-----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, EH5dzMILvf095wpzNSmpzRSqu2bsoTwFcOcfHKJUBOzIIY3936KyD4+2pEB7aABI pH7bHN6PSAxLW372GJeiTQ== 0001104659-05-011201.txt : 20050316 0001104659-05-011201.hdr.sgml : 20050316 20050315185040 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-011201 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 43 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050315 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition FILED AS OF DATE: 20050316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050315 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NTL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906347 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 521822078 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22616 FILM NUMBER: 05683008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 909 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2863 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-906-8440 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 909 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2863 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NTL COMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NTL INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970326 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930601 8-K 1 a05-5031_18k.htm 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2005

 

NTL Incorporated

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State of Incorporation)

 

File No. 000-22616

 (Commission File Number)

 

52-1822078

 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

909 Third Avenue, Suite 2863, New York, New York 10022
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

 

(212) 906-8440

 

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

SIGNATURES

Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

                   On March 15, 2005, NTL Incorporated issued a press release announcing results for the year ended December 31, 2004 and made a presentation regarding such results.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and a copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.  The attached exhibits are provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

NTL INCORPORATED

 

 

 

Dated:  March 15, 2005

By:   

 

/s/ Jacques Kerrest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 Jacques Kerrest

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release, dated 15 March 2005, issued by the Registrant.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Presentation, dated 15 March 2005.

 

 

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EX-99.1 2 a05-5031_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

NTL REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END 2004 RESULTS

Strong finish to year underpinned by solid gross adds, higher ARPU

and continued margin expansion

 

 

London, United Kingdom, March 15, 2005 — NTL Incorporated (NASDAQ: NTLI) today reported its fourth quarter and year end results for 2004.

 

Highlights of Continuing Operations

 

Financial Highlights

 

                              2004 revenue up 5.7 per cent to £2,074 million

                        — Up 5.3 per cent to £532 million vs. Q4 2003

                              2004 Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges (OCF) increased 12.0 per cent to £695 million

                — Up 4.7 per cent to £182 million vs. Q4 2003

                              2004 Operating loss improved by 79.7 per cent to £(39) million

                        — Improved 88.6 per cent to £(6.4) million vs. Q4 2003

                              OCF margin and adjusted OCF margin (or underlying margin)* in Q4 at all-time highs of 34 and 36 per cent respectively

 

Operational Highlights

 

                              Strong gross adds in Q4 of 185,200 (162,100 on-net) in line with previous four quarters

                              2004 consumer revenue up 8.7 per cent to £1,508 million

                        — Up 7.5 per cent to £391 million vs. Q4 2003

                              Q4 on-net ARPU of £42.40

                              On-net broadband growth of 71,800 in Q404, full year growth of 31 per cent

                              Triple play on-net penetration of 24.0 per cent, up 3.4 points vs. Q4 2003

 

Corporate Highlights

 

 

Free Cash Flow improved to £61 million for full year 2004 vs £(26) million for 2003

 

Net cash provided by operating activities improved to £385.3 million for the full year 2004 compared with £318.8 million for 2003

 

Broadcast business sold for £1.27 billion

 

 

— Used proceeds to prepay £500 million of debt and announced intention to effect the purchase of our common stock in an amount up to £475 million

 


*              OCF margin is OCF as a percentage of revenue. Adjusted OCF margin (or underlying margin) is Adjusted OCF, which excludes certain costs associated with redundancies in December 2004 and with respect to our discontinued operations and total operations, broadcast disposal costs and other provisions of discontinued operations, as a percentage of revenue. For a discussion of the non-US GAAP financial measures underlying these ratios, see Appendix G.

 

Commenting on the results, Simon Duffy, Chief Executive Officer of ntl, said: “ntl underwent major organisational changes in 2004, with almost every part of the business being restructured. It therefore gives me particular pleasure to report that, despite this upheaval, the company performed very well with underlying margins for the group as a whole, including Broadcast, rising to 37 per cent in Q4. For continuing operations alone, they rose to 36 per cent. We considerably strengthened and improved the operational base of the company, reinforcing our ability to continue to grow profitably.

 

After implementing major systems improvements in 2004 and aggressively removing delinquent or non-paying customers from our customer count, we expect to add over 200,000 customers on-net this year, including a further 20-25 per cent increase in our broadband customer base.

 

The sale of Broadcast and the acquisition of virgin.net mark significant changes in the company’s strategic profile and, along with the operational improvements, position it well for the next stage of development. The whole company will remain focused on driving increases in shareholder value in 2005.”

 

 



 

 

Financial Highlights of Continuing Operations

 

 

 

Annual Results

 

%

 

Quarterly Results

 

%

 

(£ millions)

 

2004

 

2003

 

change

 

Q4-2004

 

Q4-2003

 

change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

1,508.0

 

1,387.7

 

8.7

%

390.8

 

363.7

 

7.5

%

Business

 

493.0

 

500.9

 

(1.6

)%

121.6

 

122.4

 

(0.6

)%

Ireland

 

72.6

 

72.5

 

0.1

%

19.3

 

18.7

 

3.2

%

Total Revenue

 

2,073.6

 

1,961.1

 

5.7

%

531.7

 

504.8

 

5.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income before depreciation, amortization and other charges

 

694.7

 

620.1(1

)

12.0

%

181.5

 

173.3(2

)

4.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

(39.0

)

(192.4

)

79.7

%

(6.4

)

(56.0

)

88.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

(484.2

)

(583.7

)

17.1

%

(73.6

)

(130.2

)

39.8

%

 


(1)          2003 included approximately £33m of previously disclosed non-recurring benefits

(2)          Q403 included approximately £16m of previously disclosed non-recurring benefits

 

 

In the following discussion, the company’s intention is to provide investors with a better understanding of the operating results and underlying trends to measure past and future performance and liquidity. We evaluate operating performance based on several measures, including the non-GAAP measures of operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges (OCF), Adjusted OCF, free cash flow, defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchase of fixed assets, and fixed asset additions (accrual basis), as we believe these are important measures of the operational strength of our business. Since these measures are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, they should not be considered as substitutes for operating (loss) income, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and purchase of fixed assets respectively, as indicators of our operating and cash flow performance and expenditure for fixed assets. Please see Appendix G for use of non-GAAP financial measures.

 

 

Q404 and Full Year 2004 Review

 

 

Reporting changes

We entered into an agreement to sell our Broadcast business on December 1, 2004 and closed the sale on January 31, 2005. As a result, we are accounting for the Broadcast business as a discontinued operation in all financial statements for the 2004 and 2003 fiscal year. Accordingly, Broadcast financials have been removed from the results of continuing operations and the operating results for Broadcast have been reported as a gain from discontinued operations.

 

Following the Broadcast sale, we now manage a single cable business. From now on, we will operate our business and report our operations in a single segment under the relevant accounting guidelines and will provide relevant data with respect to our three principal sales channels, Consumer, Business and Ireland. Financial information for prior periods has been restated accordingly. Please refer to Appendix C for a revenue comparison of current reporting to historical reporting.

 

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Revenue

Fourth quarter revenue was £531.7 million ($991.4 million), up 5.3 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2003. Full year revenue was £2,073.6 million ($3,800.1 million), up 5.7 per cent over full year 2003. The increase for both periods is primarily due to strong growth in Consumer which is discussed in detail below.

 

Consumer

We provide bundled services, including a range of broadband and dial-up internet services, local, long distance and international telephone services, and digital and analogue cable television to our residential customers through our Consumer sales channel, previously reported within ntl: Home. Included within Consumer are ntl’s residential off-net customers and virgin.net. In November 2004 we acquired from the Virgin Group the 51 per cent of Virgin Net Limited, which operates virgin.net, thereby making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Wholesale internet revenue, previously reported in ntl: Home, is now included in Business revenue.

 

Fourth quarter Consumer revenue was £390.8 million ($728.5 million), up 7.5 per cent over the same period last year. Included in Q4 Consumer revenue is £4.8 million ($8.8 million) related to virgin.net. The increase in revenue is primarily related to strong growth in broadband RGUs which increased by 155,900 in the quarter, including approximately 62,000 acquired by virtue of our acquisition of virgin.net. Also contributing to Consumer revenue growth is the increase in Talk Plan telephony customers, which grew from approximately 26 per cent to 32 per cent of our on-net telephony customer base compared with the same period last year.

 

The overall value of our customer base continues to improve as evidenced by the rise in the number of customers taking three services. On-net triple play penetration reached 24.0 per cent in the fourth quarter, up 3.4 points from the same period last year. On-net average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by £0.44 over Q4 2003 to £42.40. The increase in ARPU was primarily related to a greater number of broadband and DTV RGUs as well as two DTV price rises, which were partly offset by lower telephony usage and lower ATV RGUs.

 

We enjoyed good growth in gross customer additions, reflecting the strength of our bundled offers. Gross customer additions, which include on-net and off-net customers, were 185,200 (162,100 on-net), which is in line with the average of the previous four quarters. At 36 per cent for broadband, 34 per cent for telephony and 30 per cent for television, on-net gross RGU additions were evenly distributed between all three product categories.

 

We added 34,200 residential customers (20,700 on-net) in the fourth quarter to end the year with 3.14 million customers (2.98 million on-net), a 3.8 per cent increase over Q4 2003. We also added 80,500 RGUs (65,200 on-net) in the quarter, ending the year with 5.95 million RGUs (5.78 million on-net), a 5.5 per cent increase over Q4 2003.

 

The strong performance of gross customer additions was partly offset by an increase in involuntary churn as our collections activities struggled to meet the challenges of aggressively clearing out non-paying customers and the implementation of our new credit policy. The increase in churn mostly impacted telephony and analogue TV customers. In addition, we disconnected 42,000 of the 49,300 backlog disclosed in our Q3 results and, as a result of the continuing harmonisation of our billing systems, removed 20,000 customers (29,300 RGUs, mostly television) from the customer count. Please see appendix D for a reconciliation of customer movements and appendix E for a reconciliation of RGU movements.

 

Looking forward, we foresee another strong gross adds performance in Q1 of 2005 and expect that a significant improvement in churn will result in a substantial improvement in on-net net additions in the first quarter. We also expect to be back on track for our long-term on-net target of over 50,000 net customer additions per quarter from Q2 onwards, resulting in over 200,000 on-net net additions for full year 2005.

