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Exhibit 99.1


tw telecom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

Accelerated annual revenue growth rate by 45% to 7.4% in 2011 from 5.1% in 2010

Delivered a strong 36.4% Modified EBITDA margin for 2011

Grew fiber connected building additions by over 2,200 in 2011 - over a third greater than 2010

LITTLETON, Colo. - February 8, 2012 - tw telecom inc. (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions to enterprises across the U.S. and to global locations, today announced its fourth quarter 2011 financial results, including $351.5 million of revenue, $128.1 million of Modified EBITDA1 (“M-EBITDA”), $25.6 million of levered free cash flow3 and net income of $16.4 million. For the year, the Company reported $1.367 billion in revenue, $497.7 million of M-EBITDA, $91.3 million of levered free cash flow and net income of $57.9 million.

“We delivered another strong annual performance, as we significantly expanded our revenue growth rate, maintained an impressive Modified EBITDA margin and produced continued strong cash flow,” said Larissa Herda, tw telecom's Chairman, CEO and President. “At the same time we strategically invested in the business to advance our network capabilities, deliver new product features and reach more customer locations. For 2012, we expect to continue to innovate and take market share as we focus on delivering better, faster and easier network solutions for our customers' dynamic network needs. This includes further advancing our new Intelligent Network capabilities and enabling customers' changing consumption models that drive data center and cloud demand.”

Highlights for the Year - 2011 compared to 2010

Grew total revenue 7.4% year over year compared to 5.1% for 2010

Grew enterprise revenue 9.4% year over year compared to 6.3% for 2010

Grew data and Internet revenue 18.2% year over year compared to 15.8% for 2010, driven primarily by a 28% increase in strategic Ethernet and VPN-based product revenue

Grew M-EBITDA by 7.4% to $497.7 million representing a 36.4% M-EBITDA margin1 

Delivered $91.3 million of levered free cash flow, representing 6.7% of revenue

Completed a $50 million share repurchase plan announced in February 2011 and commenced a new $300 million plan announced in November 2011

Grew cash, equivalents and short term investments to $484.9 million, while returning $58.6 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases



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Business Trends
    
    “In 2011, we excelled financially, operationally and strategically through a balanced approach to the business that yielded a strong and consistent performance highlighted by our 29th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, ongoing strong margins and continued strong cash flow,” said Mark Peters, tw telecom's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “In 2011, we were able to invest in our operations and also return value to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases. Our plans for 2012 will be similar to 2011, and include our goals to continue to further expand our revenue growth rate, deliver strong margins and grow cash flow, with a balanced approach and disciplined capital plan.”

Operational Metrics

Revenue churn4 was 0.8% for the current quarter, reflecting the lowest churn in over 10 years, down from 1% for both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Full year 2011 revenue churn improved to 0.9% from 1.0% in 2010. As a component of revenue churn, revenue lost from customers fully disconnecting service was 0.2% for both the current quarter and the same quarter last year, down from 0.3% for the prior quarter, indicative of a loyal customer base, strong customer experience strategy and competitive product portfolio.
 
The Company had approximately 27,500 customers as of December 31, 2011. Customer churn4 was 1.0% for both the current quarter and prior quarter and 1.1% for the same quarter last year. The Company ended the fourth quarter with approximately 27,000 fiber route miles (of which approximately 21,000 were metro miles).

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures of $86.6 million for the quarter were nearly flat compared to $86.0 million for the prior quarter and increased from $78.1 million for the same period last year. The increase over the same quarter last year primarily reflects greater strategic product and technology investments, as well as increased success-based investments primarily for managed services. For the year, capital expenditures were $342.7 million compared to $321.8 million for 2010, primarily reflecting increases in success-based capital.

The Company expects capital investments for 2012 to be approximately $345 to $355 million with the majority tied to new sales opportunities.

Other Trends

The Company continues to expect business fluctuations to impact sequential trends in revenue, margins and cash flow. This includes the timing, as well as any seasonal nature of sales and installations5, usage, rate changes, taxes and fees, disputes, repricing for contract renewals and fluctuations in revenue churn, expenses and capital expenditures.

