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Exhibit 99.1
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contacts: David Christensen, CFO
  507-387-3355
  Jennifer Spaude, Investor Relations
  507-386-3765  

 
HickoryTech Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

MANKATO, Minn., Nov. 8, 2012HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ: HTCO) today reported third quarter revenue of $45.8 million, up 1 percent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2011.  Net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012, totaled $1.7 million, down 18 percent year over year, and earnings per share totaled 13 cents per diluted share, a 19 percent decrease from last year primarily as a result of Telecom revenue declines and added depreciation expense companywide.
 
Year to date, revenue totaled $136.6 million, up 10 percent over the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011. Earnings were $5.8 million a 15 percent decrease over the comparable nine-month period last year, and earnings per share of 43 cents were down 16 percent from last year.
 
“We continued to achieve solid growth in our fiber and data business in the third quarter and year-to-date, providing overall top-line growth, despite declines in our Telecom business,” said John Finke, HickoryTech’s president and chief executive officer.  “The addition of IdeaOne to our operations is providing the growth we expected and we are on track to complete the integration in the fourth quarter.”
 
Fiber and Data Segment (before inter-segment eliminations)
Third quarter Fiber and Data Segment revenue totaled $15.7 million, up 36 percent year over year, attributed to success in retail and wholesale transport and data services and the addition of IdeaOne Telecom operations, which HickoryTech acquired on March 1, 2012.  Costs and expenses for the segment totaled $13.3 million, an increase of 38 percent year over year.  Net income totaled $1.5 million, up 27 percent from a year ago.
· 
Fiber and Data revenue, excluding IdeaOne operations, increased 8 percent year over year.
· 
Fiber and Data Segment operating income totaled $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2012, a 27 percent increase year over year.
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For the nine-month period, Fiber and Data revenue was up 31 percent compared to the nine-month period in 2011, including 10 percent organic growth and seven months of IdeaOne Telecom results.

Equipment Segment (before inter-segment eliminations)
Third quarter Equipment Segment revenue totaled $15 million, a 9 percent decrease year over year, primarily as a result of lower equipment installations.   For the nine-month period, Equipment Segment revenue increased 17 percent over 2011.
·  
Sales of equipment decreased 9 percent relative to the third quarter 2011, and support services revenue decreased 3 percent for the comparable period.
·  
Equipment Segment operating income totaled $890,000 in the third quarter of 2012, a reduction of $360,000 or 29 percent year over year.  On a nine-month year-to-date basis, Equipment Segment operating income totaled $2.1 million in 2012, a $345,000, or 14 percent reduction over the same period 2011.
 
Telecom Segment (before inter-segment eliminations)
Third quarter 2012 Telecom Segment revenue totaled $15.7 million, a 12 percent decrease from a year ago.  Telecom results reflect continued declines in network access and local service revenue, along with decreases in bill processing revenue from the company’s SuiteSolution billing and customer management services.  Costs and expenses totaled $14.4 million, down 3 percent year over year. Telecom Segment net income totaled $800,000, a 54 percent decrease compared to the third quarter 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
·  
Broadband revenue totaled $4.9 million, down 5 percent versus the third quarter in 2011.  Broadband revenue includes DSL, Internet, data and digital TV services sold in the company’s legacy Telecom service area.
·  
Network access revenue totaled $4.7 million, a 15 percent decrease year over year, which reflects a higher level of decline this year due to: the expiration of interstate infrastructure support reimbursements, the cancelation of a conferencing company contract, the initial impacts of industry-wide access reform regulation and access line and minute-of-use erosion.
·  
Local service revenue totaled $3.1 million, down 12 percent year over year, a decline attributed to access line losses and regulatory reform.
 
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures in the third quarter totaled $9.4 million, net of grants from the Greater Minnesota Broadband Collaborative Project, compared with $5.6 million in third quarter 2011.  On a nine-month, year-to-date basis, capital expenditures were $18.9 million in 2012 compared to $14.1 million in 2011.
 
Depreciation, Amortization and Interest Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.1 million or 19 percent in the third quarter.  The IdeaOne acquisition added $850,000 of depreciation and the remainder is attributed to increased capital expenditure associated with expansion of the network and success-based capital expenditures associated with Fiber and Data revenue growth. 
 
Interest expense in the third quarter of 2012 and 2011 reflect accounting for interest rate swap agreements and the changes in the fair value of the swap agreements as non-cash interest expense, conforming to the Company’s restated financial statements for earlier periods.
 
