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Cable ONE Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

August 9, 2018 6:30 AM

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cable One, Inc. (NYSE: CABO) (the “Company” or “Cable ONE”) today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights:

(1) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are defined in the section of this press release entitled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are reconciled to net income, Adjusted EBITDA margin is reconciled to net profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is also reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities. Refer to the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Compared to Second Quarter 2017

Revenues increased $27.4 million, or 11.4%, to $268.4 million for the second quarter of 2018 due primarily to the additional month of revenues attributable to the NewWave operations in the current quarter. For the second quarter of 2018 and 2017, residential data revenues comprised 45.6% and 42.9% of total revenues and business services revenues comprised 14.3% and 13.5% of total revenues, respectively. Excluding the contributions from NewWave operations, revenues increased to $219.4 million, or 5.1%, from $208.8 million in the prior year quarter.

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) were $91.8 million in the second quarter of 2018 and increased $7.7 million, or 9.2%, compared to the second quarter of 2017 primarily as a result of the additional month of NewWave operations. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 34.2% for the second quarter of 2018 compared to 34.9% for the year-ago quarter. Operating expenses attributable to the NewWave operations were $23.6 million for the second quarter of 2018. Excluding the expenses associated with the NewWave operations, operating expenses would have been $68.1 million in the second quarter of 2018 compared to $68.0 million in the second quarter of 2017. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues, excluding the impact of the NewWave operations, would have been 31.1% in the second quarter of 2018 compared to 32.6% in the second quarter of 2017.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $54.2 million for the second quarter of 2018 and increased $3.2 million, or 6.3%, compared to the second quarter of 2017. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 20.2% and 21.1% for the second quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the NewWave operations were $7.8 million for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of $3.0 million from the second quarter of 2017. Excluding the expenses associated with the NewWave operations, selling, general and administrative expenses would have been $46.4 million compared to $46.1 million in the prior year quarter. Increases in marketing expenses and medical insurance expenses were offset by a decrease in acquisition-related costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues, excluding the impact of the NewWave operations, would have been 21.1% in the second quarter of 2018 and 22.1% in the second quarter of 2017.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $49.0 million for the second quarter of 2018 and increased $1.0 million, or 2.1%, compared to the second quarter of 2017. The increase was due primarily to new assets placed in service since the second quarter of 2017 and the additional month of depreciation and amortization on property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets acquired as part of the NewWave acquisition, partially offset by assets that became fully depreciated since the second quarter of 2017. Depreciation and amortization expense related to the NewWave operations was $12.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared to $7.9 million for the second quarter of 2017. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 18.3% for the second quarter of 2018 compared to 19.9% for the second quarter of 2017.

We recognized a $2.7 million net loss on asset disposals during the second quarter of 2018 compared to a $0.5 million net loss on asset disposals during the second quarter of 2017.

Interest expense increased $3.2 million, or 26.9%, to $15.0 million due primarily to additional outstanding debt incurred on May 1, 2017 to finance the NewWave acquisition.

Income tax provision decreased $4.7 million, or 26.9%, to $12.8 million in the second quarter of 2018 as a result of the 2017 Federal tax reform legislation.

Net income increased $15.9 million, or 57.2%, to $43.8 million in the second quarter of 2018 compared to $27.9 million in the prior year quarter. Excluding the contribution from NewWave operations, net income would have been $40.5 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $25.8 million for the second quarter of 2017.

Adjusted EBITDA was $127.1 million and $113.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth of 12.2% includes an additional month of NewWave operations in the current quarter. Excluding the contributions from NewWave operations, Adjusted EBITDA would have been $108.4 million and $102.0 million for the second quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth would have been 6.2%.

Capital expenditures totaled $49.8 million and $40.5 million for the second quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2018 was $77.3 million, an increase of $4.5 million, or 6.1%, from the prior year quarter. Excluding NewWave operations, capital expenditures would have been $42.6 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $35.5 million for the second quarter of 2017.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2018, the Company had $203.5 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, compared to $161.8 million at December 31, 2017. The Company’s debt balance was approximately $1.2 billion at both June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Company also had $196.9 million available for borrowing under its revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2018. The Company repurchased 30,717 shares for $20.3 million during the second quarter of 2018.

Conference Call

Cable ONE will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss results for the second quarter of 2018 on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).

