UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019 | |
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from__________ to __________ | |
Commission File No.: 000-09881
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA | 54-1162807 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
500 Shentel Way, Edinburg, Virginia 22824
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(540) 984-4141
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock (No Par Value) | SHEN | NASDAQ Global Select Market | |
(Title of Class) | (Trading Symbol) | (Name of Exchange on which Registered) | (The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding on April 30, 2019) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☑ | Accelerated filer ☐ | Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company☐ | Emerging growth company☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | |||
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Item 2. | - | |||
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Item 4. | ||||
PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | |||
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Item 6. | ||||
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $464 and $534, respectively | ||||||||
Income taxes receivable | ||||||||
Inventory, net of allowances of $81 and $113, respectively | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | ||||||||
Total current assets | ||||||||
Investments | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
Goodwill | ||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
Deferred charges and other assets | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of unamortized loan fees | $ | $ | ||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Advanced billings and customer deposits | ||||||||
Accrued compensation | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | ||||||||
Current operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities and other | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | ||||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees | ||||||||
Other long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
Deferred lease | — | |||||||
Asset retirement obligations | ||||||||
Retirement plan obligations | ||||||||
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
Other liabilities | ||||||||
Total other long-term liabilities | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, no par value, authorized 96,000; 49,844 and 49,630 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively | ||||||||
Additional paid in capital | ||||||||
Retained earnings | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | ||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
Operating revenue: | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
Service revenue and other | $ | $ | |||||||||
Equipment revenue | |||||||||||
Total operating revenue | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Cost of services | |||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | |||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||
Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||
Gain (loss) on investments, net | ( | ) | |||||||||
Non-operating income (loss), net | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | |||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate hedge, net of tax | ( | ) | |||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted: | |||||||||||
Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | |||||||||
Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | |||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | |||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | |||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares of Common Stock (no par value) | Additional Paid in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Change in Accounting Principle - Adoption of ASU 2014-09 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Shares retired for settlement of employee taxes upon issuance of vested equity awards | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||
Common stock issued to acquire non-controlling interest in nTelos | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Change in Accounting Principle - Adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Shares retired for settlement of employee taxes upon issuance of vested equity awards | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||
Common stock issued to acquire non-controlling interest in nTelos | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | ||||||||
Amortization | ||||||||
Bad debt expense | ||||||||
Stock based compensation expense, net of amount capitalized | ||||||||
Waived management fee | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
(Gain) loss on investments | ( | ) | ||||||
Net (gain) loss from patronage and equity investments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Amortization of long-term debt issuance costs | ||||||||
Net benefit from retirement plans | ( | ) | ||||||
Accrued interest and other | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
Inventory, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Current income taxes | ||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | — | |||||||
Other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Lease liabilities | ( | ) | — | |||||
Deferred lease | ||||||||
Other deferrals and accruals | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash disbursed for acquisitions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of assets | ||||||||
Cash distributions (contributions) from investments and other | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Principal payments on long-term debt | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings | ||||||||
Principal payments on revolving credit facility | ( | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from exercises of stock options | ||||||||
Taxes paid for equity award issuances | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim results have been reflected therein in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and as required by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements may not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
There have been no developments related to recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and note disclosures, from those disclosed in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, that would be expected to impact the Company except for the following:
The Company adopted ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), as of January 1, 2019. The Company elected not to reclassify stranded income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) to retained earnings and has implemented this election as its accounting policy as of January 1, 2019. The Company utilizes the portfolio approach as its policy to release the income tax effects from accumulated OCI as the entire portfolio is liquidated, sold or extinguished.
Note 2. Leases
The Company leases various cell sites, warehouses, retail stores, and office facilities for use in our business. These agreements include fixed rental payments as well as variable rental payments, such as those based on relevant inflation indices. The accounting lease term includes optional renewal periods that we are reasonably certain to exercise based on our assessment of relevant contractual and economic factors. The related lease payments are discounted at lease commencement using the Company's incremental borrowing rate in order to measure the lease liability and ROU asset.
The incremental borrowing rate is determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The Company uses the observable unsecured borrowing rate and risk-adjusts that rate to approximate a collateralized rate. Under the new lease standard, leases are remeasured upon the occurrence of certain events or modifications.
Adoption of the new lease standard did not materially impact the Company's consolidated net earnings, cash flows, liquidity or loan covenants.
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(in thousands) | December 31, 2018 As Previously Reported | Effect of the Adoption of ASC Topic 842 (Leases) | January 1, 2019 As Adjusted | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Current operating lease liabilities | ||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities and other | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred Lease | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities | ||||||||||||
In addition to recognizing the operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets, Topic 842 also reclassified prepaid and deferred rent balances, off-market leases, and lease incentives into the right-of-use assets.
(in thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | |||
Sublease income from operating leases | $ | |||
Operating lease expense | $ | |||
Amortization of lease assets | ||||
Interest on lease liabilities | ||||
Subtotal finance lease cost | ||||
Net lease expense | $ | |||
(in thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | |||
Operating cash flows from leases | $ | |||
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | ||||
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March 31, 2019 | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | |||
Operating leases | |||
Finance leases | |||
Weighted-average discount rate | |||
Operating leases | % | ||
Finance leases | % | ||
(in thousands) | Operating Leases | Finance Leases | Total | |||||||||
2019 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
2020 | ||||||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||||
2023 | ||||||||||||
2024 and thereafter | ||||||||||||
Total lease payments | ||||||||||||
Less: Interest | ||||||||||||
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company's finance lease liabilities are presented in the accrued liabilities and other and the other liabilities lines of the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The related finance lease assets are included in the property, plant and equipment line.
Our commitments under leases existing as of December 31, 2018 were approximately $55.1 million for the year ending December 31, 2019, $104.4 million in total for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, $97.6 million in total for the years ending December 31, 2022 and 2023 and $168.5 million in total for years thereafter.
