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): November 6, 2014
MEDIACOM LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 333-82124-01 | 06-1433421 | ||
| (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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2014, Mediacom LLC issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2014. 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 LLC on November 6, 2014 | |
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: November 6, 2014
| Mediacom LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark E. Stephan | |
| Mark E. Stephan | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release |
Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom LLC Report
Results for Third Quarter 2014
Mediacom Park, NY – November 6, 2014 – 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 September 30, 2014.
Mediacom Broadband LLC*
| • | Revenues were $237.6 million, reflecting a 2.7% increase from the prior year period |
| • | Operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”) was $89.1 million, reflecting a 1.9% increase from the prior year period |
| • | Free cash flow of $18.1 million, compared to $17.4 million in the prior year period |
| • | Net quarterly decline of 4,000 primary service units (“PSUs”), compared to a net decline of 8,000 PSUs in the prior year period |
Mediacom LLC*
| • | Revenues were $177.9 million, reflecting a 0.7% increase from the prior year period |
| • | Adjusted OIBDA was $70.4 million, reflecting a 0.8% decrease from the prior year period |
| • | Free cash flow of $12.9 million, compared to $16.7 million in the prior year period |
| • | Net quarterly decline of 4,000 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 and provides innovative broadband solutions through its Mediacom Business division. Mediacom Communications also sells advertising and production services through its OnMedia division. More information about Mediacom Communications is available at www.mediacomcc.com.
| Contacts: | ||||
| Investor Relations | Media Relations | |||
| Jack P. Griffin | Thomas J. Larsen | |||
| Senior Director, Corporate Finance |
Group Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs | |||
| (845) 443-2654 | (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 September 30, |
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| 2014 | 2013 | YoY% Change | ||||||||||
| Video |
$ | 111,245 | $ | 114,547 | (2.9 | %) | ||||||
| High-speed data |
66,568 | 62,140 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||
| Phone |
15,708 | 16,331 | (3.8 | %) | ||||||||
| Business services |
29,645 | 26,283 | 12.8 | % | ||||||||
| Advertising |
14,445 | 11,951 | 20.9 | % | ||||||||
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| Total revenues |
$ | 237,611 | $ | 231,252 | 2.7 | % | ||||||
| Service costs |
(97,592 | ) | (91,786 | ) | 6.3 | % | ||||||
| SG&A expenses |
(46,652 | ) | (47,762 | ) | (2.3 | %) | ||||||
| Management fees |
(4,300 | ) | (4,300 | ) | — | |||||||
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| OIBDA (a) |
$ | 89,067 | $ | 87,404 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| Cash interest expense (a) |
(24,965 | ) | (21,860 | ) | 14.2 | % | ||||||
| Capital expenditures (b) |
(41,490 | ) | (43,609 | ) | (4.9 | %) | ||||||
| Dividend to preferred members |
(4,500 | ) | (4,500 | ) | — | |||||||
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| Free cash flow (a) |
$ | 18,112 | $ | 17,435 | 3.9 | % | ||||||
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| OIBDA margin (c) |
37.5 | % | 37.8 | % | ||||||||
| September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | |||||||||||
| Video customers |
504,000 | 535,000 | ||||||||||
| High-speed data (“HSD”) customers |
554,000 | 529,000 | ||||||||||
| Phone customers |
213,000 | 204,000 | ||||||||||
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| Primary service units (“PSUs”) |
1,271,000 | 1,268,000 | ||||||||||
| Video customer declines |
(11,000 | ) | (14,000 | ) | ||||||||
| HSD customer increases |
6,000 | 4,000 | ||||||||||
| Phone customer increases |
1,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||
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| Quarterly PSU declines |
(4,000 | ) | (8,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Customer relationships (d) |
705,000 | 710,000 | ||||||||||
| Average total monthly revenue per: |
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| PSU (e) |
$ | 62.22 | $ | 60.60 | ||||||||
| Customer relationship (f) |
$ | 112.11 | $ | 108.11 | ||||||||
| September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | |||||||||||
| Bank credit facility |
$ | 1,337,125 | $ | 1,624,000 | ||||||||
| 5 1⁄2% senior notes due 2021 |
200,000 | — | ||||||||||
| 6 3⁄8% senior notes due 2023 |
300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||
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| Total debt |
$ | 1,837,125 | $ | 1,924,000 | ||||||||
| Total leverage ratio (g) |
5.16 | x | 5.50 | x | ||||||||
| Interest coverage ratio (h) |
3.57 | x | 4.00 | x | ||||||||
| * | 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 September 30, |
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| 2014 | 2013 | YoY% Change | ||||||||||
| Video |
$ | 86,374 | $ | 89,424 | (3.4 | %) | ||||||
| High-speed data |
54,777 | 51,444 | 6.5 | % | ||||||||
| Phone |
14,037 | 14,800 | (5.2 | %) | ||||||||
| Business services |
18,610 | 16,788 | 10.9 | % | ||||||||
| Advertising |
4,060 | 4,140 | (1.9 | %) | ||||||||
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| Total revenues |
$ | 177,858 | $ | 176,596 | 0.7 | % | ||||||
| Service costs |
(79,481 | ) | (75,869 | ) | 4.8 | % | ||||||
| SG&A expenses |
(29,824 | ) | (31,105 | ) | (4.1 | %) | ||||||
| Management fees |
(2,700 | ) | (3,200 | ) | (15.6 | %) | ||||||
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| OIBDA (a) |
