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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
 
Earnings Release
 
 
July 27, 2017
 

Altice USA Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results1 

Altice USA continues to grow at an accelerated pace with further customer service improvements, investment in an advanced fiber network, product innovation and margin expansion
Optimum is rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty2; “Generation Gigaspeed” FTTH rollout progressing to deliver even higher quality of service and faster speeds
Suddenlink was rated the fastest Internet Service Provider in the U.S. for 20173; 1 Gig markets now 62% of Suddenlink footprint
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
($k)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Actual
 
Actual
 
Actual
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
2,328,341

 
$
823,501

 
$
4,634,017

 
$
1,451,090

Adjusted EBITDA1
 
994,036

 
359,204

 
1,935,771

 
621,933

Net loss
 
(474,790
)
 
(282,129
)
 
(550,978
)
 
(422,877
)
Capital Expenditures (accrued)
 
228,071

 
90,121

 
391,015

 
164,036


Revenue growth for Altice USA of +3.2% YoY in Q2 2017 (vs. +2.2% YoY in Q2 2016), excluding Newsday; reported revenue growth +0.6% YoY in Q2 2017 (vs. +2.0% YoY in Q2 2016)
Adjusted EBITDA for Altice USA grew +21.9% YoY in Q2 2017; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 6.6 percentage points YoY to 42.7%
Adjusted EBITDA less capex (Operating Free Cash Flow4) for Altice USA grew +41.3% YoY in Q2 2017 (YTD 2017 OpFCF margin of 33.3% vs. 25.6% in FY 2016) showing very strong cash flow conversion
Optimum saw continued growth in unique residential B2C customer relationships with +2k net additions in Q2, in line with the level of last year excluding a certain event5; Suddenlink unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -14k in Q2, reflecting normal seasonality
Sixth straight quarter of customer service improvements
Successful $2.2bn IPO of Altice USA

Dexter Goei, Altice USA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "We continue to advance our strategy of offering a more robust and differentiated product portfolio to meet our customers' needs, while investing in innovation, superior service and a reliable network. We are very pleased with our performance so far and look forward to continuing to build the Company for the long-term. The second quarter was also marked by the successful execution of Altice USA's initial public offering, which provides the Company with greater flexibility and strategic optionality operating in a competitive industry.”
Q2 2017 Highlights
 