The Company is also the lessor on agreements to lease assets such as collocation space on cell towers and dedicated fiber-optic strands to third parties. These agreements were accounted for as operating leases both before and after adoption of the new lease standard. The new lease standard did not have a significant impact on the recognition of revenue associated with these agreements. The following table summarizes the total minimum rental receipts under lease agreements at March 31, 2019:
(in thousands) | Operating Leases | ||||
2019 | $ | ||||
2020 | |||||
2021 | |||||
2022 | |||||
2023 | |||||
2024 and thereafter | |||||
Total sublease income | $ | ||||
Note 3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
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earned was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Wireless service | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Equipment | ||||||||||||||||
Business, residential and enterprise | ||||||||||||||||
Tower and other | ||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Internal revenue | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Total operating revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Wireless service | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Equipment | ||||||||||||||||
Business, residential and enterprise | ||||||||||||||||
Tower and other | ||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Internal revenue | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Total operating revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The majority of the Company's revenue is earned through providing network access to Sprint under the affiliate agreement. Wireless service revenue is variable based on billed revenue to Sprint’s subscribers in the Company's affiliate area, less applicable fees retained by Sprint.
The Company's revenue related to Sprint’s postpaid customers is the amount that Sprint bills its postpaid subscribers, reduced by customer credits, write-offs of receivables, and 8 % management and 8.6 % service fees. The Company is also charged for the costs of subsidized handsets sold through Sprint’s national channels as well as commissions paid by Sprint to third-party resellers in the Company's service territory.
The Company's revenue related to Sprint’s prepaid customers is the amount that Sprint bills its prepaid subscribers, reduced by costs to acquire and support the customers, based on national averages for Sprint’s prepaid programs, and a 6 % management fee.
The Company considers Sprint, rather than Sprint's subscribers, to be the customer and the Company's performance obligation is to provide Sprint a series of continuous network access services. The reimbursement to Sprint for the costs of handsets sold through Sprint’s national channels, as well as commissions paid by Sprint to third-party resellers in our service territory represent consideration payable to a customer. These reimbursements are initially recorded as a contract asset and are subsequently recognized as a reduction of revenue over the expected benefit period between 21 and 53 months.
On January 1, 2018, the Company recorded a wireless contract asset of approximately $51.1 million. As of December 31, 2018, the wireless contract asset balance was $65.7 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, payments that increased the wireless contract asset balance totaled $18.2 million and amortization reflected as a reduction of revenue totaled approximately $13.5 million. The wireless contract asset balance as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $70.4 million.
Wireless equipment
The Company owns and operates Sprint-branded retail stores within its geographic territory from which the Company sells equipment, primarily wireless handsets, and service to Sprint subscribers. The Company's equipment is predominantly sold to subscribers through Sprint's equipment financing plans. Under the equipment financing plans, Sprint purchases the equipment from the Company and resells the equipment to their subscribers. The Company is the principal in these equipment financing transactions, as it controls and bears the risk of ownership of the inventory prior to sale, and accordingly, revenue and handset costs are recorded on a gross basis, and the corresponding cost of the equipment is recorded separately to cost of goods sold.
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Business, residential and enterprise
The Company earns revenue in the Cable and Wireline segments from business, residential, and enterprise customers where the performance obligations are to provide cable and telephone network services, sell and lease equipment and wiring services, and lease fiber-optic cable capacity. The Company's arrangements are generally composed of contracts that are cancellable at the customer’s discretion without penalty at any time. As there are multiple performance obligations in these arrangements, the Company recognizes revenue based on the standalone selling price of each distinct good or service. The Company generally recognizes this revenue over time as customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits of the service, with the exception of equipment sales and home wiring which are recognized as revenue at a point in time when control transfers and when installation is complete, respectively.
Installation fees are allocated to services and are recognized ratably over the longer of the contract term or the period the unrecognized portion of the fee remains material to the contract, typically 10 and 11 months for Cable and Wireline customers, respectively. Additionally, the Company incurs commission and installation costs related to in-house employees and third-party vendors which are capitalized and amortized over the expected benefit period which is approximately 44 months and 72 months for Cable and Wireline, respectively.
Tower / Other
Tower revenue consists primarily of tower space leases accounted for under Topic 842, Leases, and Other revenue includes network access-related charges for service provided to customers across the segments.
Future performance obligations
On March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $3.5 million allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations, which is exclusive of contracts with original expected duration of one year or less. The Company expects to recognize approximately $0.6 million of this amount as revenue during the remainder of 2019, $0.7 million in 2020, an additional $0.7 million by 2021 and the balance thereafter.
