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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

August 3, 2022 7:00 AM

EDINBURG, Va., Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced second quarter 2022 financial and operating results.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

“We are pleased with the strong execution of our fiber first strategy and the increase in the pace of Glo Fiber net additions and revenue growth,” said President and CEO, Christopher E. French. "We reached the 100,000 fiber passings milestone in the second quarter and are on target to construct 75,000 new passings this year. We now have franchise agreements or government grant awards in place for approximately 430,000 fiber passings or 89% of our target passings in 2026."

Shentel's second-quarter earnings conference call will be webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The webcast and related materials will be available on Shentel’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.shentel.com/.

Consolidated Second Quarter 2022 Results

Broadband

Tower

Other Information

Conference Call and Webcast

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022Time: 8:30 A.M. (ET)Registration link: Registration linkA live webcast of the call will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s website at http://investor.shentel.com/.

A replay of the call will be available for a limited time on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website.

About Shenandoah Telecommunications

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high speed, state-of-the-art cable, fiber optic and fixed wireless networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company’s services include: broadband internet, video, and voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; and tower colocation leasing. The Company owns an extensive regional network with over 7,900 route miles of fiber and over 200 macro cellular towers. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements about Shentel regarding, among other things, its business strategy, its prospects and its financial position. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of strategy or risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs, assumptions and current expectations and may include comments as to Shentel’s beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting its business that are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside Shentel’s control. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not, and should not be relied upon as, a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be accurate indications of the times at which such performance or results will be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. A discussion of other factors that may cause actual results to differ from management’s projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is available in Shentel’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those factors may include natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as COVID-19, changes in general economic conditions including high inflation, increases in costs, changes in regulation and other competitive factors. The forward-looking statements included are made only as of the date of the statement. Shentel undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

CONTACTS: Shenandoah Telecommunications CompanyJim Volk Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer540-984-5168[email protected]

SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Service revenue and other$66,021 $60,700 $130,435 $120,391
Operating expenses:
Cost of services exclusive of depreciation and amortization 26,756 24,648 53,095 48,072
Selling, general and administrative 23,090 20,320 46,925 40,473
Restructuring expense 454 43 390 661
Impairment expense 4,068 4,407 99
Depreciation and amortization 14,790 13,299 29,135 26,466
Total operating expenses 69,158 58,310 133,952 115,771
Operating (loss) income (3,137) 2,390 (3,517) 4,620
Other (expense) income:
Other (expense) income, net (589) 1,338 (759) 2,938
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes (3,726) 3,728 (4,276) 7,558
Income tax (benefit) expense (501) 2,103 (448) 2,988
(Loss) income from continuing operations (3,225) 1,625 (3,828) 4,570
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 51,566 100,038
Net (loss) income (3,225) 53,191 (3,828) 104,608
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized income on interest rate hedge, net of tax 313 1,086
Comprehensive (loss) income$(3,225) $53,504 $(3,828) $105,694
Net (loss) income per share, basic and diluted:
Basic - (Loss) income from continuing operations$(0.06) $0.03 $(0.08) $0.09
Basic - Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$ $1.03 $ $2.00
Basic net (loss) income per share$(0.06) $1.06 $(0.08) $2.09
Diluted - (Loss) income from continuing operations$(0.06) $0.03 $(0.08) $0.09
Diluted - Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$ $1.03 $ $2.00
Diluted net (loss) income per share$(0.06) $1.06 $(0.08) $2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic 50,157 49,945 50,133 49,945
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted 50,157 50,075 50,133 50,067

SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIESUNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands)

June 30,2022 December 31,2021
Cash and cash equivalents$33,335 $84,344
Other current assets 76,656 82,023
Current assets held for sale 19,821
Total current assets 129,812 166,367
Investments 12,897 13,661
Property, plant and equipment, net 609,785 554,162
Intangible assets, net and goodwill 69,612 69,853
Operating lease right-of-use assets 55,872 56,414
Deferred charges and other assets, net 13,439 10,298
Total assets$891,417 $890,733
Current liabilities held for sale 3,843 38
Total other current liabilities 67,211 67,252
Non-current liabilities held for sale 3,807
Total other long-term liabilities 176,993 177,361
Total shareholders’ equity 643,370 642,275
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$891,417 $890,733

SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)Six Months EndedJune 30,
2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income$(3,828) $104,608
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 100,038
(Loss) income from continuing operations (3,828) 4,570
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 29,135 26,466
Stock-based compensation expense 5,528 834
Impairment expense 4,407 99
Deferred income taxes (392) 3,132
Other, net 1,985 (201)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 4,430 4,369
Current income taxes (1,305)
Operating lease assets and liabilities, net 414 (428)
Other assets (1,902) (6,070)
Accounts payable 127 560
Other deferrals and accruals (1,180) (3,852)
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations 38,724 28,174
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations 125,011
Net cash provided by operating activities 38,724 153,185
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (88,706) (79,562)
Proceeds from sale of assets and other 279 189
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations (88,427) (79,373)
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations (928)
Net cash used in investing activities (88,427) (80,301)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Taxes paid for equity award issuances (835) (1,627)
Payments for debt issuance costs (53)
Payments for financing arrangements and other (471) (751)
Net cash used in financing activities - continuing operations (1,306) (2,431)
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations (17,061)
Net cash used in financing activities (1,306) (19,492)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (51,009) 53,392
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 84,344 195,397
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$33,335 $248,789
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid$ $(7,740)
Income taxes paid$ $(20,954)

Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresAdjusted EBITDA

The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for the impact of depreciation and amortization, impairment, other income (expense), net, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), stock compensation expense, transaction costs related to acquisition and disposition events (including professional advisory fees, integration costs, and related compensatory matters), restructuring expense, tax on equity award vesting and exercise events, and other non-comparable items. A reconciliation of net income (loss) from continuing operations, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA is provided below herein.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is the Company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, divided by revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as supplemental measures of performance to evaluate operating effectiveness and assess its ability to increase revenues while controlling expense growth and the scalability of the Company’s business growth strategy. The Company believes that the exclusion of the expense and income items eliminated in calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provides management and investors a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s core operating results by excluding items that are not comparable across reporting periods or that do not otherwise relate to the Company’s ongoing operations. Accordingly, the Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating the Company’s operating results. However, use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as analytical tools has limitations, and investors and others should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. In addition, other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin or similarly titled measures differently, which may reduce their usefulness as comparative measures.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
(in thousands) Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $4,042 $2,285 $(9,552) $(3,225)
Depreciation and amortization 13,396 633 761 14,790
Impairment expense 4,068 4,068
Other expense (income), net 65 524 589
Income tax expense (benefit) (501) (501)
EBITDA 21,571 2,918 (8,768) 15,721
Stock-based compensation 2,385 2,385
Restructuring charges and other 443 11 454
Adjusted EBITDA $22,014 $2,918 $(6,372) $18,560
Adjusted EBITDA margin 36% 62% N/A 28%

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
(in thousands) Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $8,117 $2,509 $(9,001) $1,625
Depreciation and amortization 11,774 449 1,076 13,299
Other expense (income), net 62 (1,400) (1,338)
Income tax expense (benefit) 2,103 2,103
EBITDA 19,953 2,958 (7,222) 15,689
Stock-based compensation 192 192
Restructuring charges and other 28 43 71
Adjusted EBITDA $19,981 $2,958 $(6,987) $15,952
Adjusted EBITDA margin 36% 64% N/A 26%

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
(in thousands) Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $12,169 $5,038 $(21,035) $(3,828)
Depreciation and amortization 25,933 1,117 2,085 29,135
Impairment expense 4,407 4,407
Other expense (income), net 119 640 759
Income tax expense (benefit) (448) (448)
EBITDA 42,628 6,155 (18,758) 30,025
Stock-based compensation 5,528 5,528
Restructuring charges and other 460 (70) 390
Adjusted EBITDA $43,088 $6,155 $(13,300) $35,943
Adjusted EBITDA margin 36% 64% N/A 28%

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(in thousands) Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $18,333 $5,211 $(18,974) $4,570
Depreciation and amortization 23,437 930 2,099 26,466
Impairment expense 99 99
Other expense (income), net 132 (3,070) (2,938)
Income tax expense (benefit) 2,988 2,988
EBITDA 42,001 6,141 (16,957) 31,185
Stock-based compensation 834 834
Restructuring charges and other 248 666 914
Adjusted EBITDA $42,249 $6,141 $(15,457) $32,933
Adjusted EBITDA margin 38% 66% N/A 27%

Segment Results

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022:

(in thousands)Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
External revenue
Residential & SMB$47,899 $ $ $47,899
Commercial Fiber 9,340 9,340
RLEC & Other 4,124 4,124
Tower lease 4,615 4,615
Service revenue and other 61,363 4,615 65,978
Intercompany revenue and other 49 87 (93) 43
Total revenue 61,412 4,702 (93) 66,021
Operating expenses
Cost of services 25,440 1,378 (62) 26,756
Selling, general and administrative 13,958 406 8,726 23,090
Restructuring expense 443 11 454
Impairment expense 4,068 4,068
Depreciation and amortization 13,396 633 761 14,790
Total operating expenses 57,305 2,417 9,436 69,158
Operating income (loss)$4,107 $2,285 $(9,529) $(3,137)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021:

