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Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September
30, 2015
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission File Number
001‑32663
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware 86-0812139
(State
or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
incorporation
or organization)
200
East Basse Road, Suite 100 78209
San
Antonio, Texas (Zip
Code)
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(210) 832-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated
filer [X] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [
]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|
Outstanding at
November 3, 2015
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|
Class A
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Class B
Common Stock, $.01 par value
|
46,392,713
315,000,000
|
CLEAR
CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
INDEX
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
2015
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
2014
|
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
172,938
|
|
$
|
186,204
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $23,988 in 2015 and
$24,308 in 2014
|
|
692,278
|
|
|
697,811
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
148,708
|
|
|
134,041
|
Other current assets
|
|
88,416
|
|
|
61,893
|
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
1,102,340
|
|
|
1,079,949
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Structures, net
|
|
1,491,781
|
|
|
1,614,199
|
Other property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
264,712
|
|
|
291,452
|
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND
GOODWILL
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangibles
|
|
1,043,727
|
|
|
1,066,748
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
370,229
|
|
|
412,064
|
Goodwill
|
|
801,042
|
|
|
817,112
|
OTHER ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from iHeartCommunications
|
|
913,658
|
|
|
947,806
|
Other assets
|
|
145,768
|
|
|
133,081
|
Total Assets
|
$
|
6,133,257
|
|
$
|
6,362,411
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
74,596
|
|
$
|
75,915
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
481,409
|
|
|
543,818
|
Deferred income
|
|
110,668
|
|
|
94,635
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
3,461
|
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
|
669,000
|
|
|
717,829
|
Long-term debt
|
|
4,927,090
|
|
|
4,930,468
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
599,675
|
|
|
620,255
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
235,324
|
|
|
234,800
|
Commitments and Contingent liabilities (Note 4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
|
182,883
|
|
|
203,334
|
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Class A common stock, $.01 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized,
46,619,081 and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,231,282 shares issued in 2015 and 2014, respectively
|
|
466
|
|
|
452
|
Class B common stock, $.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares
authorized, 315,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
issued and outstanding
|
|
3,150
|
|
|
3,150
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
4,176,984
|
|
|
4,167,233
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
(4,227,254)
|
|
|
(4,172,565)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
(431,986)
|
|
|
(341,353)
|
Cost of shares (230,343 shares in 2015 and 140,702 shares in
2014) held in treasury
|
|
(2,075)
|
|
|
(1,192)
|
|
Total Shareholders’ Deficit
|
|
(297,832)
|
|
|
(140,941)
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
|
$
|
6,133,257
|
|
$
|
6,362,411
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
September
30,
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Revenue
|
$
|
696,277
|
|
$
|
742,794
|
|
$
|
2,034,139
|
|
$
|
2,159,250
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses (excludes
depreciation
and amortization)
|
|
372,716
|
|
|
400,834
|
|
|
1,108,029
|
|
|
1,195,491
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
(excludes depreciation and
amortization)
|
|
132,559
|
|
|
139,613
|
|
|
392,211
|
|
|
412,834
|
|
|
Corporate expenses (excludes
depreciation
and amortization)
|
|
28,347
|
|
|
33,548
|
|
|
87,254
|
|
|
97,578
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
93,040
|
|
|
100,416
|
|
|
280,539
|
|
|
297,883
|
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
5,029
|
|
|
4,623
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
7,524
|
Operating income
|
|
53,013
|
|
|
73,006
|
|
|
144,719
|
|
|
162,988
|
Interest expense
|
|
88,088
|
|
|
87,695
|
|
|
266,060
|
|
|
265,168
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
15,630
|
|
|
15,105
|
|
|
45,932
|
|
|
45,005
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
(812)
|
|
|
4,185
|
|
|
(641)
|
|
|
3,776
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
(17,742)
|
|
|
2,191
|
|
|
17,472
|
|
|
16,071
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
(37,999)
|
|
|
6,792
|
|
|
(58,578)
|
|
|
(37,328)
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
22,797
|
|
|
(5,372)
|
|
|
19,709
|
|
|
2,503
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
(15,202)
|
|
|
1,420
|
|
|
(38,869)
|
|
|
(34,825)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
7,379
|
|
|
8,483
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
|
18,071
|
Net loss attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(22,581)
|
|
$
|
(7,063)
|
|
$
|
(54,689)
|
|
$
|
(52,896)
|
Other comprehensive income (loss), net
of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
(21,316)
|
|
|
(62,433)
|
|
|
(99,903)
|
|
|
(78,995)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on
marketable securities
|
|
(149)
|
|
|
(74)
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
605
|
|
Other adjustments to comprehensive
loss
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,154)
|
|
|
-
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
(21,465)
|
|
|
(62,507)
|
|
|
(100,517)
|
|
|
(78,390)
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
(44,046)
|
|
|
(69,570)
|
|
|
(155,206)
|
|
|
(131,286)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
(7,123)
|
|
|
(2,511)
|
|
|
(9,884)
|
|
|
(5,962)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to the
Company
|
$
|
(36,923)
|
|
$
|
(67,059)
|
|
$
|
(145,322)
|
|
$
|
(125,324)
|
Net income (loss) attributable to the
Company per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$
|
(0.06)
|
|
$
|
(0.02)
|
|
$
|
(0.15)
|
|
$
|
(0.15)
|
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding – Basic
|
|
359,689
|
|
|
358,653
|
|
|
359,442
|
|
|
358,502
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.06)
|
|
$
|
(0.02)
|
|
$
|
(0.15)
|
|
$
|
(0.15)
|
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding – Diluted
|
359,689
|
|
|
358,653
|
|
|
359,442
|
|
|
358,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per share
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
See Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net loss
|
|
|
|
$
|
(38,869)
|
|
$
|
(34,825)
|
Reconciling items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
280,539
|
|
|
297,883
|
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
|
|
|
(6,924)
|
|
|
(23,813)
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
|
|
8,686
|
|
|
5,394
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
6,045
|
|
|
5,712
|
|
Gain on sale of operating and fixed
assets
|
|
|
|
|
(7,378)
|
|
|
(7,524)
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing
charges and note discounts, net
|
|
|
|
|
6,520
|
|
|
6,491
|
|
Other reconciling items, net
|
|
|
|
|
(17,423)
|
|
|
(20,334)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
(37,314)
|
|
|
(7,208)
|
|
|
Increase in prepaid expenses and other
current assets
|
|
|
|
|
(25,917)
|
|
|
(6,921)
|
|
|
Decrease in accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
(70,802)
|
|
|
(19,617)
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts
payable
|
|
|
|
|
2,942
|
|
|
(9,201)
|
|
|
Increase in deferred income
|
|
|
|
|
20,528
|
|
|
20,131
|
|
|
Changes in other operating assets and
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
(16,018)
|
|
|
(17,313)
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
126,246
|
|
$
|
188,855
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment
|
|
|
|
|
(138,618)
|
|
|
(135,457)
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of assets
|
|
|
|
|
8,479
|
|
|
11,825
|
|
Purchases of other operating assets
|
|
|
|
|
(1,614)
|
|
|
(228)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of investment
securities
