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Exhibit 99.1


tw telecom Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

Grew revenue 7.9% and Modified EBITDA 8.5% for the quarter on a year over year basis

Delivered strong 36.7% Modified EBITDA margin for the quarter

Announces the rollout of new Intelligent Network capabilities and Ethernet services
to serve enterprise, data center and cloud demand
 
LITTLETON, Colo. - May 1, 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 their global locations, today announced its first quarter 2012 financial results, including $358.9 million of revenue, $131.8 million of Modified EBITDA1 (“M-EBITDA”), $37.3 million of levered free cash flow3 and net income of $19.3 million.

“We posted our 30th consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth, delivered strong margins, and grew both net income and levered free cash flow, while we continued to advance the business with new products and capabilities,” said Larissa Herda, tw telecom's Chairman, CEO and President. “Our integrated national network platform, with one common architecture and one set of systems, enables us to offer scalable Ethernet and Intelligent Network solutions with unique features and capabilities. These services will help to further differentiate us as we provide better, faster and easier network solutions that enable enterprise, data center and cloud demand.”

Highlights for the First Quarter 2012

Grew total revenue 2.1% sequentially and 7.9% year over year

Grew enterprise revenue 2.8% sequentially and 10.9% year over year

Grew data and Internet revenue 3.0% sequentially and 16.2% year over year, driven primarily by a 23.7% year over year increase in strategic Ethernet and VPN-based product revenue

Grew M-EBITDA 2.9% sequentially and 8.5% year over year

Delivered 36.7% M-EBITDA margin1 

Delivered $37.3 million of levered free cash flow, representing 10.4% of revenue

Returned $11.5 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases


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Business Trends
    
“We delivered ongoing revenue growth and strong cash flow contribution, as we continued to invest in the business and strategically execute our share repurchase plan,” said Mark Peters, tw telecom's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Our revenue this quarter reflected the impact from seasonally lower sales in the prior quarter, with carrier disconnects that increased revenue churn late in the quarter, offset with increased taxes and fees. Our bookings7, or sales, continued to gather momentum throughout the quarter, outpacing our low seasonal fourth quarter bookings. We're headed into the second quarter with strong sales and market demand.”

New Products

The Company is planning a nationwide rollout this summer of Enhanced Management, or Phase I of its Intelligent Network capabilities for converged, VPN and Ethernet services. The Company also plans to rollout a new Ethernet solution in the second half of 2012, that offers ubiquitous national Ethernet coverage from a single connection point to buildings and data centers across its national footprint for infrastructure customers, including carriers, data centers and other technology companies.

Operational Metrics

Revenue churn4 was 1.1% for the current quarter, up from 0.8% for the prior quarter and 1.0% for the same quarter last year. The increase in revenue churn was primarily from the Company's carrier customer base and largely due to one large carrier customer who disconnected two high capacity circuits. As a component of revenue churn, revenue lost from customers fully disconnecting service remained low at 0.2% for the current quarter that is consistent with both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, indicative of a loyal customer base, strong customer experience strategy and competitive product portfolio.
 
The Company had approximately 27,500 customers as of March 31, 2012. Customer churn4 was 1.0% for both the current quarter and prior quarter and 0.9% for the same quarter last year. The Company ended the first quarter with approximately 28,000 fiber route miles (of which approximately 21,000 were metro miles).

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures of $79.1 million for the quarter were similar to the same period last year of $79.3 million and decreased from $86.6 million for the prior quarter, with the majority of the investments in each period related to success-based initiatives. The decrease over the prior quarter primarily reflects seasonally lower spending, the timing of projects and the completion of certain fourth quarter strategic initiatives which did not recur.

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.


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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.

Intercarrier compensation revenue represented 2% of total revenue for the first quarter. Due to a November 2011 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 - First Quarter 2012 compared to First Quarter 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $358.9 million compared to $332.5 million for the first quarter last year, representing a year over year increase of $26.4 million, or 7.9%. Revenue grew primarily due to ongoing strong enterprise revenue growth. Key changes in revenue included:

$27.7 million increase in revenue from enterprise customers, or 10.9% year over year, driven primarily by data and Internet services and an increase in certain taxes and fees
$1.1 million decrease in revenue from carriers, primarily due to churn and repricing for contract renewals, partially offset by Ethernet services provided to wireline and wireless carriers to serve their end users

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

16.2% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an increase in strategic Ethernet and VPN-based products and other services, somewhat offset by churn. Data and Internet revenue represented 49% of total revenue for the quarter compared to 46% a year ago
7.9% 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
5.3% 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

M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA grew to $131.8 million for the quarter, an increase of 8.5%, from the same period last year. M-EBITDA margin for the quarter was 36.7% as compared to 36.5% for the same period last year.
    
