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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 June 30, 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 July 30, 2004: 225,375,924

 



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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

INDEX

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    
    Item 1.   Financial Statements     
        Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004    3
        Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2004    4
        Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 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    21
    Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    33
    Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    34

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    
    Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    34
    Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    35
    Signatures    37

 

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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

     December 31,
2003


   

June 30,

2004


 
           (Unaudited)  
ASSETS                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 462,427     $ 232,503  

Receivables:

                

Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,603 and $6,866 at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively

     37,289       34,116  

Other

     930       1,536  

Inventories

     9,615       9,308  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     32,133       30,714  

Assets of discontinued operations (Notes 1 and 3)

     2,026,267       2,020,628  
    


 


Total current assets

     2,568,661       2,328,805  

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $916,004 and $1,028,779 at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively

     3,755,073       3,622,355  

Goodwill

     267,071       267,071  

Deferred financing costs and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $39,692 and $42,247 at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively

     146,786       151,975  
    


 


     $ 6,737,591     $ 6,370,206  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 9,785     $ 9,060  

Accrued interest

     49,063       43,705  

Accrued compensation and related benefits

     13,397       10,392  

Deferred rental revenues and other accrued liabilities

     106,384       97,043  

Liabilities of discontinued operations (Notes 1 and 3)

     353,544       355,072  

Long-term debt, current maturities

     267,142       1,275,385  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     799,315       1,790,657  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     3,182,850       1,898,752  

Other liabilities

     55,978       52,803  
    


 


Total liabilities

     4,038,143       3,742,212  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies

                

Minority interests

     208,333       207,700  

Redeemable preferred stock

     506,702       507,371  

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, $.01 par value; 690,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued:

                

December 31, 2003 – 220,758,321 and June 30, 2004 – 225,296,483

     2,208       2,253  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,333,402       3,380,179  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     257,435       271,273  

Unearned stock compensation

     (8,122 )     (16,683 )

Accumulated deficit

     (1,600,510 )     (1,724,099 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     1,984,413       1,912,923  
    


 


     $ 6,737,591     $ 6,370,206  
    


 


 

See condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

 

Net revenues:

                                

Site rental

   $ 116,646     $ 131,363     $ 230,481     $ 260,332  

Network services and other

     19,629       18,513       36,548       33,216  
    


 


 


 


       136,275       149,876       267,029       293,548  
    


 


 


 


Operating expenses:

                                

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

                                

Site rental

     39,985       41,843       80,593       82,778  

Network services and other

     12,819       12,272       24,430       23,268  

General and administrative

     22,220       22,685       42,738       44,295  

Corporate development

     918       371       2,538       810  

Restructuring charges (credits)

     2,349       —         2,349       (33 )

Asset write-down charges

     1,380       1,868       1,380       3,816  

Non-cash general and administrative compensation charges

     5,834       6,203       7,728       8,418  

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     60,763       61,119       122,226       122,344  
    


 


 


 


       146,268       146,361       283,982       285,696  
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     (9,993 )     3,515       (16,953 )     7,852  

Other income (expense):

                                

Interest and other income (expense)

     (8,271 )     (1,349 )     (10,834 )     (26,376 )

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

     (63,809 )     (56,568 )     (127,520 )     (113,890 )
    


 


 


 


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

     (82,073 )     (54,402 )     (155,307 )     (132,414 )

Provision for income taxes

     (127 )     (184 )     (243 )     (337 )

Minority interests

     (730 )     (1,463 )     (1,287 )     (2,809 )
    


 


 


 


Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     (82,930 )     (56,049 )     (156,837 )     (135,560 )

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Notes 1 and 3)

     2,099       16,455       7,541       30,999  
    


 


 


 


Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     (80,831 )     (39,594 )     (149,296 )     (104,561 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for asset retirement obligations

     —         —         (551 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Net loss

     (80,831 )     (39,594 )     (149,847 )     (104,561 )

Dividends on preferred stock, net of gains (losses) on purchases of preferred stock

     (20,081 )     (9,332 )     (34,452 )     (19,028 )
    


 


 


 


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

   $ (100,912 )   $ (48,926 )   $ (184,299 )   $ (123,589 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (80,831 )   $ (39,594 )   $ (149,847 )   $ (104,561 )

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                                

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     81,786       (38,058 )     70,309       11,794  

Derivative instruments:

                                

Net change in fair value of cash flow hedging instruments

     (764 )     604       (1,475 )     170  

Amounts reclassified into results of operations

     1,719       894       3,378       1,874  
    


 


 


 


Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 1,910     $ (76,154 )   $ (77,635 )   $ (90,723 )
    


 


 


 


Per common share – basic and diluted:

                                

Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ (0.48 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (0.88 )   $ (0.70 )

Income from discontinued operations

     0.01       0.07       0.03       0.14  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (0.47 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.85 )   $ (0.56 )