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
|
|
|
(2,272)
|
|
|
(2,954)
|
Net cash used for investing activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
(134,025)
|
|
$
|
(110,994)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Draws on credit facilities
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
820
|
|
Payments on credit facilities
|
|
|
|
|
(3,304)
|
|
|
(3,032)
|
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
(41)
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
Net transfers from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
|
|
|
34,148
|
|
|
3,151
|
|
Payments to purchase noncontrolling
interests
|
|
|
|
|
(234)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Dividends and other payments to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
|
(28,088)
|
|
|
(11,549)
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(175,022)
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
|
|
|
2,912
|
|
|
1,315
|
Net cash provided by (used for)
financing activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,393
|
|
$
|
(184,352)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash
|
|
|
|
|
(10,880)
|
|
|
(4,301)
|
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
(13,266)
|
|
|
(110,792)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period
|
|
|
|
|
186,204
|
|
|
314,545
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
|
|
|
|
$
|
172,938
|
|
$
|
203,753
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
|
261,516
|
|
|
261,546
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
|
29,408
|
|
|
27,234
|
See Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
3
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
Preparation of Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared
by Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the
opinion of management, include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary
to present fairly the results of the interim periods shown. Certain information
and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have
been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.
Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. Due to seasonality and other factors,
the results for the interim periods may not be indicative of results for the
full year. The financial statements contained herein should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. All references in
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Company
and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our reportable segments are Americas
outdoor advertising (“Americas”) and International outdoor advertising
(“International”).
The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and give
effect to allocations of expenses from the Company’s indirect parent entity, iHeartCommunications,
Inc. (“iHeartCommunications”). These allocations were made on a specifically
identifiable basis or using relative percentages of headcount or other methods
management considered to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of
services provided. Also included in the consolidated financial statements are
entities for which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the
primary beneficiary. Investments in companies in which the Company owns 20% to
50% of the voting common stock or otherwise exercises significant influence
over operating and financial policies of the company are accounted for under
the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in
the consolidation process. Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified
to conform to the 2015 presentation.
During the
first quarter of 2015, and in connection with the appointment of a new chief
executive officer for the Company and a new chief executive officer for Americas,
the Company reevaluated its segment reporting and determined that its Latin
American operations should be managed by its Americas leadership team. As a
result, the operations of Latin America are no longer reflected within the
Company’s International segment and are included in the results of its Americas
segment. Accordingly, the Company has recast the corresponding segment
disclosures for prior periods to include Latin America within the Americas
segment.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
During the first quarter of 2015, the Company adopted the
Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation
of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic
360), Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of
Components of an Entity. This update provides guidance for the
recognition, measurement and disclosure of discontinued operations. The update
is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 15 December 2014 and
interim periods within those years. The adoption of this guidance did not have
a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
During the first quarter of 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
Consolidation (Topic 810), Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.
This new standard eliminates the deferral of FAS 167, which has allowed
entities with interest in certain investment funds to follow the previous
consolidation guidance in FIN 46(R), and makes other changes to both the
variable interest model and the voting model. The standard is effective for
annual periods, and for interim periods within those annual periods, beginning
after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the
provisions of this new standard on its financial position and results of
operations.
During the second quarter of 2015, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30):
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This update requires
entities to present debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability
as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that direct debt liability.
The standard is effective for annual periods, and for interim periods within
those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new standard on its
financial position and results of operations.
During the third quarter of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date.
This update provides a one-year deferral of the effective date for ASU No.
2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU No. 2014-09
provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of revenue
resulting from contracts with customers and will supersede virtually all of the
current revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The standard is
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
effective for the first interim period within annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new
standard on its financial position and results of operations.
During the third quarter of 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16,
Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for
Measurement-Period Adjustments. This update eliminates the requirement for
an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period
adjustments retrospectively. Instead, acquirers must recognize
measurement-period adjustments during the period in which they determine the
amounts, including the effect on earnings of any amounts they would have
recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the
acquisition date. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company
is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new standard on
its financial position and results of operations.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Property, Plant and Equipment
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|
|
|
|
|
The Company’s
property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets as
of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
September
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Land, buildings and improvements
|
$
|
195,217
|
|
$
|
198,280
|
Structures
|
|
2,974,643
|
|
|
2,999,582
|
Furniture and other equipment
|
|
154,261
|
|
|
152,084
|
Construction in progress
|
|
60,223
|
|
|
75,469
|
|
|
3,384,344
|
|
|
3,425,415
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
|
1,627,851
|
|
|
1,519,764
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
1,756,493
|
|
$
|
1,905,651
|
Indefinite-lived Intangible
Assets
The Company’s
indefinite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of billboard permits in
its Americas segment. Due to significant differences in both business
practices and regulations, billboards in the International segment are subject
to long-term, finite contracts, unlike the Company’s permits in the United
States and Canada. Accordingly, there are no indefinite-lived intangible assets
in the International segment.
