01.03.2007 02:50:00
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Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2006 Results
Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty Global”
or the "Company”)
(NASDAQ: LBTYA)(NASDAQ: LBTYB)(NASDAQ: LBTYK), today announces financial
and operating results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and year ended
December 31, 2006.
Highlights for the year compared to the results for the same period last
year (unless noted), include1:
2006 organic additions2 of 1.63 million RGUs3
(540,000 in Q4), a 45% increase over 2005
Revenue of $6.49 billion, reflecting rebased4
growth of 11%
Operating cash flow (OCF)5 of $2.34 billion,
reflecting rebased growth of 16%
Loss from continuing operations increased to $334 million
Net earnings increased to $706 million as compared to a net loss of
$80 million
Liberty Global’s President and CEO Mike
Fries stated, "We successfully delivered on
all of our financial, operational and strategic objectives, and
meaningfully exceeded our 2006 full-year guidance targets. We achieved
double-digit revenue and mid-teens OCF rebased growth, rebalanced our
European operations to focus on higher growth markets, and repurchased
over $2.0 billion of our equity since the beginning of 2006. As we build
on our 2006 results, particularly our fourth quarter performance, we are
entering 2007 with strong operating momentum.” "For the full year, we increased revenue by
44% to $6.49 billion and OCF by 47% to $2.34 billion compared to our
results in 2005. These results reflect revenue and OCF rebased growth
rates of 11% and 16%, respectively, after adjusting to neutralize the
impact of acquisitions and currency movements. Our Q4 results were
particularly strong, as we drove rebased revenue and OCF growth to 12%
and 18%, respectively. Our operations in Switzerland, Central and
Eastern Europe and Chile continue to be top performers and were key in
delivering our overall 2006 results.” "In terms of subscriber growth, we generated
1.63 million organic RGU additions during 2006, a 45% increase over our
RGU additions the prior year. In Europe, the fourth quarter is typically
our strongest quarter for subscriber growth and this year was no
exception, as we added 540,000 organic RGUs globally, driven by a 48%
increase in our European RGU additions compared to the same period last
year.” "We now serve 2.2 million digital cable
subscribers, ending 2006 with a digital cable penetration of 19%. We
continue to see a significant opportunity to upsell our 10 million
analog customers to advanced digital services, driven by premium
content, digital video recorders, high definition and video on demand
offerings. In particular, we added nearly one million digital cable
subscribers organically worldwide during 2006, including over 400,000
digital cable RGUs in the Netherlands6 and
over 300,000 digital cable RGUs in Japan. As a result of our digital
initiative in the Netherlands, we finished 2006 with 23% digital
penetration in the Netherlands and, on average, we are seeing an
incremental ARPU of over €6 (before
discounts) from our digital television subscribers, which compares to
our base analog ARPU of €13.” "Our broadband Internet products continue to
see strong demand from our customers, and we are improving the value
proposition by increasing our downstream speeds across most of our
markets, where we frequently offer the fastest speeds available. In the
fourth quarter alone, we surpassed the 200,000 organic addition mark for
broadband Internet subscribers for the first time, finishing 2006 with
3.8 million subscribers. On the telephony front, we had launched VoIP
(Voice-over-Internet-Protocol) across 12 markets by year-end and had
approximately 13 million VoIP homes ready for service. Due in part to
the launch of VoIP, we increased the number of our triple-play customers
by 45% during 2006, and, in 2007, we will continue to aggressively
market our bundled products.” "In 2006, we successfully rebalanced our
European footprint to focus on high growth markets. We disposed of our
operations in Norway, Sweden and France at very attractive multiples,
generating $2.5 billion in aggregate after-tax cash proceeds.
Additionally, we completed several key acquisitions during the year,
which expanded our reach in Japan and the Czech Republic. We also
increased our position in Telenet, the largest cable operator in
Belgium, and we will consolidate this business in our financial results
from January 1, 2007. As we look ahead, we will continue to evaluate
potentially accretive M&A opportunities.” "We are actively managing our balance sheet
and remain focused on maintaining our target leverage and access to
liquidity. We ended the year with $2.4 billion of cash (including
restricted cash7) and had unused borrowing
capacity throughout our consolidated subsidiaries of approximately $2.7
billion, subject to covenant compliance. We believe that our levered
equity return strategy is a key advantage in driving shareholder value.
Since the beginning of 2006, we have purchased in excess of $2.0 billion
of our stock through open market purchases and tender offers, reducing
our shares outstanding by approximately 17%. Additionally, today we are
announcing an aggregate $500 million in modified dutch auction tender
offers for our own stock, which we expect to launch on or shortly after
March 6, 2007. We continue to believe that our stock is undervalued in
relation to our growth prospects and, accordingly, will use excess cash
to repurchase shares.” Specifics on Tender Offers
We intend to purchase up to $500 million of our stock, consisting of
approximately $250 million each of our Series A (LBTYA) and Series C
(LBTYK) common stock at ranges of $28.20 to $31.00 for Series A and
$26.65 to $29.35 for Series C. This represents an approximate 2%
discount to an 8% premium to our closing share prices on Wednesday,
February 28, 2007.
Operating Statistics
We had 19.4 million total RGUs at December 31, 2006, with 12.9 million
video, 3.8 million broadband Internet and 2.7 million telephony
subscribers. Our 12.9 million video subscribers consist of 9.7 million
analog/MMDS8, 2.2 million digital cable and
1.0 million DTH subscribers. In 2006, we added 2.5 million RGUs, driven
by 1.63 million organic RGU additions (a 45% increase from our additions
in 2005) and 0.9 million net additions through M&A activity. We achieved
solid year-over-year growth across all three of our products, data,
voice, and video, with advanced services including VoIP and digital
video demonstrating notable success. In the fourth quarter, typically
our strongest quarter of the year, we added 540,000 organic RGUs, which
was a 23% improvement over the fourth quarter of 2005 and was a record
quarter in terms of organic RGU additions.
In terms of 2006 organic RGU additions by product, we added 759,000
broadband Internet subscribers, 609,000 telephony subscribers and
263,000 video subscribers. Organic broadband Internet, telephony and
video subscriber growth for the year increased 41%, 46% and 55%,
respectively, from our additions for these categories in the prior year.
As demonstrated consistently throughout the year, broadband Internet was
our strongest performer in absolute terms, reflective of our successful "product
leadership” strategy, which is to "meet
on price and beat on speed.” During 2006, we
improved aggregate broadband Internet penetration to 18% from 16% in
2005, led by increases in Chile and Europe.
We added 609,000 organic telephony subscribers in 2006, including
167,000 in the fourth quarter, with VoIP accounting for approximately
85% of our total organic telephony additions in 2006. In terms of our
telephony footprint, we have 20.5 million homes serviceable, of which
approximately 3.2 million homes were added organically in 2006 and an
additional 1.9 million through M&A activity. Of our total telephony
homes serviceable, approximately 13 million are VoIP homes. With our
VoIP launches in 2006 and our superior value proposition relative to
incumbent phone companies, we are focused on driving aggregate telephony
penetration higher from our current 13% penetration level.
In 2006, we experienced continued subscriber growth in our core video
business, as we added 263,000 video subscribers. Of these additions,
approximately 57% occurred in the fourth quarter, as the result of
traditional seasonality and our fall marketing campaigns. In terms of
breaking down our organic video additions, we added 979,000 digital
cable (including conversions from analog) and 122,000 DTH subscribers in
the year. Of the nearly one million digital cable additions, the
Netherlands accounted for 43%, as a result of our D4A initiative. We
added 79,000 digital subscribers in the fourth quarter in the
Netherlands, which is comparable to our third quarter results and
reflects our modified strategy to take a more selective approach with
this program. Additionally, J:COM accounted for 32% of our organic
digital cable additions, with 312,000 additions during 2006.
Importantly, J:COM increased its digital penetration to 52% at year end
2006 from 37% at year end 2005. Overall, we had a 19% digital cable
penetration of our total cable TV base at year end 2006, which was a 96%
improvement over 2005.
Revenue
Our revenue for the three months and year ended December 31, 2006 was
$1.79 billion and $6.49 billion, respectively. As compared to the same
periods last year, these figures reflect growth rates of 39% and 44%,
respectively. Excluding the effects of foreign currency (FX) movements,
revenue increased 34% and 44% for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2006, respectively, as compared to the same periods last
year. As was the case throughout the year, our reported revenue
increases continued to be principally driven by the impact of
acquisitions, including Cablecom and Austar, and subscriber growth
across our core operations.
We generated rebased revenue growth rates of 12% and 11% for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same periods
last year. This rebased growth was driven primarily by volume increases,
as we continued to add subscribers throughout the year. As in previous
quarters, our Western European operations continued to benefit from
strong growth from Cablecom, which was aided by an analog price increase
in early 2006. We also experienced solid growth in our Central and
Eastern European (CEE), Japanese and Chilean operations.