Contract acquisition costs and costs to fulfill contracts
Capitalized contract costs represent contract fulfillment costs and contract acquisition costs which include commissions and installation costs in our Cable and Wireline segments. Capitalized contract costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the contract term plus expected renewals. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient to expense contract acquisition costs when incurred, if the amortization period would be twelve months or less. The amortization of these costs is included in cost of services, and selling, general and administrative expenses. Amortized and capitalized costs for Cable and Wireline contracts are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred charges and other assets | ||||||||
Total capitalized contract costs | $ | $ | ||||||
Amortization of contract costs | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 4. Acquisitions
Big Sandy
On February 28, 2019, the Company completed its preliminary valuation for the acquisition of the assets of Big Sandy Broadband, Inc. ("Big Sandy") for $10 million and recorded $4.6 million of property, plant and equipment; $2.8 million of subscriber relationships; and $2.6 million of goodwill which is reported in the Cable segment and was accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations. The estimated useful lives of the acquired property, plant and equipment were approximately 2.5 years to 11 years and the estimated useful lives for subscriber relationships were 11 years at the time of the acquisition. Big Sandy was a provider of cable television, telephone and high speed internet services. The Company's investment will allow the Cable segment to expand its footprint into the adjacent markets of eastern Kentucky. Our preliminary allocation of the acquisition price is based on our preliminary estimate of fair value for each of the acquired assets and liabilities. These
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Note 5. Customer Concentration
Significant Contractual Relationship
In 1999, the Company executed a Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sprint whereby the Company committed to construct and operate a PCS network using CDMA air interface technology. The Agreement has been amended numerous times. Under the amended Agreement, the Company is the exclusive PCS Affiliate of Sprint providing wireless mobility communications network products and services on the 800 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum ranges in its territory across a multi-state area covering large portions of central and western Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and portions of Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Ohio. Effective February 1, 2018, the Company amended its Agreement with Sprint to expand its wireless service area to include certain areas in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Note 6. Earnings (Loss) Per Share ("EPS")
Basic EPS was computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS was computed under the treasury stock method by dividing net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period under the treasury stock method. Potentially dilutive securities include stock options and restricted stock units and shares that the Company is contractually obligated to issue in the future.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Calculation of net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||
Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | ||||||
Effect of stock options outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||
Effect from dilutive shares and options outstanding | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||
Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | ||||||
The computation of diluted EPS does not include certain unvested awards, on a weighted average basis, because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on EPS. The awards excluded because of their anti-dilutive effect were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
Awards excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive | ||||||
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Note 7. Investments
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||
Domestic equity funds | $ | $ | |||||
International equity funds | |||||||
Total investments carried at fair value | |||||||
CoBank | |||||||
Equity in other telecommunications partners | |||||||
Total investments carried at cost | |||||||
Other | |||||||
Total equity method investments | |||||||
Total investments | $ | $ | |||||
Note 8. Property, Plant and Equipment
(in thousands) | Estimated Useful Lives | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Land | $ | $ | ||||||||
Buildings and structures | 10 - 40 years | |||||||||
Cable and wire | 4 - 40 years | |||||||||
Equipment and software | 2 - 17 years | |||||||||
Plant in service | ||||||||||
Plant under construction | ||||||||||
Total property, plant and equipment | ||||||||||
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||||
Note 9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||
Wireless | $ | $ | |||||
Cable | |||||||
Wireline | |||||||
Total Goodwill | $ | $ | |||||
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March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization and Other | Net | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization and Other | Net | |||||||||||||||||
Non-amortizing intangibles: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cable franchise rights | $ | $ | — | $ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||||||
Railroad crossing rights | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-amortizing intangibles | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Finite-lived intangibles: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Favorable leases - Wireless | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired subscribers - Cable | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other intangibles | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total finite-lived intangibles | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
Note 10. Derivatives and Hedging
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Balance sheet location of derivative financial instruments: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred charges and other assets, net | ||||||||
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments | $ | $ | ||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | Income Tax (Expense) Benefit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes | ||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
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Note 11. Other Assets and Accrued Liabilities
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Prepaid rent | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid maintenance expenses | ||||||||
Interest rate swaps | ||||||||
Contract asset | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | $ | $ | ||||||
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Interest rate swaps | $ | $ | ||||||
Contract asset | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Deferred charges and other assets | $ | $ | ||||||
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Sales and property taxes payable | $ | $ | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations | ||||||||
Accrued programming costs | ||||||||
Financing leases | — | |||||||
Other current liabilities | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities and other | $ | $ | ||||||
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Noncurrent portion of deferred lease revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
Noncurrent portion of financing leases | — | |||||||
Other | ||||||||
Other liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
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Note 12. Long-Term Debt
(in thousands) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Term loan A-1 | $ | $ | ||||||
Term loan A-2 | ||||||||
Less: unamortized loan fees | ||||||||
Total debt, net of unamortized loan fees | $ | $ | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of current unamortized loan fees | $ | $ | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees | $ | $ | ||||||
As of March 31, 2019, the Company's indebtedness totaled approximately $751.3 million, net of unamortized loan fees of $14.1 million, with an annualized overall weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.78 %. As of March 31, 2019, the Term Loan A-1 bears interest at one-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a margin of 1.75 %, while the Term Loan A-2 bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.00 %. LIBOR resets monthly.
The amended Term Loan A-1 requires quarterly principal repayments of $3.6 million, which began on December 31, 2018 and continue through September 30, 2019, increasing to $7.3 million quarterly from December 31, 2019 through September 30, 2022; then increasing to $10.9 million quarterly from December 31, 2022 through September 30, 2023, with the remaining balance due November 8, 2023. The amended Term Loan A-2 requires quarterly principal repayments of $1.2 million which began on December 31, 2018 and continue through September 30, 2025, with the remaining balance due November 8, 2025. In addition to its required quarterly repayments, the Company paid an additional $15.0 million in the first quarter of 2019 with no prepayment penalties.
The Company paid cash for interest, net of amounts capitalized, of $7.2 million and $8.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Actual | Covenant Requirement | |||||
Total leverage ratio | 3.50 or Lower | |||||
Debt service coverage ratio | 2.00 or Higher | |||||
Minimum liquidity balance (in millions) | $ | $25.0 or Higher | ||||
Note 13. Income Taxes
The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and various state and local income tax returns. The Company is not subject to any state or federal income tax audits as of March 31, 2019. The Company's returns are generally open to examination from 2015 forward and the net operating losses acquired in the acquisition of nTelos are open to examination from 2002 forward.
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Note 14. Segment Reporting
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Other | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
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Service revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Equipment revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total external revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Internal revenue | ( | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenue | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cost of services | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Other | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
External revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Equipment revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total external revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Internal revenue | ( | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | $ | $ | ||||||
Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on investments, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Non-operating income (loss), net | ||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
This management’s discussion and analysis includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions as they relate to Shenandoah Telecommunications Company or its management are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. All statements regarding Shenandoah Telecommunications Company’s expected future financial position and operating results, business strategy, financing plans, forecasted trends relating to the markets in which Shenandoah Telecommunications Company operates and similar matters are forward-looking statements. We cannot assure you that the Company’s expectations expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. The Company’s actual results could be materially different from its expectations because of various factors, including those discussed below and under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes included therein.
Overview
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company and its subsidiaries, (the "Company", "we", "our", or "us"), provide wireless personal communication service ("PCS") under the Sprint brand, and telephone service, cable television, unregulated communications equipment sales and services, and internet access under the Shentel brand. In addition, the Company operates an interstate fiber optic network and leases its owned cell site towers to both affiliates and non-affiliated third-party wireless service providers. The Company's reportable segments include: Wireless, Cable, Wireline, and Other. See Note 14, Segment Reporting, included with the notes to our consolidated financial statements for further information regarding our segments.