 

Full year Consumer revenue was £1,508.0 million ($2,763.6 million), up 8.7 per cent over 2003, largely reflecting the 40 per cent growth in broadband subscribers to 1.33 million including approximately 62,000 acquired with virgin.net. Excluding virgin.net and off-net broadband customers, on-net broadband subscribers increased by 31 per cent over 2003, ahead of the company’s guidance of 25 to 30 per cent. On-net broadband customer penetration is up 8.9 points to 41.9 per cent vs. the same period last year.

 

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Increased telephony call volumes, growth in Talk Plan penetration, and 52,500 additional digital television subscribers also contributed to the full year growth in revenue.

 

We expect continued robust on-net broadband growth in 2005 of approximately 20 to 25 per cent, despite starting from a significantly higher base of customers.

 

 

Business

We provide a range of retail and wholesale voice, data and internet products and services to the business market comprising private and public organizations as well as resellers and mobile operators. We now report revenue from Wholesale Internet customers and Carriers customers within our Business revenue. Wholesale Internet revenue was previously included in ntl: Home and Carriers revenue was disclosed separately.

 

Fourth quarter Business revenue of £121.6 million ($227.0 million), which includes £56.5 million ($103.5 million) relating to Wholesale Internet and Carriers, was down 0.6 per cent over the same period last year. Full year Business revenue of £493.0 million ($903.5 million), which includes £227.7million ($417.3 million) from Wholesale Internet and Carrier customers, was down 1.6 per cent over 2003. Broadband growth in Wholesale Internet was more than offset by lower mobile and international call usage.

 

Ireland

We offer digital and analogue cable television to homes in our network in the Republic of Ireland, in Dublin, Waterford and Galway, and broadband in parts of Dublin. Additionally, we offer a full range of business telecommunications services in Ireland, including voice, data and internet products.

 

Fourth quarter Ireland revenue was £19.3 million ($35.9 million), up 3.2 per cent over the same period last year, due largely to greater take up of digital television services and better television pricing.

 

In the fourth quarter, residential customers increased by approximately 4,100 to reach 347,800. Monthly churn improved substantially to 0.6 per cent, representing an improvement of more than 50 per cent compared with the same period last year.

 

As a result of the ongoing investment in the network, broadband homes marketable increased by nearly 22,000 to 88,100. Broadband customers increased to 7,500, more than double the number at the end of last year.

 

 

Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges (OCF)

Since the company now has only one segment, it is no longer appropriate to report Segment Profit. We now refer to OCF, which is calculated in the same way as we previously calculated Combined Segment Profit. Please refer to Appendix G for a discussion of the use of OCF as a non-U.S. GAAP measure and the reconciliation of operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges to U.S. GAAP.

 

Fourth quarter operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges increased by 4.7 per cent to £181.5 million ($338.3 million) versus the same period last year. Full year operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges was £694.7 million ($1,273.2 million), up 12.0 per cent over full year 2003. The improvement in both the quarterly and full year results reflects increased Consumer revenues, reduced costs for PPV and PremierPlus content (which were partly offset by higher Sky programming costs), lower maintenance contracts and reduced employee costs, though the latter were more than offset by a one-off charge in Q4 of £10.6 million in respect of the December 2004 redundancies. The net benefit was also impacted by higher bad debt charges in Consumer and costs related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Stock based compensation expense (SBCE) was £2.9 million ($5.0 million) in Q4 and £12.9 million ($23.6 million) in for the full year.

 

 

Operating and net loss

Fourth quarter operating loss was £6.4 million ($12.0 million), an 88.6 per cent improvement versus the same period last year primarily due to our improved operating performance, reduced restructuring charges and lower depreciation charges.

 

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Full year operating loss was £39.0 million ($71.6 million), a 79.7 per cent improvement versus the same period last year largely due to improved operating performance relating to consumer subscriber growth.

 

Fourth quarter net loss was £73.6 million ($137.8 million), a 43.5 per cent improvement versus the same period last year. The improvement reflects decreased interest expense following the refinancing in 2004 which was partly offset by exchange rate losses.

 

Full year net loss was £484.2 million ($880.1 million), an 17.1 per cent improvement over 2003. The decreased loss is attributable to our improved operating performance and savings in interest expense which were largely offset by a previously disclosed charge in Q204 of £162.3m resulting from extinguishment of debt.

 

 

Fixed asset additions (accruals basis)

Fourth quarter fixed asset additions were £81.4 million ($151.6 million), an increase of £22.3 million over the same period last year. The increase is due to higher scaleable infrastructure costs primarily associated with the London network upgrade, higher commercial costs related to upgrades to the voice network and higher CPE costs reflecting an increase in deliveries of set top boxes and cable modems. These increases were partly offset by improved CPE controls and cost savings.

 

Full year fixed asset additions were £292.5 million ($536.0 million), an increase of £27.9 million over the same period last year. Scaleable infrastructure costs increased primarily due to the network upgrade in London and commercial spend increased due to higher investment on voice services. While we increased the deliveries of set top boxes and cable modems, CPE spend decreased due to improved cost controls and an increased number of pre-wired homes where the cost to install is expensed rather than capitalized.

 

Full year 2005 fixed asset additions are projected to be between £300 million and £340 million. The projected increase over 2004 is driven primarily by higher CPE costs due to anticipated customer growth and project spend related to broadband speed increases, continued voice network upgrades and the rollout of Video on Demand. Please refer to Appendix B for the NCTA breakdown of our fixed asset additions.

 

 

Cash and Cash equivalents

At December 31, 2004, cash and cash equivalents were £125.3 million ($240.0 million).

 

 

Other Matters

 

Broadcast sale and use of proceeds

As previously announced, we sold our Broadcast business in January 2005 for proceeds of £1.27 billion ($2.30 billion), subject to post-closing adjustment. ntl has previously announced that it may use up to £475 million ($900 million) of the proceeds to repurchase its common stock. The company has also repaid £500 million of debt outstanding under its £2.17 billion credit facility, resulting in a forecast decrease in cash interest expense of £35 million in 2005. The balance of the net proceeds will be retained for general corporate purposes.

 

In February 2005, ntl used $130 million to repurchase 1.89 million shares of its common stock in the open market. Future repurchases may be effected either in the open market, using one or more tender offers, one or more private transactions or a combination thereof. Stock repurchases are subject to a variety of factors, including market conditions, the competitive environment and exchange rates.

 

virgin.net

In November 2004, we completed the acquisition of Virgin Media Group’s remaining 51 per cent ownership interests in Virgin Net Limited and remaining interests held by existing and former management. Virgin Net Limited, which operates under the brand virgin.net, is a substantial UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) with roughly 590,000 customers, approximately 10 per cent of which were broadband customers as of year end 2004.

 

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Ireland

We are evaluating strategic alternatives for our business in the Republic of Ireland, which may include a divestiture. Considerable interest has been expressed by prospective purchasers.

 

About ntl

 

      ntl Incorporated (NASDAQ: NTLI) offers a wide range of communications and content distribution services to residential and business customers throughout the UK and Ireland.

 

 

 

      ntl is the UK’s largest cable company with 3 million residential customers, and the UK’s leading supplier of broadband services to consumers, with over 1.3 million broadband customers.

 

 

 

      ntl’s network can service 7.9 million homes in the UK.

 

 

 

      Information on ntl and its products can be obtained at www.ntl.com

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

ntl Investor Relations:

Patti Leahy: +1 610 667 5554 / patricia.leahy@ntl.com

Investor Relations office: +44 (0) 207 967 3347 / karen.bullot2@ntl.com

 

ntl Media:

Alison Kirkwood: +44 (0) 1256 752662 / (0) 7788 186154 / alison.kirkwood@ntl.com

 

Buchanan Communications

Richard Oldworth or Jeremy Garcia: +44 (0) 207 466 5000

 

There will be a conference call for analysts and investors today at 08.30 EDT/ 13.30 UK time. Analysts and investors can dial in to the presentation by calling + 1 334 420 4950 or +1 334 420 4951 in the United States or + 44 (0) 20 7162 0125 for international access or via a live webcast of the conference call and presentation on the Company’s website, www.ntl.com/investors. The replay will be available for one week beginning approximately two hours after the end of the call until March 22, 2005. The dial-in replay number for the US is: +1 954 334 0342 and the international dial-in replay number are: +44 (0)20 7031 4064, conference ID: 646478.

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Various statements contained in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions identify these forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results to be materially different from those contemplated, projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted whether expressed or implied, by these forward-looking statements. These factors include: potential adverse developments with respect to our liquidity or results of operations; our significant debt payments and other contractual commitments; our ability to fund and execute our business plan; our ability to generate cash sufficient to service our debt; the impact of new business opportunities requiring significant up-front investments; our ability to attract and retain customers and increase our overall market penetration; our ability to compete against other communications and content distribution businesses; our ability to complete the integration of our billing systems; our ability to develop and maintain back-up for our critical systems; our ability to respond adequately to technological developments; our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations; our ability to continue to design networks, install facilities, obtain and maintain any required governmental licenses or approvals and finance construction and development, in a timely manner at reasonable costs and on satisfactory terms and conditions; our ability to have an impact upon, or to respond effectively to, new or modified laws or regulations; and interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements.

 

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-ends-

 

 

 

Appendices:

A)           Financial Statements

                •    Condensed Statement of Operations

                •    Condensed Balance Sheet

                •    Condensed Statement of Cashflow

B)            Fixed Asset Additions (accruals basis) continuing operations

C)            Revenue comparison of current reporting to historical reporting

D)            Residential Operations statistics, including customer movements

E)            RGU movements

F)            Q404 Residential Operations Statistics UK and Ireland

G)            Use of non-US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principals) Financial Measures and Reconciliations to US GAAP

 

 

 

Exchange Rates

The reporting currency for the company is the U.S. dollar; however, the functional currencies of our subsidiaries are the British Pound Sterling and the Euro. Unless otherwise disclosed, all amounts in U.S. dollars as of December 31, 2004 are based on an exchange rate of $1.9160 to £1 and $1.3538 to €1, all amounts disclosed for the full year ended December 31, 2004 are based on an average exchange rate of $1.8326 to £1 and $1.2478 to €1, and all amounts disclosed for the full year ended December 31, 2003 are based on an average exchange rate of $1.6348 to £1 and $1.411 to €1. All amounts in U.S. dollars as of December 31, 2003 are based on an exchange rate of $1.7842 to £1 and $1.2597 to €1. All rates are based on the noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. U.S. dollar amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and 2004 are determined by subtracting the U.S. dollar converted financial result for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 from the U.S. dollar converted financial result for the full year ended December 31, 2003 and 2004 respectively. The variation between the 2003 and 2004 exchange rates has impacted the dollar comparisons significantly.