Annual Impairment Test to
Billboard Permits
Historically, the Company
performed its annual impairment test on indefinite-lived intangible assets as
of October 1 of each year. Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, the Company
began performing its annual impairment test on July 1 of each year.
The impairment tests for
indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of a comparison between the fair
value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset at the market level with its
carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible
asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to that
excess. After an impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount
of the indefinite-lived asset is its new accounting basis. The fair value of
the indefinite-lived asset is determined using the direct valuation method as
prescribed in ASC 805-20-S99. Under the direct valuation method, the fair
value of the indefinite-lived assets is calculated at the market level as
prescribed by ASC 350-30-35. The Company engaged Corporate Valuation
Consulting LLC (formerly a Mesirow Financial Consulting Practice), a
third-party valuation firm, to assist it in the development of the assumptions
and the Company’s determination of the fair value of its indefinite-lived
intangible assets.
The application of the
direct valuation method attempts to isolate the income that is properly
attributable to the indefinite-lived intangible asset alone (that is, apart
from tangible and identified intangible assets and goodwill). It is based upon
modeling a hypothetical “greenfield” build-up to a “normalized” enterprise
that, by design, lacks inherent goodwill and whose only other assets have
essentially been paid for (or added) as part of the build-up process. The
Company forecasts revenue, expenses and cash flows over a ten-year period for
each of its markets in its application of the direct valuation method. The
Company also calculates a “normalized” residual year which represents the
perpetual cash flows of each market. The residual year cash flow was
capitalized to arrive at the terminal value of the permits in each market.
Under the direct valuation
method, it is assumed that rather than acquiring indefinite-lived intangible
assets as part of a going concern business, the buyer hypothetically develops
indefinite-lived intangible assets and builds a new operation with similar
attributes from scratch. Thus, the buyer incurs start-up costs during the
build-up phase which are normally associated with going concern value. Initial
capital costs are deducted from the discounted cash flow model which results in
value that is directly attributable to the indefinite-lived intangible assets.
The key assumptions using
the direct valuation method are market revenue growth rates, market share,
profit margin, duration and profile of the build-up period, estimated start-up
capital costs and losses incurred during the build-up period, the risk-adjusted
discount
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
rate and terminal values. This data is
populated using industry normalized information representing an average
billboard permit within a market.
The Company recognized an
impairment charge related to its indefinite-lived intangible assets of $21.6
million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 related to
billboard permits in one market. The Company did not recognize an impairment
charge for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets
include definite-lived intangible assets and permanent easements. The
Company’s definite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of transit and
street furniture contracts, site-leases and other contractual rights, all of
which are amortized over the shorter of either the respective lives of the
agreements or over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute
directly or indirectly to the Company’s future cash flows. Permanent easements
are indefinite-lived intangible assets which include certain rights to use real
property not owned by the Company. The Company periodically reviews the
appropriateness of the amortization periods related to its definite-lived
intangible assets. These assets are recorded at cost.
The following table
presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each
major class of other intangible assets as of September 30, 2015 and December
31, 2014, respectively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
September
30, 2015
|
|
December
31, 2014
|
|
Gross
Carrying Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Gross
Carrying Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Transit, street furniture and other
outdoor
contractual rights
|
$
|
663,304
|
|
$
|
(465,835)
|
|
$
|
716,722
|
|
$
|
(476,523)
|
Permanent easements
|
|
171,825
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
171,272
|
|
|
-
|
Other
|
|
3,246
|
|
|
(2,311)
|
|
|
2,912
|
|
|
(2,319)
|
|
Total
|
$
|
838,375
|
|
$
|
(468,146)
|
|
$
|
890,906
|
|
$
|
(478,842)
|
Total amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible
assets for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $11.1 million
and $16.7 million, respectively. Total amortization expense related to
definite-lived intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2015
and 2014 was $38.3 million and $50.8 million, respectively.
As acquisitions and
dispositions occur in the future, amortization expense may vary. The
following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for
each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible
assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
2016
|
$
|
38,652
|
|
2017
|
$
|
29,822
|
|
2018
|
$
|
24,998
|
|
2019
|
$
|
16,369
|
|
2020
|
$
|
13,464
|
|
Annual Impairment Test to Goodwill
Historically, the Company performed its annual impairment test on
goodwill as of October 1 of each year. Beginning in the third quarter of 2015,
the Company began performing its annual impairment test on July 1 of each
year.
Each of the Company’s advertising markets are components. The U.S. advertising markets are aggregated into a single reporting unit for purposes of the goodwill impairment test using the guidance in ASC 350-20-55. The Company also determined that each country within its Americas segment and its International segment constitutes a separate reporting unit.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The goodwill impairment test
is a two-step process. The first step, used to screen for potential impairment,
compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount,
including goodwill. If applicable, the second step, used to measure the amount
of the impairment loss, compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit
goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.
Each of the Company’s reporting units is valued using a discounted
cash flow model which requires estimating future cash flows expected to be
generated from the reporting unit and discounting such cash flows to their
present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values were also
estimated and discounted to their present value. Assessing the recoverability
of goodwill requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions about sales,
operating margins, growth rates and discount rates based on its budgets,
business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and
marketplace data. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors
and management’s judgment in applying these factors.
