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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

Cable ONE Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

 

May 9, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona (BUSINESS WIRE) Cable One, Inc. (NYSE: CABO) (the “Company” or “Cable ONE”) today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

First quarter 2018 highlights:

 

 

Net income was $40.7 million in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 26.6% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $123.2 million, an increase of 26.7% year-over-year. Net profit margin was 15.3% and Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) was 46.3%.

 

 

Net income and Adjusted EBITDA results for the first quarter of 2018 include NewWave Communications (“NewWave”) operations, which the Company acquired on May 1, 2017. Without the contribution from the NewWave operations, net income would have increased 17.7% year-over-year to $37.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA would have increased 7.4% to $104.4 million year-over-year. In addition, net profit margin would have been 17.4% and Adjusted EBITDA margin would have been 48.1%.

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $94.7 million, an increase of 21.0% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures(1) was $82.1 million, an increase of 34.0% compared to the first quarter of 2017.

 

 

Total revenues were $265.8 million, including a $48.6 million contribution from NewWave operations, compared to $207.4 million in the first quarter of 2017.

 

 

Residential data revenues increased 31.4% and business services revenues increased 39.8% year-over-year. Excluding the contribution from NewWave operations, residential data revenues increased 10.7% and business services revenues increased 12.3% compared to the first quarter of 2017.

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are defined in the section of this press release entitled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics.” Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are reconciled to net income, Adjusted EBITDA margin is reconciled to net profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is also reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities. Refer to the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

 

First Quarter 2018 Financial Results Compared to First Quarter 2017

 

Revenues increased $58.3 million, or 28.1%, to $265.8 million for the first quarter of 2018 due primarily to $48.6 million in revenues attributable to the NewWave operations. For the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, residential data revenues comprised 44.6% and 43.5% of total revenues and business services revenues comprised 14.2% and 13.0% of total revenues, respectively. Excluding the $48.6 million contribution from NewWave operations in the first quarter of 2018, revenues increased to $217.1 million from $207.4 million in the prior year quarter.

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) were $94.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 and increased $25.7 million, or 37.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2017. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 35.6% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 33.3% for the year-ago quarter. Additional operating expenses attributable to the NewWave operations were $24.3 million for the first quarter of 2018. The remaining increase was due primarily to higher repairs and maintenance costs of $0.8 million, group insurance costs of $0.3 million and contract labor costs of $0.3 million. Excluding the impact of the NewWave operations, operating expenses would have been $70.4 million in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of $1.4 million, or 2.0%, compared to the first quarter of 2017. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues, excluding the impact of the NewWave operations, would have been 32.4% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 33.3% in the first quarter of 2017.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses were $51.0 million for the first quarter of 2018 and increased $4.6 million, or 9.8%, compared to the first quarter of 2017. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 19.2% and 22.4% for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Additional selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the NewWave operations were $6.4 million for the first quarter of 2018. Excluding the incremental expenses associated with the NewWave operations, selling, general and administrative expenses would have decreased $1.9 million, or 4.0%, to $44.5 million due to $1.5 million of acquisition-related costs and $1.3 million of severance costs incurred in the first quarter of 2017 that did not recur in 2018, partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in group insurance costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues, excluding the impact of the NewWave operations, would have been 20.5% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 22.4% in the first quarter of 2017.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $48.8 million for the first quarter of 2018 and increased $9.2 million, or 23.4%, compared to the first quarter of 2017. The increase was due primarily to new assets placed in service since the first quarter of 2017, including property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets acquired as part of the NewWave acquisition, partially offset by assets that became fully depreciated since the first quarter of 2017. Depreciation and amortization expense related to the NewWave operations was $12.5 million for the first quarter of 2018. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 18.4% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 19.1% for the first quarter of 2017.

 

We recognized a $6.6 million net loss on disposal of assets during the first quarter of 2018. In the first quarter of 2017, we recognized a $6.1 million net gain on disposal of assets, which primarily related to the sale of a non-operating property.

