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Exhibit 99.1
For Release 7:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Monday, March 14, 2011
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
Cumulus Reports Fourth Quarter 2010 Results
Adjusted EBITDA Increases 28.2%
Previously announced transactions to create largest pure-play U.S. radio company
ATLANTA, GA March 14, 2011: Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS) today reported financial results
for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010.
Lew Dickey, Chairman & CEO stated, The previously announced transactions to acquire Citadel Media,
as well our affiliate Cumulus Media Partners, will uniquely position us to aggressively compete in
the nascent recovery in the local ad markets. This recovery is beginning to take root as evidenced
by our Q4 results which demonstrate strong cash revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth. Our Q4
performance capped a year of exceptional growth in our Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, which
enabled us to materially de-lever our balance sheet. We plan to continue de-leveraging both CMI
and CMP as we anticipate closing the Citadel transaction later this year with the attendant global
refinancing into one balance sheet.
Financial highlights (in thousands, except per share data and percentages) are as follows:
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As Reported: | 2010 | 2009 | % Change | 2010 | 2009 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Broadcast revenues |
$ | 68,656 | $ | 68,605 | 0.1 | % | $ | 259,187 | $ | 252,048 | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Management fee from affiliate |
1,125 | 1,000 | 12.5 | % | 4,146 | 4,000 | 3.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenues |
$ | 69,781 | $ | 69,605 | 0.3 | % | $ | 263,333 | $ | 256,048 | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Station operating expenses |
38,978 | 43,987 | -11.4 | % | 159,807 | 165,676 | -3.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Station operating income |
$ | 30,803 | $ | 25,618 | 20.2 | % | $ | 103,526 | $ | 90,372 | 14.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Station operating income margin |
44.1 | % | 36.8 | % | 7.3 | % | 39.3 | % | 35.3 | % | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 27,544 | $ | 21,485 | 28.2 | % | $ | 87,458 | $ | 72,552 | 20.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 7,511 | $ | 6,510 | 15.4 | % | $ | 29,402 | $ | (126,702 | ) | 123.2 | % | |||||||||||
Income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic income (loss) per common share |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.16 | N/A | $ | 0.70 | $ | (3.13 | ) | N/A | |||||||||||||
Diluted income (loss) per common share |
$ | 0.17 | $ | 0.16 | N/A | $ | 0.69 | $ | (3.13 | ) | N/A | |||||||||||||
Free cash flow |
$ | 20,431 | $ | 13,641 | 49.8 | % | $ | 57,057 | $ | 46,416 | 22.9 | % |
The Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2009
Net Revenues
Net revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2010 increased $0.2 million, or 0.3%, to $69.8
million, compared to $69.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009. Cash revenue
increased $3.8 million, or 6.2%, for the three months ending December 31, 2010, but was offset by a
decrease in non-cash trade revenue of $3.6 million, or 45.6%, as compared to the three months ended
December 31, 2009.
Station Operating Expenses
Station operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2010 decreased $5.0 million, or
11.4%, to $39.0 million, compared to $44.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009.
This change is primarily attributable to a $3.4 million decrease in trade expense.
Corporate, General and Administrative Expenses
Corporate expenses, including non-cash stock compensation expense for the fourth quarter of 2010
decreased $0.3 million, or 5.3%, to $4.7 million compared to $5.0 million in the same period in
2009.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net of interest income, for the three months ended December 31, 2010 decreased
$2.4 million, or 26.9%, to $6.6 million, compared to $9.0 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2009. Interest expense associated with outstanding debt decreased by $0.8 million to
$6.5 million, as compared to $7.3 million in the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in
interest rates, partially offset by a decrease in the borrowing base under the senior secured
credit facilities, due to the repayment of approximately $43.1 million of debt. The remaining
decrease is primarily attributable to a $1.6 million change in fair value of the Companys interest
rate swap.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2010 totaled $0.5 million. Capital
expenditures during the quarter were comprised of $0.1 million of expenditures related to computer
equipment and $0.4 million related to broadcast capital expenditures.
Leverage and Financial Position
Trailing twelve month adjusted EBITDA for bank covenant purposes was $87.8 million. After paying
down a total of $43.1 million year to date on our senior debt, our Total Leverage was 6.76 times.
We exceeded our Cash and Cash Equivalents covenant of $7.5 million by $5.3 million. Excluding this
minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents requirement, our Net Leverage at quarter-end was 6.67 times.
Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2009.