1Financial data for 2016 period is pro forma defined as results of Altice USA as if the Cablevision (Optimum) acquisition had occurred on 1/1/16, unless noted otherwise. All financials shown under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) reporting standard. See “Reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures” on page 7 of this release. See also separate Altice N.V. Q2 2017 earnings release today for reconciliation to reported figures under IFRS reporting standard.
2Optimum ranks #1 among measured Cable Providers for both TV and Internet services according to the 2017 ACSI TV and ISP studies.
3According to PC Mag, Suddenlink ranks as the #1 Residential-Direct Internet Service Provider.
4Operating Free Cash Flow defined here as Adjusted EBITDA less capex (including accruals for capital).
5Adjusting for the impact from a strike at a competitor.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Altice USA IPO
On June 27, 2017, Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB, “Altice”) and Altice USA, Inc. (NYSE: ATUS, “Altice USA”), announced the closing of Altice USA’s initial public offering of 71,724,139 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $30.00 per share, including the underwriters full exercise of their option to purchase 7,781,110 shares to cover overallotments. Altice USA’s Class A common stock began trading on June 22, 2017, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ATUS”.
Network Investments to Enhance Broadband Speeds and Reliability
Altice USA continues to make progress on its FTTH network plans and remains on track with its previously stated targets to upgrade 100% of Optimum footprint and part of Suddenlink footprint over the next five years. The Company continues to believe the FTTH network will be more resilient with reduced maintenance requirements, fewer service outages and lower power usage, which is expected to drive further cost efficiencies in the business. This network should position Altice USA to satisfy anticipated demand for increasing speeds and support evolving technologies, such as the expected transition of mobile networks to 5G, and enable the Company to capture associated revenue growth opportunities.
In the Optimum footprint, the Company continues to upgrade speeds, now offering up to 450Mbps in some areas, and has seen an increasing number of customers upgrading their speed tiers with 90% of residential broadband gross additions taking download speed tiers of 100Mbps or higher at the end of Q2 2017 (37% of the residential customer base now take speeds of 100Mbps or higher).
In the Suddenlink market, the Company continues to roll out 1 Gigabit service, currently with 62% of the market having access to these faster speeds. Suddenlink was rated the fastest Internet Service Provider in the U.S. for 20176 with 64% of residential broadband gross additions taking speeds of 100Mbps or higher (44% of the residential customer base now take speeds of 100Mbps or higher).
On a blended basis, 79% of Altice USA’s residential broadband gross additions were taking download speeds of 100Mbps or higher with 39% of the total residential customer base taking 100Mbps or higher speeds as of the end of Q2 2017 (vs. 30% and 12% respectively at the end of Q2 2016). These upgrades have almost doubled YoY the average broadband speed taken by Altice USA’s customer base to 93Mbps at the end of Q2 2017 (from 52Mbps at the end of Q2 2016).
Customer Service Improvements
The Company’s network upgrades continue to be reflected in further improvements in customer service metrics, including a 20% YoY reduction in the number of technical service visits in H1 2017 vs. H1 2016 and a reduction in the number of technical service related calls of 19% YoY over the same period. This is the sixth straight quarter of customer service improvements since Altice took control of Suddenlink and the fourth straight quarter since taking control of Optimum. In fact, Optimum is rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty7.
Altice USA also continues to improve customer service and achieve sales and marketing efficiencies through digitalization. The percentage of B2C gross adds achieved through online sales channels has increased to 18% for Optimum and 28% for Suddenlink as of the end of Q2 2017 (vs. 2% and 14% respectively in Q4 2015 before Altice took control of Optimum and Suddenlink).
 
6According to PC Mag, Suddenlink ranks as the #1 Residential-Direct Internet Service Provider.
7Optimum ranks #1 among measured Cable Providers for both TV and Internet services according to the 2017 ACSI TV and ISP studies.




Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Product and Service Innovations
Altice USA is bringing new innovations and service offerings to market. In the second quarter, the Company successfully launched for small and medium-sized businesses its hosted voice product developed on the backbone of Altice's Advanced Business Communications Platform, which was developed by Altice Labs. For residential customers, Altice USA expanded its customer service offerings, introducing a full suite of whole-home premium service products, including in-home installation of devices, remote technical support for mobile devices and computers, and device protection to provide customers with advanced levels of support and added value beyond the company's traditional 24/7 service for its TV, phone and internet products. In the second quarter, the Company also introduced its new home communications hub to customers as part of beta testing, and looks forward to introducing it more broadly in the coming months.
Commercial Rebranding
On May 23, 2017, Altice announced the transformation from a holding company with a collection of different assets and brands around the world, to a unified global group with one single brand - Altice. The Altice name, brand and new logo will replace the current commercial brands at each of Altice's operating companies, including Optimum and Suddenlink, and it is expected that the commercial brands will have completed the transition process by the end of the second quarter of 2018. The business brands will transition to Altice Business.
Content and Programming Partnerships
On May 25, 2017, Altice USA reached a multi-year partnership with Viacom that includes advanced advertising and content distribution agreements. This partnership combines Altice USA's unique audience data, multi-screen advertising platforms, measurement and analytics capabilities with Viacom's advanced advertising offerings to deliver local and national advertising across multiple screens, including TV, mobile, tablet and desktop. The content distribution arrangement includes an early carriage renewal of Viacom's premier networks in the Optimum system and the return of a number of Viacom networks in Suddenlink systems, as well as additional rights for the distribution of multi-platform, digital and next-generation Viacom content including select virtual reality and 4K for Altice USA's current and future customer offerings. This partnership reinforces Altice USA’s commitment to significantly enhance the video experience for all of its customers.
On May 17, 2017, Altice USA participated in a $19 million round of financing of Cheddar along with other strategic investors including Raine Ventures, Amazon, NYSE and Broad Video Ventures. Cheddar is the place for brands to reach young people interested in business, finance, technology and innovation with live video programming, covering news through the lens of the companies and executives driving changes in these areas.



Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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Financial and Operational Review - Pro Forma
For quarter ended June 30, 2017 compared to quarter ended June 30, 2016

Revenue growth for Altice USA of +3.2% YoY in Q2 2017 to $2,328m (vs. +2.2% YoY in Q2 2016), excluding Newsday; reported revenue growth +0.6% YoY in Q2 2017 (vs. +2.0% YoY in Q2 2016)
o
Optimum revenue growth was +2.9% YoY in Q2 2017, excluding Newsday; a decline of -0.7% YoY on a reported basis
o
Suddenlink revenue growth +3.8% YoY.
Adjusted EBITDA for Altice USA grew +21.9% YoY in Q2 2017 to $994m (vs. +13.4% YoY in Q2 2016); Adjusted EBITDA margin increased +6.6 percentage points YoY to 42.7% (vs. 36.1% in Q2 2016):
o
Optimum Adjusted EBITDA growth of +28.6% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased +8.1 percentage points YoY to 40.8% (vs. 32.6% in Q2 2016);
o
Suddenlink Adjusted EBITDA growth +9.5% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased +2.5 percentage points YoY to 47.5% (vs. 45.0% in Q2 2016).
Capex for Altice USA was $228m in Q2 2017 representing 9.8% of revenue. Capex is expected to increase through H2 2017 and into 2018 towards the historical total annual capex before Altice took over Optimum and Suddenlink as the build phase of the FTTH rollout has now begun.
Operating Free Cash Flow for Altice USA grew +41.3% YoY in Q2 2017 to $766m (vs. +47.9% YoY in Q2 2016):
o
Optimum OpFCF growth of +56.9% YoY;
o
Suddenlink OpFCF growth +16.3% YoY.

Altice USA saw total unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -11k in Q2 2017, driven by normal seasonality at Suddenlink, with continued growth in B2C ARPU per unique customer:
o
Increased demand for higher speed broadband tiers at Optimum continues to drive growth in B2C ARPU per unique customer (+1.6% YoY). Optimum saw continued growth in unique residential B2C customer relationships with +2k net additions in Q2, including broadband RGU additions of +10k and -12k video RGU losses (all of which are broadly in line with the RGU growth in Q2 2016 of +16k unique customer additions, +23k broadband RGU additions and -2k video RGU losses when adjusted for the impact of a strike at a competitor);
o
Suddenlink’s increased sales of higher broadband speed tiers drove growth in ARPU per unique customer (+2.8% YoY). Suddenlink unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -14k in Q2 reflect normal seasonality (vs. -10k losses in Q2 2016) including broadband RGU losses of -8k and video RGU losses of -25k (vs. -2k broadband RGU losses and -25k video RGU losses in Q2 2016);
Altice USA’s programming costs increased +2.6% YoY in Q2 2017 due primarily to an increase in contractual programming rates, partially offset by the decrease in video customers. We continue to expect programming rates to increase by high single digits in 2017:


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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Optimum’s programming costs increased +2.8% YoY in Q2 2017 to $482m;
o
Suddenlink’s programming costs increased +1.8% YoY in Q2 2017 to $150m.
Altice USA’s advertising revenue grew +2.4% YoY in Q2, an increase compared to Q2 2016 (+1.6%) due primarily to increases in digital advertising revenue.

