CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CCMO) today reported financial results
for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.
“We continued to make progress this quarter in advancing our strategy of
providing customized, multi-platform market solutions that nobody else
can,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Pittman said. “In keeping
with our promise to be everywhere our listeners want to find us, our
Media+Entertainment business continued to build strong partnerships –
making iHeartRadio available on Amazon Fire TV, Apple’s Car Play and the
Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch. Our growing events business, which is
extending the iHeartRadio brand across an increasing number of media
platforms, successfully staged the first-ever iHeartRadio Country Music
Festival in Austin. Another newcomer to our events line-up, the
iHeartRadio Music Awards, will be televised live from Los Angeles on NBC
on May 1. At Outdoor, we launched ‘Connect,’ the first global
out-of-home mobile interactive advertising platform that enables
customers to access interactive content via their smartphones. We are
also enhancing our Americas Outdoor national sales capabilities and
optimizing our global digital footprint.”
“Despite a difficult advertising environment due to disruptive winter
weather across the U.S., we maintained our level of consolidated
revenues, and also continued to invest in our businesses, to reinforce
our foundation for growth,” said Rich Bressler, President and Chief
Financial Officer. “At Media + Entertainment we flattened our management
structure in order to move us closer to the business and make it run
more efficiently, better serving our listeners and advertising partners,
while staying focused on managing our expenses at both Americas and
International Outdoor.
First Quarter 2014 Results
Consolidated revenues were essentially flat in the first quarter of 2014
compared to the same period of 2013. Excluding the effects of movements
in foreign exchange rates, revenues declined $1.0 million or less than
1%.
-
Media+Entertainment revenues grew $14 million, or 2%, primarily
reflecting increases at our traffic and weather business, as well as
stronger national and digital advertising.
-
Americas outdoor revenues decreased $18 million, or 6%, driven mainly
by the absence of revenue from the 77 digital bulletins in Los Angeles
that were turned off due to a court ruling, and lower revenues at
airports due to contracts that were not renewed. Partially offsetting
these declines was higher capacity and occupancy of digital bulletins
in other markets.
-
International outdoor revenues rose $3 million, or 1%. Revenue growth
in emerging markets including China, as well as developed markets
including the UK and France, was partly offset by declines in other
countries, including those in Northern and Eastern Europe, primarily
due to challenging macroeconomic conditions.
The Company’s OIBDAN1 was down 2%, or $6 million, to
$261 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, versus
$267 million for the same period of 2013. Included in the 2014 first
quarter OIBDAN of $261 million were $3 million and $10 million of
operating and corporate expenses, respectively, associated with the
Company’s strategic revenue and efficiency initiatives to attract
additional advertising dollars to its businesses and improve operating
efficiencies. OIBDAN for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included
$8 million and $1 million of such expenses, respectively.
The consolidated net loss attributable to the Company was $424 million
in the first quarter of 2014 compared to a consolidated net loss
attributable to the Company of $203 million in the same period of 2013.
The increase was primarily attributable to non-cash deferred income
taxes, as well as higher interest expense, and equity in losses of
non-consolidated affiliates.
Key Highlights
The Company’s recent key highlights include:
Media+Entertainment
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Sponsoring the first-ever, single-source advertising return on
investment (ROI) study in the radio sector by Nielsen Audio and
Nielsen Catalina Solutions that showed radio delivering a sales lift
of more than $6 for every $1 spent on radio – an ROI which Ad Age
reported doubled that of even the best results from recent studies of
digital or TV media, with one retail brand recording a sales lift of
more than $23 per dollar invested in radio.
-
Reaching 47 million iHeartRadio registered users, as of March 31,
2014, growing 66% year over year. iHeartRadio’s total listening hours
were up 13% over the first quarter of 2013, while downloads and
upgrades increased to 327 million. Mobile represented 56% of
iHeartRadio total listening hours during the first quarter of 2014.
-
Flattening Media+Entertainment’s senior management organization
through the creation of a Major Markets Operating Group led by four of
Clear Channel’s leaders to accelerate decision-making, increase
flexibility and enhance focus on all of Media+Entertainment’s
multi-platform assets. This operational management team will better
serve advertising partners with enhanced communication, collaboration
and more efficient access to Clear Channel’s full range of broadcast,
digital and events assets, as well as overall company resources,
including research, revenue management, strategic analysis, corporate
strategy and business affairs.
