EX-99.1 2 acgecq217ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1

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ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

Englewood, CO - August 9, 2017 - Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASCMA) has reported results for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Ascent is a holding company that owns MONI, one of the nation’s largest home security alarm monitoring companies.

Headquartered in the Dallas Fort-Worth area, MONI provides security alarm monitoring services to more than one million residential and commercial customers as of June 30, 2017. MONI’s long-term monitoring contracts provide high margin recurring revenue that results in predictable and stable cash flow.

Highlights1:
Ascent’s net revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $140.5 million and $281.7 million, respectively
•
Ascent’s net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $43.5 million and $62.4 million, respectively
•
Ascent's Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA, which adjusts for the expensed portion of subscriber acquisition costs, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $85.9 million and $173.6 million, respectively
•
MONI’s net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $50.1 million and $71.1 million, respectively
•
MONI’s Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $88.9 million and $178.7 million, respectively
•
Appointed Fred Graffam as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ascent and MONI who will be succeeding Michael Meyers, the Company’s current CFO, who announced his retirement in January 2017

Ascent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Fitzgerald stated, “The business performed consistent with expectations in the quarter as the MONI team continued to work hard executing against its key operational initiatives.

“I am also pleased to welcome Fred Graffam to the Ascent and MONI executive teams this September. With strong financial and public company experience along with a background in the technology and telecom industries, I am confident that Fred will play an integral role in accelerating MONI’s transformation.”

Jeffery Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of MONI said, “We are pleased with our operational progress in the second quarter. We continued to drive improvements in dealer economics, generated solid new marketing sales leads through our MONI direct and LiveWatch platforms and have a growing funnel of partnership opportunities that we are considering for the second half of the year. We are also making progress on attrition, taking proactive measures to retain high-risk customers and reduce operating costs in the long term. While account growth out of our dealer channel continues to be soft and will take time to stabilize, I am confident we are making the right investments in sales training, recruitment support and lead generation now that will benefit the long term growth of this channel and the business.”
 
1. Comparisons are year-over-year unless otherwise specified.

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Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

For the three months ended June 30, 2017, Ascent reported net revenue of $140.5 million, a decrease of 2.2%. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, net revenue totaled $281.7 million, a decrease of 1.8%. The reduction in revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is due to the reduction in subscriber accounts at MONI on a year-over-year basis, partially offset by an increase in average recurring monthly revenue (“RMR”) per subscriber to $43.84 due to certain price increases enacted during the past twelve months and an increase in average RMR per new subscriber acquired.

Ascent’s total cost of services for the three months ended June 30, 2017 increased 7.2% to $29.6 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Ascent’s total costs of services increased 4.3% to $59.6 million. The increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is attributable to increased field service costs due to a higher volume of retention jobs being completed and an increase in expensed subscriber acquisition costs (or "SAC") primarily as a result of the initiation of MONI’s direct sales channel. Subscriber acquisition costs were $2.8 million and $5.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $2.1 million and $4.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Subscriber acquisition costs recognized in cost of services include certain equipment costs and MONI labor expenditures associated with the creation of new subscribers at both MONI and LiveWatch.

Ascent’s selling, general & administrative ("SG&A") costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017, increased 101.6% to $64.8 million. SG&A costs for the six months ended June 30, 2017, increased 57.2% to $101.0 million. The increase in SG&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is primarily attributable to a $28.0 million legal settlement reserve recognized in the second quarter of 2017 in relation to class action litigation of alleged violation of telemarketing laws. Also contributing to the increase is higher subscriber acquisition costs (marketing and sales costs related to the creation of new subscribers at both MONI and LiveWatch), consulting fees related to future cost reduction initiatives at MONI. Additionally, Ascent realized a foreign currency loss on a forward exchange contract of $0.6 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, as we locked in foreign exchange rates earlier in the year in anticipation of the sale of an overseas property. Subscriber acquisition costs increased to $6.6 million and $13.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to $4.7 million and $8.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, primarily as a result of increased direct-to-consumer sales activities at MONI.
 
