UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 30, 2015
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia |
000-09881 |
54-1162807 |
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(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 Shentel Way P.O. Box 459 Edinburg, VA |
22824 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 984-4141
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 30, 2015, the Company issued a press release reporting results for the three months ended September 30, 2015. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated October 30, 2015
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
(Registrant) |
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| October 30, 2015
(Date) |
/s/ ADELE M. SKOLITS
Adele M. Skolits Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer) |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Third Quarter 2015 Net Income of $8.0 Million, Adjusted OIBDA Up 10.7%
- Revenues Increase 3.6% Driven By Wireless and Cable Customer Growth
- Postpaid wireless net additions up 33%, Cable RGUs up 3%
-Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization up 10.7%; 7.5% in Wireless and 62% in Cable
- Net income includes $2.1 million in acquisition costs and $2.6 million depreciation adjustment
EDINBURG, Va., Oct. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company ("Shentel") (NASDAQ:SHEN) announces financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
Consolidated Third Quarter Results
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, net income of $8.0 million, the same as the third quarter of 2014. The current year results were unfavorably impacted by $2.1 million of expenses related to the Company's acquisition of NTELOS Holdings Corp and a non-routine depreciation adjustment of $2.6 million. Net income without these two items was $10.8 million, up 35% over the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Operating income was $15.1 million, an increase of 6.7% from the same quarter last year. Operating income without these two items was $19.8 million, up 40%.
Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) increased 10.7% to $36.8 million in the third quarter of 2015 from $33.3 million in the third quarter of 2014. Total revenues were $85.2 million, an increase of 3.6% compared to $82.3 million for the 2014 third quarter. Cable segment revenues increased due to an increase in subscribers and Revenue Generating Units (RGUs), video price increases, as well as improved product mix with customers selecting higher-speed data packages. Wireless revenues decreased as customers shifted to service plans that excluded subsidized phones, while Wireline segment revenues increased due to higher internet service fees as customers upgraded their services. Total operating expenses were $70.1 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to $68.1 million in the prior year period. Excluding the nTelos acquisition costs and the depreciation adjustment, operating expenses were $65.4 million or down 4.0%.
nTelos Acquisition and Sprint Contract Amendment
During the quarter, Shentel announced a definitive agreement to acquire all of nTelos' stock and operations, including wireless network assets, retail stores and approximately 298,000 retail subscribers in the nTelos Western Markets. The transaction is valued at approximately $586 million (including $208 million in equity and net debt of $378 million as of June 30, 2015). Concurrently with the signing of the nTelos agreement, Shentel announced that it had entered into a series of agreements with Sprint Corporation ("Sprint"), including an addendum to the Shentel/Sprint affiliate agreement. These agreements extended the Company's initial affiliate contract with Sprint five years to 2029, and will allow Shentel to serve nTelos customers as well as the Sprint customers within the nTelos footprint at closing. As a result, Shentel expects to expand its wireless subscriber base by 581,000 (based on customer counts as of June 30, 2015) to over 1,000,000 subscribers.
President and CEO Christopher E. French commented, "This was a very busy quarter for our Company, during which we drove solid revenue growth and added to our customer base, while at the same time negotiating the details of a transformative acquisition. Without the non-routine costs of the acquisition and the depreciation adjustment, we substantially improved the ongoing earnings of the company. We continue to attract new customers with the enhanced capabilities of our upgraded wireless and cable networks, which enable us to provide the reliable and versatile coverage and offerings that consumers demand."
"The nTelos acquisition is an exciting opportunity for our Company, expected to more than double Shentel's wireless customer base, enhance our presence in the Mid-Atlantic region by adding a highly complementary footprint and further strengthen our longstanding relationship with Sprint," Mr. French continued. "With the close of the transaction, Shentel will be positioned as one of the top six public wireless providers in the U.S."
Wireless Segment
Average postpaid subscribers grew 7.2%, while service revenues in the Wireless segment decreased 0.5% to $47.8 million as compared to the third quarter of 2014 primarily as a result of postpaid customers selecting lower-priced service plans associated with leasing and installment billing programs for handsets. More than offsetting the decrease in postpaid revenue was a decrease in the cost of postpaid handset subsidies of $3.8 million. In the third quarter, net prepaid service revenues grew $1.3 million, or 11.7%, due primarily to a 4.7% growth in average prepaid customers and improved product mix as compared to the same period of 2014.