In terms of average monthly revenue (ARPU)9
per customer relationship, UPC Broadband, VTR and J:COM experienced
solid growth compared to 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2006,
ARPU per customer relationship for UPC Broadband was €20.27
($25.43), reflecting an increase of 11% over 2005. The increase was
driven by continued improvement in bundling, as well as the inclusion of
Cablecom for two months in 2006. For the same period, ARPU per customer
relationship for VTR increased by 8% to CLP 24,707 ($46.58), as VTR’s
RGU per customer relationship ratio increased 13% to 1.79x from 1.58x at
December 31, 2005. Additionally, J:COM generated ARPU per customer
relationship of ¥7,333 ($63.02) for the year
ended December 31, 2006, which was a modest increase of 2% over the
prior year. Please see table on page 15 for additional information.
Operating Cash Flow
Driven by the impact of acquisitions, principally Cablecom, Austar and
Cable West, strong organic growth, and substantial margin improvements,
we generated operating cash flow for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2006 of $631 million and $2.34 billion, respectively. As
compared to the same periods last year, these figures reflect growth
rates of 46% and 47%, respectively. Excluding FX movements, OCF
increased 40% and 48% for the three months and year ended December 31,
2006, respectively, as compared to the same periods last year. Our
results reflect rebased OCF growth rates of 18% and 16% for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2006, respectively, as compared to
the prior year periods. In particular, we experienced solid growth in
Cablecom, CEE and VTR throughout the year.
Our OCF margin10 for the three months ended
December 31, 2006 was 35.2%, which represents a 170 basis point
improvement over our OCF margin from the same period last year. We
achieved a 36.0% OCF margin for the full year 2006, which was a 90 basis
improvement compared to 2005. Despite our record subscriber additions
and their associated marketing and acquisition costs, we continue to see
the benefit of scale in our business and are encouraged by our overall
margin improvement. Margin improvement continued to be driven by
Cablecom, CEE, Japan and Chile.
Loss from Continuing Operations and Net Earnings (Loss)
Our loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2006
was $334 million or $0.76 per basic and diluted share as compared to our
loss of $60 million or $0.14 per basic and diluted share for the
comparable period in 2005. In comparison to 2005, the loss was driven
principally by higher interest expense and increased realized and
unrealized losses on derivative instruments. On the positive side, our
2006 loss reflected higher operating income and gains on foreign
currency transactions and dispositions of non-operating assets.
Including the impact of discontinued operations, we achieved net
earnings of $706 million or $1.61 per basic and diluted share for the
year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to a net loss of $80 million
or $0.19 per basic and diluted share for the comparable period in 2005.
We recognized $1.0 billion in gains from asset disposals in 2006,
principally relating to the disposals of our cable operations in France,
Sweden and Norway.
Capital Expenditures and Free Cash Flow
Capital expenditures and capital lease additions (capital expenditures
unless otherwise noted) for the three months and year ended December 31,
2006 were $535 million and $1,658 million, respectively. As a percentage
of revenue, capital expenditures were approximately 26% for the year
ended December 31, 2006, representing a decrease from the prior year of
approximately 100 basis points. Our capital expenditures increased in
2006 primarily as a result of higher subscriber additions, continued
build-out and upgrade of our network in order to launch advanced
services such as VoIP and digital video, and the integration of
businesses acquired during the course of 2005 and 2006. We estimate that
approximately 80% of our capital expenditures during 2006 were revenue
generating and 20% pertained to support capital, such as information
systems expenditures.
In terms of Free Cash Flow (FCF)11, we
generated positive FCF of $117 million and $127 million for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2006, a decrease of $12 million and
$76 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods last year.
Excluding the FCF impact from discontinued operations, FCF for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2006, would have been approximately
$17 million and $81 million higher than the comparable periods in 2005.
This increase was principally attributable to higher net cash provided
by continuing operations.
Balance Sheet, Leverage and Liquidity
At December 31, 2006, total debt was $12.2 billion and cash and cash
equivalents (including restricted cash) totaled $2.4 billion, resulting
in net debt of $9.9 billion.12 Total debt
increased in the fourth quarter by approximately $1.0 billion, as a
result of financings at Cablecom, J:COM and Chellomedia and the impact
of foreign exchange rates, reflecting a general weakening of the U.S.
dollar. Correspondingly, cash (including restricted cash) increased in
the fourth quarter by approximately $0.8 billion, driven in part by
excess cash from financings and positive working capital movements. For
the fourth quarter of 2006, our gross and net leverage ratios, defined
as total debt and net debt to last quarter annualized operating cash
flow, were 4.8x and 3.9x, respectively.
In addition to our cash balances at December 31, 2006, approximately €137
million ($180 million) of the undrawn commitments under our €1.3
billion ($1.8 billion) in redrawable term loan facilities at UPC
Broadband Holding B.V. (UPC Broadband Holding) are anticipated to be
available for borrowing, upon completion of our fourth quarter bank
reporting requirements, as is approximately ¥30
billion ($252 million) of undrawn commitments under J:COM’s
¥30 billion revolver. Subject to their
terms, the undrawn amounts under these facilities may also be borrowed
to finance acquisitions. Our aggregate unused borrowing capacity at
December 31, 2006, represented by the maximum availability under each of
our applicable facilities (including those at UPC Broadband Holding,
J:COM, VTR and Austar), without regard to covenant compliance
calculations, was approximately $2.7 billion.
Please see schedules beginning on page 7 for more detailed information
on our financial and operating performance.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the leading international cable operator offering
advanced video, voice, and Internet access services to connect its
customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information.
As of December 31, 2006, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art
broadband communications networks that served approximately 14 million
customers in 16 countries (excluding Belgium) principally located in
Europe, Japan, Chile, and Australia. Liberty Global’s
operations also include significant media and programming businesses
such as Jupiter TV in Japan and Chellomedia in Europe.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including with respect to our anticipated launch of modified dutch
auction tender offers; our plans to upgrade analog customers to higher
revenue generating advanced digital services, to increase the downstream
speeds of our broadband Internet access services across most of our
markets, and to increase our aggregate telephony penetration; our
insights and expectations regarding competition in our markets; the
impact of our M&A activity on our operations and financial performance;
our anticipated borrowing availability after completion of our fourth
quarter bank reporting requirements; and other information and
statements that are not historical fact. These forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these statements. These risks and uncertainties include the continued
use by subscribers and potential subscribers of the Company's services
and willingness to upgrade to our more advanced offerings, success of
our digital migration project in the Netherlands, continued growth in
services for digital television at reasonable cost, changes in
technology, regulation and competition, our ability to achieve expected
operational efficiencies and economies of scale, our ability to generate
expected revenue and operating cash flow and achieve assumed margins, as
well as other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our most
recently filed Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this release. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the
Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Additional Information
References in this press release to the tender offers are for
informational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to buy, or
the solicitation of an offer to sell, any shares. The full details of
the tender offers, including complete instructions on how to tender
shares, along with the letter of transmittal and related materials, are
expected to be mailed to stockholders on or about March 6, 2007.
Stockholders should carefully read the offer to purchase, the applicable
letter of transmittal and other related materials when they are
available because they will contain important information. Stockholders
may obtain free copies, when available, of the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO, the offer to purchase and other documents that will be
filed by Liberty Global with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
at the commission's website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders also may obtain
a copy of these documents, without charge, from D.F. King & Co., Inc.,
the information agent for the tender offers, by calling toll free
1-800-207-3158. Stockholders are urged to read these materials carefully
prior to making any decision with respect to either or both tender
offers.
For more information, please visit www.lgi.com. 1 Our consolidated financial statements have
been reclassified to present UPC Norway, UPC Sweden, UPC France and
Priority Telecom Norway (PT Norway) as discontinued operations. As a
result, their financial information for all historical periods has been
retroactively removed from the reported figures. All references to our
subscriber metrics exclude the impact of our discontinued operations.
Additionally, we sold our Belgium operations to an equity affiliate on
December 31, 2006. As a result of our continued interest in the Belgium
operations, our operating results and cash flows, including revenue, OCF
and FCF include the impact of Belgium for all periods. With respect to
RGU metrics, organic additions include Belgium additions, but total RGUs
at December 31, 2006, exclude Belgium.
2 Organic figures exclude RGUs at the date of
acquisition but include the impact of changes in RGUs from the date of
acquisition. Organic figures represent additions on a net basis.
3 Please see footnote 4 on Page 22 for the
definition of Revenue Generating Units (RGUs).
