EX-99 3 dex99.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DATED MAY 7, 2003 Press release issued by Entravision Communications Corporation dated May 7, 2003

 

EXHIBIT 99

 

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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION REPORTS

FIRST QUARTER 2003 RESULTS

 

-First Quarter 2003 Net Revenue and EBITDA as adjusted

Increase 8% and 10% Respectively-

 

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, May 7, 2003 – Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC) today reported financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003.

 

Historical results, which are attached, are in thousands of U.S. dollars (except share and per share data). This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. The GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to each of these non-GAAP financial measures, and a table reconciling each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is included beginning on page 7. Unaudited financial highlights are as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


    

% change


 
    

2003


    

2002


    

Net revenue

  

$

53,028

 

  

$

49,128

 

  

8

 %

Operating expenses (1)

  

 

41,268

 

  

 

37,197

 

  

11

 %

Broadcast cash flow (2)

  

 

11,760

 

  

 

11,931

 

  

(1

)%

EBITDA as adjusted (2)

  

 

9,334

 

  

 

8,508

 

  

10

  %

Free cash flow (3)

  

$

(1

)

  

$

(989

)

  

NM

 

Free cash flow per share

  

$

0.00

 

  

$

(0.01

)

  

NM

 

Net loss

  

$

(6,652

)

  

$

(4,954

)

  

34

  %

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

  

$

(0.08

)

  

$

(0.06

)

  

33

  %

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

  

 

119,985,892

 

  

 

117,653,254

 

      

 

  (1)   Operating expenses include direct operating, selling, general and administrative expenses. It does not include corporate expenses, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation, gain or loss on sale of assets and equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates.
  (2)   Broadcast cash flow means operating income (loss) before corporate expenses, depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation. EBITDA as adjusted means broadcast cash flow less corporate expenses. The Company uses the term EBITDA as adjusted because that measure does not include non-cash stock-based compensation. The Company evaluates and projects the liquidity and cash flows of its business using several measures, including broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted. The Company considers these measures as important indicators of liquidity relating to its operations, as they eliminate the effects of non-cash depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation awards. The Company uses these measures to evaluate liquidity and cash flow improvement from year to year as they eliminate non-cash expense items. The Company believes its investors should use these measures because they may provide a better comparability of the Company’s liquidity to that of its competitors.

 

         While the Company and many in the financial community consider broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income and net income. In addition, the Company’s definitions of broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted differ from those of many companies reporting similarly named measures.
  (3)   Free cash flow is defined as EBITDA as adjusted less cash paid for income taxes, net interest expense and capital expenditures. Net interest expense is defined as interest expense less non-cash interest expense relating to amortization of debt finance costs less interest income. The Company uses accrued interest expense instead of actual cash paid for interest in the free cash flow calculation so that quarterly results are comparable as the Company makes bond interest payments twice a year. Free cash flow per share is defined as free cash flow divided by weighted average common shares outstanding.


 

Commenting on the Company’s results, Walter F. Ulloa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Despite the impact of the Iraq War, during the first quarter we recorded solid revenue growth, reflecting strong ratings and market shares across our television and radio station divisions, as well as the continued recovery of our outdoor segment. We also surpassed expectations with regard to managing operating costs, and our management team is focused on improving efficiencies throughout our operating structure.”

 

“As the advertising market rebounds and we focus on capturing a greater share of the advertising pie, we expect to demonstrate considerable improvement in operating leverage. Given the growth of the Hispanic population and our diversified media footprint in the nation’s most densely populated Hispanic markets, we are exceptionally well-positioned to benefit as advertisers increasingly recognize the value of our audience.”

 

 

Financial Results

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


    

% Change


 

Net revenue

  

$

53,028

 

  

$

49,128

 

  

8

  %

Operating expenses (1)

  

 

41,268

 

  

 

37,197

 

  

11

  %

    


  


      

Broadcast cash flow (1)

  

 

11,760

 

  

 

11,931

 

  

(1

)%

Corporate expenses

  

 

2,426

 

  

 

3,423

 

  

(29

)%

    


  


      

EBITDA as adjusted (1)

  

 

9,334

 

  

 

8,508

 

  

10

  %

Non-cash stock-based compensation

  

 

302

 

  

 

981

 

  

(69

)%

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

10,991

 

  

 

7,199

 

  

53

  %

    


  


      

Operating (loss) income

  

 

(1,959

)

  

 

328

 

  

NM

 

Interest expense, net

  

 

(6,296

)

  

 

(6,597

)

  

(5

)%

    


  


      

Loss before income taxes

  

 

(8,255

)

  

 

(6,269

)

  

32

  %

Income tax benefit

  

 

1,652

 

  

 

1,333

 

  

24

  %

    


  


      

Net loss before equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(6,603

)

  

 

(4,936

)

  

34

  %

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(49

)

  

 

(18

)

  

NM

 

    


  


      

Net loss

  

$

(6,652

)

  

$

(4,954

)

  

34

  %

    


  


      

 

  (1)   Operating expenses, broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted are defined on page 1.

