SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
| Commission File Numbers: | 333-72440 333-72440-01 |
Mediacom Broadband LLC
Mediacom Broadband Corporation*
| Delaware | 06-1615412 | |
| Delaware | 06-1630167 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers) |
100 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, New York 10941
(Address of principal executive offices)
(845) 695-2600
(Registrants telephone number)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrants are accelerated filers (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No X
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the Registrants common stock: Not Applicable
*Mediacom Broadband Corporation meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H (1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
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You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). In this Quarterly Report, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify those so-called forward-looking statements by words such as may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential, or continue or the negative of those words and other comparable words. You should be aware that those statements are only our predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating those statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Those factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any of our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us, or a person acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
PART I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in 000s)
(Unaudited)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 12,689 | $ | 9,379 | ||||
Investment |
| 644 | ||||||
Subscriber accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $2,905 and $2,455, respectively |
32,965 | 34,522 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
2,801 | 9,853 | ||||||
Total current assets |
48,455 | 54,398 | ||||||
Investment in cable television systems: |
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$253,679 and $204,305, respectively |
727,921 | 743,120 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $54,900 and
$53,377, respectively |
1,472,631 | 1,473,854 | ||||||
Total investment in cable television systems |
2,200,552 | 2,216,974 | ||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,284 and
$5,176, respectively |
15,305 | 16,412 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 2,264,312 | $ | 2,287,784 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS DEFICIT |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accrued liabilities |
$ | 121,162 | $ | 148,969 | ||||
Deferred revenue |
20,475 | 20,202 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
27,295 | 9,771 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
168,932 | 178,942 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion |
1,326,817 | 1,344,897 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
15,603 | 24,929 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,511,352 | 1,548,768 | ||||||
PREFERRED MEMBERS INTERESTS |
150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
MEMBERS EQUITY |
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Capital Contributions |
725,000 | 725,000 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(122,040 | ) | (135,984 | ) | ||||
Total members deficit |
602,960 | 589,016 | ||||||
Total liabilities and members deficit |
$ | 2,264,312 | $ | 2,287,784 | ||||
The accompanying notes to
unaudited consolidated financial
statements are an integral part of these statements.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in 000s, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues |
$ | 146,462 | $ | 138,602 | ||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of
$27,494 and $34,833, respectively, shown separately below) |
55,377 | 53,928 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
31,135 | 28,524 | ||||||
Management fee expense |
2,723 | 2,149 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
27,494 | 34,833 | ||||||
Operating income |
29,733 | 19,168 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
(21,353 | ) | (21,160 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net |
13,005 | (5,769 | ) | |||||
Other expense |
(1,105 | ) | (1,193 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 20,280 | $ | (8,954 | ) | |||
The accompanying notes to
unaudited consolidated financial
statements are an integral part of these statements.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in 000s, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues |
$ | 291,124 | $ | 272,267 | ||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of
$53,343 and $63,036, respectively, shown separately below) |
111,494 | 107,596 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
62,192 | 56,677 | ||||||
Management fee expense |
5,408 | 4,185 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
53,343 | 63,036 | ||||||
Operating income |
58,687 | 40,773 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
(42,348 | ) | (41,449 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net |
8,846 | (7,403 | ) | |||||
Other expense |
(2,241 | ) | (2,324 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 22,944 | $ | (10,403 | ) | |||
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The accompanying notes to
unaudited consolidated financial
statements are an
integral part of these statements.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in 000s)
(Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 22,944 | $ | (10,403 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
53,343 | 63,036 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on derivatives, net |
(8,846 | ) | 7,403 | |||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
1,107 | 1,092 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: |
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Subscriber accounts receivable, net |
1,557 | 1,893 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
7,052 | 690 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
(27,807 | ) | (17,255 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue |
273 | 1,047 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
(1,113 | ) | 7,913 | |||||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities |
48,510 | 55,416 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Capital expenditures |
(35,644 | ) | (72,181 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of investments |
| 8,960 | ||||||
Other investing activities |
| (442 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities |
(35,644 | ) | (63,663 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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New borrowings |
65,000 | 62,000 | ||||||
Repayment of debt |
(65,556 | ) | (33,225 | ) | ||||
Dividend payments on preferred members interests |
(9,000 | ) | (9,000 | ) | ||||
Dividend payment to parent |
| (4,530 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities |
(9,556 | ) | 15,245 | |||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
3,310 | 6,998 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period |
9,379 | 10,307 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period |
$ | 12,689 | $ | 17,305 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized |
$ | 42,671 | $ | 42,851 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Capital expenditures financed through capital leases |
$ | | $ | 5,082 | ||||
The accompanying notes to
unaudited consolidated financial
statements are an
integral part of these statements.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(1) Organization
Mediacom Broadband LLC (Mediacom Broadband, and collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company), a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by Mediacom Communications Corporation (MCC), was organized for the purpose of acquiring cable systems from AT&T Broadband, LLC in 2001.