During the third quarter of 2015, net additions to postpaid subscribers were 7,035, up 33% compared to 5,303 postpaid subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2014. Net prepaid subscribers declined by 327 during third quarter 2015, compared to 1,950 added in the third quarter of 2014.
Depreciation and amortization for the wireless segment in the third quarter of 2015 increased 22% or $1.7 million as compared to the same prior year period. Third quarter 2015 included a one-time, unfavorable adjustment of $1.9 million for the Wireless segment's portion of the depreciation adjustment.
Third quarter adjusted OIBDA in the Wireless segment was $27.2 million, an increase of $1.9 million or 7.5% from the third quarter of 2014.
"The reliability of our state of the art wireless network continues to attract new customers as demonstrated by the strong growth in our postpaid customer base during the quarter," Mr. French stated. "Monthly service fees and handset subsidy costs have continued to decline as customers select lower revenue service plans related to handset financing and leasing plans."
Cable Segment
Revenue in the Cable segment increased $3.4 million or 16.2% to $24.4 million, due to 3% growth in average RGUs (the sum of voice, data, and video users), video rate increases in January 2015, and customers selecting higher speed data access packages. Operating expenses were flat at $25 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to third quarter 2014. Included in the 2015 operating expenses was a $0.3 million unfavorable depreciation adjustment.
Revenue generating units totaled 125,182 at the end of the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 3% over September 30, 2014.
Adjusted OIBDA in the Cable segment for third quarter 2015 was $5.5 million, up 62% from $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2014.
Mr. French stated, "During the quarter we saw increased demand for our high speed internet services and continued to benefit from video rate increases that went into effect in January 2015. Our enhanced service capabilities are attracting new customers and motivating our existing customers to transition to upgraded service offerings and monthly subscription plans."
Wireline Segment
Revenue in the Wireline segment increased 8.5% to $17.3 million in the third quarter of 2015, as compared to $15.9 million in the third quarter of 2014. Carrier access and fiber revenue for the quarter was $10.9 million, an increase from $9.9 million for the same quarter last year, due to growth in new fiber contracts. Operating expenses increased 15.8% or $1.8 million to $13.3 million for third quarter 2015, due to higher cable programming costs, costs to support new fiber contracts, and the $0.4 million Wireline-related portion of the depreciation adjustment recorded in the third quarter of 2015.
Adjusted OIBDA for the Wireline segment for third quarter 2015 was $7.5 million, as compared to $7.9 million in third quarter 2014.
Other Information
On October 20, 2015, the Company declared a dividend of $0.48 per share payable December 1, 2015 to shareholders of record on November 5, 2015, with an expected payout of $11.6 million. The Company also declared a two-for-one stock split effective for shareholders of record as of December 31, 2015.
Capital expenditures were $14.5 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to $18.4 million in the comparable 2014 period.
Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2015 were $87.3 million, compared to $68.9 million at December 31, 2014. Total outstanding debt at September 30, 2015 totaled $207 million compared to $230.0 million as of September 30, 2014. The Company began making quarterly principal payments of $5.75 million on its debt in December 2014. According to the terms of the Company's credit agreement, a decrease in the Company's leverage triggered a 0.25% decrease in the interest rate on the Company's outstanding debt. At September 30, 2015, debt as a percent of total assets was 33.4%. The amount available to the Company through its revolver facility was $50 million.
"We believe that our solid balance sheet provides a strong foundation for the continued growth of our customer base, capabilities and service offerings. We look forward to the closing of the nTelos acquisition and with that, the opportunity to serve additional customers and new markets," Mr. French concluded.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast today, Friday, October 30, 2015, at 9 A.M. Eastern Time.