The Company expects the first quarter of 2012 may be affected by historical trends, including seasonal revenue fluctuations and cost increases. The Company anticipates approximately a $3 million sequential cost increase in the first quarter of 2012 due to the annual resetting of payroll taxes.

The Company recorded a higher effective tax rate in 2011 than in 2010 as the prior year included a reversal of a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets. The Company expects an effective tax rate in 2012 similar to 2011. Due to its approximate $1 billion federal net operating loss carry forward, as well as bonus depreciation, the Company expects that cash taxes in 2012 will be similar to 2011.

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Intercarrier compensation revenue represented 2% of total revenue in 2011. Due to a recent FCC order, the Company expects about half of this revenue will be eliminated over a six-year period ending July 2018, with approximately $2 million of this reduction occurring in the last half of 2012.

Year over Year Results - Fourth Quarter 2011 compared to Fourth Quarter 2010

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $351.5 million compared to $324.8 million for the fourth quarter last year, representing a year over year increase of $26.7 million, or 8.2%. Revenue grew primarily due to ongoing strong enterprise revenue growth. Key changes in revenue included:

$27.6 million increase in revenue from enterprise customers, or 11.2% year over year, driven primarily by data and Internet services

$0.2 million decrease in revenue from carriers, primarily due to churn and repricing for contract renewals offset by Ethernet services provided to wireline and wireless carriers to serve their end users

$0.7 million decrease in intercarrier compensation primarily due to fluctuations in disputes and rate reductions

By product line, the percentage change in revenue year over year was as follows:

18.3% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an increase in strategic Ethernet and IP-based products. Data and Internet revenue represents 49% of total revenue for the quarter compared to 45% a year ago

4.5% decrease in network services, primarily reflecting churn and repricing for contract renewals largely in transport services, which outpaced growth in high capacity and colocation services

6.0% increase in voice services primarily reflecting sales of converged and other voice solutions as well as an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes and fees, partially offset by churn

M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA grew to $128.1 million for the quarter, an increase of 7.3%, from the same period last year, primarily reflecting the contribution from revenue growth, partially offset by an increase in employee costs. M-EBITDA margin for the quarter was 36.4% as compared to 36.7% for the same period last year.

Operating costs for the quarter grew year over year, primarily due to increased network access costs, certain taxes and fees and employee costs. Operating costs as a percent of revenue were 41.6% for the quarter and 41.4% for the same period last year. Modified gross margin6 as a percentage of revenue was 58.5% in the current quarter compared to 58.9% in the same period last year largely driven by increased network access costs and an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes and fees. These increased costs were primarily to support higher revenue growth particularly for new product offerings.

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The Company utilizes a fully burdened modified gross margin, including network costs, and personnel costs for customer care, provisioning, network maintenance, technical field and network operations, excluding non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, net of costs capitalized for labor and overhead on capital projects.

Selling, general and administrative costs (“SG&A”) increased year over year primarily reflecting an increase in employee costs, largely from sales and sales support personnel, and an increase in bad debt expense. SG&A costs as a percent of revenue improved to 23.9% for the quarter from 24.0% for the same period last year.

Net Income

The Company reported growth of 40.3% in pre-tax income to $26.9 million in the current quarter from $19.2 million in the same period last year. This increase was primarily driven by M-EBITDA growth somewhat offset by higher interest expense.

Net income was $16.4 million for the quarter, compared to $17.5 million for the same period last year. Net income was impacted primarily by an increase in income tax expense associated with a higher effective tax rate, largely offset by M-EBITDA growth.


