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Exhibit 99.1

 

GRAPHIC

 

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Michael T. Prior

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

 

Chief Executive Officer

978-619-1300

 

Justin D. Benincasa

Chief Financial Officer

978-619-1300

 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Reports
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

 

Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Highlights:

 

·                  Total revenues were $194.7 million, up 226% from last year

·                  Wireless service revenues were $164.2 million, or 84% of total revenues

·                  Adjusted EBITDA was $31.3 million

·                  Operating income was $9.3 million

 

Beverly, MA (March 1, 2011) — Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI), today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results

 

“Fourth quarter operating results were similar to those of the third quarter. Revenue growth was driven primarily by our recent acquisition of certain former Alltel wireless assets, net of the anticipated customer attrition. As a result, adjusted EBITDA showed a healthy increase from 2009 levels. This increase did not extend to operating income, which was negatively impacted by the lingering effects of previously discussed transition initiatives and overlapping expenses, as well as the write-up of acquired assets,” said Michael T. Prior, Chief Executive Officer. “Looking forward, while we expect the attrition and expenses to continue through the first half of 2011, we are executing on our strategy of building a sustainable domestic retail wireless business with the capability of generating significantly improved EBITDA margins in the second half of 2011.”

 

Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $194.7 million, of which total wireless service revenues represented $164.2 million, or 84%. This significant increase over last year’s fourth quarter total revenues of $59.7 million was primarily a result of the Company’s acquisition of certain former Alltel Wireless retail markets, licenses and network assets, which closed on April 26, 2010. U.S. wireless service revenues were $150.2 million, or 77% of total revenues, for the quarter.

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the 2010 fourth quarter was $31.3 million, 18% above the $26.5 million in the 2009 fourth quarter. Consistent with this year’s third quarter, fourth quarter 2010 results were impacted by significant costs associated with the transition of the recently acquired Alltel Wireless assets. Specifically, we estimate that the U.S. Wireless segment incurred approximately $15.0 million of duplicate expenses related to the transition and additional equipment costs and commissions due to an accelerated pace of customer contract renewals and extensions.

 


(1)    See Table 5 for reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA.

 



 

Total operating income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $9.3 million. This included a $14.0 million increase in depreciation and amortization expenses and a net benefit of $2.1 million in acquisition-related charges due to a final settlement of estimated acquisition costs, both related to the acquisition of the Alltel wireless assets. Operating income in last year’s fourth quarter was $11.7 million, which included $4.7 million in acquisition-related charges. Net income attributable to ATN’s stockholders was $3.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, as compared to $5.2 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $6.4 million, or $0.41 per share in the 2010 third quarter.

 

“U.S. wireless revenues and subscriber numbers were in line with our expectations and reflected the ongoing initiatives we have implemented to build the stability and value of our domestic retail customer base,” Mr. Prior noted. “We will be in a much better position to customize our offerings and leverage our point of sale opportunities, which should result in more normalized margins when we complete our transition. We will continue to address problem areas like involuntary churn, which has remained higher than expected throughout this transition period, but until we complete the transition, we expect margins to continue to be thin and net subscriber losses, particularly in prepaid, to continue. We currently expect to complete the transition late in the second quarter of 2011.”

 

Fourth Quarter 2010 Operating Highlights

 

U.S. Wireless Service Revenues

 

U.S. wireless service revenues include voice and data service revenues from the Company’s prepaid and postpaid retail operations as well as its wholesale roaming operations. Total service revenues from the U.S. wireless businesses amounted to $150.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to $25.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Total service revenues from the acquired Alltel properties for the quarter were $124.4 million, or the majority of this increase.

 

U.S. Retail wireless service revenues were $102.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. The Company did not have a U.S. retail wireless business in the fourth quarter of 2009. At the end of the 2010 fourth quarter, the Company had approximately 718,000 U.S. retail subscribers, of which approximately 523,000 were postpaid subscribers and approximately 195,000 were prepaid subscribers. Additional operating data on our U.S. retail wireless business can be found in Table 4.

