- Ethernet circuits and broadband subscribers continued to increase quarter over quarter
- Lowest quarterly sequential residential voice line loss in over three years
- Improving subscriber trends supported revenue of $206.6 million for the quarter and $413.4 million year-to-date
- Net income of $29.3 million for the quarter and $47.9 million year-to-date
- Adjusted EBITDA1 of $63.1 million for the quarter and $125.0 million year-to-date
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $46.4 million for the quarter and $70.4 million year-to-date
- Unlevered Free Cash Flow1 of $31.5 million for the quarter and $66.2 million year-to-date
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRP) (“FairPoint” or the
“Company”), a leading communications provider, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30,
2016. As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its results today
at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
“Our second quarter results reflect the positive impact of our focus on improving productivity and providing
excellent customer service,” said Paul H. Sunu, Chief Executive Officer. “We delivered a second consecutive quarterly
increase in broadband subscribers and our residential voice subscriber lines declined at their lowest rate in many years.”
“In addition, we experienced continued success with our business and advanced services offering in the quarter as
we work to develop products and services that meet current and anticipate future customer needs,” Sunu continued. “We managed
expenses well in the quarter to deliver solid profitability and a strong cash position. Our focus on mitigating legacy
revenue losses while continuing to develop and deploy advanced products and services are key components of achieving revenue
stability over time.”
“Finally, I am pleased to announce that on July 29, 2016 we completed an acquisition of a Maine-based value added
reseller of unified communications, data networking and cabling infrastructure solutions focused on small and medium sized
businesses,” Sunu concluded. “We believe this small acquisition provides a valuable platform that allows us to better serve
the SMB market while more fully leveraging our geographic reach and unmatched network across northern New England.”
Operating Highlights
The Company experienced a second consecutive quarter of growth in broadband subscribers and lower churn in
residential voice subscribers relative to the first quarter of 2016. These trends reflect continued efforts to highlight the
Company's network investments that extend service availability and improve offered broadband speeds in addition to the Company's
strong focus on providing excellent customer service.
Strategic investments in the network continued during the quarter, including taking a thoughtful and
methodical approach to network design related to meeting the Company’s CAF Phase II commitments. This approach will help
ensure the Company builds a smarter, more flexible network that not only meets current bandwidth requirements but is also ready to
evolve to reliably meet future customer demands.
The Company is focused on driving growth revenue2 as a critical component of its continued revenue
transformation. In the second quarter of 2016, the Company achieved record growth revenue of $63.8 million, which exceeded
30% of total revenue for the first time.
Broadband revenue grew quarter over quarter driven by seasonal reconnects, existing customer speed upgrades and
subscriber growth. Network investments and targeted marketing efforts stimulated demand in the quarter.
In the second quarter of 2016, Ethernet services revenue grew to a record $24.9 million, or 12.1% of total revenue
as compared to $23.4 million or 10.9% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2015, as Ethernet circuits grew 10.7%
year-over-year. Growth in the Company's Ethernet products is expected to continue based on demand from customers such as
regional banks, healthcare networks and wireless carriers.
The Company continues to drive growth in advanced services including hosted services revenue. While still a
relatively small part of total revenue, these growth-related revenues provide state of the art services to a growing customer
base.
As of June 30, 2016, FairPoint had 2,663 employees, a decrease of 268 employees versus a year ago.
Financial Highlights
Second Quarter 2016 as compared to First Quarter 2016
Revenue decreased $0.2 million during the second quarter of 2016 to $206.6 million.
The following strategic revenue categorization2 is presented to provide visibility into revenue trends
for the Company as a result of product and service evolution within our industry as well as the Company's efforts to continue to
transform revenue to more sustainable growth products. We intend to present this strategic revenue categorization each
quarter.
- Growth revenue increased by $2.4 million, or 3.9%, primarily due to an increase in broadband revenue due in part to
seasonality, Ethernet revenue growth resulting from an increase in circuits and settlements recorded in the first quarter of
2016, as well as an increase in hosted and advanced services revenue.
- Convertible revenue2 decreased by $2.5 million as customers continued to migrate from non-Ethernet circuits and
businesses shifted from traditional voice products to VoIP and hosted products.
- Legacy revenue2 was down $1.4 million resulting from the decline in legacy switched access and residential voice
revenue primarily due to fewer lines in service partially offset by seasonal reconnects.
- Regulatory funding revenue2 was flat.
- Miscellaneous revenue2 increased $1.3 million primarily due to higher revenue from special purpose construction
projects as well as settlements in the first quarter of 2016 that did not recur.
The following traditional categorization of revenue is presented to provide reporting continuity.
- Voice services revenue decreased $0.8 million primarily due to fewer lines in service partially offset by seasonal
reconnects.
- Access revenue decreased $1.3 million due to the continued loss and conversion of legacy transport circuits to fiber-based
Ethernet services.
- Data and Internet services revenue grew $1.6 million driven by increased revenue from retail Ethernet due in part to customer
settlements that negatively impacted first quarter retail Ethernet revenue and higher broadband revenue due in part to seasonal
subscriber reconnects.
- Regulatory funding revenue was flat.
- Other services revenue increased $0.3 million primarily due to higher revenue from special purpose construction projects in
the second quarter of 2016.
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased $12.8 million to $89.3 million in the second
quarter of 2016 compared to $102.1 million in the first quarter of 2016 primarily resulting from lower employee expenses related to
compensated absences as well as lower severance expense, partially offset by higher bad debt expense relative to the first quarter
that included nonrecurring write-off recoveries.
Adjusted Operating Expenses1 were $143.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $144.9
million in the first quarter of 2016. The decrease was primarily due to lower employee expenses and lower building expenses,
partially offset by higher bad debt expense. Bad debt expense in the first quarter of 2016 included nonrecurring write-off
recoveries.