 

Net revenue for the first quarter of 2003 increased to $53.0 million from $49.1 million, an increase of $3.9 million. This increase was primarily attributable to our television and radio segments, which together accounted for $3.0 million of the increase. The increase from these segments was attributable to increased advertising sold (referred to as “inventory” in our industry), increased rates for that inventory, new revenue associated with our 2003 time brokerage agreement, or TBA, stations in the greater Los Angeles area, and increased revenue due to a full three months of operations of our 2002 acquisitions. The overall increase in net revenue was also partially attributable to our increased outdoor and publishing revenue, which together accounted for $0.9 million of the overall increase.

 

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Company operating expenses increased to $41.3 million from $37.2 million, an increase of $4.1 million. This increase was primarily attributable to our television and radio segments, which together accounted for $3.2 million of the increase. The increase from these segments was attributable to an increase in national representation fees, an increase in ratings services expenses, new expense associated with our 2003 TBA stations and a full three months of operations of our 2002 acquisitions. The overall increase in direct operating expenses was also partially attributable to our outdoor and publishing segments, which together accounted for $0.9 million of the overall increase.

 

Broadcast cash flow decreased to $11.8 million from $11.9 million, a decrease of $0.1 million.

 

Corporate expenses decreased to $2.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003 from $3.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, a decrease of $1.0 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.5 million reimbursement from Univision Communications Inc. for legal and other costs associated with the third-party information request that we received in connection with the proposed merger between Univision and Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. This decrease was partially offset by increased insurance costs and accounting expenses.

 

EBITDA as adjusted increased to $9.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003 from $8.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $0.8 million. The increase in EBITDA as adjusted was primarily due to the increase in net revenue and the decrease in corporate expenses.

 

Entravision Communications

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Segment Results

 

The following represents selected unaudited segment information:

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


  

% Change


 

Net Revenue

                      

Television

  

$

25,479

 

  

$

24,021

  

6

 %

Radio

  

 

16,259

 

  

 

14,788

  

10

 %

Outdoor

  

 

6,532

 

  

 

5,739

  

14

 %

Publishing

  

 

4,758

 

  

 

4,580

  

4

 %

    


  

  

Total

  

$

53,028

 

  

$

49,128

  

8

 %

    


  

  

Operating Expenses (1)

                      

Television

  

$

17,629

 

  

$

16,313

  

8

 %

Radio

  

 

12,754

 

  

 

10,891

  

17

 %

Outdoor

  

 

5,999

 

  

 

5,644

  

6

 %

Publishing

  

 

4,886

 

  

 

4,349

  

12

 %

    


  

  

Total

  

$

41,268

 

  

$

37,197

  

11

 %

    


  

  

Broadcast Cash Flow (1)

                      

Television

  

$

7,850

 

  

$

7,708

  

2

 %

Radio

  

 

3,505

 

  

 

3,897

  

(10

)%

Outdoor

  

 

533

 

  

 

95

  

NM

 

Publishing

  

 

(128

)

  

 

231

  

NM

 

    


  

  

Total

  

$

11,760

 

  

$

11,931

  

(1

)%

    


  

  

EBITDA as adjusted (1)

                      

Corporate expenses

  

$

2,426

 

  

$

3,423

  

(29

)%

    


  

  

Total

  

$

9,334

 

  

$

8,508

  

10

 %

    


  

  

 

  (1)   Operating expenses, broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted are defined on page 1.

 

 

Guidance

 

The following is the Company’s guidance for the second quarter of 2003. Guidance may constitute a “forward-looking statement.” Please see below regarding statements which are forward looking (dollars in thousands):

 

    

Q2 2003


  

Q2 2002


  

% Change


Net Revenue:

                

Television

  

$31,350 to 32,000

  

$

29,225

  

7 to 10%

Radio

  

22,750 to 23,150

  

 

20,357

  

12 to 14%

Outdoor

  

8,200 to 8,300

  

 

7,435

  

10 to 12%

Publishing

  

5,250 to 5,375

  

 

5,143

  

2 to 5%

    
  

  

Total net revenue

  

67,550 to 68,825

  

 

62,160

  

9 to 11%

Operating expenses

  

44,350 to 44,775

  

 

41,889

  

6 to 7%

    
  

  

Broadcast cash flow

  

23,200 to 24,050

  

 

20,271

  

14 to 19%

Corporate expenses

  

4,050

  

 

3,435

  

18%

    
  

  

EBITDA as adjusted

  

$19,150 to 20,000

  

$

16,836

  

14 to 19%

    
  

  

 

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Entravision Communications Corporation will hold a conference call to discuss its 2003 first quarter results on Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, please dial 415-537-1859. The call will be webcast live and archived for replay at www.entravision.com.

