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RESTON, Va., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
-- Consolidated operating revenues of $1.14 billion
-- Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization, or
OIBDA, of $300 million
-- Net subscriber additions of 329,000
-- Consolidated operating income of $186 million and consolidated net
income of $117 million, or $0.70 per basic share
NII Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NIHD) today announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2009. During the quarter, the Company added 329,000 net subscribers to its network, bringing its ending subscriber base to over 7.0 million, a 21% increase in the ending subscriber base compared to the end of the third quarter of 2008. Financial results for the quarter included consolidated operating revenues of $1.14 billion, a 3% decrease when compared to the third quarter of 2008, and consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization, or OIBDA, of $300 million for the quarter, a 9% decrease compared to the same period last year.
The financial results for the third quarter of 2009 reflect significantly lower average exchange rates for currencies in the Company's Latin American markets compared to the average exchange rates that prevailed in the third quarter of 2008. Comparing the Company's results for the third quarter of 2009 with the results for the third quarter of 2008 on a constant currency basis, which adjusts the results by using the same average currency exchange rates for the third quarter of 2009 and 2008, operating revenues grew by 17% and OIBDA grew by 30% compared to the third quarter of 2008. For the third quarter of 2009, the Company generated consolidated operating income of $186 million and consolidated net income of $117 million, or $0.70 per basic share. Consolidated net income for the quarter included $45 million of foreign currency transaction gains primarily related to the strengthening of currency exchange rates of the Brazilian Real relative to the U.S. dollar during the third quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2009.
The Company continued to invest in the expansion of the coverage and capacity of its networks during the quarter reporting total third quarter 2009 capital expenditures of $159 million, with $83 million of this investment focused in Brazil and $21 million used in the deployment of the company's 3G network in Peru.
"Our third quarter financial and operational results reflected an improvement in gross subscriber additions and churn, driving strong subscriber growth and increased profitability during the quarter," said Steve Dussek, NII Holdings' Chief Executive Officer. "We saw improvements in our operations in Mexico as the implementation of our strategies to enhance customer retention and improve the quality of our customer base generated solid results in terms of lower churn and higher subscriber growth. We believe that these efforts will position Nextel Mexico to capture profitable growth over the long-term. Our Brazilian market delivered record levels of net subscriber additions and segment earnings during the period as our investments there are providing Nextel Brazil with the tools necessary for future success."
NII Holdings' consolidated average monthly service revenue per subscriber (ARPU) was $46 for the third quarter of 2009, down significantly when compared to the same period last year due primarily to weaker local currencies, but up sequentially due to more favorable foreign currency exchange rates in some of the Company's markets. The Company also reported churn of 1.93% for the third quarter, an increase over the 1.87% churn level in the third quarter 2008, but a 20 basis point improvement over the 2.15% level reported in the second quarter. Consolidated cost per gross add, or CPGA, was $268 for the third quarter 2009, a significant improvement over the third quarter of 2008 reflecting the impact of lower handset subsidies and lower foreign currency exchange rates.
"Our balanced approach to growth and profitability drove our strong financial performance as we generated a 17% increase in revenue and a 30% increase in OIBDA over the third quarter of last year when comparing our results on a constant currency basis," said Gokul Hemmady, NII's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Our focus on increasing our sales and improving customer retention resulted in solid net subscriber growth, with the consolidated subscriber base at quarter end growing 21% over the subscriber base at the end of the third quarter of 2008. We believe that the investments that we have made and will continue to make in our business will enhance our position as one of the premier wireless providers in Latin America."
The Company ended the quarter with approximately $2.9 billion in total long-term debt, which includes $1.55 billion face amount of convertible notes, $781M in discounted senior notes that were issued during the third quarter, $355 million in syndicated loan facilities, and $241 million in local currency tower financing obligations, capital leases and other obligations. With quarter-end consolidated cash and short term investments of over $2.0 billion, the Company's net debt at the end of the quarter was $890 million.