The Company concluded no goodwill impairment charge was required
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2014.
The following table
presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the
Company’s reportable segments:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Americas
|
|
International
|
|
Consolidated
|
Balance as of December 31, 2013
|
$
|
585,227
|
|
$
|
264,907
|
|
$
|
850,134
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
(653)
|
|
|
(32,369)
|
|
|
(33,022)
|
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
$
|
584,574
|
|
$
|
232,538
|
|
$
|
817,112
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
(636)
|
|
|
(15,434)
|
|
|
(16,070)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
$
|
583,938
|
|
$
|
217,104
|
|
$
|
801,042
|
NOTE 3 – LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
September
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
Senior Notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.5% Series A Senior Notes Due 2022
|
$
|
735,750
|
|
$
|
735,750
|
|
6.5% Series B Senior Notes Due 2022
|
|
1,989,250
|
|
|
1,989,250
|
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
Senior Subordinated Notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.625% Series A Senior Subordinated
Notes Due 2020
|
|
275,000
|
|
|
275,000
|
|
7.625% Series B Senior Subordinated
Notes Due 2020
|
|
1,925,000
|
|
|
1,925,000
|
Senior revolving credit facility due
2018(1)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Other debt
|
|
10,135
|
|
|
15,107
|
Original issue discount
|
|
(5,718)
|
|
|
(6,178)
|
Total debt
|
$
|
4,929,417
|
|
$
|
4,933,929
|
|
Less: current portion
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
3,461
|
Total long-term debt
|
$
|
4,927,090
|
|
$
|
4,930,468
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The Senior revolving credit facility
provides for borrowings up to $75.0 million (the revolving credit
commitment).
|
The aggregate market value of the Company’s debt based on market prices for which quotes were available was approximately $4.9 billion and $5.1 billion at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Under the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820-10-35, the market value of the Company’s debt is classified as Level 1.
Surety Bonds, Letters of
Credit and Guarantees
As of September 30, 2015,
the Company had $57.2 million and $58.7 million in letters of
credit and bank guarantees outstanding, respectively. Bank guarantees of $12.4 million were backed by
cash collateral. Additionally, as of September 30, 2015,
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
iHeartCommunications
had outstanding commercial standby letters of credit and surety bonds of $1.2 million and $58.2 million,
respectively, held on behalf of the Company. These letters of credit, bank
guarantees and surety bonds relate to various operational matters, including
insurance, bid and performance bonds, as well as other items.
NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in certain legal
proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have
accrued an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of those claims
for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably
estimated. These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel
and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of
litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future
results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by
changes in the Company’s assumptions or the effectiveness of its strategies
related to these proceedings. Additionally, due to the inherent uncertainty of
litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular
claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial condition or results of operations.
Although
the Company is involved in a variety of legal proceedings in the ordinary
course of business, a large portion of the Company’s litigation arises in the
following contexts: commercial disputes; misappropriation of likeness and right
of publicity claims; employment and benefits related claims; governmental
fines; intellectual property claims; and tax disputes.
Los
Angeles Litigation
In 2008, Summit Media, LLC, one of the Company’s
competitors, sued the City of Los Angeles (the “City”), Clear Channel Outdoor,
Inc. (“CCOI”) and OUTFRONT Media Inc. (formerly CBS Outdoor Americas Inc.) in
Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BS116611) challenging the validity of a
settlement agreement that had been entered into in November 2006 among the
parties and pursuant to which CCOI had taken down existing billboards and
converted 83 existing signs from static
displays to digital displays. In 2009, the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled
that the settlement agreement constituted an ultra vires act of the City, and
nullified its existence. After further proceedings, on April 12, 2013, the Los
Angeles Superior Court invalidated 82 digital modernization
permits issued to CCOI (77 of which displays were
operating at the time of the ruling) and CCOI was required to turn off the
electrical power to all affected digital displays on April 15, 2013. The
digital display structures remain intact but digital displays are currently
prohibited in the City. CCOI is seeking permits under the existing City sign
code to either wrap the LED faces with vinyl or convert the LED faces to
traditional static signs, and has obtained a number of such permits. CCOI is
also pursuing a new ordinance to permit digital signage in the City.
International
Outdoor Investigation
On April 21, 2015, inspections were conducted at the
premises of the Company in Denmark and Sweden as part of an investigation by
Danish competition authorities. Additionally, on the same day, Clear
Channel UK received a communication from the UK competition authorities, also
in connection with the investigation by Danish competition authorities. The
Company and its affiliates are cooperating with the national competition
authorities.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company records net
amounts due from or to iHeartCommunications as “Due from/to
iHeartCommunications” on the consolidated balance sheets. The accounts
represent the revolving promissory note issued by the Company to
iHeartCommunications and the revolving promissory note issued by
iHeartCommunications to the Company in the face amount of $1.0 billion, or if more
or less than such amount, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all
advances. The accounts accrue interest pursuant to the terms of the promissory
notes and are generally payable on demand or when they mature on
December 15, 2017.
Included in the accounts are
the net activities resulting from day-to-day cash management services provided
by iHeartCommunications. As a part of these services, the Company maintains
collection bank accounts swept daily into accounts of iHeartCommunications
(after satisfying the funding requirements of the Trustee Accounts under the
CCWH Senior Notes and the CCWH Subordinated Notes). In return,
iHeartCommunications funds the Company’s controlled disbursement accounts as
checks or electronic payments are presented for payment. The Company’s claim
in relation to cash transferred from its concentration account is on an
unsecured basis and is limited to the balance of the “Due from
iHeartCommunications” account.