Ascent reported a net loss from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 of $43.5 million and $62.5 million, respectively, compared to net loss from continuing operations of $22.2 million and $45.4 million in the prior year periods.

MONI reported a net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 of $50.1 million and $71.1 million, respectively, compared to a net loss of $16.5 million and $36.7 million in the prior year periods.

Ascent’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased 10.7% to $77.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Ascent’s Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2017 decreased 8.3% to $157.7 million. MONI’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased 9.0% and 7.3% to $80.7 million and $162.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. The decrease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is primarily the result of lower revenues and an increase in subscriber acquisition costs, net of related revenue, associated with an increase in MONI’s direct-to-consumer sales activities. MONI's Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was 57.4% and 57.8%, respectively, compared to 61.7% and 61.2% in the prior year periods.

Ascent's Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 decreased 7.2% and 5.0% to $85.9 million and $173.6 million, respectively. MONI's Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $88.9 million and $178.7 million, respectively, compared to $94.2 million and $186.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The decrease in Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA is primarily the result of lower Pre-SAC revenues and increased field service retention costs. MONI's Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA as

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a percentage of Pre-SAC net revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was 63.8% and 64.0%, respectively, compared to 66.1% and 65.5% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. For a reconciliation of net loss from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA to Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for Ascent and MONI, as well as a reconciliation of net revenue to Pre-SAC net revenue, please see the Appendix of this release.
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning balance of accounts
 
1,074,922

 
1,092,083

Accounts acquired
 
114,955

 
148,620

Accounts canceled
 
(154,969
)
 
(150,703
)
Canceled accounts guaranteed by dealer and other adjustments (a) (b)
 
(13,985
)
 
(15,078
)
Ending balance of accounts
 
1,020,923

 
1,074,922

Monthly weighted average accounts
 
1,047,754

 
1,085,600

Attrition rate - Unit
 
14.8
%
 
13.9
%
Attrition rate - RMR (c)
 
13.4
%
 
12.5
%
Core Attrition (d)
 
14.1
%
 
13.2
%
 
(a)
Includes canceled accounts that are contractually guaranteed to be refunded from holdback.
(b)
Includes an estimated 6,653 and 7,200 accounts included in our Radio Conversion Program that primarily canceled in excess of their expected attrition for the twelve months ending June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(c)
The RMR of canceled accounts follows the same definition as subscriber unit attrition as noted above. RMR attrition is defined as the RMR of canceled accounts in a given period, adjusted for the impact of price increases or decreases in that period, divided by the weighted average of RMR for that period.
(d)
Core Attrition reflects the long-term attrition characteristics of MONI’s base by excluding the one-time bulk buy of 113,000 accounts from Pinnacle Security in 2012 and 2013.

MONI’s core account portfolio unit attrition rate for the twelve months ended June 30, 2017, which excludes attrition of the Pinnacle Security accounts, was 14.1%, compared to 13.2% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016. An increase in the number of subscriber accounts with five-year contracts reaching the end of their initial contract term as well as a more aggressive price increase strategy contributed to the increase in attrition in the period. Overall unit attrition increased from 13.9% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016 to 14.8% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2017. Overall attrition reflects the impact of the Pinnacle Security bulk buys, where MONI purchased approximately 113,000 accounts from Pinnacle Security in 2012 and 2013, which are now experiencing normal end-of-term attrition. The Company believes core attrition best reflects the long run characteristics of our customer base.

RMR attrition for the twelve months ended June 30, 2017 increased to 13.4% from 12.5% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016, reflecting price decreases related to the Company’s efforts to secure contract extensions from existing customers.

The Company understated unit attrition, core unit attrition and RMR attrition each by an immaterial amount of 0.1% and 0.2% for the periods ended December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, respectively, as a result of the misallocation of accounts in our radio conversion program. Future filings that include prior period disclosures for attrition will be corrected, as needed, when filed.

During the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, MONI acquired 26,782 and 37,284 subscriber accounts, respectively.

