EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||
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2 November 2017 |
• | Altice USA continues to show positive revenue momentum with further customer experience improvements, investment in an advanced fiber network, product innovation and margin expansion |
• | Altice One launch - new home entertainment hub to support significantly improved video, broadband and phone experience for customers |
• | Revenue growth of +3.2% YoY in Q3 2017 excluding Newsday; reported revenue growth +3.0% YoY in Q3 2017 |
• | Adjusted EBITDA grew +18.9% YoY in Q3 2017; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 5.8 percentage points YoY to 44.1% |
• | Adjusted EBITDA less capex (Operating Free Cash Flow2) grew +13.9% YoY in Q3 2017 (YTD 2017 OpFCF margin of 32.8% vs. 25.6% in FY 2016) showing very strong cash flow conversion |
Three Months Ended September 30, | NIne Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
($k) | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 2,327,175 | $ | 2,260,221 | $ | 6,961,192 | $ | 3,711,311 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA3 | 1,026,582 | 863,194 | 2,962,353 | 1,485,127 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (182,086 | ) | (172,553 | ) | (733,064 | ) | (595,430 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Expenditures (accrued) | 290,318 | 216,727 | 681,333 | 380,763 |
• | Video trends improved with B2C pay TV RGU net losses of -33k in Q3 2017 (vs. -40k in Q3 2016), driven by better performance at Optimum, even before Altice One launch; all of Optimum’s reported B2C customer trends improved compared to Q3 2016 |
• | Broadband trends stable with B2C broadband RGU net additions of +16k in Q3 2017 (vs. +17k in Q3 2016) with only minor impact in Texas from the recent hurricane |
• | Total unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -8k in Q3 2017, driven by normal seasonality at Optimum |
• | Seventh straight quarter of lower customer service call volumes and technical service visits, driven by investments in our network and customer service |
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• | Up to 400/450Mbps broadband speeds will be available for all Optimum residential/business customers by the end of 2017 (increased from 300/350Mbps previously and 101Mbps before Altice took control of the business). Optimum continues to see an increasing number of customers upgrading their speed tiers with 91% of residential broadband gross additions taking download speed tiers of 100Mbps or higher at the end of Q3 2017 (44% of the residential customer base now take speeds of 100Mbps or higher, increased from just 8% at the end of Q3 2016); |
• | In the Suddenlink market, the Company continues to roll out 1 Gigabit service, currently with 63% of the market having access to these faster speeds. Suddenlink also continues to see an increasing number of customers upgrading their speed tiers with 82% of residential broadband gross additions taking download speed tiers of 100Mbps or higher at the end of Q3 2017 (49% of the residential customer base now take speeds of 100Mbps or higher, increased from 32% at the end of Q3 2016); |
• | On a blended basis, 88% of Altice USA’s residential broadband gross additions were taking download speeds of 100Mbps or higher with 46% of the total residential customer base taking 100Mbps or higher speeds as of the end of Q3 2017 (vs. 48% and 16% respectively at the end of Q3 2016). These upgrades have almost doubled YoY the average broadband speed taken by Altice USA’s customer base to 106Mbps at the end of Q3 2017 (from 56Mbps at the end of Q3 2016). |
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• | Revenue growth for Altice USA of +3.2% YoY in Q3 2017 to $2,327m, excluding Newsday; reported revenue growth +3.0% YoY in Q3 2017: |
◦ | Optimum revenue growth was +3.4% YoY in Q3 2017, excluding Newsday; +3.1% YoY on a reported basis; |
◦ | Suddenlink revenue growth +2.8% YoY. |
• | Adjusted EBITDA for Altice USA grew +18.9% YoY in Q3 2017 to $1,027m; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 5.8 percentage points YoY to 44.1% (vs. 38.3% in Q3 2016): |
◦ | Optimum Adjusted EBITDA growth of +25.8% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased +7.6 percentage points YoY to 42.9% (vs. 35.3% in Q3 2016); |