The Company is maintaining its 2009 outlook for net subscriber additions, consolidated operating revenues, consolidated OIBDA, and capital expenditures for the year. The Company's 2009 outlook for each of these measures remains as follows:
-- Net subscriber additions - 1.1 to 1.2 million
-- Consolidated operating revenues - $4.1 billion to $4.3 billion
-- OIBDA - $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion
-- Capital expenditures - $750 million to $800 million.
The Company's 2009 OIBDA outlook includes the impact of approximately $70 million of non-cash stock option compensation expense. The Company's 2009 outlook for each of these measures is predicated on a number of assumptions including the assumption that foreign exchange rates and general economic conditions in its markets will remain relatively stable during the remainder of the year.
The information regarding the Company's outlook and objectives for 2009 is forward looking and is based upon management's current beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events, and as such, should be taken in the context of the risks and uncertainties outlined in the SEC filings of NII Holdings, Inc., including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as well as the Company's other filings with the SEC.
The Company's current and prior period results prepared in accordance with GAAP provided throughout this press release reflect the impact of the Company's adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly FASB Staff Position APB 14-1: Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including partial Cash Settlement)), in the first quarter of 2009.
In addition to the preliminary results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) provided throughout this press release, NII has presented consolidated OIBDA, ARPU, CPGA and Net Debt, as well as information based on consolidated operating revenues, consolidated OIBDA and consolidated ARPU that are compared on a constant currency basis, which adjusts the Company's results using the same average currency exchange rates for third quarter of 2009 and 2008. These measures and the amounts reported on a constant currency basis are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations from GAAP results to these non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the notes to the attached financial table. To view these and other reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures that the Company uses and information about how to access the conference call discussing NII's third quarter 2009 results, visit the investor relations link at http://www.nii.com.
About NII Holdings, Inc.
NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII Holdings, Inc. has operations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular voice services, data services, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect® and International Direct Connect(TM), a digital two-way radio feature. NII Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD and is a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. Visit the Company's website at http://www.nii.com.
Nextel, the Nextel logo, and Nextel Direct Connect are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this press release are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments. The discussion of such matters and subject areas is qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally, and also may materially differ from NII Holdings' actual future experience involving any one or more of such matters and subject areas. NII Holdings has attempted to identify, in context, certain of the factors that it currently believes may cause actual future experience and results to differ from NII Holdings' current expectations regarding the relevant matter or subject area. Such risks and uncertainties include the uncertainty relating to NII Holdings' ability to achieve the operating and financial results described in its 2009 guidance, the risks and uncertainties relating to the impact of more intense competitive conditions and changes in economic conditions in the markets NII Holdings serves, the impact on NII Holdings' financial results, and potential reductions in the recorded value of our assets, that may result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and, in particular, fluctuations in the relative values of the currencies of the countries in which NII Holdings operates compared to the U.S. dollar, the risk that network technologies will not perform properly or support the services that customers want or need including the risk that technology developments to support those services will not be timely delivered, the risk that customers in the markets NII Holdings serves will not find its services attractive, and the additional risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in NII Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed on February 26, 2009, NII Holdings' Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed on August 5, 2009 and in other reports filed from time to time by NII Holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and NII Holdings disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE AND THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in millions, except per share amounts, and unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Operating revenues
