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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

 

OR

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     .

 

Commission file number 000-22003

 


 

US UNWIRED INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Louisiana   72-1457316

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

901 Lakeshore Drive

Lake Charles, LA

  70601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

(337) 436-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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 registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   x   No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  x  No  ¨

 

There were 128,831,535 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding at July 31, 2003.

 



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Part I—Financial Information

    

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

    
   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

   3
   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

   4
   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   5
   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   20

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   32

Part II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 5.

 

Other Information

   32

Item 6.

 

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   63

Signatures

   64

 

2


Part I Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

US UNWIRED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2003


    December 31,
2002


 
     (Unaudited)     (Note 1)  

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 74,615     $ 61,985  

Restricted cash

     30,346       33,218  

Subscriber receivables, net

     35,604       47,727  

Other receivables

     8,293       2,661  

Inventory

     5,465       5,315  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     21,051       15,077  

Receivables from related parties

     646       681  

Receivables from officers

     72       101  
    


 


Total current assets

     176,092       166,765  

Property and equipment, net

     449,650       484,014  

Restricted cash

     —         8,000  

Goodwill

     46,705       51,961  

Intangibles, net

     59,222       78,292  

Notes receivable from unconsolidated affiliates

     1,848       1,811  

Other assets

     40,157       40,587  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 773,674     $ 831,430  
    


 


Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 25,065     $ 28,301  

Accrued expenses

     85,853       67,665  

Current maturities of long term obligations

     8,797       5,018  

Current maturities of long term obligations in default

     350,921       —    
    


 


Total current liabilities

     470,636       100,984  

Long term obligations, net of current maturities

     427,519       411,995  

Long term obligations in default, net of current maturities

     —         350,207  

Deferred gain

     32,110       34,581  

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

     3,993       3,901  

Stockholders’ deficit:

                

Common stock

     1,288       1,288  

Additional paid in capital

     659,591       657,459  

Retained deficit

     (821,303 )     (728,811 )

Promissory note

     (160 )     (174 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ deficit

     (160,584 )     (70,238 )
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 773,674     $ 831,430  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

3


US UNWIRED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended
June 30,


    For the six months ended
June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues:

                                

Subscriber

   $ 99,252     $ 89,553     $ 193,525     $ 145,668  

Roaming

     32,490       49,601       59,981       80,344  

Merchandise sales

     5,070       4,742       11,440       9,029  

Other revenue

     691       516       1,304       1,441  
    


 


 


 


Total revenue

     137,503       144,412       266,250       236,482  

Expense:

                                

Cost of service

     53,085       64,861       104,931       104,836  

Merchandise cost of sales

     8,961       10,317       18,451       18,307  

General and administrative

     37,717       38,097       72,994       64,066  

Sales and marketing

     20,405       28,381       45,951       49,925  

Non-cash stock compensation

     1,064       1,236       2,131       2,402  

Depreciation and amortization

     29,991       31,650       60,152       45,835  

IWO asset abandonment charge

     —         —         12,403       —    
    


 


 


 


Total operating expense

     151,223       174,542       317,013       285,371  
    


 


 


 


Operating loss

     (13,720 )     (30,130 )     (50,763 )     (48,889 )

Other income (expense):

                                

Interest expense

     (21,249 )     (19,779 )     (41,939 )     (29,886 )

Gain (loss) on sale of assets

     (5 )     3       76       3  
    


 


 


 


Total other expense

     (21,254 )     (19,776 )     (41,863 )     (29,883 )

Loss before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates

     (34,974 )     (49,906 )     (92,626 )     (78,772 )

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates

     (46 )     160       134       665  
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (35,020 )   $ (49,746 )   $ (92,492 )   $ (78,107 )
    


 


 


 


Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.72 )   $ (0.73 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted average outstanding common shares

     128,832       128,777       128,832       107,353  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

4


US UNWIRED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended
June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities

                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 21,051     $ (16,536 )

Cash flows from investing activities

                

Proceeds from restricted cash

     10,871       —    

Proceeds from sale of assets

     350       10,016  

Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates

     250       —    

Payments for the purchase of equipment

     (18,205 )     (63,202 )

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

     —         (61,475 )

Proceeds from maturities of investments

     —         10,935  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (6,734 )     (103,726 )

Cash flows from financing activities

                

Principal payments of long-term debt

     (1,689 )     (343 )

Proceeds from long-term debt

     —         60,000  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

     —         212  

Proceeds from promissory notes

     —         19  

Debt issuance costs

     —         (762 )
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (1,689 )     59,126  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     12,628       (61,136 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     61,985       100,589  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 74,613     $ 39,453