◦ | Suddenlink Adjusted EBITDA growth +5.7% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA margin increased +1.3 percentage points YoY to 47.1% (vs. 45.8% in Q3 2016). |
• | Capex for Altice USA was $290m in Q3 2017 representing 12.5% of revenue. Capex is still expected to increase through the remainder of 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 accelerates. |
• | Operating Free Cash Flow for Altice USA grew +13.9% YoY in Q3 2017 to $736m: |
◦ | Optimum OpFCF growth of +18.7% YoY; |
◦ | Suddenlink OpFCF growth +4.1% YoY. |
• | Altice USA saw total unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -8k in Q3 2017, driven by normal seasonality at Optimum. Video trends improved with B2C pay TV RGU net losses of -33k in Q3 2017 (vs. -40k in Q3 2016), mainly driven by better performance at Optimum. B2C broadband trends also improved at Optimum, although broadband growth at Suddenlink slowed slightly compared to last year. Overall B2C ARPU per unique customer continues to grow, as well: |
◦ | Increased demand for higher speed broadband tiers at Optimum continues to drive growth in residential ARPU per unique customer (+2.8% YoY). All of Optimum’s B2C customer trends improved compared to Q3 2016, reflecting the Company’s strong competitive position in this footprint, with its attractive triple play bundles gaining more traction in particular. Optimum’s base of unique residential B2C customer relationships was broadly stable with -2k net losses in Q3, even with normal seasonality, including broadband RGU additions of +7k, -19k pay TV RGU losses and +4k telephony RGU additions (vs. -9k unique customer losses, flat broadband RGUs, -27k pay TV RGU losses and -25k telephony RGU losses in Q3 2016); |
◦ | Increased demand for higher speed broadband tiers at Suddenlink continues to drive growth in residential ARPU per unique customer (+2.3% YoY). Suddenlink unique residential B2C customer relationship net losses of -6k in Q3 2017 compared to +8k additions in Q3 2016, mainly due to a slight slowdown in broadband RGU growth with |
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• | Altice USA’s programming costs increased +3.0% YoY in Q3 2017 due primarily to an increase in contractual programming rates, partially offset by the decrease in video customers. We continue to expect programming costs per customer to increase by high single digits going forward: |
◦ | Optimum’s programming costs increased +3.5% YoY in Q3 2017 to $482m; |
◦ | Suddenlink’s programming costs increased +1.4% YoY in Q3 2017 to $147m. |
• | Altice USA’s advertising revenue decreased -4.8% YoY in Q3 primarily due to declines in political, auto and retail advertising. |
• | Net debt for Altice USA at the end of the third quarter was $21,140m, a reduction of $196m from the end of the second quarter. |
• | Altice USA’s blended weighted average cost of debt was 6.4% (6.8% for Optimum, 5.4% for Suddenlink) and the blended weighted average life was 5.9 years at the end of September 2017. This represents consolidated L2QA net leverage for Altice USA of 5.2x (5.4x on LTM basis), within the Company’s target leverage range of 5.0-5.5x. Net leverage for both Optimum and Suddenlink was 5.3x at the end of September 2017 on L2QA basis. |
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Altice USA Consolidated Operating Results | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | NIne Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Actual | Actual | Actual | Pro Forma1 | Actual | |||||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||
Pay TV | 1,054,392 | 1,051,995 | 3,185,610 | 3,168,292 | 1,700,286 | ||||||||||||||
Broadband | 646,094 | 578,605 | 1,887,279 | 1,692,079 | 1,019,069 | ||||||||||||||
Telephony | 204,753 | 216,186 | 624,077 | 657,279 | 315,137 | ||||||||||||||
Business services and wholesale | 324,760 | 309,366 | 968,291 | 916,065 | 504,963 | ||||||||||||||
Advertising | 84,539 | 88,759 | 257,255 | 258,661 | 138,934 | ||||||||||||||