Net income was $29.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $18.6 million in the first quarter of
2016. The change was primarily due to lower operating expenses partially offset by higher income tax expense.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.1 million to $63.1 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $62.0 million in
the first quarter of 2016. The increase was driven by favorable adjusted operating expenses slightly offset by lower
revenue.
Capital expenditures were $26.8 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $25.9 million in the first
quarter of 2016. The increase was primarily due to the timing of planned capital projects.
Cash was $41.1 million as of June 30, 2016 compared to $23.1 million as of March 31, 2016. The increase is
primarily due to favorable cash flow from operations and the scheduled timing of the semi-annual interest payment towards the
Company's senior notes. Total gross debt outstanding was $919.2 million as of June 30, 2016, after the regularly scheduled
principal payment of $1.6 million on the term loan made during the second quarter of 2016, as compared to $920.8 million as of
March 31, 2016. The Company's $75.0 million revolving credit facility was undrawn, with $60.2 million available for borrowing
after applying $14.8 million of outstanding letters of credit.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $46.4 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $24.0 million
in the first quarter of 2016. The increase was primarily due to favorable changes in our working capital and higher net
income partially offset by a scheduled pension contribution during the second quarter.
Unlevered Free Cash Flow was $31.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $34.7 million in the first
quarter of 2016. Unlevered Free Cash Flow was lower in the second quarter of 2016 primarily due to a scheduled pension
contribution during the quarter and slightly higher capital expenditures, partially offset by higher Adjusted EBITDA and lower OPEB
payments.
Second Quarter 2016 as compared to Second Quarter 2015
Revenue was $206.6 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $214.1 million a year earlier.
Strategic revenue categorization:
- Growth revenue increased by $3.6 million as we experienced growth in broadband revenue and Ethernet revenue, as well as
hosted and advanced services revenue, compared to the prior year.
- Convertible revenue decreased by $7.9 million as customers continued to migrate from non-Ethernet circuits and businesses
shifted from traditional voice products to VoIP and hosted products.
- Legacy revenue decreased by $6.1 million resulting from a decline in voice access lines and legacy switched access revenue
versus a year ago.
- Regulatory funding revenue grew by $1.8 million primarily due to CAF Phase II transitional revenue in 2016.
- Miscellaneous revenue increased $1.1 million due to higher late payment fees.
The following traditional categorization of revenue is presented to provide reporting continuity.
- Voice services revenue declined $6.4 million resulting from the loss of voice access lines versus a year ago combined with
lower long distance usage.
- Access revenue declined $5.1 million due to the continued loss and conversion of legacy transport circuits to Ethernet
services. That impact was partially offset by an increase in wholesale Ethernet revenue, as a higher number of circuits
more than offset the impact of the renewal of certain expiring long-term Ethernet contracts and lower service quality credits.
- Data and Internet services revenue increased $1.7 million as speed upgrades and price increases on broadband products more
than fully offset subscriber declines.
- Regulatory funding revenue grew $1.8 million primarily due to CAF Phase II transitional revenue in 2016.
- Other services revenue increased $0.5 million due to higher late payment fees.
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased $9.6 million to $89.3 million in the second
quarter of 2016 compared to $98.9 million in the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to lower employee expenses, including
severance, lower pension expense and lower bad debt expense.
Adjusted Operating Expenses were $143.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $150.4 million in the
second quarter of 2015. The decrease was primarily the result of lower employee costs and lower bad debt expense. Lower
employee costs primarily resulted from lower salary costs due to fewer headcount and lower overtime partially offset by a higher
bonus accrual.
Net income was $29.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $40.3 million in the second quarter of
2015. The change was primarily due to additional income tax expense and lower revenue partially offset by a decrease in
operating expenses. Net income was positive in the second quarter of 2016 largely due to the non-cash GAAP treatment for the
change in the liability of the OPEB plan due to the elimination of post-employment health benefits for active represented
employees. The impact of this treatment will continue through 2016, but we do not expect that it will impact our cash income
taxes or change our accumulated federal net operating loss carryforwards.
Adjusted EBITDA was $63.1 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $63.7 million a year earlier. The
decrease is due to lower revenue partially offset by operating expense savings.
Capital expenditures were $26.8 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $28.3 million a year earlier.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $46.4 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $28.8 million
in the second quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily due to favorable changes in our working capital.
Unlevered Free Cash Flow of $31.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 increased $0.8 million compared to $30.7
million in the second quarter of 2015. The increase was due to lower capital expenditures and lower OPEB payments partially
offset by higher cash contributions towards our pension plans and lower Adjusted EBITDA.
_________________
1 Unlevered Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Expenses are non-GAAP financial measures.
Additional information regarding the calculation of these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation to net income (loss) are contained
under "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and in the attachments to this press release.
2 Additional information and definitions for regulatory funding revenue and strategic revenue categorization and its
components are contained in the attachments to this press release.
2016 Guidance
For full year 2016, the Company expects to generate $105 million to $120 million of Unlevered Free Cash Flow. In
addition, Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $245 million to $255 million, annual capital expenditures are expected to be $115
million to $120 million and aggregate annual cash pension contributions and cash OPEB payments are expected to be approximately $20
million for 2016.
The Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP
measures because the Company does not forecast certain items used to prepare net income/(loss) in accordance with GAAP.
Quarterly Report
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes
contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, which will be filed with the SEC no
later than August 9, 2016. The Company's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 are subject to the completion of such
quarterly report.
Conference Call
Information
As previously announced, FairPoint will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its second
quarter 2016 results today at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
A live broadcast of the earnings conference call will be available online at www.fairpoint.com/investors. An online replay will be available shortly thereafter.
As an alternative to the webcast, participants can also call (877) 527-1570 (US/Canada) or (615) 247-0090
(international) and enter passcode 53801210 when prompted. The title of the call is the Second Quarter 2016 FairPoint
Communications, Inc. Earnings Conference Call.
A telephonic replay will be available for anyone unable to participate in the live call. To access the replay, call
(855) 859-2056 (US/Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and enter the passcode 53801210 when prompted. The recording
will be available from Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. (EDT) through Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT).
Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including but not limited to Adjusted EBITDA,
Adjusted EBITDA minus Estimated Avoided Costs, Unlevered Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow minus Estimated Avoided Costs,
Adjusted Operating Expenses, Adjusted Operating Expenses plus Estimated Avoided Costs and the adjustments to the most directly
comparable GAAP measure used to determine the non-GAAP measures. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful measure of
covenant compliance, Unlevered Free Cash Flow may be useful to investors in assessing the Company's ability to generate cash and
meet its debt service requirements and Adjusted Operating Expenses may be useful to investors in understanding period-to-period
operating performance. The maintenance covenants contained in the Company's credit facility are based on Consolidated EBITDA,
which is consistent with the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA included in the attachments to this press release.
For purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA (in accordance with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in our credit
agreement), costs, expenses and charges related to the renegotiation of labor contracts including, but not limited to, expenses for
third-party vendors and losses related to disruption of operations (including any associated penalties under service level
agreements and regulatory performance plans) are permitted to be excluded from the calculation. We believe this includes,
among others, the costs paid to third-parties for the contingent workforce and service quality penalties due to the disruption of
operations. On October 17, 2014, two of our labor unions in northern New England initiated a work stoppage and returned to
work on February 25, 2015. As a result, significant union employee and vehicle and other related expenses related to northern
New England were not incurred between October 17, 2014 and February 24, 2015 (the "work stoppage period"). Therefore, to
assist in the evaluation of the Company's operating performance without the impact of the work stoppage, we estimated the union
employee and vehicle and other related expenses using historical data for the work stoppage period by quarter that we believe would
have been incurred absent the work stoppage ("Estimated Avoided Costs"). Estimated Avoided Costs is a pro forma estimate
only. Actual costs absent the strike may have been different. In the first quarter of 2015, had our incumbent workforce
been in place, actual labor costs during the work stoppage period may have been higher than the $27 million recorded as Estimated
Avoided Costs due to significant winter storm activity that increased our service demands; however, those incremental storm-related
costs would have been an allowed add back to Adjusted EBITDA under the credit agreement. Estimated employee expenses avoided during
the work stoppage period include salaries and wages, bonus, overtime, capitalized labor, benefits, payroll taxes, travel expenses
and other employee related costs based on a trailing 12-month average calculated per striking employee per day during the work
stoppage period less any actual expense incurred. Estimated vehicle fuel and maintenance expense savings, which resulted from
the contingent workforce utilizing their own vehicles, for the work stoppage period were estimated based on a trailing 12-month
average of historical costs less actual expense incurred. "Adjusted EBITDA minus Estimated Avoided Costs", "Unlevered Free
Cash Flow minus Estimated Avoided Costs" and "Adjusted Operating Expenses plus Estimated Avoided Costs" may be useful to investors
in understanding our operating performance without the impact of the two unions' work stoppage.
The Company believes that the non-GAAP measures may be useful to investors in understanding period-to-period
operating performance and in identifying historical and prospective trends that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely
on GAAP financial measures. In addition, the non-GAAP measures are useful for investors because they enable them to view
performance in a manner similar to the method used by the Company’s management.
However, the non-GAAP financial measures, as used herein, are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled
measures of other companies. Furthermore, these non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered
in isolation from, or as an alternative to, net income or loss, operating income, cash flow or other combined income or cash flow
data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA minus Estimated Avoided
Costs, Unlevered Free Cash Flow, Unlevered Free Cash Flow minus Estimated Avoided Costs, Adjusted Operating Expenses, Adjusted
Operating Expenses plus Estimated Avoided Costs and related ratios should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash
available to invest in business growth or reduce indebtedness. The Company compensates for these limitations by relying primarily
on its GAAP results and using the non-GAAP measures only supplementally. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA
minus Estimated Avoided Costs, Unlevered Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow minus Estimated Avoided Costs to net income
(loss) is contained in the attachments to this press release.
About FairPoint Communications,
Inc.
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRP) provides advanced data, voice and video technologies to single and
multi-site businesses, public and private institutions, consumers, wireless companies and wholesale re-sellers in 17 states.
Leveraging an owned, fiber-based Ethernet network — with more than 21,000 route miles of fiber, including approximately 17,000
route miles of fiber in northern New England — FairPoint has the network coverage, scalable bandwidth and transport capacity to
support enhanced applications, including the next generation of mobile and cloud-based communications, such as small cell wireless
backhaul technology, voice over IP, data center colocation services, managed services and disaster recovery. For more
information, visit www.FairPoint.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements
Some statements herein or discussed on our earnings conference call are known as “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company's plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained herein that are not historical facts. When used herein, the
words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates”, "should", "could", "may", "will" and similar
expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including the Company's plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other factors, including the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and the factors discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 2016. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently
available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in
expectations or otherwise. However, your attention is directed to any further disclosures made on related subjects in the
Company's subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
Certain information contained herein or discussed on our earnings conference call may constitute guidance as to
projected financial results and the Company's future performance that represent management's estimates as of the date hereof. This
guidance, which consists of forward-looking statements, is prepared by the Company's management and is qualified by, and subject
to, certain assumptions. Guidance is not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, and neither the Company's independent registered public accounting firm nor any other independent
expert or outside party compiles or examines the guidance and, accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form
of assurance with respect thereto. Guidance is based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with
numerical specificity, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies,
many of which are beyond the Company's control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions,
some of which will change. Management generally states possible outcomes as high and low ranges which are intended to provide a
sensitivity analysis as variables are changed but are not intended to represent actual results, which could fall outside of the
suggested ranges. The principal reason that the Company releases this data is to provide a basis for management to discuss the
Company's business outlook with analysts and investors. The Company does not accept any responsibility for any projections or
reports published by any such outside analysts or investors. Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature and it can be expected
that some or all of the assumptions of the guidance furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual
results. Accordingly, the Company's guidance is only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date hereof.