Mediacom Broadband relies on its parent, MCC, for various services such as corporate and administrative support. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Mediacom Broadband could differ from those that would have resulted had Mediacom Broadband operated autonomously or as an entity independent of MCC.
Mediacom Broadband Corporation, a Delaware corporation wholly-owned by Mediacom Broadband, co-issued, jointly and severally with Mediacom Broadband, $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 11% senior notes due July 15, 2013. Mediacom Broadband Corporation has no operations, revenues or cash flows. The Company maintains a one-hundred dollar receivable from an affiliate and common stock on its balance sheet. Therefore, separate financial statements have not been presented for this entity.
(2) Statement of Accounting Presentation and Other Information
Basis of Preparation of Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Mediacom Broadband has prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2004 and 2003. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Companys consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods presented. The accounting policies followed during such interim periods reported are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and are consistent with those applied during annual periods. For additional disclosures, including a summary of the Companys accounting policies, the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File Nos. 333-72440 and 333-72440-01). The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2004.
Change in Estimate
Effective July 1, 2003, the Company changed the estimated useful lives of certain plant and equipment of its cable systems in conjunction with the Companys completed network upgrade and rebuild program. The changes in estimated useful lives were made to reflect managements evaluation of the longer economic lives of the Companys upgraded and rebuilt network. The weighted average useful lives of such fixed assets changed from approximately 7 years to approximately 12 years. These changes were made on a prospective basis effective July 1, 2003 and resulted in a reduction of depreciation expense and a corresponding increase in net income of approximately $11.4 million and $22.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Additions to property, plant and equipment generally include material, labor and indirect costs. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following useful lives:
Buildings
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40 Years | |
Leasehold improvements
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Life of respective lease | |
Cable systems and equipments and subscriber devices
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4 to 20 years | |
Vehicles
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5 years | |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment
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5 years |
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The Company capitalizes improvements that extend asset lives and expenses repairs and maintenance as incurred. At the time of retirements, or other dispositions of property, the original cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the losses are presented as a component of depreciation expense.
The Company capitalizes the costs associated with the construction of cable transmission and distribution facilities, and new cable installations. Costs include direct labor and material, as well as certain indirect costs. The Company performs periodic evaluations of certain estimates used to determine such costs that are capitalized. Any changes to these estimates, which may be significant, are applied in the period in which the evaluations were completed. The costs of disconnecting service at a customers dwelling or reconnecting to a previously installed dwelling are charged as expense in the period incurred. Costs associated with subsequent installations of additional services not previously installed at a customers dwelling are capitalized to the extent such costs are incremental and directly attributable to the installation of such additional services.
Comprehensive Income
SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income (SFAS 130) requires companies to classify items of other comprehensive income by their nature in the financial statements and display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the equity section of a statement of financial position. The Company has had no other comprehensive income items to report.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years amounts to conform to the current years presentation.