-
Combining the Connections and National Digital sales teams into one
strong, integrated multi-platform sales team aligned against all of
CCM+E’s assets to take advantage of the tremendous success of both the
company’s digital business, spurred by its advances in mobile, and the
unparalleled reach of its multi-platform products and services,
including radio, mobile and innovative events. This realignment
leverages Clear Channel’s strength as a multi-platform media company
-- effectively doubling the number of people focused on the largest
national revenue opportunities and accelerating the company’s ability
to capture them.
-
Launching the iHeartRadio Country Music Festival – featuring the
biggest names in country music, including Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and
Carrie Underwood. Sponsored by NBC’s The Voice, State Farm, and Jim
Beam among others, the event was streamed live on CMT, generating
visits that averaged nearly 50 minutes of viewing time, the highest
ever for a Clear Channel event.
-
Integrating iHeartRadio with Amazon Fire TV, which will provide
consumers instant access to more than 1,500 live radio stations across
the country and hand-curated iHeartRadio digital-only stations, as
well as the ability to create their own stations from a library of
more than 450,000 artists and 18 million songs – all for free.
-
Launching iHeartRadio into the rapidly growing “wearables” market as
the first digital radio service available on the Samsung Gear 2. This
integration allows Samsung Gear 2 users to control remotely their
iHeartRadio smartphone app easily from their wrist.
-
Reaching additional digital music and promotional revenue-sharing
agreements to help drive the growth of Internet radio with independent
country music label BBR Music Group and with Stardome Media Group, a
major media and entertainment company focused on the U.S. Hispanic and
Latin American marketplaces.
-
Creating a new unified Networks group to take full advantage of Clear
Channel’s power, reach and scale to deliver compelling content
opportunities to partners, affiliates, advertisers and consumers. The
Networks Group includes Premiere Networks, Total Traffic and Weather
Network, the 24/7 News Network and the recently announced, iHeartRadio
Networks, new unified digital sales platform that offers advertising
partners exciting opportunities to capitalize fully on
Media+Entertainment’s #1 reach and scale using the company’s powerful
networks of assets to reach targeted consumer groups – such as
Country, Hispanic, African-American, Millennial, Women, Men and
Holiday – in a cost-efficient way that provides greater ROI for
advertisers.
-
Partnering with NBC to create and televise the first-ever iHeartRadio
Music Awards on NBC, which will showcase the biggest artists and
songs, with live performances from various venues across Los Angeles
on May 1st. The innovative awards nomination process
showcased Clear Channel’s unparalleled reach and popularity across its
broad spectrum of platforms. Award nominees were chosen based on
results from the iHeartRadio Chart, which includes listener feedback
and performance data according to airplay on Clear Channel radio
stations, digital streaming data from the iHeartRadio platform, and
music sales, social interactions, online video data and tags from
BigChampagne and Shazam. To date, music fans have cast over 50 million
votes across Facebook and Twitter to choose the most popular artists
and music in the last year as chosen by iHeartRadio listeners. The
awards show will also be broadcast and streamed live across all
participating Clear Channel radio stations and their websites, as well
as on iHeartRadio.
-
Co-hosting with Target the iHeartRadio Album Release Party for
recording artist Shakira’s newest self-titled album “Shakira” at the
iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA (where Katy Perry debuted her album
last year). The event was broadcast live across more than 100 Clear
Channel radio stations nationwide.
Outdoor
-
Installing 15 new digital billboards for an end of quarter total of
1,081 across 39 U.S. markets.
-
Continuing to use advanced technology to transform itself, Clear
Channel Outdoor launched “Connect,” the first out-of-home mobile
interactive advertising platform that will initially reach 175 million
consumers each month across 23 countries on five continents – the
largest network of its kind. “Connect” turns advertising panels with
NFC, QR and/or SMS capabilities at 75,000 of Clear Channel Outdoor’s
pedestrian-accessible sites into mobile launch pads, enabling
consumers to access interactive content from advertisers via their
smartphones for information, shopping, entertainment and community.