Interest expense in the third quarter statement of operations totaled $1.6 million.  This sum accounts for interest rate swap agreements and the changes in the fair value of the agreements as a non-cash interest expense.  Year over year, third quarter interest expense decreased $1.3 million, or 44 percent, as a result of the fair value change in the swap agreements, an amount that offsets the interest increase associated with the higher level of debt brought on by the IdeaOne acquisition and higher interest rate charges associated with the company’s debt refinancing in the third quarter 2011. The effective interest rate for the first nine months of 2012, without regard to the fair market value change in the swap agreements, was approximately 4.2 percent on an annualized basis in 2012 versus 4.1 percent in 2011.  
 
Debt Position
Long-term debt and current maturities of debt, including capitalized leases, totaled $137.2 million as of Sept. 30, 2012.  The 2012 debt balance represents an increase of $16.9 million from $120.2 million as of Dec. 31, 2011, as a result of the debt deployed to acquire IdeaOne Telecom.  However, the level of debt is down $4.3 million from $141.5 million at the end of the previous quarter ended June 30, 2012.
 
“We continue to use the free cash flows of our business to achieve our strategic objectives,” Finke said.  “Our ability to continue to invest, pay down our debt and increase our shareholder dividend in the third quarter can be attributed to the strong free cash flow generated by our operations.”
 
Dividend Increased
In the third quarter, HickoryTech declared an increased quarterly dividend of $14.5 cents per share of HickoryTech common stock to be paid in the fourth quarter, representing a 4 percent increase from the previous dividend of 14 cents.  This is the company’s fourth dividend increase in the past five years.  The company has declared shareholder dividends for more than 60 years.
 
Fiscal Outlook
HickoryTech made minor revisions to its previous fiscal 2012 outlook, as outlined below. Guidance reflects the IdeaOne Telecom acquisition as of March 1, 2012.
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Revenue is expected to range from $177 million to $183 million. (no change)
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Net Income is expected to range from $7.3 million to $8.6 million. (changed from $7.6 million to $8.6 million to reflect the increased interest expense associated with accounting for interest rate swap agreements and the changes in the fair value of the swap agreements as non-cash interest expense)
 
 
 

 
 
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Diluted Earnings per Share is expected to range between $0.54 to $0.64 per share. (previously $0.56 to $0.64 per share)
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CAPEX is expected to range from $27 million to $31 million, net of government grants for the Greater Minnesota Broadband Collaborative Project.  (no change)
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EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is expected to range from $46 million to $48 million. (no change)
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Debt balance at Dec. 31, 2012 is expected to range from $135 million to $137 million. (previous guidance was $138 million to $141 million)
 
Conference Call and Webcast
HickoryTech will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, November 9 at 9 a.m. CT. The conference call dial-in number 877-774-2369 for U.S. and Canadian callers, conference ID 36345775.  A simultaneous webcast of the call and downloadable presentation will be available through a link on the Investor Relations page at http://investor.hickorytech.com.
 
About HickoryTech
HickoryTech Corporation is a leading communications provider serving business and residential customers in the upper Midwest.  With headquarters in Mankato, Minn., HickoryTech has 500 employees and a five-state fiber network spanning more than 3,250 route miles across Minnesota and into Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.  Enventis provides business IP voice, data and video solutions, MPLS networking, data center and managed hosted services and communication systems.  HickoryTech delivers broadband Internet, Digital TV, voice and data services to businesses and consumers in southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa. The Company trades on the NASDAQ, symbol: HTCO.  For more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.
 
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement the Company’s financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company provides certain non-GAAP financial measures of financial performance and position. The Company’s reference to these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared under current accounting standards, but are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.  These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance, financial position and ability to generate cash flows. In many cases non-GAAP financial measures are used by analysts and investors to evaluate the Company’s performance and financial position. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure included in this press release can be found in the financial table included below. 
 
Forward-looking statement
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry in which HickoryTech operates and management's beliefs and assumptions. The forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and probabilities. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. HickoryTech undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.


 
 

 


HickoryTech Corporation
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
(unaudited)
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended September 30
   
%
   
Nine Months Ended September 30
   
%
 
 
 
2012
   
2011
   
Change
   
2012
   
2011
   
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
       
Restated
               
Restated
       
Operating revenue:
                                   
   Equipment
  $ 12,915     $ 14,269       -9 %   $ 38,954     $ 31,499       24 %
   Services
    32,898       30,975       6 %     97,660       92,475       6 %
     Total operating revenue
    45,813       45,244       1 %     136,614       123,974       10 %
                                                 
Costs and expenses:
                                               
   Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
    10,906       12,223       -11 %     33,664       27,146       24 %
   Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization
    16,358       14,738       11 %     47,589       44,244       8 %
   Selling, general and administrative expenses
    7,123       6,147       16 %     21,270       19,419       10 %
   Depreciation and amortization
    6,869       5,794       19 %     19,795       17,155       15 %
     Total costs and expenses
    41,256       38,902       6 %     122,318       107,964       13 %
                                                 
Operating income
    4,557       6,342       -28 %     14,296       16,010       -11 %
                                                 
   Interest and other income
    3       26       -88 %     37       50       -26 %
   Interest expense
    (1,625 )     (2,880 )     -44 %     (4,635 )     (5,199 )     -11 %
Income before income taxes
    2,935       3,488       -16 %     9,698       10,861       -11 %
Income tax provision
    1,194       1,355       -12 %     3,925       4,034       -3 %
                                                 
Net income
  $ 1,741     $ 2,133       -18 %   $ 5,773     $ 6,827       -15 %
                                                 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.16       -19 %   $ 0.43     $ 0.51       -16 %
                                    $ 0.91       -24 %
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
    13,511,009       13,394,225               13,483,358       13,363,874          
                                                 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.16       -19 %   $ 0.43     $ 0.51       -16 %
                                              -24 %
Diluted weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding
    13,526,875       13,409,414               13,498,268       13,376,261          
                                                 
Dividends per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.135       4 %   $ 0.42     $ 0.405       4 %

 
 

 


HickoryTech Corporation
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(unaudited)
 
   
 (Dollars and Share Data in Thousands)
    September 30, 2012    
December 31, 2011
 
           
(Restated)
 
Assets
 
Current assets:
             
     Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 10,051     $ 13,057  
     Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $289 and $436
    27,493       25,317  
     Inventories
    7,294       9,297  
     Income taxes receivable
    1,027       498  
     Deferred income taxes, net
    1,559       1,559  
     Prepaid expenses
    2,612       1,801  
     Other
    1,085       964  
         Total current assets
    51,121       52,493  
                 
Investments
    3,210       4,277  
                 
Property, plant and equipment
    424,782       396,816  
     Accumulated depreciation
    (247,979 )     (242,886 )
         Property, plant and equipment, net
    176,803       153,930  
                 
Other assets:
               
    Goodwill
    29,028       27,303  
    Intangible assets, net
    5,034       2,314  
    Deferred costs and other
    3,554       3,669  
        Total other assets
    37,616       33,286  
                 
Total assets
  $ 268,750     $ 243,986  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
Current liabilities:
               
     Accounts payable
  $ 4,952     $ 4,661  
     Extended term payable
    14,008       6,920  
     Deferred revenue
    4,832       6,251  
     Accrued expenses and other
    9,645       10,175  
     Current maturities of long-term obligations
    1,636       1,407  
        Total current liabilities
    35,073       29,414  
                 
Long-term liabilities:
               
     Debt obligations, net of current maturities
    135,519       118,828  
     Accrued income taxes
    142       154  
     Deferred revenue
    1,045       1,131  
     Financial derivative instruments
    2,764       2,469  
     Accrued employee benefits and deferred compensation
    19,968       18,166  
     Deferred income taxes
    30,281       30,627  
        Total long-term liabilities
    189,719       171,375  
                 
             Total liabilities
    224,792       200,789  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Shareholders' equity:
               
     Common stock, no par value, $.10 stated value
               
        Shares authorized: 100,000
               
        Shares issued and outstanding:  13,528 in 2012 and 13,396 in 2011
    1,353       1,340  
     Additional paid-in capital
    16,661       15,683  
     Retained earnings
    30,424       30,309  
     Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)
    (4,480 )     (4,135 )
           Total shareholders' equity
    43,958       43,197  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 268,750     $ 243,986  

 
 

 

HickoryTech Corporation
 
Fiber and Data Segment
 
(unaudited)
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended September 30
         
Nine Months Ended September 30
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
   
% Change
   
2012
   
2011
   
% Change
 
Revenue before intersegment eliminations:
                                   
   Services
  $ 15,528     $ 11,368       37 %   $ 43,924     $ 33,296       32 %
   Intersegment
    215       219       -2 %     601       566       6 %
Total Fiber and Data revenue
    15,743       11,587       36 %     44,525       33,862       31 %
                                                 
Cost of services  (excluding depreciation and amortization)
    7,735       5,834       33 %     21,819       17,335       26 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    2,925       2,230       31 %     8,477       6,455       31 %
Depreciation and amortization
    2,638       1,597       65 %     7,155       4,739       51 %
   Total costs and expenses
    13,298       9,661       38 %     37,451       28,529       31 %
                                                 