$ | 65,853 | $ | 66,422 | (0.9 | %) | ||||||
| Investment income from affiliate |
4,500 | 4,500 | — | |||||||||
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| Adjusted OIBDA (a) |
$ | 70,353 | $ | 70,922 | (0.8 | %) | ||||||
| Cash interest expense (a) |
(20,125 | ) | (23,071 | ) | (12.8 | %) | ||||||
| Capital expenditures (b) |
(37,286 | ) | (31,188 | ) | 19.6 | % | ||||||
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| Free cash flow (a) |
$ | 12,942 | $ | 16,663 | (22.3 | %) | ||||||
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| Adjusted OIBDA margin (i) |
39.6 | % | 40.2 | % | ||||||||
| September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | |||||||||||
| Video customers |
396,000 | 425,000 | ||||||||||
| High-speed data (“HSD”) customers |
443,000 | 427,000 | ||||||||||
| Phone customers |
179,000 | 176,000 | ||||||||||
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| Primary service units (“PSUs”) |
1,018,000 | 1,028,000 | ||||||||||
| Video customer declines |
(8,000 | ) | (9,000 | ) | ||||||||
| HSD customer increases |
4,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||||
| Phone customer increases |
— | 2,000 | ||||||||||
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| Quarterly PSU declines |
(4,000 | ) | (4,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Customer relationships (d) |
569,000 | 571,000 | ||||||||||
| Average total monthly revenue per: |
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| PSU (e) |
$ | 58.12 | $ | 57.15 | ||||||||
| Customer relationship (f) |
$ | 104.01 | $ | 102.82 | ||||||||
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| Bank credit facility |
$ | 1,182,875 | $ | 897,000 | ||||||||
| 9 1⁄8% senior notes due 2019 |
— | 350,000 | ||||||||||
| 7 1⁄4% senior notes due 2022 |
250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||||||
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| Total debt |
$ | 1,432,875 | $ | 1,497,000 | ||||||||
| Total leverage ratio (g) |
5.09 | x | 5.28 | x | ||||||||
| Interest coverage ratio (h) |
3.50 | x | 3.07 | x | ||||||||
| * | 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 September 30, |
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| 2014 | 2013 | |||||||
| Free cash flow |
$ | 18,112 | $ | 17,435 | ||||
| Capital expenditures |
41,490 | 43,609 | ||||||
| Dividend to preferred members |
4,500 | 4,500 | ||||||
| Other expense, net |
(445 | ) | (435 | ) | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net |
(840 | ) | 2,459 | |||||
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| Net cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ | 62,817 | $ | 67,568 | ||||
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| OIBDA |
$ | 89,067 | $ | 87,404 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
(38,738 | ) | (39,018 | ) | ||||
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| Operating income |
$ | 50,329 | $ | 48,386 | ||||
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| Cash interest expense |
$ | 24,965 | $ | 21,860 | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs |
1,625 | 1,295 | ||||||
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| Interest expense, net |
$ | 26,590 | $ | 23,155 | ||||
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TABLE 4
Mediacom LLC
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
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| Free cash flow |
$ | 12,942 | $ | 16,663 | ||||
| Capital expenditures |
37,286 | 31,188 | ||||||
| Other expense, net |
(796 | ) | (638 | ) | ||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt (j) |
(15,999 | ) | — | |||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net |
2,111 | (12,986 | ) | |||||
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| Net cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ | 35,544 | $ | 34,227 | ||||
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| Adjusted OIBDA |
$ | 70,353 | $ | 70,922 | ||||
| Investment income from affiliate |
(4,500 | ) | (4,500 | ) | ||||
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| OIBDA |
$ | 65,853 | $ | 66,422 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
(29,557 | ) | (29,211 | ) | ||||
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| Operating income |
$ | 36,296 | $ | 37,211 | ||||
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| Cash interest expense |
$ | 20,125 | $ | 23,071 | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs |
927 | 774 | ||||||
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| Interest expense, net |
$ | 21,052 | $ | 23,845 | ||||
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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 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.
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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 most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K 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.
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 uses of $2.2 and $0.9 million at Mediacom Broadband LLC during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and a cash use of $1.7 million and a cash source of less than $0.1 million at Mediacom LLC during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
| (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 PSUs for such quarter. |
| (f) | Represents average total monthly revenues for the quarter divided by average customer relationships for such quarter. |
| (g) | 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. |
| (h) | 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. |
| (i) | Represents Adjusted OIBDA as a percentage of total revenues. |
| (j) | Reflects the cash portion of loss on early extinguishment, net, and excludes a $7.0 million write-off of deferred financing costs. |
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