Teleconference Information:
Friday, October 30, 2015, 9:00 A.M. (ET)
Dial in number: 1-888-695-7639
Password: 60683652
Audio webcast: http://investor.shentel.com/
An audio replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after the call is complete, through November 8, 2015 by calling (855) 859-2056.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides a broad range of diversified communications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art network to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company's services include: wireless voice and data; cable video, internet and voice; fiber network and services; and local and long distance telephone. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service ("PCS") Affiliate of Sprint in portions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen factors. A discussion of factors that may cause actual results to differ from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is available in the Company filings with the SEC. Those factors may include changes in general economic conditions, increases in costs, changes in regulation and other competitive factors.
| SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| (in thousands) | ||
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September 30, 2015 |
December 31, 2014 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 87,288 | $ 68,917 |
| Other current assets | 44,340 | 59,407 |
| Total current assets | 131,628 | 128,324 |
| Investments | 10,380 | 10,089 |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 398,435 | 405,907 |
| Intangible assets, net | 67,274 | 68,260 |
| Deferred charges and other assets, net | 12,527 | 6,662 |
| Total assets | $ 620,244 | $ 619,242 |
| Total current liabilities | 56,751 | 59,154 |
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 184,000 | 201,250 |
| Total other liabilities | 92,052 | 100,492 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 287,441 | 258,346 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 620,244 | $ 619,242 |
| SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Operating revenues | $85,212 | $82,268 | $255,202 | $244,136 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Cost of goods and services | 30,570 | 33,330 | 91,541 | 97,970 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 20,435 | 18,063 | 58,177 | 51,836 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,118 | 16,731 | 53,119 | 48,714 |
| Total operating expenses | 70,123 | 68,124 | 202,837 | 198,520 |
| Operating income | 15,089 | 14,144 | 52,365 | 45,616 |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest expense | (1,808) | (2,007) | (5,663) | (6,119) |
| Gain (loss) on investments, net | (211) | 239 | (12) | 335 |
| Non-operating income, net | 391 | 409 | 1,265 | 1,496 |
| Income before income taxes | 13,461 | 12,785 | 47,955 | 41,328 |
| Income tax expense | 5,465 | 4,782 | 19,199 | 16,094 |
| Net income | $ 7,996 | $ 8,003 | $28,756 | $25,234 |
| Earnings per share: | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.33 | $0.33 | $ 1.19 | $1.05 |
| Diluted | $ 0.33 | $0.33 | $ 1.17 | $1.04 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | 24,203 | 24,113 | 24,182 | 24,091 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | 24,535 | 24,393 | 24,483 | 24,334 |
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In managing our business and assessing our financial performance, management supplements the information provided by financial statement measures prepared in accordance with GAAP with adjusted OIBDA, which is considered a "non-GAAP financial measure" under SEC rules.
Adjusted OIBDA is defined by us as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude the effects of: certain non-recurring transactions; impairment of assets; gains and losses on asset sales; and share based compensation expense. Adjusted OIBDA should not be construed as an alternative to operating income as determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance.
In a capital-intensive industry such as telecommunications, management believes that adjusted OIBDA and the associated percentage margin calculations are meaningful measures of our operating performance. We use adjusted OIBDA as a supplemental performance measure because management believes it facilitates comparisons of our operating performance from period to period and comparisons of our operating performance to that of other companies by excluding potential differences caused by the age and book depreciation of fixed assets (affecting relative depreciation expenses) as well as the other items described above for which additional adjustments were made. In the future, management expects that the Company may again report adjusted OIBDA excluding these items and may incur expenses similar to these excluded items. Accordingly, the exclusion of these and other similar items from our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual.
While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under generally accepted accounting principles, these expenses primarily represent the current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods, and accordingly may obscure underlying operating trends for some purposes. By isolating the effects of these expenses and other items that vary from period to period without any correlation to our underlying performance, or that vary widely among similar companies, management believes adjusted OIBDA facilitates internal comparisons of our historical operating performance, which are used by management for business planning purposes, and also facilitates comparisons of our performance relative to that of our competitors. In addition, we believe that adjusted OIBDA and similar measures are widely used by investors and financial analysts as measures of our financial performance over time, and to compare our financial performance with that of other companies in our industry.
Adjusted OIBDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. These limitations include the following:
- it does not reflect capital expenditures;
- many of the assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future and adjusted OIBDA does not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;
- it does not reflect costs associated with share-based awards exchanged for employee services;
- it does not reflect interest expense necessary to service interest or principal payments on indebtedness;
- it does not reflect gains, losses or dividends on investments;
- it does not reflect expenses incurred for the payment of income taxes; and
- other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted OIBDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
In light of these limitations, management considers adjusted OIBDA as a financial performance measure that supplements but does not replace the information reflected in our GAAP results.