Sequential Results - Fourth Quarter 2011 compared to Third Quarter 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $351.5 million, as compared to $344.5 million for the third quarter of 2011, an increase of $7.0 million, or 2.0%, representing the 29th consecutive quarter of sequential growth. Revenue grew primarily due to enterprise revenue. Key changes in revenue included:

$6.8 million increase in enterprise revenue, representing 2.5% sequential growth driven primarily by data and Internet services

$0.3 million increase in revenue from carrier customers, primarily reflecting growth in Ethernet services provided to wireline and wireless carriers to serve their end users, offset by churn and repricing for contract renewals largely in network services

By product line, the percentage change in revenue sequentially was as follows:
    
4.2% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an increase in strategic Ethernet and IP-based product sales

1.7% decrease in network services, primarily reflecting churn, repricing for contract renewals largely in transport services and a decrease in taxes and fees, which outpaced growth in high capacity and colocation services

1.8% increase in voice services, primarily reflecting sales of converged solutions and an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes and fees, partially offset by churn
    

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M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA was $128.1 million for the quarter, an increase of 2.4% from the prior quarter, primarily reflecting contribution from revenue growth. M-EBITDA margin was 36.4% for the quarter compared to 36.3% for the prior quarter.

Operating costs increased primarily due to higher network access costs and fluctuations in disputes, partially offset by seasonally lower utility costs and a reduction in contract labor. Operating costs were 41.6% of revenue for the quarter and 41.9% for the prior quarter. Modified gross margin for the quarter as a percentage of revenue was 58.5% compared to 58.3% in the prior quarter.

SG&A costs increased primarily reflecting an increase in employee-related costs. SG&A was 23.9% of revenue for the quarter and 23.8% for the prior quarter.

Net Income

The Company reported net income of $16.4 million for the quarter, compared to $14.6 million in the prior quarter, a 12.3% sequential increase that primarily reflected M-EBITDA growth, partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense.
   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
tw telecom plans to conduct a webcast conference call to discuss its earnings results on February 9, 2012 at
9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST). To access the webcast and the financial and other information to be discussed in the webcast, visit www.twtelecom.com under “Investors.”

Investor Relations:                    Media Relations:            
Carole Curtin 303 566-1000                Bob Meldrum 303 566-1354    
carole.curtin@twtelecom.com                bob.meldrum@twtelecom.com




(1) The Company uses a modified definition of EBITDA to eliminate certain non-cash and non-operating income or charges to earnings to enhance the comparability of its financial performance from period to period. Modified EBITDA (or “M-EBITDA”) is defined as net income or loss before depreciation, amortization, accretion, impairment charges and other income and losses, interest expense, debt extinguishment costs, interest income, income tax expense or benefit, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. The Company defines Modified EBITDA margin as M-EBITDA divided by total revenue.

(2) The Company defines unlevered free cash flow as Modified EBITDA less capital expenditures. Unlevered free cash flow is reconciled to Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website.  

(3) The Company defines levered free cash flow as Modified EBITDA less capital expenditures and net interest expense from operations (but excludes debt extinguishment costs, non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs). Levered free cash flow is reconciled to Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website.

(4) The Company defines revenue churn as the average lost recurring monthly billing for the period from a customer's partial or complete disconnection of services (excluding repricing impacts and usage) compared to reported revenue for the period. Customer churn is defined as the average monthly customer turnover for the period compared to the average monthly customer count for the period.

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(5) Installations reflect services from signed customer sales that are installed and recognized as revenue from the date of installation.

(6) The Company defines modified gross margin as total revenue less operating costs excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
 
Financial Measures

The Company provides financial measures using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as well as adjustments to GAAP measures to describe its business trends, including Modified EBITDA. Management believes that its definition of Modified EBITDA (see above) is a standard measure of operating performance and liquidity that is commonly reported and widely used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the telecommunications industry because it eliminates many differences in financial, capitalization, and tax structures, as well as non-cash and non-operating income or charges to earnings. Modified EBITDA is not intended to replace operating income (loss), net income (loss), cash flow, and other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. Management uses Modified EBITDA internally to assess on-going operations and it is the basis for various financial covenants contained in the Company's debt agreements and for operating performance and liquidity. Modified EBITDA is reconciled to Net Income (Loss), the most comparable GAAP measure for operating performance within the Consolidated Operations Highlights and in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website. Modified EBITDA, as a measure of liquidity, is also reconciled to Net Cash provided by operating activities on the Company's website.