As of September 30, 2015 and
December 31, 2014, the asset recorded in “Due from iHeartCommunications” on the
consolidated balance sheet was $913.7 million and $947.8 million,
respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the fixed interest rate on the “Due
from
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
iHeartCommunications” account was 6.5%, which is equal to the
fixed interest rate on the CCWH Senior Notes. The net interest income for the
three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $15.6 million and $15.1
million, respectively. The net interest income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $45.9 million and $45.0 million, respectively.
The Company provides advertising
space on its billboards for radio stations owned by iHeartCommunications. For
the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $0.3
million and $0.7 million, respectively, in revenue for these advertisements.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded
$2.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively, in revenue for these
advertisements.
Under the Corporate Services
Agreement between iHeartCommunications and the Company, iHeartCommunications
provides management services to the Company, which include, among other things:
(i) treasury, payroll and other financial related services;
(ii) certain executive officer services; (iii) human resources and
employee benefits services; (iv) legal and related services; (v) information
systems, network and related services; (vi) investment services;
(vii) procurement and sourcing support services; and (viii) other
general corporate services. These services are charged to the Company based on
actual direct costs incurred or allocated by iHeartCommunications based on
headcount, revenue or other factors on a pro rata basis. For the three months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $7.9 million and $7.4
million, respectively, as a component of corporate expenses for these
services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company
recorded $23.8 million and $23.6 million, respectively, as a component of
corporate expenses for these services.
Pursuant to the Tax Matters
Agreement between iHeartCommunications and the Company, the operations of the
Company are included in a consolidated federal income tax return filed by
iHeartCommunications. The Company’s provision for income taxes has been
computed on the basis that the Company files separate consolidated federal
income tax returns with its subsidiaries. Tax payments are made to
iHeartCommunications on the basis of the Company’s separate taxable income.
Tax benefits recognized on the Company’s employee stock option exercises are
retained by the Company.
The Company computes its
deferred income tax provision using the liability method in accordance with the
provisions of ASC 740-10, as if the Company was a separate taxpayer.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between
financial reporting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are
measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to be realized
or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances if the
Company believes it is more likely than not some portion or all of the asset
will not be realized.
Pursuant to the Employee
Matters Agreement, the Company’s employees participate in iHeartCommunications’
employee benefit plans, including employee medical insurance and a 401(k)
retirement benefit plan. For each of the three month periods ended September
30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $2.7 million and $2.6 million,
respectively, as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses
for these services. For each of the nine month periods ended September 30,
2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $8.0 million as a component of selling,
general and administrative expenses for these services.
Stock Purchases
On August 9, 2010,
iHeartCommunications announced that its board of directors approved a stock
purchase program under which iHeartCommunications or its subsidiaries may
purchase up to an aggregate of $100 million of the Company’s
Class A common stock and/or the Class A common stock of iHeartMedia, Inc.
(“iHeartMedia”). The stock purchase program did not have a fixed expiration
date and could be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at
iHeartCommunications’ discretion. As of December 31, 2014, an aggregate $34.2 million was available
under this program. In January 2015, CC Finco, LLC (“CC Finco”), an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of iHeartCommunications, purchased an additional 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock for $20.4 million. On April 2, 2015, CC Finco purchased an additional 2,172,946 shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock for $22.2 million, increasing
iHeartCommunications’ collective holdings to represent slightly more than 90% of the outstanding shares
of the Company’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis, assuming the conversion
of all of the Company’s Class B common stock into Class A common stock. As a
result of this purchase, the stock purchase program concluded. The purchase of
shares in excess of the amount available under the stock purchase program was
separately approved by the iHeartCommunications’ board of directors.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
6 – INCOME TAXES
|
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company’s income tax benefit
(expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014,
respectively, consisted of the following components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Current tax benefit (expense)
|
$
|
9,562
|
|
$
|
(1,462)
|
|
$
|
12,785
|
|
$
|
(21,310)
|
Deferred tax benefit (expense)
|
|
13,235
|
|
|
(3,910)
|
|
|
6,924
|
|
|
23,813
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
$
|
22,797
|
|
$
|
(5,372)
|
|
$
|
19,709
|
|
$
|
2,503
|
The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2015 were 60.0% and 33.6%, respectively. The
effective rates were primarily impacted by the Company’s uncertainty of an
ability to recognize the future benefit of certain deferred tax assets that
consists of current period net operating losses in U.S. federal, state and
certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance
against these deferred tax assets as the reversing deferred tax liabilities and
other sources of taxable income that may be available to realize the deferred
tax assets was exceeded by the additional net operating losses in the current
period.
The effective
tax rates for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2014 were 79.1% and 6.7%, respectively. The effective
rates were primarily impacted by the Company’s inability to record tax benefits
on tax losses in certain foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the
ability to utilize those losses in future years. In addition, the effective tax
rates were impacted by the timing and mix of earnings in the various
jurisdictions in which the Company operates.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
The Company reports
its noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries as a component of
equity separate from the Company’s equity. The following table shows the
changes in shareholders’ equity attributable to the Company and the
noncontrolling interests of subsidiaries in which the Company has a majority,
but not total, ownership interest:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
The
Company
|
|
Noncontrolling
Interests
|
|
Consolidated
|
Balances as of January 1, 2015
|
$
|
(344,275)
|
|
$
|
203,334
|
|
$
|
(140,941)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
(54,689)
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
|
(38,869)
|
|
Dividends and other payments to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
(28,088)
|
|
|
(28,088)
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
6,045
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,045
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
(90,019)
|
|
|
(9,884)
|
|
|
(99,903)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
540
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
540
|
|
Other adjustments to comprehensive
loss
|
|
(1,154)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,154)
|
|
Other, net
|
|
2,837
|
|
|
1,701
|
|
|
4,538
|
Balances as of September 30, 2015
|
$
|
(480,715)
|
|
$
|
182,883
|
|
$
|
(297,832)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances as of January 1, 2014
|
$
|
(41,938)
|
|
$
|
202,046
|
|
$
|
160,108
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
(52,896)
|
|
|
18,071
|
|
|
(34,825)
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
(175,022)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(175,022)
|
|
Dividends and other payments to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,549)
|
|
|
(11,549)
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
5,712
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,712
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
(73,033)
|
|
|
(5,962)
|
|
|
(78,995)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
605
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
605
|
|
Other, net
|
|
1,398
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,398
|
Balances as of September 30, 2014
|
$
|
(335,174)
|
|
$
|
202,606
|
|
$
|
(132,568)
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 8 — OTHER
INFORMATION
Other Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
For the three months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 the total increase (decrease) in deferred
income tax liabilities of other comprehensive income (loss) related to pensions
were $0.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 the total increase
(decrease) in deferred income tax liabilities of other comprehensive income
(loss) related to pensions were $(0.6) million and $0.0 million, respectively.