Ascent Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2017, on a consolidated basis, Ascent had $112.0 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. A portion of these assets may be used to decrease debt obligations or fund stock repurchases, strategic acquisitions or investment opportunities.

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At June 30, 2017, the existing long-term debt includes the principal balance of $1.8 billion under the MONI Senior Notes, Credit Facility term loans, Credit Facility revolver and Ascent’s Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes have an outstanding principal balance of $96.8 million as of June 30, 2017 and mature July 15, 2020. The Senior Notes have an outstanding principal balance of $585.0 million as of June 30, 2017 and mature on April 1, 2020. The Credit Facility term loan has an outstanding principal balance of $1.1 billion as of June 30, 2017 and requires principal payments of approximately $2.8 million per quarter with the remaining amount becoming due on September 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2017, the Credit Facility revolver has an outstanding balance of $63.5 million and becomes due on September 30, 2021.

Conference Call

Ascent will host a call today, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 5:00 pm ET. To access the call please dial (888) 462-5915 from the United States, or (760) 666-3831 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 60872716. Participants should dial in 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled time and must be on a touch-tone telephone to ask questions.

A replay of the call can be accessed through August 24, 2017 by dialing (800) 585-8367 from the U.S., or (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 60872716.

This call will also be available as a live webcast which can be accessed at Ascent’s Investor Relations Website at http://ir.ascentcapitalgroupinc.com/index.cfm.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential and expansion, the success of new products and services, account creation and related costs, subscriber attrition, anticipated account generation at LiveWatch, future financial prospects, and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, possible changes in market acceptance of our services, technological innovations in the alarm monitoring industry, competitive issues, continued access to capital on terms acceptable to Ascent and/or MONI, our ability to capitalize on acquisition opportunities, general market and economic conditions and changes in law and government regulations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Ascent expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Ascent's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of Ascent, including the most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q for additional information about Ascent and about the risks and uncertainties related to Ascent's business which may affect the statements made in this press release.

About Ascent Capital Group, Inc.

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: ASCMA) is a holding company that owns 100 percent of its operating subsidiary, MONI, and through MONI, LiveWatch Security, LLC. MONI, headquartered in the Dallas Fort-Worth area, secures more than one million residential customers and commercial client accounts with monitored home and business security system services. MONI is supported by one of the nation’s largest networks of independent Authorized Dealers, providing products and support to customers in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. LiveWatch Security, LLC ®, is a Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) home security firm, offering professionally monitored security services through a direct-to-consumer sales channel. For more information on Ascent, see http://ascentcapitalgroupinc.com/.







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ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Amounts in thousands, except share amounts
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
31,559

 
$
12,319

Marketable securities, at fair value
80,484

 
77,825

Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,625 in 2017 and $3,043 in 2016
12,831

 
13,869

Prepaid and other current assets
10,890

 
10,347

Assets held for sale
—

 
10,673

Total current assets
135,764

 
125,033

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $33,330 in 2017 and $29,071 in 2016
29,046

 
28,331

Subscriber accounts, net of accumulated amortization of $1,326,947 in 2017 and $1,212,468 in 2016
1,359,721

 
1,386,760

Dealer network and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $37,891 in 2017 and $32,976 in 2016
11,909

 
16,824

Goodwill
563,549

 
563,549

Other assets
7,253

 
11,935

Total assets
$
2,107,242

 
$
2,132,432

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
10,182

 
$
11,516

Accrued payroll and related liabilities
4,741

 
5,067

Other accrued liabilities
60,707

 
34,970

Deferred revenue
15,306

 
15,147

Holdback liability
11,204

 
13,916

Current portion of long-term debt
11,000

 
11,000

Liabilities of discontinued operations
—

 
3,500

Total current liabilities
113,140

 
95,116

Non-current liabilities:
 

 
 