4 For purposes of calculating rebased growth
rates on a comparable basis for all businesses that we owned during the
respective periods in 2006, we have adjusted our historical 2005 revenue
and OCF to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and OCF of certain
entities acquired during 2005 and 2006 in the respective 2005 rebased
amounts to the same extent that the revenue and OCF of such entities are
included in the respective 2006 results and (ii) reflect the translation
of our 2005 rebased amounts at the applicable average exchange rates
that were used to translate our 2006 results. Please see page 17 for
supplemental information.
5 Please see page 13 for an explanation of
operating cash flow and the required reconciliation.
6 In the Netherlands where our digital
migration project is underway, a subscriber is moved from the analog
cable subscriber count to the digital cable subscriber count when such
subscriber accepts delivery of our digital converter box and agrees to
accept digital video service regardless of when the subscriber begins to
receive our digital video service. Through December 31, 2006, the
digital video service and the digital converter box were provided at the
analog rate for six months after which the subscriber had the option to
discontinue the digital service or pay an additional amount to continue
to receive the digital service. Effective January 1, 2007, this
promotional period was reduced from six months to three months. An
estimated 10% to 15% of the Netherlands digital cable subscribers at
December 31, 2006 have accepted but not installed their digital
converter boxes.
7 Includes $481 million of restricted cash
that is related to our debt instruments.
8 Includes analog and digital MMDS subscribers.
9 Average monthly revenue (ARPU) per customer
relationship is calculated as follows: average total monthly
subscription revenue (excluding installation and mobile telephony
revenue) for the indicated period, divided by the average of the opening
and closing customer relationships, as applicable, for the period.
Customer relationships of entities acquired during the period are
normalized.
10 OCF margin is calculated by dividing OCF by
total revenue for the applicable period.
11 Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash
provided by operating activities including net cash provided by
discontinued operations less capital expenditures and capital lease
additions. Please see page 15 for more information and the required
reconciliation.
12 Total debt includes capital lease
obligations. Total cash includes $481 million of restricted cash that is
related to our debt instruments. Net debt is defined as total debt less
cash and cash equivalents including our restricted cash balances related
to our debt instruments.
Liberty Global, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2006
2005
amounts in millions ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,880.5
$ 1,202.2
Trade receivables, net
726.5
597.9
Other receivables, net
110.3
112.5
Restricted cash
496.1
56.8
Current assets of discontinued operations
—
14.7
Other current assets
349.1
278.3
Total current assets
3,562.5
2,262.4
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method,
and related receivables
1,062.7
789.0
Other investments
477.6
569.0
Property and equipment, net
8,136.9
7,991.3
Goodwill
9,942.6
9,020.1
Franchise rights and other intangible assets not subject to
amortization
177.1
218.0
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
1,578.3
1,601.8
Long-term assets of discontinued operations
—
329.9
Other assets, net
631.6
597.0
Total assets
$ 25,569.3
$ 23,378.5
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 710.7
$ 715.6
Accrued liabilities and other
752.0
669.0
Deferred revenue and advance payments from subscribers and others
640.1
596.0
Accrued interest
257.0
145.5
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
—
35.3
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations
1,384.9
270.0
Total current liabilities
3,744.7
2,431.4
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including $702.3
million measured at fair value at December 31, 2006)
10,845.2
9,845.0
Deferred tax liabilities
537.1
546.0
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
—
9.6
Other long-term liabilities
1,283.7
933.6
Total liabilities
16,410.7
13,765.6
Commitments and contingencies
Minority interests in subsidiaries
1,911.5
1,796.5
Stockholders’ equity:
Series A common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 500,000,000
shares; issued 196,896,880 and 232,334,708 shares at December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively
2.0
2.3
Series B common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 7,284,799 and 7,323,570 shares at December
31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
0.1
0.1
Series C common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 500,000,000
shares; issued 197,256,404 shares and 239,820,997 shares at December
31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
2.0
2.4
Additional paid-in capital
8,093.5
9,992.2
Accumulated deficit
(1,020.3)
(1,732.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes
169.8
(262.9)
Deferred compensation
—
(15.6)
Treasury stock, at cost
—
(169.6)
Total stockholders’ equity
7,247.1
7,816.4
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$ 25,569.3
$ 23,378.5
Liberty Global, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2006
2005
2006
2005
amounts in millions, except per share amounts
Revenue
$ 1,790.1
$ 1,286.2
$ 6,487.5
$ 4,517.3
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating (other than depreciation) (including stock-based
compensation charges (credits) of $2.8 million, $(0.6 million), $7.0
million and $9.9 million, respectively)
776.5
557.3
2,781.9
1,929.2
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (including stock-based
compensation charges (credits) of $10.7 million, $(62.7 million),
$63.0 million and $49.1 million, respectively)
396.2
234.4
1,439.4
1,059.5
Depreciation and amortization
546.6
410.2
1,884.7
1,274.0
Impairment of long-lived assets
14.1
8.1
15.5
8.3
Restructuring and other operating charges (credits), net
3.4
(7.1)
13.7
(3.8)
1,736.8
1,202.9
6,135.2
4,267.2
Operating income
53.3
83.3
352.3
250.1
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
(191.4)
(120.3)
(673.4)
(396.1)
Interest and dividend income
23.3
15.9
85.4
76.8
Share of results of affiliates, net
7.1
(8.2)
13.0
(23.0)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial and derivative
instruments, net
(187.6)
184.0
(347.6)
310.0
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net
153.0
(15.1)
236.1
(209.2)
Other-than-temporary declines in fair values of investments
(3.5)
(3.4)
(13.8)
(3.4)
Losses on extinguishment of debt
(0.2)
(21.1)
(40.8)
(33.7)
Gains on disposition of assets, net
106.1
89.3
206.4
115.2
Other income (expense), net
7.2
(1.5)
12.2
(0.6)
(86.0)
119.6
(522.5)
(164.0)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and
discontinued operations
(32.7)
202.9
(170.2)
86.1
Income tax benefit (expense)
84.3
(17.4)
7.9
(28.7)
Minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries
(82.8)
(35.3)
(171.7)
(117.0)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
(31.2)
150.2
(334.0)
(59.6)
Discontinued operations:
Earnings (loss) from operations, net of tax expense of nil, $0.2
million, nil and $1.7 million, respectively
—
(4.9)
6.8
(20.5)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
—
—
1,033.4
—
—
(4.9)
1,040.2
(20.5)
Net earnings (loss)
$ (31.2)
$ 145.3
$ 706.2
$ (80.1)
Historical and pro forma earnings (loss) per common share - basic
and diluted:
Continuing operations
$ (0.08)
$ 0.31
$ (0.76)
$ (0.14)
Discontinued operations
—
(0.01)
2.37
(0.05)
$ (0.08)
$ 0.30
$ 1.61
$ (0.19)
Liberty Global, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year ended December 31, 2006
2005
amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)
$ 706.2
$ (80.1)
Net loss (earnings) from discontinued operations
(1,040.2)
20.5
Net loss from continuing operations
(334.0)
(59.6)
Net adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net
cash provided by operating activities
2,089.6
1,326.8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of
acquisitions and dispositions
47.5
(3.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations
74.9
312.8
Net cash provided by operating activities
1,878.0
1,576.1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds received upon disposition of discontinued operations, net
of disposal costs
2,548.1
—
Capital expended for property and equipment
(1,507.9)
(1,046.2)
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(1,254.2)
(4,289.8)
Proceeds received upon dispositions of assets
380.8
464.5
Other investing activities, net
(178.7)
108.2
Net cash used by investing activities of discontinued operations
(92.5)
(171.4)
Net cash used by investing activities
(104.4)
(4,934.7)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt
7,774.5
6,968.4
Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations
(6,683.3)
(5,412.3)
Repurchase of common stock
(1,756.9)
(78.9)
Change in cash collateral
(394.2)
(57.2)
Payment of deferred financing costs
(91.9)
(101.3)
Cash distributions by subsidiaries to minority interest owners
(95.3)
—
Proceeds from issuance of stock by subsidiaries
18.5
873.6
Other financing activities, net
16.8
7.8
Net cash used by financing activities of discontinued operations
—
(8.3)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
(1,211.8)
2,191.8
Effect of exchange rates on cash
116.5
(160.1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents:Continuing
operations
695.9
(1,460.0)
Discontinued operations
(17.6)
133.1
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
678.3
(1,326.9)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period
1,202.2
2,529.1
End of period
$ 1,880.5
$ 1,202.2
Cash paid for interest
$ 474.6
$ 286.7
Net cash paid for taxes
$ 65.9
$ 35.6
Revenue and Operating Cash Flow
The tables below present revenue and operating cash flow by reportable
segment for the three months and year ended December 31, 2006, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. During the year ended
December 31, 2006, our operating segments in the UPC Broadband Division
provided services in 11 European countries, including our operations in
Belgium, which we sold to Telenet on December 31, 2006. Other Western
Europe includes our operating segments in Ireland and Belgium. Other
Central and Eastern Europe includes our operating segments in Poland,
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania and Slovenia. VTR provides
broadband communications services in Chile. J:COM provides broadband
communications services in Japan. Our corporate and other category
includes (i) certain less significant operating segments that provide
DTH satellite services in Australia, broadband communication services in
Puerto Rico, Brazil and Peru, and video programming and other services
in Europe and Argentina and (ii) our corporate category. Intersegment
eliminations primarily represent the elimination of intercompany
transactions between our UPC Broadband Division and Chellomedia.