NOTE 9 – SEGMENT DATA
The Company has two
reportable segments, which it believes best reflect how the Company is
currently managed – Americas and International. The Americas segment consists
of operations primarily in the United States, Canada and Latin America and the
International segment primarily includes operations in Europe, Asia and
Australia. The Americas and International display inventory consists primarily
of billboards, street furniture displays and transit displays. Corporate
includes infrastructure and support including information technology, human
resources, legal, finance and administrative functions of each of the Company’s
reportable segments, as well as overall executive, administrative and support
functions. Share-based payments are recorded in corporate expenses.
During the first quarter of 2015, the
Company revised its segment reporting, as discussed in Note 1. The following
table presents the Company’s reportable segment results for the three months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Americas
Outdoor Advertising
|
|
International
Outdoor Advertising
|
|
Corporate
and other reconciling items
|
|
Consolidated
|
Three months ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
347,336
|
|
$
|
348,941
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
696,277
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
149,072
|
|
|
223,644
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
372,716
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
59,539
|
|
|
73,020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
132,559
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
28,347
|
|
|
28,347
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
50,121
|
|
|
41,564
|
|
|
1,355
|
|
|
93,040
|
Impairment charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
21,631
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,029
|
|
|
5,029
|
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
88,604
|
|
$
|
10,713
|
|
$
|
(46,304)
|
|
$
|
53,013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
18,557
|
|
$
|
28,665
|
|
$
|
1,363
|
|
$
|
48,585
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,316
|
|
$
|
2,316
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
350,464
|
|
$
|
392,330
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
742,794
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
151,550
|
|
|
249,284
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
400,834
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
60,994
|
|
|
78,619
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
139,613
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
33,548
|
|
|
33,548
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
51,303
|
|
|
47,775
|
|
|
1,338
|
|
|
100,416
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,623
|
|
|
4,623
|
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
86,617
|
|
$
|
16,652
|
|
$
|
(30,263)
|
|
$
|
73,006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
22,392
|
|
$
|
19,448
|
|
$
|
650
|
|
$
|
42,490
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,462
|
|
$
|
1,462
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The
following table presents the Company’s reportable segment results for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Americas
Outdoor Advertising
|
|
International
Outdoor Advertising
|
|
Corporate
and other reconciling items
|
|
Consolidated
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
984,485
|
|
$
|
1,049,654
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,034,139
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
445,018
|
|
|
663,011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,108,029
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
172,522
|
|
|
219,689
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
392,211
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
87,254
|
|
|
87,254
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
151,574
|
|
|
124,961
|
|
|
4,004
|
|
|
280,539
|
Impairment charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
21,631
|
Other operating loss, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
244
|
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
215,371
|
|
$
|
41,993
|
|
$
|
(112,645)
|
|
$
|
144,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
50,916
|
|
$
|
85,522
|
|
$
|
2,180
|
|
$
|
138,618
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
6,045
|
|
$
|
6,045
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
985,420
|
|
$
|
1,173,830
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,159,250
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
448,789
|
|
|
746,702
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,195,491
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
175,811
|
|
|
237,023
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
412,834
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
97,578
|
|
|
97,578
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
150,862
|
|
|
143,995
|
|
|
3,026
|
|
|
297,883
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,524
|
|
|
7,524
|
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
209,958
|
|
$
|
46,110
|
|
$
|
(93,080)
|
|
$
|
162,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
60,519
|
|
$
|
72,086
|
|
$
|
2,852
|
|
$
|
135,457
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
5,712
|
|
$
|
5,712
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 10 – GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES
|
The Company and
certain of the Company’s direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic
subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) fully and unconditionally
guarantee on a joint and several basis certain of the outstanding
indebtedness of Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ("CCWH" or
the “Subsidiary Issuer”). The following consolidating schedules present
financial information on a combined basis in conformity with the SEC’s
Regulation S-X Rule 3-10(d):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
September
30, 2015
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
905
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
17,545
|
|
$
|
154,488
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
172,938
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
213,969
|
|
|
478,309
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
692,278
|
Intercompany receivables
|
|
-
|
|
|
260,215
|
|
|
1,686,434
|
|
|
11,909
|
|
|
(1,958,558)
|
|
|
-
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
3,041
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
66,074
|
|
|
79,593
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
148,708
|
Other current assets
|
|
(773)
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
60,819
|
|
|
28,332
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
88,416
|
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
3,173
|
|
|
260,253
|
|
|
2,044,841
|
|
|
752,631
|
|
|
(1,958,558)
|
|
|
1,102,340
|
Structures, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
977,767
|
|
|
514,014
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,491,781
|
Other property, plant and equipment,
net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
156,557
|
|
|
108,155
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
264,712
|
Indefinite-lived intangibles
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,034,108
|
|
|
9,619
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,043,727
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
309,786
|
|
|
60,443
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
370,229
|
Goodwill
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
571,932
|
|
|
229,110
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
801,042
|
Due from iHeartCommunications
|
|
913,658