 

Interest expense increased $7.1 million, or 93.6%, to $14.7 million due primarily to additional outstanding debt that was incurred in the second quarter of 2017 to finance the NewWave acquisition.

 

Income tax provision decreased $9.2 million, or 48.3%, to $9.9 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily as a result of the 2017 Federal tax reform legislation.

 

Net income increased $8.5 million, or 26.6%, to $40.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to $32.1 million in the prior year quarter. Excluding the NewWave operations, net income would have been $37.8 million for the first quarter of 2018.

 

Adjusted EBITDA was $123.2 million and $97.2 million for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth of 26.7% includes the positive impact of the NewWave operations. Without the contribution from NewWave operations, Adjusted EBITDA would have been $104.4 million and year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA growth would have been 7.4% for the first quarter of 2018.

 

Capital expenditures totaled $41.0 million and $35.9 million for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2018 was $82.1 million, an increase of $20.8 million, or 34.0%, from the prior year quarter. Excluding the NewWave operations, capital expenditures would have been $34.3 million for the first quarter of 2018.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At March 31, 2018, the Company had $185.5 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, compared to $161.8 million at December 31, 2017. The Company’s debt balance was $1.2 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Company also had $196.9 million available for borrowing under its revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2018.

 

Conference Call

 

Cable ONE will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss results for the first quarter of 2018 on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).

 

Shareholders, analysts and other interested parties may register for the conference in advance at http://dpregister.com/10119518. Those unable to pre-register may join the call via the live audio webcast on the Cable ONE Investor Relations website or by dialing 1-844-378-6483 (Canada: 1-855-669-9657/International: 1-412-542-4178) shortly before 11 a.m. ET.

 

A replay of the call will be available from Wednesday, May 9, 2018, until Wednesday, May 23, 2018, on the Cable ONE Investor Relations website.

 

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Additional Information Available on Website

 

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 March 31, 2018, which will be posted on the “SEC Filings” section of the Cable ONE Investor Relations website at ir.cableone.net when it is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Investors and others interested in more information about Cable ONE should consult our website, which is regularly updated with financial and other important information about the Company.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics

 

The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as superior to, or as a substitute for, net income, net profit margin or net cash provided by operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures are reconciled to net income, and Adjusted EBITDA margin is reconciled to net profit margin, in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release. Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is also reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net income plus interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, severance expense, (gain) loss on deferred compensation, acquisition-related costs, (gain) loss on disposal of assets, billing system conversion costs, other (income) expense and other unusual operating expenses, as provided in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company’s business as well as other non-cash or special items and is unaffected by the Company’s capital structure or investment activities. This measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the Company’s cash cost of debt financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

 

“Adjusted EBITDA margin” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.

 

“Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures,” when used as a liquidity measure, is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities excluding the impact of capital expenditures, interest expense, income tax provision, changes in operating assets and liabilities, deferred income taxes and other unusual operating expenses, as provided in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” tables within this press release.

 

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures to assess its performance, and it also uses Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures as an indicator of its ability to fund operations and make additional investments with internally-generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the measure used in the leverage ratio calculation under the Company’s credit facilities and outstanding 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2022 to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and ability to take certain actions under the indenture governing the notes. Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures are also significant performance measures used by the Company in its annual incentive compensation program. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account cash used for mandatory debt service requirements or other non-discretionary expenditures, and thus does not represent residual funds available for discretionary uses.

 

The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful to investors in evaluating the operating performance of the Company. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures is useful to investors as it shows the Company’s performance while taking into account cash outflows for capital expenditures and is one of several indicators of the Company’s ability to service debt, make investments and/or return capital to its shareholders.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and similar measures with similar titles are common measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in the Company’s industry, although the Company’s measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 

About Cable ONE

 

Cable ONE (NYSE: CABO) is among the 10 largest cable companies in the United States and a leading broadband communications provider. Serving residential and business customers in 21 states, Cable ONE provides consumers with a wide array of communications and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced Wi-Fi solutions, cable television and phone service. Cable ONE Business provides scalable and cost-effective products for businesses ranging in size from small to mid-market, in addition to enterprise, wholesale and carrier customers.