2019 Developments
Big Sandy Broadband, Inc. Acquisition: On February 28, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of Big Sandy Broadband, Inc., ("Big Sandy”), a provider of cable television, telephone and high speed internet services in eastern Kentucky. The Company's investment will allow the Cable segment to expand its footprint into the adjacent markets of eastern Kentucky. See Note 4, Acquisitions, for additional information. A map of our territory, reflecting the new expansion area, is provided below:
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
The Company's consolidated results from operations are summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2019 | % of Revenue | 2018 | % of Revenue | $ | % | ||||||||||||
Operating revenue | $ | 158,843 | 100.0 | % | $ | 154,138 | 100.0 | % | 4,705 | 3.1 | % | |||||||
Operating expenses | 134,056 | 84.4 | % | 137,384 | 89.1 | % | (3,328 | ) | (2.4 | )% | ||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 24,787 | 15.6 | % | 16,754 | 10.9 | % | 8,033 | 47.9 | % | |||||||||
Interest expense | (7,954 | ) | (5.0 | )% | (9,332 | ) | (6.1 | )% | (1,378 | ) | (14.8 | )% | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | 1,287 | 0.8 | % | 989 | 0.6 | % | 298 | 30.1 | % | |||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes | 18,120 | 11.4 | % | 8,411 | 5.5 | % | 9,709 | 115.4 | % | |||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 4,210 | 2.7 | % | 1,828 | 1.2 | % | 2,382 | 130.3 | % | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 13,910 | 8.8 | % | $ | 6,583 | 4.3 | % | 7,327 | 111.3 | % | |||||||
Operating revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, operating revenue increased approximately $4.7 million, or 3.1%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018, driven by subscriber growth in the Wireless and Cable segments. Refer to the discussion of the results of operations for the Wireless and Cable segments, included within this quarterly report, for additional information.
Operating expenses
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, operating expenses decreased approximately $3.3 million, or 2.4%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to a decline in network costs for the Wireless segment attributable to repricing backhaul circuits and migrating Voice traffic from traditional circuit-switched facilities to more cost effective VOIP facilities. The decrease was offset by higher costs for the Cable segment primarily due to our deployment of higher-speed data access packages and infrastructure investments necessary to support its growing cable and fiber networks.
Interest expense
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, interest expense decreased approximately $1.4 million, or 14.8%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to the 2018 amendments to the Credit Facility Agreement that reduced the applicable base interest rate by 75 basis points, partially offset by the effect of increases in LIBOR.
Other income (expense), net
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, other income, net increased approximately $0.3 million, or 30.1%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in other income, net was primarily attributable to growth in the value of our investments.
Income tax expense (benefit)
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, income tax expense increased approximately $2.4 million, or 130.3%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to growth in income before taxes.
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Wireless
The following table indicates selected operating statistics of Wireless, including Sprint subscribers:
March 31, 2019 (2) | March 31, 2018 (2) | |||||
Postpaid: | ||||||
Retail PCS subscribers - postpaid | 800,952 | 774,861 | ||||
Gross PCS subscriber additions - postpaid | 50,847 | 43,077 | ||||
Net PCS subscriber additions (losses) - postpaid (3) | 5,776 | 38,264 | ||||
PCS average monthly retail churn % - postpaid | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | ||
Prepaid: | ||||||
Retail PCS subscribers - prepaid | 267,220 | 250,191 | ||||
Gross PCS subscriber additions - prepaid | 40,979 | 40,111 | ||||
Net PCS subscriber additions (losses) - prepaid (4) | 8,516 | 24,369 | ||||
PCS average monthly retail churn % - prepaid | 4.14 | % | 4.42 | % | ||
PCS market POPS (000) (1) | 7,023 | 7,023 | ||||
PCS covered POPS (000) (1) | 6,261 | 5,889 | ||||
CDMA base stations (sites) | 1,874 | 1,742 | ||||
Towers owned | 211 | 193 | ||||
Non-affiliate cell site leases | 195 | 192 | ||||
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(1) | "POPS" refers to the estimated population of a given geographic area. Market POPS are those within a market area which we are authorized to serve under our Sprint PCS affiliate agreement, and Covered POPS are those covered by our network. The data source for POPS is U.S. census data. |
(2) | Beginning February 1, 2018 includes Richmond Expansion Area except for gross PCS subscriber additions. |
(3) | March 31, 2018 Net PCS subscriber additions - postpaid were a loss of 79, excluding the acquisition of the expansion area on February 1, 2018. |
(4) | March 31, 2018 Net PCS subscriber additions - prepaid were 8,678, excluding the acquisition of the expansion area on February 1, 2018. |
The subscriber stats above, excluding gross additions, include the Richmond Expansion Area as follows:
February 1, 2018 | |||
Expansion Area | |||
PCS subscribers - postpaid | 38,343 | ||
PCS subscribers - prepaid | 15,691 | ||
Acquired PCS market POPS (000) | 1,082 | ||
Acquired PCS covered POPS (000) | 602 | ||
Acquired CDMA base stations (sites) | 105 | ||
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2019 | % of Revenue | 2018 | % of Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Wireless operating revenue | |||||||||||||||||||
Wireless service revenue | $ | 97,075 | 83.9 | % | $ | 92,165 | 81.7 | % | $ | 4,910 | 5.3 | % | |||||||
Tower lease revenue | 2,939 | 2.5 | % | 2,896 | 2.6 | % | 43 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 15,291 | 13.2 | % | 17,374 | 15.4 | % | (2,083 | ) | (12.0 | )% | |||||||||
Other revenue | 349 | 0.4 | % | 369 | 0.3 | % | (20 | ) | (5.4 | )% | |||||||||
Total Wireless operating revenue | 115,654 | 100.0 | % | 112,804 | 100.0 | % | 2,850 | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||
Wireless operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of services | 33,478 | 28.9 | % | 33,750 | 29.9 | % | (272 | ) | (0.8 | )% | |||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 14,427 | 12.5 | % | 15,727 | 13.9 | % | (1,300 | ) | (8.3 | )% | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 11,362 | 9.8 | % | 12,135 | 10.8 | % | (773 | ) | (6.4 | )% | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 31,050 | 26.8 | % | 33,925 | 30.1 | % | (2,875 | ) | (8.5 | )% | |||||||||
Total Wireless operating expenses | 90,317 | 78.1 | % | 95,537 | 84.7 | % | (5,220 | ) | (5.5 | )% | |||||||||
Wireless operating income (loss) | $ | 25,337 | 21.9 | % | $ | 17,267 | 15.3 | % | $ | 8,070 | 46.7 | % | |||||||
Operating Revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, operating revenue increased approximately $2.9 million, or 2.5%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase in operating revenue was driven by a 3.4% increase in postpaid subscribers and a 6.8% increase in prepaid PCS subscribers.