-
Announcing Clear Channel Airports’ agreement with Adlux, the private
aviation advertising market leader in the Middle East, Europe, Russia,
Asia-Pacific and Central America, to provide brands with one-stop-shop
and sell-through access to multimedia advertising opportunities in the
busiest private airport lounges in the world. This alliance extends
both companies’ media networks into private airport terminals covered
by the other in order to engage the exclusive audience of high net
worth and senior executive business travelers.
-
Partnering with Transport for London to test a real-time mapping tool
at a bus stop along London’s heavily traveled Regent Street. The
mapping tool features a digital screen showing passengers the
real-time progress of their buses, travel updates from London
Underground and tourist information for the surrounding neighborhood.
-
Signing Vodafone to a three-year contract to become the exclusive
sponsor of the Clear Channel smart bike sharing system in Barcelona –
called “Bicing” – with Vodafone branding on the bikes, docking
stations and website.
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Revenues, Operating Expenses and OIBDAN
by Segment
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|
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|
|
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|
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(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
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2014
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|
2013
|
|
Revenue1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCME
|
|
$
|
670,347
|
|
|
$
|
656,566
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
Americas Outdoor
|
|
|
268,756
|
|
|
|
286,461
|
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
International Outdoor
|
|
|
366,495
|
|
|
|
363,749
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Other
|
|
|
51,462
|
|
|
|
49,219
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
(14,512
|
)
|
|
|
(12,937
|
)
|
|
|
Consolidated revenue
|
|
$
|
1,342,548
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,058
|
|
|
(0
|
%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses1,2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCME
|
|
$
|
469,909
|
|
|
$
|
443,410
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
Americas Outdoor
|
|
|
184,399
|
|
|
|
191,263
|
|
|
(4
|
%)
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International Outdoor
|
|
|
330,063
|
|
|
|
334,489
|
|
|
(1
|
%)
|
Other
|
|
|
42,465
|
|
|
|
41,955
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
(14,512
|
)
|
|
|
(12,937
|
)
|
|
|
Consolidated operating expenses
|
|
$
|
1,012,324
|
|
|
$
|
998,180
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OIBDAN1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCME
|
|
$
|
200,438
|
|
|
$
|
213,156
|
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
Americas Outdoor
|
|
|
84,357
|
|
|
|
95,198
|
|
|
(11
|
%)
|
International Outdoor
|
|
|
36,432
|
|
|
|
29,260
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
Other
|
|
|
8,997
|
|
|
|
7,264
|
|
|
24
|
%
|
Corporate1,3
|
|
|
(69,669
|
)
|
|
|
(78,246
|
)
|
|
|
Consolidated OIBDAN
|
|
$
|
260,555
|
|
|
$
|
266,632
|
|
|
(2
|
%)
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
2014 presentation of financials throughout the press release.
1 See the end of this press release for reconciliations of
(i) OIBDAN for each segment to consolidated operating income (loss);
(ii) revenues excluding effects of foreign exchange to revenues;
(iii) direct operating and SG&A expenses excluding effects of foreign
exchange to expenses; (iv) OIBDAN excluding effects of foreign exchange
to OIBDAN; (v) revenues excluding effects of political revenues to
revenues; (vi) corporate expenses excluding non-cash compensation
expenses to corporate expenses; and (vii) OIBDAN to net income (loss).
See also the definition of OIBDAN under the Supplemental Disclosure
section in this release.
2 The Company’s operating expenses include direct operating
expenses and SG&A expenses.
3 Includes Corporate for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
of $29 million and $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014
and 2013, respectively.
Media+Entertainment
Media+Entertainment revenues rose $14 million, or 2% compared to the
same period of 2013, driven primarily by higher revenues at our traffic
and weather business reflecting new product offerings and the impact of
strategic sales initiatives, as well as higher national sales fueled by
growth in the telecommunications, healthcare and automotive categories,
and higher digital advertising revenue benefitting from an increase in
total listening hours on our iHeartRadio platform. Partially offsetting
these revenue gains was a decline in our local revenues.