During the second quarter of 2006, we changed our reporting such that we
no longer allocate the central and corporate costs of the UPC Broadband
Division to individual operating segments within the UPC Broadband
Division. Instead, we present these costs as a separate category within
the UPC Broadband Division. The UPC Broadband Division’s
central and corporate costs include billing systems, network operations,
technology, marketing, facilities, finance, legal and other
administrative costs. Prior to July 1, 2006, our CLEC operations in the
Netherlands and Austria were owned and managed by our indirect
subsidiary, Priority Telecom N.V. (Priority Telecom) and included in our
corporate and other category for purposes of segment reporting.
Effective July 1, 2006, we integrated the Priority Telecom CLEC
operations in the Netherlands and Austria with our existing operations
in each country and began reporting these CLEC operations as components
of our reportable segments in the Netherlands and Austria, respectively.
Segment information for all periods presented has been restated to
reflect the above-described changes and to present UPC Norway, UPC
Sweden, UPC France and PT Norway as discontinued operations. Previously,
UPC Norway and UPC Sweden were included in our Other Western Europe
reportable segment, UPC France was presented as a separate reportable
segment, and PT Norway was included in our corporate and other category.
We present only the reportable segments of our continuing operations in
the following tables.
Additionally, both Cablecom and UPC Broadband Holding have separate
financial reporting requirements in connection with their separate
financing arrangements. For purposes of these separate reporting
requirements, certain of UPC Broadband Holding’s
central and corporate costs are charged to Cablecom. Consistent with how
we present Cablecom’s performance measures
to our chief operating decision maker, the segment information presented
for Cablecom in the following tables does not reflect intersegment
charges made for separate reporting purposes.
In each case, the tables present (i) the amounts reported by each of our
reportable segments for the comparative periods, (ii) the U.S. Dollar
change and percentage change from period to period, (iii) the percentage
change from period to period, after removing FX, and (iv) the percentage
change from period to period, on a rebased basis (see supplemental
information on page 17). The comparisons that exclude FX assume that
exchange rates remained constant during the periods that are included in
each table.
Revenue
Three months ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Rebased 2006
2005
$ % % % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
$ 246.6
$ 209.4
$ 37.2
17.8
8.5
—
Switzerland
207.2
122.1
85.1
69.7
60.2
—
Austria
114.1
78.5
35.6
45.4
34.1
—
Other Western Europe
81.6
69.9
11.7
16.7
7.8
—
Total Western Europe
649.5
479.9
169.6
35.3
25.7
8.6
Hungary
82.9
67.8
15.1
22.3
15.7
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
170.0
118.0
52.0
44.1
28.2
—
Total Central and Eastern Europe
252.9
185.8
67.1
36.1
23.6
15.5
Central and corporate operations
7.3
1.2
6.1
508.3
460.0
—
Total UPC Broadband Division
909.7
666.9
242.8
36.4
25.9
11.2
J:COM (Japan)
543.6
424.3
119.3
28.1
28.7
13.3
VTR (Chile)
147.3
130.9
16.4
12.5
13.1
13.1
Corporate and other
210.0
77.2
132.8
172.0
164.4
—
Intersegment eliminations
(20.5)
(13.1)
(7.4)
(56.5)
(43.2)
—
Total consolidated LGI
$ 1,790.1
$ 1,286.2
$ 503.9
39.2
33.7
11.8
Year ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Rebased 2006
2005
$ % % % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
$ 923.9
$ 857.3
$ 66.6
7.8
6.7
—
Switzerland
771.8
122.1
649.7
532.1
505.0
—
Austria
420.0
329.0
91.0
27.7
26.3
—
Other Western Europe
306.4
228.2
78.2
34.3
31.6
—
Total Western Europe
2,422.1
1,536.6
885.5
57.6
54.2
9.1
Hungary
307.1
281.4
25.7
9.1
14.8
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
578.1
370.3
207.8
56.1
48.5
—
Total Central and Eastern Europe
885.2
651.7
233.5
35.8
34.0
16.2
Central and corporate operations
17.9
3.3
14.6
442.4
418.5
—
Total UPC Broadband Division
3,325.2
2,191.6
1,133.6
51.7
48.7
11.4
J:COM (Japan)
1,906.3
1,662.1
244.2
14.7
21.2
12.1
VTR (Chile)
558.9
444.2
114.7
25.8
19.8
14.4
Corporate and other
768.3
264.2
504.1
190.8
189.1
—
Intersegment eliminations
(71.2)
(44.8)
(26.4)
(58.9)
(56.4)
—
Total consolidated LGI
$ 6,487.5
$ 4,517.3
$ 1,970.2
43.6
43.8
11.0
Operating Cash Flow
Three months ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Rebased 2006
2005
$ % % % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
$ 124.4
$ 105.2
$ 19.2
18.3
9.0
—
Switzerland
93.2
43.6
49.6
113.8
102.1
—
Austria
49.1
38.1
11.0
28.9
18.7
—
Other Western Europe
29.5
23.5
6.0
25.5
15.2
—
Total Western Europe
296.2
210.4
85.8
40.8
30.8
17.3
Hungary
40.4
29.8
10.6
35.6
27.4
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
72.8
53.1
19.7
37.1
23.0
—
Total Central and Eastern Europe
113.2
82.9
30.3
36.6
24.6
16.7
Central and corporate operations
(54.4)
(54.2)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(7.0)
—
Total UPC Broadband Division
355.0
239.1
115.9
48.5
37.2
21.9
J:COM (Japan)
201.0
155.1
45.9
29.6
30.2
13.8
VTR (Chile)
54.4
47.3
7.1
15.0
15.9
15.9
Corporate and other
20.5
(10.3)
30.8
299.0
302.7
—
Total
$ 630.9
$ 431.2
$ 199.7
46.3
40.4
17.7
Year ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Rebased 2006
2005
$ % % % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
$ 451.9
$ 446.9
$ 5.0
1.1
0.3
—
Switzerland
353.7
43.6
310.1
711.2
676.9
—
Austria
195.7
165.7
30.0
18.1
17.0
—
Other Western Europe
104.0
80.4
23.6
29.4
26.8
—
Total Western Europe
1,105.3
736.6
368.7
50.1
47.0
12.8
Hungary
145.3
123.4
21.9
17.7
23.7
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
266.5
168.2
98.3
58.4
51.3
—
Total Central and Eastern Europe
411.8
291.6
120.2
41.2
39.6
21.5
Central and corporate operations
(206.2)
(203.6)
(2.6)
(1.3)
(0.4)
—
Total UPC Broadband Division
1,310.9
824.6
486.3
59.0
55.8
17.7
J:COM (Japan)
738.6
636.3
102.3
16.1
22.8
12.9
VTR (Chile)
198.5
151.5
47.0
31.0
24.9
23.1
Corporate and other
88.2
(24.8)
113.0
455.6
455.1
—
Total
$ 2,336.2
$ 1,587.6
$ 748.6
47.2
47.6
15.9
Operating Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation
Operating cash flow is not a generally accepted accounting principle
(GAAP) measure. Operating cash flow is the primary measure used by our
chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance
and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. As we use the term,
operating cash flow is defined as revenue less operating and SG&A
expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization, stock-based
compensation and impairment, restructuring and other operating charges
or credits). We believe operating cash flow is meaningful because it
provides investors a means to evaluate the operating performance of our
segments and our company on an ongoing basis using criteria that is used
by our internal decision makers. Our internal decision makers believe
operating cash flow is a meaningful measure and is superior to other
available GAAP measures because it represents a transparent view of our
recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view
operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking
between segments in the different countries in which we operate and
identify strategies to improve operating performance. For example, our
internal decision makers believe that the inclusion of impairment and
restructuring charges within operating cash flow would distort the
ability to efficiently assess and view the core operating trends in our
segments. In addition, our internal decision makers believe our measure
of operating cash flow is important because analysts and investors use
it to compare our performance to other companies in our industry.