Long-term debt
1,772,848

 
1,754,233

Long-term holdback liability
2,251

 
2,645

Derivative financial instruments
15,624

 
16,948

Deferred income tax liability, net
19,894

 
17,769

Other liabilities
7,221

 
7,076

Total liabilities
1,930,978

 
1,893,787

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued
—

 
—

Series A common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 45,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 11,973,728 and 11,969,152 shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
120

 
120

Series B common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 381,528 and 381,859 shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
4

 
4

Series C common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 45,000,000 shares; no shares issued
—

 
—

Additional paid-in capital
1,420,502

 
1,417,505

Accumulated deficit
(1,231,938
)
 
(1,169,559
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
(12,424
)
 
(9,425
)
Total stockholders’ equity
176,264

 
238,645

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
2,107,242

 
$
2,132,432

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Amounts in thousands, except shares and per share amounts
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net revenue
$
140,498

 
143,656

 
$
281,698

 
286,924

Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of services
29,617

 
27,637

 
59,586

 
57,112

Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation
64,771

 
32,133

 
101,016

 
64,251

Radio conversion costs
77

 
7,596

 
309

 
16,675

Amortization of subscriber accounts, dealer network and other intangible assets
59,965

 
61,937

 
119,512

 
123,259

Depreciation
2,132

 
2,114

 
4,259

 
4,177

Gain on disposal of operating assets
(14,579
)
 
—

 
(21,217
)
 
—

 
141,983

 
131,417

 
263,465

 
265,474

Operating income (loss)
(1,485
)
 
12,239

 
18,233

 
21,450

Other income (expense), net:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest income
563

 
588

 
958

 
1,045

Interest expense
(38,165
)
 
(31,587
)
 
(75,651
)
 
(63,011
)
Other income, net
222

 
(1,677
)
 
464

 
(1,319
)
 
(37,380
)
 
(32,676
)
 
(74,229
)
 
(63,285
)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(38,865
)
 
(20,437
)
 
(55,996
)
 
(41,835
)
Income tax expense from continuing operations
(4,661
)
 
(1,765
)
 
(6,475
)
 
(3,587
)
Net loss from continuing operations
(43,526
)
 
(22,202
)
 
(62,471
)
 
(45,422
)
Discontinued operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax of $0
—

 
—

 
92

 
—

Net loss
(43,526
)
 
(22,202
)
 
(62,379
)
 
(45,422
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency translation adjustments
584

 
(354
)
 
642

 
(556
)
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities, net
536

 
2,959

 
1,087

 
2,863

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net
(5,777
)
 
(4,697
)
 
(4,728
)
 
(16,542
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(4,657
)
 
(2,092
)
 
(2,999
)
 
(14,235
)
Comprehensive loss
$
(48,183
)
 
(24,294
)
 
$
(65,378
)
 
(59,657
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Continuing operations
$
(3.58
)
 
(1.80
)
 
$
(5.14
)
 
(3.66
)
Discontinued operations
—

 
—

 
0.01

 
—

Net loss
$
(3.58
)
 
(1.80
)
 
$
(5.13
)
 
(3.66
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average Series A and Series B shares - basic and diluted
12,168,582

 
12,364,797

 
12,151,417

 
12,407,830

Total issued and outstanding Series A and Series B shares at period end
 
 
 
 
12,355,256

 
12,326,568


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Amounts in thousands
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(62,379
)
 
(45,422
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
(92
)
 
—

Amortization of subscriber accounts, dealer network and other intangible assets
119,512

 
123,259

Depreciation
4,259

 
4,177

Stock-based compensation
3,575

 
3,445

Deferred income tax expense
2,104

 
2,105

Gain on disposal of operating assets
(21,217
)
 
—

Legal settlement reserve
28,000

 
—

Amortization of debt discount and deferred debt costs
5,415

 
5,315

Bad debt expense
4,987

 
5,083

Other non-cash activity, net
3,542

 
3,465

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Trade receivables
(3,949
)
 
(5,395
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,192
)
 
2,197

Subscriber accounts - deferred contract costs
(1,547
)
 