Operating expenses were up $26 million during the first quarter of 2014
versus the same period in 2013, due primarily to higher compensation
expenses driven by investments in our national and digital sales forces,
and increased production costs for events such as the iHeartRadio
Country Music Festival, as well as greater digital streaming and
performance rights expenses driven by increased total listening hours
and revenues.
OIBDAN decreased $13 million, or 6%, to $200 million in the first
quarter of 2014.
Americas Outdoor Advertising
Americas outdoor revenues decreased $18 million, or 6% compared to the
same period of 2013, driven primarily by lower revenues in our Los
Angeles market as a result of the absence of revenue from 77 digital
bulletins that were turned off due to a court ruling, as well as the
loss of certain national accounts and the nonrenewal of certain airport
contracts. Increased capacity and occupancy for our digital displays
partially offset these declines.
Operating expenses decreased $7 million during the first quarter of 2014
versus the same period in 2013. Driving this decline were lower variable
site lease costs and reduced compensation expenses relating to reduced
revenues.
OIBDAN declined $11 million, or 11%, to $84 million in the first quarter
of 2014, including expenses related to investments and strategic cost
savings programs of $1 million compared to $1 million in 2013.
International Outdoor Advertising
International outdoor revenues rose $3 million, or 1% compared to the
same period of 2013, driven primarily by growth in street furniture
sales across emerging markets, including China, and street furniture and
digital advertising sales in certain developed markets including the UK
and France. These revenue increases were partially offset by declines in
other countries, including those in Northern and Eastern Europe,
primarily due to challenging macroeconomic conditions.
Operating expenses decreased $4 million during the first quarter of 2014
versus the same period in 2013. Driving this reduction were the benefits
from previous strategic efficiency initiatives across multiple countries.
OIBDAN was up $7 million, or 25%, to $36 million in the first quarter of
2014, including expenses related to investments and strategic cost
savings programs of $2 million compared to $5 million in 2013.
Conference Call
CC Media Holdings, Inc. along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Clear
Channel Communications, Inc., and its publicly traded subsidiary, Clear
Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., will host a conference call to discuss
results on April 24, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call
number is (866) 233-3842 (U.S. callers) and (612)
326-1036 (International callers) and the passcode for both is 325341. A
live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on the
investor section of www.clearchannel.com
and www.clearchanneloutdoor.com.
After the live conference call, a replay will be available for 30 days.
The replay numbers are 800-475-6701 (U.S. callers) and 320-365-3844
(International callers) and the passcode for both is 325341. An archive
of the webcast will be available beginning 24 hours after the call for
30 days.
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TABLE 1 - Financial Highlights of CC
Media Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Three Months Ended
|
(In thousands)
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,342,548
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,058
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
|
596,496
|
|
|
|
594,817
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
415,828
|
|
|
|
403,363
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
|
72,705
|
|
|
|
83,763
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
174,871
|
|
|
|
182,182
|
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
2,395
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
82,813
|
|
|
|
81,328
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
431,114
|
|
|
|
385,525
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
(13,326
|
)
|
|
|
3,641
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(3,916
|
)
|
|
|
(3,888
|
)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
1,541
|
|
|
|
(1,000
|
)
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(364,002
|
)
|
|
|
(305,444
|
)
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
(68,388
|
)
|
|
|
96,325
|
|
Consolidated net loss
|
|
|
(432,390
|
)
|
|
|
(209,119
|
)
|
Less: Amount attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
(8,200
|
)
|
|
|
(6,116
|
)
|
Net loss attributable to the Company
|
|
$
|
(424,190
|
)
|
|
$
|
(203,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, foreign exchange rate
movements increased the Company’s revenues by less than $1 million and
also increased direct operating and SG&A expenses by less than
$1 million.
