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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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

 

¨ 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: 333-62916-02

 


 

MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   51-0388022
(State of Organization or Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7650 Chippewa Road, Suite 305

Brecksville, Ohio 44141

  (440) 526-2227
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)   (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 it 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 Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

As of September 30, 2004, Mission Broadcasting, Inc. had one shareholder, David S. Smith. Mr. Smith held all 1,000 shares of the outstanding common stock of Mission Broadcasting, Inc. at September 30, 2004.

 



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PART I

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

  

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

    
    

Condensed Balance Sheets - December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004

   1
    

Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004

   2
    

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004

   3
    

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

   4

ITEM 2.

  

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

   14

ITEM 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   24

ITEM 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   24

PART II

  

OTHER INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   25

ITEM 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   25

ITEM 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   25

ITEM 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   25

ITEM 5.

  

Other Information

   25

ITEM 6.

  

Exhibits

   25
EXHIBIT INDEX    25

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

 

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share information)

 

    

December 31,

2003


   

September 30,

2004


 
     (Unaudited)  
ASSETS                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,857     $ 1,634  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $170 and $88, respectively

     3,631       2,399  

Current portion of broadcast rights

     2,917       3,584  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     61       227  
    


 


Total current assets

     8,466       7,844  

Property and equipment, net

     14,158       16,005  

Restricted cash

     800       —    

Broadcast rights

     2,774       1,777  

Other noncurrent assets

     1,703       22  

Goodwill, net

     11,583       13,007  

Intangible assets, net

     78,560       74,113  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 118,044     $ 112,768  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT                 

Current liabilities:

                

Current portion of debt

   $ 1,400     $ 1,520  

Current portion of broadcast rights payable

     2,991       3,941  

Accounts payable

     358       116  

Accrued expenses

     922       858  

Taxes payable

     16       10  

Interest payable

     20       16  

Deferred revenue

     24       131  

Due to Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     31,974       25,382  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     37,705       31,974  

Debt

     141,600       150,100  

Broadcast rights payable

     3,215       2,125  

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,567       4,351  

Deferred gain on sale of assets

     3,039       2,848  

Other liabilities

     375       606  
    


 


Total liabilities

     189,501       192,004  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

                

Minority interest in consolidated entity

     2,812       —    
    


 


Shareholder’s deficit:

                

Common stock, $1 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004, respectively

     1       1  

Subscription receivable

     (1 )     (1 )

Accumulated deficit

     (74,269 )     (79,236 )
    


 


Total shareholder’s deficit

     (74,269 )     (79,236 )
    


 


Total liabilities and shareholder’s deficit

   $ 118,044     $ 112,768  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,


    Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
     2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

 
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Revenue (excluding trade and barter)

   $ 4,721     $ 4,172     $ 13,506     $ 14,183  

Less: commissions

     (693 )     (551 )     (1,971 )     (1,912 )
    


 


 


 


Net broadcast revenue (excluding trade and barter)

     4,028       3,621       11,535       12,271  

Trade and barter revenue

     616       590       1,878       1,720  

Revenue from Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     2,605       5,059       7,579       12,650  
    


 


 


 


Total net revenue

     7,249       9,270       20,992       26,641  
    


 


 


 


Operating expenses:

                                

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     1,076       1,023       3,508       3,103  

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     1,537       1,198       4,574       3,564  

Selling, general and administrative expenses paid to Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     1,682       3,302       4,227       9,877  

Amortization of broadcast rights

     1,053       1,228       3,014       3,381  

Amortization of intangible assets

     1,481       1,354       4,490       3,946  

Depreciation

     1,041       532       2,689       1,897  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     7,870       8,637       22,502       25,768  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from operations

     (621 )     633       (1,510 )     873  

Interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs

     (1,984 )     (1,488 )     (5,991 )     (4,242 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         (1,094 )     (1,031 )     (1,094 )

Interest income

     1       3       4       11  

Other income

     22       54       1,045       132  
    


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (2,582 )     (1,892 )     (7,483 )     (4,320 )

Income tax expense

     (261 )     (268 )     (986 )     (805 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before minority interest in consolidated entity

     (2,843 )     (2,160 )     (8,469 )     (5,125 )

Minority interest in consolidated entity

     158       —         263       158  
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (2,685 )   $ (2,160 )   $ (8,206 )   $ (4,967 )
    


 


 


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
     2003

    2004

 
     (Unaudited)  

Net cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities

   $ 8,983     $ (2,358 )
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Additions to property and equipment, net

     (923 )     (178 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     75       1  

Acquisition of broadcast properties and related transaction costs

     (9,043 )     (6,780 )

Down payment on acquisition of assets

     (1,500 )     —    

Decrease in restricted cash

     —         800  
    


 


Net cash used for investing activities

     (11,391 )     (6,157 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from debt issuance

     55,000       152,000  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (62,709 )     (152,380 )

Proceeds from revolver draws

     12,150       9,000  

Payments for debt finance costs

     (1,483 )     (328 )
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     2,958       8,292  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     550       (223 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     526       1,857  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 1,076     $ 1,634  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands)

 

1. Organization and Business Operations

 

Mission Broadcasting, Inc. (“Mission” or the “Company”) owns and operates television stations in the United States of America, consisting of television stations affiliated with NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox or UPN television networks and one independent television station. The television stations described above are located in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri, Texas, New York and Montana. Through local service agreements (as more fully described below), Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (“Nexstar”) programs certain of Mission’s television stations under Time Brokerage Agreements (“TBA”), has Shared Services Agreements (“SSA”) with certain of Mission’s television stations, and has SSAs and Joint Sales Agreements (“JSA”) with certain of Mission’s television stations (see Note 4).