-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FwqKfnCkJoUk+wFxpXfJbhz9QD0U7n+oOWsE3ORpH7NkEFjDFiMhVUoO6DOEnVo5 bJ9zTOZ/LgeXCaiuxQdOEw== 0000808461-03-000028.txt : 20031027 0000808461-03-000028.hdr.sgml : 20031027 20031024175841 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000808461-03-000028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031024 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20031027 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL COMMUNICATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000808461 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 920072737 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AK FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15279 FILM NUMBER: 03957225 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2550 DENALI ST STE 1000 CITY: ANCHORAGE STATE: AK ZIP: 99503 BUSINESS PHONE: 9072655600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2550 DENALI STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: ANCHORAGE STATE: AK ZIP: 99503 8-K 1 gci8k102403form.txt GCI FORM 8-K OCTOBER 24, 2003 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 24, 2003 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Alaska 0-15279 92-0072737 - --------------- ---------------------- ------------ (State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Identification Incorporation) Number) 2550 Denali Street Suite 1000 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 265-5600 NONE ----------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibit. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Exhibit: This exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 12 hereof and should not be deemed to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 99.1 Press release dated October 24, 2003 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 24, 2003, General Communication, Inc. (GCI) issued a press release announcing third quarter 2003 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The earnings release attached as Exhibit 99.1 discloses the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization). EBITDA has been reconciled to the closely related GAAP financial measure, Net Income, within the earnings release. EBITDA is the sum of Net Income, Net Other Expense, Taxes, and Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. EBITDA is not presented as an alternative measure of Net Income as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. GCI's management uses EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of its business, and as a measure of performance for incentive compensation purposes. GCI believes EBITDA is a measure used as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, multiples of current or projected EBITDA are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value. EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements, and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. 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. GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. --------------------------- (Registrant) Date: October 24, 2003 By /s/ John M. Lowber ----------------------------------- Name: John M. Lowber Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- -------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release of General Communication, Inc., Inc. dated October 24, 2003. EX-99 3 gci8k102403exhibit.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 October 24, 2003 John Lowber, (907) 868-5628; jlowber@gci.com Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com David Morris, (907) 265-5396; dmorris@gci.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GCI PREANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2003 RESULTS Restructured Bank Facility to Save $6 million per year in Interest Costs o Third quarter net income of $4.5 million or $0.07 per diluted share o Consolidated revenue of $98.3 million o EBITDA of $30.7 million ANCHORAGE, AK -- GCI (NASDAQ:GNCMA) today reported income from continuing operations of $4.5 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.07, for the third quarter of 2003. The company's current quarter income compares to income of $5.1 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.08, in the third quarter of 2002. For the nine months that ended September 30, 2003, GCI expects to report net income of $11.9 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.18. This is after the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $0.5 million, or earnings per diluted share of $(0.01), net of income tax benefit. During the same period in 2002, GCI recorded net income of $6.2 million, or earnings per share of $0.08. GCI's third quarter 2003 revenues are expected to total $98.3 million, an increase of 3.9 percent over third quarter 2002 revenues of $94.6 million. For the current quarter, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (EBITDA) is expected to be $30.7 million, an increase of $0.4 million or 1.3 percent, over the same quarter in 2002. Third quarter 2002 EBITDA results were $30.3 million. Sequentially, revenues for the company increased 2.5 percent over second quarter 2003 revenues of $95.9 million. GCI's third quarter EBITDA of $30.7 million compares to EBITDA of $30.