 

U.S. Wholesale wireless revenues were $47.4 million, an increase of 87% over the $25.4 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2009. Wholesale revenues from the acquired Alltel properties were $21.7 million, representing most of the increase. Data revenues accounted for 33% of wholesale wireless revenues for the quarter, compared to 22% a year earlier. In 2011, as previously disclosed, we expect a decline in wholesale revenues from some of our legacy areas due to the acquisition of certain overlapping networks by AT&T. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we estimate that revenues at risk from this overlap were approximately $14.0 million.

 

International Wireless Revenues

 

International wireless revenues include retail and wholesale voice and data wireless revenues from international operations in Bermuda and the Caribbean, including Guyana. Total revenues from international wireless (which includes revenues from fixed wireless data services) amounted to $14.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of $2.4 million, or 21%, over the $11.6 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2009. This increase primarily resulted from growth in the number of wireless subscribers in Guyana and expansion elsewhere in the Caribbean.

 

Wireline Revenues

 

Wireline revenues are generated by the Company’s wireline operations in Guyana, including international telephone calls into and out of that country, its integrated voice and data operations in New England and its wholesale transport operations in New York State. Total revenues from wireline amounted to $19.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, a decrease of $1.9 million or 9% from $21.8 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2009. The decline resulted from a $2.4 million decrease in international long distance revenues in Guyana, partially offset by increased data revenues in that country and increased revenues generated by U.S. wireline operations.

 



 

Reportable Operating Segments

 

The Company has four reportable segments: i) U.S. Wireless, ii) International Integrated Telephony, which generates its revenues and has its assets located in Guyana, iii) U.S. Wireline and iv) Island Wireless, which generates its revenues and has its assets located in Bermuda and the Caribbean.  Financial data on our reportable operating segments for the three months ended December 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

 

 

U.S.
Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Island
Wireless

 

Reconciling
Items *

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

 

$

160,270

 

$

21,688

 

$

4,991

 

$

7,716

 

$

 

$

194,665

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

26,332

 

9,978

 

586

 

(842

)

(4,712

)

31,292

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

9,280

 

5,600

 

(178

)

(2,700

)

(2,741

)

9,261

 

 


* — Reconciling items are comprised of corporate general and administrative costs and acquisition-related charges.

 

Full Year 2010 Results

 

·                  Total revenue increased to $619.1 million from $242.3 million in 2009

·                  Total wireless revenue increased to $504.6 million from $150.0 million in 2009

·                  Adjusted EBITDA was $128.8 million, up 11% from $115.7 million in 2009.

·                  Net income was $38.5 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, as compared to $35.5 million, or $2.32 per diluted share in 2009.

 

Commenting on full year 2010 results, Mr. Prior said, “This was another year of solid performance for ATN. We succeeded in maintaining positive momentum in our international businesses, while completing a transformational acquisition that has significantly increased our domestic wireless footprint and our earnings and cash flow potential.”

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

 

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2010 were $37.3 million. Long-term debt was $272.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2010, net cash provided by operating activities was $102.3 million and capital expenditures were $135.7 million. The Company expects full year 2011 capital expenditures to approximate $105 to $120 million, of which $70 to $80 million is expected to be incurred by the U.S. Wireless segment.

 

Conference Call Information

 

Atlantic Tele-Network will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its fourth quarter results for 2010. The call will be hosted by Michael Prior, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Justin Benincasa, Chief Financial Officer. The dial-in numbers are US/Canada: 877-734-4582 and International: 678-905-9376, conference ID 46276746. A replay of the call will be available at ir.atni.com or from 1:00 p.m. (ET) March 2, 2011 until 11:59 p.m. (ET) March 9, 2011. The replay dial-in numbers are US/Canada: 800-642-1687 and International: 706-645-9291, access code 46276746.

 

About Atlantic Tele-Network

 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI), headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides telecommunications services to rural, niche and other under-served markets and geographies in the United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Through our operating subsidiaries, we provide both wireless and wireline connectivity to residential and business customers, including a range of mobile wireless solutions, local exchange services and broadband internet services and are the owner and

 



 

operator of terrestrial and submarine fiber optic transport systems.  For more information, please visit www.atni.com.

