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
(Registrants 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
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| PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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| Item 1. Financial Statements |
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| 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. Managements 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 IIOTHER INFORMATION |
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| Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K |
27 | |
| Signatures |
29 |
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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)
| December 31, 2003 |
March 31, 2004 |
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 462,427 | $ | 171,485 | ||||
| Receivables: |
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| 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 |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| 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 |
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| Minority interests |
208,333 | 210,317 | ||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock |
506,702 | 507,037 | ||||||
| Stockholders equity: |
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| Common stock, $.01 par value; 690,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: December 31, 2003220,758,321 and March 31, 2004222,154,730 |
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.
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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, |
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| 2003 |
2004 |
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| Net revenues: |
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| Site rental and broadcast transmission |
$ | 184,960 | $ | 219,377 | ||||
| Network services and other |
31,764 | 29,110 | ||||||
| 216,724 | 248,487 | |||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Costs of operations (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion): |
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| 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): |
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| 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): |
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| Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(11,477 | ) | 49,852 | |||||
| Derivative instruments: |
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| 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 sharebasic and diluted: |
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| 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 outstandingbasic and diluted (in thousands) |
216,958 | 219,294 | ||||||
See condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In thousands of dollars)
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2003 |
2004 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net loss |
$ | (69,016 | ) | $ | (64,967 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| Interest paid |
$ | 81,415 | $ | 71,904 | ||||
| Income taxes paid |
117 | 153 | ||||||