 

Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified Spanish-language media company utilizing a combination of television, radio, outdoor and publishing operations to reach approximately 80% of Hispanic consumers across the United States, as well as the border markets of Mexico. Entravision is the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision television network and Univision’s TeleFutura network, with stations in 20 of the nation’s top 50 Hispanic markets. The company also operates one of the nation’s largest centrally programmed Spanish-language radio networks, which serves 23 markets via 58 owned and/or operated radio stations. The company’s outdoor operations consist of approximately 11,400 advertising faces concentrated primarily in Los Angeles and New York, and the company’s publishing operations consist of El Diario/la Prensa in New York, the nation’s oldest major Spanish-language daily newspaper. Entravision shares of Class A Common Stock are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: EVC.

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Although the company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations. From time to time, these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

# # #

(Financial Table Follows)

 

For more information, please contact:

   

John DeLorenzo

 

Mike Smargiassi / Catherine Wang

Chief Financial Officer

 

Brainerd Communicators, Inc.

Entravision Communications Corporation

 

212-986-6667

310-447-3870

   

 

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Entravision Communications Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

Net revenue (including related parties of $303, $224)

  

$

53,028

 

  

$

49,128

 

    


  


Expenses:

                 

Direct operating (including related parties of $2,398, $1,619)

  

 

28,662

 

  

 

25,908

 

Selling, general and administrative

  

 

12,606

 

  

 

11,289

 

Corporate expenses (including related party reimbursement of $1,500, $0)

  

 

2,426

 

  

 

3,423

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

  

 

302

 

  

 

981

 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

10,991

 

  

 

7,199

 

    


  


Total operating expenses

  

 

54,987

 

  

 

48,800

 

    


  


Operating (loss) income

  

 

(1,959

)

  

 

328

 

Interest expense

  

 

(6,311

)

  

 

(6,655

)

Interest income

  

 

15

 

  

 

58

 

    


  


Loss before income taxes

  

 

(8,255

)

  

 

(6,269

)

Income tax benefit

  

 

1,652

 

  

 

1,333

 

    


  


Net loss before equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(6,603

)

  

 

(4,936

)

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(49

)

  

 

(18

)

    


  


Net loss

  

 

(6,652

)

  

 

(4,954

)

Accretion of preferred stock redemption value

  

 

(2,724

)

  

 

(2,449

)

    


  


Net loss applicable to common stock

  

$

(9,376

)

  

$

(7,403

)

    


  


Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  

$

(0.08

)

  

$

(0.06

)

    


  


Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

  

 

119,985,892

 

  

 

117,653,254

 

    


  


 

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Entravision Communications Corporation

Reconciliation of Broadcast Cash Flow, EBITDA as Adjusted and

Free Cash Flow to Net Loss

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to each of broadcast cash flow, EBITDA as adjusted and free cash flow is net loss. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to net loss follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

Broadcast cash flow (1)

  

$

11,760

 

  

$

11,931

 

Corporate expenses

  

 

2,426

 

  

 

3,423

 

    


  


EBITDA as adjusted (1)

  

 

9,334

 

  

 

8,508

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

  

 

302

 

  

 

981

 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

10,991

 

  

 

7,199

 

    


  


Operating (loss) income

  

 

(1,959

)

  

 

328

 

Interest expense

  

 

(6,311

)

  

 

(6,655

)

Interest income

  

 

15

 

  

 

58

 

    


  


Loss before income taxes

  

 

(8,255

)

  

 

(6,269

)

Income tax benefit

  

 

1,652

 

  

 

1,333

 

    


  


Net loss before equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(6,603

)

  

 

(4,936

)

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(49

)

  

 

(18

)

    


  


Net loss

  

$

(6,652

)

  

$

(4,954

)

    


  


  (1)   Broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted are defined on page 1.

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

EBITDA as adjusted (1)

  

$

9,334

 

  

$

8,508

 

Net interest expense (1)

  

 

(5,793

)

  

 

(3,343

)

Cash paid for income taxes

  

 

(548

)

  

 

(466

)

Capital expenditures (2)

  

 

(2,994

)

  

 

(5,688

)

    


  


Free cash flow

  

 

(1

)

  

 

(989

)

Capital expenditures (2)

  

 

2,994

 

  

 

5,688

 

Non-cash interest expense relating to amortization of debt finance costs

  

 

(503

)

  

 

(3,254

)

Non-cash income tax benefit

  

 

2,200

 

  

 

1,799

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

  

 

(302

)

  

 

(981

)

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

(10,991

)

  

 

(7,199

)

    


  


Net loss before equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(6,603

)

  

 

(4,936

)

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates

  

 

(49

)

  

 

(18

)

    


  


Net loss

  

$

(6,652

)

  

$

(4,954

)

    


  


 

  (1)   EBITDA as adjusted and net interest expense are defined on page 1.
  (2)   Capital expenditures is not part of the consolidated statement of operations.

 

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