TABLE 2 - Selected Balance Sheet
Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected balance sheet information for March 31, 2014 and December
31, 2013:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
Cash
|
$
|
660.7
|
|
|
$
|
708.2
|
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
2,350.4
|
|
|
|
2,513.3
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
|
|
2,855.4
|
|
|
|
2,897.6
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
14,597.1
|
|
|
|
15,097.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities (excluding current portion of long term debt)
|
|
1,292.7
|
|
|
|
1,309.9
|
|
Long-term Debt (including current portion of long term debt)
|
|
20,424.4
|
|
|
|
20,484.2
|
|
Shareholder's Deficit
|
|
(9,128.0
|
)
|
|
|
(8,696.6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TABLE 3 - Total Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, CC Media Holdings had a
total debt of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
|
$
|
8,224.0
|
|
|
$
|
8,225.8
|
|
Receivables based facility
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
247.0
|
|
Priority Guarantee Notes
|
|
4,324.8
|
|
|
|
4,324.8
|
|
Other Secured Debt
|
|
19.8
|
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
Total Consolidated Secured Debt
|
|
12,568.6
|
|
|
|
12,818.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Cash Pay and Senior Toggle Notes
|
|
222.2
|
|
|
|
222.2
|
|
Senior Notes
|
|
1,645.2
|
|
|
|
1,404.2
|
|
Clear Channel Notes
|
|
1,374.6
|
|
|
|
1,436.5
|
|
Subsidiary Senior Notes
|
|
2,725.0
|
|
|
|
2,725.0
|
|
Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes
|
|
2,200.0
|
|
|
|
2,200.0
|
|
Other long-term debt
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount
|
|
(312.1
|
)
|
|
|
(322.4
|
)
|
Total long term debt (including current portion of long-term debt)
|
$
|
20,424.4
|
|
|
$
|
20,484.2
|
|
|
The current portion of long-term debt was $414 million and $454 million
as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Liquidity and Financial Position
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, cash used for operating
activities was $92 million, cash flow provided by investing activities
totaled $153 million, cash flow used for financing activities was
$106 million, and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash was less
than $3 million. The net decrease in cash was $47 million.
The sale of our 50% interest in Australian Radio Network resulted in
proceeds of $221 million. Capital expenditures for the three months
ended March 31, 2014 were approximately $67 million compared to
$62 million for the same period in 2013.
During the first quarter of 2014, subsidiaries of the Company entered
into the following debt transactions:
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (a subsidiary
of CC Media Holdings, Inc.)
-
Repaid all $247 million outstanding under its receivables based credit
facility.
CC Finco, LLC. (a subsidiary of CC Media Holdings,
Inc.)
-
Sold $227 million aggregate principal amount of Clear Channel’s 14%
Senior Notes due 2021 to private purchasers.
-
Repurchased, through open market purchases, $53 million aggregate
principal amount of Clear Channel’s outstanding 5.5% Senior Notes due
2014 and $9 million aggregate principal amount of Clear Channel’s
outstanding 4.9% Senior Notes due 2015 for a total of $63 million,
including accrued interest. Clear Channel cancelled these notes
subsequent to the purchase.
The senior secured credit facilities require Clear Channel to comply on
a quarterly basis with a financial covenant limiting the ratio of
consolidated secured debt, net of cash and cash equivalents, to
consolidated EBITDA (as defined by Clear Channel’s senior secured credit
facilities) for the preceding four quarters. Clear Channel’s secured
debt consists of the senior secured credit facilities, the
receivables-based credit facility, the priority guarantee notes and
certain other secured subsidiary debt. As required by the definition of
consolidated EBITDA in Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities,
Clear Channel’s consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four quarters of
$1.9 billion is calculated as operating income (loss) before
depreciation, amortization, impairment charges and other operating
income, net plus share-based compensation and is further adjusted for
the following items: (i) costs incurred in connection with the closure
and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges, consulting fees
and other permitted activities; (ii) extraordinary, non-recurring or
unusual gains or losses or expenses and severance; (iii) non-cash
charges; (iv) cash received from nonconsolidated affiliates; and
(v) various other items.