However, our definition of operating cash flow may differ from cash flow
measurements provided by other public companies. Operating cash flow
should be viewed as a measure of operating performance that is a
supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, net earnings,
cash flow from operating activities and other GAAP measures of income. A
reconciliation of total segment operating cash flow to our consolidated
earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and discontinued
operations, is presented below.
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2006
2005
2006
2005
amounts in millions
Total segment operating cash flow
$ 630.9
$ 431.2
$ 2,336.2
$ 1,587.6
Stock-based compensation expense
(13.5)
63.3
(70.0)
(59.0)
Depreciation and amortization
(546.6)
(410.2)
(1,884.7)
(1,274.0)
Impairment of long-lived assets
(14.1)
(8.1)
(15.5)
(8.3)
Restructuring and other operating credits (charges), net
(3.4)
7.1
(13.7)
3.8
Operating income
53.3
83.3
352.3
250.1
Interest expense
(191.4)
(120.3)
(673.4)
(396.1)
Interest and dividend income
23.3
15.9
85.4
76.8
Share of results of affiliates, net
7.1
(8.2)
13.0
(23.0)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial and derivative
instruments, net
(187.6)
184.0
(347.6)
310.0
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net
153.0
(15.1)
236.1
(209.2)
Other-than-temporary declines in fair values of investments
(3.5)
(3.4)
(13.8)
(3.4)
Losses on extinguishment of debt
(0.2)
(21.1)
(40.8)
(33.7)
Gains on disposition of assets, net
106.1
89.3
206.4
115.2
Other income (expense), net
7.2
(1.5)
12.2
(0.6)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and
discontinued operations
$ (32.7)
$ 202.9
$ (170.2)
$ 86.1
Summary of Debt, Capital Lease Obligations and Cash and Cash
Equivalents
The following table details the U.S. dollar equivalent balances of our
consolidated debt, capital lease obligations and cash and cash
equivalents at December 31, 2006:
Debt andCapital LeaseObligations Cashand CashEquivalents1
Debt Capital Lease Obligations amounts in millions
LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries
$ 1,923.9
$ —
$ 1,923.9
$ 819.7
UPC Broadband Division:
UPC Holding
1,055.2
—
1,055.2
0.9
UPC Broadband Holding and its unrestricted subsidiaries
4,012.0
2.4
4,014.4
625.6
Cablecom Luxembourg and its unrestricted subsidiaries
1,918.9
23.4
1,942.3
130.9
J:COM
1,609.2
423.8
2,033.0
172.0
VTR
475.0
—
475.0
49.2
Chellomedia
229.1
0.2
229.3
42.8
Austar
397.6
—
397.6
21.4
Liberty Puerto Rico
149.9
—
149.9
12.1
Other operating subsidiaries
9.5
—
9.5
5.9
Total LGI
$ 11,780.3
$ 449.8
$ 12,230.1
$ 1,880.5
Capital Expenditures and Capital Lease Additions
The table below highlights our capital expenditures per NCTA cable
industry guidelines, as well as capital lease additions for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively:
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2006
2005
2006
2005
amounts in millions
Customer Premises Equipment
$ 186.7
$ 132.8
$ 630.5
$ 389.9
Scaleable Infrastructure
70.5
40.1
203.0
170.8
Line Extensions
49.1
58.6
166.1
116.1
Upgrade/Rebuild
68.6
34.5
201.2
116.4
Support Capital
77.8
78.3
287.2
232.8
Other including Chellomedia
4.8
1.6
19.9
20.2
Total Capital Expenditures (Capex)
$ 457.5
$ 345.9
$ 1,507.9
$ 1,046.2
Percent of Revenue 25.6% 26.9% 23.2% 23.2%
Add: Capital Lease Additions2 77.8
47.0
150.4
153.2
Total Capex and Capital Leases
$ 535.3
$ 392.9
$ 1,658.3
$ 1,199.4
Percent of Revenue 29.9% 30.5% 25.6% 26.6% 1 Excludes $481 million of restricted cash
that is related to our debt instruments.
2 Relates primarily to customer premise
equipment for J:COM.
Free Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation
Free Cash Flow is not a GAAP measure of liquidity. We define Free Cash
Flow as net cash provided by operating activities (including net cash
provided by discontinued operations) less capital expenditures and
capital lease additions. Our definition of Free Cash Flow includes
capital lease additions that are used to finance capital expenditures.
From a financial reporting perspective, capital expenditures that are
financed by capital lease arrangements are treated as non-cash
activities and accordingly are not included in the capital expenditure
amounts presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows. We
believe our presentation of Free Cash Flow provides useful information
to our investors because it can be used to gauge our ability to service
debt and fund new investment opportunities. Investors should view Free
Cash Flow as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, GAAP cash flows
from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of
liquidity. The table below highlights the reconciliation of net cash
flows from operating activities to Free Cash Flow for the three months
and year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively:
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2006
2005
2006
2005
amounts in millions
Net cash provided by continuing operations3
$ 652.6
$ 493.5
$ 1,803.1
$ 1,263.3
Capital expenditures of continuing operations
(457.5)
(345.9)
(1,507.9)
(1,046.2)
Capital lease additions of continuing operations
(77.8)
(47.0)
(150.4)
(153.2)
FCF of continuing operations
117.3
100.6
144.8
63.9
FCF of discontinued operations
—
28.8
(17.8)
138.9
Free Cash Flow
$ 117.3
$ 129.4
$ 127.0
$ 202.8
ARPU per Customer Relationship Table4
The following table provides ARPU per customer relationship for the year
ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
As of December 31,
2006
2005
% Change
UPC Broadband
€ 20.27
€ 18.33
10.6%
J:COM
¥ 7,333
¥ 7,171
2.3%
VTR
CLP 24,707
CLP 22,957
7.6%
Liberty Global Consolidated
$ 34.67
$ 32.81
5.7%
3 Excludes net cash provided by operating
activities of discontinued operations.
4 ARPUs for UPC Broadband and Liberty Global
Consolidated are not adjusted for currency impacts.
Customer Breakdown and Bundling
The following table provides information on the geography of our
customer base and highlights our customer bundling metrics as of
December 31, 2006, September 30, 2006, and December 31, 2005,
respectively:
As ofDecember 31, 20065 As ofSeptember 30, 2006 As ofDecember 31, 2005
Q4’06 / Q3’06
(% Change) Q4’06 / Q4’05
(% Change) Total Customers
UPC Broadband
9,719,000
9,396,900
9,320,700
3.4%
4.3%
J:COM
2,512,200
2,141,400
2,002,800
17.3%
25.4%
VTR
940,700
933,800
900,400
0.7%
4.5%
Other
671,300
661,900
613,700
1.4% 9.4%
Liberty Global Consolidated6
13,843,200
13,134,000
12,837,600
5.4%
7.8%
Total Single-Play Customers
9,976,800
9,593,200
9,832,500
4.0%
1.5%
Total Double-Play Customers
2,241,200
2,049,900
1,883,100
9.3%
19.0%
Total Triple-Play Customers
1,625,200
1,490,900
1,122,000
9.0%
44.8%
% Double-Play Customers
UPC Broadband
14.0%
13.5%
11.9%
3.7%
17.6%
J:COM
28.3%
28.6%
28.5%
(1.0)%
(0.7)%
VTR
14.6%
14.6%
19.1%
0.0%
(23.6)%
Liberty Global Consolidated
16.2%
15.6%
14.7%
3.8%
10.2%
% Triple-Play Customers
UPC Broadband
7.8%
7.3%
5.3%
6.8%
47.2%
J:COM
22.0%
24.1%
22.2%
(8.7)%
(0.9)%
VTR
32.1%
30.4%
19.5%
5.6%
64.6%
Liberty Global Consolidated
11.7%
11.4%
8.7%
2.6%
34.5%
RGUs per Customer Relationship
UPC Broadband
1.30
1.28
1.22
1.6%
6.6%
J:COM
1.73
1.77
1.73
(2.3)%
0.0%
VTR
1.79
1.76
1.58
1.7%
13.3%
Liberty Global Consolidated
1.40
1.39
1.32
0.7%
6.1%
5 The bundling statistics for Cable West as of
December 31, 2006, which are included in J:COM’s
statistics have been estimated and are subject to future adjustment. The
decline in the bundling ratios from Q3 2006 for J:COM is due to the
consolidation of Cable West, which had lower bundling ratios.
6 Excludes mobile customers.
Jupiter TV Co., Ltd ("Jupiter TV”)
Supplemental Financial Information7
Liberty Global owned 50% of Jupiter TV at December 31, 2006. Jupiter TV
is the largest multi-channel pay television programming and content
provider in Japan based upon the number of subscribers receiving the
channels. Jupiter TV currently owns or has investments in 18 channels.