Equipment Revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, equipment revenue decreased approximately $2.1 million, or 12%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. Lower equipment revenues reflect a reduction in sales due to a larger percentage of activations originating from dealer stores.
The table below provides additional detail for Wireless service revenue.
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | ||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | $ | % | |||||||||||
Wireless service revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Postpaid billings (1) | $ | 97,476 | $ | 93,290 | $ | 4,186 | 4.5 | % | |||||||
Amortization of deferred contract and other costs | (5,188 | ) | (4,465 | ) | 723 | 16.2 | % | ||||||||
Management fee | (7,762 | ) | (7,400 | ) | 362 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||
Net service fee | (8,344 | ) | (7,955 | ) | 389 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||
Total postpaid service revenue | 76,182 | 73,470 | 2,712 | 3.7 | % | ||||||||||
Prepaid billings | 29,533 | 26,341 | 3,192 | 12.1 | % | ||||||||||
Amortization of deferred contract and other costs | (14,537 | ) | (12,788 | ) | 1,749 | 13.7 | % | ||||||||
Sprint management fee | (1,866 | ) | (1,649 | ) | 217 | 13.2 | % | ||||||||
Total prepaid service revenue | 13,130 | 11,904 | 1,226 | 10.3 | % | ||||||||||
Travel and other revenue | 7,763 | 6,791 | 972 | 14.3 | % | ||||||||||
Total service revenue | $ | 97,075 | $ | 92,165 | $ | 4,910 | 5.3 | % | |||||||
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(1) | Postpaid net billings are defined under the terms of the affiliate contract with Sprint to be the gross billings to customers within our wireless network coverage area less billing credits and adjustments and allocated write-offs of uncollectible accounts. |
The increase in postpaid service revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019, was primarily attributable to the organic expansion of the postpaid subscriber base which added 26 thousand postpaid PCS retail subscribers.
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The increase in prepaid service revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019, was primarily attributable to the organic expansion of the prepaid subscriber base which added 17 thousand prepaid PCS retail subscribers.
Cost of services
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, cost of services decreased approximately $0.3 million or 0.8%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to the repricing of Wireless backhaul circuits to market rates and migrating Wireless voice traffic from traditional circuit-switched facilities to more cost effective VoIP facilities.
Cost of goods sold
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, cost of goods sold decreased approximately $1.3 million, or 8.3%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. Lower cost of goods sold reflect a reduction in sales due to a larger percentage of activations originating from dealer stores.
Selling, general and administrative
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, selling, general and administrative costs decreased approximately $0.8 million, or 6.4%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to a prior year reassessment of property taxes in West Virginia.
Depreciation and amortization
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $2.9 million, or 8.5%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to the retirement of assets acquired in the nTelos acquisition.
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Cable
The following table indicates selected operating statistics of Cable:
March 31, 2019 (8) | March 31, 2018 | |||||
Homes passed (1) | 189,613 | 184,975 | ||||
Customer relationships (2) | ||||||
Video users | 42,752 | 43,264 | ||||
Non-video customers | 41,107 | 35,133 | ||||
Total customer relationships | 83,859 | 78,397 | ||||
Video | ||||||
Customers (3) | 44,119 | 45,555 | ||||
Penetration (4) | 23.3 | % | 24.6 | % | ||
Digital video penetration (5) | 85.7 | % | 75.8 | % | ||
Broadband | ||||||
Users (3) | 71,549 | 65,141 | ||||
Penetration (4) | 37.7 | % | 35.2 | % | ||
Voice | ||||||
Users (3) | 23,836 | 22,743 | ||||
Penetration (4) | 12.6 | % | 12.3 | % | ||
Total revenue generating units (6) | 139,504 | 133,439 | ||||
Fiber route miles | 3,629 | 3,371 | ||||
Total fiber miles (7) | 141,230 | 124,701 | ||||
Average revenue generating units | 136,911 | 132,865 | ||||
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(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. Homes passed have access to video, broadband and voice services. |
(2) | Customer relationships represent the number of billed 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 users by the number of homes passed or available homes, as appropriate. |
(5) | Digital video penetration is calculated by dividing the number of digital video users by total video users. Digital video users 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 user. |
(6) | Revenue generating units are the sum of video, voice and broadband users. |
(7) | Total 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. |
(8) | Beginning February 28, 2019, includes approximately 4,800 subscribers from the Big Sandy acquisition. |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2019 | % of Revenue | 2018 | % of Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Cable operating revenue | |||||||||||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | 29,705 | 88.1 | % | $ | 28,471 | 89.8 | % | $ | 1,234 | 4.3 | % | |||||||
Equipment revenue | 270 | 0.8 | % | 159 | 0.5 | % | 111 | 69.8 | % | ||||||||||
Other revenue | 3,734 | 11.1 | % | 3,081 | 9.7 | % | 653 | 21.2 | % | ||||||||||
Total Cable operating revenue | 33,709 | 100.0 | % | 31,711 | 100.0 | % | 1,998 | 6.3 | % | ||||||||||
Cable operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of services | 15,647 | 46.4 | % | 15,156 | 47.8 | % | 491 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 175 | 0.5 | % | 56 | 0.2 | % | 119 | 212.5 | % | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 5,726 | 17.0 | % | 4,948 | 15.6 | % | 778 | 15.7 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 6,458 | 19.2 | % | 6,024 | 19.0 | % | 434 | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||
Total Cable operating expenses | 28,006 | 83.1 | % | 26,184 | 82.6 | % | 1,822 | 7.0 | % | ||||||||||
Cable operating income (loss) | $ | 5,703 | 16.9 | % | $ | 5,527 | 17.4 | % | $ | 176 | 3.2 | % | |||||||
Service revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, service revenue increased approximately $1.2 million, or 4.3%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in service revenue was primarily attributable to increases in broadband subscribers, video rate increases, and customers selecting or upgrading to higher-speed data access packages.