Service and other revenues $2,980.8 $3,106.9 $1,078.3 $1,116.1
Digital handset
and accessory revenues 181.8 173.0 64.1 66.6
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3,162.6 3,279.9 1,142.4 1,182.7
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Operating expenses
Cost of service (exclusive
of depreciation and
amortization included below) 862.0 848.6 316.8 305.6
Cost of digital
handset and
accessory sales 472.7 455.9 161.7 162.5
Selling, general
and administrative 1,015.9 1,054.0 363.9 384.0
Depreciation 289.0 285.9 106.1 102.8
Amortization 21.3 25.4 7.6 8.9
---- ---- --- ---
2,660.9 2,669.8 956.1 963.8
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Operating income 501.7 610.1 186.3 218.9
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Other income (expense)
Interest expense (145.3) (156.0) (58.6) (53.3)
Interest income 19.7 53.3 3.3 16.8
Foreign currency transaction
gains (losses), net 101.3 (16.1) 45.1 (56.4)
Other income
(expense), net 4.3 (12.8) (1.3) (7.6)
--- ------ ----- -----
(20.0) (131.6) (11.5) (100.5)
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Income before income tax
provision 481.7 478.5 174.8 118.4
Income tax provision (159.8) (138.5) (57.8) (34.0)
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Net income $321.9 $340.0 $117.0 $84.4
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Net income per common share,
basic $1.94 $2.03 $0.70 $0.51
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Net income per common share,
diluted $1.91 $1.99 $0.69 $0.50
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding,
basic 165.9 167.3 166.1 165.7
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding,
diluted 173.5 176.1 174.2 174.4
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(in millions)
September 30, December 31,
2009 2008
---- ----
(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $2,001.2 $1,243.3
Short-term investments 36.4 82.0
Accounts receivable, less
allowance for doubtful
accounts of $37.8 and $27.9 591.1 454.8
Property, plant and
equipment, net 2,413.7 1,892.1
Intangible assets, net 321.7 317.9
Total assets 6,737.2 5,090.1
Long-term debt, including
current portion 3,043.0 2,133.1
Total liabilities 4,169.4 3,178.0
Stockholders' equity 2,567.8 1,912.1
NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING RESULTS AND METRICS
FOR THE NINE AND THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(UNAUDITED)
NII Holdings, Inc.
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(subscribers in thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
-------------------
2009 2008
---- ----
Total digital subscribers (as of
September 30) 7,037.5 5,839.3
Net subscriber additions 329.5 394.5
Churn (%) 1.93% 1.87%
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in service (ARPU) (1) $46 $59
Cost per gross add (CPGA) (1) $268 $318
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Nextel Mexico
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU and CPGA, and subscribers in thousands)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
----------------- ------------------
2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Operating revenues
Service and other
revenues $1,328.7 $1,583.2 $451.0 $559.1
Digital handset and
accessory revenues 58.1 67.6 19.8 28.4
---- ---- ---- ----
1,386.8 1,650.8 470.8 587.5
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Operating expenses
Cost of service
(exclusive of
depreciation and
amortization included
below) 262.3 308.8 90.2 109.8
Cost of digital
handset and
accessory sales 267.2 279.6 87.9 102.0
Selling, general and
administrative 359.0 459.9 121.3 164.7
Management fee 23.8 25.1 7.9 8.3
Depreciation and
amortization 123.9 148.7 43.0 52.5
----- ----- ---- ----
1,036.2 1,222.1 350.3 437.3
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Operating income $350.6 $428.7 $120.5 $150.2
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Total digital subscribers
(as of September 30) 2,909.7 2,584.8
Net subscriber
additions 74.8 149.1
Churn (%) 2.24% 2.29%
ARPU (1) $47 $68
CPGA (1) $362 $422
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Nextel Brazil
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU and CPGA, and subscribers in thousands)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Operating revenues
Service and other
revenues $1,103.4 $976.7 $445.9 $360.1
Digital handset and
accessory revenues 76.4 54.9 27.4 20.0
---- ---- ---- ----
1,179.8 1,031.6 473.3 380.1
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Operating expenses
Cost of service
(exclusive of
depreciation
and amortization
included below) 400.2 344.3 160.4 125.7
Cost of digital
handset and
accessory sales 113.6 87.1 39.9 28.4
Selling, general and
administrative 344.6 317.5 135.1 118.6