 

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Appendices

 

A)  Financial Statements

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

($m, except per share data)

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Reorganized

 

Reorganized

 

 

 

Company

 

Company

 

Revenue

 

$

3,800.1

 

$

3,206.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

 

(1,562.3

)

(1,329.9

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(964.6

)

(862.4

)

Other charges

 

(43.7

)

(37.9

)

Depreciation

 

(1,104.8

)

(1,117.0

)

Amortization

 

(196.3

)

(173.3

)

 

 

(3,871.7

)

(3,520.5

)

Operating (loss)

 

(71.6

)

(314.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income and other, net

 

13.0

 

17.0

 

Interest expense (contractual interest of $1,425.4 (2002))

 

(496.6

)

(746.4

)

(Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

(290.1

)

 

Share of (losses) income from equity investments

 

(0.1

)

1.8

 

Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains

 

(44.7

)

54.0

 

(Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(890.1

)

(988.1

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(10.5

)

(0.1

)

(Loss) from continuing operations

 

(900.6

)

(988.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

20.5

 

34.0

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

20.5

 

34.0

 

Net (loss)

 

$

(880.1

)

$

(954.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

per common share

 

$

(10.33

)

$

(15.64

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

$

 (10.09

)

$

 (15.10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of shares outstanding (m)

 

87.2

 

63.2

 

 

8



 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

240.0

 

$

795.9

 

Restricted Cash

 

31.4

 

26.9

 

Marketable securities

 

22.1

 

 

Accounts receivable - trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $90.7 (2004) and $24.9 (2003)

 

410.4

 

353.2

 

Prepaid expenses

 

85.0

 

69.9

 

Current assets held for sale

 

80.5

 

69.3

 

Other current assets

 

8.0

 

27.0

 

Total current assets

 

877.4

 

1,342.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

6,933.8

 

7,031.8

 

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets

 

383.8

 

363.8

 

Customer lists, net

 

698.1

 

807.8

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

10.4

 

 

Investments in and loans to affiliates, net

 

1.3

 

9.5

 

Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $15.2 (2004) and $70.1 (2003)

 

236.4

 

229.8

 

Other assets held for sale

 

1,384.2

 

1,387.9

 

Total assets

 

$

10,525.4

 

$

11,172.8

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

230.6

 

$

249.5

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

602.9

 

653.3

 

Interest payable

 

99.4

 

194.6

 

Deferred revenue

 

224.2

 

224.4

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

144.1

 

96.5

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

116.8

 

2.3

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,418.0

 

1,420.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

5,657.1

 

5,728.4

 

Deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities

 

420.9

 

323.5

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 

3.5

 

2.3

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock - $.01 par value; authorized 5.0 (2004 and 2003) shares issued and outstanding none

 

 

 

Common stock -$.01 par value; authorized 400.0 (2004 and 2003) shares; issued and outstanding 87.7 (2004) and 86.9 (2003) shares

 

0.9

 

0.9

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,376.9

 

4,325.0

 

Unearned stock-based compensation

 

(29.8

)

(15.0

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

512.2

 

341.3

 

Accumulated (deficit)

 

(1,834.3

)

(954.2

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,025.9

 

3,698.0

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

10,525.2

 

$

11,172.8

 

 

 

9



 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS

($m)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Reorganized

 

Reorganized

 

 

 

Company

 

Company

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)

 

$

(880.1

)

$

(954.2

)

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,433.7

 

1,436.6

 

Asset impairments

 

 

 

Non—cash compensation

 

26.7

 

13.0

 

Non—cash restructuring charge

 

 

 

Share of (income) losses from equity investments

 

(4.2

)

0.5

 

Loss on sale of fixed assets

 

6.8

 

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 

53.8

 

27.4

 

Provision for cancellation of receivables from PTV Inc.

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7.4

 

(10.9

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

290.1

 

 

Amortization of original issue discount and deferred finance costs

 

17.2

 

136.3

 

Other

 

 

0.7

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect from business acquisitions and dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(70.9

)

3.2

 

Other current assets

 

19.7

 

(27.2

)

Prepaid expenses

 

(25.2

)

7.7

 

Other assets

 

13.5

 

 

Accounts payable

 

(37.4

)

(39.9

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(82.3

)

(105.0

)

Deferred revenue

 

(41.4

)

32.9

 

Deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities

 

(14.5

)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

706.1

 

521.1

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

(556.8

)

(574.2

)

Investments in and loans to affiliates

 

16.9

 

5.4

 

(Increase) in other assets

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

2.3

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(34.5

)

 

Purchase of marketable securities

 

(22.1

)

 

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

 

 

5.2

 

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

(594.2

)

(563.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings, net of financing costs

 

5,270.2

 

 

Net proceeds from rights offering

 

 

1,367.0

 

Proceeds from employee stock options

 

8.0

 

3.0

 

Principal payments on long-term debt

 

(5,957.7

)

(1,249.1

)

Proceeds from borrowings from NTL (Delaware), Inc.

 

 

 

Contribution from NTL (Delaware), Inc.

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(679.5

120.9

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

11.7

 

76.8

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(555.9

)

155.2

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

795.9

 

640.7

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

240.0

 

$

795.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest exclusive of amounts capitalized

 

$

547.0

 

$

583.4

 

Income taxes paid

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

10



 

 

B) Fixed Asset Additions (Accruals Basis) Continuing Operations

 

(figures in millions)

 

Q4 2004

 

Q4 2003

 

 

 

£

 

$

 

£

 

$

 

UK Fixed Asset Additions (Accruals Basis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPE

 

29.1

 

54.3

 

25.7

 

44.4

 

Scaleable Infrastructure

 

24.3

 

45.0

 

15.8

 

26.6

 

Commercial

 

8.8

 

16.4

 

4.9

 

8.2

 

Line Extensions

 

0.2

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Upgrade/Rebuild

 

1.3

 

2.6

 

0.4

 

0.7

 

Support Capital

 

18.6

 

34.4

 

16.3

 

27.8

 

Total NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

82.3

 

153.0

 

63.1

 

107.7

 

Non NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

(3.5

)

(6.2

)

(6.8

)

(11.1

)

Total UK Fixed Asset Additions (Acc. Basis)

 

78.8

 

146.8

 

56.3

 

96.6

 

Ireland

 

2.6

 

4.8

 

2.8

 

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Asset Additions (Accruals Basis)

 

81.4

 

151.6

 

59.1

 

101.4

 

 

(figures in millions)

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

£

 

$

 

£

 

$

 

UK Fixed Asset Additions (Accruals Basis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPE

 

115.7

 

212.0

 

127.6

 

208.6

 

Scaleable Infrastructure

 

68.9

 

126.2

 

47.6

 

77.8

 

Commercial

 

28.3

 

51.9

 

22.4

 

36.6

 

Line Extensions

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.5

 

0.8

 

Upgrade/Rebuild

 

13.2

 

24.2

 

5.2

 

8.5

 

Support Capital

 

56.9

 

104.3

 

55.9

 

91.4

 

Total NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

283.0

 

518.6

 

259.2

 

423.7

 

Non NCTA Fixed Asset Additions

 

(1.5

)

(2.7

)

(5.9

)

(9.7

)

Total UK Fixed Asset Additions (Acc. Basis)

 

281.5

 

515.9

 

253.3

 

414.0

 

Ireland

 

11.0

 

20.1

 

11.3

 

18.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Asset Additions (Accruals Basis)

 

292.5

 

536.0

 

264.6

 

432.5

 

Note: ntl is not a member of the NCTA and is providing this information solely for comparative purposes.

 

11



 

C)  Revenue comparison of current reporting to former reporting

 

CURRENT REPORTING FORMAT (£m)

 

Q4-04

 

Q3-04

 

Q2-04

 

Q1-04

 

Q4-03

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-Net

 

381.3

 

372.6

 

365.9

 

363.0

 

357.9

 

Off-Net and virgin.net

 

9.5

 

5.0

 

3.9

 

6.8

 

5.8

 

Total Consumer

 

390.8

 

377.6

 

369.8

 

369.8

 

363.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business

 

65.1

 

64.2

 

66.8

 

69.2

 

66.5

 

Wholesale Services (includes AOL)

 

56.5

 

56.8

 

57.3

 

57.1

 

55.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Business

 

121.6

 

121.0

 

124.1

 

126.3

 

122.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRELAND

 

19.3

 

17.9

 

17.9

 

17.5

 

18.7

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS REVENUE

 

531.7

 

516.5

 

511.8

 

513.6

 

504.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROADCAST

 

67.1

 

66.6

 

72.6

 

71.4

 

71.9

 

TOTAL REVENUE

 

598.8

 

583.1

 

584.4

 

585.0

 

576.7

 

 

FORMER REPORTING FORMAT (£m)

 

Q4-04

 

Q3-04

 

Q2-04

 

Q1-04

 

Q4-03

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-Net (includes AOL)

 

382.0

 

373.4

 

366.3

 

363.2

 

358.1

 

Off-Net, Wholesale internet and virgin.net

 

36.9

 

31.6

 

31.5

 

35.2

 

32.6

 

Home Total

 

418.9

 

405.0

 

397.8

 

398.4

 

390.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS

 

65.1

 

64.2

 

66.8

 

69.2

 

66.5

 

CARRIERS

 

28.4

 

29.4

 

29.3

 

28.5

 

28.9

 

IRELAND

 

19.3

 

17.9

 

17.9

 

17.5

 

18.7

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS REVENUE

 

531.7

 

516.5

 

511.8

 

513.6

 

504.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROADCAST

 

67.1

 

66.6

 

72.6

 

71.4

 

71.9

 

TOTAL REVENUE

 

598.8

 

583.1

 

584.4

 

585.0

 

576.7

 

 

12



 

D)  Residential Operations Statistics

 

In addition to providing residential operations statistics, the following table provides a reconciliation of total Consumer and on-net customer movements.