Net Revenues
Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010 increased $7.3 million, or 2.8%, to $263.3
million, compared to $256.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, primarily due to an $8.6
million increase in national and political revenue, which was offset by a decrease of $1.3 million
spread over the remainder of the revenue categories.
Station Operating Expenses
Station operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $5.9 million, or 3.5%, to
$159.8 million, compared to $165.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Corporate, General and Administrative Expenses
Corporate, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $2.2
million, or 10.5%, to $18.5 million, compared to $20.7 million for the year ended December 31,
2009, primarily due to a decrease in non-recurring severance costs of $0.5 million and a decrease
of $1.1 million in consulting and professional fees, with the remaining $0.6 million decrease
attributable to reductions in miscellaneous expenses.
Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company recorded approximately $0.7 million of charges related to the impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to $175.0 million for the year
ended December 31, 2009. The impairment loss is related to the broadcasting licenses and goodwill
recorded in conjunction with the Companys annual impairment testing conducted during the fourth
quarter.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net of interest income, for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $3.7
million, or 10.8%, to $30.3 million compared to $34.0 million for the year ended year ended
December 31, 2009. While overall interest expense decreased, the interest expense associated with
outstanding debt increased by $4.0 million to $26.0 million as compared to $22.0 million in the
prior year period. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest rates, partially
offset by a decrease in the borrowing base under the senior secured credit facilities, due to the
repayment of approximately $43.1 million of debt. Additionally, interest expense increased
by $1.4 million related to the yield adjustment on the Companys interest rate swap. These
increases were offset by a $9.1 million decrease in the fair value of the interest rate swap/option
agreement.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 totaled $2.4 million. Capital
expenditures during the year were comprised of $0.6 million of expenditures related to computer
equipment and $1.8 million related to broadcast capital expenditures.
Cumulus Media Partners (CMP); Pending Acquisition of CMP
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, we recorded net revenues of approximately $4.0
million in management fees from CMP. As previously announced, the Company entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire the remaining equity interests of CMP it does not currently own.
Pending Acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting
Also as previously announced, on March 9, 2011 the Company entered into a definitive merger
agreement to purchase Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, under which the Company would acquire all
of the outstanding common stock and warrants of Citadel at a price of $37.00 per share. Citadel
owns and operates 225 radio stations in over 50 markets and also operates the Citadel Media
business, which is among the largest radio networks in the U.S.
In connection with the acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, the Company has obtained
commitments for up to $500 million in equity financing and commitments for up to $2.525 billion in
senior secured credit facilities and $500 million in senior note bridge financing, the proceeds of
which shall pay the cash portion of the merger consideration, and effect a refinancing of the
combined entity (the Company, CMP and Citadel). Final terms of the debt financing will be set forth
in definitive agreements relating to such indebtedness.
The Company will be hosting an investor presentation discussing the merger with Citadel immediately
following the earnings call. The presentation related to that call can be obtained from the
Companys website at www.cumulus.com.
About Cumulus Media Inc.
Cumulus Media Inc. is the second largest radio broadcaster in the United States based on station
count, controlling approximately 345 radio stations in 67 U.S. media markets. In combination with
its affiliate, Cumulus Media Partners, LLC, the Company is the fourth largest radio broadcast
company in the United States based on net revenues. The Companys headquarters are in Atlanta,
Georgia, and its web site is www.cumulus.com.
Earnings Call Information
Cumulus Media Inc. will host a teleconference today at 9:00 AM EDT to discuss fourth quarter
results as well as the acquisitions of CMP and Citadel. The conference call dial-in number for
domestic callers is 877-830-7699. International callers should dial 660-422-3366 for conference
call access. Please call five to ten minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to
the presentation. The call also may be accessed via webcast at www.cumulus.com. Immediately after
completion of the call, a replay can be accessed until 11:59PM EDT, April 14, 2011. Domestic
callers can access the replay by dialing 800-642-1687, replay code 45190904. International callers
should dial 706-645-9291 for conference replay access.
For further information, please contact:
Cumulus Media Inc.