Depreciation and
amortization 124.3 109.6 49.6 40.5
----- ----- ---- ----
982.7 858.5 385.0 313.2
----- ----- ----- -----
Operating income $197.1 $173.1 $88.3 $66.9
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Total digital subscribers
(as of September 30) 2,290.9 1,675.0
Net subscriber additions 184.8 149.1
Churn (%) 1.38% 1.34%
ARPU (1) $58 $64
CPGA (1) $220 $257
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Nextel Argentina
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU and CPGA, and subscribers in thousands)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Operating revenues
Service and other revenues $361.5 $378.4 $117.9 $137.3
Digital handset and
accessory revenues 27.3 36.4 10.0 13.0
---- ---- ---- ----
388.8 414.8 127.9 150.3
----- ----- ----- -----
Operating expenses
Cost of service
(exclusive of depreciation
and amortization
included below) 129.8 132.8 42.0 47.5
Cost of digital
handset and accessory
sales 47.4 55.4 18.4 20.0
Selling, general and
administrative 93.6 98.6 32.8 36.6
Depreciation and
amortization 28.9 28.9 9.4 10.4
---- ---- --- ----
299.7 315.7 102.6 114.5
----- ----- ----- -----
Operating income $89.1 $99.1 $25.3 $35.8
===== ===== ===== =====
Total digital subscribers
(as of September 30) 1,003.7 938.0
Net subscriber additions 18.0 41.1
Churn (%) 2.17% 1.75%
ARPU (1) $34 $43
CPGA (1) $220 $212
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Nextel Peru
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU and CPGA, and
subscribers in thousands)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Operating revenues
Service and other
revenues $178.3 $163.2 $60.0 $57.6
Digital handset and
accessory revenues 19.9 14.0 6.8 5.1
---- ---- --- ---
198.2 177.2 66.8 62.7
----- ----- ---- ----
Operating expenses
Cost of service
(exclusive of
depreciation and
amortization included
below) 64.5 58.9 22.1 21.0
Cost of digital
handset and accessory
sales 41.9 32.2 14.6 11.6
Selling, general and
administrative 72.2 52.7 25.7 19.3
Depreciation
and amortization 23.1 15.2 8.3 5.3
---- ---- --- ---
201.7 159.0 70.7 57.2
----- ----- ---- ----
Operating income $(3.5) $18.2 $(3.9) $5.5
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Total digital subscribers
(as of September 30) 795.6 620.7
Net subscriber additions 47.7 51.1
Churn (%) 2.03% 1.71%
ARPU (1) $24 $30
CPGA (1) $152 $167
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NII Holdings, Inc. - Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations (1)
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3Q 2008 to 3Q 2009 3Q 2008 to 3Q 2009
Actual Growth Rate Normalized Growth Rate
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Consolidated:
Operating revenues (3)% 17%
Operating income before
depreciation and
amortization (9)% 30%
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in service (ARPU) (22)% (5)%
Nextel Mexico:
Operating revenues (20)% 3%
Segment earnings (19)% 22%
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in service (ARPU) (31)% (11)%
Nextel Brazil:
Operating revenues 25% 39%
Segment earnings 28% 49%
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in service (ARPU) (9)% 2%
Nextel Argentina:
Operating revenues (15)% 7%
Segment earnings (25)% 13%
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in service (ARPU) (21)% -
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(1) For information regarding ARPU, CPGA and the impact of foreign
currency fluctuations, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliations for the Nine and
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008" included in this
release.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
FOR THE NINE AND THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(UNAUDITED)
Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization, or OIBDA, represents operating income before depreciation and amortization expense. Consolidated OIBDA is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to consolidated OIBDA measures of other companies and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that consolidated OIBDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of operating performance, especially in a capital intensive industry such as ours, since it excludes items that are not directly attributable to ongoing business operations. Our consolidated OIBDA calculations are commonly used as some of the bases for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the periodic and future operating performance and value of companies within the wireless telecommunications industry. Consolidated OIBDA can be reconciled to our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in millions):
NII Holdings, Inc.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
-----------------
2009 2008
---- ----
Consolidated operating
income $186.3 $218.9
Consolidated
depreciation 106.1 102.8
Consolidated
amortization 7.6 8.9
--- ---
Consolidated operating
income before
depreciation and
amortization $300.0 $330.6
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NII Holdings, Inc.