The following table reflects a reconciliation of consolidated EBITDA (as
defined by Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities) to
operating income and net cash provided by operating activities for the
four quarters ended March 31, 2014:
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|
Four Quarters Ended
|
(In millions) Note numbers may not sum due to rounding
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
Consolidated EBITDA (as defined by Clear Channel's senior
secured credit facilities)
|
|
$
|
1,921
|
|
Less adjustments to consolidated EBITDA (as defined by Clear
Channel's senior secured credit facilities):
|
|
|
|
Cost incurred in connection with closure and/or consolidation of
facilities, retention charges, consulting fees, and other
permitted activities
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
Extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses or
expenses and severance (as referenced in the definition of
consolidated EBITDA in Clear Channel's senior secured credit
facilities)
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
Non-cash charges
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
Cash received from nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
Other items
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization, Impairment charges, Other
operating income, net, and Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
(734
|
)
|
Operating income
|
|
|
1,002
|
|
Plus: Depreciation and amortization, Impairment charges, Other
operating income, net, and Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
734
|
|
Less: interest expense
|
|
|
(1,695
|
)
|
Less: Current income tax expense
|
|
|
(69
|
)
|
Less: Other expense, net
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities (including Provision for doubtful
accounts, Amortization of deferred financing charges and note
discounts, net and Other reconciling items, net)
|
|
|
155
|
|
Change in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed
|
|
|
100
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
208
|
|
|
The maximum ratio under this financial covenant is currently set at
9.00:1 and reduces to 8.75:1 for the four quarters ended December 31,
2014. At March 31, 2014, the ratio was 6.3:1.
Supplemental Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP
Financial Information
The following tables set forth the Company’s OIBDAN for the three months
ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The Company defines OIBDAN as
consolidated net income (loss) adjusted to exclude non-cash compensation
expenses and the following line items presented in its Statement of
Operations: Income tax benefit; Other income (expense), net; Equity in
earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates; Loss on extinguishment of
debt; Interest expense; Other operating income, net; D&A and Impairment
charges.
The Company uses OIBDAN, among other things, to evaluate the Company’s
operating performance. This measure is among the primary measures used
by management for the planning and forecasting of future periods, as
well as for measuring performance for compensation of executives and
other members of management. We believe this measure is an important
indicator of the Company’s operational strength and performance of its
business because it provides a link between profitability and net
income. It is also a primary measure used by management in evaluating
companies as potential acquisition targets.
The Company believes the presentation of this measure is relevant and
useful for investors because it allows investors to view performance in
a manner similar to the method used by the Company’s management. The
Company believes it helps improve investors’ ability to understand the
Company’s operating performance and makes it easier to compare the
Company’s results with other companies that have different capital
structures, stock option structures or tax rates. In addition, the
Company believes this measure is also among the primary measures used
externally by the Company’s investors, analysts and peers in its
industry for purposes of valuation and comparing the operating
performance of the Company to other companies in its industry.
Since OIBDAN is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, it
should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net
income as an indicator of operating performance and may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
OIBDAN is not necessarily a measure of the Company’s ability to fund its
cash needs. As it excludes certain financial information compared with
operating income and net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measures, users of this financial information should consider
the types of events and transactions which are excluded.
In addition, because a significant portion of the Company’s advertising
operations are conducted in foreign markets, principally the Euro area,
the U.K. and China, management reviews the operating results from its
foreign operations on a constant dollar basis. A constant dollar basis
(in which a foreign currency adjustment is made to show the 2014 actual
foreign revenues, expenses and OIBDAN at average 2013 foreign exchange
rates) allows for comparison of operations independent of foreign
exchange rate movements.