Other revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, other revenue increased approximately $0.7 million, or 21.2%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily attributable to installation services that were driven by growth in our customer base.
Operating expenses
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, operating expenses increased approximately $1.8 million, or 7.0%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to our deployment of higher-speed data access packages and investments in infrastructure necessary to support the growth of the cable and fiber networks.
Wireline
The following table includes selected operating statistics of the Wireline operations:
March 31, 2019 | March 31, 2018 | |||||
Long distance subscribers | 9,623 | 8,980 | ||||
Video customers (1) | 4,656 | 4,912 | ||||
Broadband customers | 14,588 | 14,695 | ||||
Fiber route miles | 2,170 | 2,078 | ||||
Total fiber miles (2) | 162,281 | 155,188 | ||||
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(1) | Wireline’s video service passes approximately 16,500 homes. |
(2) | Fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles. |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2019 | % of Revenue | 2018 | % of Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||
Wireline operating revenue | |||||||||||||||||||
Service revenue | $ | 5,853 | 31.0 | % | $ | 5,890 | 29.9 | % | $ | (37 | ) | (0.6 | )% | ||||||
Carrier access and fiber revenue | 12,329 | 65.2 | % | 12,854 | 65.2 | % | (525 | ) | (4.1 | )% | |||||||||
Equipment revenue | 51 | 0.3 | % | 46 | 0.2 | % | 5 | 10.9 | % | ||||||||||
Other revenue | 676 | 3.5 | % | 917 | 4.7 | % | (241 | ) | (26.3 | )% | |||||||||
Total Wireline operating revenue | 18,909 | 100.0 | % | 19,707 | 100.0 | % | (798 | ) | (4.0 | )% | |||||||||
Wireline operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of services | 9,151 | 48.4 | % | 9,802 | 49.7 | % | (651 | ) | (6.6 | )% | |||||||||
Costs of goods sold | 36 | 0.2 | % | 22 | 0.1 | % | 14 | 63.6 | % | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 1,843 | 9.7 | % | 1,717 | 8.7 | % | 126 | 7.3 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,533 | 18.7 | % | 3,394 | 17.3 | % | 139 | 4.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total Wireline operating expenses | 14,563 | 77.0 | % | 14,935 | 75.8 | % | (372 | ) | (2.5 | )% | |||||||||
Wireline operating income (loss) | $ | 4,346 | 23.0 | % | $ | 4,772 | 24.2 | % | $ | (426 | ) | (8.9 | )% | ||||||
Operating revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, total operating revenue decreased approximately $0.8 million, or 4.0%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to repricing Wireless backhaul circuits to market rates and migrating Wireless voice traffic from traditional circuit-switched facilities to more cost effective VoIP facilities.
Operating expenses
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, total operating expenses decreased approximately $0.4 million, or 2.5%, compared with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decline in operating expenses was primarily attributable to a reduction in network costs.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In managing our business and assessing our financial performance, management supplements the information provided by the financial statement measures prepared in accordance with GAAP with Adjusted OIBDA and Continuing OIBDA, which are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules.
Adjusted OIBDA is defined 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; actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; and share-based compensation expense, amortization of deferred contract costs and adjusted to include the benefit received from the waived management fee by Sprint. Continuing OIBDA is defined as Adjusted OIBDA, less the benefit received from the waived management fee by Sprint. Adjusted OIBDA and Continuing 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 Continuing OIBDA and the associated percentage margin calculations are meaningful measures of our operating performance. We use Adjusted OIBDA and Continuing OIBDA as supplemental performance measures because management believes these measures facilitate comparisons of our operating performance from period to period and comparisons of our operating performance to that of our peers and 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 and Continuing 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,
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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 and Continuing 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 Continuing 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 and Continuing OIBDA have 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, but are not limited to, the following:
• | they do not reflect capital expenditures; |
• | they do not reflect the impacts of non-cash amortization of deferred contract costs; |
• | many of the assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted and Continuing OIBDA do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements; |
• | they do not reflect costs associated with share-based awards exchanged for employee services; |
• | they do not reflect interest expense necessary to service interest or principal payments on indebtedness; |
• | they do not reflect gains, losses or dividends on investments; |
• | they do not reflect expenses incurred for the payment of income taxes; |
• | they do not reflect nonrecurring expenses required to effect acquisitions; and |
• | other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted and Continuing OIBDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. |
In light of these limitations, management considers Adjusted OIBDA and Continuing OIBDA as a financial performance measure that supplements but does not replace the information reflected in our GAAP results.