Shareholders, analysts and other interested parties may register for the conference in advance at http://dpregister.com/10121805. Those unable to pre-register may join the call via the live audio webcast on the Cable ONE Investor Relations website or by dialing 1-844-378-6483 (Canada: 1-855-669-9657/International: 1-412-542-4178) shortly before 11 a.m. ET.

A replay of the call will be available from Thursday, August 9, 2018, until Thursday, August 23, 2018, on the Cable ONE Investor Relations website.

Additional Information Available on Website

The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, which is posted on the “SEC Filings” section of the Cable ONE Investor Relations website at ir.cableone.net. Investors and others interested in more information about Cable ONE should consult our website, which is regularly updated with financial and other important information about the Company.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as superior to, or as a substitute for, net income, net profit margin or net cash provided by operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are reconciled to net income, and Adjusted EBITDA margin is reconciled to net profit margin, in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is also reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net income plus interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, severance expense, (gain) loss on deferred compensation, acquisition-related costs, (gain) loss on disposal of assets, system conversion costs, other (income) expense and other unusual operating expenses, as provided in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company’s business as well as other non-cash or special items and is unaffected by the Company’s capital structure or investment activities. This measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the Company’s cash cost of debt financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

“Adjusted EBITDA margin” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.

“Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures,” when used as a liquidity measure, is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities excluding the impact of capital expenditures, interest expense, income tax provision, changes in operating assets and liabilities, the change in deferred income taxes and other unusual operating expenses, as provided in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures to assess its performance, and it also uses Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures as an indicator of its ability to fund operations and make additional investments with internally-generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the measure used in the leverage ratio calculations under the Company’s credit facilities and senior unsecured notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the credit facilities and ability to take certain actions under the indenture governing the notes. Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures are also significant performance measures used by the Company in its annual incentive compensation program. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account cash used for mandatory debt service requirements or other non-discretionary expenditures, and thus does not represent residual funds available for discretionary uses.

The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful to investors in evaluating the operating performance of the Company. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is useful to investors as it shows the Company’s performance while taking into account cash outflows for capital expenditures and is one of several indicators of the Company’s ability to service debt, make investments and/or return capital to its shareholders.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and similar measures with similar titles are common measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in the Company’s industry, although the Company’s measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

About Cable ONE

Cable ONE (NYSE: CABO) is among the 10 largest cable companies in the United States and a leading broadband communications provider. Serving residential and business customers in 21 states, Cable ONE provides consumers with a wide array of communications and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced Wi-Fi solutions, cable television and phone service. Cable ONE Business provides scalable and cost-effective products for businesses ranging in size from small to mid-market, in addition to enterprise, wholesale and carrier customers.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This communication may contain “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about the cable industry and our business and financial results. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. As with any projection or forecast, forward-looking statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Our actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social conditions and the following factors:

Any forward-looking statements made by us in this communication speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

CABLE ONE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share and share data) 2018 2017

$ Change

% Change
Revenues
Residential data $ 122,471 $ 103,497 $ 18,974 18.3 %
Residential video 87,462 84,873 2,589 3.1 %
Residential voice 10,504 11,417 (913 ) (8.0 )%
Business services 38,485 32,493 5,992 18.4 %
Advertising sales 5,916 5,970 (54 ) (0.9 )%
Other 3,576 2,741 835 30.5 %
Total Revenues 268,414 240,991 27,423 11.4 %
Costs and Expenses
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization) 91,783 84,048 7,735 9.2 %
Selling, general and administrative 54,196 50,965 3,231 6.3 %
Depreciation and amortization 49,033 48,022 1,011 2.1 %
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net 2,734 462 2,272 NM
Total costs and expenses 197,746 183,497 14,249 7.8 %
Income from operations 70,668 57,494 13,174 22.9 %
Interest expense (14,953 ) (11,782 ) (3,171 ) 26.9 %
Other income (expense), net 882 (322 ) 1,204 NM
Income before income taxes 56,597 45,390 11,207 24.7 %
Income tax provision 12,812 17,530 (4,718 ) (26.9 )%
Net income $ 43,785 $ 27,860 $ 15,925 57.2 %
Net income per common share:
Basic $ 7.70 $ 4.91 $ 2.79 56.8 %
Diluted $ 7.65 $ 4.85 $ 2.80 57.7 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 5,687,095 5,678,394 8,701 0.2 %
Diluted 5,722,869 5,745,617 (22,748 ) (0.4 )%
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax $ - $ 2 $ (2 ) (100.0 )%
Comprehensive income $ 43,785 $ 27,862 $ 15,923 57.1 %
Dividends declared per common share $ 1.75 $ 1.50 $ 0.25 16.7 %
CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except par value and share data)