The following table shows adjusted OIBDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 36,804 | $ 33,253 | $110,759 | $ 97,919 |
The following table reconciles adjusted OIBDA to operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
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Consolidated: |
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Operating income | $ 15,089 | $ 14,144 | $ 52,365 | $ 45,616 |
| Plus depreciation and amortization | 19,118 | 16,731 | 53,119 | 48,714 |
| Plus (gain) loss on asset sales | (1) | 2,053 | 229 | 1,739 |
| Plus share based compensation expense | 469 | 325 | 1,893 | 1,850 |
| Plus acquisition-related expenses | 2,129 | -- | 3,153 | -- |
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 36,804 | $ 33,253 | $110,759 | $ 97,919 |
The following tables reconcile adjusted OIBDA to operating income by major segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
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Wireless Segment: |
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Operating income | $ 17,393 | $ 17,333 | $ 56,101 | $ 51,697 |
| Plus depreciation and amortization | 9,644 | 7,895 | 26,089 | 23,162 |
| Plus (gain) loss on asset sales | 40 | -- | 73 | (293) |
| Plus share based compensation expense | 109 | 67 | 441 | 387 |
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 27,186 | $ 25,295 | $ 82,704 | $ 74,953 |
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Cable Segment: |
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Operating loss | $ (603) | $ (4,124) | $ (1,706) | $ (8,170) |
| Plus depreciation and amortization | 5,948 | 5,864 | 17,286 | 17,035 |
| Plus loss on asset sales | (39) | 1,512 | 12 | 1,528 |
| Plus share based compensation expense | 164 | 125 | 665 | 699 |
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 5,470 | $ 3,377 | $ 16,257 | $ 11,092 |
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Wireline Segment: |
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| (in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Operating income | $ 3,974 | $ 4,438 | $11,769 | $ 12,551 |
| Plus depreciation and amortization | 3,404 | 2,875 | 9,411 | 8,225 |
| Plus loss on asset sales | (2) | 541 | 132 | 575 |
| Plus share based compensation expense | 84 | 45 | 330 | 311 |
| Adjusted OIBDA | $ 7,460 | $ 7,899 | $ 21,642 | $ 21,662 |
Supplemental Information
Subscriber Statistics
The following tables show selected operating statistics of the Wireless segment as of the dates shown:
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Sept. 30, |
December 31, |
Sept. 30, |
December 31, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Retail PCS Subscribers - Postpaid | 303,527 | 287,867 | 282,976 | 273,721 |
| Retail PCS Subscribers - Prepaid | 145,104 | 145,162 | 140,126 | 137,047 |
| PCS Market POPS (000) (1) | 2,421 | 2,415 | 2,410 | 2,397 |
| PCS Covered POPS (000) (1) | 2,213 | 2,207 | 2,116 | 2,067 |
| CDMA Base Stations (sites) | 548 | 537 | 531 | 526 |
| Towers Owned | 154 | 154 | 154 | 153 |
| Non-affiliate cell site leases (2) | 203 | 198 | 197 | 217 |
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid | 19,638 | 20,095 | 54,477 | 51,578 |
| Net PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid | 7,035 | 5,303 | 15,660 | 9,255 |
| Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Prepaid | 20,228 | 18,225 | 63,806 | 52,683 |
| Net PCS Subscriber Additions (Losses) - Prepaid | (327) | 1,950 | (58) | 3,079 |
| PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Postpaid (3) | 1.40% | 1.76% | 1.47% | 1.70% |
| PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Prepaid (3) | 4.72% | 3.92% | 4.85% | 3.99% |
1) POPS refers to the estimated population of a given geographic area and is based on information purchased from third party sources. Market POPS are those within a market area which the Company is authorized to serve under its Sprint PCS affiliate agreements, and Covered POPS are those covered by the Company's network.
2) The decreases during 2014 resulted from termination of Sprint iDEN leases associated with the former Nextel network.
3) PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn is the average of the monthly subscriber turnover, or churn, calculations for the period.
The following table shows selected operating statistics of the Wireline segment as of the dates shown:
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Sept. 30, |
Dec. 31, |
Sept. 30, |
Dec. 31, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Telephone Access Lines | 21,598 | 21,612 | 21,742 | 22,106 |
| Long Distance Subscribers | 9,651 | 9,571 | 9,645 | 9,851 |
| Video Customers | 5,375 | 5,692 | 5,787 | 6,342 |
| DSL Subscribers | 12,834 | 12,742 | 12,708 | 12,632 |
| Fiber Route Miles | 1,625 | 1,556 | 1,459 | 1,452 |
| Total Fiber Miles (1) | 107,432 | 99,387 | 85,398 | 84,600 |
1. Fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles. Fiber counts were revised following a review of fiber records in the first quarter of 2015.