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
913,658
|
Intercompany notes receivable
|
|
182,026
|
|
|
4,923,244
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,689
|
|
|
(5,113,959)
|
|
|
-
|
Other assets
|
|
140,749
|
|
|
744,388
|
|
|
1,225,017
|
|
|
45,840
|
|
|
(2,010,226)
|
|
|
145,768
|
|
Total Assets
|
$
|
1,239,606
|
|
$
|
5,927,885
|
|
$
|
6,320,008
|
|
$
|
1,728,501
|
|
$
|
(9,082,743)
|
|
$
|
6,133,257
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
6,521
|
|
$
|
68,075
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
74,596
|
Intercompany payable
|
|
1,686,434
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
272,124
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,958,558)
|
|
|
-
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,199
|
|
|
90,883
|
|
|
387,327
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
481,409
|
Deferred income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49,991
|
|
|
60,677
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
110,668
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
2,264
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,327
|
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
|
1,686,434
|
|
|
3,199
|
|
|
419,582
|
|
|
518,343
|
|
|
(1,958,558)
|
|
|
669,000
|
Long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,919,281
|
|
|
1,031
|
|
|
6,778
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,927,090
|
Intercompany notes payable
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,033,596
|
|
|
80,363
|
|
|
(5,113,959)
|
|
|
-
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
772
|
|
|
1,367
|
|
|
592,682
|
|
|
4,854
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
599,675
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
132,383
|
|
|
102,941
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
235,324
|
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)
|
|
(447,600)
|
|
|
1,004,038
|
|
|
140,734
|
|
|
1,015,222
|
|
|
(2,010,226)
|
|
|
(297,832)
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity
|
$
|
1,239,606
|
|
$
|
5,927,885
|
|
$
|
6,320,008
|
|
$
|
1,728,501
|
|
$
|
(9,082,743)
|
|
$
|
6,133,257
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
December
31, 2014
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
905
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
205,259
|
|
$
|
(19,960)
|
|
$
|
186,204
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
202,771
|
|
|
495,040
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
697,811
|
Intercompany receivables
|
|
-
|
|
|
259,510
|
|
|
1,731,448
|
|
|
8,056
|
|
|
(1,999,014)
|
|
|
-
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
1,299
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
64,922
|
|
|
67,820
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
134,041
|
Other current assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,850
|
|
|
21,485
|
|
|
33,558
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
61,893
|
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
2,204
|
|
|
266,360
|
|
|
2,020,626
|
|
|
809,733
|
|
|
(2,018,974)
|
|
|
1,079,949
|
Structures, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,049,684
|
|
|
564,515
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,614,199
|
Other property, plant and equipment,
net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
172,809
|
|
|
118,643
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
291,452
|
Indefinite-lived intangibles
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,055,728
|
|
|
11,020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,066,748
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
322,550
|
|
|
89,514
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
412,064
|
Goodwill
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
571,932
|
|
|
245,180
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
817,112
|
Due from iHeartCommunications
|
|
947,806
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
947,806
|
Intercompany notes receivable
|
|
182,026
|
|
|
4,927,517
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,109,543)
|
|
|
-
|
Other assets
|
|
264,839
|
|
|
793,626
|
|
|
1,287,717
|
|
|
50,568
|
|
|
(2,263,669)
|
|
|
133,081
|
|
Total Assets
|
$
|
1,396,875
|
|
$
|
5,987,503
|
|
$
|
6,481,046
|
|
$
|
1,889,173
|
|
$
|
(9,392,186)
|
|
$
|
6,362,411
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
27,866
|
|
$
|
68,009
|
|
$
|
(19,960)
|
|
$
|
75,915
|
Intercompany payable
|
|
1,731,448
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
267,566
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,999,014)
|
|
|
-
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
467
|
|
|
3,475
|
|
|
103,243
|
|
|
436,633
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
543,818
|
Deferred income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
44,363
|
|
|
50,272
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
94,635
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
3,406
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,461
|
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
|
1,731,915
|
|
|
3,475
|
|
|
443,093
|
|
|
558,320
|
|
|
(2,018,974)
|
|
|
717,829
|
Long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,918,822
|
|
|
1,077
|
|
|
10,569
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,930,468
|
Intercompany notes payable
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,035,279
|
|
|
74,264
|
|
|
(5,109,543)
|
|
|
-
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
772
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
607,841
|
|
|
11,557
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
620,255
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
128,855
|
|
|
105,945
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
234,800
|
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)
|
|
(335,812)
|
|
|
1,065,121
|
|
|
264,901
|
|
|
1,128,518
|
|
|
(2,263,669)
|
|
|
(140,941)
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity
|
$
|
1,396,875
|
|
$
|
5,987,503
|
|
$
|
6,481,046
|
|
$
|
1,889,173
|
|
$
|
(9,392,186)
|
|
$
|
6,362,411
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenue
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
311,096
|
|
$
|
385,181
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
696,277
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
127,922
|
|
|
244,794
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
372,716
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
51,238
|
|
|
81,321
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
132,559
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
3,122
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
13,848
|
|
|
11,377
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
28,347
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
48,402
|
|
|
44,638
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
93,040
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
Other operating income (expense), net
|
|
(121)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
996
|
|
|
4,154
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,029
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
(3,243)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49,051
|
|
|
7,205
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
53,013
|
Interest (income) expense, net
|
|
2
|
|
|
88,084
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
(230)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
88,088
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
15,630
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,630
|
Intercompany interest income
|
|
4,021
|
|
|
85,147
|
|
|
15,802
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(104,970)
|
|
|
-
|
Intercompany interest expense
|
|
15,630
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
