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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 from              to             

 

Commission File Number 001-15153

 


 

BLOCKBUSTER INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   52-1655102

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1201 Elm Street

Dallas, Texas 75270

Telephone 214-854-3000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 


 

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:

 

        Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share: 37,086,324

        Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share: 144,000,000

 



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BLOCKBUSTER INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

    

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)—for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003
and March 31, 2004

   3

Consolidated Balance Sheets—at December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 (Unaudited)

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)—for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003
and March 31, 2004

   5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   6

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

   13

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   23

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   23
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   24

Item 5. Other Information

   24

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   25

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

BLOCKBUSTER INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2003

    2004

 

Revenues:

                

Rental revenues

   $ 1,195.5     $ 1,151.0  

Merchandise sales

     298.9       330.9  

Other revenues

     23.4       21.2  
    


 


       1,517.8       1,503.1  
    


 


Cost of sales:

                

Cost of rental revenues

     383.8       324.7  

Cost of merchandise sold

     247.9       254.8  
    


 


       631.7       579.5  
    


 


Gross profit

     886.1       923.6  
    


 


Operating expenses:

                

General and administrative

     644.5       689.1  

Advertising

     31.2       50.0  

Depreciation

     61.4       59.1  

Amortization of intangibles

     0.3       0.5  
    


 


       737.4       798.7  
    


 


Operating income

     148.7       124.9  

Interest expense

     (10.7 )     (4.6 )

Interest income

     0.8       0.7  

Other items, net

     (0.4 )     (0.6 )
    


 


Income before income taxes

     138.4       120.4  

Provision for income taxes

     (52.8 )     (7.8 )

Equity in loss of affiliated companies, net of tax

     (0.7 )     —    
    


 


Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     84.9       112.6  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     (4.4 )     —    
    


 


Net income

   $ 80.5     $ 112.6  
    


 


Income per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle:

                

Basic

   $ 0.47     $ 0.62  
    


 


Diluted

   $ 0.47     $ 0.62  
    


 


Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per share:

                

Basic

   $ (0.02 )   $ —    
    


 


Diluted

   $ (0.02 )   $ —    
    


 


Net income per share:

                

Basic

   $ 0.45     $ 0.62  
    


 


Diluted

   $ 0.45     $ 0.62  
    


 


Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

     179.6       181.0  
    


 


Diluted

     180.1       182.0  
    


 


Cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral

part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BLOCKBUSTER INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

     December 31,
2003


    March 31,
2004


 
           (Unaudited)  

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 233.4     $ 137.0  

Receivables, less allowances of $13.0 and $14.0 for 2003 and 2004, respectively

     183.7       162.2  

Merchandise inventories

     415.1       417.5  

Prepaid assets and other current assets

     128.1       161.2  
    


 


Total current assets

     960.3       877.9  

Rental library

     354.4       347.1  

Receivable from Viacom, net

     7.9       —    

Property and equipment, net

     815.8       808.9  

Intangibles, net

     34.4       34.5  

Goodwill

     2,627.7       2,627.7  

Other assets

     54.4       51.6  
    


 


     $ 4,854.9     $ 4,747.7  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 565.1     $ 464.2  

Accrued expenses

     614.6       563.3  

Payable to Viacom

     —         29.0  

Current portion of long-term debt

     124.1       64.7  

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     20.7       20.8  

Deferred taxes

     3.3       3.3  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     1,327.8       1,145.3  

Long-term debt

     0.7       0.2  

Capital lease obligations

     74.4       73.1  

Deferred taxes

     48.0       47.2  

Other liabilities

     154.7       119.5  
    


 


       1,605.6       1,385.3  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100.0 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 400.0 shares authorized; 36.9 and 37.1 shares issued and outstanding for 2003 and 2004, respectively

     0.4       0.4  

Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 500.0 shares authorized; 144.0 shares issued and outstanding

     1.4       1.4  

Additional paid-in capital

     6,227.3       6,225.9  

Retained deficit

     (2,938.6 )     (2,826.0 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (41.2 )     (39.3 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     3,249.3       3,362.4  
    


 


     $ 4,854.9     $ 4,747.7  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral

part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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BLOCKBUSTER INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2003

    2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 80.5     $ 112.6  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     61.7       59.6  

Rental amortization

     277.2       192.9  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     4.4       —    

Deferred taxes and other

     9.3       (0.4 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Decrease in receivables

     25.0       21.4  

Decrease in receivable from/increase in payable to Viacom

     41.9       37.3  

(Increase) decrease in merchandise inventories

     86.8       (2.5 )

(Increase) decrease in prepaid and other assets

     0.6       (41.1 )

Decrease in accounts payable

     (338.1 )     (103.2 )

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (64.0 )     (86.2 )
    


 


Net cash flow provided by operating activities

     185.3       190.4  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Rental library purchases

     (199.4 )     (173.3 )

Capital expenditures

     (23.7 )     (49.7 )

Proceeds from notes receivable

     1.7       0.1  

Cash used for acquisitions, net

     —         (0.4 )
    


 


Net cash flow used for investing activities

     (221.4 )     (223.3 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from credit agreement

     110.0       20.0  

Repayments on credit agreement

     (80.0 )     (70.0 )

Net repayments on other notes

     (4.5 )     (9.6 )

Net proceeds from the exercise of stock options

     0.5       1.9  

Cash dividends

     (3.6 )     (3.6 )

Capital lease payments

     (6.0 )     (4.9 )
    


 


Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities

     16.4       (66.2 )
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     0.9       2.7  
    


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (18.8 )     (96.4 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     152.5       233.4