J.P. Hannan
Senior Vice President, Treasurer, & Chief Financial Officer
404-260-6600
Senior Vice President, Treasurer, & Chief Financial Officer
404-260-6600
Non-GAAP Financial Measure and Definitions
The Company utilizes certain financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) to assess financial
performance and profitability. The non-GAAP financial measures used in this release are station
operating income, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. Station operating income consists of
operating income before LMA fees, depreciation and amortization, non-cash expenses (including stock
compensation), realized loss on derivative instrument, and other corporate general and
administrative expenses. Station operating income margin is defined as station operating income as
a percentage of net revenues. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income before LMA fees,
depreciation and amortization, non-cash expenses (including stock compensation), realized loss on
derivative instrument, and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. Free cash flow is defined
as operating income before non-cash expenses (including stock compensation), depreciation and
amortization, and realized loss on derivate instrument, less net interest expense (excluding
non-cash charge/credit for change in value of swap, and amortization of swap arrangements and
amortization of debt issuance costs), income taxes paid and maintenance capital expenditures.
Please see the attached tables for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their
most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Station Operating Income
Station Operating Income consists of operating income before income tax expense, non-operating
expenses including net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, LMA fees, non-cash stock
compensation, corporate general and administrative expenses, the gain on exchange of assets or
stations, the realized loss on derivative instrument, and impairment of goodwill and intangible
assets. Station Operating Income should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net
income, operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities or any other measure for
determining our operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. We
exclude income tax expense and non-operating expense including net interest expense because they
are not direct operating expenses required to operate our stations. We exclude depreciation and
amortization due to the insignificant investment in tangible assets required to operate our
stations and the relatively insignificant amount of intangible assets subject to amortization. We
exclude LMA fees from this measure, even though it requires a cash commitment, due to the
insignificance and temporary nature of such fees. Corporate expenses, despite representing an
additional significant cash commitment, are excluded in an effort to present the operating
performance of our stations exclusive of the corporate resources employed. We believe this is
important to our investors because it highlights the gross margin generated by our station
portfolio. Finally, we exclude non-cash stock compensation, the gain on exchange of assets or
stations, the realized loss on derivative instrument, and impairment of goodwill and intangible
assets from the measure as they do not represent cash payments for activities related to the
operation of the stations.
We believe that Station Operating Income is the most frequently used financial measure in
determining the market value of a radio station or group of stations. We have observed that Station
Operating Income is commonly employed by firms that provide appraisal services to the broadcasting
industry in valuing radio stations. Further, in each of the more than 140 radio station
acquisitions we have completed since our inception, we have used Station Operating Income as our
primary metric to evaluate and negotiate the purchase price to be paid. Given its relevance to the
estimated value of a radio station, we believe, and our experience indicates, that investors
consider the measure to be useful in order to determine the value of our portfolio of stations. We
believe that Station Operating Income is the most commonly used financial measure employed by the
investment community to compare the performance of radio station operators. Finally, Station
Operating Income is one of the measures that our management uses to evaluate the performance and
results of our stations. Our management uses the measure to assess the performance of our station
managers and our Board of Directors uses it as part of its assessment of the relative performance
of our executive management. As a result, in disclosing Station Operating Income, we are providing
our investors with an analysis of our performance that is consistent with that which is utilized by
our management and our Board.
Station Operating Income is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an
alternative to operating income from continuing operations as a measure of operating performance or
to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, Station Operating
Income is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow available for dividends, reinvestment in
our business or other Company discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements
such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Station Operating Income
should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, results of operations presented on
the basis of GAAP. We compensate for the limitations of using Station Operating Income by using it
only to supplement our GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and
trends affecting our business than GAAP results alone. Station Operating Income has its limitations
as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis
of our results as reported under GAAP. Moreover, because not all companies use identical
calculations, these presentations of Station Operating Income may not be comparable to other
similarly titled measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is also utilized by management to analyze the cash flow generated by the Companys
business. This measure isolates the amount of income generated by its stations after the incurrence
of corporate general and administrative expenses. Management uses this measure to determine the
contribution of the Companys station portfolio, including the corporate resources employed to
manage the portfolio, to the funding of its other operating expenses and to the funding of debt
service and acquisitions.
In deriving this measure, management excludes LMA fees, even though it requires a cash commitment,
due to the insignificance and temporary nature of such fees. Management also excludes depreciation
and amortization due to the insignificant investment in tangible assets required to operate its
stations and corporate office and the relatively insignificant amount of intangible assets subject
to amortization. Management excludes non-cash stock compensation from the measure as they do not
represent cash payments for activities related to the operation of the stations. Management
excludes gain on the exchange of radio stations as it does not represent a cash transaction.
Management excludes realized loss on derivative instruments as it does not represent a cash
transaction nor is it associated with station operations. Management excludes impairment of
goodwill and intangible assets as it does not represent a cash transaction.