Actual results will vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. Investors should also recognize that the reliability
of any forecasted financial data diminishes the farther in the future that the data is forecast. In light of the foregoing,
investors are urged to put the guidance in context and not to place undue reliance on it.
| FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| June 30, 2016 and December 31,
2015 |
| (in thousands, except share
data) |
| |
| |
June 30,
2016 |
|
December 31,
2015 |
| |
| (unaudited) |
|
|
| Assets: |
|
|
|
| Cash |
$ |
41,116 |
|
|
$ |
26,560 |
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
61,281 |
|
|
60,136 |
|
| Prepaid expenses |
26,536 |
|
|
24,410 |
|
| Other current assets |
3,650 |
|
|
5,030 |
|
| Total current assets |
132,583 |
|
|
116,136 |
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
1,064,630 |
|
|
1,118,781 |
|
| Intangible assets, net |
78,379 |
|
|
83,879 |
|
| Restricted cash |
652 |
|
|
651 |
|
| Other assets |
3,012 |
|
|
3,079 |
|
| Total assets |
$ |
1,279,256 |
|
|
$ |
1,322,526 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit: |
|
|
|
| Current portion of long-term debt |
$ |
6,400 |
|
|
$ |
6,400 |
|
| Current portion of capital lease obligations |
1,110 |
|
|
918 |
|
| Accounts payable |
28,861 |
|
|
28,157 |
|
| Claims payable and estimated claims accrual |
— |
|
|
216 |
|
| Accrued interest payable |
9,983 |
|
|
9,983 |
|
| Accrued payroll and related expenses |
24,361 |
|
|
24,753 |
|
| Other accrued liabilities |
52,139 |
|
|
49,802 |
|
| Total current liabilities |
122,854 |
|
|
120,229 |
|
| Capital lease obligations |
1,269 |
|
|
1,223 |
|
| Accrued pension obligations |
149,911 |
|
|
150,562 |
|
| Accrued post-employment benefit obligations |
93,545 |
|
|
94,042 |
|
| Deferred income taxes, net |
17,335 |
|
|
35,075 |
|
| Other long-term liabilities |
18,822 |
|
|
22,739 |
|
| Long-term debt, net of current portion |
899,206 |
|
|
900,145 |
|
| Total long-term liabilities |
1,180,088 |
|
|
1,203,786 |
|
| Total liabilities |
1,302,942 |
|
|
1,324,015 |
|
| Stockholders' deficit: |
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 37,500,000 shares authorized, 27,050,600 and 26,921,066
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively |
271 |
|
|
269 |
|
| Additional paid-in capital |
525,377 |
|
|
521,842 |
|
| Retained deficit |
(659,709 |
) |
|
(707,592 |
) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
110,375 |
|
|
183,992 |
|
| Total stockholders' deficit |
(23,686 |
) |
|
(1,489 |
) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders'
deficit |
$ |
1,279,256 |
|
|
$ |
1,322,526 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES |
| Consolidated Statements of
Operations |
| Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and
2015 |
| (Unaudited) |
| (in thousands, except per share
data) |
| |
|
| |
Three Months Ended
June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June
30, |
| |
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
| Revenues |
$ |
206,557 |
|
|
$ |
214,098 |
|
|
$ |
413,373 |
|
|
$ |
428,072 |
|
| Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services and sales, excluding depreciation and
amortization |
93,302 |
|
|
97,968 |
|
|
198,341 |
|
|
232,349 |
|
| Other post-employment benefit and pension expense |
(53,486 |
) |
|
(52,460 |
) |
|
(106,714 |
) |
|
(59,358 |
) |
| Selling, general and administrative expense |
49,440 |
|
|
53,434 |
|
|
99,776 |
|
|
109,280 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
55,105 |
|
|
55,818 |
|
|
112,743 |
|
|
111,124 |
|
| Reorganization related expense |
— |
|
|
20 |
|
|
— |
|
|
27 |
|
| Total operating expenses |
144,361 |
|
|
154,780 |
|
|
304,146 |
|
|
393,422 |
|
| Income from operations |
62,196 |
|
|
59,318 |
|
|
109,227 |
|
|
34,650 |
|
| Other income/(expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest expense |
(20,583 |
) |
|
(19,974 |
) |
|
(41,193 |
) |
|
(39,793 |
) |
| Other, net |
95 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
253 |
|
|
272 |
|
| Total other expense |
(20,488 |
) |
|
(19,877 |
) |
|
(40,940 |
) |
|
(39,521 |
) |
| Income/(loss) before income taxes |
41,708 |
|
|
39,441 |
|
|
68,287 |
|
|
(4,871 |
) |
| Income tax (expense)/benefit |
(12,393 |
) |
|
824 |
|
|
(20,404 |
) |
|
(77 |
) |
| Net income/(loss) |
$ |
29,315 |
|
|
$ |
40,265 |
|
|
$ |
47,883 |
|
|
$ |
(4,948 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
26,858 |
|
|
26,655 |
|
|
26,835 |
|
|
26,622 |
|
| Diluted |
27,084 |
|
|
27,025 |
|
|
27,071 |
|
|
26,622 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Income/(loss) per share, basic |
$ |
1.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.51 |
|
|
$ |
1.78 |
|
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Income/(loss) per share, diluted |
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