 

Residental Operations Statistics: Consumer and on-net

 

(data in 000's unless otherwise noted)

 

ntl Consumer (note 1)

 

ntl on-net

 

 

 

Q4-04

 

Q3-04

 

Q2-04

 

Q1-04

 

Q4-03

 

Q4-04

 

Q3-04

 

Q2-04

 

Q1-04

 

Q4-03

 

Customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Customers

 

3,164.6

 

3,082.1

 

3,070.6

 

3,007.1

 

2,929.6

 

3,013.8

 

2,981.5

 

2,923.2

 

2,867.9

 

2,809.5

 

Data Cleanse

 

(20.0

)

2.7

 

(6.1

)

(6.2

)

0.0

 

(20.0

)

2.7

 

(2.2

)

(6.2

)

0.0

 

Adjusted Opening Customers

 

3,144.6

 

3,084.8

 

3,064.5

 

3,000.9

 

2,929.6

 

2,993.8

 

2,984.2

 

2,921.0

 

2,861.7

 

2,809.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross customer adds

 

185.2

 

190.7

 

169.7

 

191.6

 

183.2

 

162.1

 

187.9

 

166.5

 

160.3

 

153.9

 

Customer disconnections

 

(151.0

)

(148.9

)

(116.7

)

(121.9

)

(105.7

)

(141.4

)

(134.5

)

(106.0

)

(98.8

)

(95.5

)

Net customer adds

 

34.2

 

41.7

 

53.1

 

69.7

 

77.5

 

20.7

 

53.4

 

60.5

 

61.5

 

58.4

 

Reduction to customer count

 

(42.0

)

(23.8

)

(35.5

)

0.0

 

0.0

 

(39.2

)

(23.8

)

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Closing Customers

 

3,136.8

 

3,102.8

 

3,082.1

 

3,070.6

 

3,007.1

 

2,975.3

 

3,013.8

 

2,981.5

 

2,923.2

 

2,867.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly customer churn %

 

1.6

%

1.6

%

1.2

%

1.3

%

1.2

%

1.5

%

1.5

%

1.2

%

1.1

%

1.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening RGUs

 

5,911.9

 

5,858.5

 

5,783.4

 

5,637.0

 

5,484.2

 

5,822.0

 

5,757.9

 

5,636.1

 

5,497.8

 

5,364.1

 

Virgin.net at acquisition

 

61.8

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Data Cleanse

 

(29.3

)

1.0

 

(4.6

)

(3.3

)

0.0

 

(29.3

)

0.9

 

(0.7

)

(3.3

)

0.0

 

Adjusted Opening RGUs

 

5,944.4

 

5,859.5

 

5,778.8

 

5,633.7

 

5,484.2

 

5,792.7

 

5,758.8

 

5,635.4

 

5,494.5

 

5,364.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross RGU adds

 

409.8

 

429.6

 

386.9

 

413.6

 

395.0

 

386.7

 

426.8

 

383.7

 

382.2

 

365.8

 

RGU disconnections

 

(329.2

)

(341.6

)

(271.7

)

(264.0

)

(242.2

)

(321.3

)

(328.0

)

(261.2

)

(240.7

)

(232.1

)

Net RGU adds

 

80.5

 

88.0

 

115.2

 

149.6

 

152.8

 

65.2

 

98.8

 

122.5

 

141.6

 

133.7

 

Reduction to RGU count

 

(76.5

)

(35.6

)

(35.5

)

0.0

 

0.0

 

(73.7

)

(35.6

)

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Closing RGUs

 

5,948.4

 

5,911.9

 

5,858.5

 

5,783.4

 

5,637.0

 

5,784.2

 

5,822.0

 

5,757.9

 

5,636.1

 

5,497.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone

 

2,638.5

 

2,681.4

 

2,693.7

 

2,705.7

 

2,664.2

 

2,559.3

 

2,592.4

 

2,593.1

 

2,558.4

 

2,525.0

 

Television

 

1,979.6

 

2,056.1

 

2,070.6

 

2,048.9

 

2,023.6

 

1,979.6

 

2,056.1

 

2,070.6

 

2,048.9

 

2,023.6

 

DTV

 

1,382.5

 

1,414.7

 

1,408.7

 

1,371.0

 

1,330.0

 

1,382.5

 

1,414.7

 

1,408.7

 

1,371.0

 

1,330.0

 

Broadband

 

1,330.3

 

1,174.4

 

1,094.2

 

1,028.8

 

949.2

 

1,245.3

 

1,173.5

 

1,094.2

 

1,028.8

 

949.2

 

Total RGUs

 

5,948.4

 

5,911.9

 

5,858.5

 

5,783.4

 

5,637.0

 

5,784.2

 

5,822.0

 

5,757.9

 

5,636.1

 

5,497.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGU / Customer

 

1.90

 

1.91

 

1.90

 

1.88

 

1.87

 

1.94

 

1.93

 

1.93

 

1.93

 

1.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dial-up (metered)

 

579.5

 

144.8

 

163.6

 

212.8

 

200.8

 

54.8

 

56.7

 

63.0

 

65.5

 

61.6

 

Dial-up (unmetered)

 

167.6

 

193.9

 

219.8

 

243.9

 

249.9

 

167.6

 

193.9

 

219.8

 

243.9

 

249.9

 

DTV Access

 

7.7

 

8.2

 

10.5

 

11.7

 

12.8

 

7.7

 

8.2

 

10.5

 

11.7

 

12.8

 

Broadband

 

1,245.3

 

1,173.5

 

1,094.2

 

1,028.8

 

949.2

 

1,245.3

 

1,173.5

 

1,094.2

 

1,028.8

 

949.2

 

Broadband 60 day free trial

 

1.7

 

37.5

 

5.3

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

1.7

 

37.5

 

5.3

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Virgin.net broadband upon acquisition

 

61.8

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Virgin.net adds post acquisition

 

17.2

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Off-net

 

6.0

 

0.9

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Total Broadband Customers

 

1330.3

 

1174.4

 

1094.2

 

1028.8

 

949.2

 

1245.3

 

1173.5

 

1094.2

 

1028.8

 

949.2

 

Total Dial-up and DTV access customers

 

754.8

 

346.9

 

393.9

 

468.4

 

463.5

 

230.1

 

258.8

 

293.3

 

321.1

 

324.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bundled Customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual RGU

 

1386.0

 

1429.6

 

1451.0

 

1448.2

 

1446.4

 

1383.2

 

1428.7

 

1451.0

 

1448.2

 

1446.4

 

Triple RGU

 

712.8

 

695.8

 

663.5

 

632.4

 

591.6

 

712.8

 

695.8

 

663.5

 

632.4

 

591.6

 

Percentage of dual or triple RGUs

 

66.9

%

68.5

%

68.6

%

67.8

%

67.8

%

70.4

%

70.5

%

70.9

%

71.2

%

71.1

%

Percentage of triple RGUs

 

22.7

%

22.4

%

21.5

%

20.6

%

19.7

%

24.0

%

23.1

%

22.3

%

21.6

%

20.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARPU

 

£41.44

 

£40.80

 

£40.10

 

£40.66

 

£40.80

 

£42.40

 

£41.56

 

£41.38

 

£41.91

 

£41.96

 


(1)   Includes on-net, off-net and virgin.net customers acquired in November 2005.

(2)   In Q404, data cleanse activity, as part of the harmonisation of billing systems, resulted in a reduction in customers of approximately 20,000. We anticipate that there may be similar adjustments to customer and RGU numbers as data cleanse progresses during the course of this year.

(3)   In Q404, we removed a further 42,000 customers, representing 76,500 RGUs from the customer count, following implementation of a new credit policy and the resulting disconnection of inactive backlog customers. Of the 76,500 RGUs, 35,300 are telephony RGUs, 19,900 are DTV RGUs, 3,700 are ATV RGUs, 14,800 are Broadband RGUs and 2,800 are offnet RGU's.

In Q204, we disconnected 42,700 off-net telephony customers, 35,500 due to disconnection of non-paying customers and 7,200 due to disconnects as part of business as usual.

 

 

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E)   RGU movements

 

The following tables provide a reconciliation of Consumer and on-net RGU movements in the fourth quarter:

 

Consumer RGUs (000s)

 

DTV

 

Television

 

Telephone

 

Broadband

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3 2004 closing RGUs (on-net)

 

1,417.7

 

2,056.1

 

2,592.4

 

1,173.5

 

5,822.0

 

Off-net RGUs

 

 

 

 

 

89.0

 

0.9

 

89.9

 

Adjusted closing RGUs incl. off-net

 

1,417.7

 

2,056.1

 

2,681.4

 

1,174.4

 

5,911.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

virgin.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61.8

 

61.8

 

Data cleanse (1)

 

(12.4

)

(24.9

)

(0.2

)

(4.2

)

(29.3

)

Reduction to customer count (2)

 

(19.9

)

(23.6

)

(38.1

)

(14.8

)

(76.5

)

 

 

1,382.4

 

2,007.6

 

2,643.1

 

1,217.2

 

5,867.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly underlying net adds

 

0.1

 

(28.0

)

(4.6

)

113.1

 

80.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 2004 closing total RGUs

 

1382.5

 

1,979.6

 

2,638.5

 

1,330.3

 

5,948.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net RGU adds as reported: Consumer

 

(32.2

)

(76.5

)

(42.9

)

155.9

 

36.5

 

 

Consumer On-net RGUs (000s)

 

DTV

 

Television

 

Telephone

 

Broadband

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3 2004 closing RGUs (on-net)

 

1,414.7

 

2,056.1

 

2,592.4

 

1,173.5

 

5,822.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data cleanse (1)

 

(12.4

)

(24.9

)

(0.2

)

(4.2

)

(29.3

)

Reduction to RGU count (2)

 

(19.9

)

(23.6

)

(35.3

)

(14.8

)

(73.7

)

 

 

1,382.4

 

2,007.6

 

2,556.9

 

1,154.5

 

5,719.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly underlying net adds

 

0.1

 

(28.0

))

2.4

 

90.8

 

65.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 2004 closing on-net RGUs

 

1,382.5

 

1,979.6

 

2,559.3

 

1,245.3

 

5,784.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net adds as reported: on-net

 

(32.2

))

(76.5

))

(33.1

))

71.8

 

(37.8

))


(1)

 

Data cleanse activity, as part of the review and harmonisation of billing systems, resulted in a decrease of 29,300 customers. Our experience to date is that 78 per cent of customers on Broadband free trial convert to full paying customers at the end of the trial period. Accordingly an adjustment for 22% churn on BB free trial customers has been included.

(2)

 

Reduction to customer count following the introduction of the new disconnect and credit management policies outlined in Q304.