The following tables reconcile Adjusted OIBDA and Continuing OIBDA to operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Other | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 25,337 | $ | 5,703 | $ | 4,346 | $ | (10,599 | ) | $ | 24,787 | |||||||||
Non-cash amortization of deferred contract costs | (4,211 | ) | (237 | ) | (64 | ) | (2 | ) | (4,514 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 31,050 | 6,458 | 3,533 | 138 | 41,179 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | 1,714 | 1,714 | |||||||||||||||
Benefit received from the waived management fee (1) | 9,628 | — | — | — | 9,628 | |||||||||||||||
Actuarial (gains) losses on pension plans | — | — | — | (38 | ) | (38 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other | 19 | 136 | — | 65 | 220 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted OIBDA | 61,823 | 12,060 | 7,815 | (8,722 | ) | 72,976 | ||||||||||||||
Waived management fee | (9,628 | ) | — | — | — | (9,628 | ) | |||||||||||||
Continuing OIBDA | $ | 52,195 | $ | 12,060 | $ | 7,815 | $ | (8,722 | ) | $ | 63,348 | |||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Wireless | Cable | Wireline | Other | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 17,267 | $ | 5,527 | $ | 4,772 | $ | (10,812 | ) | $ | 16,754 | |||||||||
Non-cash amortization of deferred contract costs | (2,760 | ) | 141 | (35 | ) | — | (2,654 | ) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 33,925 | 6,024 | 3,394 | 144 | 43,487 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | 2,037 | 2,037 | |||||||||||||||
Benefit received from the waived management fee (1) | 9,048 | — | — | — | 9,048 | |||||||||||||||
Actuarial (gains) losses on pension plans | — | — | — | (82 | ) | (82 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other | 81 | — | — | — | 81 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted OIBDA | 57,561 | 11,692 | 8,131 | (8,713 | ) | 68,671 | ||||||||||||||
Waived management fee | (9,048 | ) | — | — | — | (9,048 | ) | |||||||||||||
Continuing OIBDA | $ | 48,513 | $ | 11,692 | $ | 8,131 | $ | (8,713 | ) | $ | 59,623 | |||||||||
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(1) | Under our amended affiliate agreement, Sprint agreed to waive the Management Fees charged on both postpaid and prepaid revenue, up to $4.2 million per month, until the total amount waived reaches approximately $255.6 million, which is expected to occur in 2022. |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash. Cash provided by operating activities consisted of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes, as well as the effect of changes in working capital and other activities. The Company generated approximately $61.7 million of net cash from operations in the first three months of 2019, up from $60.9 million in the first three months of 2018. Cash provided by operating activities was driven by net income of approximately $13.9 million, as adjusted for the exclusion of non-cash expenses totaling approximately $49.5 million, and reduced by approximately $1.7 million related to the effect of changes in working capital and other balance sheet accounts.
Cash outflows from investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 were approximately $54.4 million compared with approximately $76.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Cash utilized by investing activities included $44.4 million for capital expenditures and $10.0 million related to the acquisition of Big Sandy. We make investments in our wireless, cable and fiber networks, other infrastructure investments, on a recurring basis. We expect our investments in our networks and infrastructure to expand in support of our continued growth.
Cash outflows from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 were approximately $22.5 million compared with approximately $13.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Cash utilized by financing activities included approximately $22.5 million as the Company repaid debt totaling $19.9 million, including a voluntary $15.0 million payment above the required $4.9 million scheduled quarterly payment.
Indebtedness. As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s gross indebtedness totaled $765.3 million, with an estimated annualized effective interest rate of 3.78% after considering the impact of the interest rate swap contracts and unamortized loan costs. The balance consisted of the $278.6 million Term Loan A-1 at a variable rate (4.25% as of March 31, 2019) that resets monthly based on one month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%, and the $486.8 million Term Loan A-2 at a variable rate (4.50% as of March 31, 2019) that resets monthly based on one month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.00%. At March 31, 2019, $75 million was available under the Revolver Facility.
The Company is subject to certain financial covenants measured on a trailing twelve month basis each calendar quarter unless otherwise specified. These financial covenants include:
• | a limitation on the Company’s total leverage ratio, defined as indebtedness divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 from December 31, 2018 through December 30, 2019, then 3.25 to 1.00 through December 31, 2021, and 3.00 to 1.00 thereafter; |
• | a minimum debt service coverage ratio, defined as EBITDA minus certain cash taxes divided by the sum of all scheduled principal payments on the Term Loans and other indebtedness plus cash interest expense, greater than 2.00 to 1.00; and |
• | the Company must maintain a minimum liquidity balance, defined as availability under the revolver facility plus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on deposit in a deposit account for which a control agreement has been delivered to the administrative agent under the 2016 credit agreement, of greater than $25 million at all times. |
As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants.
Actual | Covenant Requirement | ||||
Total leverage ratio | 2.42 | 3.50 or Lower | |||
Debt service coverage ratio | 3.42 | 2.00 or Higher | |||
Minimum liquidity balance (in millions) | $144.6 | $25.0 or Higher | |||
Capital Commitments. Capital expenditures budgeted for 2019 have been updated to reflect the acquisition of Big Sandy and are expected to be approximately $149.5 million, including $64.1 million in the Wireless segment primarily for wireless network capacity improvements. In addition, $55.0 million is budgeted primarily to support growth in our Cable segment including new fiber routes and continuing investments in DOCSIS 3.1 upgrades, $20.5 million in Wireline projects including expansion of the fiber network, and $9.9 million primarily for IT and other miscellaneous projects.
The Company spent $44.4 million on capital projects in the first three months of 2019, compared to $24.4 million in the comparable 2018 period. Spending related to Wireless projects accounted for $26.5 million in the first three months of 2019, primarily for
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network upgrades and expansion. Spending related to Cable projects accounted for $13.6 million in the first three months of 2019, as the Company continues to invest in growing its rural broadband through network and cable market expansion. Spending related to Wireline projects accounted for $3.2 million in the first three months of 2019, primarily for fiber builds and increased capacity projects. The remaining $1.1 million of capital expenditures is largely related to information technology projects and fleet vehicles.
We believe that cash on hand, cash flow from operations and borrowings expected to be available under our existing credit facilities will provide sufficient cash to enable us to fund planned capital expenditures, make scheduled principal and interest payments, meet our other cash requirements and maintain compliance with the terms of our financing agreements for at least the next twelve months. There can be no assurance that we will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels or that we will be able to maintain our ability to borrow under our credit facilities. Thereafter, capital expenditures will likely be required to continue planned capital upgrades to the acquired wireless network and provide increased capacity to meet our expected growth in demand for our products and services. The actual amount and timing of our future capital requirements may differ materially from our estimate depending on the demand for our products, new market developments and expansion opportunities.