 

Contacts:

 

Trish Niemann Kevin Coyle
Corporate Communications Director Chief Financial Officer
602-364-6372 602-364-6505

                                 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about the cable industry and our business and financial results. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. As with any projection or forecast, forward-looking statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Our actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social conditions and the following factors:

 

 

uncertainties as to our ability and the amount of time necessary to realize the expected synergies and other benefits of the acquisition of NewWave;

 

our ability to integrate NewWave’s operations into our own in an efficient and effective manner;

 

rising levels of competition from historical and new entrants in our markets;

 

recent and future changes in technology;

 

our ability to continue to grow our business services product;

 

increases in programming costs and retransmission fees;

 

our ability to obtain hardware, software and operational support from vendors;

 

the effects of any new significant acquisitions by us;

 

adverse economic conditions;

 

the integrity and security of our network and information systems;

 

the impact of possible security breaches and other disruptions, including cyber-attacks;

 

our failure to obtain necessary intellectual and proprietary rights to operate our business and the risk of intellectual property claims and litigation against us;

 

our ability to retain key employees;

 

changing and additional regulation of our data, video and voice services, including legislative and regulatory efforts to impose new legal requirements on our data services;

 

our ability to renew cable system franchises;

 

increases in pole attachment costs;

 

changes in local government franchising authority and broadcast carriage regulations;

 

the potential adverse effect of our indebtedness on our business, financial condition or results of operations and cash flows;

 

the possibility that interest rates will rise, causing our obligations to service our variable rate indebtedness to increase significantly;

 

our ability to incur future indebtedness;

 

fluctuations in our stock price;

 

our ability to continue to pay dividends;

 

dilution from equity awards and potential stock issuances in connection with acquisitions;

 

provisions in our charter, by-laws and Delaware law that could discourage takeovers;

 

changes in our estimates of the impact of the 2017 Federal tax reform legislation;

 

changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting policies; and

 

the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

 

Any forward-looking statements made by us in this communication speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 

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CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

                 

(dollars in thousands, except per share and share data)

 

2018

   

2017

   

$ Change

   

% Change

 

Revenues

                               

Residential data

  $ 118,487     $ 90,201     $ 28,286       31.4 %

Residential video

    88,757       72,454       16,303       22.5 %

Residential voice

    10,671       9,867       804       8.1 %

Business services

    37,691       26,968       10,723       39.8 %

Advertising sales

    5,241       5,622       (381 )     (6.8 )%

Other

    4,914       2,322       2,592       111.6 %

Total Revenues

    265,761       207,434       58,327       28.1 %

Costs and Expenses

                               

Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)

    94,739       69,083       25,656       37.1 %

Selling, general and administrative

    50,949       46,385       4,564       9.8 %

Depreciation and amortization

    48,778       39,536       9,242       23.4 %

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net

    6,634       (6,146 )     12,780       (207.9 )%

Total costs and expenses

    201,100       148,858       52,242       35.1 %

Income from operations

    64,661       58,576       6,085       10.4 %

Interest expense

    (14,723 )     (7,606 )     (7,117 )     93.6 %

Other income (expense), net

    617       287       330       115.0 %

Income before income taxes

    50,555       51,257       (702 )     (1.4 )%

Income tax provision

    9,902       19,144       (9,242 )     (48.3 )%

Net income

  $ 40,653     $ 32,113     $ 8,540       26.6 %
                                 

Net income per common share:

                               

Basic

  $ 7.13     $ 5.66     $ 1.47       26.0 %

Diluted

  $ 7.08     $ 5.60     $ 1.48       26.4 %

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    5,702,539       5,671,838                  

Diluted

    5,742,648       5,730,901                  
                                 

Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax

  $ 1     $ 2     $ (1 )     (50.0 )%

Comprehensive income

  $ 40,654     $ 32,115     $ 8,539       26.6 %
                                 

Dividends declared per common share

  $ 1.75     $ 1.50                  

 