In addition, management uses unlevered and levered free cash flow, which measure the ability of M-EBITDA to cover capital expenditures. The Company uses these cash flow definitions to eliminate certain non-cash costs. Levered and unlevered free cash flow are reconciled to Net Cash provided by operating activities and also to Modified EBITDA in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website. The Company also provides an adjustment to the measure gross margin by eliminating the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Management uses modified gross margin internally to assess on-going operations. Modified gross margin is reconciled to gross margin in the financial tables.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release and related conference call concerning the outlook for 2012 and beyond, including statements regarding product and platform plans, growth prospects, market opportunities, sales momentum, operational improvements, customer opportunities, network capabilities, sales and installations timing, demand, revenue growth, margins, the impact of regulatory changes, expected cost increases, churn, business trends and fluctuations, seasonality, taxes and expected capital expenditures are forward-looking statements that reflect management's views with respect to future events and financial performance. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements include the risks disclosed in the Company's SEC filings, especially the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and in its subsequent quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q/A and 10-Q. tw telecom undertakes no obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in converged services, Ethernet and data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and network security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. including their global locations. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality service, and improved business productivity. For more information please visit www.twtelecom.com.







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 tw telecom inc.
Consolidated Operations Highlights
(Dollars in thousands)
Unaudited (1)
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Growth %
 
2011
 
2010
 
Growth %
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Data and Internet services
 
$
171,657

 
$
145,107

 
18.3
 %
 
$
646,682

 
$
547,218

 
18.2
 %
Network services
 
85,422

 
89,470

 
-4.5
 %
 
350,709

 
359,169

 
-2.4
 %
Voice services
 
86,775

 
81,891

 
6.0
 %
 
338,655

 
332,870

 
1.7
 %
Service Revenue
 
343,854

 
316,468

 
8.7
 %
 
1,336,046

 
1,239,257

 
7.8
 %
Intercarrier compensation
 
7,653

 
8,349

 
-8.3
 %
 
30,845

 
33,914

 
-9.0
 %
Total Revenue
 
351,507

 
324,817

 
8.2
 %
 
1,366,891

 
1,273,171

 
7.4
 %
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
 
146,320

 
134,554

 
 
 
571,461

 
528,965

 
 
Gross Margin
 
205,187

 
190,263

 
 
 
795,430

 
744,206

 
 
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
83,854

 
78,106

 
 
 
325,538

 
308,470

 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
 
72,572

 
72,534

 
 
 
283,329

 
289,564

 
 
Operating Income
 
48,761

 
39,623

 
 
 
186,563

 
146,172

 
 
Interest expense
 
(15,944
)
 
(15,057
)
 
 
 
(64,246
)
 
(59,535
)
 
 
Debt extinguishment costs
 

 

 
 
 

 
(17,070
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
(6,027
)
 
(5,571
)
 
 
 
(23,472
)
 
(21,417
)
 
 
Interest income
 
102

 
170

 
 
 
545

 
608

 
 
Other income
 

 

 
 
 

 
825

 
 
Income before income taxes
 
26,892

 
19,165

 
 
 
99,390

 
49,583

 
 
Income tax expense (benefit) (2)
 
10,500

 
1,671

 
 
 
41,479

 
(291,295
)
 
 
Net Income
 
$
16,392

 
$
17,494

 
 
 
$
57,911

 
$
340,878

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN AND MODIFIED EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin
 
$
205,187

 
$
190,263

 
 
 
$
795,430

 
$
744,206

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
590

 
929

 
 
 
2,327

 
3,261

 
 
Modified Gross Margin
 
205,777

 
191,192

 
7.6
 %
 
797,757

 
747,467

 
6.7
 %
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
83,854

 
78,106

 
 
 
325,538

 
308,470

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
6,133

 
6,270

 
 
 
25,490

 
24,571

 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
128,056

 
119,356

 
7.3
 %
 
497,709

 
463,568

 
7.4
 %
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
6,723

 
7,199

 
 
 
27,817

 
27,832

 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
 
72,572

 
72,534

 
 
 
283,329

 
289,564

 
 
Net interest expense
 
15,842

 
14,887

 
 
 
63,701

 
58,927

 
 
Debt extinguishment costs
 

 