As required by the SEC, the Company provides reconciliations below to
the most directly comparable amounts reported under GAAP, including
(i) OIBDAN for each segment to consolidated operating income (loss);
(ii) Revenues excluding the effects of foreign exchange to revenues;
(iii) Expenses excluding the effects of foreign exchange to expenses;
(iv) OIBDAN excluding the effects of foreign exchange to OIBDAN;
(v) Revenues excluding effects of political revenue to revenues;
(vi) Corporate expenses excluding non-cash compensation expenses to
Corporate expenses; and (vii) OIBDAN to net loss.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of OIBDAN for each segment to Consolidated
Operating Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
compensation
|
|
and
|
|
Other operating
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
income (loss)
|
|
expenses
|
|
amortization
|
|
income, net
|
|
OIBDAN
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCME
|
|
$
|
137,867
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
62,571
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
200,438
|
|
Americas Outdoor
|
|
|
36,758
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,599
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
84,357
|
|
International Outdoor
|
|
|
(14,012
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
50,444
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
36,432
|
|
Other
|
|
|
278
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,719
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8,997
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
(78,243
|
)
|
|
|
3,036
|
|
|
5,538
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(69,669
|
)
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(165
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
82,813
|
|
|
$
|
3,036
|
|
$
|
174,871
|
|
$
|
(165
|
)
|
|
$
|
260,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCME
|
|
$
|
145,324
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
67,832
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
213,156
|
|
Americas Outdoor
|
|
|
46,513
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
48,685
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
95,198
|
|
International Outdoor
|
|
|
(21,733
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
50,993
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
29,260
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(2,718
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,982
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,264
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
(88,453
|
)
|
|
|
5,517
|
|
|
4,690
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(78,246
|
)
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
|
2,395
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,395
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$
|
81,328
|
|
|
$
|
5,517
|
|
$
|
182,182
|
|
$
|
(2,395
|
)
|
|
$
|
266,632
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Revenues excluding Effects of Foreign Exchange
Rates to Revenues
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Consolidated revenue
|
|
$
|
1,342,548
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,058
|
|
(0
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(454
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Revenue excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
1,342,094
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,058
|
|
(0
|
%)
|
Americas Outdoor revenue
|
|
$
|
268,756
|
|
|
$
|
286,461
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
938
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Americas Outdoor revenue excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
269,694
|
|
|
$
|
286,461
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
International Outdoor revenue
|
|
$
|
366,495
|
|
|
$
|
363,749
|
|
1
|
%
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(1,392
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
International Outdoor revenue excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
365,103
|
|
|
$
|
363,749
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Expenses (Direct Operating and SG&A Expenses)
excluding Effects of Foreign Exchange Rates to Expenses
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
Consolidated expense
|
|
$
|
1,012,324
|
|
|
$
|
998,180
|
|
1
|
%
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(396
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Consolidated expense excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
1,011,928
|
|
|
$
|
998,180
|
|
1
|
%
|
Americas Outdoor expense
|
|
$
|
184,399
|
|
|
$
|
191,263
|
|
(4
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
840
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Americas Outdoor expense excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
185,239
|
|
|
$
|
191,263
|
|
(3
|
%)
|
International Outdoor expense
|
|
$
|
330,063
|
|
|
$
|
334,489
|
|
(1
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(1,236
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
International Outdoor expense excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
328,827
|
|
|
$
|
334,489
|
|
(2
|
%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of OIBDAN excluding Effects of Foreign Exchange
Rates to OIBDAN
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Consolidated OIBDAN
|
|
$
|
260,555
|
|
|
$
|
266,632
|
|
(2
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
OIBDAN excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
260,497
|
|
|
$
|
266,632
|
|
(2
|
%)
|
Americas Outdoor OIBDAN
|
|
$
|
84,357
|
|
|
$
|
95,198
|
|
(11
|
%)
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Americas Outdoor OIBDAN excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
84,455
|
|
|
$
|
95,198
|
|
(11
|
%)
|
International Outdoor OIBDAN
|
|
$
|
36,432
|
|
|
$
|
29,260
|
|
25
|
%
|
Excluding: Foreign exchange (increase) decrease
|
|
|
(156
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
International Outdoor OIBDAN excluding effects of foreign exchange
|
|
$
|
36,276
|
|
|
$
|
29,260
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Revenues excluding Effects of Political Revenue