Other | 12,637 | 15,310 | 38,680 | 156,540 | 32,922 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 2,327,175 | 2,260,221 | 6,961,192 | 6,848,916 | 3,711,311 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Programming and other direct costs | 755,101 | 738,390 | 2,272,147 | 2,266,365 | 1,177,808 | ||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 560,497 | 660,307 | 1,767,624 | 2,187,015 | 1,050,046 | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other expense | 53,448 | 47,816 | 142,765 | 162,491 | 155,086 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 823,265 | 670,929 | 2,138,776 | 1,918,678 | 1,085,929 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | 134,864 | 142,779 | 639,880 | 314,367 | 242,442 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (378,103 | ) | (445,838 | ) | (1,231,357 | ) | (1,324,832 | ) | (1,003,079 | ) | |||||||||
Gain (loss) on investments, net | (18,900 | ) | 24,833 | 169,888 | 213,457 | 83,467 | |||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net | (16,763 | ) | 773 | (154,270 | ) | (62,855 | ) | (26,572 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts | 1,051 | (15,861 | ) | 12,539 | 24,380 | 24,380 | |||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs | (38,858 | ) | 0 | (600,240 | ) | (19,948 | ) | (19,948 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (65 | ) | 2,531 | 832 | 7,392 | 2,548 | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (316,774 | ) | (290,783 | ) | (1,162,728 | ) | (848,039 | ) | (696,762 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | 134,688 | 118,230 | 429,664 | 320,188 | 101,332 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | (182,086 | ) | (172,553 | ) | (733,064 | ) | (527,851 | ) | (595,430 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (135 | ) | (256 | ) | (737 | ) | 108 | 108 | |||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Altice USA stockholders | $ | (182,221 | ) | $ | (172,809 | ) | $ | (733,801 | ) | $ | (527,743 | ) | $ | (595,322 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares | 737,069 | 649,525 | 682,234 | 649,525 | 649,525 |
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2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Actual | Actual | Actual | Pro Forma1 | Actual | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (182,086 | ) | $ | (172,553 | ) | $ | (733,064 | ) | $ | (527,851 | ) | $ | (595,430 | ) | ||||
Income tax (benefit) | (134,688 | ) | (118,230 | ) | (429,664 | ) | (320,188 | ) | (101,332 | ) | |||||||||
Other expense (income), net | 65 | (2,531 | ) | (832 | ) | (7,392 | ) | (2,548 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss (gain) on interest rate swap contracts | (1,051 | ) | 15,861 | (12,539 | ) | (24,380 | ) | (24,380 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts, net | 16,763 | (773 | ) | 154,270 | 62,855 | 26,572 | |||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on investments, net | 18,900 | (24,833 | ) | (169,888 | ) | (213,457 | ) | (83,467 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs | 38,858 | 0 | 600,240 | 19,948 | 19,948 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 378,103 | 445,838 | 1,231,357 | 1,324,832 | 1,003,079 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 823,265 | 670,929 | 2,138,776 | 1,918,678 | 1,085,929 | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other expenses | 53,448 | 47,816 | 142,765 | 162,491 | 155,086 | ||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 15,005 | 1,670 | 40,932 | 26,901 | 1,670 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,026,582 | $ | 863,194 | $ | 2,962,353 | $ | 2,422,437 | $ | 1,485,127 | |||||||||
Capital Expenditures (accrued) | 290,318 | 216,727 | 681,333 | 715,626 | 380,763 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA less Capex (accrued) | $ | 736,264 | $ | 646,467 | $ | 2,281,020 | $ | 1,706,811 | $ | 1,104,364 | |||||||||
Capital Expenditures (cash) | $ | 303,636 | $ | 248,156 | $ | 763,298 | $ | 707,857 | $ | 377,726 |
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Three Months Ended September 30, | NIne Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2016 | 2016 | |||||||
Pro Forma Revenue | $ | 2,260.2 | $ | 6,848.9 | ||||
Less Newsday | 5.0 | 115.4 | ||||||
Pro Forma Excluding Newsday | $ | 2,255.2 | $ | 6,733.5 |