June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 203,522 $ 161,752
Accounts receivable, net 34,281 29,930
Income taxes receivable 9,013 21,331
Prepaid and other current assets 18,104 10,898
Total Current Assets 264,920 223,911
Property, plant and equipment, net 819,734 831,892
Intangible assets, net 959,817 965,745
Goodwill 172,129 172,129
Other noncurrent assets 11,458 10,955
Total Assets $ 2,228,058 $ 2,204,632
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 94,444 $ 117,855
Deferred revenue 18,791 15,008
Current portion of long-term debt 17,500 14,375
Total Current Liabilities 130,735 147,238
Long-term debt 1,151,915 1,160,682
Deferred income taxes 216,713 207,154
Other noncurrent liabilities 12,762 13,111
Total Liabilities 1,512,125 1,528,185
Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)

- -

Common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 5,887,899 shares issued; and 5,703,337 and 5,731,442 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

59 59
Additional paid-in capital 33,256 28,412
Retained earnings 792,784 728,386
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (351 ) (352 )

Treasury stock, at cost (184,562 and 156,457 shares held as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

(109,815 ) (80,058 )
Total Stockholders' Equity 715,933 676,447
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 2,228,058 $ 2,204,632
CABLE ONE, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,

(dollars in thousands)

2018 2017

$ Change

% Change
Net income (1) $ 43,785 $ 27,860 $ 15,925 57.2 %
Net profit margin 16.3 % 11.6 %
Plus: Interest expense 14,953 11,782 3,171 26.9 %
Income tax provision 12,812 17,530 (4,718 ) (26.9 )%
Depreciation and amortization 49,033 48,022 1,011 2.1 %
Equity-based compensation 2,506 2,418 88 3.6 %
Severance expense 241 1,345 (1,104 ) (82.1 )%
(Gain) loss on deferred compensation 600 339 261 77.0 %
Acquisition-related costs - 3,242 (3,242 ) (100.0 )%
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net 2,734 462 2,272 NM
System conversion costs 1,327 - 1,327 NM
Other (income) expense, net (882 ) 322 (1,204 ) NM
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 127,109 $ 113,322 $ 13,787 12.2 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin 47.4 % 47.0 %
Less: Capital expenditures (1) 49,849 40,513 9,336 23.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures $ 77,260 $ 72,809 $ 4,451 6.1 %
NM = Not meaningful.

(1)

Net income, Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures results for the second quarter of 2018 include a full quarter of NewWave operations, while the comparable results for the second quarter of 2017 include only two months of NewWave operations. Excluding NewWave operations, net income for the second quarter of 2018 would have increased 57.1% from $25.8 million to $40.5 million, Adjusted EBITDA would have increased 6.2% from $102.0 million to $108.4 million and capital expenditures would have increased 20.2% from $35.5 million to $42.6 million.
Three Months Ended June 30,

(dollars in thousands)

