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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 September 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 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 November 2, 2004:

 

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share: 109,122,848

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share: 72,000,000

 



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BLOCKBUSTER INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

 

          Page

     PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  

Consolidated Financial Statements

    
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)—for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004

   3
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets—at December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

   4
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)—for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004

   5
    

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   6

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   20

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   40

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   41
     PART II—OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   42

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   42

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   43

 

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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 September 30,


   

Nine Months

Ended September 30,


 
         2003    

        2004    

        2003    

        2004    

 

Revenues:

                                

Rental revenues

   $ 1,096.0     $ 1,054.6     $ 3,386.6     $ 3,281.6  

Merchandise sales

     263.8       333.0       837.8       987.1  

Other revenues

     24.7       22.4       70.1       65.6  
    


 


 


 


       1,384.5       1,410.0       4,294.5       4,334.3  
    


 


 


 


Cost of sales:

                                

Cost of rental revenues

     311.6       294.8       1,025.0       917.0  

Cost of merchandise sold

     203.3       253.4       670.6       760.5  
    


 


 


 


       514.9       548.2       1,695.6       1,677.5  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     869.6       861.8       2,598.9       2,656.8  
    


 


 


 


Operating expenses:

                                

General and administrative

     653.9       713.2       1,943.8       2,092.5  

Advertising

     50.1       70.3       112.2       164.7  

Depreciation

     65.7       61.5       188.5       180.4  

Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets

     —         1,504.4       —         1,504.4  

Amortization of intangibles

     0.3       0.7       0.8       1.9  
    


 


 


 


       770.0       2,350.1       2,245.3       3,943.9  
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     99.6       (1,488.3 )     353.6       (1,287.1 )

Interest expense

     (7.7 )     (9.7 )     (27.4 )     (18.3 )

Interest income

     0.7       1.2       2.3       2.6  

Other items, net

     (1.0 )     0.4       2.1       (0.6 )
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     91.6       (1,496.4 )     330.6       (1,303.4 )

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     (27.9 )     80.0       (120.1 )     46.4  

Equity in loss of affiliated companies, net of tax

     —         —         (0.7 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     63.7       (1,416.4 )     209.8       (1,257.0 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         —         (4.4 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 63.7     $ (1,416.4 )   $ 205.4     $ (1,257.0 )
    


 


 


 


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

                                

Basic

   $ 0.35     $ (7.82 )   $ 1.17     $ (6.94 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ 0.35     $ (7.82 )   $ 1.16     $ (6.94 )
    


 


 


 


Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per share:

                                

Basic

   $ —       $ —       $ (0.02 )   $ —    
    


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ —       $ —       $ (0.02 )   $ —    
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                

Basic

   $ 0.35     $ (7.82 )   $ 1.14     $ (6.94 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ 0.35     $ (7.82 )   $ 1.14     $ (6.94 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted-average shares outstanding:

                                

Basic

     180.1       181.1       179.8       181.1  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

     181.8       181.1       180.9       181.1  
    


 


 


 


Recurring cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.06     $ 0.06  
    


 


 


 


Special distribution per common share

   $ —       $ 5.00     $ —       $ 5.00  
    


 


 


 


 

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


    September 30,
2004


 
           (Unaudited)  

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 233.4     $ 190.9  

Receivables, less allowances of $13.0 and $16.2 for 2003 and 2004, respectively

     183.7       143.4  

Merchandise inventories

     415.1       427.6  

Prepaid assets and other current assets

     128.1       183.9  
    


 


Total current assets

     960.3       945.8  

Rental library

     354.4       382.5  

Receivable from Viacom, net

     3.5       40.2  

Property and equipment, net

     815.8       812.1  

Intangibles, net

     34.4       34.8  

Goodwill

     2,627.7       1,135.5  

Other assets

     54.4       62.6  
    


 


     $ 4,850.5     $ 3,413.5  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 565.1     $ 520.4  

Accrued expenses

     610.2       549.5  

Current portion of long-term debt

     124.1       1.4  

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     20.7       20.7  

Deferred taxes

     3.3       3.0  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     1,323.4       1,095.0  

Long-term debt

     0.7       1,000.0  

Capital lease obligations

     74.4       71.7  

Deferred taxes

     48.0       13.8  

Other liabilities

     154.7       145.1  
    


 


       1,601.2       2,325.6  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)