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Guidance
Estimate*
---------
Year Ended
December 31,
2009
----
Consolidated operating $575.0 - 675.0
income
Consolidated
depreciation 400.0
Consolidated amortization 25.0
----
Consolidated operating
income before
depreciation and $1,000.0 - 1,100.0
amortization
==================
* The Company's guidance estimate for OIBDA for the year ended December
31, 2009 includes the impact of approximately $70 million of non-cash
stock option compensation expense. This estimate is predicated on a number
of assumptions, including the assumption that foreign currency exchange
rates and general economic conditions in its markets will remain
relatively stable during the year. The information regarding the Company's
outlook and objectives for 2009 including its guidance estimate for OIBDA
for the year ended December 31, 2009 is forward looking and is based upon
management's current beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions
concerning future events, and as such, should be taken in the context of
the risks and uncertainties identified in the "Safe Harbor" Statement
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 included above
and of the risks and uncertainties outlined in the SEC filings of NII
Holdings, Inc., including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated August 5, 2009 and the Company's other filings with the SEC.
Average Monthly Revenue Per Handset/Unit in Service (ARPU)
Average monthly revenue per handset/unit in service, or ARPU, is an industry term that measures service revenues, which we refer to as subscriber revenues, per period from our customers divided by the weighted average number of handsets in commercial service during that period. ARPU is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to ARPU measures of other companies and should be considered in addition, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that ARPU provides useful information concerning the appeal of our rate plans and service offerings and our performance in attracting and retaining high value customers. Other revenue includes revenues for such services as roaming, handset maintenance, cancellation fees, analog and other. ARPU can be calculated and reconciled to our consolidated statement of operations as follows (in millions, except ARPU):
NII Holdings, Inc.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Consolidated service and
other revenues $1,078.3 $1,116.1
Less: consolidated analog
revenues (0.5) (1.3)
Less: consolidated other
revenues (126.9) (122.1)
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Total consolidated subscriber
revenues $950.9 $992.7
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ARPU calculated with
subscriber revenues $46 $59
=== ===
ARPU calculated with service
and other revenues $52 $66
=== ===
Nextel Mexico
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Service and other revenues $451.0 $559.1
Less: analog revenues (0.4) (0.5)
Less: other revenues (43.2) (44.7)
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Total subscriber revenues $407.4 $513.9
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ARPU calculated with
subscriber revenues $47 $68
=== ===
ARPU calculated with service
and other revenues $52 $74
=== ===
Nextel Brazil
Three Months Ended
September 30,
------------
2009 2008
---- ----
Service and other revenues $445.9 $360.1
Less: analog revenues (0.1) (0.7)
Less: other revenues (61.2) (53.6)
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Total subscriber revenues $384.6 $305.8
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ARPU calculated with
subscriber revenues $58 $64
=== ===
ARPU calculated with service
and other revenues $68 $75
=== ===
Nextel Argentina
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Service and other revenues $117.9 $137.3
Less: other revenues (16.9) (19.2)
------ ------
Total subscriber revenues $101.0 $118.1
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ARPU calculated with
subscriber revenues $34 $43
=== ===
ARPU calculated with service
and other revenues $40 $50
=== ===
Nextel Peru
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Service and other revenues $60.0 $57.6
Less: other revenues (5.1) (4.6)
----- -----
Total subscriber revenues $54.9 $53.0
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ARPU calculated with
subscriber revenues $24 $30
=== ===
ARPU calculated with service
and other revenues $26 $32
=== ===
Cost per Gross Add (CPGA)
Cost per gross add, or CPGA, is an industry term that is calculated by dividing our selling, marketing and handset and accessory subsidy costs, excluding costs unrelated to initial customer acquisition, by our new subscribers during the period, or gross adds. CPGA is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to CPGA measures of other companies and should be considered in addition, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe CPGA is a measure of the relative cost of customer acquisition. CPGA can be calculated and reconciled to our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in millions, except CPGA):
NII Holdings, Inc.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Consolidated digital handset
and accessory revenues $64.1 $66.6
Less: consolidated uninsured
replacement revenues (4.5) (4.3)
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Consolidated digital handset
and accessory revenues, net 59.6 62.3
Less: consolidated cost of
handset and accessory sales 161.7 162.5
----- -----
Consolidated handset
subsidy costs 102.1 100.2
Consolidated selling and
marketing 133.1 158.1
----- -----
Costs per statement of
operations 235.2 258.3
Less: consolidated costs
unrelated to initial customer
acquisition (40.0) (31.1)
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Customer acquisition costs $195.2 $227.2
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Cost per Gross Add $268 $318