(3) Property, Plant and Equipment
As of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, property, plant and equipment consisted of (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Land and land improvements |
$ | 4,547 | $ | 4,518 | ||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
23,557 | 22,941 | ||||||
Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices |
912,842 | 878,600 | ||||||
Vehicles |
32,101 | 33,491 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |
8,553 | 7,875 | ||||||
| 981,600 | 947,425 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation |
(253,679 | ) | (204,305 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ | 727,921 | $ | 743,120 | ||||
Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was approximately $27.0 million and $51.8 million, respectively and $34.2 million and $62.0 million for the respective periods in 2003.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(4) Intangible Assets
The Company operates its cable systems under non-exclusive cable franchises that are granted by state or local government authorities for varying lengths of time. The Company acquired these cable franchises through acquisitions of cable systems and accounted for them using the purchase method of accounting.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets include goodwill and cable franchise costs and are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The provisions of SFAS No. 142, which were adopted by the Company on January 1, 2002, prohibit the amortization of indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, but require such assets to be tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company has determined that its cable franchise costs and goodwill are indefinite-lived assets. Accordingly, on January 1, 2002, the Company ceased the amortization of its indefinite-lived intangible assets. Other finite-lived intangible assets, which consist primarily of subscriber lists and covenants not to compete, continue to be amortized over their useful lives of 5 to 10 years and 5 years, respectively. The following table summarizes the net asset value for each intangible asset category as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 (dollars in thousands):
| Gross Asset | Accumulated | Net Asset | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2004 |
Value |
Amortization |
Value |
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Franchise costs |
$ | 1,289,826 | $ | 38,752 | $ | 1,251,074 | ||||||
Goodwill |
204,582 | | 204,582 | |||||||||
Subscriber Lists |
33,123 | 16,148 | 16,975 | |||||||||
| $ | 1,527,531 | $ | 54,900 | $ | 1,472,631 | |||||||
| Gross Asset | Accumulated | Net Asset | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2003 |
Value |
Amortization |
Value |
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Franchise costs |
$ | 1,289,526 | $ | 38,752 | $ | 1,250,774 | ||||||
Goodwill |
204,582 | | 204,582 | |||||||||
Subscriber Lists |
33,123 | 14,625 | 18,498 | |||||||||
| $ | 1,527,231 | $ | 53,377 | $ | 1,473,854 | |||||||
Amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was approximately $0.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively and $0.6 million and $1.0 million for the respective periods in 2003. The Companys estimated future aggregate amortization expense for 2004 through 2008 and beyond is $1.0 million, $2.1 million, $2.1 million, $2.1 million, $2.1 million and $7.6 million, respectively.
(5) Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Accrued interest |
$ | 23,687 | $ | 24,012 | |||||
Accrued payroll and benefits |
10,544 | 10,588 | |||||||
Accrued programming costs |
43,078 | 63,152 | |||||||
Accrued property, plant and equipment |
4,734 | 12,899 | |||||||
Accrued taxes and fees |
13,511 | 16,303 | |||||||
Accrued telecommunications |
10,497 | 8,214 | |||||||
Other accrued expenses |
15,111 | 13,801 | |||||||
| $ | 121,162 | $ | 148,969 | ||||||
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(6) Debt
As of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, debt consisted of (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Bank credit facilities |
$ | 950,000 | $ | 950,000 | ||||
11% senior notes |
400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations |
4,112 | 4,668 | ||||||
| $ | 1,354,112 | $ | 1,354,668 | |||||
Less: Current portion |
27,295 | 9,771 | ||||||
Total long-term debt |
$ | 1,326,817 | $ | 1,344,897 | ||||
The average interest on outstanding debt under the bank credit facility for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, was 3.2%, before giving effect to the interest rate exchange agreements discussed below. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had unused credit commitments of approximately $441.9 million under its bank credit facility, of which about $360.9 million could be borrowed and used for general corporate purposes based on the terms and conditions of the Companys debt arrangements. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under its debt arrangements for all periods through June 30, 2004.
The Company uses interest rate exchange agreements with counterparties to fix the interest rate on a portion of its floating rate debt. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had interest rate exchange agreements with various banks pursuant to which the interest rate on $500.0 million is fixed at a weighted average rate of approximately 3.4%. This fixed rate is then adjusted, if necessary, by the applicable three-month London Interbank Offering Rate to determine the interest expense related to the Companys interest rate swap agreements. The changes in their mark-to-market values are derived from changes in market interest rates, the decrease in their time to maturity and the creditworthiness of the counterparties. The Companys use of interest rate exchange agreements may result in short-term gains or losses and may increase the volatility of earnings. The Company had a gain of $13.0 million and $8.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to a loss of $5.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003.