(1,294
)
Payables and other liabilities
(8,143
)
 
(5,567
)
Operating activities from discontinued operations, net
(3,408
)
 
—

Net cash provided by operating activities
69,467

 
91,368

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(5,752
)
 
(3,100
)
Cost of subscriber accounts acquired
(88,287
)
 
(106,805
)
Purchases of marketable securities
(2,626
)
 
(5,036
)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
1,057

 
11,950

Decrease in restricted cash
—

 
55

Proceeds from the disposal of operating assets
32,612

 
—

Net cash used in investing activities
(62,996
)
 
(102,936
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from long-term debt
95,550

 
88,200

Payments on long-term debt
(82,350
)
 
(69,700
)
Value of shares withheld for share-based compensation
(431
)
 
(229
)
Purchases and retirement of common stock
—

 
(7,140
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
12,769

 
11,131

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
19,240

 
(437
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
12,319

 
5,577

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
31,559

 
5,140

Supplemental cash flow information:
 

 
 

State taxes paid, net
$
3,105

 
2,758

Interest paid
70,226

 
57,043

Accrued capital expenditures
493

 
585


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Adjusted EBITDA
We evaluate the performance of our operations based on financial measures such as revenue and "Adjusted EBITDA."  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation, amortization (including the amortization of subscriber accounts, dealer network and other intangible assets), stock-based and long-term incentive compensation, and other non-cash or nonrecurring charges.   Ascent Capital believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its business, including the business’ ability to fund its ongoing acquisition of subscriber accounts, to fund its capital expenditures and to service its debt.  In addition, this measure is used by management to evaluate operating results and perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve performance.   Adjusted EBITDA is also a measure that is customarily used by financial analysts to evaluate the financial performance of companies in the security alarm monitoring industry and is one of the financial measures, subject to certain adjustments, by which MONI’s covenants are calculated under the agreements governing their debt obligations.  Adjusted EBITDA does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), should not be construed as an alternative to net income or loss and is indicative neither of our results of operations nor of cash flows available to fund all of our cash needs.  It is, however, a measurement that Ascent Capital believes is useful to investors in analyzing its operating performance.  Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.  As companies often define non-GAAP financial measures differently, Adjusted EBITDA as calculated by Ascent Capital should not be compared to any similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA
In addition to MONI's dealer sales channel, MONI and LiveWatch also generate leads and acquire accounts through its direct-to-consumer sales channels. As such, certain expenditures and related revenue associated with subscriber acquisition (subscriber acquisition costs, or "SAC") are recognized as incurred. This is in contrast to the dealer sales channel, which capitalizes payments to dealers to acquire accounts. "Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA" is a measure that eliminates the impact of generating leads and acquiring accounts through the direct-to-consumer sales channels that is recognized in operating income. Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA is defined as total Adjusted EBITDA excluding SAC related to internally generated subscriber leads and accounts through the direct-to-consumer sales channels, as well as any related revenue. We believe Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful measure of the Company's financial performance in servicing its customer base. Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. As companies often define non-GAAP financial measures differently, Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA as calculated by the Company should not be compared to any similarly titled measures reported by other companies.











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The following table provides a reconciliation of Ascent's net loss from continuing operations to total Adjusted EBITDA to Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss from continuing operations
$
(43,526
)
 
(22,202
)
 
$
(62,471
)
 
(45,422
)
Amortization of subscriber accounts, dealer network and other intangible assets
59,965

 
61,937

 
119,512

 
123,259

Depreciation
2,132

 
2,114

 
4,259

 
4,177

Stock-based compensation
1,999

 
1,750

 
3,575

 
3,445

Radio conversion costs
77

 
7,596

 
309

 
16,675

Rebranding marketing program
33

 
64

 
880

 
237

LiveWatch acquisition contingent bonus charges
387

 
1,092

 
1,355

 
1,992

Integration / implementation of company initiatives
1,389

 
—

 
2,030

 
—

Severance expense (a)
—

 
—

 
27

 
245

Impairment of capitalized software
—

 
—

 
713

 
—

Gain on revaluation of acquisition dealer liabilities
(404
)
 