Operating costs for the quarter grew year over year, primarily due to increased network access costs and certain taxes and fees resulting from revenue growth. Operating costs as a percent of revenue were 41.6% for the quarter and 42.0% for the same period last year. Modified gross margin6 as a percentage of revenue was 58.6% in the current quarter compared to 58.2% in the same period last year.

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.

    

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Selling, general and administrative costs (“SG&A”) increased year over year primarily reflecting an increase in employee-related costs, property taxes, regulatory fees and bad debt expense. SG&A costs as a percent of revenue increased to 24.0% for the quarter from 23.7% for the same period last year.

Net Income

Net income grew 53.2% to $19.3 million for the quarter from $12.6 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by M-EBITDA growth and a reduction in depreciation expense, due to an increase in fully depreciated assets and gain on disposal of assets, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense. Earnings per share grew to $0.13 for the quarter compared to $0.08 earnings per share in the same period last year.

Sequential Results - First Quarter 2012 compared to Fourth Quarter 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $358.9 million, as compared to $351.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of $7.4 million, or 2.1%, representing the 30th consecutive quarter of sequential growth. Revenue reflected lower installations due to seasonally lower growth and increased carrier churn, offset by an increase in certain taxes and fees. Key changes in revenue included:

$7.6 million increase in enterprise revenue, representing 2.8% sequential growth driven primarily by data and Internet services and an increase in certain taxes and fees
$0.2 million decrease in revenue from carrier customers, primarily reflecting churn and repricing for contract renewals largely in network services, offset by growth in Ethernet services provided to wireless and wireline carriers to serve their end users

By product line, the percentage change in revenue sequentially was as follows:
    
3.0% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an increase in strategic Ethernet and VPN-based product sales and other services, partially offset by churn
3.3% increase in voice services, primarily reflecting an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes and fees and sales of converged solutions, partially offset by churn
0.7% decrease in network services, primarily reflecting churn and repricing for contract renewals largely in transport services

M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA was $131.8 million for the quarter, an increase of 2.9% from the prior quarter. M-EBITDA margin was 36.7% for the quarter compared to 36.4% for the prior quarter.

Operating costs increased primarily due to an increase in certain taxes and fees and higher network access costs, partially offset by seasonally lower utility and maintenance costs. Operating costs were 41.6% of revenue for both the current quarter and the prior quarter. Modified gross margin for the quarter as a percentage of revenue was 58.6% compared to 58.5% in the prior quarter.

SG&A costs increased reflecting higher employee-related costs primarily due to the annual resetting of payroll taxes and increased stock-based compensation, partially offset by lower commissions associated with lower service installations, and a decline in contractor and other employee expenses. SG&A was 24.0% of revenue for the quarter and 23.9% for the prior quarter.

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Net Income

Net income grew 17.9% to $19.3 million for the quarter, compared to $16.4 million in the prior quarter, primarily reflecting M-EBITDA growth and a reduction in depreciation expense due to an increase in fully depreciated assets and gain on disposal of assets, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense. Earnings per share was $0.13 for the quarter compared to $0.11 in the prior quarter.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
tw telecom plans to conduct a webcast conference call to discuss its earnings results on May 2, 2012 at
9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. EDT). To access the webcast and the financial and other information to be discussed in the webcast, visit www.twtelecom.com under “Investor Relations.”


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

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

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

(4) Revenue churn is defined 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.

(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.

(7) Bookings are defined as signed customer contracts. The timing of when these sales are installed and recognized into revenue varies based on the underlying contract.

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.


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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, 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 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 to be filed shortly hereafter. 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 March 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Growth %
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Data and Internet services
 
$
176,851

 
$
152,187

 
16.2
 %
Voice services
 
89,621

 
83,024

 
7.9
 %
Network services
 
84,804

 
89,511

 
-5.3
 %
Service Revenue
 
351,276

 
324,722

 
8.2
 %
Intercarrier compensation
 
7,649

 
7,820

 
-2.2
 %
Total Revenue
 
358,925

 
332,542

 
7.9
 %
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
 
149,193

 
139,729

 
 
Gross Margin
 
209,732

 
192,813

 
 
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
86,090

 
78,815

 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
68,394

 
69,736

 
 
Operating Income
 
55,248

 
44,262

 
 
Interest expense
 
(15,444
)
 
(16,260
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
(6,137
)
 
(5,712
)
 
 
Interest income
 
104

 
143

 
 
Income before income taxes
 
33,771

 
22,433

 
 
Income tax expense
 
14,439

 
9,814

 
 
Net Income
 
$
19,332

 
$
12,619

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN AND MODIFIED EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin
 
$
209,732

 
$
192,813

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
500

 
588

 
 