Our cash flows from operations could be adversely affected by events outside our control, including, without limitation, changes in overall economic conditions, regulatory requirements, changes in technologies, demand for our products, availability of labor resources and capital, changes in our relationship with Sprint, and other conditions. The Wireless segment’s operations are dependent upon Sprint’s ability to execute certain functions such as billing, customer care, and collections; our ability to develop and implement successful marketing programs and new products and services; and our ability to effectively and economically manage other operating activities under our agreements with Sprint. Our ability to attract and maintain a sufficient customer base, particularly in the acquired cable markets, is also critical to our ability to maintain a positive cash flow from operations. The foregoing events individually or collectively could affect our results.
Critical Accounting Policies
Critical accounting policies are those policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For a more detailed discussion of our critical accounting policies, please refer to our 2018 Form 10-K.
Leases
Refer to Note 2, Leases, for details of the Company's 2019 lease policy.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Recently issued accounting standards and their expected impact, if any, are discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
The Company’s market risks relate primarily to changes in interest rates on instruments held for other than trading purposes. The Company’s interest rate risk generally involves two components. The first component is outstanding debt with variable rates. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $765.3 million of gross variable rate debt outstanding, with unamortized loan fees and costs of $14.1 million, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 3.78% as determined on a quarterly basis. An increase in market interest rates of 1.00% would add approximately $7.6 million to annual interest expense, excluding the effect of the interest rate swap. In May 2016, the Company entered into a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap with three counterparties totaling $256.6 million of notional principal (subject to change based upon expected draws under the delayed draw term loan and principal payments due under our debt agreements). These swaps, combined with the swap purchased in 2012, cover notional principal equal to approximately 50% of the outstanding variable rate debt through maturity in 2023. The Company is required to pay a combined fixed rate of approximately 1.16% and receive a variable rate based on one month LIBOR (2.50% for March 2019), to manage a portion of its interest rate risk. Changes in the net interest paid or received under the swaps would offset approximately 50% of the change in interest expense on the variable rate debt outstanding. The swap agreements currently reduce annual interest expense by approximately $4.1 million, based on the spread between the fixed rate and the variable rate currently in effect on our debt.
The second component of interest rate risk is marked increases in interest rates that may adversely affect the rate at which the Company may borrow funds for growth in the future. If the Company should borrow additional funds under any Incremental Term Loan Facility to fund its capital investment needs, repayment provisions would be agreed to at the time of each draw under the Incremental Term Loan Facility. If the interest rate margin on any draw exceeds by more than 0.25% the applicable interest rate margin on the Term Loan Facility, the applicable interest rate margin on the Term Loan Facility shall be increased to equal the interest rate margin on the Incremental Term Loan Facility. If interest rates increase generally, or if the rate applied under the Company’s Incremental Term Loan Facility causes the Company’s outstanding debt to be repriced, the Company’s future interest costs could increase.
Management views market risk as having a potentially significant impact on the Company's results of operations, as future results could be adversely affected if interest rates were to increase significantly for an extended period, or if the Company’s need for additional external financing resulted in increases to the interest rates applied to all of its new and existing debt. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has $392.4 million of variable rate debt with no interest rate protection. The Company’s investments in publicly traded stock and bond mutual funds under the rabbi trust, which are subject to market risks and could experience significant swings in market values, are offset by corresponding changes in the liabilities owed to participants in the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. General economic conditions affected by regulatory changes, competition or other external influences may pose a higher risk to the Company’s overall results.
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ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, who is the principal executive officer, and the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer, who is the principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, (as defined by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
As disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, we identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. The material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. As remediation has not yet been completed, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures continued to be ineffective as of March 31, 2019.
Notwithstanding the material weaknesses, management has concluded that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly state, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended March 31, 2019 the Company adopted ASC 842, Leases (Topic 842). We established new internal controls over financial reporting to support the adoption process and ongoing requirements of Topic 842, including internal controls related to the implementation of a new lease administration software system. Other than the new internal controls surrounding the adoption of Topic 842, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2019, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation Efforts
Management is continuing to implement the material weakness remediation plans as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. We believe that these actions and the improvements we expect to achieve will effectively remediate the material weaknesses. However, these material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded that these controls are operating effectively.
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PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION |
ITEM 1A. | Risk Factors |
We discuss in our Annual Report on Form 10-K various risks that may materially affect our business. We use this section to update this discussion to reflect material developments since our Form 10-K was filed. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has not identified any needed updates to the risk factors included in our most recent Form 10-K.
ITEM 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer or Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information about the Company’s shares surrendered for the settlement of certain elements regarding equity award issuances and vesting events, during the three months ended March 31, 2019:
Number of Shares Surrendered | Average Price Paid per Share | ||||
January 1 to January 31 | 23,200 | $ | 46.15 | ||
February 1 to February 28 | 34,085 | 50.75 | |||
March 1 to March 31 | 16 | 44.89 | |||
Total | 57,301 | $ | 48.88 | ||
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ITEM 6. | Exhibits |
(a) | The following exhibits are filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q: |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, as amended effective April 16, 2019 | ||
31.1* | Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||
31.2* | Certification of Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||
32** | Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. | ||
(101) | Formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | ||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | ||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||
* Filed herewith
** | This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Exhibit | ||
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, as amended effective April 16, 2019 | |||
31.1* | Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||
31.2* | Certification of Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||
32** | Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. | ||
(101) | Formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | ||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | ||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||
* Filed herewith
** | This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act. |
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY | |
/s/JAMES F. WOODWARD | |
James F. Woodward | |
Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: May 9, 2019 | |
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Christopher E. French, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d‑15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
/S/ CHRISTOPHER E. FRENCH
Christopher E. French, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 9, 2019
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, James F. Woodward, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d‑15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
/s/JAMES F. WOODWARD
James F. Woodward, Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 9, 2019
EXHIBIT 32
Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Each of the undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer, of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, on the date hereof:
(1) The quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2019 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
/S/CHRISTOPHER E. FRENCH | |
Christopher E. French | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
May 9, 2019 | |
/S/JAMES F. WOODWARD | |
James F. Woodward | |
Senior Vice President - Finance and | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
May 9, 2019 | |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to liability under that section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except to the extent this Exhibit 32 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.