 

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F)  Q404 Residential Operations Statistics UK and Ireland

 

(subscriber totals in 000’s)

 

UK

 

Ireland (9)

 

Total

 

Homes Marketable: on-net (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telco

 

7,739.5

 

0.0

 

7,739.5

 

ATV

 

7,910.4

 

463.7

 

8,374.1

 

DTV

 

7,420.4

 

421.3

 

7,841.7

 

Broadband

 

6,961.9

 

88.1

 

7,050.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single RGU

 

1,038.0

 

321.0

 

1,359.0

 

Dual RGU(3)

 

1,386.0

 

7.5

 

1,393.5

 

Triple RGU(3)

 

712.8

 

0.0

 

712.8

 

 

 

3,136.8

 

328.5

 

3,465.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone (4)

 

2,638.5

 

0.0

 

2,638.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Television

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTV

 

1,382.5

 

76.2

 

1,458.7

 

ATV

 

597.1

 

252.3

 

849.4

 

Total

 

1,979.6

 

328.5

 

2,308.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dial-Up (metered - active last 30 days)

 

579.5

 

0.0

 

579.5

 

Dial-Up (unmetered - active last 30 days)

 

167.6

 

0.4

 

168.0

 

DTV Access

 

7.7

 

0.0

 

7.7

 

Broadband

 

1,328.6

 

7.5

 

1,336.1

 

Broadband 60 day free trial offer

 

1.7

 

0.0

 

1.7

 

Total

 

2,085.1

 

7.9

 

2,093.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGUs (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone

 

2,638.5

 

0.0

 

2,638.5

 

Television

 

1,979.6

 

328.5

 

2,308.1

 

Broadband Internet

 

1,330.3

 

7.5

 

1,337.8

 

 

 

5,948.4

 

336.0

 

6,284.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGUs/Customer

 

1.90

 

1.02

 

1.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4 Customer/RGU Movement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Customers (at September 30, 2004)

 

3,164.6

 

325.5

 

3,490.1

 

Data cleanse(5)

 

(20.0

)

 

 

(20.0

)

Opening Subs post data cleanse

 

3,144.6

 

325.5

 

3,470.1

 

Gross Adds

 

185.2

 

9.3

 

194.5

 

Disconnects

 

(151.0

)

(6.3

)

(157.3

)

Reduction to customer count (6)

 

(42.0

)

 

 

(42.0

)

Closing Customers (at December 31, 2004)

 

3,136.8

 

328.5

 

3,465.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Customer Adds

 

34.2

 

3.0

 

37.2

 

Quarterly RGU Adds

 

80.5

 

2.9

 

83.4

 

% Customer Churn (7)

 

1.6

%

0.6

%

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penetration (8): on-net penetration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone

 

33.1

%

0.0

%

33.1

%

Television

 

25.0

%

70.8

%

27.6

%

Broadband Internet

 

17.9

%

8.5

%

17.8

%

Customer

 

37.6

%

70.8

%

39.5

%


(1)

 

Homes marketable refers to the number of homes within our service area that can potentially be served by our network with minimal connection costs.

(2)

 

UK customer numbers have been updated to include virgin.net and off-net

(3)

 

Each telephone, television and broadband internet subscriber directly connected to our network counts as one RGU. Accordingly, a subscriber who receives both telephone and television service counts as two RGUs. RGUs may include subscribers receiving some services for free or at a reduced rate in connection with incentive offers.

(4)

 

We disconnected approximately 2,000 telephone customers in the Republic of Ireland in the fourth quarter after identifying  potential safety risks.

 

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(5)

 

Data cleanse activity, as part of the harmonisation of billing systems, resulted in a reduction in customers of approximately 20,000 in Q404. We anticipate that there may be similar adjustments to customer and RGU numbers as data cleanse progresses during the course of this year.

(6)

 

We have removed a further 42,000 customers (representing 76,500 RGUs) from the customer count, following implementation of a new credit policy and the subsequent disconnection of a backlog of inactive customers. Of the 76,500 RGUs, 35,300 are telephony RGUs, 19,900 are DTV RGUs, 3,700 are ATV RGUs, 14,800 are Broadband RGUs and 2,800 are off-net RGU’s.

(7)

 

Customer churn rate is calculated by taking the total disconnects during the month and dividing them by the average number of customers during the month. Average monthly churn during a quarter is the average of the three monthly churn calculations within the quarter.

(8)

 

Penetration rate measures the number of subscribers for our services divided by the number of marketable homes that our services pass.

(9)

 

ntl Ireland also offers microwave multi-point distribution services, or MMDS, to 70,000 marketable homes and had approximately 19,300 digital MMDS customers at December 31, 2004.

 

 

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G)  Use of Non-US GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation to US GAAP

 

Operating Income before depreciation, amortization and other charges (OCF);

Adjusted OCF

 

Operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges, which we refer to as OCF, is not a financial measure recognised under US GAAP.  OCF represents our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, other charges, share of income from equity investments, loss on extinguishment of debt and foreign currency transaction gains (losses). Adjusted OCF represents OCF adjusted so that it does not take into account the costs of our layoff of approximately 450 employees in December 2004.  Our management, including our chief executive officer who is our chief operating decision maker, considers OCF and Adjusted OCF as important indicators of our operational strength and performance. OCF and Adjusted OCF exclude the impact of costs and expenses that do not directly affect our cash flows. Other charges, including restructuring charges, are also excluded from OCF and Adjusted OCF as management believes they are not characteristic of our underlying business operations. In addition, Adjusted OCF also excludes layoff costs that management believes are not characteristic of our underlying business operations.  OCF and Adjusted OCF are most directly comparable to the US GAAP financial measure operating income (loss). Some of the significant limitations associated with the use of OCF and Adjusted OCF as compared to operating income (loss) are that OCF and Adjusted OCF do not consider the amount of required reinvestment in depreciable fixed assets and ignore the impact on our results of operations of items that management believes are not characteristic of our underlying business operations.

 

We believe OCF and Adjusted OCF are helpful for understanding our performance and assessing our prospects for the future, and that they provide useful supplemental information to investors. In particular, these non-US GAAP financial measures reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our US GAAP results and the reconciliations to operating income (loss), shown below, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Because non-US GAAP financial measures are not standardised, it may not be possible to compare OCF and Adjusted OCF with other companies’ non-US GAAP financial measures that have the same or similar names. The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income (loss) or other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with US GAAP.

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted OCF for Continuing operations to (loss) from Continuing operations, reconciliation of adjusted OCF from discontinued operations to income from discontinued operations and reconciliation of adjusted OCF from total operations to net (loss)

 

 

 

Continuing
Operations

 

Discontinued
Operations

 

Total
Operations

 

 

 

Q4 2004

 

Q4 2004

 

Q4 2004

 

Adjusted OCF

 

192.1

 

29.6

 

221.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deduct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 04 redundancies

 

(10.6

)

(2.1

)

(12.7

)

Broadcast disposal costs and other provisions

 

0.0

 

(7.5

)

(7.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges (£m)

 

181.5

 

20.0

 

201.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.86

 

1.86

 

1.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges ($m)

 

338.3

 

37.3

 

375.6

 

Other charges

 

(7.5

)

(6.3

)

(13.8

)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

(342.8

)

(25.0

)

(367.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(12.0

)

6.0

 

(6.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense) and other, net

 

(119.2

)

6.9

 

(112.4

)

Share of income (losses) from equity investments

 

(0.7

)

1.8

 

1.1

 

Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains

 

(15.8

)

0.0

 

(15.8

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(4.7

)

0.0

 

(4.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US GAAP (Loss) from continuing operations (in US$’s)

 

(152.4

)

 

 

 

 

US GAAP Income from discontinued operations (in US$’s)

 

 

 

14.7

 

 

 

US GAAP Net (loss) (in US$’s)

 

 

 

 

 

(137.8

)

 

Reconciliation of Revenue to US GAAP Revenue and Reconciliation of Operating Income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges (OCF) to US GAAP operating loss (in millions)

 

CONTINUING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Year end
December 31,
2004

 

3 months end
December 31,
2004

 

3 months end
September 30,
2004

 

3 months end
June 30,
2004

 

3 months end
March 31,
2004

 

Revenue

 

£

2,073.8

 

£

531.7

 

£

516.5

 

£

511.8

 

£

513.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.83

 

1.86

 

1.82

 

1.81

 

1.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US GAAP Revenue (in US$'s)

 

$

3,800.1

 

$

991.4

 

$

939.7

 

$

924.2

 

$

944.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges (in £'s)

 

£

694.7

 

£

181.5

 

£

177.2

 

£

169.8

 

£

166.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.83

 

1.86

 

1.82

 

1.81

 

1.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges
(in US $'s)

 

$

1,273.2

 

$

338.3

 

$

322.5

 

$

306.7

 

$

305.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other charges

 

(43.7

)

(7.5

)

(8.4

)

(26.9

)

(0.9

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(1,301.1

)

(342.8

)

(324.6

)

(315.4

)

(318.3

)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

(71.6

)

(12.0

)

(10.5

)

(35.6

)

(13.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£ Equivalent net loss continuing activities

 

£

(495.4

)

£

(81.7

)

£

(75.7

)

£

(262.6

)

£

(75.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£ Equivalent operating income (loss) continuing activities

 

£

(39.0

)

£

(6.4

)

£

(5.7

)

£

(19.6

)

£

(7.3

)

 

 

 

Year end
December 31,
2003

 

3 months end
December 31,
2003

 

3 months end
September 30,
2003

 

3 months end
June 30,
2003

 

3 months end
March 31,
2003

 

Revenue

 

£

1,961.1

 

£

504.8

 

£

487.6

 

£

486.5

 

£

482.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.63

 

1.70

 

1.61

 

1.61

 

1.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US GAAP Revenue (in US$'s)

 

$

3,206.0

 

$

860.3

 

$

785.3

 

$

787.6

 

$

772.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges
(in £'s)

 

£

620.1

 

£

173.3

 

£

172.4

 

£

146.1

 

£

128.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.63

 

1.69

 

1.61

 

1.61

 

1.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges
(in US $'s)

 

$

1,013.7

 

$

293.6

 

$

277.8

 

$

236.8

 

$

205.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other charges

 

(37.9

)

(12.0

)

(3.5

)

(20.2

)

(2.2

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(1,290.3

)

(376.3

)

(310.7

)

(305.0

)

(298.3

)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

(314.5

)

(94.7

)

(36.4

)

(88.4

)

(95.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£ Equivalent net loss continuing activities

 

£

(604.5

)

£

(135.8

)

£

(127.1

)

£

(162.5

)

£

(179.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£ Equivalent operating income (loss) continuing activities

 

£

(192.4

)

£

(56.0

)

£

(22.6

)

£

(54.5

)

£

(59.3

)

 

 

OCF Margin and Adjusted OCF Margin (or Underlying Margin)

 

OCF Margin refers to operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges (OCF) as a percentage of revenue, as shown in the table below.  Adjusted OCF Margin (or underlying margin) refers to Adjusted OCF, which excludes layoff costs arising from layoffs of employees in December 2004 and certain costs of discontinued operations associated with the disposal of our broadcast operations as a percentage of revenue, as shown in the table below.