For covenant reporting purposes in accordance with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the
credit agreement governing the Companys senior secured credit facilities, adjusted EBITDA is
further adjusted to exclude certain additional one-time and non-cash items from the calculation.
Management believes that adjusted EBITDA, although not a measure that is calculated in accordance
with GAAP, nevertheless is commonly employed by the investment community as a measure for
determining the market value of a radio company. Management has also observed that adjusted EBITDA
is routinely employed to evaluate and negotiate the potential purchase price for radio broadcasting
companies. Given the relevance to the overall value of the Company, management believes that
investors consider the metric to be extremely useful.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating
income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure for determining the Companys
operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is also utilized by management to analyze the cash generated by our business. Free
cash flow measures the amount of income generated each period that could be used to fund
acquisitions after funding station and corporate expenses (excluding transaction costs), debt
service, income taxes, and maintenance capital expenditures.
Management believes that free cash flow, although not a measure that is calculated in accordance
with GAAP is commonly employed by the investment community to evaluate a companys ability to pay
down debt, pay dividends, repurchase stock and/or facilitate the further growth of a company
through acquisition or internal development. Management further believes that free cash flow is
also utilized by investors as a measure in determining the market value of a radio company. Free
cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities
or any other measure for determining the Companys operating performance or liquidity that is
calculated in accordance with GAAP.
As station operating income, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are measures that are not
calculated in accordance with GAAP, they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
employed by other companies. See the quantitative reconciliation of these measures to their most
directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that follows
below.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements, which are
statements that involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and,
consequently, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements, due to various risks, uncertainties or other factors. These factors
include, but are not limited to, competition within the radio broadcasting industry, advertising
demand in our markets, the possibility that advertisers may cancel or postpone schedules in
response to national or world events, competition for audience share, our success in executing and
integrating acquisitions, our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service
obligations and finance operations, and other risk factors described from time to time in Cumulus
Media Inc.s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2009.
This release also contains forward-looking statements regarding the acquisition of Citadel
Broadcasting Corporation by Cumulus Media Inc. and related financing that are based on current
expectations and estimates or assumptions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such
forward-looking statements. Such factors, include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the
acquisition or the related financing is not consummated, the failure to obtain necessary regulatory
or stockholder approvals or to satisfy any other conditions to the acquisition, the failure to
realize the expected benefits of the acquisition, and general economic and business conditions that
may affect the companies before or following the acquisition.
For additional information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the Company, see its
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2009 and subsequently filed periodic
reports. The Company assumes no responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained
in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information
This release is provided for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Cumulus Media Inc. or Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.
The Company will file a registration statement, and the Company and Citadel will file with the SEC
and mail to their respective security holders an Information Statement/Proxy Statement/Prospectus
in connection with the proposed business combination. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THOSE FILINGS,
AND ANY OTHER FILINGS MADE BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS
COMBINATION, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Those documents, when filed, as well as the Companys other public
filings with the SEC, may be obtained without charge at the SECs website at www.sec.gov and at the
Companys website at www.cumulus.com.
The Company and its executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from Citadels stockholders. You can obtain more information about the
Companys executive officers and directors, and their beneficial interests in the Companys common
stock, from filings made with the SEC, which are available at the SECs website, www.sec.gov.
Information regarding any interests of the executive officers and directors in this transaction
will be contained in the Information Statement/Proxy Statement/Prospectus when it becomes
available.
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Net revenues |
$ | 69,781 | $ | 69,605 | 263,333 | $ | 256,048 | |||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Station operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization and
LMA fees) |
38,978 | 43,987 | 159,807 | 165,676 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,968 | 2,770 | 9,098 | 11,136 | ||||||||||||
LMA fees |
554 | 540 | 2,054 | 2,332 | ||||||||||||
Corporate general and administrative (including non-cash stock
compensation expense of $1,436, $827, $2,451, and $2,879 respectively) |
4,695 | 4,960 | 18,519 | 20,699 | ||||||||||||
Gain on exchange of assets or stations |
| | | (7,204 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized loss on derivative instrument |
147 | 623 | 1,957 | 3,640 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill |
671 | 1,864 | 671 | 174,950 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
47,013 | 54,744 | 192,106 | 371,229 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
22,768 | 14,861 | 71,227 | (115,181 | ) | |||||||||||
Non-operating income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
(6,581 | ) | (9,001 | ) | (30,315 | ) | (34,050 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income |
2 | 2 | 8 | 61 | ||||||||||||
Other expense, net |
(7,650 | ) | 20 | (7,739 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||||||
Total non-operating expense, net |
(14,229 | ) | (8,979 | ) | (38,046 | ) | (34,125 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
8,539 | 5,882 | 33,181 | (149,306 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(1,028 | ) | 628 | (3,779 | ) | 22,604 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 7,511 | $ | 6,510 | $ | 29,402 | $ | (126,702 | ) | |||||||
Basic and diluted income per common share: |
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Basic income (loss) per common share |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.70 | $ | (3.13 | ) | |||||||
Diluted income (loss) per common share |
$ | 0.17 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.69 | $ | (3.13 | ) | |||||||
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding |
42,026,715 | 40,409,962 | 40,341,011 | 40,426,014 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding |
42,954,882 | 40,409,962 | 41,189,161 | 40,426,014 | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Counterparts
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable financial measure
calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA and station operating income
(dollars in thousands).