 
 
 

 
17,070

 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
6,027

 
5,571

 
 
 
23,472

 
21,417

 
 
Other income
 

 

 
 
 

 
(825
)
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit) (2)
 
10,500

 
1,671

 
 
 
41,479

 
(291,295
)
 
 
Net Income
 
$
16,392

 
$
17,494

 
 
 
$
57,911

 
$
340,878

 
 
Modified Gross Margin %
 
58.5
%
 
58.9
%
 
 
 
58.4
%
 
58.7
%
 
 
Modified EBITDA Margin %
 
36.4
%
 
36.7
%
 
 
 
36.4
%
 
36.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free Cash Flow:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
$
128,056

 
$
119,356

 
7.3
 %
 
$
497,709

 
$
463,568

 
7.4
 %
Less: Capital Expenditures
 
86,637

 
78,118

 
10.9
 %
 
342,731

 
321,844

 
6.5
 %
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
 
41,419

 
41,238

 
0.4
 %
 
154,978

 
141,724

 
9.4
 %
Less: Net interest expense
 
15,842

 
14,887

 
6.4
 %
 
63,701

 
58,927

 
8.1
 %
Levered Free Cash Flow
 
$
25,577

 
$
26,351

 
-2.9
 %
 
$
91,277

 
$
82,797

 
10.2
 %
 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.
(2)
Includes a non-cash income tax benefit of $299.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010.


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tw telecom inc.
Consolidated Operations Highlights
(Dollars in thousands)
Unaudited (1)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Sept. 30
2011
 
Growth %
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Data and Internet services
 
$
171,657

 
$
164,670

 
4.2
 %
Network services
 
85,422

 
86,878

 
-1.7
 %
Voice services
 
86,775

 
85,220

 
1.8
 %
Service Revenue
 
343,854

 
336,768

 
2.1
 %
Intercarrier compensation
 
7,653

 
7,688

 
-0.5
 %
Total Revenue
 
351,507

 
344,456

 
2.0
 %
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
 
146,320

 
144,161

 
 
Gross Margin
 
205,187

 
200,295

 
 
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
83,854

 
82,085

 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
 
72,572

 
70,940

 
 
Operating Income
 
48,761

 
47,270

 
 
Interest expense
 
(15,944
)
 
(16,012
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
(6,027
)
 
(5,918
)
 
 
Interest income
 
102

 
126

 
 
Income before income taxes
 
26,892

 
25,466

 
 
Income tax expense
 
10,500

 
10,873

 
 
Net Income
 
$
16,392

 
$
14,593

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN AND MODIFIED EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin
 
$
205,187

 
$
200,295

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
590

 
565

 
 
Modified Gross Margin
 
205,777

 
200,860

 
2.4
 %
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
83,854

 
82,085

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
6,133

 
6,248

 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
128,056

 
125,023

 
2.4
 %
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
6,723

 
6,813

 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
 
72,572

 
70,940

 
 
Net Interest expense
 
15,842

 
15,886

 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
6,027

 
5,918

 
 
Income tax expense
 
10,500

 
10,873

 
 
Net Income
 
$
16,392

 
$
14,593

 
 
Modified Gross Margin %
 
58.5
%
 
58.3
%
 
 
Modified EBITDA Margin %
 
36.4
%
 
36.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free Cash Flow
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
$
128,056

 
$
125,023

 
2.4
 %
Less: Capital Expenditures
 
86,637

 
85,957

 
0.8
 %
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
 
41,419

 
39,066

 
6.0
 %
Less: Net interest expense
 
15,842

 
15,886

 
-0.3
 %
Levered Free Cash Flow
 
$
25,577

 
$
23,180

 
10.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.