 

Q4 2004 OCF Margin and Adjusted OCF Margin(1)

 

 

 

Continuing Operations Q4 2004

 

Discontinued Operations Q4 2004

 

Total Operations Q4 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(£m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

531.7

 

67.1

 

598.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges (OCF)

 

181.5

 

20.0

 

201.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 04 redundancies(2)

 

10.6

 

2.1

 

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast disposal costs and other provisions(3)

 

0.0

 

7.5

 

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OCF

 

192.1

 

29.6

 

221.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCF Margin

 

34.1

%

 

 

33.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OCF Margin

 

36.1

%

 

 

37.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

 

Continuing operations refers to all of our operations other than discontinued operations. Discontinued operations refers to our broadcast operations. Total operations refers to the aggregate of continuing operations and discontinued operations. We entered into an agreement for the sale of out broadcast operations in December 2004 and the transaction closed on January 31, 2005. Consequently, we managed the broadcast operations throughout 2004 as an ongoing business and management assessed the Company's performance based on total operations. For this reason, we have included the additional data relating to discontinued operations and total operations that is shown in the table below.

(2)

 

These are costs associated with the redundancy of approximately 458 employees in December 2004, the bulk of whom were employed in our continuing operations.

(3)

 

Broadcast disposal costs refers to broadcast management compensation payments incurred solely as a result of the sale of our broadcast operations. Other provisions refers to additional charges associated with the settlement of a confidential fixed price contract, which was completed in Q4 2004. In Q3 2004 we incurred a £29.4 million charge with respect to this contract.

 

 

17



 

Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis)

ntl’s primary measure of expenditures for fixed assets is Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis). Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) is defined as the purchase of fixed assets as measured on an accrual basis. ntl’s business is underpinned by its significant investment in network infrastructure and information technology.  Management therefore considers Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) an important component in evaluating ntl’s liquidity and financial condition since purchases of fixed assets are a necessary component of ongoing operations. Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) (formerly Capital Expenditure) is most directly comparable to the U.S. GAAP financial measure purchases of fixed assets as reported in the Statement of Cash Flows. The significant limitations associated with the use of Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) as compared to purchases of fixed assets are (1) Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) excludes timing differences from payments of liabilities related to purchases of fixed assets and (2) Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) excludes capitalised interest. Management excludes these amounts from Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) because both are more related to the cash management treasury function than to ntl’s management of fixed asset purchases for long-term operational performance and liquidity. Management compensates for these limitations by separately measuring and forecasting working capital and interest payments.

 

The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP accepted in the United States. These non-U.S. GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of ntl’s operations that, when viewed with ntl’s U.S. GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting ntl’s business. Management encourages investors to review ntl’s financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

 

Reconciliation of Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) to US GAAP Purchase of Fixed Assets (in millions)

 

 

 

3 months end Dec 31,
2004

 

3 months end Sept 30,
2004

 

3 months end June 30,
2004

 

3 months end March 31,
2004

 

3 months end December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) (in £’s)

 

£

88.3

 

£

84.7

 

£

69.0

 

£

88.5

 

£

63.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.86

 

1.81

 

1.82

 

1.84

 

1.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) (in US $’s)

 

$

164.2

 

$

153.4

 

$

125.4

 

$

125.9

 

$

109.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in liabilities related to Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis)

 

6.0

 

(1.0

)

4.1

 

(21.2

)

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Fixed Assets (in US $’s)

 

$

170.2

 

$

152.4

 

$

129.5

 

$

104.7

 

$

116.7

 


Note: represents ntl Group including Discontinued Operations

 

Free Cash Flow

ntl's primary measure of cash flow is Free Cash Flow. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less net cash (used in) investing activities. ntl's business is underpinned by its significant investment in network infrastructure and information technology. Management therefore considers it important to measure cash flow after cash used in the purchase of fixed assets and cash used in other investing activities. Free Cash Flow is most directly comparable to the US GAAP financial measure net cash provided by (used in) operating activities. The significant limitation associated with Free Cash Flow as compared to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities is that Free Cash Flow includes cash used in the investing activities. Management deducts purchase of fixed assets in arriving at Free Cash Flow because it considers the amount invested in the purchase of fixed assets to be an important component in evaluating ntl's liquidity.

 

The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with US GAAP accepted in the United States. These non-US GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of ntl’s operations that, when viewed with ntl’s US GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding US GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting ntl’s business. Management encourages investors to review ntl’s financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

 

Free Cash Flow to US GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

 

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cashflow (£m)

 

£

61.3

 

£

(25.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.83

 

1.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cashflow ($m)

 

$

111.9

 

£

(42.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

556.8

 

574.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

37.4

 

(10.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

706.1

 

$

521.1

 

 

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NTL Incorporated

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Results

 

Simon Duffy, CEO

Jacques Kerrest, CFO

 

March 15, 2005

 

[LOGO]

 



Safe Harbor

 

Various statements contained in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995. Words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions identify these forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results to be materially different from those contemplated, projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted whether expressed or implied, by these forward-looking statements. These factors include: potential adverse developments with respect to our liquidity or results of operations;  our significant debt payments and other contractual commitments;  our ability to fund and execute our business plan;  our ability to generate cash sufficient to service our debt;  the impact of new business opportunities requiring significant up-front investments;  our ability to attract and retain customers and increase our overall market penetration; our ability to compete against other communications and content distribution businesses;  our ability to complete the integration of our billing systems;  our ability to develop and maintain back-up for our critical systems; our ability to respond adequately to technological developments;  our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations;  our ability to continue to design networks, install facilities, obtain and maintain any required governmental licenses or approvals and finance construction and development, in a timely manner at reasonable costs and on satisfactory terms and conditions;  our ability to have an impact upon, or to respond effectively to, new or modified laws or regulations; and interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements.

 

2



 

Fourth Quarter 2004 Results Agenda

 

                                          Reporting Changes and Highlights

 

                                          Financial Report

 

                                          Operational Review

 

                                          Closing Remarks

 

                                          Questions & Answers

 

3



 

Reporting changes

 

                  Today’s results presented on basis of continuing operations to reflect sale of Broadcast division

 

                  Sale of Broadcast enables us to concentrate on growing and improving our communications and content distribution business

 

                  Consequently, from now on we will report:

 

                  Revenues for Consumer, Business and Ireland

 

                  Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges for the group as a whole

 

4



 

Highlights

 

                  Revenue up 5.7 per cent to £2.074 million vs. full year 2003

                  Up 5.3 per cent to £532m vs. Q403

 

                  Consumer revenue up 8.7 per cent to £1.508million vs. full year 2003

                  Up 7.5 per cent to £391m vs. Q403

 

                  Continued progress on cost reduction initiatives

                  Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges up 12.1 per cent to £695m vs. Q403

                  Up 4.8 per cent to £182m vs. Q403

 

                  Free Cash Flow of £61 million vs. £(26) million last year

 

                  Strong growth in Consumer

                  On-net ARPU up 1.1 per cent to £42.40

                  Strong gross adds of 185k (162k on-net) in Q404

                  On-net broadband growth of 31 per cent, ahead of 25-30 per cent guidance

                  Net adds of 34k (20k on-net) in Q404

                  On-net triple play penetration up 3.4 points to 24 per cent in Q404

 

                  Broadcast sale completed

                  Proceeds of £1.27b used to repay £500m debt and commenced stock buyback programme of up to £475m

 

5



 

Fourth Quarter 2004 Results

 

                                          Reporting Changes and Highlights

 

                                          Financial Report

 

                                          Operational Review

 

                                          Closing Remarks

 

                                          Questions & Answers

 

6



 

Summary Income Statement – Continuing Operations

 

£m

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2003

 

% change

 

Total Revenue

 

2073.6

 

1961.1

 

5.7

%

Operating Costs

 

(852.5

)

(813.6

)

4.8

%

SG&A

 

(526.4

)

(527.4

)

0.2

%

Operating income before D&A and other charges (1)

 

694.7

 

620.1

 

12.0

%

Other Charges

 

(23.8

)

(23.2

)

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

(709.9

)

(789.3

)

10

%

Operating (Loss) Income

 

(39.0

)

(192.4

)

79.7

%

Interest Expense (2)

 

(263.9

)

(446.2

)

40.9

%

Other (3)

 

(162.4

)

1.0

 

 

 

FX Transaction Gains (losses)

 

(24.4

)

33.0

 

 

 

Loss before Income Taxes

 

(489.7

)

(604.4

)

19.0

%

Income Tax (expense) benefit

 

(5.7

)

(0.1

)

 

 

Net Loss from continuing operations

 

(495.4

)

(604.5

)

18.1

%

 


(1)                                  See reconciliation in Appendix.

(2)                                  Interest Expense includes amortization of bank fees

(3)                                  2004 Other is the previously disclosed charge of £162.3m from extinguishment of debt

 

7



 

2004 margin improvement

(Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges)

 

                  Reported margin on 2004 operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges was up nearly two points to 33.5 per cent (Q404 34.1 per cent)

                  2003 included approximately £33m of non-recurring benefit to margin

                  In 2004 we made up for these non-recurring items and delivered £72 million of additional margin over 2003

                  Primary drivers for improvement include:

                  Consumer growth in Broadband, TV and Talkplans

                  Lower associate costs

                  Lower facilities costs

                  Lower IBM and IT maintenance costs

                  More favorable terms for content

 


(1)                    See appendix for summary of previously disclosed non-recurring benefits in Q3 and Q4 2003

 

8



 

Consumer Q4 revenue growth

 

 

 

ntl: Home (old)

 

Consumer (new)

 

 

 

Q404

 

change vs.

 

Q404

 

change

 

Revenue (£)

 

old basis

 

Q403

 

new basis

 

vs. Q403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-net (1)

 

382.0

 

6.7

%

381.3

 

6.5

%

Off-net

 

4.7

 

(19.0

)%

4.7

 

(19.0

)%

virgin.net

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

4.8

 

n/m

 

Wholesale Internet

 

27.4

 

1.9

%

n/a

 

n/a

 

Total Revenue

 

414.1m

 

6.0

%

390.8m

 

7.5

%

 

                  Consumer revenue up 7.5% year on year driven by:

                  increase in Broadband, Talk Plan and DTV RGUs, and addition of virgin.net

                  partly offset by decline in off-net following disconnection of non-paying telephony customers during 2004

 


(1)          On-net old basis includes £0.7m for AOL revenue which has subsequently been moved to Business under new reporting

 

9



 

Business Q4 revenue growth

 

 

 

ntl: Business (old)

 

Business (new)

 

 

 

Q404

 

change vs.

