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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 30, 2020

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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Virginia 0-9881 54-1162807
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Shentel Way, P.O. Box 459

Edinburg , Virginia 22824

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

( 540 ) 984-4141

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (No Par Value) SHEN NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

 
 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 30, 2020, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial position as of March 31, 2020, results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and other related information. The Company also posted supplemental earnings presentation materials on the investor section of the Company's website at www.Shentel.com. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

These materials may contain forward-looking statements about Shenandoah Telecommunications Company regarding, among other things, our business strategy, our prospects and our financial position.  These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "could," or "anticipates" or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of strategy or risks and uncertainties.  Shenandoah Telecommunications Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (d)   Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 *    First Quarter 2020 Earnings Press Release

104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*     Furnished herewith

 
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
     
   
Date: April 30, 2020 By:  /s/ James J. Volk        
    James J. Volk
    Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
   

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

EDINBURG, Va., April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced first quarter 2020 financial and operating results.

First Quarter 2020 Highlights

"Although we do not operate in the densely populated urban markets most affected, the COVID-19 crisis began to affect our operating and financial results during the latter part of the first quarter of 2020," said President and CEO, Christopher E. French. “These effects were not material to our overall first quarter performance, but our postpaid gross additions decreased as a result of the temporary closure, beginning in the middle of March, of approximately 40% of our Sprint-branded retail stores and the stay-at-home directives in the states where we operate. We expect that the interruption of our wireless operating momentum will continue until the economies in the markets that we serve more fully re-open, but do not expect that the long-term growth prospects of our wireless business will be materially affected. Impacts from COVID-19 related closures to our broadband and tower segments have been minimal, and we have introduced a number of initiatives, including temporarily upgrading the broadband speeds of more than 27,000 customers to a minimum of 50Mbps, temporarily increasing broadband data allowances, and introducing lower cost pre-paid broadband plans, designed to benefit our customers during this difficult period. We continue to focus on protecting our employees while maintaining and enhancing our networks, and enabling our communities to further rely on our essential services during these difficult times.”

Shentel's first-quarter earnings conference call will be webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The webcast and related materials will be available on Shentel’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.shentel.com.

Consolidated First Quarter 2020 Results

Wireless

Broadband

Tower

Other Information

Free cash flow, normalized free cash flow and Adjusted OIBDA are non-GAAP financial measures that are not determined in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures are provided in this press release after the consolidated financial statements.

Conference Call and Webcast

Teleconference Information:

Date: April 30, 2020 
Time: 8:00 A.M. (ET)
Dial in number: 1-888-695-7639

Password: 6654869

Audio webcast: http://investor.shentel.com/ 

An audio replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call is complete, through May 29, 2020 by calling (855) 859-2056.

About Shenandoah Telecommunications

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides a broad range of diversified communications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art wireless, cable and fiber optic networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company’s services include: wireless voice and data; broadband internet, video, and digital voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; telephone voice and digital subscriber line; and tower colocation leasing. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service (“PCS”) Affiliate of Sprint in a multi-state area covering large portions of central and western Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and portions of Maryland, Kentucky, and Ohio. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen factors. A discussion of factors that may cause actual results to differ from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations, is available in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Those factors may include natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as COVID-19, changes in general economic conditions, increases in costs, changes in regulation and other competitive factors.

CONTACTS:
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
Jim Volk
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
540-984-5168
Jim.Volk@emp.shentel.com 
Or
John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau
IMS Investor Relations
203-972-9200
jnesbett@institutionalms.com 

 
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020   2019
Revenue:      
Service revenue and other $ 140,188     $ 143,231  
Equipment revenue 13,000     15,612  
Total revenue 153,188     158,843  
Operating expenses:      
Cost of services 49,565     49,518  
Cost of goods sold 12,671     14,637  
Selling, general and administrative 30,991     28,722  
Depreciation and amortization 36,911     41,179  
Total operating expenses 130,138     134,056  
Operating income 23,050     24,787  
Other income (expense):      
Interest expense (6,211 )   (7,954 )
Other 733     1,287  
Income before income taxes 17,572     18,120  
Income tax expense 4,292     4,210  
Net income $ 13,280     $ 13,910  
       
Net income per share, basic and diluted:      
Basic net income per share $ 0.27     $ 0.28  
Diluted net income per share $ 0.27     $ 0.28  
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic 49,888     49,775  
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted 50,036     50,115  
               


SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES  
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
(in thousands)
  March 31,   December 31,
  2020   2019
       
Cash and cash equivalents $ 120,232     $ 101,651  
Other current assets 137,677     140,102  
Total current assets 257,909     241,753  
       
Investments 12,011     12,388  
Property, plant and equipment, net 695,920     701,514  
Intangible assets, net 299,458     314,147  
Goodwill 149,070     149,070  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 382,973     392,589  
Deferred charges and other assets, net 53,436     53,352  
Total assets $ 1,850,777     $ 1,864,813  
       