 

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other matters, our future financial performance and results of operations; the competitive environment in our key markets, demand for our services and industry trends; the outcome of regulatory matters; our continued access to the credit and capital markets; the pace of our network expansion and improvement, including our level of estimated future capital expenditures and our realization of the benefits of these investments; and management’s plans and strategy for the future. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or results.  Actual future events and results could differ materially from the events and results indicated in these statements as a result of many factors, including, among others, (1) our ability to operate a large scale retail wireless business in the United States and integrate these operations into our existing operations; (2)  the general performance of our U.S. operations, including operating margins, and the future retention and turnover of the our subscriber base; (3) our ability to maintain favorable roaming arrangements; (4) increased competition; (5) economic, political and other risks facing our foreign operations; (6) the loss of certain FCC and other licenses and other regulatory changes affecting our businesses; (7) rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry; (8) any loss of any key members of management; (9) our reliance on a limited number of key suppliers and vendors for timely supply of equipment and services relating to our network infrastructure and retail wireless business; (10) the adequacy and expansion capabilities of our network capacity and customer service system to support our customer growth; (11) the occurrence of severe weather and natural catastrophes; (12) the current difficult global economic environment, along with difficult and volatile conditions in the capital and credit markets; and (13) our ability to realize the value that we believe exists in businesses that we may or have acquired. These and other additional factors that may cause actual future events and results to differ materially from the events and results indicated in the forward-looking statements above are set forth more fully under Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2010, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2010. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors that may affect such forward-looking statements.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this news release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. Specifically, ATN has presented Adjusted EBITDA and ARPU measures. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to ATN, Inc. stockholders before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, acquisition related charges, other income, bargain purchase gain, net income attributable to non-controlling interests, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. ARPU, or monthly average revenue per subscriber/unit, is computed by dividing total retail service revenues per period by the weighted average number of subscribers with service during that period, and then dividing that result by the number of months in the period.  The Company believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures helps investors to gain a meaningful understanding of the Company’s core operating results and enhance comparing such performance with prior periods, without the distortion of the recent increased expenses associated with the Alltel transaction. ATN’s management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this news release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the text of, and the accompanying tables to, this news release.

 



 

Table 1

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in Thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

37,331

 

$

90,247

 

Other Current Assets

 

116,958

 

46,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

154,289

 

136,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, net

 

463,891

 

217,015

 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net

 

187,762

 

77,039

 

Other Assets

 

22,254

 

15,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

828,196

 

$

446,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

$

137,602

 

$

56,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Debt, Net of Current Portion

 

272,049

 

69,551

 

Other Liabilities

 

89,509

 

37,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

499,160

 

164,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

329,036

 

282,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

828,196

 

$

446,554

 

 



 

Table 2

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009 (a)

 

2010

 

2009 (a)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

102,795

 

$

 

$

293,126

 

$

 

Wholesale

 

47,370

 

25,412

 

159,807

 

104,689

 

International Wireless

 

13,986

 

11,554

 

51,698

 

45,278

 

Wireline

 

19,915

 

21,819

 

84,495

 

88,453

 

Equipment and Other

 

10,599

 

879

 

30,019

 

3,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

 

194,665

 

59,664

 

619,145

 

242,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and Access Fees

 

52,069

 

11,230

 

161,255

 

45,932

 

Engineering and Operations

 

24,517

 

7,130

 

70,805

 

28,140

 

Sales, Marketing and Customer Services

 

31,779

 

4,089

 

94,214

 

13,858

 

Equipment Expense

 

27,804

 

612

 

74,009

 

2,309

 

General and Administrative

 

27,204

 

10,133

 

90,082

 

36,299

 

Acquisition-Related Charges

 

(2,121

)

4,684

 

13,760

 

7,163

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

24,152

 

10,132

 

76,736

 

38,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

185,404

 