Under the terms of the interest rate exchange agreements, which expire from 2005 through 2007, the Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties. However, due to the high creditworthiness of the Companys counterparties, which are major banking firms rated investment grade, the Company does not anticipate their nonperformance. The fair value of the interest rate exchange agreements is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate such agreements, taking into account current interest rates, their remaining lives and the current creditworthiness of the Companys counterparties. At June 30, 2004, based on the mark-to-market valuation, the Company would have paid approximately $3.4 million if these agreements were terminated, inclusive of accrued interest.
(7) Preferred Members Interests
Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC, has a $150.0 million preferred equity investment in the Company. The preferred equity investment has a 12% annual dividend, payable quarterly in cash. During the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company paid $9.0 million in cash dividends on the preferred equity.
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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(8) Contingency
On April 5, 2004, a lawsuit was filed against MCC Georgia LLC, one of the Companys subsidiaries, its parent, Mediacom Communications Corporation, and other, currently unnamed potential defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado by Echostar Satellite LLC, which operates a direct broadcast satellite business under the name Dish Network. Echostar alleges that systems operated by MCC Georgia LLC have used, without authorization, Dish Network satellite dishes activated under residential accounts to receive the signals of certain broadcast television stations in one or more locations in Georgia and that it has then been redistributing those signals, through its cable systems, to its subscribers. Among other claims, the complaint filed by Echostar alleges that these actions violate a provision of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Sec. 605) that prohibits unauthorized interception of radio communications. The plaintiff seeks injunctive relief, actual and statutory damages, disgorgement of profits, punitive damages and litigation costs, including attorneys fees.
MCC Georgia LLC and the Companys parent company have advised it that they intend to vigorously defend against these claims. At the present time, the Company is unable to reasonably evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or quantify the possible damages, if any, associated with these matters, or whether or not the those damages would be material to its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows or business.
The Company also is involved in various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows or business.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Companys unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and with the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Overview
We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation. As of June 30, 2004, our cable systems passed approximately 1.45 million homes and served approximately 790,000 basic subscribers in four states. Many of our cable systems are located in markets that are contiguous with, or in close proximity to, cable systems owned and operated by Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our manager.
In mid-2003, we completed our planned network upgrade program that significantly increased bandwidth and enabled interactivity. Our upgraded network allows us to introduce additional programming and other products and services such as digital video, video-on-demand, high-definition television and broadband data access. We currently provide digital video services to approximately 223,000 subscribers, representing a penetration of approximately 28.2% of our basic subscribers. We also currently provide broadband data services to approximately 182,000 subscribers, representing a penetration of approximately 12.6% of our homes passed. Beginning in the first half of 2005, we plan to launch in certain of our markets Internet protocol telephony service, which is sometimes referred to as Voice-over-Internet-Protocol, or VoIP telephony. VoIP telephony will allow us to offer an attractive triple-play bundle of video, data and voice products and services. Bundled products and services offer our subscribers key benefits such as a single provider contact for provisioning, billing and customer care.
We face increasing competition for our video programming services, most notably from direct broadcast satellite service, or DBS service providers. During the first six months of 2004, competitive pressure from DBS service providers intensified when they launched local television channels in additional markets representing an estimated 9% of our basic subscriber base. Since they have been permitted to deliver local television broadcast signals beginning in 1999, DIRECTV, Inc. and Echostar Communications Corporation, the two largest DBS service providers, have been gradually increasing the number of markets in which they deliver these local television signals. These local-into-local launches were usually accompanied by heavy marketing and advertising and were the primary cause of our loss of basic subscribers in recent periods including the first quarter of 2004. As of June 30, 2004, competitive local-into-local services in our markets covered an estimated 91% of our basic subscribers.
Use of Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
Operating income before depreciation and amortization, or OIBDA, is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. However, OIBDA is one of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results. We believe OIBDA is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the method used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze, value and compare the companies in the cable television industry, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies. A limitation of this measure, 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.