 

Q404

 

change vs.

 

Revenue (£m)

 

old basis

 

Q403

 

new basis

 

Q403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business

 

65.1

 

(2.1

)%

65.1

 

(2.1

)%

Wholesale Internet

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

28.1

 

4.1

%

Carriers

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

28.4

 

(1.7

)%

Total Revenue

 

65.1

m

(2.1

)%

121.6

m

(0.6

)%

 

                  Business revenue down 0.6% year on year driven by lower call usage, partly off-set by growth in Wholesale Internet

 

10



 

Revenue Summary

 

 

 

Q4-04

 

Q3-04

 

Q2-04

 

Q1-04

 

Q4-03

 

Continuing Operations (£m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-net

 

381.3

 

372.6

 

365.9

 

363.0

 

357.9

 

Off-net and virgin.net

 

9.6

 

5.0

 

3.9

 

6.8

 

5.8

 

Consumer Total

 

390.8

 

377.6

 

369.8

 

369.8

 

363.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business

 

65.1

 

64.2

 

66.8

 

69.2

 

66.5

 

Carriers

 

28.4

 

29.4

 

29.3

 

28.5

 

28.9

 

Wholesale Internet

 

28.1

 

27.4

 

28.0

 

28.6

 

27.0

 

Business Total

 

121.6

 

121.0

 

124.1

 

126.3

 

122.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRELAND

 

19.3

 

17.9

 

17.9

 

17.5

 

18.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing Operations Revenue

 

531.7

 

516.5

 

511.8

 

513.6

 

504.8

 

Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROADCAST

 

67.1

 

66.6

 

72.6

 

71.4

 

71.9

 

Total Revenue

 

598.8

 

583.1

 

584.4

 

585.0

 

576.7

 

 

11



 

Capital Structure

 

 

 

12/31/03

 

12/31/04

 

(£millions)

 

Reported

 

Reported

 

Proforma

 

Debt

Senior Credit Facility

 

2,785

 

2,165

 

1,665

 

 

Senior Notes

 

0

 

808

 

808

 

 

Other Debt

 

427

 

0

 

0

 

Total Debt

 

3,211

 

2,973

 

2,473

 

Cash

 

(446

)

(125

)

(350

)

Net Debt

 

2,765

 

2,848

 

2,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Debt/Operating income before D&A and other charges

 

3.8

x

4.1

x

3.0

x

 

                  2004 cash interest expense was £298m

                  2005 cash interest expense projected at £210m paid in April and October

 


(1)          Please see appendix for exchange rate and proforma information

 

12



 

Free Cash Flow – ntl Group including discontinued operations

 

£m

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2003

 

Operating Income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges

 

777

 

734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and non-cash items

 

15

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Fixed Assets

 

(304

)

(351

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(20

)

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Interest payments

 

(298

)

(357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working Capital

 

(109

)

(78

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

 

61

 

(26

)

 


(1)                                  See appendix for GAAP reconciliation of Free Cash Flow.

 

13



 

Cash uses - 2005

 

                  Fixed asset additions

                  Full year 2005 guidance of £300m - £340m

                  Increase vs. 2004 (£293m excl. Broadcast) due to higher CPE spend, BB speed increases, VOD rollout and continued voice network upgrades

 

                  Debt paydown

                  £500m paydown of principal on Senior Credit Facility principal using proceeds from Broadcast sale

 

                  Share buyback

                  Announced intention to effect share buyback in amount of up to £475m from Broadcast sale proceeds

                  $130m used to repurchase 1.89 million shares in February 2005

 

14



 

Fourth Quarter 2004 Results

 

                                          Reporting Changes and Highlights

 

                                          Financial Report

 

                                          Operational Review

 

                                          Closing Remarks

 

                                          Questions & Answers

 

15



 

2004 Review: Organisational Change and Headcount Reductions

 

NTL GROUP HEADCOUNT

2003 – 2004

 

[CHART]

 

Accomplishments

 

                  Reduced headcount by nearly 1,200 in 2004

                  Home restructured from 6 BUs into 1 sales and marketing unit and COBI

                  CMCs: 12 centres to 3, virtualised as 1

                  FMRs: 9 centres to 3, virtualised as 1

                  FMSs: 9 centres to 1

                  Retentions: 10 centres to 1

                  Dispatch: 7 centres to 1

                  Collections: 8 centres to 4 with plans to move to 3

                  Access network: 6 units to Networks

                  Outsourced broadband and narrowband technical service centres

                  Outsourced STB collections, testing and refurbishment

                  Restructured field operations

                  Reduced billing systems from 9 to 3

 


(1)                                  Headcount includes Broadcast in 2003 of 1,317 and 2004 of 1,316

 

16



 

Productivity improvements

 

 

 

2003

 

per head

 

2004

 

per head

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headcount

 

12,340

 

 

 

11,170

 

 

 

(9

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

£

1,961

m

£

159

k

£

2,074

m

£

186

k

17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin

 

£

620

m

£

50

k

£

695

m

£

62

k

24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers

 

3.007

m

244

 

3.130

m

280

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGUs

 

5.637

m

457

 

5.948

m

532

 

17

%

 

17



 

Strong gross adds performance

 

Gross adds (000’s): Consumer

 

[CHART]

 

Gross adds (000’s): On-net

 

[CHART]

 

                  Winning customers with compelling bundle proposition

                  On-net gross RGU adds at point of sale balanced between BB (36%), Telephony (34%) and TV (30%)

 

18



 

Churn (on-net) – increase driven primarily by involuntary

 

[CHART]

 

                  Voluntary churn will continue to improve as processes become more robust and customer service improves

                  Involuntary churn, which represents the disconnection of non-pay customers, will improve over the course of 2005 as we improve the management of our collections process

 


1)                                      All data in 000’s

 

19



 

Net customer growth

 

Customers (000’s)

 

[CHART]

 

Highlights

 

                  Total customers up 4.3 per cent

                  On-net up 3.7 per cent

                  On-net triples up 3.4 points to 24.0 per cent

                  Total net adds of 34.2k in Q404

                  On-net of 20.7k in Q404

                  Expect improved churn will result in a substantial improvement in Q1 on-net net customer additions

                  On track for long-term on-net target of 50,000 net customer additions per quarter from Q2 onwards, resulting in over 200,000 net additions for the full year

 

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RGU growth

 

RGUs (000’s)

 

[CHART]

 

Highlights

 

                  Total RGUs up 5.5 per cent

                  On-net up 5.2 per cent

                  Strongest growth in broadband, up 40 per cent to 1.33m (including Virgin at acquisition)

                  On-net up 31 per cent, ahead of guidance of 25-30 per cent

                  Despite higher customer base, expect continued robust on-net growth in 2005 of 20-25 per cent

                  DTV up 52k in 2004 to 1.38m

                  DTV penetration of 70 per cent

                  Launched VOD; encouraging early results

                  On-net telephony up 34k in 2004 to 2.56m

                  2004 total telephony customers down vs. 2003 due to the previously disclosed Q204 disconnection of 43k non-paying customers

 


1)                                      2004 total: Broadband includes 1,245k on-net, 62k virgin.net at acquisition and 23k off-net; TV includes 1,382 DTV and 598 ATV; Telephony includes 2,559 on-net and 79,200 off-net

 

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Strong offers driving growth

 

                  53 per cent customers and 73 per cent RGUs added through offers in Q4

                  Triples up 3.4 points to 24 per cent in Q4

                  9 per cent triples at point of sale in Q4

                  Offers refreshed and new “3 for £30” launched

 

Market Price

 

ntl Offer

 

[LOGO]

 

[LOGO]

 

[LOGO]

 

Total

 

[LOGO]

 

Total

 

Saving

 

Opt 3
£25.50

 

Value
£13.50

 

 

 

£

39.00

 

Buy Talk Unlimited 24
receive Base Pack DTV free for 12
months

 

£

25.00

 

35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opt 1
£10.50

 

Family
£19.50

 

 

 

£

30.00

 

Buy Family Pack TV
receive free 321 (Line Rental) for 12
months

 

£

19.50

 

35

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opt 1
£10.50

 

 

 

Silver
£17.99

 

£

28.49

 

Buy any broadband speed
receive free 321(Line Rental) for 12
months

 

£

17.99

 

36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opt 1
£10.50

 

Value
£13.50

 

Silver
£17.99

 

£

41.99

 

3 for £30 - includes
321, 300K Broadband, Base Pack
TV

 

£

30.00

 

28

%

 


*Source: Competitor websites 02_18_05

 

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Increasing market penetration

 

[CHART]

 

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ARPU

 

                  On-net ARPU up £0.84 over Q304

                  Drivers:

                  TV price rises

                  Further improvements in customer mix

                  Lower discounts as customers roll off 60-day broadband trial

 

On-net  ARPU (£)

 

[CHART]

 

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ntl network advantage

 

[CHART]

 

                  95 per cent of ntl’s network is within 1000 meters to the home

                  5 per cent of BT’s network is within 1000 meters to the home**

 


*rates in practice will be lower than these theoretical performance figures; **source BT (at Evolving Access Networks Feb 2005)

 

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Successful ADSL2+ and HDTV trials launched

 

                  In February 2005 ntl launched the UK’s first ADSL2+ trial. The trial has proven that we can deliver broadband connections with downstream line rates in excess of 18 Mb/s without any modification to our copper infrastructure.

 

                  In March 2005 we also launched the first known UK trial using ADSL2+, which will enable us to deliver on-demand streaming of HDTV channels over an IP Broadband infrastructure.