Modified Gross Margin
 
210,232

 
193,401

 
8.7
 %
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
86,090

 
78,815

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
7,628

 
6,860

 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
131,770

 
121,446

 
8.5
 %
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
8,128

 
7,448

 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
68,394

 
69,736

 
 
Net interest expense
 
15,340

 
16,117

 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
6,137

 
5,712

 
 
Income tax expense
 
14,439

 
9,814

 
 
Net Income
 
$
19,332

 
$
12,619

 
 
Modified Gross Margin %
 
58.6
%
 
58.2
%
 
 
Modified EBITDA Margin %
 
36.7
%
 
36.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free Cash Flow:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
$
131,770

 
$
121,446

 
8.5
 %
Less: Capital Expenditures
 
79,109

 
79,276

 
-0.2
 %
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
 
52,661

 
42,170

 
24.9
 %
Less: Net interest expense
 
15,340

 
16,117

 
-4.8
 %
Levered Free Cash Flow
 
$
37,321

 
$
26,053

 
43.3
 %
 
(1)
For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.

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tw telecom inc.
Consolidated Operations Highlights
(Dollars in thousands)
Unaudited (1)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Mar. 31
2012
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Growth %
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Data and Internet services
 
$
176,851

 
$
171,657

 
3.0
 %
Voice services
 
89,621

 
86,775

 
3.3
 %
Network services
 
84,804

 
85,422

 
-0.7
 %
Service Revenue
 
351,276

 
343,854

 
2.2
 %
Intercarrier compensation
 
7,649

 
7,653

 
-0.1
 %
Total Revenue
 
358,925

 
351,507

 
2.1
 %
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs
 
149,193

 
146,320

 
 
Gross Margin
 
209,732

 
205,187

 
 
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
86,090

 
83,854

 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
68,394

 
72,572

 
 
Operating Income
 
55,248

 
48,761

 
 
Interest expense
 
(15,444
)
 
(15,944
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
(6,137
)
 
(6,027
)
 
 
Interest income
 
104

 
102

 
 
Income before income taxes
 
33,771

 
26,892

 
 
Income tax expense
 
14,439

 
10,500

 
 
Net Income
 
$
19,332

 
$
16,392

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN AND MODIFIED EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin
 
$
209,732

 
$
205,187

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
500

 
590

 
 
Modified Gross Margin
 
210,232

 
205,777

 
2.2
 %
Selling, general and administrative costs
 
86,090

 
83,854

 
 
Add back non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
7,628

 
6,133

 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
131,770

 
128,056

 
2.9
 %
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense
 
8,128

 
6,723

 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
68,394

 
72,572

 
 
Net interest expense
 
15,340

 
15,842

 
 
Non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs
 
6,137

 
6,027

 
 
Income tax expense
 
14,439

 
10,500

 
 
Net Income
 
$
19,332

 
$
16,392

 
 
Modified Gross Margin %
 
58.6
%
 
58.5
%
 
 
Modified EBITDA Margin %
 
36.7
%
 
36.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free Cash Flow
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modified EBITDA
 
$
131,770

 
$
128,056

 
2.9
 %
Less: Capital Expenditures
 
79,109

 
86,637

 
-8.7
 %
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
 
52,661

 
41,419

 
27.1
 %
Less: Net interest expense
 
15,340

 
15,842

 
-3.2
 %
Levered Free Cash Flow
 
$
37,321

 
$
25,577

 
45.9
 %
 
(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
 
 
Mar. 31
2012
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Mar. 31
2011
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
146,967

 
146,416

 
147,565

Diluted (2)
 
149,090

 
148,125

 
149,694

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic & Diluted Income per Common Share
 
$
0.13

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.08

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
 
Mar. 31
2012
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Mar. 31
2011
Common shares (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual Shares Outstanding
 
150,374

 
149,044

 
150,472

Unvested Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards (thousands)
 
4,596

 
4,182

 
4,325

Options (thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
5,977

 
6,674

 
8,555

Options Exercisable
 
5,268

 
4,974

 
6,618

Options Exercisable and In-the-Money
 
4,564

 
3,114

 
4,093

 
(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)
 
 
 
Mar. 31
2012
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Mar. 31
2011
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, equivalents, and short term investments
 
$
486,667

 
$
484,919

 
$
479,762

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
100,070

 
104,374

 
89,688

Less: allowance
 
(8,649
)
 
(8,192
)
 
(7,869
)
Net receivables
 
91,421

 
96,182

 
81,819

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
18,334

 
17,340

 
19,468

Deferred income taxes
 
65,008

 
65,008

 
40,428

Total other current assets
 
83,342

 
82,348

 
59,896

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
4,080,835

 
4,026,134

 
3,792,095

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
(2,641,851
)
 
(2,598,922
)
 