Net debt for Altice USA at the end of the second quarter was $21,336m, including the impact of total dividends in Q2 2017 of $840m (a total of $340m from Suddenlink, $500m from Optimum) and $193m accrued interest on the (now extinguished) shareholder loan paid prior to the IPO. Net debt was $21,370m pro forma for the partial repayment of the Cablevision 10.875% 2025 Senior Notes (funded by net primary equity proceeds from the IPO).
Altice USA’s blended weighted average cost of debt was 6.4% (6.9% for Optimum, 5.4% for Suddenlink) and the blended weighted average life was 6.1 years at the end of June 2017. This represents consolidated L2QA net leverage for Altice USA of 5.5x both pre- and post-IPO proceeds (5.7x on LTM basis). Net leverage for Optimum was 5.6x and 5.3x for Suddenlink at the end of June 2017 on L2QA basis (5.3x and 5.0x pre-dividend payments in Q2 2017 respectively).


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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Altice USA Consolidated Operating Results
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
Actual
 
Pro Forma1
 
Actual
 
Actual
 
Pro Forma1
 
Actual
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay TV
$
1,059,857

 
$
1,062,240

 
$
368,555

 
$
2,131,218

 
$
2,116,297

 
$
648,291

Broadband
629,416

 
565,793

 
243,773

 
1,241,185

 
1,113,474

 
440,464

Telephony
208,451

 
220,081

 
59,216

 
419,324

 
441,093

 
98,951

Business services and wholesale
323,940

 
305,844

 
111,193

 
643,531

 
606,699

 
195,597

Advertising
92,748

 
90,538

 
29,288

 
172,716

 
169,902

 
50,175

Other
13,929

 
70,719

 
11,476

 
26,043

 
141,229

 
17,612

Total revenue   
2,328,341

 
2,315,215

 
823,501

 
4,634,017

 
4,588,694

 
1,451,090

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Programming and other direct costs
758,694

 
760,148

 
249,823

 
1,517,046

 
1,527,973

 
439,418

Other operating expenses
593,690

 
749,945

 
214,474

 
1,207,127

 
1,526,708

 
389,739

Restructuring and other expense
12,388

 
106,069

 
99,701

 
89,317

 
114,675

 
107,270

Depreciation and amortization
706,787

 
611,699

 
214,100

 
1,315,511

 
1,247,760

 
415,000

Operating income   
256,782

 
87,354

 
45,403

 
505,016

 
171,578

 
99,663

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(420,192
)
 
(442,393
)
 
(287,827
)
 
(853,254
)
 
(878,994
)
 
(557,241
)
Gain on investments, net
57,130

 
88,259

 
58,634

 
188,788

 
188,624

 
58,634

Loss on equity derivative contracts, net
(66,463
)
 
(15,616
)
 
(27,345
)
 
(137,507
)
 
(63,628
)
 
(27,345
)
Gain on interest rate swap contracts
9,146

 
40,241

 
40,241

 
11,488

 
40,241

 
40,241

Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of
deferred financing costs
(561,382
)
 
(19,948
)
 
(19,948
)
 
(561,382
)
 
(19,948
)
 
(19,948
)
Other income (expense), net
1,121

 
2,827

 
6

 
897

 
4,872

 
17

Loss before income taxes   
(723,858
)
 
(259,276
)
 
(190,836
)
 
(845,954
)
 
(557,255
)
 
(405,979
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
249,068

 
92,916

 
(91,293
)
 
294,976

 
200,755

 
(16,898
)
Net loss   
(474,790
)
 
(166,360
)
 
(282,129
)
 
(550,978
)
 
(356,500
)
 
(422,877
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(365
)
 
364

 
364

 
(602
)
 
364

 
364

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to Altice USA stockholders
$
(475,155
)
 
$
(165,996
)
 
$
(281,765
)
 
$
(551,580
)
 
$
(356,136
)
 
$
(422,513
)
Basic and diluted net loss per share   
$
(0.72
)
 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
(0.43
)
 
$
(0.84
)
 