Summary financial information is presented below, as well as a
reconciliation of operating cash flow to operating income calculated in
accordance with GAAP:
Year ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
2006
2005
2006
2005
% Change
amount in millions
Revenue
$ 961
$ 798
¥ 111,843 ¥ 87,644 28%
Operating Cash Flow
209
162
24,312
17,756
37%
Depreciation and amortization
(21)
(17)
(2,468)
(1,784)
38%
Operating income
$ 188
$ 145
¥ 21,844 ¥ 15,972 37%
Cash, net of debt at period end
$ 140
$ 62
¥ 16,615 ¥ 7,352
Cumulative Subscribers8 (in 000s)
66,124
60,004
Explanation of Calculation of Rebased 2005 Amounts:
For purposes of calculating rebased growth rates on a comparable basis
for all businesses that we owned during 2006, we have adjusted our
historical revenue and OCF for the three months and year ended December
31, 2005 to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and OCF of certain
entities acquired during 2005 and 2006 in our rebased amounts for the
three months and year ended December 31, 2005 to the same extent that
the revenue and OCF of such entities are included in our results for the
three months and year ended December 31, 2006 and (ii) reflect the
translation of our rebased amounts for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2005 at the applicable average exchange rates that were
used to translate our results for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2006. The acquired entities that have been included in the
determination of our rebased revenue and OCF for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2005 include, as applicable, Cablecom, NTL
Ireland, Astral, IPS, Metrópolis, Telemach,
Austar, Cable West, INODE, Karneval, six smaller acquisitions in Europe
and six smaller acquisitions in Japan. We have reflected the revenue and
OCF of these acquired entities in our 2005 rebased amounts based on what
we believe to be the most reliable information that is currently
available to us (generally pre-acquisition financial statements), as
adjusted for the estimated effects of (i) any significant differences
between U.S. GAAP and local GAAP, (ii) any significant effects of
post-acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, (iii) any significant
differences between our accounting policies and those of the acquired
entities and (iv) other items we deem appropriate. As we did not own or
operate these businesses during the pre-acquisition periods, no
assurance can be given that we have identified all adjustments necessary
to present the revenue and OCF of these entities on a basis that is
comparable to the corresponding post-acquisition amounts that are
included in our historical 2006 results or that the pre-acquisition
financial statements we have relied upon do not contain undetected
errors. The adjustments reflected in our 2005 rebased amounts have not
been prepared with a view towards complying with Article 11 of the SEC's
Regulation S-X. In addition, the rebased growth percentages are not
necessarily indicative of the revenue and OCF that would have occurred
if these transactions had occurred on the dates assumed for purposes of
calculating our rebased 2005 amounts or the revenue and OCF that will
occur in the future. The rebased growth percentages have been presented
as a basis for assessing 2006 growth rates on a comparable basis, and
are not presented as a measure of our pro forma financial performance
for 2005. Therefore, we believe our rebased data is not a non-GAAP
measure as contemplated by Regulation G or Item 10 of Regulation S-K.
7 Jupiter TV’s
December 31, 2005 amounts have been restated to reflect a discontinued
operation in accordance with GAAP.
8 Includes subscribers at all consolidated and
equity owned Jupiter TV channels. Jupiter Shop Channel‘s
subscribers are stated on a full-time equivalent basis. Jupiter Shop
Channel’s prior year full-time equivalent
subscriber numbers have been restated for comparability with the current
year presentation.
Fixed Income Overview
The following tables provide preliminary financial information for
selected credit groups and is subject to completion of the respective
financial statements, where appropriate, and to finalization of the
respective compliance certificates for the fourth quarter.
Revenue Three months endedDecember 31, 2006 Year endedDecember 31, 2006 amounts in millions
UPC Holding B.V.
€ 544.9
€ 2,031.3
Cablecom Luxembourg S.C.A.
CHF 255.9
CHF 966.5
VTR GlobalCom S.A.
CLP 77,887.2
CLP 296,439.9
Chellomedia Programming Financing HoldCo B.V.
€ 32.8
€ 111.5
Operating Cash Flow9 Three months endedDecember 31, 2006 Year endedDecember 31, 2006 amounts in millions
UPC Holding B.V.
€ 209.0
€ 790.2
Cablecom Luxembourg S.C.A.
CHF 105.2
CHF 398.8
VTR GlobalCom S.A.
CLP 28,802.3
CLP 105,322.4
Chellomedia Programming Financing HoldCo B.V.
€ 10.4
€ 36.1
Summary of Debt, Capital Lease Obligations and Cash and Cash
Equivalents
As of December 31, 2006 Total Debt andCapital LeaseObligations CashAnd CashEquivalents amounts in millions
UPC Holding B.V.10 € 3,843.8
€ 475.0
Cablecom Luxembourg S.C.A.
CHF 2,369.3
CHF 159.7
VTR GlobalCom S.A.
CLP 253,768.8
CLP 26,283.6
Chellomedia Programming Financing HoldCo B.V.
€ 173.9
€ 19.0
Covenant Calculations11 As of December 31, 2006 UPC Holding B.V. CablecomLuxembourgS.C.A. VTRGlobalComS.A. Chellomedia Programming Financing
HoldCo B.V.
Senior Leverage
3.83x
3.13x
2.37x
4.07x
Total Leverage
4.81x
4.27x
—
4.07x
9 For definitions and reconciliations, please
see page 19. Please note that reported OCF may differ from what is used
in the calculation of the respective covenants.
10 Debt for UPC Holding B.V. reflects third
party debt.
11 Debt in the covenant calculations utilize
debt figures which take into account currency swaps. Thus, the debt used
in the calculations may differ from the debt balances reported within
the financial statements. The ratios for each of the four entities are
based on December 31, 2006 results, and are subject to completion of our
fourth quarter bank reporting requirements. The ratios for each entity
are defined and calculated in accordance with the applicable credit
agreement. Senior leverage refers to Senior Debt to Annualized EBITDA
(last two quarters annualized) and total leverage refers to Total Debt
to Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized) for UPC Holding B.V.
(as defined and calculated in accordance with the UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility) and Cablecom Luxembourg S.C.A. Senior leverage refers to
Senior Net Debt to Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized) and
total leverage refers to Total Net Debt to Annualized EBITDA (last two
quarters annualized) for Chellomedia Programming Financing HoldCo B.V.
Senior leverage refers to Senior Debt to Annualized OCF (last two
quarters annualized) for VTR GlobalCom S.A.
Operating Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliations
Operating cash flow is not a GAAP measure. Operating cash flow is the
primary measure used by our chief operating decision makers to evaluate
operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources. As we use
the term, operating cash flow is defined as revenue less operating and
SG&A expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization, stock-based
compensation and other charges or credits outlined in the respective
tables below). We believe operating cash flow is meaningful because it
provides investors a means to evaluate our operating performance on an
ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision
makers. Our internal decision makers believe operating cash flow is a
meaningful measure and is superior to other available GAAP measures
because it represents a transparent view of our recurring operating
performance and allows management to readily view operating trends,
perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking and identify strategies
to improve operating performance. Operating cash flow should be viewed
as a measure of operating performance that is a supplement to, and not a
substitute for, operating income, net earnings, cash flow from operating
activities and other GAAP measures of income.
Three months endedDecember 31, 2006 Year endedDecember 31, 2006 UPC Holding B.V. amounts in millions
Total segment operating cash flow
€ 209.0
€ 790.2
Stock-based compensation expense
(4.5)
(18.2)
Depreciation and amortization
(166.7)
(640.3)
Related party management credits
20.2
25.4
Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges
(11.9)
(16.0)
Operating income
€ 46.1 € 141.1
Cablecom Luxembourg S.C.A.
Operating cash flow
CHF 105.2
CHF 398.8
Depreciation and amortization
(106.3)
(405.7)
Net gain (loss) on disposal of long-lived assets
0.2
(0.3)
Operating loss
CHF (0.9)
CHF (7.2)
VTR GlobalCom S.A.
Operating cash flow
CLP 28,802.3
CLP 105,322.4
Depreciation and amortization and other charges
(24,208.2)
(84,816.2)
Operating income
CLP 4,594.1 CLP 20,506.2
Chellomedia Programing Financing HoldCo B.V.