48,010

 

580,861

 

172,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

9,261

 

11,654

 

38,284

 

69,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense, net

 

(2,878

)

(33

)

(9,405

)

(2,553

)

Other Income

 

109

 

556

 

542

 

605

 

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

287

 

 

743

 

 

Bargain Purchase Gain, net of taxes of $18,016

 

 

 

27,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

(2,482

)

523

 

18,904

 

(1,948

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

6,779

 

12,177

 

57,188

 

67,743

 

Income Taxes

 

4,160

 

6,944

 

19,606

 

31,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

2,619

 

5,233

 

37,582

 

36,583

 

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests, net of tax

 

660

 

(68

)

872

 

(1,044

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Stockholders

 

$

3,279

 

$

5,165

 

$

38,454

 

$

35,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Per Weighted Average Share Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.34

 

$

2.51

 

$

2.33

 

Diluted

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.33

 

$

2.48

 

$

2.32

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

15,382

 

15,236

 

15,323

 

15,234

 

Diluted

 

15,505

 

15,439

 

15,484

 

15,337

 

 


(a)     Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current presentation

 



 

Table 3

 

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

(in Thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

37,582

 

$

36,583

 

Gain on Bargain Purchase, Net of Tax

 

(27,024

)

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

76,736

 

38,889

 

Change in Working Capital

 

(4,751

)

12,266

 

Other

 

20,259

 

4,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

102,802

 

92,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

(135,688

)

(59,719

)

Acquisitions of Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

 

(225,498

)

(24

)

Other

 

4,725

 

(2,317

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

 

(356,461

)

(62,060

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings Under Credit Facility

 

264,000

 

 

Principal Repayments of Long Term Debt

 

(49,568

)

(750

)

Payment of Debt Issuance Costs

 

(4,322

)

(150

)

Dividends Paid on Common Stock

 

(12,569

)

(11,301

)

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

(1,870

)

(8,098

)

Other

 

5,072

 

315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities

 

200,743

 

(19,984

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(52,916

)

10,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period

 

90,247

 

79,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

 

$

37,331

 

$

90,247

 

 



 

Table 4

 

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

Operating Data for U.S. Retail Wireless Operations

 

Three Months Ended:

 

JUN 2010

 

SEP 2010

 

DEC 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Subscribers

 

827,370

 

807,327

 

766,556

 

Prepay

 

242,385

 

230,334

 

216,854

 

Postpay

 

584,985

 

576,993

 

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(2,700

)

$

(2,741

)

$

9,261

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

17,052

 

4,378

 

764

 

1,808

 

150

 

24,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-Related Charges

 

 

 

 

 

(2,121

)

(2,121

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

26,332

 

$

9,978

 

$

586

 

$

(892

)

$

(4,712

)

$

31,292

 

 



 

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(In Thousands)

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2010

 

Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

U.S Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

U.S. Wireline

 

Island
Wireless

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,539

 

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,044

 

Income Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,160

 

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(605

)

Interest Expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

54,997

 

$

35,309

 

$

(641

)

$

(2,580

)

$

(17,394

)

$

69,691

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

14,626

 

16,740

 

2,648

 

4,633

 

242

 

38,889

 

Acquisition-Related Charges

 

 

 

 

 

7,163

 

7,163

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

69,623

 

$

52,049

 

$

2,007

 

$

2,053

 

$

(9,989

)

$

115,743

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

U.S Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

U.S. Wireline

 

Island
Wireless

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38,454

 

Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(872

)

Income Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,606

 

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(743

)

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(542

)

Bargain Purchase Gain, net of taxes of $18,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,024

)

Interest Expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

48,261

 

$

27,371

 

$

(288

)

$

(6,410

)

$

(30,650

)

$

38,284

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

50,662

 

17,480

 

2,936

 

5,271

 

387

 

76,736

 

Acquisition-Related Charges

 

 

 

 

 

13,760

 

13,760

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

98,923

 

$

44,851

 

$

2,648

 

$

(1,139

)

$

(16,503

)

$

128,780