 

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Closing Remarks

 

•     Delivered on 2004 objectives

                  Grew customers and revenue

                  Drove down costs and expense

                  Expanded margins

                  Delivered strong free cash flow

                  Improved capital structure

                  Sold Broadcast

 

                  Looking forward to 2005…

                  Focus on building our UK cable business

                  Strong net adds growth

                  Further margin improvement

                  Continued focus on shareholder value

 

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Appendices

 

                  Use of non-GAAP terms

                  Reconciliations to US GAAP

                  Non-recurring items in Q3 and Q4 2003

                  Q4 2004 OCF margin

                  ntl network advantage

                  Capital Structure notes

 



 

Use of Non-U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Financial Measures

 

Operating Income before Depreciation, Amortization and other charges (OCF) Adjusted OCF

 

                  Operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges, which we refer to as OCF, is not a financial measure recognised under U.S. GAAP.  OCF represents our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, other charges, share of income from equity investments, loss on extinguishment of debt and foreign currency transaction gains (losses).  Adjusted OCF represents OCF adjusted so that it does not take into account the costs of our layoff of approximately 450 employees in December 2004.  Our management, including our chief executive officer who is our chief operating decision maker, considers OCF and Adjusted OCF as important indicators of our operational strength and performance.  OCF and Adjusted OCF excludes the impact of costs and expenses that do not directly affect our cash flows.  Other charges, including restructuring charges, are also excluded from OCF and Adjusted OCF as management believes they are not characteristic of our underlying business operations.  In addition, Adjusted OCF also excludes layoff costs that management believes are not characteristic of our underlying business operations.  OCF and Adjusted OCF are most directly comparable to the U.S. GAAP financial measure operating income (loss).  Some of the significant limitations associated with the use of OCF and Adjusted OCF as compared to operating income (loss)) are that OCF and Adjusted OCF do not consider the amount of required reinvestment in depreciable fixed assets and ignore the impact on our results of operations of items that management believes are not characteristic of our underlying business operations.

 

                  We believe OCF and Adjusted OCF are helpful for understanding our performance and assessing our prospects for the future, and that they provide useful supplemental information to investors.  In particular, these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our U.S. GAAP results and the reconciliation to operating income (loss) shown below, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business.  Because non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are not standardised, it may not be possible to compare OCF and Adjusted OCF with other companies’ non-U.S. GAAP financial measures that have the same or similar names.  The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income (loss) or other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis)

 

ntl’s primary measure of expenditures for fixed assets is Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis).  Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) is defined as the purchase of fixed assets as measured on an accrual basis.  ntl’s business is underpinned by its significant investment in network infrastructure and information technology.   Management therefore considers Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) an important component in evaluating ntl’s liquidity and financial condition since purchases of fixed assets are a necessary component of ongoing operations.  Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) (formerly Capital Expenditure) is most directly comparable to the U.S. GAAP financial measure purchases of fixed assets as reported in the Statement of Cash Flows.  The significant limitations associated with the use of Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) as compared to purchases of fixed assets are (1) Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) excludes timing differences from payments of liabilities related to purchases of fixed assets and (2) Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) excludes capitalised interest.  Management excludes these amounts from Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) because both are more related to the cash management treasury function than to ntl’s management of fixed asset purchases for long-term operational performance and liquidity.  Management compensates for these limitations by separately measuring and forecasting working capital and interest payments.

 

The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP accepted in the United States.  These non-U.S. GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of ntl’s operations that, when viewed with ntl’s U.S. GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting ntl’s business.  Management encourages investors to review ntl’s financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

 

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Free Cash Flow

 

ntl’s primary measure of cash flow is Free Cash Flow. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less net cash (used in) investing activities. ntl’s business is underpinned by its significant investment in network infrastructure and information technology. Management therefore considers it important to measure cash flow after cash used in the purchase of fixed assets and cash used in other investing activities. Free Cash Flow is most directly comparable to the US GAAP financial measure net cash provided by (used in) operating activities. The significant limitation associated with Free Cash Flow as compared to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities is that Free Cash Flow includes cash used in the investing activities. Management deducts purchase of fixed assets in arriving at Free Cash Flow because it considers the amount invested in the purchase of fixed assets to be an important component in evaluating ntl’s liquidity.

 

The presentation of this supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with US GAAP accepted in the United States.  These non-US GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of ntl’s operations that, when viewed with ntl’s US GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding US GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting ntl’s business.  Management encourages investors to review ntl’s financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

 

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Reconciliation of Revenue to US GAAP Revenue and Reconciliation of Operating income before depreciation, amortization and other charges to US GAAP net loss (in millions)

 

OCF from total operations to net (loss)

 

 

 

Continuing

 

Discontinued

 

Total

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

 

 

Q4 2004

 

Q4 2004

 

Q4 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OCF

 

192.1

 

29.6

 

221.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deduct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 04 redundancies

 

(10.6

)

(2.1

)

(12.7

)

Broadcast disposal costs and other provisions

 

0.0

 

(7.5

)

(7.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges (£m)

 

181.5

 

20.0

 

201.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.86

 

1.86

 

1.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges ($m)

 

338.3

 

37.3

 

375.6

 

Other charges

 

(7.5

)

(6.3

)

(13.8

)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

(342.8

)

(25.0

)

(367.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(12.0

)

6.0

 

(6.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense) and other, net

 

(119.2

)

6.9

 

(112.4

)

Share of income (losses) from equity investments

 

(0.7

)

1.8

 

1.1

 

Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains

 

(15.8

)

0.0

 

(15.8

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(4.7

)

0.0

 

(4.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US GAAP (Loss) from continuing operations (in US$’s)

 

(152.4

)

 

 

 

 

US GAAP Income from discontinued operations (in US$’s)

 

 

 

14.7

 

 

 

US GAAP Net (loss) (in US$’s)

 

 

 

 

 

(137.8

)

 

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Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to U.S. GAAP Net Cash Provided by (used in) Operating Activities

 

 

 

FY 2004

 

FY 2003

 

Free cashflow (£m)

 

£

61.3

 

£

(25.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.83

 

1.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cashflow ($m)

 

$

111.9

 

£

(42.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Fixed Assets

 

556.8

 

574.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

37.4

 

(10.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

706.1

 

$

521.1

 

 

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Reconciliation of Fixed Asset Additions (Accrual Basis) to U.S. GAAP Purchase of Fixed Assets (in millions) unaudited

 

Reconciliation of Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) to US GAAP Purchase of Fixed Assets (in millions)

 

 

 

3 months end
December 31,
2004

 

3 months end
Sept 30,
2004

 

3 months end
June 30,
2004

 

3 months end
March 31,
2004

 

3 months end
December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) (in £’s)

 

£

88.3

 

£

84.7

 

£

69.0

 

£

68.5

 

£

63.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective exchange rate

 

1.86

 

1.81

 

1.82

 

1.84

 

1.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis) (in US$’s)

 

$

164.2

 

$

153.4

 

$

125.4

 

$

125.9

 

$

109.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in liabilities related to Fixed Asset Additions (accrual basis)

 

6.0

 

(1.0

)

4.1

 

(21.2

)

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Fixed Assets (in US $’s)

 

$

170.2

 

$

152.4

 

$

129.5

 

$

104.7

 

$

116.7

 

 

Note: represents ntl Group including Discontinued Operations

 

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Non-recurring items in Q303 and Q403

 

The following non-recurring items are included in Q303 and Q403 Revenue and Segment Profit:

 

Q303

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Home: Reduction of port charges billed to us by BT and passed on to wholesale internet customers

 

5.6

 

Total

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Profit

 

 

 

Home: Reduction of port charges billed to us by BT

 

1.8

 

Home: Reduction in network charges payable to local authorities

 

5.4

 

Home Misc. accounting adjustments

 

1.5

 

Business: Reduction in network charges payable to local authorities

 

1.8

 

Group: Renegotiation of IBM IT Outsourcing contract (relating to Q1 and Q2)

 

6.8

 

Total

 

17.3

 

 

 

 

 

Q403

 

 

 

Segment Profit

 

 

 

Home: Release of certain interconnect accruals

 

14.0

 

Home Misc. accounting adjustments

 

-2.0

 

Business: Release of certain interconnect accruals

 

4.0

 

Total

 

16.0

 

 

Note: Please see Q303 Pre-Results release and Q403 Results release for further detail

 

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Q4 2004 OCF Margin

 

 

 

Q4 2004 (£m, except margins)

 

 

 

Continuing

 

Discontinued

 

Total

 

 

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Operations

 

Revenue

 

531.7

 

67.1

 

598.8

 

Operating income before D&A and other charges (OCF)

 

181.5

 

20.0

 

201.5

 

December 04 redundancies

 

10.6

 

2.1

 

12.7

 

Broadcast disposal costs and other provisions

 

0.0

 

7.5

 

7.5

 

Adjusted OCF

 

192.1

 

29.6

 

221.7

 

OCF margin

 

34.1

%

 

 

33.7

%

Adjusted OCF margin

 

36.1

%

 

 

37.0

%

 

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ntl’s network advantage

 

                  ntl (unlike US Cable and BT) use a “Siamese” cable in the access network which has both coax (HFC) and copper

                  Historically, this architecture has provided ntl with a cost-effective platform for the delivery of broadcast video, traditional telephony and broadband services

                  Going forward, this same combination gives ntl the competitive advantage of being able to deploy leading broadband technologies over coax and next generation DSL technologies over copper

                  Our competitive advantage is largely due to the short distance of our copper loops to the home

                  95 per cent of ntl network is within 1000 meters to the home; 90 per cent of BT’s network is within 5,000 meters but only 5 per cent is within 1,000 meters (1)

                  This short distance allows us to deliver very high speed bandwidth to the home using the next generation DSL technologies (ADSL2+ initially, followed later by VDSL2), without costly “fiber to the home” network investment

                  In addition, developments on our HFC network will allow us to further exploit its shared access capabilities to provide customers with a greater array of services and higher speeds

                  In February 2005 ntl launched the UK’s first ADSL2+ trial. The trial has demonstrated that we can deliver broadband connections with downstream line rates in excess of 18 Mb/s without any modification to our copper infrastructure

                  In March 2005 we also launched the first known UK trial using this advanced DSL technology platform which will enable ntl to deliver on-demand streaming of HDTV channels over an IP Broadband infrastructure

 


(1)                                  Source: BT at Evolving Access Networks Conference Feb 2005

 

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Capital Structure notes

 

                  2003 Exchange rate of $1.7842/£; 2004 exchange rate of $1.9160

                  12/31/04 and proforma debt does not include untapped Sr. Credit Facility revolver of £250 million

                  Proforma debt reflects £500m Tranche A debt repaid on 4th February, 2005 as part of Broadcast sale use of proceeds

                  Proforma cash of £350m reflects 12/31/04 balance of £125m plus net Broadcast sale cash proceeds of £1.2b less debt pay-down of £500m and share repurchase of £475m (1)

 


(1)                        In February 2005, $130m of share repurchases were effected in the open market.  Additional repurchases subject to a variety of factors, including market conditions, competitive environment and exchange rates.

 

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