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tw telecom inc.
Highlights of Results Per Share
Unaudited (1) (2)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Sept. 30
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
146,416

 
147,084

 
148,267

 
147,247

 
149,156

Diluted (2)
 
148,125

 
148,999

 
150,490

 
149,349

 
171,456

Basic Income per Common Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior to impacts of debt extinguishment and recognition of the value of tax assets
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.39

Debt extinguishment costs
 

 

 

 

 
$
(0.11
)
Recognition of the value of tax assets
 

 

 

 

 
$
1.98

Total
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.39

 
$
2.26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Income per Common Share
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.38

 
$
2.12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Sept. 30
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
 
 
 
 
Common shares (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual Shares Outstanding
 
149,044

 
149,332

 
149,246

 
 
 
 
Unvested Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards (thousands)
 
4,182

 
4,300

 
3,162

 
 
 
 
Options (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
6,674

 
6,824

 
9,154

 
 
 
 
Options Exercisable
 
4,974

 
4,950

 
6,051

 
 
 
 
Options Exercisable and In-the-Money
 
3,114

 
1,533

 
2,417

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.
(2)
Stock options, restricted stock units/awards and convertible debt subject to conversion, are excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding if inclusion would be anti-dilutive. See the Company’s SEC filings for more details.


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tw telecom inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in thousands)
Unaudited (1)
 
 
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Sept. 30
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, equivalents, and short term investments
 
$
484,919

 
$
469,093

 
$
475,594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
104,374

 
99,914

 
89,496

Less: allowance
 
(8,192
)
 
(7,660
)
 
(7,898
)
Net receivables
 
96,182

 
92,254

 
81,598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
17,340

 
22,842

 
16,935

Deferred income taxes
 
65,008

 
40,428

 
40,428

Total other current assets
 
82,348

 
63,270

 
57,363

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
4,026,134

 
3,958,489

 
3,732,050

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
(2,598,922
)
 
(2,541,885
)
 
(2,375,438
)
Net property, plant and equipment
 
1,427,212

 
1,416,604

 
1,356,612

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
162,535

 
194,081

 
224,795

Goodwill
 
412,694

 
412,694

 
412,694

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
17,742

 
19,417

 
24,444

Other assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
24,594

 
25,290

 
17,854

Total other non-current assets
 
617,565

 
651,482

 
679,787

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
2,708,226

 
$
2,692,703

 
$
2,650,954

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
52,739

 
$
66,356

 
$
53,436

Deferred revenue
 
42,253

 
41,724

 
37,888

Accrued taxes, franchise and other fees
 
66,880

 
68,708

 
68,663

Accrued interest
 
13,934

 
7,459

 
15,208

Accrued payroll and benefits
 
44,284

 
39,738

 
41,772

Accrued carrier costs
 
32,760

 
28,816

 
35,049

Current portion of debt and lease obligations
 
7,733

 
7,742

 
7,202

Other current liabilities
 
31,361

 
37,404

 
42,570

Total current liabilities
 
291,944

 
297,947

 
301,788

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
2  3/8% convertible senior debentures, due 4/1/2026
 
373,744

 
373,744

 
373,744

Unamortized Discount
 
(27,057
)
 
(32,133
)
 
(46,732
)
Net
 
346,687

 
341,611

 
327,012

Floating rate senior secured debt - Term Loan B, due 1/7/2013
 
102,055

 
102,324

 
103,130

Floating rate senior secured debt - Term Loan B, due 12/30/2016
 
467,946

 
469,176

 
472,870

8% senior unsecured notes, due 3/1/2018 (2)
 
427,614

 
427,518

 
427,227

Capital lease obligations
 
16,251

 
16,594

 
15,260

Less: current portion
 
(7,733
)
 
(7,742
)
 
(7,202
)
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
 
1,352,820

 
1,349,481

 
1,338,297

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Deferred Revenue
 
22,296

 
22,330

 
14,864

Other Long-Term Liabilities
 
35,445

 
33,636

 
29,364

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
1,005,721

 
989,309

 
966,641

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
2,708,226

 
$
2,692,703

 
$
2,650,954

 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.
(2)
Net of unamortized discount



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tw telecom inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
Unaudited (1)


 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Sept. 30
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Dec. 31
2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
 
$
16,392

 
$
14,593

 
$
17,494

 
$
57,911

 
$
340,878

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
 
72,572

 
70,940

 
72,534

 
283,329

 
289,564

Deferred income taxes
 
5,973

 
10,426

 
1,565

 
35,756

 
(293,529
)
Stock-based compensation
 
6,723

 
6,813

 
7,200

 
27,817

 
27,832

Extinguishment costs, amortization of discount on debt and deferred debt costs and other
 