(2,422,155
)
Net property, plant and equipment
 
1,438,984

 
1,427,212

 
1,369,940

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
148,432

 
162,535

 
215,207

Goodwill
 
412,694

 
412,694

 
412,694

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
16,335

 
17,742

 
22,769

Other assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
23,875

 
24,594

 
16,995

Total other non-current assets
 
601,336

 
617,565

 
667,665

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
2,701,750

 
$
2,708,226

 
$
2,659,082

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
56,142

 
$
52,739

 
$
69,750

Deferred revenue
 
42,923

 
42,253

 
38,982

Accrued taxes, franchise and other fees
 
65,840

 
66,880

 
67,610

Accrued interest
 
7,488

 
13,934

 
7,487

Accrued payroll and benefits
 
29,969

 
44,284

 
37,102

Accrued carrier costs
 
25,154

 
32,760

 
29,375

Current portion of debt and lease obligations
 
108,482

 
7,733

 
6,968

Other current liabilities
 
31,132

 
31,361

 
39,327

Total current liabilities
 
367,130

 
291,944

 
296,601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
(21,872
)
 
(27,057
)
 
(41,968
)
Net
 
351,872

 
346,687

 
331,776

Floating rate senior secured debt - Term Loan B, due 1/7/2013
 
101,787

 
102,055

 
102,861

Floating rate senior secured debt - Term Loan B, due 12/30/2016
 
466,713

 
467,946

 
471,639

8% senior unsecured notes, due 3/1/2018 (2)
 
427,711

 
427,614

 
427,324

Capital lease obligations
 
18,178

 
16,251

 
14,786

Less: current portion
 
(108,482
)
 
(7,733
)
 
(6,968
)
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
 
1,257,779

 
1,352,820

 
1,341,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Deferred Revenue
 
22,041

 
22,296

 
14,356

Other Long-Term Liabilities
 
35,784

 
35,445

 
31,021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
1,019,016

 
1,005,721

 
975,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
2,701,750

 
$
2,708,226

 
$
2,659,082

 
(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
 
 
Mar. 31
2012
 
Dec. 31
2011
 
Mar. 31
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
 
$
19,332

 
$
16,392

 
$
12,619

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
68,394

 
72,572

 
69,736

Deferred income taxes
 
14,030

 
5,973

 
9,486

Stock-based compensation expense
 
8,128

 
6,723

 
7,448

Amortization of discount on debt and deferred debt costs and other
 
6,121

 
6,014

 
5,695

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets
 
4,588

 
2,379

 
(2,111
)
Accounts payable, deferred revenue, and other liabilities
 
(26,232
)
 
1,752

 
(3,823
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
94,361

 
111,805

 
99,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(76,783
)
 
(86,637
)
 
(79,276
)
Purchase of investments
 
(40,102
)
 
(28,327
)
 
(42,735
)
Proceeds from sale of investments
 
36,474

 
25,615

 
43,286

Other investing activities, net
 
301

 
(646
)
 
(1,591
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(80,110
)
 
(89,995
)
 
(80,316
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
(2,565
)
 
922

 
(2,727
)
Purchases of treasury stock
 
(11,519
)
 
(8,562
)
 
(8,859
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
 
448

 
1,385

 

Payment of debt and capital lease obligations
 
(1,878
)
 
(1,902
)
 
(1,855
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(15,514
)
 
(8,157
)
 
(13,441
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
(1,263
)
 
13,653

 
5,293

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
353,394

 
339,741

 
356,922

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
352,131

 
$
353,394

 
$
362,215

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures cash, equivalents and short term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
352,131

 
$
353,394

 
$
362,215

Short term investments
 
134,536

 
131,525

 
117,547

Total of cash, equivalents and short term investments
 
$
486,667

 
$
484,919

 
$
479,762

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
22,361

 
$
9,970

 
$
24,345

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
 
$
(24
)
 
$
218

 
$
(31
)
Addition of capital lease obligation
 
$
2,326

 
$

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information to reconcile capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures per cash flow statement
 
$
76,783

 
$
86,637

 
$
79,276

Addition of capital lease obligation
 
2,326

 

 

Total capital expenditures
 
$
79,109

 
$
86,637

 
$
79,276

 
(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
 
 
2011
 
2012
 
 
Mar. 31
 
Jun. 30
 
Sept. 30
 
Dec. 31
 
Mar. 31
Operating Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Buildings (2)
 
13,742

 
14,311

 
14,872

 
15,438

 
15,905

Headcount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Headcount
 
2,985

 
3,071

 
3,065

 
3,051

 
3,059

Sales Associates
 
564

 
553

 
564

 
555

 
551

Customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Customers
 
27,234

 
27,322

 
27,376

 
27,509

 
27,495

 
(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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