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UNITED STATES

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 March 31, 2004

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period                      to                     

 

Commission File Number 001-16441

 


 

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   76-0470458

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

510 Bering Drive

Suite 500

Houston, Texas

  77057-1457
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(713) 570-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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  ¨

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding at April 30, 2004: 223,378,007

 


 


CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

INDEX

 

     Page

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1. Financial Statements

    

Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004

   3

Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended

March 31, 2003 and 2004

   4

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2004

   5

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   17

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   26

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   27

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   27

Signatures

   29

 

 

2


CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

    

December 31,

2003


   

March 31,

2004


 
           (Unaudited)  

ASSETS

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 462,427     $ 171,485  

Receivables:

                

Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,160 and $9,659 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively

     80,659       83,252  

Other

     1,394       1,735  

Inventories

     15,542       17,435  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     81,738       81,195  
    


 


Total current assets

     641,760       355,102  

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,232,718 and $1,322,830 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively

     4,741,945       4,700,727  

Goodwill

     1,206,713       1,235,433  

Deferred financing costs and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $48,585 and $49,050 at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004, respectively

     147,173       155,618  
    


 


     $ 6,737,591     $ 6,446,880  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 40,749     $ 37,235  

Accrued interest

     49,063       31,230  

Accrued compensation and related benefits

     19,117       7,857  

Deferred rental revenues and other accrued liabilities

     267,459       274,089  

Long-term debt, current maturities

     267,142       46,461  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     643,530       396,872  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     3,182,850       3,138,866  

Other liabilities

     211,763       222,162  
    


 


Total liabilities

     4,038,143       3,757,900  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies

                

Minority interests

     208,333       210,317  

Redeemable preferred stock

     506,702       507,037  

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, $.01 par value; 690,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: December 31, 2003—220,758,321 and March 31, 2004—222,154,730

     2,208       2,222  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,333,402       3,348,416  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     257,435       307,833  

Unearned stock compensation

     (8,122 )     (11,672 )

Accumulated deficit

     (1,600,510 )     (1,675,173 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     1,984,413       1,971,626  
    


 


     $ 6,737,591     $ 6,446,880  
    


 


 

See condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

3


CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited)

(In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2003

    2004

 

Net revenues:

                

Site rental and broadcast transmission

   $ 184,960     $ 219,377  

Network services and other

     31,764       29,110  
    


 


       216,724       248,487  
    


 


Operating expenses:

                

Costs of operations (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion):

                

Site rental and broadcast transmission

     73,360       82,987  

Network services and other

     24,942       25,316  

General and administrative

     22,192       23,643  

Corporate development

     1,620       439  

Restructuring charges (credits)

     —         (33 )

Asset write-down charges

     —         1,948  

Non-cash general and administrative compensation charges

     2,431       2,696  

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     80,357       84,822  
    


 


       204,902       221,818  
    


 


Operating income

     11,822       26,669  

Other income (expense):

                

Interest and other income (expense)

     (1,642 )     (24,829 )

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

     (72,638 )     (59,506 )
    


 


Loss before income taxes, minority interests and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     (62,458 )     (57,666 )

Provision for income taxes

     (3,966 )     (5,955 )

Minority interests

     (557 )     (1,346 )
    


 


Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     (66,981 )     (64,967 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for asset retirement obligations, net of related income tax benefits of $636

     (2,035 )     —    
    


 


Net loss

     (69,016 )     (64,967 )

Dividends on preferred stock, net of gains on purchases of preferred stock

     (14,371 )     (9,696 )
    


 


Net loss after deduction of dividends on preferred stock, net of gains on purchases of preferred stock

   $ (83,387 )   $ (74,663 )
    


 


Net loss

   $ (69,016 )   $ (64,967 )

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (11,477 )     49,852  

Derivative instruments:

                

Net change in fair value of cash flow hedging instruments

     (711 )     (434 )

Amounts reclassified into results of operations

     1,659       980  
    


 


Comprehensive loss

   $ (79,545 )   $ (14,569 )
    


 


Per common share—basic and diluted:

                

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ (0.37 )   $ (0.34 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     (0.01 )     —    
    


 


Net loss

   $ (0.38 )   $ (0.34 )
    


 


Common shares outstanding—basic and diluted (in thousands)

     216,958       219,294  
    


 


 

See condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4


CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands of dollars)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2003

    2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net loss

   $ (69,016 )   $ (64,967 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     80,357       84,822  

Losses on purchases of long-term debt

     —         24,367  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts on long-term debt

     17,488       2,960  

Non-cash general and administrative compensation charges

     2,431       2,696  

Asset write-down charges

           1,948  

Minority interests

     557       1,346  

Equity in losses and write-downs of unconsolidated affiliates

     2,453       1,173  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     2,035       —    

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                

Decrease in accrued interest

     (28,307 )     (17,833 )

Decrease in accounts payable

     (12,248 )     (4,306 )

Increase (decrease) in deferred rental revenues and other liabilities

     8,051       (2,068 )

(Increase) decrease in receivables

     2,595       (1,697 )

Increase in inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

     (464 )     (1,524 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     5,932       26,917  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

     7,472       755  

Capital expenditures

     (52,849 )     (19,448 )

Investments in affiliates and other

     (250 )     (14,028 )

Maturities of investments

     93,496       —    

Purchases of investments

     (56,063 )     —    
    


 


Net cash used for investing activities

     (8,194 )     (32,721 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from issuance of capital stock

     1,055       3,562  

Purchases of long-term debt

     —         (267,359 )

Net borrowings (payments) under revolving credit agreements

     (22,895 )     (15,000 )

Purchases of capital stock

     (13,558 )     (4,108 )

Principal payments on long-term debt

     —         (2,750 )

Incurrence of financing costs

     —         (412 )
    


 


Net cash used for financing activities

     (35,398 )     (286,067 )
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (1,562 )     929  
    


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (39,222 )     (290,942 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     516,172       462,427  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 476,950     $ 171,485  
    


 


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                

Interest paid

   $ 81,415     $ 71,904  

Income taxes paid

     117       153