(in thousands)Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
External revenue
Residential & SMB$43,989 $ $ $43,989
Commercial Fiber 6,531 6,531
RLEC & Other 3,605 3,605
Tower lease 2,019 2,019
Service revenue and other 54,125 2,019 56,144
Intercompany revenue and other 2,102 2,595 (141) 4,556
Total revenue 56,227 4,614 (141) 60,700
Operating expenses
Cost of services 23,440 1,318 (110) 24,648
Selling, general and administrative 12,806 338 7,176 20,320
Restructuring expense 27 16 43
Depreciation and amortization 11,775 449 1,075 13,299
Total operating expenses 48,048 2,105 8,157 58,310
Operating income (loss)$8,179 $2,509 $(8,298) $2,390

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022:

(in thousands)Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
External revenue
Residential & SMB$94,812 $ $ $94,812
Commercial Fiber 18,402 18,402
RLEC & Other 7,813 7,813
Tower lease 9,361 9,361
Service revenue and other 121,027 9,361 130,388
Intercompany revenue and other 99 188 (240) 47
Total revenue 121,126 9,549 (240) 130,435
Operating expenses
Cost of services 50,608 2,670 (183) 53,095
Selling, general and administrative 27,430 724 18,771 46,925
Restructuring expense 460 (70) 390
Impairment expense 4,407 4,407
Depreciation and amortization 25,933 1,117 2,085 29,135
Total operating expenses 108,838 4,511 20,603 133,952
Operating income (loss)$12,288 $5,038 $(20,843) $(3,517)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021:

(in thousands)Broadband Tower Corporate & Eliminations Consolidated
External revenue
Residential & SMB$86,919 $ $ $86,919
Commercial Fiber 12,916 12,916
RLEC & Other 7,236 7,236
Tower lease 4,169 4,169
Service revenue and other 107,071 4,169 111,240
Intercompany revenue and other 4,310 5,110 (269) 9,151
Total revenue 111,381 9,279 (269) 120,391
Operating expenses
Cost of services 45,717 2,566 (211) 48,072
Selling, general and administrative 23,531 572 16,370 40,473
Restructuring expense 132 529 661
Impairment expense 99 99
Depreciation and amortization 23,437 930 2,099 26,466
Total operating expenses 92,916 4,068 18,787 115,771
Operating income (loss)$18,465 $5,211 $(19,056) $4,620

Supplemental Information

Broadband Operating Statistics

June 30,2022 June 30,2021
Broadband homes and businesses passed (1)324,186 257,155
Incumbent Cable211,681 210,787
Glo Fiber112,505 46,368
Residential & Small and Medium Business ("SMB") RGUs:
Broadband Data125,003 111,475
Incumbent Cable107,878 103,465
Glo Fiber17,125 7,169
Video49,027 51,355
Voice39,535 34,664
Total Residential & SMB RGUs (excludes RLEC)213,565 197,494
Residential & SMB Penetration (2)
Broadband Data38.6% 43.3%
Incumbent Cable51.0% 49.1%
Glo Fiber15.2% 15.5%
Video15.1% 20.0%
Voice12.9% 14.4%
Fiber route miles7,906 7,041
Total fiber miles (3)589,923 440,236

______________________________________________________(1) Homes and businesses are considered passed (“passings") if we can connect them to our network without further extending the distribution system. Passings is an estimate based upon the best available information. Passings will vary among video, broadband data and voice services. (2) Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of users by the number of passings or available homes, as appropriate. (3) Total fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles.

Broadband - Residential and SMB ARPU
Three Months EndedJune 30, Six Months EndedJune 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Residential and SMB Revenue:
Broadband$29,568 $25,571 $58,217 $50,103
Incumbent Cable 26,123 24,177 51,986 47,641
Glo Fiber 3,445 1,394 6,231 2,462
Video 15,210 15,611 30,551 31,263
Voice 2,994 2,893 5,910 5,792
Discounts, adjustments and other 127 (86) 134 (239)
Total Revenue$47,899 $43,989 $94,812 $86,919
Average RGUs:
Broadband Data 123,153 108,996 121,832 106,954
Incumbent Cable 107,738 102,688 107,878 101,403
Glo Fiber 15,415 6,308 13,954 5,551
Video 49,146 51,715 49,295 52,076
Voice 38,463 33,993 36,650 33,462
ARPU: (1)
Broadband$79.94 $78.17 $80.02 $78.05
Incumbent Cable$80.82 $78.48 $80.85 $78.30
Glo Fiber$74.49 $73.66 $74.42 $73.92
Video$103.16 $100.62 $103.29 $100.06
Voice$25.95 $28.37 $26.88 $28.85

______________________________________________________(1) Average Revenue Per RGU calculation = (Residential & SMB Revenue * 1,000) / average RGUs / 3 months

Tower Operating Statistics

June 30,2022 June 30,2021
Macro tower sites223 223
Tenants465 448
Average tenants per tower2.0 1.9

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