Total current liabilities 139,644     $ 147,336  
Long-term debt, less current maturities 680,531     688,464  
Other liabilities 549,952     556,585  
Total shareholders’ equity 480,650     472,428  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,850,777     $ 1,864,813  
               


SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES    
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS    
(in thousands)              
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020   2019
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 13,280     $ 13,910  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation 32,468     35,520  
Amortization of intangible assets 4,868     5,659  
Bad debt expense 205     367  
Stock based compensation expense, net of amount capitalized 2,905     1,714  
Deferred income taxes 2,135     (3,378 )
Other adjustments 739     173  
Changes in assets and liabilities 4,508     7,698  
Net cash provided by operating activities 61,108     61,663  
       
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (32,299 )   (44,420 )
Cash disbursed for acquisitions —     (10,000 )
Proceeds from sale of assets and other 274     45  
Net cash used in investing activities (32,025 )   (54,375 )
       
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Principal payments on long-term debt (8,530 )   (19,889 )
Taxes paid for equity award issuances (1,945 )   (2,698 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options (27 )   72  
Net cash used in financing activities (10,502 )   (22,515 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 18,581     (15,227 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 101,651     85,086  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 120,232     $ 69,859  
       

Non-GAAP Financial Measures  
Adjusted OIBDA

Adjusted OIBDA represents Operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation and certain other items of revenue, expense, gain or loss not reflective of our operating performance, which may or may not be recurring in nature.

Adjusted OIBDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we use to evaluate our operating performance in comparison to our competitors. Management believes that analysts and investors use Adjusted OIBDA as a supplemental measure of operating performance to facilitate comparisons with other telecommunications companies. This measure isolates and evaluates operating performance by excluding the cost of financing (e.g., interest expense), as well as the non-cash depreciation and amortization of past capital investments, non-cash share-based compensation expense, and certain other items of revenue, expense, gain or loss not reflective of our operating performance, which may or may not be recurring in nature.

Adjusted OIBDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income or any other measure of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

The following tables reconcile Adjusted OIBDA to operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

                                         
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020                    
(in thousands)   Wireless   Broadband   Tower   Corporate &
Eliminations 		  Consolidated
Operating income   $ 23,444     $ 10,030     $ 1,795     $ (12,219 )   $ 23,050  
Depreciation   21,010     10,717     470     271     32,468  
Amortization of intangible assets   4,714     154     —     —     4,868  
OIBDA   49,168     20,901     2,265     (11,948 )   60,386  
Share-based compensation expense   —     —     —     2,905     2,905  
Non-recurring deal advisory fees   —     —     —     910     910  
Adjusted OIBDA   $ 49,168     $ 20,901     $ 2,265     $ (8,133 )   $ 64,201  
                                         
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019                    
(in thousands)   Wireless   Broadband   Tower   Corporate &
Eliminations 		  Consolidated
Operating income   $ 24,213     $ 10,049     $ 1,124     $ (10,599 )   $ 24,787  
Depreciation   24,752     9,950     680     138     35,520  
Amortization of intangible assets   5,618     41     —     —     5,659  
OIBDA   54,583     20,040     1,804     (10,461 )   65,966  
Share-based compensation expense   —     —     —     1,714     1,714  
Adjusted OIBDA   $ 54,583     $ 20,040     $ 1,804     $ (8,747 )   $ 67,680  
                                         

Segment Results

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Wireless     Broadband     Tower     Corporate &
Eliminations   		  Consolidated  
(in thousands)                                      
External revenue                  
Postpaid $ 74,928     $ —     $ —     —     $ 74,928  
Prepaid 13,109     —     —     —     13,109  
Tower lease —     —     1,797     —     1,797  
Cable, residential and SMB (1) —     34,943     —     —     34,943  
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale —     5,488     —     —     5,488  
Rural local exchange carrier —     4,756     —     —     4,756  
Travel, installation, and other 3,351     1,816     —     —     5,167  
Service revenue and other 91,388     47,003     1,797     —     140,188  
Equipment 12,750     250     —     —     13,000  
Total external revenue 104,138     47,253     1,797     —     153,188  
Revenue from other segments —     2,533     1,933     (4,466 )   —  
Total revenue 104,138     49,786     3,730     (4,466 )   153,188  
Operating expenses                  
Cost of services 33,439     19,243     939     (4,056 )   49,565  
Cost of goods sold 12,528     143     —     —     12,671  
Selling, general and administrative 9,428     9,499     526     11,538     30,991  
Depreciation and amortization 25,299     10,871     470     271     36,911  
Total operating expenses 80,694     39,756     1,935     7,753     130,138  
Operating income (loss) $ 23,444     $ 10,030     $ 1,795     $ (12,219 )   $ 23,050  
                                       