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 7,511 | $ | 6,510 | $ | 29,402 | $ | (126,702 | ) | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
1,028 | (628 | ) | 3,779 | (22,604 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-operating expenses, including net interest expense |
14,229 | 8,979 | 38,046 | 34,125 | ||||||||||||
LMA fees |
554 | 540 | 2,054 | 2,332 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,968 | 2,770 | 9,098 | 11,136 | ||||||||||||
Non-cash expenses, including
stock compensation |
1,436 | 827 | 2,451 | 2,879 | ||||||||||||
Gain on exchange of assets or stations |
| | | (7,204 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized loss on derivative instrument |
147 | 623 | 1,957 | 3,640 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill |
671 | 1,864 | 671 | 174,950 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
$ | 27,544 | $ | 21,485 | $ | 87,458 | $ | 72,552 | ||||||||
Other corporate general and administrative, excluding
non-cash stock compensation expense |
3,259 | 4,133 | 16,068 | 17,820 | ||||||||||||
Station operating income |
$ | 30,803 | $ | 25,618 | $ | 103,526 | $ | 90,372 | ||||||||
(1) | For covenant reporting purposes in accordance with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the credit agreement governing the Companys senior secured credit facilities, adjusted EBITDA is further adjusted to exclude certain additional one-time and non-cash items from the calculation, resulting in Adjusted EBITDA for covenant reporting purposes of $27,569 and $87,833 for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2010, respectively. |
The following table reconciles operating income, the most directly comparable financial
measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP to free cash flow (dollars in thousands).
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 22,768 | $ | 14,861 | $ | 71,227 | $ | (115,181 | ) | |||||||
Add: |
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Non-cash expenses, including
stock compensation |
1,436 | 827 | 2,451 | 2,879 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,968 | 2,770 | 9,098 | 11,136 | ||||||||||||
Gain on exchange of assets or stations |
| | | (7,204 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized loss on derivative instrument |
147 | 623 | 1,957 | 3,640 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill |
671 | 1,864 | 671 | 174,950 | ||||||||||||
Less: |
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Interest expense, net of interest income, excluding
non-cash charge for change in value of swap
arrangements and amortization of debt issuance costs |
$ | (6,146 | ) | $ | (6,968 | ) | $ | (26,217 | ) | $ | (22,332 | ) | ||||
Income taxes paid |
(65 | ) | (100 | ) | (324 | ) | (895 | ) | ||||||||
Broadcast capital expenditures |
(348 | ) | (236 | ) | (1,806 | ) | (577 | ) | ||||||||
Free cash flow |
$ | 20,431 | $ | 13,641 | $ | 57,057 | $ | 46,416 | ||||||||
CAPITALIZATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2010 | ||||
Total Capitalization to Net Debt Ratio: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 12,814 | ||
Long-term debt, including current maturities: |
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Bank Debt, excluding debt discount |
593,755 | |||
Total stockholders deficit |
(341,309 | ) | ||
Total capitalization |
$ | 265,260 | ||
Ratio |
0.46 | |||
Total Debt to TTM Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Ratio: |
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Funded debt as of December 31, 2010 |
$ | 593,755 | ||
Divided by Trailing Twelve Months Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
87,833 | |||
Ratio |
6.76 | |||
(1) | For covenant reporting purposes in accordance with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the credit agreement governing the Companys senior secured credit facilities, adjusted EBITDA is further adjusted to exclude certain additional one-time and non-cash items from the calculation, resulting in Adjusted EBITDA for covenant reporting purposes of $27,569 and $87,833 for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2010, respectively. |