2018 2017

$ Change

% Change
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 101,909 $ 52,599 $ 49,310 93.7 %
Capital expenditures (49,849 ) (40,513 ) (9,336 ) 23.0 %
Interest expense 14,953 11,782 3,171 26.9 %
Amortization of debt issuance cost (1,042 ) (791 ) (251 ) 31.7 %
Income tax provision 12,812 17,530 (4,718 ) (26.9 )%
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,150 34,489 (33,339 ) (96.7 )%
Change in deferred income taxes (3,849 ) (6,922 ) 3,073 (44.4 )%
(Gain) loss on deferred compensation 600 339 261 77.0 %
Acquisition-related costs - 3,242 (3,242 ) (100.0 )%
Severance expense 241 1,345 (1,104 ) (82.1 )%
Write-off of debt issuance costs (110 ) (613 ) 503 (82.1 )%
System conversion costs 1,327 - 1,327 NM
Other (income) expense, net (882 ) 322 (1,204 ) NM
Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures $ 77,260 $ 72,809 $ 4,451 6.1 %
NM = Not meaningful.
CABLE ONE, INC.
OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)
As of June 30, Year-Over-Year
2018 2017 % Change
Legacy CABO NewWave Combined Legacy CABO Combined Legacy CABO Combined
Homes Passed (1) 1,633,629 453,528 2,087,157 1,681,279 2,128,188 (2.8 )% (1.9 )%
Residential Customers 597,162 132,845 730,007 601,883 741,225 (0.8 )% (1.5 )%
Data PSUs 483,589 108,645 592,234 474,815 585,049 1.8 % 1.2 %
Video PSUs 253,236 70,278 323,514 284,695 366,816 (11.1 )% (11.8 )%
Voice PSUs 83,385 20,449 103,834 92,100 114,519 (9.5 )% (9.3 )%
Total residential PSUs 820,210 199,372 1,019,582 851,610 1,066,384 (3.7 )% (4.4 )%
Business Customers 57,312 12,297 69,609 53,426 64,258 7.3 % 8.3 %
Data PSUs 51,044 10,598 61,642 46,909 55,288 8.8 % 11.5 %
Video PSUs 12,560 4,038 16,598 13,295 17,188 (5.5 )% (3.4 )%
Voice PSUs 20,695 5,154 25,849 19,156 23,767 8.0 % 8.8 %
Total business PSUs 84,299 19,790 104,089 79,360 96,243 6.2 % 8.2 %
Total Customers 654,474 145,142 799,616 655,309 805,483 (0.1 )% (0.7 )%
Total non-video 388,678 72,029 460,707 356,812 N/A 8.9 % N/A
Percent of total 59.4 % 49.6 % 57.6 % 54.4 % N/A 5.0 % N/A
Data PSUs 534,633 119,243 653,876 521,724 640,337 2.5 % 2.1 %
Video PSUs 265,796 74,316 340,112 297,990 384,004 (10.8 )% (11.4 )%
Voice PSUs 104,080 25,603 129,683 111,256 138,286 (6.4 )% (6.2 )%
Total PSUs 904,509 219,162 1,123,671 930,970 1,162,627 (2.8 )% (3.4 )%
Penetration
Data 32.7 % 26.3 % 31.3 % 31.0 % 30.1 % 1.7 % 1.2 %
Video 16.3 % 16.4 % 16.3 % 17.7 % 18.0 % (1.4 )% (1.7 )%
Voice 6.4 % 5.6 % 6.2 % 6.6 % 6.5 % (0.2 )% (0.3 )%
Share of Second Quarter Revenues
Residential data 46.9 % 39.7 % 45.6 % 44.4 % 42.9 % 2.5 % 2.7 %
Business services 14.1 % 15.3 % 14.3 % 13.3 % 13.5 % 0.8 % 0.8 %
Total 61.0 % 55.0 % 59.9 % 57.7 % 56.4 % 3.3 % 3.5 %
ARPU - Second Quarter
Residential data (2) $ 70.62 $ 58.98 $ 68.47 $ 64.70 $ 62.52 9.2 % 9.5 %
Residential video (2) $ 88.98 $ 86.99 $ 88.55 $ 81.65 $ 82.11 9.0 % 7.8 %
Residential voice (2) $ 34.83 $ 26.66 $ 33.22 $ 34.98 $ 35.09 (0.4 )% (5.3 )%
Business services (3) $ 179.81 $ 211.72 $ 185.29 $ 172.49 $ 177.43 4.2 % 4.4 %
Number of Employees 1,829 463 2,292 1,850 2,402 (1.1 )% (4.6 )%
(1) Homes passed represents the number of residential and business serviceable addresses within our footprint. During the first quarter of 2018, the number of Legacy CABO homes passed was reduced by approximately 74,000 to adjust for duplicate and non-serviceable addresses.
(2) Average monthly revenue per unit values represent the applicable quarterly residential service revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the corresponding average of the number of PSUs at the beginning and end of each period, divided by three, except that for any new PSUs added as a result of an acquisition occurring during the reporting period, the associated average monthly revenue per unit values represent the applicable residential service revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the pro-rated number of PSUs during such period.
(3)

Average monthly revenue per unit values represent quarterly business services revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the average of the number of business customer relationships at the beginning and end of each period, divided by three, except that for any new business customer relationships added as a result of an acquisition occurring during the reporting period, the associated average monthly revenue per unit values represent business services revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the prorated number of business customer relationships during such period.

N/A Information not available.

Cable One, Inc.

Trish Niemann, 602-364-6372

Corporate Communications Director

or

Kevin Coyle, 602-364-6505

Chief Financial Officer

Source: Cable One, Inc.

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