The following table shows selected operating statistics of the Cable segment as of the dates shown:
| Sept. 30, | December 31, | Sept. 30, | December 31, | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Homes Passed (1) | 172,388 | 171,589 | 171,382 | 170,470 |
| Customer Relationships (2) | ||||
| Video customers | 48,421 | 49,247 | 49,672 | 51,197 |
| Non-video customers | 23,816 | 22,051 | 21,630 | 18,341 |
| Total customer relationships | 72,237 | 71,298 | 71,302 | 69,538 |
| Video | ||||
| Customers (3) | 50,839 | 52,095 | 52,347 | 53,076 |
| Penetration (4) | 29.5% | 30.4% | 30.5% | 31.1% |
| Digital video penetration (5) | 75.2% | 65.9% | 64.8% | 49.2% |
| High-speed Internet | ||||
| Available Homes (6) | 172,388 | 171,589 | 170,728 | 168,255 |
| Customers (3) | 54,620 | 51,359 | 50,626 | 45,776 |
| Penetration (4) | 31.7% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 27.2% |
| Voice | ||||
| Available Homes (6) | 169,651 | 168,852 | 167,991 | 163,282 |
| Customers (3) | 19,723 | 18,262 | 17,493 | 14,988 |
| Penetration (4) | 11.6% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 9.2% |
| Total Revenue Generating Units (7) | 125,182 | 121,716 | 120,466 | 113,840 |
| Fiber Route Miles | 2,842 | 2,834 | 2,473 | 2,636 |
| Total Fiber Miles (8) | 75,021 | 72,694 | 71,022 | 69,296 |
1) Homes and businesses are considered passed ("homes passed") if we can connect them to our distribution system without further extending the transmission lines. Homes passed is an estimate based upon the best available information.
2) Customer relationships represent the number of customers who receive at least one of our services.
3) Generally, a dwelling or commercial unit with one or more television sets connected to our distribution system counts as one video customer. Where services are provided on a bulk basis, such as to hotels and some multi-dwelling units, the revenue charged to the customer is divided by the rate for comparable service in the local market to determine the number of customer equivalents included in the customer counts shown above.
4) Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of customers by the number of homes passed or available homes, as appropriate.
5) Digital video penetration is calculated by dividing the number of digital video customers by total video customers. Digital video customers are video customers who receive any level of video service via digital transmission. A dwelling with one or more digital set-top boxes or digital adapters counts as one digital video customer.
6) Homes and businesses are considered available ("available homes") if we can connect them to our distribution system without further extending the transmission lines and if we offer the service in that area.
7) Revenue generating units are the sum of video, voice and high-speed internet customers.
8) Fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers. The Company has three reportable segments, which the Company operates and manages as strategic business units organized by lines of business: (1) Wireless, (2) Cable, and (3) Wireline. A fourth segment, Other, primarily includes Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, the parent holding company.
The Wireless segment provides digital wireless service to a portion of a four-state area covering the region from Harrisburg, York and Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Harrisonburg, Virginia, as a Sprint PCS Affiliate. This segment also owns cell site towers built on leased land, and leases space on these towers to both affiliates and non-affiliated service providers.
The Cable segment provides video, internet and voice services in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, and leases fiber optic facilities throughout southern Virginia and West Virginia. It does not include video, internet and voice services provided to customers in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
The Wireline segment provides regulated and unregulated voice services, DSL internet access, and long distance access services throughout Shenandoah County and portions of Rockingham, Frederick, Warren and Augusta counties, Virginia. The segment also provides video services in portions of Shenandoah County, and leases fiber optic facilities throughout the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, northern Virginia and adjacent areas along the Interstate 81 corridor through West Virginia, Maryland and portions of Pennsylvania.