$ |
1.49 |
|
|
$ |
1.77 |
|
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and
2015 |
| (Unaudited) |
| (in thousands) |
| |
|
| |
Six Months Ended June
30, |
| |
2016 |
|
2015 |
| Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
| Net income/(loss) |
$ |
47,883 |
|
|
$ |
(4,948 |
) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
20,123 |
|
|
(678 |
) |
| Provision for uncollectible revenue |
(1,095 |
) |
|
4,065 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
112,743 |
|
|
111,124 |
|
| Other post-employment benefits |
(113,365 |
) |
|
(70,191 |
) |
| Qualified pension |
498 |
|
|
3,816 |
|
| Stock-based compensation |
3,917 |
|
|
4,109 |
|
| Other non-cash items |
2,509 |
|
|
2,066 |
|
| Changes in assets and liabilities arising from operations: |
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
(48 |
) |
|
1,605 |
|
| Prepaid and other assets |
(1,031 |
) |
|
4,089 |
|
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
1,784 |
|
|
(24,480 |
) |
| Accrued interest payable |
— |
|
|
(1 |
) |
| Other assets and liabilities, net |
(3,510 |
) |
|
(939 |
) |
| Total adjustments |
22,525 |
|
|
34,585 |
|
| Net cash provided by operating
activities |
70,408 |
|
|
29,637 |
|
| Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
| Net capital additions |
(52,685 |
) |
|
(54,728 |
) |
| Distributions from investments and proceeds from the sale of property
and equipment |
498 |
|
|
217 |
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(52,187 |
) |
|
(54,511 |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
| Repayments of long-term debt |
(3,200 |
) |
|
(3,200 |
) |
| Restricted cash |
(1 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
9 |
|
|
13 |
|
| Repayment of capital lease obligations |
(473 |
) |
|
(378 |
) |
| Net cash used in financing activities |
(3,665 |
) |
|
(3,565 |
) |
| Net change |
14,556 |
|
|
(28,439 |
) |
| Cash, beginning of period |
26,560 |
|
|
37,587 |
|
| Cash, end of period |
$ |
41,116 |
|
|
$ |
9,148 |
|
| |
| FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| Supplemental Financial
Information |
| (Unaudited) |
| |
| |
2Q16 |
1Q16 |
4Q15 |
3Q15 |
2Q15 |
|
YTD 2016 |
YTD 2015 |
| Summary Income Statement (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Voice services |
$ |
75,099 |
|
$ |
75,903 |
|
$ |
77,401 |
|
$ |
81,247 |
|
$ |
81,470 |
|
|
$ |
151,002 |
|
$ |
164,764 |
|
| Access |
60,579 |
|
61,933 |
|
62,065 |
|
64,304 |
|
65,713 |
|
|
122,512 |
|
130,248 |
|
| Data and Internet services |
46,159 |
|
44,560 |
|
44,876 |
|
46,018 |
|
44,455 |
|
|
90,719 |
|
87,726 |
|
| Regulatory funding (1) |
13,117 |
|
13,117 |
|
13,143 |
|
17,927 |
|
11,338 |
|
|
26,234 |
|
22,748 |
|
| Other services |
11,603 |
|
11,303 |
|
12,339 |
|
12,073 |
|
11,122 |
|
|
22,906 |
|
22,586 |
|
| Total revenue |
206,557 |
|
206,816 |
|
209,824 |
|
221,569 |
|
214,098 |
|
|
413,373 |
|
428,072 |
|
| Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding
depreciation and amortization (2) |
89,256 |
|
102,147 |
|
90,907 |
|
92,838 |
|
98,942 |
|
|
191,403 |
|
282,271 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
55,105 |
|
57,638 |
|
56,399 |
|
56,296 |
|
55,818 |
|
|
112,743 |
|
111,124 |
|
Reorganization expense (post-
emergence) |
— |
|
— |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
20 |
|
|
— |
|
27 |
|
| Total operating expenses |
144,361 |
|
159,785 |
|
147,311 |
|
149,140 |
|
154,780 |
|
|
304,146 |
|
393,422 |
|
| Income/(loss) from operations |
62,196 |
|
47,031 |
|
62,513 |
|
72,429 |
|
59,318 |
|
|
109,227 |
|
34,650 |
|
| Other income/(expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest expense |
(20,583 |
) |
(20,610 |
) |
(20,739 |
) |
(20,186 |
) |
(19,974 |
) |
|
(41,193 |
) |
(39,793 |
) |
| Other income, net |
95 |
|
158 |
|
60 |
|
153 |
|
97 |
|
|
253 |
|
272 |
|
| Total other expense |
(20,488 |
) |
(20,452 |
) |
(20,679 |
) |
(20,033 |
) |
(19,877 |
) |
|
(40,940 |
) |
(39,521 |
) |
| Income/(loss) before income taxes |
41,708 |
|
26,579 |
|
41,834 |
|
52,396 |
|
39,441 |
|
|
68,287 |
|
(4,871 |
) |
| Income tax benefit/(expense) |
(12,393 |
) |
(8,011 |
) |
476 |
|
658 |
|
824 |
|
|
(20,404 |
) |
(77 |
) |
| Net
income/(loss) |
$ |
29,315 |
|
$ |
18,568 |
|
$ |
42,310 |
|
$ |
53,054 |
|
$ |
40,265 |
|
|
$ |
47,883 |
|
$ |
(4,948 |
) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Unlevered Free Cash
Flow to Net Income/(Loss) (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income/(loss) |
$ |
29,315 |
|
$ |
18,568 |
|
$ |
42,310 |
|
$ |
53,054 |
|
$ |
40,265 |
|
|
$ |
47,883 |
|
$ |
(4,948 |
) |
| Income tax (benefit)/expense |
12,393 |
|
8,011 |
|
(476 |
) |
(658 |
) |
(824 |
) |
|
20,404 |
|
77 |
|
| Interest expense |
20,583 |
|
20,610 |
|
20,739 |
|
20,186 |
|
19,974 |
|
|
41,193 |
|
39,793 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
55,105 |
|
57,638 |
|
