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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, 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 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 163,608,162 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding at July 22, 2004.

 


 

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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    21

Item 4.

       Controls and Procedures    34

Part II

 

   OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

       Legal Proceedings    35

Item 2.

       Changes in Securities    35

Item 3.

       Defaults in Senior Securities    35

Item 5.

       Other Information    36

Item 6.

       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    69

Signatures

   72

 

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Part I Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

US UNWIRED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

    

June 30,

2004


    December 31,
2003


 
     (Unaudited)     (Note 1)  
Assets                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 196,884     $ 97,193  

Restricted cash

     8,198       19,358  

Subscriber receivables, net

     36,768       28,687  

Other receivables

     2,044       2,625  

Inventory

     4,320       5,615  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     16,902       14,833  

Receivables from related parties

     645       647  

Receivables from officers

     86       85  

Current assets related to discontinued operations

     272       1,049  
    


 


Total current assets

     266,119       170,092  

Property and equipment, net

     377,901       411,518  

Goodwill

     46,705       46,705  

Intangibles, net

     31,411       40,785  

Notes receivable from unconsolidated affiliates

     1,925       1,887  

Other assets

     37,606       42,571  

Non-current assets related to discontinued operations

     —         4,770  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 761,667     $ 718,328  
    


 


Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit                 

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 51,361     $ 41,377  

Accrued expenses

     91,492       77,137  

Current maturities of long term obligations

     478       11,145  

Current maturities of long term obligations in default

     352,541       351,697  

Current liabilities related to discontinued operations

     734       49  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     496,606       481,405  

Long term obligations, net of current maturities

     449,998       434,745  

Long term obligations in default, net of current maturities

     —         —    

Deferred gain

     30,188       30,729  

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

     2,572       1,216  

Stockholders’ deficit:

                

Common stock

     1,635       1,288  

Additional paid in capital

     751,142       654,899  

Retained deficit

     (970,464 )     (885,765 )

Promissory note

     —         (179 )

Treasury stock

     (10 )     (10 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ deficit

     (217,697 )     (229,767 )
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 761,667     $ 718,328  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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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,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Revenue:

                                

Subscriber

   $ 107,357     $ 96,396     $ 209,138     $ 187,744  

Roaming

     33,174       31,735       64,257       58,342  

Merchandise sales

     6,946       4,885       15,270       11,071  

Other revenue

     415       664       838       1,252  
    


 


 


 


Total revenue

     147,892       133,680       289,503       258,409  

Expense:

                                

Cost of service

     78,345       76,045       147,107       153,326  

Merchandise cost of sales

     15,061       8,654       29,346       17,839  

General and administrative

     7,720       12,438       15,647       19,698  

Sales and marketing

     22,794       20,642       45,383       46,486  

Non-cash stock compensation

     44       987       89       1,973  

Depreciation and amortization

     21,231       29,484       50,631       59,142  

IWO asset abandonment charge

     —         —         —         12,403  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expense

     145,195       148,250       288,203       310,867  
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     2,697       (14,570 )     1,300       (52,458 )

Other income (expense):

                                

Interest expense

     (23,000 )     (21,249 )     (47,520 )     (41,939 )

Gain (loss) on sale of assets

     (160 )     5       (655 )     7  

Loss on debt extinguishment

     (54,493 )     —         (54,493 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Total other expense

     (77,653 )     (21,244 )     (102,668 )     (41,932 )

Loss from continuing operations before equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates

     (74,956 )     (35,814 )     (101,368 )     (94,390 )

Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates

     138       (46 )     254       134  
    


 


 


 


Loss from continuing operations

     (74,818 )     (35,860 )     (101,114 )     (94,256 )

Discontinued operations:

                                

Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations

     (52 )     —         16,131       —    

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     (167 )     840       284       1,764  
    


 


 


 


       (219 )     840       16,415       1,764  
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (75,037 )   $ (35,020 )   $ (84,699 )   $ (92,492 )
    


 


 


 


Basic and diluted loss per share

                                

Continuing operations

   $ (0.53 )   $ (0.28 )   $ (0.75 )   $ (0.73 )

Discontinued operations

     —         0.01       0.12       0.01  
    


 


 


 


     $ (0.53 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.63 )   $ (0.72 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted average outstanding common shares

     140,981       128,832       134,953       128,832  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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UNWIRED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

 
Cash flows from operating activities                 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 42,000     $ 21,051  
Cash flows from investing activities                 

Proceeds from restricted cash

     11,160       10,871  

Proceeds from sale of assets

     43,160       350  

Distribution from unconsolidated affiliates

     500       250  

Payments for the purchase of equipment

     (15,790 )     (18,205 )
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     39,030       (6,734 )
Cash flows from financing activities                 

Proceeds from long-term debt

     358,416