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. For the third quarter 2003, GCI exceeded its revenue guidance but was below its EBITDA guidance. Previously, the company expected to achieve revenues of approximately $95 million to $97 million, and approximately $32 million of EBITDA. The reduction in EBITDA is attributed primarily to increases in operating costs associated with regulatory proceedings and marketing acquisition costs. In addition, GCI recorded a benefit of approximately $647,000 relating to the reduction of its reserve for uncollectible accounts from MCI, but the effect was mostly offset by an addition to the reserve for a potentially uncollectible amount under another contract. GCI also announced today that it has received commitments to restructure its senior bank facility to reduce the interest rate it pays on its senior facility from LIBOR plus 650 basis points to LIBOR plus 325 basis points. The reduced borrowing rate is expected to save GCI approximately $6 million per year in interest costs. "While the quarter marked the second highest EBITDA in the company's history, we are disappointed that it did not meet our target of $32 million," said Ron Duncan, GCI president. "That is not acceptable and we have taken steps to more vigorously control expenses. As we complete our annual budgeting cycle, we will be looking carefully at the expenditure levels across the company." "We now expect to achieve $121 million EBITDA for the year, excluding the effect of any receivables recovery from MCI. At this time we see no reason to reduce our previously stated goals for future year's performance. If our expectations for future performance change as a result of the budgeting cycle we will communicate that to our investors in a timely manner." "The good news is that revenue and gross margin for the quarter met expectations. The variance resulted from expenses that were higher than expected. The increase in expenses included both temporary items, such as those associated with the launch of our Alaska Airlines mileage program, and more ordinary recurring expenses." "I am pleased that as a result of both senior debt re-financing and continued control of capital expenditures the company's free cash flow generation for the year should exceed our original guidance." Customer Highlights o The local services business added 1,500 access lines during the third quarter and now serves 103,400 local lines, an estimated 21 percent share of the total access line market in Alaska. o The number of customers served on GCI's statewide dial-up Internet platform decreased during the third quarter as more customers continue to migrate to cable modems. More than 42,800 Internet customers are using GCI cable modem service, an increase of 2,300 over the second quarter of 2003. o GCI cable television services now pass 201,127 homes and serve 135,300 basic subscribers. Basic subscribers decreased sequentially by 1,930 subscribers from the second quarter of 2003. The decrease in subscribers is attributable in part to normal seasonal declines of hotel customers and slower reconnections of residential customers for the fall and winter seasons. o Digital special interest subscribers increased sequentially by 4,100 when compared to the second quarter of 2003. GCI serves 34,800 digital customers in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Soldotna, Ketchikan and the Mat-Su Valley area. o Long-distance billable minutes increased 4.7 percent to 314.4 million minutes for the third quarter as compared to the same quarter of 2002, and increased 11.8 percent sequentially. Further detailed results and financial tables for the third quarter of 2003 will be released on November 5, 2003. GCI will also hold an institutional investor and analyst conference call on November 6, 2003 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. To access the briefing on November 6, dial 888-791-1856 (international callers should dial 773-756-4602) and identify your call as "GCI." In addition to the conference call, GCI will make available net conferencing. To access the call via net conference, log on to www.gci.com and follow the instructions. The foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's expected results that are based on management's expectations as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements due to uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCI's control. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements is contained in GCI's cautionary statement sections of Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated telecommunications provider. The company provides local, wireless, and long distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data communication services. More information about the company can be found at www.gci.com. # # # Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation Schedule
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (Amounts in Millions) 2003 2002 June 30, 2003 2003 2002 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- EBITDA (Note 1) $ 30.7 30.3 30.8 90.4 74.1 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 13.1 13.9 12.8 39.4 41.8 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Operating income 17.6 16.4 18.0 51.0 32.3 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Other income (expense): Interest expense (8.9) (7.5) (9.1) (27.1) (20.3) Deferred loan and senior notes fee expense (0.6) (0.3) (0.6) (2.4) (1.5) Interest income 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Other expense, net (9.3) (7.7) (9.6) (29.0) (21.5) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle 8.3 8.7 8.4 22.0 10.8 Income tax expense 3.8 3.6 3.6 9.6 4.6 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle 4.5 5.1 4.8 12.4 6.2 Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefit of $0.4 - - - (0.5) - ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income $ 4.5 5.1 4.8 11.9 6.2 ============= ============= ============= ============= =============
Notes: (1) EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is the sum of Net Income, Net Other Expense, Taxes, and Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. EBITDA is not presented as an alternative measure of net income, operating income or cash flow from operations, as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) GCI's management uses EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of its business, and as a measure of performance for incentive compensation purposes. GCI believes EBITDA is a measure used as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, multiples of current or projected EBITDA are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value. EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements, and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----