56,399 |
|
56,296 |
|
55,818 |
|
|
112,743 |
|
111,124 |
|
| Pension expense (3a) |
2,020 |
|
2,036 |
|
2,297 |
|
(1,861 |
) |
3,088 |
|
|
4,056 |
|
8,199 |
|
| OPEB expense (3a) |
(55,506 |
) |
(55,264 |
) |
(55,710 |
) |
(55,707 |
) |
(55,548 |
) |
|
(110,770 |
) |
(67,556 |
) |
| Compensated absences (3b) |
(2,226 |
) |
6,287 |
|
(3,995 |
) |
(6,084 |
) |
(3,803 |
) |
|
4,061 |
|
8,434 |
|
| Severance |
38 |
|
1,459 |
|
2 |
|
(106 |
) |
3,760 |
|
|
1,497 |
|
4,118 |
|
| Restructuring costs (3c) |
— |
|
— |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
20 |
|
|
— |
|
27 |
|
| Other non-cash items, net (3e) |
1,401 |
|
2,694 |
|
2,243 |
|
1,441 |
|
1,780 |
|
|
4,095 |
|
4,513 |
|
| Labor negotiation related expense (3f) |
— |
|
— |
|
95 |
|
160 |
|
(850 |
) |
|
— |
|
48,678 |
|
| All other allowed adjustments, net (3f) |
(40 |
) |
(88 |
) |
(20 |
) |
(35 |
) |
(16 |
) |
|
(128 |
) |
(115 |
) |
| Adjusted EBITDA (3) |
63,083 |
|
61,951 |
|
63,890 |
|
66,691 |
|
63,664 |
|
|
125,034 |
|
152,344 |
|
| Estimated Avoided Costs (6) |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
(27,000 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA minus
Estimated
Avoided Costs |
$ |
63,083 |
|
$ |
61,951 |
|
$ |
63,890 |
|
$ |
66,691 |
|
$ |
63,664 |
|
|
$ |
125,034 |
|
$ |
125,344 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA minus Estimated
Avoided Costs Margin |
30.5 |
% |
30 |
% |
30.4 |
% |
30.1 |
% |
29.7 |
% |
|
30.2 |
% |
29.3 |
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjusted EBITDA (3) |
$ |
63,083 |
|
$ |
61,951 |
|
$ |
63,890 |
|
$ |
66,691 |
|
$ |
63,664 |
|
|
$ |
125,034 |
|
$ |
152,344 |
|
| Pension contributions |
(3,558 |
) |
— |
|
(5,828 |
) |
(3,958 |
) |
(3,182 |
) |
|
(3,558 |
) |
(4,382 |
) |
| OPEB payments |
(1,182 |
) |
(1,414 |
) |
(1,505 |
) |
(1,457 |
) |
(1,486 |
) |
|
(2,596 |
) |
(2,635 |
) |
| Capital expenditures |
(26,805 |
) |
(25,880 |
) |
(33,238 |
) |
(28,193 |
) |
(28,298 |
) |
|
(52,685 |
) |
(54,728 |
) |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow (4) |
31,538 |
|
34,657 |
|
23,319 |
|
33,083 |
|
30,698 |
|
|
66,195 |
|
90,599 |
|
| Estimated Avoided Costs (6) |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
(27,000 |
) |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow minus
Estimated Avoided Costs |
$ |
31,538 |
|
$ |
34,657 |
|
$ |
23,319 |
|
$ |
33,083 |
|
$ |
30,698 |
|
|
$ |
66,195 |
|
$ |
63,599 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Expenses to Operating
Expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses, excluding
depreciation and amortization |
$ |
89,256 |
|
$ |
102,147 |
|
$ |
90,907 |
|
$ |
92,838 |
|
$ |
98,942 |
|
|
$ |
191,403 |
|
$ |
282,271 |
|
| Pension expense |
(2,020 |
) |
(2,036 |
) |
(2,297 |
) |
1,861 |
|
(3,088 |
) |
|
(4,056 |
) |
(8,199 |
) |
| OPEB expense |
55,506 |
|
55,264 |
|
55,710 |
|
55,707 |
|
55,548 |
|
|
110,770 |
|
67,556 |
|
| Compensated absences |
2,226 |
|
(6,287 |
) |
3,995 |
|
6,084 |
|
3,803 |
|
|
(4,061 |
) |
(8,434 |
) |
| Severance |
(38 |
) |
(1,459 |
) |
(2 |
) |
106 |
|
(3,760 |
) |
|
(1,497 |
) |
(4,118 |
) |
| Other non-cash items, net |
(1,456 |
) |
(2,764 |
) |
(2,284 |
) |
(1,558 |
) |
(1,861 |
) |
|
(4,220 |
) |
(4,670 |
) |
| Labor negotiation related expense |
— |
|
— |
|
(95 |
) |
(160 |
) |
850 |
|
|
— |
|
(48,678 |
) |
| Adjusted Operating Expenses (5) |
143,474 |
|
144,865 |
|
145,934 |
|
154,878 |
|
150,434 |
|
|
288,339 |
|
275,728 |
|
| Estimated Avoided Costs (6) |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
27,000 |
|
Adjusted Operating Expenses
plus
Estimated Avoided Costs |
$ |
143,474 |
|
$ |
144,865 |
|
$ |
145,934 |
|
$ |
154,878 |
|
$ |
150,434 |
|
|
$ |
288,339 |
|
$ |
302,728 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic Revenue Categorization and Product Revenue Detail
(in millions): (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Growth (8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Broadband (8a) |
$ |
34.8 |
|
$ |
34 |
|
$ |
33.9 |
|
$ |
34.9 |
|
$ |
33.7 |
|
|
$ |
68.8 |
|
$ |
66.8 |
|
| Ethernet (8b) |
24.9 |
|
23.6 |
|
24.8 |
|
24.8 |
|
23.4 |
|
|
48.5 |
|
46.3 |
|
| Hosted and Advanced Services (8c) |
4.1 |
|
3.8 |
|
3.7 |
|
3.6 |
|
3.1 |
|
|
7.9 |
|
6.1 |
|
| Subtotal Growth |
63.8 |
|
61.4 |
|
62.4 |
|
63.3 |
|
60.2 |
|
|
125.2 |
|
119.2 |
|
| Growth as a % of Total Revenue |
30.9 |
% |
29.7 |
% |
29.7 |
% |
28.6 |
% |
28.1 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Convertible (9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Ethernet Special Access (9a) |
16.7 |
|
18.2 |
|
17.9 |
|
19.6 |
|
21.3 |
|
|
34.9 |
|
42.4 |
|
| Business Voice (9b) |
29.9 |
|
30.5 |
|
31 |
|
31.2 |
|
32.2 |
|
|
60.4 |
|
65.5 |
|
| Other convertible (9c) |
5 |
|
5.4 |
|
5.5 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
|
10.4 |
|
12.4 |
|
| Subtotal Convertible |
51.6 |