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Nextel Mexico
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Digital handset and accessory
revenues $19.8 $28.4
Less: uninsured replacement
revenues (2.3) (2.7)
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Digital handset and accessory
revenues, net 17.5 25.7
Less: cost of handset and
accessory sales 87.9 102.0
---- -----
Handset subsidy costs 70.4 76.3
Selling and marketing 59.8 87.5
---- ----
Costs per statement of
operations 130.2 163.8
Less: costs unrelated to
initial customer
acquisition (33.0) (28.0)
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Customer acquisition costs $97.2 $135.8
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Cost per Gross Add $362 $422
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Nextel Brazil
Three Months Ended
September 30,
-------------
2009 2008
---- ----
Digital handset and accessory
revenues $27.4 $20.0
Less: uninsured replacement
revenues (2.3) (1.5)
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Digital handset and accessory
revenues, net 25.1 18.5
Less: cost of handset and
accessory sales 39.9 28.4
---- ----
Handset subsidy costs 14.8 9.9
Selling and marketing 50.4 46.6
---- ----
Costs per statement of
operations 65.2 56.5
Less: costs unrelated to
initial customer acquisition (4.4) (1.8)
----- -----
Customer acquisition costs $60.8 $54.7
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Cost per Gross Add $220 $257
==== ====
Nextel Argentina
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Digital handset and accessory
revenues, net $10.0 $13.0
Less: cost of handset and
accessory sales 18.4 20.0
---- ----
Handset subsidy costs 8.4 7.0
Selling and marketing 11.6 12.9
---- ----
Costs per statement of
operations 20.0 19.9
Less: costs unrelated to
initial customer
acquisition (1.8) (0.9)
----- -----
Customer acquisition costs $18.2 $19.0
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Cost per Gross Add $220 $212
==== ====
Nextel Peru
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
---- ----
Digital handset and accessory
revenues, net $6.8 $5.1
Less: cost of handset and
accessory sales 14.6 11.6
---- ----
Handset subsidy costs 7.8 6.5
Selling and marketing 7.5 8.3
--- ---
Costs per statement of
operations 15.3 14.8
Less: costs unrelated to
initial customer acquisition (0.9) (1.0)
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Customer acquisition costs $14.4 $13.8
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Cost per Gross Add $152 $167
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Net Debt
Net debt represents total long-term debt less cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Net debt to consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization represents net debt divided by consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization. Prior to 2008, we calculated net debt as total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. In 2008, we added short-term investments to the items subtracted from long-term debt to calculate net debt because we concluded that our short-term investments were similar to cash and cash equivalents in terms of liquidity and should be used similarly in providing the assessment of our overall leverage in the net debt calculation. Net debt is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to net debt measures of other companies and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our balance sheets. We believe that net debt and net debt to consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization provide useful information concerning our liquidity and leverage. Net debt as of September 30, 2009 can be calculated as follows (in millions):
NII Holdings, Inc.
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Total long-term debt $2,804.8
Add: reduction to
long-term debt
pursuant to
implementation of FSP
APB 14-1 122.5
Less: cash and cash
equivalents (2,001.2)
Less: short-term
investments (36.4)
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Net debt $889.7
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Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations
The following table shows the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on certain financial measures from the third quarter of 2008 to the same period in 2009 by (i) adjusting the relevant measures for the third quarter of 2008 to levels that would have resulted if the average foreign currency exchange rates in the third quarter of 2008 were the same as the average foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect in the third quarter of 2009 and (ii) by comparing the actual and adjusted 2008 financial measures to the similar financial measures for the third quarter of 2009 to show the percentage change in those measures before and after taking those adjustments into account. The amounts reflected in the following table for operating income before depreciation and amortization and average monthly revenue per handset/unit in service on a consolidated basis and for Nextel Mexico, Nextel Brazil and Nextel Argentina, before the adjustments for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, are based on the calculations contained elsewhere in these non-GAAP reconciliations for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The average foreign currency exchange rates for each of the relevant currencies during each of the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are included in the notes to the table below. The information reflected in the following table is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that these calculations provide useful information concerning our relative performance in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter of 2009 by removing the impact of the significant difference in the average foreign currency exchange rates in effect for those periods.