Operating income
  $ 2,445     $ 1,926       27 %   $ 7,074     $ 5,333       33 %
Net income
  $ 1,454     $ 1,146       27 %   $ 4,208     $ 3,173       33 %
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ 6,390     $ 2,988       114 %   $ 11,958     $ 7,211       66 %

 
HickoryTech Corporation
 
Equipment Segment
 
(unaudited)
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended September 30
         
Nine Months Ended September 30
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
   
% Change
   
2012
   
2011
   
% Change
 
Revenue before intersegment eliminations:
                                   
   Equipment
  $ 12,915     $ 14,269       -9 %   $ 38,954     $ 31,499       24 %
   Support Services
    2,086       2,147       -3 %     6,332       7,087       -11 %
Total Equipment revenue
    15,001       16,416       -9 %     45,286       38,586       17 %
                                                 
Cost of sales  (excluding depreciation and amortization)
    10,906       12,223       -11 %     33,664       27,146       24 %
Cost of services  (excluding depreciation and amortization)
    1,802       1,634       10 %     5,141       5,008       3 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    1,332       1,235       8 %     4,159       3,765       10 %
Depreciation and amortization
    71       74       -4 %     213       213       0 %
   Total costs and expenses
    14,111       15,166       -7 %     43,177       36,132       19 %
                                                 
Operating income
  $ 890     $ 1,250       -29 %   $ 2,109     $ 2,454       -14 %
Net income
  $ 529     $ 744       -29 %   $ 1,254     $ 1,458       -14 %
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ (15 )   $ 213       -107 %   $ 175     $ 306       -43 %
 
 
 

 

 
HickoryTech Corporation
 
Telecom Segment
 
(unaudited)
 
                                     
   
Three Months Ended September 30
   
%
   
Nine Months Ended September 30
   
%
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
   
Change
   
2012
   
2011
   
Change
 
Revenue before intersegment eliminations:
                                   
    Local Service
  $ 3,124     $ 3,534       -12 %   $ 9,901     $ 10,822       -9 %
    Network Access
    4,677       5,512       -15 %     14,329       17,088       -16 %
    Broadband
    4,861       5,101       -5 %     14,840       15,245       -3 %
    Directory
    764       845       -10 %     2,316       2,563       -10 %
    Long Distance
    611       717       -15 %     1,895       2,173       -13 %
    Bill Processing
    950       1,330       -29 %     3,190       2,917       9 %
    Intersegment
    465       404       15 %     1,319       1,220       8 %
    Other
    297       421       -29 %     933       1,284       -27 %
Total Telecom revenue
  $ 15,749     $ 17,864       -12 %   $ 48,723     $ 53,312       -9 %
                                                 
Total Telecom revenue before intersegment eliminations
                                               
    Unaffiliated Customers
  $ 15,284     $ 17,460             $ 47,404     $ 52,092          
    Intersegment
    465       404               1,319       1,220          
      15,749       17,864               48,723       53,312          
                                                 
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization)
    7,447       7,844       -5 %     22,373       23,540       -5 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    2,779       2,919       -5 %     8,429       9,035       -7 %
Depreciation and amortization
    4,146       4,101       1 %     12,364       12,137       2 %
    Total costs and expenses
    14,372       14,864       -3 %     43,166       44,712       -3 %
                                                 
Operating income
  $ 1,377     $ 3,000       -54 %   $ 5,557     $ 8,600       -35 %
                                                 
Net income
  $ 816     $ 1,787       -54 %   $ 3,301     $ 5,102       -35 %
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ 2,979     $ 2,440       22 %   $ 6,777     $ 6,615       2 %
                                                 
Key Metrics
                                               
     Business access lines
    20,546       23,378       -12 %                        
     Residential access lines
    22,715       25,329       -10 %                        
Total access lines
    43,261       48,707       -11 %                        
Long distance customers
    30,662       32,730       -6 %                        
Digital Subscriber Line customers
    19,751       19,749       0 %                        
Digital TV customers
    10,341       10,503       -2 %                        


 
 

 

 
HickoryTech Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
   
Year Ending
 
   
December 31, 2012
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Guidance Range
 
Reconciliation of net income to 2012 EBITDA guidance1:
 
Low
   
High
 
Projected net income
  $ 7,300     $ 8,600  
Add back:
               
     Depreciation and amortization
    27,400       27,200  
     Interest expense
    6,300       6,200  
     Taxes
    5,000       6,000  
Projected EBITDA guidance 1
  $ 46,000     $ 48,000  
                 
1 EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, is as defined in our credit agreement