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CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except par value and share data)

 

March 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 

Assets

               

Current Assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 185,493     $ 161,752  

Accounts receivable, net

    25,477       29,930  

Income taxes receivable

    16,782       21,331  

Prepaid and other current assets

    19,474       10,898  

Total Current Assets

    247,226       223,911  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    820,009       831,892  

Intangibles, net

    962,933       965,745  

Goodwill

    172,129       172,129  

Other assets

    11,489       10,955  

Total Assets

  $ 2,213,786     $ 2,204,632  
                 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

               

Current Liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 98,379     $ 117,855  

Deferred revenue

    17,780       15,008  

Current portion of long-term debt

    15,938       14,375  

Total Current Liabilities

    132,097       147,238  

Long-term debt

    1,157,273       1,160,682  

Deferred income taxes

    212,864       207,154  

Other liabilities

    11,642       13,111  

Total Liabilities

    1,513,876       1,528,185  
                 

Stockholders' Equity

               

Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)

    -       -  

Common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 5,887,899 shares issued; and 5,732,441 and 5,731,442 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

    59       59  

Additional paid-in capital

    30,750       28,412  

Retained earnings

    759,004       728,386  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (351 )     (352 )

Treasury stock, at cost (155,458 and 156,457 shares held as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

    (89,552 )     (80,058 )

Total Stockholders' Equity

    699,910       676,447  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  $ 2,213,786     $ 2,204,632  

 

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CABLE ONE, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

(Unaudited)

 

     

Three Months Ended March 31,

                 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

   

2017

   

$ Change

   

% Change

 

Net income (1)

  $ 40,653     $ 32,113     $ 8,540       26.6 %
                                   

Net profit margin

    15.3 %     15.5 %                
                                   

Plus:

Interest expense

    14,723       7,606       7,117       93.6 %
 

Income tax provision

    9,902       19,144       (9,242 )     (48.3 )%
 

Depreciation and amortization

    48,778       39,536       9,242       23.4 %
 

Equity-based compensation

    2,338       2,427       (89 )     (3.7 )%
 

Severance expense

    -       1,254       (1,254 )     (100.0 )%
 

(Gain) loss on deferred compensation

    (84 )     90       (174 )     (193.3 )%
 

Acquisition-related costs

    -       1,482       (1,482 )     (100.0 )%
 

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net

    6,634       (6,146 )     12,780       (207.9 )%
 

Billing system conversion costs

    840       -       840       NM  
 

Other (income) expense, net

    (617 )     (287 )     (330 )     115.0 %

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 123,167     $ 97,219     $ 25,948       26.7 %
                                   

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    46.3 %     46.9 %                
                                   

Less:

Capital expenditures (1)

    41,019       35,917       5,102       14.2 %

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures

  $ 82,148     $ 61,302     $ 20,846       34.0 %

 

 

NM = Not meaningful.

(1)

Net income, Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures results for the first quarter of 2018 include NewWave operations. Without the contribution from NewWave operations, net income for the first quarter of 2018 would have increased 17.7% to $37.8 million, Adjusted EBITDA would have increased 7.4% to $104.4 million and capital expenditures would have been $34.3 million.

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

                 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

   

2017

   

$ Change

   

% Change

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 94,692     $ 78,260     $ 16,432       21.0 %

Capital expenditures

    (41,019 )     (35,917 )     (5,102 )     14.2 %

Interest expense

    14,723       7,606       7,117       93.6 %

Amortization of debt issuance cost

    (970 )     (400 )     (570 )     142.5 %

Income tax provision

    9,902       19,144       (9,242 )     (48.3 )%

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    10,391       (10,133 )     20,524       (202.5 )%

Change in deferred income taxes

    (5,710 )     203       (5,913 )     NM  

(Gain) loss on deferred compensation

    (84 )     90       (174 )     (193.3 )%

Acquisition-related costs

    -       1,482       (1,482 )     (100.0 )%

Severance expense

    -       1,254       (1,254 )     (100.0 )%

Billing system conversion costs

    840       -       840       NM  

Other (income) expense, net

    (617 )     (287 )     (330 )     115.0 %

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures

  $ 82,148     $ 61,302     $ 20,846       34.0 %
   

NM = Not meaningful.