| Three months ended September 30, 2015 | ||||||
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Wireless |
Cable |
Wireline |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
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| External revenues | ||||||
| Service revenues | $ 47,793 | $ 22,284 | $ 4,904 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 74,981 |
| Other | 2,734 | 1,882 | 5,615 | -- | -- | 10,231 |
| Total external revenues | 50,527 | 24,166 | 10,519 | -- | -- | 85,212 |
| Internal revenues | 1,109 | 251 | 6,759 | -- | (8,119) | -- |
| Total operating revenues | 51,636 | 24,417 | 17,278 | -- | (8,119) | 85,212 |
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 15,572 | 14,124 | 8,212 | -- | (7,338) | 30,570 |
| Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 9,027 | 4,948 | 1,688 | 5,553 | (781) | 20,435 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,644 | 5,948 | 3,404 | 122 | -- | 19,118 |
| Total operating expenses | 34,243 | 25,020 | 13,304 | 5,675 | (8,119) | 70,123 |
| Operating income (loss) | $ 17,393 | $ (603) | $ 3,974 | $(5,675) | $ -- | $ 15,089 |
| Three months ended September 30, 2014 | ||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
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Wireless |
Cable(1) |
Wireline(1) |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
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| External revenues | ||||||
| Service revenues | $ 48,013 | $ 19,173 | $ 4,740 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 71,926 |
| Other | 3,083 | 1,799 | 5,460 | -- | -- | 10,342 |
| Total external revenues | 51,096 | 20,972 | 10,200 | -- | -- | 82,268 |
| Internal revenues | 1,099 | 32 | 5,724 | -- | (6,855) | -- |
| Total operating revenues | 52,195 | 21,004 | 15,924 | -- | (6,855) | 82,268 |
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 18,322 | 14,157 | 7,078 | -- | (6,227) | 33,330 |
| Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 8,645 | 5,107 | 1,533 | 3,406 | (628) | 18,063 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,895 | 5,864 | 2,875 | 97 | -- | 16,731 |
| Total operating expenses | 34,862 | 25,128 | 11,486 | 3,503 | (6,855) | 68,124 |
| Operating income (loss) | 17,333 | (4,124) | 4,438 | (3,503) | -- | 14,144 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2015 | ||||||
| (in thousands) |
Wireless |
Cable |
Wireline |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
| External revenues | ||||||
| Service revenues | $ 144,917 | $ 65,802 | $ 14,543 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 225,262 |
| Other | 8,611 | 5,495 | 15,834 | -- | -- | 29,940 |
| Total external revenues | 153,528 | 71,297 | 30,377 | -- | -- | 255,202 |
| Internal revenues | 3,319 | 585 | 18,950 | -- | (22,854) | -- |
| Total operating revenues | 156,847 | 71,882 | 49,327 | -- | (22,854) | 255,202 |
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 47,661 | 41,378 | 23,224 | -- | (20,722) | 91,541 |
| Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 26,996 | 14,924 | 4,923 | 13,466 | (2,132) | 58,177 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 26,089 | 17,286 | 9,411 | 333 | -- | 53,119 |
| Total operating expenses | 100,746 | 73,588 | 37,558 | 13,799 | (22,854) | 202,837 |
| Operating income (loss) | 56,101 | (1,706) | 11,769 | (13,799) | -- | 52,365 |
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands) |
Wireless |
Cable(1) |
Wireline(1) |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
| External revenues | ||||||
| Service revenues | $ 143,112 | $ 57,028 | $ 14,255 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 214,395 |
| Other | 8,653 | 5,202 | 15,886 | -- | -- | 29,741 |
| Total external revenues | 151,765 | 62,230 | 30,141 | -- | -- | 244,136 |
| Internal revenues | 3,283 | 91 | 17,202 | -- | (20,576) | -- |
| Total operating revenues | 155,048 | 62,321 | 47,343 | -- | (20,576) | 244,136 |
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 55,455 | 38,969 | 22,297 | -- | (18,751) | 97,970 |
| Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 24,734 | 14,487 | 4,270 | 10,170 | (1,825) | 51,836 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 23,162 | 17,035 | 8,225 | 292 | -- | 48,714 |
| Total operating expenses | 103,351 | 70,491 | 34,792 | 10,462 | (20,576) | 198,520 |
| Operating income (loss) | 51,697 | (8,170) | 12,551 | (10,462) | -- | 45,616 |
(1) Prior year service and other revenue amounts have been recast to conform to the current year presentation of video and internet equipment revenues being included in service revenue rather than other revenue.
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