$
(0.55
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares
659,145

 
649,525

 
649,525

 
654,362

 
649,525

 
649,525



Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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Reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures:
We define Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income (loss) excluding income taxes, income (loss) from discontinued operations, other non-operating income or expenses, loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs, loss on interest rate swap contracts, gain (loss) on equity derivative contracts, gain (loss) on investments, interest expense (including cash interest expense), interest income, depreciation and amortization (including impairments), share-based compensation expense or benefit, restructuring expense or credits and transaction expenses.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures with similar titles are common performance measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in our industry. Internally, we use revenue and Adjusted EBITDA measures as important indicators of our business performance, and evaluate management's effectiveness with specific reference to these indicators. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides management and investors a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business and operating results by excluding items that are not comparable across reporting periods or that do not otherwise relate to the Company's ongoing operating results. Adjusted EBITDA should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Since Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures with similar titles used by other companies.

We also use Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures (including accrued, but unpaid capital), or Operating Free Cash Flow, as an indicator of the Company's financial performance. We believe this measure is one of several benchmarks used by investors, analysts and peers for comparison of performance in the Company's industry, although it may not be directly comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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Altice USA
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
Actual
 
Pro Forma1
 
Actual
 
Actual
 
Pro Forma1
 
Actual
Net loss
$
(474,790
)
 
$
(166,360
)
 
$
(282,129
)
 
$
(550,978
)
 
$
(356,500
)
 
$
(422,877
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(249,068
)
 
(92,916
)
 
91,293

 
(294,976
)
 
(200,755
)
 
16,898

Other expense (income), net
(1,121
)
 
(2,827
)
 
(6
)
 
(897
)
 
(4,872
)
 
(17
)
Gain on interest rate swap contracts
(9,146
)
 
(40,241
)
 
(40,241
)
 
(11,488
)
 
(40,241
)
 
(40,241
)
Loss on equity derivative contracts, net
66,463

 
15,616

 
27,345

 
137,507

 
63,628

 
27,345

Gain on investments, net
(57,130
)
 
(88,259
)
 
(58,634
)
 
(188,788
)
 
(188,624
)
 
(58,634
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs
561,382

 
19,948

 
19,948

 
561,382

 
19,948

 
19,948

Interest expense, net
420,192

 
442,393

 
287,827

 
853,254

 
878,994

 
557,241

Depreciation and amortization
706,787

 
611,699

 
214,100

 
1,315,511

 
1,247,760

 
415,000

Restructuring and other expenses
12,388

 
106,069

 
99,701

 
89,317

 
114,675

 
107,270

Share-based compensation
18,079

 
10,534

 

 
25,927

 
25,231

 

Adjusted EBITDA…………………………
$
994,036

 
$
815,656

 
$
359,204

 
$
1,935,771

 
$
1,559,244

 
$
621,933

Capital Expenditures (accrued)………….
228,071

 
273,624

 
90,121

 
391,015

 
500,123

 
164,036

Adjusted EBITDA less Capex (accrued)
$
765,965

 
$
542,032

 
$
269,083

 
$
1,544,756

 
$
1,059,121

 
$
457,897

Capital Expenditures (cash)………….
202,235

 
244,845

 
63,366

 
459,662

 
459,701

 
129,570



The following is the contribution from Newsday Media Group:
 
 
Altice USA ($m)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2016
Pro Forma Revenue
 
2,315.2

 
4,588.7

Less Newsday
 
58.4

 
110.4

Pro Forma Excluding Newsday
 
2,256.8

 
4,478.3



Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
alticeusa.com
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The following table sets forth certain customer metrics by segment (unaudited):
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Cablevision
 