NII Holdings, Inc.
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU)
Three Months Ended September 30,
--------------------------------
2008 2008 2008 2009
Actual Adjustment(1) Normalized(1) Actual
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Consolidated:
Operating revenues $1,182.7 $(202.8) $979.9 $1,142.4
Operating income before
depreciation and
amortization 330.6 (100.7) 229.9 300.0
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) 59 (10) 49 46
Nextel Mexico:
Operating revenues $587.5 $(131.0) $456.5 $470.8
Segment earnings 211.0 (70.0) 141.0 171.4
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) 68 (15) 53 47
Nextel Brazil:
Operating revenues $380.1 $(40.7) $339.4 $473.3
Segment earnings $107.4 (15.1) 92.3 137.9
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) 64 (7) 57 58
Nextel Argentina:
Operating revenues $150.3 $(30.9) $119.4 $127.9
Segment earnings $46.2 (15.6) 30.6 34.7
Average monthly revenue per
handset/unit in
service (ARPU) 43 (9) 34 34
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NII Holdings, Inc.
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(dollars in millions, except ARPU)
3Q 2008 3Q 2008
to 3Q 2009 to 3Q 2009
Actual Growth Normalized Growth
Rate (2) Rate (3)
-------- --------
Consolidated:
Operating revenues (3)% 17%
Operating income before
depreciation and
amortization (9)% 30%
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) (22)% (5)%
Nextel Mexico:
Operating revenues (20)% 3%
Segment earnings (19)% 22%
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit
in service (ARPU) (31)% (11)%
Nextel Brazil:
Operating revenues 25% 39%
Segment earnings 28% 49%
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) (9)% 2%
Nextel Argentina:
Operating revenues (15)% 7%
Segment earnings (25)% 13%
Average monthly revenue
per handset/unit in
service (ARPU) (21)% -
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(1) The 2008 Normalized amounts reflect the impact of applying the
monthly average foreign currency exchange rates for each of the three
months ended September 30, 2009 to the operating revenues earned in
foreign currencies and to the other components of each of the 2008
actual financial measures shown above for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, other than certain components of those measures
consisting of U.S. dollar-based operating expenses, which were not
adjusted. The amounts included under the column "2008 Adjustment"
reflect the amount determined by subtracting the 2008 Normalized
amounts calculated as described in the preceding sentence from the
2008 Actual amounts and reflect the impact of the year over year
change in the average foreign currency exchange rates on each of the
financial measures for 2008. The average foreign currency exchange
rates for each of the relevant currencies during each of the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 for purposes of these
calculations were as follows:
2008 2009
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July August September July August September
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Mexican peso 10.24 10.09 10.60 13.36 13.03 13.41
Brazilian real 1.59 1.61 1.80 1.93 1.85 1.82
Argentine peso 3.02 3.03 3.08 3.81 3.84 3.84
(2) The percentage amounts in this column reflect the growth rate for
each of the financial measures comparing the amounts in the 2008
Actual column with those in the 2009 Actual column.
(3) The percentage amounts in this column reflect the growth rate for
each of the financial measures comparing the amounts in the 2008
Normalized column with those in the 2009 Actual column.
NII Holdings, Inc.
1875 Explorer Street, Suite 1000
Reston, VA. 20190
(703) 390-5100
http://www.nii.com
Investor Relations: Tim Perrott
(703) 390-5113
tim.perrott@nii.com
Media Relations: Claudia E. Restrepo
(786) 251-7020
claudia.restrepo@nii.com
SOURCE NII Holdings, Inc.
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