—

 
(404
)
 
—

Gain on disposal of operating assets
(14,579
)
 
—

 
(21,217
)
 
—

Legal settlement reserve
28,000

 
—

 
28,000

 
—

Other-than-temporary impairment losses on marketable securities
—

 
1,904

 
—

 
1,904

Interest income
(563
)
 
(588
)
 
(958
)
 
(1,045
)
Interest expense
38,165

 
31,587

 
75,651

 
63,011

Income tax expense from continuing operations
4,661

 
1,765

 
6,475

 
3,587

Adjusted EBITDA
77,736

 
87,019

 
157,736

 
172,065

Gross subscriber acquisition costs (b)
9,450

 
6,795

 
18,483

 
13,161

Revenue associated with subscriber acquisition costs (b)
(1,251
)
 
(1,257
)
 
(2,643
)
 
(2,552
)
Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA
$
85,935

 
92,557

 
$
173,576

 
182,674

 
(a) 
Severance expense related to a 2016 reduction in headcount event and transitioning executive leadership at MONI.
(b)
Gross subscriber acquisition costs and Revenue associated with subscriber acquisition costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 has been restated to include $974,000 and $1,341,000 of costs, respectively, and $207,000 and $377,000 of revenue, respectively, related to MONI's direct-to-consumer sales channel activities for the period.


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The following table provides a reconciliation of MONI’s net loss to total Adjusted EBITDA to Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(50,104
)
 
(16,509
)
 
$
(71,117
)
 
(36,719
)
Amortization of subscriber accounts, dealer network and other intangible assets
59,965

 
61,937

 
119,512

 
123,259

Depreciation
2,125

 
2,025

 
4,245

 
4,000

Stock-based compensation
930

 
667

 
1,448

 
1,189

Radio conversion costs
77

 
7,596

 
309

 
16,675

Rebranding marketing program
33

 
64

 
880

 
237

LiveWatch acquisition contingent bonus charges
387

 
1,092

 
1,355

 
1,992

Integration / implementation of company initiatives
1,389

 
—

 
2,030

 
—

Severance expense (a)
—

 
—

 
27

 
245

Impairment of capitalized software
—

 
—

 
713

 
—

Gain on revaluation of acquisition dealer liabilities
(404
)
 
—

 
(404
)
 
—

Legal settlement reserve
28,000

 
—

 
28,000

 
—

Interest expense
36,477

 
30,024

 
72,315

 
61,248

Income tax expense
1,779

 
1,743

 
3,563

 
3,533

Adjusted EBITDA
80,654

 
88,639

 
162,876

 
175,659

Gross subscriber acquisition costs (b)
9,450

 
6,795

 
18,483

 
13,161

Revenue associated with subscriber acquisition costs (b)
(1,251
)
 
(1,257
)
 
(2,643
)
 
(2,552
)
Pre-SAC Adjusted EBITDA
$
88,853

 
94,177

 
$
178,716

 
186,268

 
(a) 
Severance expense related to a 2016 reduction in headcount event and transitioning executive leadership at MONI.
(b)
Gross subscriber acquisition costs and Revenue associated with subscriber acquisition costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 has been restated to include $974,000 and $1,341,000 of costs, respectively, and $207,000 and $377,000 of revenue, respectively, related to MONI's direct-to-consumer sales channel activities for the period.


Presented below is the reconciliation of Net revenue for MONI and Ascent Capital to Pre-SAC net revenue (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net revenue, as reported
$
140,498

 
143,656

 
$
281,698

 
286,924

Revenue associated with subscriber acquisition cost
(1,251
)
 
(1,257
)
 
(2,643
)
 
(2,552
)
Pre-SAC net revenue
$
139,247

 
142,399

 
$
279,055

 
284,372

    
Contact:
Erica Bartsch
Sloane & Company
212-446-1875
ebartsch@sloanepr.com


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