Cequel
 
Total Altice USA
 
Cablevision
 
Cequel
 
Total Altice USA
 
Cablevision
 
Cequel
 
Total Altice USA
 
(in thousands, except per customer amounts)
Homes passed (a)   
5,140

 
3,430

 
8,570

 
5,128

 
3,419

 
8,547

 
5,094

 
3,374

 
8,468

Total customers relationships (b)   
3,151

 
1,753

 
4,904

 
3,148

 
1,765

 
4,913

 
3,143

 
1,726

 
4,869

Residential
2,889

 
1,648

 
4,537

 
2,887

 
1,661

 
4,548

 
2,882

 
1,628

 
4,510

SMB
262

 
106

 
367

 
261

 
103

 
365

 
261

 
98

 
359

Residential customers (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay TV
2,401

 
1,062

 
3,463

 
2,413

 
1,087

 
3,500

 
2,470

 
1,126

 
3,596

Broadband
2,646

 
1,358

 
4,004

 
2,636

 
1,366

 
4,003

 
2,604

 
1,306

 
3,909

Telephony
1,954

 
590

 
2,544

 
1,955

 
596

 
2,551

 
1,994

 
596

 
2,590

Residential triple product customer penetration (d):   
64.3
%
 
25.3
%
 
50.1
%
 
64.4
%
 
25.4
%
 
50.2
%
 
66.1
%
 
25.8
%
 
51.6
%
Penetration of homes passed (e):
61.3
%
 
51.1
%
 
57.2
%
 
61.4
%
 
51.6
%
 
57.5
%
 
61.7
%
 
51.2
%
 
57.5
%
ARPU(f)   
$
156.00

 
$
110.01

 
$
139.25

 
$
155.83

 
$
110.00

 
$
139.11

 
$
153.52

 
$
107.03

 
$
136.67


 
(a)
Represents the estimated number of single residence homes, apartments and condominium units passed by the cable distribution network in areas serviceable without further extending the transmission lines. In addition, it includes commercial establishments that have connected to our cable distribution network. For Cequel, broadband services were not available to approximately 100 homes passed and telephony services were not available to approximately 500 homes passed.
(b)
Represents number of households/businesses that receive at least one of the Company's services.
(c)
Customers represent each customer account (set up and segregated by customer name and address), weighted equally and counted as one customer, regardless of size, revenue generated, or number of boxes, units, or outlets.  In calculating the number of customers, we count all customers other than inactive/disconnected customers.  Free accounts are included in the customer counts along with all active accounts, but they are limited to a prescribed group.  Most of these accounts are also not entirely free, as they typically generate revenue through pay-per-view or other pay services and certain equipment fees.  Free status is not granted to regular customers as a promotion.  In counting bulk residential customers, such as an apartment building, we count each subscribing family unit within the building as one customer, but do not count the master account for the entire building as a customer. We count a bulk commercial customer, such as a hotel, as one customer, and do not count individual room units at that hotel.
(d)
Represents the number of customers that subscribe to three of our services divided by total residential customer relationships.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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(e)
Represents the number of total customer relationships divided by homes passed.
(f)
Calculated by dividing the average monthly revenue for the respective quarter (fourth quarter for annual periods) derived from the sale of broadband, pay television and telephony services to residential customers for the respective quarter by the average number of total residential customers for the same period.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Consolidated Net Debt as of June 30, 2017, breakdown by credit silo
Suddenlink (Cequel) - In $m
Actual
Actual
Coupon / Margin
Maturity
Sn. Sec. Notes
1,100
1,100
5.375%
2023
2026 SSN
1,500
1,500
5.500%
2026
New Term Loan - $1265m - 2025
1,265
1,265
L+2.250%
2025
Other Debt & Leases
2
2
 
 
Suddenlink Sec.Debt
3,867
3,867
 
 
Senior Notes due 2020
1,050
1,050
6.375%
2020
Senior Notes due 2021
1,250
1,250
5.125%
2021
Senior Notes/Holdco Exchange Notes
620
620
7.750%
2025
Suddenlink Gross Debt
6,787
6,787
 
 
Total Cash
(112)
(112)
 
 
Suddenlink Net Debt
6,675
6,675
 
 
Undrawn RCF8
350
350
 
 
WACD (%)
 
5.4%
 
 
 
8At June 30, 2017, $17m of the revolving credit facility was restricted for certain letters of credit issued on behalf of the Company and $333m of the facility was undrawn and available, subject to covenant limitations.



Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Cablevision (Optimum) - in $m
Actual
PF9
Coupon / Margin
Maturity
Guaranteed Notes (GN) - LLC
1,310
1,310
5.500%
2027
6.625% Guaranteed Notes Acq.- LLC
1,000
1,000
6.625%
2025
10.125% Senior Notes Acq. - LLC
1,800
1,800
10.125%
2023
10.875% Senior Notes Acq. - LLC
2,000
1,684
10.875%
2025
7.875% Senior Debentures - LLC
300
300
7.875%
2018
7.625% Senior Debentures - LLC
500
500
7.625%
2018
8.625% Senior Notes - LLC
526
526
8.625%
2019
6.750% Senior Notes - LLC
1,000
1,000
6.750%
2021
5.250% Senior Notes - LLC
750
750
5.250%
2024
New Term Loan $3,000m - 2025
3,000
3,000
L+2.250%
2025
Drawn RCF
650
650
L+3.250%
2021
Other Debt & Leases10
39
39
 
 
Cablevision New Debt /Total Debt LLC
12,875
12,559
 
 
8.625% Senior Notes - Corp
400
400
8.625%
2017
7.750% Senior Notes - Corp
750
750
7.750%
2018
8.000% Senior Notes - Corp
500
500
8.000%
2020
5.875% Senior Notes - Corp
649
649
5.875%
2022
Cablevision New Debt /Total Debt Corp
15,174
14,858
 
 
Total Cash
(507)
(156)
 
 
Cablevision Net Debt
14,667
14,701
 
 
Undrawn RCF11
1,650
1,650
 
 
WACD (%)
 
6.9%
 
 
 
9Pro forma gives effect for the partial repayment of the Cablevision 10.875% 2025 Senior Notes (funded by net primary equity proceeds from the IPO).
10Excludes $66m of notes payable related to collateralized debt
11At June 30, 2017, $91m of the revolving credit facility was restricted for certain letters of credit issued on behalf of the Company and $1,559m of the facility was undrawn and available, subject to covenant limitations.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Altice USA Pro Forma Net Leverage Reconciliation as of June 30, 2017
In $m
 
 
 
 
Altice USA
Suddenlink
Optimum
Altice US Inc
Pro Forma9
Gross Debt Consolidated
6,787
14,858
-
21,645
Cash
(112)
(156)
(7)
(275)
Net Debt Consolidated
6,675
14,701
(7)
21,370
LTM EBITDA GAAP
1,244
2,515
 
3,759
L2QA EBITDA GAAP
1,270
2,631
 
3,902
Net Leverage (LTM)
5.4x
5.8x
 
5.7x
Net Leverage (L2QA)
5.3x
5.6x
 
5.5x

In $m
 
 
Altice USA Reconciliation to Financial Reported Debt
Actual
Pro Forma9
Total Debenture and Loans from Financial Institutions
21,424
21,108
Unamortized Financing Costs
321
321
Fair Value Adjustments
175
175
Total Adjusted Value of Debenture and Loans from Financial Institutions
21,920
21,604
Other Debt & Capital Leases
41
41
Gross Debt Consolidated
21,961
21,645


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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Contacts
Chief Investor Relations Officer Altice NV
Nick Brown: +41 79 720 15 03 /
nick.brown@altice.net

Chief Communications Officer Altice NV
Arthur Dreyfuss: +41 79 946 49 31 /
arthur.dreyfuss@altice.net
Head of Communications Altice USA
Lisa Anselmo: +1 516 803 2362 /
lisa.anselmo@alticeusa.com


About Altice USA

Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.


Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), the U.S. business of Altice N.V. (Euronext: ATC, ATCB), is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
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