|
54.1 |
|
54.4 |
|
56.8 |
|
59.5 |
|
|
105.7 |
|
120.3 |
|
| Convertible as a % of Total Revenue |
25 |
% |
26.2 |
% |
25.9 |
% |
25.6 |
% |
27.8 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Legacy (10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Residential Voice (10a) |
53.4 |
|
53.9 |
|
53.8 |
|
57.7 |
|
57.3 |
|
|
107.3 |
|
114.5 |
|
| Switched Access and Other (10b) |
16.8 |
|
17.7 |
|
18.1 |
|
17.6 |
|
19 |
|
|
34.5 |
|
39 |
|
| Subtotal Legacy |
70.2 |
|
71.6 |
|
71.9 |
|
75.3 |
|
76.3 |
|
|
141.8 |
|
153.5 |
|
| Legacy as a % of Total Revenue |
34 |
% |
34.6 |
% |
34.3 |
% |
34 |
% |
35.6 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Regulatory funding (1) |
13.1 |
|
13.1 |
|
13.2 |
|
17.9 |
|
11.3 |
|
|
26.2 |
|
22.7 |
|
Regulatory funding as a % of Total
Revenue |
6.3 |
% |
6.3 |
% |
6.3 |
% |
8.1 |
% |
5.3 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Miscellaneous (11) |
7.9 |
|
6.6 |
|
7.9 |
|
8.3 |
|
6.8 |
|
|
14.5 |
|
12.4 |
|
| Miscellaneous as a % of Total Revenue |
3.8 |
% |
3.2 |
% |
3.8 |
% |
3.7 |
% |
3.2 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Revenue |
$ |
206.6 |
|
$ |
206.8 |
|
$ |
209.8 |
|
$ |
221.6 |
|
$ |
214.1 |
|
|
$ |
413.4 |
|
$ |
428.1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Summary Cash Flows (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash Flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income/(loss) |
$ |
29,315 |
|
$ |
18,568 |
|
$ |
42,310 |
|
$ |
53,054 |
|
$ |
40,265 |
|
|
$ |
47,883 |
|
$ |
(4,948 |
) |
| Deferred income taxes |
12,215 |
|
7,908 |
|
343 |
|
(925 |
) |
(1,255 |
) |
|
20,123 |
|
(678 |
) |
| Provision for uncollectible revenue |
311 |
|
(1,406 |
) |
187 |
|
1,541 |
|
1,706 |
|
|
(1,095 |
) |
4,065 |
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
55,105 |
|
57,638 |
|
56,399 |
|
56,296 |
|
55,818 |
|
|
112,743 |
|
111,124 |
|
| OPEB |
(56,687 |
) |
(56,678 |
) |
(57,213 |
) |
(57,165 |
) |
(57,034 |
) |
|
(113,365 |
) |
(70,191 |
) |
| Pension |
(1,538 |
) |
2,036 |
|
(3,533 |
) |
(5,817 |
) |
(95 |
) |
|
498 |
|
3,816 |
|
| Other non-cash items |
2,658 |
|
3,768 |
|
2,148 |
|
2,245 |
|
2,294 |
|
|
6,426 |
|
6,175 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities
arising from operations |
4,998 |
|
(7,803 |
) |
3,868 |
|
(11,374 |
) |
(12,853 |
) |
|
(2,805 |
) |
(19,726 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating
activities |
46,377 |
|
24,031 |
|
44,509 |
|
37,855 |
|
28,846 |
|
|
70,408 |
|
29,637 |
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(26,482 |
) |
(25,705 |
) |
(33,180 |
) |
(28,180 |
) |
(28,276 |
) |
|
(52,187 |
) |
(54,511 |
) |
| Net cash used in financing activities |
(1,843 |
) |
(1,822 |
) |
(1,802 |
) |
(1,790 |
) |
(1,738 |
) |
|
(3,665 |
) |
(3,565 |
) |
| Net change |
18,052 |
|
(3,496 |
) |
9,527 |
|
7,885 |
|
(1,168 |
) |
|
14,556 |
|
(28,439 |
) |
| Cash, beginning of period |
23,064 |
|
26,560 |
|
17,033 |
|
9,148 |
|
10,316 |
|
|
26,560 |
|
37,587 |
|
| Cash, end of
period |
$ |
41,116 |
|
$ |
23,064 |
|
$ |
26,560 |
|
$ |
17,033 |
|
$ |
9,148 |
|
|
$ |
41,116 |
|
$ |
9,148 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Select Operating Metrics (12): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Broadband subscribers (13) |
311,440 |
|
311,323 |
|
311,130 |
|
313,982 |
|
315,320 |
|
|
|
|
| % change y-o-y |
(1.2 |
)% |
(1.7 |
)% |
(2.7 |
)% |
(4.2 |
)% |
(5.0 |
)% |
|
|
|
| % change q-o-q |
— |
% |
0.1 |
% |
(0.9 |
)% |
(0.4 |
)% |
(0.4 |
)% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethernet Circuits |
15,137 |
|
14,813 |
|
14,507 |
|
14,100 |
|
13,680 |
|
|
|
|
| % change y-o-y |
10.7 |
% |
13.2 |
% |
15 |
% |
21 |
% |
27.7 |
% |
|
|
|
| % change q-o-q |
2.2 |
% |
2.1 |
% |
2.9 |
% |
3.1 |
% |
4.5 |
% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Residential voice lines |
388,983 |
|
398,488 |
|
409,852 |
|
423,667 |
|
437,303 |
|
|
|
|
| % change y-o-y |
(11.0 |
)% |
(11.7 |
)% |
(12.2 |
)% |
(12.4 |
)% |
(12.9 |
)% |
|
|
|
| % change q-o-q |
(2.4 |
)% |
(2.8 |
)% |
(3.3 |
)% |
(3.1 |
)% |
(3.1 |
)% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employee Headcount |
2,663 |
|
2,704 |
|
2,718 |
|
2,728 |
|
2,931 |
|
|
|
|
| % change y-o-y |
(9.1 |
)% |
(9.7 |
)% |
(10.9 |
)% |
(11.7 |
)% |
(7.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| (1) We receive certain federal and state government funding that we
classify as regulatory funding including: CAF Phase II support effective January 1, 2015 to build and operate broadband
services; CAF Phase II transition funding (scheduled to phase down over three-years); CAF Phase I frozen support (for Kansas
and Colorado in 2015 and until a reverse auction is conducted); CAF funding under the CAF/ICC Order; and universal service fund
support from certain states in which we operate. |
(2) Excludes reorganization costs.