to Revenues
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Consolidated revenue
|
|
$
|
1,342,548
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,058
|
|
|
(0
|
%)
|
Excluding: Political revenue
|
|
|
(6,597
|
)
|
|
|
(4,355
|
)
|
|
|
Consolidated revenue excluding effects of political revenue
|
|
$
|
1,335,951
|
|
|
$
|
1,338,703
|
|
|
(0
|
%)
|
CCME revenue
|
|
$
|
670,347
|
|
|
$
|
656,566
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
Excluding: Political revenue
|
|
|
(4,548
|
)
|
|
|
(3,470
|
)
|
|
|
CCME revenue excluding effects of political revenue
|
|
$
|
665,799
|
|
|
$
|
653,096
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
Americas Outdoor revenue
|
|
$
|
268,756
|
|
|
$
|
286,461
|
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
Excluding: Political revenue
|
|
|
(247
|
)
|
|
|
(341
|
)
|
|
|
Americas Outdoor revenue excluding effects of political revenue
|
|
$
|
268,509
|
|
|
$
|
286,120
|
|
|
(6
|
%)
|
Other revenue
|
|
$
|
51,462
|
|
|
$
|
49,219
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Excluding: Political revenue
|
|
|
(1,802
|
)
|
|
|
(544
|
)
|
|
|
Revenue excluding effects of political revenue
|
|
$
|
49,660
|
|
|
$
|
48,675
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Corporate Expenses excluding Non-cash
compensation expenses to Corporate Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
Corporate Expense
|
|
$
|
72,705
|
|
|
$
|
83,763
|
|
|
(13
|
%)
|
Less: Non-cash compensation expense
|
|
|
(3,036
|
)
|
|
|
(5,517
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
69,669
|
|
|
$
|
78,246
|
|
|
(11
|
%)
|
|
Reconciliation of OIBDAN to Net Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
OIBDAN
|
|
$
|
260,555
|
|
|
$
|
266,632
|
|
|
(2
|
%)
|
Non-cash compensation expense
|
|
|
3,036
|
|
|
|
5,517
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
174,871
|
|
|
|
182,182
|
|
|
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
2,395
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
82,813
|
|
|
|
81,328
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
431,114
|
|
|
|
385,525
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
(13,326
|
)
|
|
|
3,641
|
|
|
|
Loss of extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(3,916
|
)
|
|
|
(3,888
|
)
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
1,541
|
|
|
|
(1,000
|
)
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(364,002
|
)
|
|
|
(305,444
|
)
|
|
|
Income tax benefit
|
|
|
(68,388
|
)
|
|
|
96,325
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net loss
|
|
|
(432,390
|
)
|
|
|
(209,119
|
)
|
|
|
Less: Amount attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
(8,200
|
)
|
|
|
(6,116
|
)
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to the Company
|
|
$
|
(424,190
|
)
|
|
$
|
(203,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About CC Media Holdings, Inc.
CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), the parent company of Clear
Channel Communications, is one of the leading global multi-platform
media and entertainment companies specializing in radio, digital,
out-of-home, mobile, live events, and on-demand entertainment and
information services for local communities and providing premier
opportunities for advertisers. Its Clear Channel Media+Entertainment
division has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in
America, serving 150 cities through 840 owned radio stations in addition
to its iHeartRadio digital platform. Its publicly traded Clear Channel
Outdoor Holdings, Inc. division (NYSE: CCO) is one of the world’s
largest out-of-home advertising companies, with more than 675,000
displays in over 40 countries across five continents, including 47 of
the 50 largest markets in the United States. More information is
available at www.clearchannel.com.
Certain statements in this release constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of CC Media Holdings, Inc.
and its subsidiaries, including Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. The words or phrases “guidance,”
“believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimates,” “forecast” and similar
words or expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations or
other characterizations of future events or circumstances are
forward-looking statements.
Various risks that could cause future results to differ from those
expressed by the forward-looking statements included in this release
include, but are not limited to: the impact of the Company’s substantial
indebtedness, including the use of cash from operations and other
liquidity-generating transactions to make payments on its indebtedness;
changes in business, political and economic conditions in the United
States and in other countries in which the Company currently does
business (both general and relative to the advertising industry);
changes in operating performance; changes in governmental regulations
and policies and actions of regulatory bodies; changes in the level of
competition for advertising dollars; fluctuations in operating costs;
technological changes and innovations; changes in labor conditions;
changes in capital expenditure requirements; fluctuations in exchange
rates and currency values; the outcome of litigation; fluctuations in
interest rates; taxes and tax disputes; shifts in population and other
demographics; access to capital markets and borrowed indebtedness; risks
relating to the integration of acquired businesses; and risks that we
may not achieve or sustain anticipated cost savings. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on the
Company’s future results, performance or achievements. In light of these
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking
events discussed in this release may not occur. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of
this document. Other key risks are described in the Company’s reports
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the
section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of CC Media Holdings, Inc.’s
Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Except
as otherwise stated in this release, the Company does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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