Total operating cash flow
€ 10.4
€ 36.1
Stock-based compensation expense
(0.5)
(5.7)
Depreciation and amortization
(3.5)
(9.1)
Related party management fees
(3.4)
(7.1)
Operating income
€ 3.0 € 14.2 Consolidated Operating Data - December 31, 2006 Video Internet Telephone HomesPassed (1) Two- Way Homes Passed (2) Customer Relationships (3) Total RGUs (4) Analog Cable Sub- scribers (5) Digital Cable Sub- scribers (6) DTH Sub- scribers (7) MMDS Sub- scribers (8) Total Video Homes Serviceable (9) Subscribers (10) Homes Serviceable (11) Subscribers (12)
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
2,677,400
2,589,700
2,200,900
3,151,400
1,695,200
501,800
-
-
2,197,000
2,589,700
565,700
2,478,600
388,700
Switzerland (13)
1,827,100
1,283,400
1,560,600
2,224,400
1,420,600
138,500
-
-
1,559,100
1,432,200
411,900
1,432,200
253,400
Austria
978,200
974,900
698,300
1,076,500
455,700
49,200
-
-
504,900
974,900
398,400
941,000
173,200
Ireland
858,300
307,700
599,300
650,900
278,800
198,600
-
117,800
595,200
307,700
55,300
91,800
400
Total Western Europe
6,341,000
5,155,700
5,059,100
7,103,200
3,850,300
888,100
-
117,800
4,856,200
5,304,500
1,431,300
4,943,600
815,700
Hungary
1,125,100
1,049,100
1,019,000
1,254,800
735,900
-
170,900
-
906,800
1,049,100
209,000
1,032,000
139,000
Romania
1,988,900
1,316,600
1,419,400
1,594,600
1,362,300
6,600
50,300
-
1,419,200
1,191,300
119,000
1,135,400
56,400
Poland
1,940,800
1,304,600
1,058,900
1,275,500
1,005,600
-
-
-
1,005,600
1,304,600
206,300
1,259,400
63,600
Czech Republic
1,258,000
964,700
744,500
902,900
529,300
27,300
134,500
-
691,100
964,700
186,400
961,800
25,400
Slovak Republic
441,700
260,200
304,900
334,900
264,000
-
19,600
18,600
302,200
243,100
32,400
165,600
300
Slovenia
133,200
89,400
113,200
137,200
113,200
-
-
-
113,200
89,400
24,000
-
-
Total Central and Eastern Europe
6,887,700
4,984,600
4,659,900
5,499,900
4,010,300
33,900
375,300
18,600
4,438,100
4,842,200
777,100
4,554,200
284,700
Total UPC Broadband Division
13,228,700
10,140,300
9,719,000
12,603,100
7,860,600
922,000
375,300
136,400
9,294,300
10,146,700
2,208,400
9,497,800
1,100,400
J:COM (Japan)
9,206,100
9,206,100
2,512,200
4,338,000
1,020,400
1,088,900
-
-
2,109,300
9,206,100
1,108,800
9,166,400
1,119,900
The Americas:
VTR (Chile)
2,343,700
1,499,900
940,700
1,684,400
697,200
106,300
-
-
803,500
1,499,900
413,800
1,465,100
467,100
Puerto Rico
334,100
334,100
126,300
173,400
-
108,300
-
-
108,300
334,100
46,900
334,100
18,200
Brazil & Peru
83,100
65,800
28,500
31,900
11,100
-
-
15,000
26,100
65,800
5,800
-
-
Total The Americas
2,760,900
1,899,800
1,095,500
1,889,700
708,300
214,600
-
15,000
937,900
1,899,800
466,500
1,799,200
485,300
Austar (Australia)
2,441,700
-
516,500
601,400
-
8,800
592,400
-
601,200
30,400
200
-
-
Grand Total
27,637,400
21,246,200
13,843,200
19,432,200
9,589,300
2,234,300
967,700
151,400
12,942,700
21,283,000
3,783,900
20,463,400
2,705,600
Subscriber Variance Table - December 31, 2006 vs. September 30,
2006 Video Internet Telephone Homes Passed (1) Two- way Homes Passed (2) Customer Relationships (3) Total RGUs (4) Analog Cable Sub- scribers (5) Digital Cable Sub- scribers (6) DTH Sub- scribers (7) MMDS Sub- scribers (8) Total Video Homes Serviceable (9) Subscribers (10) Homes Serviceable (11) Subscribers (12)
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
9,900
5,000
9,800
57,500
(68,800)
78,700
-
-
9,900
5,000
22,000
7,900
25,600
Switzerland(13)
6,600
11,900
4,200
35,000
(10,000)
14,200
-
-
4,200
11,900
17,000
11,900
13,800
Austria
12,700
12,700
25,100
37,400
8,700
2,300
-
-
11,000
12,700
22,000
12,700
4,400
Ireland
4,500
25,300
4,200
10,200
(5,400)
7,700
-
700
3,000
25,300
7,100
67,600
100
Belgium
(186,800) (186,800) (146,500) (172,400) (126,800) (5,000) -
-
(131,800) (186,800) (40,600) -
-
Total Western Europe
(153,100) (131,900) (103,200) (32,300) (202,300) 97,900
-
700
(103,700) (131,900) 27,500
100,100
43,900
Hungary
15,300
36,300
2,400
32,900
2,700
-
(2,600)
-
100
36,300
24,100
36,200
8,700
Romania
70,800
158,600
85,100
110,600
56,600
2,000
26,500
-
85,100
158,600
20,900
134,600
4,600
Poland
16,400
127,400
34,800
72,200
12,100
-
-
-
12,100
127,400
37,200
113,800
22,900
Czech Republic
500,400
478,300
297,400
376,800
231,700
27,300
15,100
-
274,100
478,300
86,700
478,000
16,000
Slovak Republic
6,200
6,200
5,600
10,200
6,300
-
2,700
(3,200)
5,800
6,000
4,100
700
300
Slovenia
1,100
2,900
-
2,300
-
-
-
-
-
2,900
2,300
-
-
Total Central and
Eastern Europe
610,200
809,700
425,300
605,000
309,400
29,300
41,700
(3,200) 377,200
809,500
175,300
763,300
52,500
Total UPC Broadband Division
457,100
677,800
322,100
572,700
107,100
127,200
41,700
(2,500) 273,500
677,600
202,800
863,400
96,400
J:COM (Japan)
1,561,500
1,561,500
370,800
554,300
85,200
246,100
-
-
331,300
1,561,500
155,700
1,712,500
67,300
The Americas:
VTR (Chile)
22,500
53,800
6,900
44,700
(20,200)
24,900
-
-
4,700
53,800
19,100
63,300
20,900
Puerto Rico
800
800
500
(300)
-
(1,900)
-
-
(1,900)
800
3,800
800
(2,200)
Brazil & Peru
600
2,800
400
200
100
-
-
(100) -
2,800
200
-
-
Total The Americas
23,900
57,400
7,800
44,600
(20,100) 23,000
-
(100) 2,800
57,400
23,100
64,100
18,700
Austar (Australia)
6,100
-
8,500
10,300
-
100
10,100
-
10,200
30,400
100
-
-
Grand Total
2,048,600
2,296,700
709,200
1,181,900
172,200
396,400
51,800
(2,600) 617,800
2,326,900
381,700
2,640,000
182,400
ORGANIC GROWTH SUMMARY:
Europe
69,300
370,900
160,100
371,800
(37,100)
104,900
41,700
(2,500)
107,000
370,700
169,200
393,500
95,600
Japan
163,800
163,800
44,100
112,800
(68,600)
97,900
-
-
29,300
163,800
30,400
314,800
53,100
The Americas
23,900
57,400
7,800
44,600
(20,100)
23,000
-
(100)
2,800
57,400
23,100
64,100
18,700
Australia
6,100
-
8,500
10,300
-
100
10,100
-
10,200
14,400
100
-
-
Total Organic Change
263,100
592,100
220,500
539,500
(125,800) 225,900
51,800
(2,600) 149,300
606,300
222,800
772,400
167,400
ADJUSTMENTS FOR M&A AND OTHER:
Acquisition - Karneval (CZ) (14)
495,200
461,000
272,000
333,800
226,500
27,300
-
-
253,800
461,000
75,500
460,800
4,500
Acquisition - Cable West (Japan) (estimated) (14)
1,397,700
1,397,700
326,700
441,500
153,800
148,200
-
-
302,000
1,397,700
125,300
1,397,700
14,200
Acquisitions - St Veit and Hausmannstaetten (AT)
9,100
9,100
4,000
4,000
4,000
-
-
-
4,000
9,100
-
9,100
-
Acquisitions - Minisat and Control (RO)
70,700
24,000
38,400
38,900
38,400
-
-
-
38,400
24,000
500
-
-
Total Q4 acquisitions
1,972,700
1,891,800
641,100
818,200
422,700
175,500
-
-
598,200
1,891,800
201,300
1,867,600
18,700
Adjustment of Balaton opening balances (HU)
-
-
-
2,800
1,600
-
-
-
1,600
-
1,200
-
-
Q4 2006 Hungary adjustment
-
-
(5,300)
(5,400)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,700)
-
(3,700)
Q4 2006 Australia adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16,000
-
-
-
Disposal of UPC Belgium
(187,200) (187,200) (147,100) (173,200) (126,300) (5,000) -
-
(131,300) (187,200) (41,900) -
-
Net adjustments for M&A and other
1,785,500
1,704,600
488,700
642,400
298,000
170,500
-
-
468,500
1,720,600
158,900
1,867,600
15,000
TOTAL NET ADDITIONS (REDUCTIONS) 2,048,600
2,296,700
709,200
1,181,900
172,200
396,400
51,800
(2,600) 617,800
2,326,900
381,700
2,640,000
182,400
(1) Homes Passed are homes that can be connected to our networks without
further extending the distribution plant, except for direct-to-home
(DTH) and Multi-channel Multipoint (microwave) Distribution System
(MMDS) homes. Our Homes Passed counts are based on census data that can
change based on either revisions to the data or from new census results.