|
(3) For purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA (in accordance with
the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in the Company's credit agreement), the Company adjusts net (loss) income for interest,
income taxes, depreciation and amortization, in addition to:
|
a) the add-back of aggregate pension and other post-employment benefits (OPEB)
expense,
|
b) the add-back (or subtraction) of the adjustment to the compensated absences
accrual to eliminate the impact of changes in the accrual,
|
c) the add-back of costs related to the reorganization, including professional
fees for advisors and consultants,
|
d) the add-back of costs and expenses, including those imposed by regulatory
authorities, with respect to casualty events, acts of God or force majeure to the extent they are not reimbursed from proceeds
of insurance,
|
e) the add-back of other non-cash items, including stock compensation expense,
except to the extent they will require a cash payment in a future period, and
|
f) the add-back (or subtraction) of other items, including facility and office
closures, labor negotiation expenses (including losses related to disruption of operations), non-cash gains/losses,
non-operating dividend and interest income and other extraordinary gains/losses.
|
(4) Unlevered Free Cash Flow refers to Adjusted EBITDA (calculated in
accordance with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in the Company's credit agreement) minus capital expenditures, cash
pension contributions and cash payments for OPEB.
|
| (5) For purposes of calculating Adjusted Operating Expenses, the
Company adjusts operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization for pension and OPEB expense see (3a),
compensated absences see (3b), severance, storm expenses see (3d), other non-cash items, net see
(3e), labor negotiation related expense see (3f), all other allowed adjustments, net see (3f) and settlement
proceeds see (7). |
(6) See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" above for information
regarding the calculation. The first quarter of 2015 represents 39 business days of estimated avoided costs.
|
| (7) Management believes the Strategic Revenue Categorization provides
key metrics that will enhance investors' ability to evaluate our business and assist investors in their understanding of the
changing composition of our revenue as well as period-to-period revenue trends as a result of product and service evolution
within our industry. |
(8) Growth revenue is comprised of products and services that are
generally viewed as in-demand by telecommunications consumers over the medium- to long-term and are expected to increase over
time.
|
a) Broadband revenue is comprised of both residential and business customers
delivered through DSL, ADSL, VDSL or other similar services.
|
b) Ethernet revenue includes Ethernet over copper ("EOC") or Ethernet over fiber
("EOF") services delivered to end-users or to wholesalers, who then sell to their end-users.
|
| c) Hosted and Advanced Services includes VoIP and other digital voice services
including unified messaging and other IP features as well as revenue generated from our various advanced services including the
next-generation emergency 9-1-1 contracts in several of our service territories as well as data center and managed
services. |
(9) Convertible revenues are revenues that could move from TDM-based
technologies to Ethernet or other advanced services.
|
a) Non-Ethernet Special Access includes high-capacity circuits. The revenues
are primarily comprised of business revenue from T1's, DS3's and SONET products.
|
b) Business Voice is traditional voice, long distance, ISDN and Centrex services
for a business customer.
|
c) Other convertible revenue primarily includes Unbundled Network Element ("UNE"),
Asynchronous Transfer Mode ("ATM"), Frame Relay, ISDN, Analog Private Line and Internet services such as dial-up.
|
(10) Legacy revenues are TDM-based voice related consumer revenue
largely related to residential customers.
|
a) Residential Voice is comprised of TDM voice services to residential customers.
|
b) Switched Access and Other primarily includes Switched Transport, Local
Switching, NECA pooling elements and colocation of miscellaneous equipment.
|
(11) Miscellaneous is comprised of special purpose projects, late
payment fees from our customers and pole rental revenues among other various service revenues.
|
| (12) We believe access lines as a measure of the business are
increasingly less meaningful measures of trend and are being replaced by revenue generating broadband subscribers and Ethernet
circuits. Following a peer review, we excluded non-revenue generating Company official lines from broadband subscribers,
Ethernet circuits and residential voice access lines beginning in the third quarter of 2015. In aggregate, access line
equivalents for the second quarter of 2015 and prior periods would have been reduced by approximately 40,000 lines as a result
of this change. In addition, as we evaluated the historic presentation of business and wholesale access lines, management
determined that the evolution of technology made these metrics less informative than in the past and therefore such
presentation has been discontinued. Finally, we have combined wholesale and retail Ethernet circuits as management
believes these products are similar. |
(13) Broadband subscribers include DSL, fiber-to-the-premise, cable
modem and fixed wireless broadband, but exclude Ethernet and other high-capacity circuits.
|
Investor Relations Contact: Paul Taaffe (704) 227-3623 ptaaffe@fairpoint.com Media Contact: Angelynne Beaudry (207) 535-4129 aamores@fairpoint.com