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Cablevision | Cequel | Total Altice USA | Cablevision | Cequel | Total Altice USA | Cablevision | Cequel | Total Altice USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per customer amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homes passed (a) | 5,134 | 3,443 | 8,577 | 5,140 | 3,430 | 8,570 | 5,105 | 3,389 | 8,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total customers relationships (b)(c) | 3,149 | 1,749 | 4,898 | 3,151 | 1,753 | 4,904 | 3,135 | 1,736 | 4,871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential | 2,887 | 1,642 | 4,529 | 2,889 | 1,648 | 4,537 | 2,873 | 1,636 | 4,510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMB | 262 | 107 | 369 | 262 | 106 | 367 | 261 | 100 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential customers (c): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pay TV | 2,382 | 1,048 | 3,430 | 2,401 | 1,062 | 3,463 | 2,443 | 1,113 | 3,556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadband | 2,653 | 1,368 | 4,021 | 2,646 | 1,358 | 4,004 | 2,603 | 1,324 | 3,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephony | 1,959 | 588 | 2,547 | 1,954 | 590 | 2,544 | 1,969 | 594 | 2,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential triple product customer penetration (d): | 64.3 | % | 25.4 | % | 50.2 | % | 64.3 | % | 25.3 | % | 50.1 | % | 65.3 | % | 25.6 | % | 50.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Penetration of homes passed (e): | 61.3 | % | 50.8 | % | 57.1 | % | 61.3 | % | 51.1 | % | 57.2 | % | 61.4 | % | 51.2 | % | 57.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Residential ARPU(f) | $ | 156.88 | $ | 110.64 | $ | 140.10 | $ | 156.00 | $ | 110.01 | $ | 139.25 | $ | 152.55 | $ | 108.19 | $ | 136.50 |
(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. |
(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. |
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Suddenlink (Cequel) - In $m | Actual | Coupon / Margin | Maturity |
Sn. Sec. Notes | $1,100 | 5.375% | 2023 |
2026 SSN | 1,500 | 5.500% | 2026 |
New Term Loan | 1,262 | L+2.250% | 2025 |
Other Debt & Leases4 | 2 | ||
Suddenlink Sec.Debt | 3,864 | ||
Senior Notes due 2020 | 1,050 | 6.375% | 2020 |
Senior Notes due 2021 | 1,250 | 5.125% | 2021 |
Senior Notes/Holdco Exchange Notes | 620 | 7.750% | 2025 |
Suddenlink Gross Debt | 6,784 | ||
Total Cash | (104) | ||
Suddenlink Net Debt | 6,681 | ||
Undrawn RCF5 | 350 | ||
WACD (%) | 5.4% |
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Cablevision (Optimum) - in $m | Actual | Coupon / Margin | Maturity |
Guaranteed Notes (GN) - LLC | $1,310 | 5.500% | 2027 |
6.625% Guaranteed Notes Acq.- LLC | 1,000 | 6.625% | 2025 |
10.125% Senior Notes Acq. - LLC | 1,800 | 10.125% | 2023 |
10.875% Senior Notes Acq. - LLC | 1,684 | 10.875% | 2025 |
7.875% Senior Debentures - LLC | 300 | 7.875% | 2018 |
7.625% Senior Debentures - LLC | 500 | 7.625% | 2018 |
8.625% Senior Notes - LLC | 526 | 8.625% | 2019 |
6.750% Senior Notes - LLC | 1,000 | 6.750% | 2021 |
5.250% Senior Notes - LLC | 750 | 5.250% | 2024 |
New Term Loan | 2,993 | L+2.250% | 2025 |
Drawn RCF | 1,175 | L+3.250% | 2021 |
Other Debt & Leases6 | 19 | ||
Cablevision New Debt /Total Debt LLC | 13,057 | ||
7.750% Senior Notes - Corp | 750 | 7.750% | 2018 |
8.000% Senior Notes - Corp | 500 | 8.000% | 2020 |
5.875% Senior Notes - Corp | 649 | 5.875% | 2022 |
Cablevision New Debt /Total Debt Corp | 14,956 | ||
Total Cash | (152) | ||
Cablevision Net Debt | 14,804 | ||
Undrawn RCF7 | 1,125 | ||
WACD (%) | 6.8% |
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Altice USA | Suddenlink | Optimum | Altice USA Inc | Actual |
Gross Debt Consolidated | $6,784 | $14,956 | $— | $21,740 |
Cash8 | (104) | (152) | (295) | (550) |
Net Debt Consolidated | 6,681 | 14,804 | (295) | 21,190 |
LTM EBITDA GAAP | 1,261 | 2,661 | 3,922 | |
L2QA EBITDA GAAP | 1,266 | 2,806 | 4,071 | |
Net Leverage (LTM) | 5.3x | 5.6x | 5.4x | |
Net Leverage (L2QA) | 5.3x | 5.3x | 5.2x | |
WACD | 5.4% | 6.8% | 6.4% |
In $m | |
Altice USA Reconciliation to Financial Reported Debt | Actual |
Total Debenture and Loans from Financial Institutions | $21,229 |
Unamortized Financing Costs | 306 |
Fair Value Adjustments | 182 |
Total Swap Adjusted Value of Debenture and Loans from Financial Institutions | 21,718 |
Other Debt & Capital Leases | 21 |
Gross Debt Consolidated | 21,740 |
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