With the exception of Austar, we do not count homes passed for DTH. With
respect to Austar, we count all homes in the areas that Austar is
authorized to serve as Homes Passed. With respect to MMDS, one Home
Passed is equal to one MMDS subscriber. Due to the fact that we do not
own the partner networks (defined below) used by Cablecom in
Switzerland, or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
INODE in Austria, we do not report homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for INODE. See note 13 below.
(2) Two-way Homes Passed are Homes Passed by our networks where
customers can request and receive the installation of a two-way
addressable set-top converter, cable modem, transceiver and/or voice
port which, in most cases, allows for the provision of video and
Internet services and, in some cases, telephone services. Due to the
fact that we do not own the partner networks used by Cablecom in
Switzerland or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
INODE in Austria, we do not report two-way homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for INODE.
(3) Customer Relationships are the number of customers who receive at
least one level of service without regard to which service(s) they
subscribe. We exclude mobile customers from customer relationships.
(4) Revenue Generating Unit is separately an Analog Cable Subscriber,
Digital Cable Subscriber, DTH Subscriber, MMDS Subscriber, Internet
Subscriber or Telephone Subscriber. A home may contain one or more RGUs.
For example, if a residential customer in our Austrian system subscribed
to our digital cable service, telephone service and broadband Internet
access service, the customer would constitute three RGUs. Total RGUs is
the sum of Analog Cable, Digital Cable, DTH, MMDS, Internet and
Telephone Subscribers. In some cases, non-paying subscribers are counted
as subscribers during their free promotional service period. Some of
these subscribers choose to disconnect after their free service period.
(5) Analog Cable Subscriber is comprised of analog cable customers that
are counted on a per connection or equivalent billing unit (EBU) basis.
In Europe, we have approximately 748,400 "lifeline”
customers that are counted on a per connection basis, representing the
least expensive regulated tier of basic cable service, with only a few
channels.
(6) Digital Cable Subscriber is a customer with one or more digital
converter boxes that receives our digital video service. We count a
subscriber with one or more digital converter boxes that receives our
digital video service as just one subscriber. A Digital Cable Subscriber
is not counted as an Analog Cable Subscriber. Subscribers to digital
video services provided by Cablecom over partner networks receive analog
video services from the partner networks as opposed to Cablecom. As we
migrate customers from analog to digital video services, we report a
decrease in our Analog Cable Subscribers equal to the increase in our
Digital Cable Subscribers. In the Netherlands where our digital
migration project is underway, a subscriber is moved from the Analog
Cable Subscriber count to the Digital Cable Subscriber count when such
subscriber accepts delivery of our digital converter box and agrees to
accept digital video service regardless of when the subscriber begins to
receive our digital video service. Through December 31, 2006, the
digital video service and the digital converter box were provided at the
analog rate for six months after which the subscriber had the option to
discontinue the digital service or pay an additional amount to continue
to receive the digital service. Effective January 1, 2007, this
promotional period was reduced from six months to three months. An
estimated 10% to 15% of the Netherlands Digital Cable Subscribers at
December 31, 2006 have accepted but not installed their digital
converter boxes.
(7) DTH Subscriber is a home or commercial unit that receives our video
programming broadcast directly to the home via a geosynchronous
satellite.
(8) MMDS Subscriber is a home or commercial unit that receives our video
programming via a multi–channel multipoint
(microwave) distribution system.
(9) Internet Homes Serviceable are homes that can be connected to our
broadband networks, or a partner network with which we have a service
agreement, where customers can request and receive broadband Internet
access services. With respect to INODE, we do not report Internet homes
serviceable as INODE’s service is not
delivered over our network but instead is delivered over an unbundled
loop, or in certain cases, over a shared access network.
(10) Internet Subscriber is a home or commercial unit or EBU with one or
more cable modem connections to our broadband networks, or that we
service through a partner network, where a customer has requested and is
receiving broadband Internet access services. At December 31, 2006, our
Internet Subscribers in Austria included 89,200 residential digital
subscriber lines or DSL subscribers of INODE that are not serviced over
our networks. Our Internet Subscribers do not include customers that
receive services via resale arrangements or from dial-up connections.
(11) Telephone Homes Serviceable are homes that can be connected to our
networks, or a partner network with which we have a service agreement,
where customers can request and receive voice services. With respect to
INODE, we do not report telephone homes serviceable as service is
delivered over an unbundled loop rather than our network.
(12) Telephone Subscriber is a home or commercial unit or EBU connected
to our networks, or that we service through a partner network, where a
customer has requested and is receiving voice services. Telephone
Subscribers as of December 31, 2006, exclude an aggregate of 149,100
mobile telephone subscribers in the Netherlands and Australia. Also, our
Telephone Subscribers do not include customers that receive services via
resale arrangements. At December 31, 2006, our Telephone Subscribers in
Austria included 22,600 residential subscribers of INODE.
(13) Pursuant to service agreements, Cablecom offers digital video,
broadband Internet access and telephony services over networks owned by
third party cable operators or "partner
networks” . A partner network RGU is only
recognized if Cablecom has a direct billing relationship with the
customer. Homes Serviceable for partner networks represent the estimated
number of homes that are technologically capable of receiving the
applicable service within the geographic regions covered by Cablecom’s
service agreements. Internet and Telephone Homes Serviceable and
Customer Relationships with respect to partner networks have been
estimated by Cablecom. These estimates may change in future periods as
more accurate information becomes available. Cablecom’s
partner network information generally is presented one quarter in
arrears such that information included in our December 31, 2006
subscriber table is based on September 30, 2006 data. In our December
31, 2006 subscriber table, Cablecom’s
partner networks account for 46,000 Customer Relationships, 74,800 RGUs,
20,100 Digital Cable Subscribers, 148,800 Internet and Telephone Homes
Serviceable, 35,000 Internet Subscribers, and 19,700 Telephone
Subscribers. In addition, partner networks account for 490,000 digital
video homes serviceable that are not included in Homes Passed or Two-way
Homes Passed in our December 31, 2006 subscriber table.
(14) Our organic RGU growth for the fourth quarter of 2006 does not
include organic growth for Karneval due to the fact that we did not
manage Karneval during this period. Additionally, the subscriber
statistics of Cable West as of the September 30, 2006 acquisition date
have been estimated based on (i) the fourth quarter 2006 net additions
that would have been reported under Cable West’s
pre-acquisition subscriber counting policies and (ii) the December 31,
2006 subscriber statistics of Cable West, as adjusted to comply with
J:COM's subscriber counting policies.
Additional General Notes to Tables:
With respect to Chile, Japan and Puerto Rico, residential multiple
dwelling units with a discounted pricing structure for video, broadband
Internet or telephony services are counted on an EBU basis. With respect
to commercial establishments, such as bars, hotels and hospitals, to
which we provide video and other services primarily for the patrons of
such establishments, the subscriber count is generally calculated on an
EBU basis by our subsidiaries. EBU is calculated by dividing the bulk
price charged to accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged
to non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable tier
of service. On a business-to-business basis, certain of our subsidiaries
provide data, telephony and other services to businesses, primarily in
the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland and Romania. We generally
do not count customers of these services as subscribers, customers or
RGUs.
While we take appropriate steps to ensure that subscriber statistics are
presented on a consistent and accurate basis at any given balance sheet
date, the variability from country to country in (i) the nature and
pricing of products and services, (ii) the distribution platform, (iii)
billing systems, (iv) bad debt collection experience, and (v) other
factors adds complexity to the subscriber counting process. We
periodically review our subscriber counting policies and underlying
systems to improve the accuracy and consistency of the data reported.
Accordingly, we may from time to time make appropriate adjustments to
our subscriber statistics based on those reviews.
Subscriber information for acquired entities is preliminary and subject
to adjustment until we have completed our review of such information and
determined that it is presented in accordance with our policies.
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