6,014

 
5,887

 
5,528

 
23,388

 
37,649

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets
 
2,379

 
(18,769
)
 
3,205

 
(22,211
)
 
(5,264
)
Accounts payable, deferred revenue, and other liabilities
 
1,752

 
(13,965
)
 
(17,346
)
 
(2,402
)
 
(11,378
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
111,805

 
75,925

 
90,180

 
403,588

 
385,752

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(86,637
)
 
(84,491
)
 
(78,118
)
 
(340,731
)
 
(321,844
)
Purchase of investments
 
(28,327
)
 
(97,572
)
 
(78,714
)
 
(223,638
)
 
(246,575
)
Proceeds from sale of investments
 
25,615

 
97,562

 
61,337

 
208,340

 
154,786

Other investing activities, net
 
(646
)
 
3,886

 
2,098

 
3,230

 
(4,416
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(89,995
)
 
(80,615
)
 
(93,397
)
 
(352,799
)
 
(418,049
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds (tax withholdings) from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards and units
 
922

 
1,525

 
(1,153
)
 
9,966

 
1,045

Purchases of treasury stock
 
(8,562
)
 
(34,612
)
 
(38,206
)
 
(58,562
)
 
(49,911
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
 
1,385

 

 

 
1,385

 

Net (costs) proceeds from issuance of debt
 

 

 
(4,356
)
 

 
413,069

Retirement of debt obligations
 

 

 

 

 
(413,683
)
Payment of debt and capital lease obligations
 
(1,902
)
 
(1,713
)
 
(1,662
)
 
(7,106
)
 
(7,208
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(8,157
)
 
(34,800
)
 
(45,377
)
 
(54,317
)
 
(56,688
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
13,653

 
(39,490
)
 
(48,594
)
 
(3,528
)
 
(88,985
)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
339,741

 
379,231

 
405,516

 
356,922

 
445,907

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
353,394

 
$
339,741

 
$
356,922

 
$
353,394

 
$
356,922

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures cash, equivalents and short term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
353,394

 
$
339,741

 
$
356,922

 
$
353,394

 
$
356,922

Short term investments
 
131,525

 
129,352

 
118,672

 
131,525

 
118,672

Total of cash, equivalents and short term investments
 
$
484,919

 
$
469,093

 
$
475,594

 
$
484,919

 
$
475,594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
9,970

 
$
23,079

 
$
7,771

 
$
67,566

 
$
63,169

Cash paid for debt extinguishment costs
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
13,677

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
 
$
218

 
$
575

 
$
701

 
$
3,231

 
$
4,653

Addition of capital lease obligation
 
$

 
$
1,466

 

 
2,000

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information to reconcile capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures per cash flow statement
 
$
86,637

 
$
84,491

 
$
78,118

 
$
340,731

 
$
321,844

Addition of capital lease obligation
 

 
1,466

 

 
2,000

 

Total capital expenditures
 
$
86,637

 
$
85,957

 
$
78,118

 
$
342,731

 
$
321,844

 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.



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tw telecom inc.
Selected Operating Statistics
Unaudited (1)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
2010
 
2011
 
 
Mar. 31
 
Jun. 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
Mar. 31
 
Jun. 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
Operating Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Buildings (2)
 
11,909

 
12,276

 
12,693

 
13,230

 
13,742

 
14,311

 
14,872

 
15,438

Headcount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Headcount
 
2,887

 
2,901

 
2,932

 
2,975

 
2,985

 
3,071

 
3,065

 
3,051

Sales Associates
 
523

 
528

 
545

 
555

 
564

 
553

 
564

 
555

Customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Customers
 
27,685

 
27,460

 
27,382

 
27,281

 
27,234

 
27,322

 
27,376

 
27,509

 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.
(2)
Reflects on-net buildings and ILEC Local Serving Offices (LSOs) directly served by the Company’s fiber network.



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