OIBDA should not be regarded as an alternative to either operating income or net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to OIBDA.
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The following table sets forth the reconciliation of OIBDA to operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in thousands and unaudited):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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OIBDA |
$ | 57,227 | $ | 54,001 | $ | 112,030 | $ | 103,809 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(27,494 | ) | (34,833 | ) | (53,343 | ) | (63,036 | ) | |||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 29,733 | $ | 19,168 | $ | 58,687 | $ | 40,773 | |||||||||
| Actual Results of Operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| The following table sets forth the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in thousands and percentage changes that are not meaningful are marked NM): | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
$ Change |
% Change |
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Revenues |
$ | 146,462 | $ | 138,602 | $ | 7,860 | 5.7 | % | |||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Service costs |
55,377 | 53,928 | $ | 1,449 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
expenses |
31,135 | 28,524 | $ | 2,611 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||
Management fee expense |
2,723 | 2,149 | $ | 574 | 26.7 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
27,494 | 34,833 | $ | (7,339 | ) | (21.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating income |
29,733 | 19,168 | 10,565 | 55.1 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(21,353 | ) | (21,160 | ) | $ | (193 | ) | 0.9 | |||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net |
13,005 | (5,769 | ) | $ | 18,774 | NM | |||||||||||
Other expense |
(1,105 | ) | (1,193 | ) | $ | 88 | (7.4 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 20,280 | $ | (8,954 | ) | $ | 29,234 | NM | |||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and
amortization |
$ | 57,227 | $ | 54,001 | $ | 3,226 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||
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Revenues
The following table sets forth revenue information for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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| Amount |
Revenues |
Amount |
Revenues |
$ Change |
% Change |
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Video |
$ | 116.1 | 79.3 | % | $ | 114.1 | 82.3 | % | $ | 2.0 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Data |
21.3 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 35.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Advertising |
9.1 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 146.5 | 100.0 | % | $ | 138.6 | 100.0 | % | $ | 7.9 | 5.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Video revenues represent monthly subscription fees charged to customers for our core cable television products and services (including basic, expanded basic and analog premium programming, digital cable television programming services, wire maintenance, equipment rental and services to commercial establishments), pay-per-view charges, installation and reconnection fees, late payment fees, and other ancillary revenues. Data revenues primarily represent monthly subscription fees charged to customers for our data products and services and equipment rental fees. Franchise fees charged to customers for payment to local franchising authorities are included in their corresponding revenue category.
Revenues rose 5.7%, largely attributable to an increase in broadband data customers and basic rate increases applied on our video customers, driven in large part by our own video programming cost increases, offset by a reduction in video subscribers during the period.
Video revenues increased 1.8% as a result of the aforementioned basic rate increases, partially offset by a 3.8% decline in basic subscribers from 821,000 to 790,000. Digital customers, at 223,000, were down compared to 238,000 a year ago. Our loss in video subscribers resulted primarily from increased competitive pressures by DBS service providers, particularly in those markets where we experienced their local-into-local launches, and to a lesser extent from our tighter customer credit policies. To reverse this video subscriber trend, we are increasing our customer retention efforts and our emphasis on bundling, enhancing and differentiating our video products and services with new digital service packages, video-on-demand, high-definition television, digital video recorders and more local programming.
Data revenues rose 35.7% due primarily to an increase in data customers from 133,000 to 182,000, partially offset by a decrease in average monthly data revenue per data subscriber from $41.18 to $40.49. We expect this customer trend in our data business to continue given anticipated demand for our broadband data service and introduction of new data products.
Advertising revenues increased 3.4%, with stronger local and regional advertising sales more than offsetting weaker national advertising sales.
Costs and Expenses
Service costs include: fees paid to programming suppliers; expenses related to wages and salaries of technical personnel who maintain our cable network and perform customer installation activities; broadband data access costs, including costs of bandwidth connectivity, customer provisioning and technical support and plant operating costs, such as utilities and pole rental expense. Programming costs, which are payments to programmers for content and are gene