year period

 

   

Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $106.2 million, compared to $93.7 million in the prior year period

 

   

Free cash flow of $52.5 million, compared to $42.8 million in the prior year period

About Mediacom

Mediacom Communications Corporation is the 5th largest cable operator in the United States and the leading gigabit broadband provider to smaller markets primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. Through its fiber-rich network, Mediacom provides high-speed data, video and phone services to nearly 1.4 million households and businesses across 22 states. The company delivers scalable broadband solutions to commercial and public sector customers of all sizes through Mediacom Business, and sells advertising and production services under the OnMedia brand. More information about Mediacom is available at www.mediacomcable.com.

 

Contacts:   
Investor Relations    Media Relations
Jack P. Griffin    Thomas J. Larsen

Group Vice President,

Corporate Finance

  

Senior Vice President,

Government and Public Relations

(845) 443-2654    (845) 443-2754

 

*

Adjusted OIBDA and free cash flow are defined under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in Table 4 and are reconciled to

operating income and net cash flows provided by operating activities, respectively, in Table 2.


TABLE 1*

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Selected Financial and Operating Data

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     
     2019     2018       YoY% Change  

High-speed data (“HSD”)

   $ 115,238     $ 102,834       12.1

Video

     99,538       104,679       (4.9 %) 

Phone

     16,150       15,540       3.9

Business services

     43,878       41,951       4.6

Advertising

     9,706       11,390       (14.8 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 284,510     $ 276,394       2.9

Service costs

     (116,634     (115,781     0.7

SG&A expenses

     (51,257     (51,768     (1.0 %) 

Management fees

     (6,900     (6,325     9.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 109,719     $ 102,520       7.0

Deferred compensation

     204       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA (a)

   $ 109,923     $ 102,520       7.2

Cash interest expense (a)

     (12,919     (12,009     7.6

Capital expenditures

     (39,987     (43,243     (7.5 %) 

Dividend to preferred members

     (4,500     (4,500     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a)

   $ 52,517     $ 42,768       22.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

      

Adjusted OIBDA margin (b)

     38.6     37.1  
                          
     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     YoY% Change

HSD customers

     726,000       694,000       4.6

Video customers

     400,000       437,000       (8.5 %) 

Phone customers

     340,000       336,000       1.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary service units (“PSUs”)

     1,466,000       1,467,000       (0.1 %) 
      

HSD customer increases

     5,000       4,000    

Video customer declines

     (12,000     (10,000  

Phone customer (declines) increases

     (1,000     4,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Quarterly PSU declines

     (8,000     (2,000  
      

Customer relationships (c)

     757,000       756,000       0.1
      

Average total monthly revenue per:

      

PSU (d)

   $ 64.51     $ 62.76       2.8

Customer relationship (e)

   $ 125.03     $ 121.79       2.7
                          
     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018      

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,147,250     $ 1,060,750    

512% senior notes due 2021

     50,000       200,000    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total debt (f)

   $ 1,197,250     $ 1,260,750    
      

Total leverage ratio (g)

     2.72     3.07  

Interest coverage ratio (h)

     8.51     8.54  

 

*

See Table 2 for reconciliations of Adjusted OIBDA to operating income, cash interest expense to interest expense, net, and free cash flow to net cash flows from operating activities, and Table 4 for information regarding our use of non-GAAP measures. See Table 3 for details of capital expenditures. See footnotes on Page 5, which contain important disclosures regarding the definitions used for selected unaudited financial and operating data.

 

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TABLE 2

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018  

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 106,183      $ 93,716  

Capital expenditures

     (39,987      (43,243

Dividend to preferred members

     (4,500      (4,500

Other expense (income), net

     67        (371

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

     (9,246      (2,834
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 52,517      $ 42,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Operating income

   $ 72,190      $ 65,587  

Depreciation and amortization

     37,529        36,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

OIBDA (a)

   $ 109,719      $ 102,520  

Deferred compensation

     204        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA (a)

   $ 109,923      $ 102,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Interest expense, net

   $ 13,844      $ 13,039  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     (925      (1,030
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash interest expense

   $ 12,919      $ 12,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TABLE 3

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Capital Expenditures

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018  

Customer premise equipment

   $ 13,709      $ 22,981  

Enterprise networks

     4,148        2,022  

Scalable infrastructure

     4,660        4,369  

Line extensions

     4,934        3,569  

Upgrade / rebuild

     6,962        4,981  

Support capital

     5,574        5,321  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 39,987      $ 43,243  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

See footnotes on Page 5, which contain important disclosures regarding the definitions used for selected unaudited financial and operating data.

 

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TABLE 4

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 excluding deferred compensation. We define cash interest expense as interest expense, net, less amortization of deferred financing costs. We define free cash flow as Adjusted OIBDA less capital expenditures, cash interest expense and dividends to preferred members.

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 provide measures that can be used to analyze our value and evaluate our performance compared to other companies in the cable industry. A limitation of OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA, however, is that it excludes 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. In addition, Adjusted OIBDA also has the limitation of not reflecting the effect of our deferred compensation. 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.

Free cash flow is used by management to evaluate our ability to repay debt and 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 as it provides an additional measure that can be used to analyze our value and evaluate our performance compared to other companies in the cable industry. Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled 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 Table 2.

 

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FOOTNOTES:

 

(a)

See Table 2 for information about our use of Non-GAAP financial measures.

(b)

Represents Adjusted OIBDA as a percentage of total revenues.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Total debt excludes the effect of deferred financing costs, net.

(g)

Represents total debt at quarter end divided by annualized Adjusted OIBDA for the quarter.

(h)

Represents Adjusted OIBDA divided by cash interest expense for the quarter.

 

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