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(1) SMB refers to Small and Medium Businesses.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Wireless     Broadband     Tower     Corporate & Eliminations     Consolidated  
(in thousands)                                      
External revenue                  
Postpaid $ 76,182     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ 76,182  
Prepaid 13,130     —     —     —     13,130  
Tower lease —     —     1,763     —     1,763  
Cable, residential and SMB —     32,426     —     —     32,426  
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale —     4,828     —     —     4,828  
Rural local exchange carrier —     5,238     —     —     5,238  
Travel, installation, and other 8,018     1,646     —     —     9,664  
Service revenue and other 97,330     44,138     1,763     —     143,231  
Equipment 15,291     321     —     —     15,612  
Total external revenue 112,621     44,459     1,763     —     158,843  
Revenue from other segments —     2,422     1,270     (3,692 )   —  
Total revenue 112,621     46,881     3,033     (3,692 )   158,843  
Operating expenses                  
Cost of services 32,532     19,061     946     (3,021 )   49,518  
Cost of goods sold 14,427     211     —     (1 )   14,637  
Selling, general and administrative 11,079     7,569     283     9,791     28,722  
Depreciation and amortization 30,370     9,991     680     138     41,179  
Total operating expenses 88,408     36,832     1,909     6,907     134,056  
Operating income (loss) $ 24,213     $ 10,049     $ 1,124     $ (10,599 )   $ 24,787  
                                       
                                       

Supplemental Information

Wireless Operating Statistics

The following tables indicate selected operating statistics of Wireless, including Sprint subscribers, as of the dates shown:

    March 31,
 2020 		  March 31,
 2019
Postpaid:        
Retail PCS total subscribers   847,771     800,952  
Retail PCS phone subscribers   738,410     722,830  
Retail PCS connected device subscribers   109,361     78,122  
Gross PCS total subscriber additions   51,991     50,847  
Gross PCS phone additions   36,734     37,786  
Gross PCS connected device additions   15,257     13,061  
Net PCS total subscriber additions   3,577     5,776  
Net PCS phone additions (losses)   (2,311 )   105  
Net PCS connected device additions   5,888     5,671  
PCS monthly retail total churn %   1.91 %   1.89 %
PCS monthly phone churn %   1.76 %   1.74 %
PCS monthly connected device churn %   2.97 %   3.35 %
Prepaid:            
Retail PCS subscribers   279,096     267,220  
Gross PCS subscriber additions   39,074     40,979  
Net PCS subscriber additions   5,084     8,516  
PCS monthly retail churn %   4.13 %   4.14 %
         
PCS market POPS (000) (1)   7,227     7,023  
PCS covered POP (000) (1)   6,325     6,261  
Macro base stations (cell sites)   1,966     1,874  

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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 agreements, and Covered POPS are those covered by our network. The data source for POPS is U.S. census data.

Broadband Operating Statistics

    March 31,
2020 		  March 31,
 2019
Broadband homes passed (1) (2)   212,129     206,113  
Broadband customer relationships (3)   103,287     95,933  
         
Video:        
RGUs   53,067     59,202  
Penetration (4)   25.0 %   28.7 %
Digital video penetration (5)   94.3 %   85.7 %
Broadband:            
RGUs   86,667     78,867  
Penetration (4)   40.9 %   38.3 %
Voice:            
RGUs   31,836     30,737  
Penetration (4)   16.3 %   16.2 %
Total Cable and Glo Fiber RGUs   171,570     168,806  
         
RLEC homes passed   25,848     25,798  
RLEC customer relationships (3)   10,111     11,101  
RLEC RGUs:        
Data RLEC   7,947     8,744  
Penetration (4)   30.7 %   33.9 %
Voice RLEC   14,137     15,262  
Penetration (4)   54.7 %   59.2 %
Total RLEC RGUs   22,084     24,006  
         
Total RGUs   193,654     192,812  
         
Fiber route miles   6,273     5,799  
Total fiber miles (6)   334,802     303,511  

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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)  Includes approximately 16,600 RLEC homes passed where we are the dual incumbent telephone and cable provider.
(3)  Customer relationships represent the number of billed customers who receive at least one of our services.
(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)  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.

Tower Operating Statistics

    March 31,
2020 		  March 31,
2019
Towers owned   226     211  
Tenants (1)   408     368  
Average tenants per tower   1.8     1.7  

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(1) Includes 203 and 175 intercompany tenants for our Wireless segment as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Normalized Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(in thousands)   2020   2019
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 61,108     $ 61,663  
Less: Capital expenditures (1)   (25,104 )   (44,420 )
Normalized free cash flow   36,004     17,243  
Glo Fiber and Fixed Wireless capital expenditures   (7,195 )   —  
Free cash flow   $ 28,809     $ 17,243  
                 

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(1) Excludes capital expenditures for the development of Glo Fiber and Fixed Wireless.

Free cash flow and normalized free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows. Free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from net cash provided by operating activities. Normalized free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures, excluding spending on the development of Glo Fiber and Fixed Wireless services, from net cash provided by operating activities. We believe they are more conservative measures of our cash flow since purchases of fixed assets are necessary for ongoing operations and expansion. Free cash flow and normalized free cash flow are utilized by our management, investors and analysts to evaluate cash available that may be used to pay scheduled principal payments on our debt obligations and provide further investment in the business.