 

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CABLE ONE, INC.

OPERATING STATISTICS

(Unaudited)

 

   

As of March 31,

   

Year-Over-Year

 
   

2018

   

2017

   

% Change

 
   

Legacy CABO

   

NewWave

   

Combined

   

Legacy CABO

   

Legacy CABO

   

Combined

 

Homes Passed

    1,626,112 (1)     452,231       2,078,343       1,674,919       (2.9 )%     24.1 %
                                                 

Total Customers

    655,319       145,817       801,136       660,968       (0.9 )%     21.2 %

Non-video

    381,877       70,111       451,988       353,205       8.1 %     28.0 %
Percent of total     58.3 %     48.1 %     56.4 %     53.4 %                
                                                 

Residential Customers

    599,006       134,570       733,576       608,515       (1.6 )%     20.6 %
                                                 

Data PSUs

    482,251       109,811       592,062       477,439       1.0 %     24.0 %

Video PSUs

    260,686       73,349       334,035       293,726       (11.2 )%     13.7 %

Voice PSUs

    85,644       20,964       106,608       94,741       (9.6 )%     12.5 %

Total residential PSUs

    828,581       204,124       1,032,705       865,906       (4.3 )%     19.3 %
                                                 

Business Customers

    56,313       11,247       67,560       52,453       7.4 %     28.8 %
                                                 

Data PSUs

    49,976       9,512       59,488       45,888       8.9 %     29.6 %

Video PSUs

    12,756       4,083       16,839       13,461       (5.2 )%     25.1 %

Voice PSUs

    20,351       4,961       25,312       18,627       9.3 %     35.9 %

Total business PSUs

    83,083       18,556       101,639       77,976       6.5 %     30.3 %
                                                 

Penetration

                                               

Data

    32.7 %     26.4 %     31.3 %     31.2 %     1.5 %     0.1 %

Video

    16.8 %     17.1 %     16.9 %     18.3 %     (1.5 )%     (1.4 )%

Voice

    6.5 %     5.7 %     6.3 %     6.8 %     (0.3 )%     (0.5 )%
                                                 

Share of First Quarter Revenues

                                         

Residential data

    46.0 %     38.4 %     44.6 %     43.5 %     2.5 %     1.1 %

Business services

    13.9 %     15.2 %     14.2 %     13.0 %     0.9 %     1.2 %

Total

    59.9 %     53.6 %     58.8 %     56.5 %     3.4 %     2.3 %
                                                 

ARPU - First Quarter

                                               

Residential data (2)

  $ 69.45     $ 56.88     $ 67.12     $ 63.53       9.3 %     5.7 %

Residential video (2)

  $ 87.25     $ 85.74     $ 86.92     $ 80.47       8.4 %     8.0 %

Residential voice (2)

  $ 34.44     $ 26.29     $ 32.84     $ 34.18       0.8 %     (3.9 )%

Business services (3)

  $ 180.79     $ 220.32     $ 187.40     $ 172.87       4.6 %     8.4 %
                                                 

Number of Employees

    1,803       481       2,284       1,881       (4.1 )%     21.4 %

 

 

 

(1)

Homes passed represents the number of residential and business serviceable addresses within our footprint. During the first quarter of 2018, the number of Legacy CABO homes passed was reduced by approximately 74,000 to adjust for duplicate and non-serviceable addresses.

(2)

Average monthly revenue per unit values represent the applicable quarterly residential service revenues divided by the corresponding average of the number of PSUs at the beginning and end of each period, divided by three.

(3)

Average monthly revenue per unit values represent quarterly business services revenues divided by the average of the number of business customer relationships at the beginning and end of each period, divided by three.

 

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