89,168
|
|
|
172
|
|
|
(104,970)
|
|
|
-
|
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated
affiliates
|
|
(23,425)
|
|
|
(16,699)
|
|
|
(19,030)
|
|
|
(1,150)
|
|
|
59,492
|
|
|
(812)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
356
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(734)
|
|
|
(17,364)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(17,742)
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
(22,293)
|
|
|
(19,636)
|
|
|
(44,311)
|
|
|
(11,251)
|
|
|
59,492
|
|
|
(37,999)
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
(288)
|
|
|
489
|
|
|
20,886
|
|
|
1,710
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
22,797
|
Consolidated net loss
|
|
(22,581)
|
|
|
(19,147)
|
|
|
(23,425)
|
|
|
(9,541)
|
|
|
59,492
|
|
|
(15,202)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,379
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,379
|
Net loss attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(22,581)
|
|
$
|
(19,147)
|
|
$
|
(23,425)
|
|
$
|
(16,920)
|
|
$
|
59,492
|
|
$
|
(22,581)
|
Other comprehensive (loss), net of
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,038)
|
|
|
(12,278)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(21,316)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(149)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(149)
|
|
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive
income
|
|
(14,342)
|
|
|
(3,769)
|
|
|
(5,304)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
23,415
|
|
|
-
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
(36,923)
|
|
|
(22,916)
|
|
|
(37,767)
|
|
|
(29,347)
|
|
|
82,907
|
|
|
(44,046)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,123)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,123)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable
to the Company
|
$
|
(36,923)
|
|
$
|
(22,916)
|
|
$
|
(37,767)
|
|
$
|
(22,224)
|
|
$
|
82,907
|
|
$
|
(36,923)
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenue
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
308,200
|
|
$
|
434,594
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
742,794
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
126,757
|
|
|
274,077
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
400,834
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
51,194
|
|
|
88,419
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
139,613
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
3,094
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
17,009
|
|
|
13,445
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
33,548
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49,193
|
|
|
51,223
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
100,416
|
|
Other operating income (expense), net
|
|
(133)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,410
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,623
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
(3,227)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
68,457
|
|
|
7,776
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
73,006
|
Interest (income) expense, net
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
88,074
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
(523)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
87,695
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
15,105
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,105
|
Intercompany interest income
|
|
3,922
|
|
|
85,215
|
|
|
15,338
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(104,475)
|
|
|
-
|
Intercompany interest expense
|
|
15,105
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
89,137
|
|
|
233
|
|
|
(104,475)
|
|
|
-
|
Loss on marketable securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
(9,731)
|
|
|
(6,863)
|
|
|
(10,813)
|
|
|
3,774
|
|
|
27,818
|
|
|
4,185
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
1,067
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,408)
|
|
|
2,532
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,191
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
(7,966)
|
|
|
(9,722)
|
|
|
(17,710)
|
|
|
14,372
|
|
|
27,818
|
|
|
6,792
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
903
|
|
|
(2,718)
|
|
|
7,979
|
|
|
(11,536)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,372)
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
(7,063)
|
|
|
(12,440)
|
|
|
(9,731)
|
|
|
2,836
|
|
|
27,818
|
|
|
1,420
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,483
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,483
|
Net income (loss) attributable to the
Company
|
$
|
(7,063)
|
|
$
|
(12,440)
|
|
$
|
(9,731)
|
|
$
|
(5,647)
|
|
$
|
27,818
|
|
$
|
(7,063)
|
Other comprehensive (loss), net of
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,507)
|
|
|
(56,926)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(62,433)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(74)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(74)
|
|
Other adjustments to comprehensive
loss
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive
income
|
|
(59,996)
|
|
|
(53,541)
|
|
|
(54,489)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
168,026
|
|
|
-
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
(67,059)
|
|
|
(65,981)
|
|
|
(69,727)
|
|
|
(62,647)
|
|
|
195,844
|
|
|
(69,570)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,511)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,511)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable
to the Company
|
$
|
(67,059)
|
|
$
|
(65,981)
|
|
$
|
(69,727)
|
|
$
|
(60,136)
|
|
$
|
195,844
|
|
$
|
(67,059)
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenue
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
869,722
|
|
$
|
1,164,417
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,034,139
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
377,936
|
|
|
730,093
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,108,029
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
147,196
|
|
|
245,015
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
392,211
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
9,614
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
43,355
|
|
|
34,285
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
87,254
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
146,090
|
|
|
134,449
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
280,539
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
Other operating income (expense), net
|
|
(341)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,959)
|
|
|
6,544
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
244
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
(9,955)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
127,555
|
|
|
27,119
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
144,719
|
Interest expense
|
|
14
|
|
|
264,245
|
|
|
1,207
|
|
|
594
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
266,060
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
45,932
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
45,932
|
Intercompany interest income
|
|
12,046
|
|
|
255,356
|
|
|
46,355
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(313,757)
|
|
|
-
|
Intercompany interest expense
|
|
45,932
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
267,402
|
|
|
423
|
|
|
(313,757)
|
|
|
-
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
(33,457)
|
|
|
(970)
|
|
|
(10,136)
|
|
|
(1,938)
|
|
|
45,860
|
|
|
(641)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
2,039
|
|
|
3,440
|
|
|
20,515
|
|
|
16,053
|
|
|
(24,575)
|
|
|
17,472
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
(29,341)
|
|
|
(6,419)
|
|
|
(84,320)
|
|
|
40,217
|
|
|
21,285
|
|
|
(58,578)
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
(773)
|
|
|
(8,094)
|
|
|
50,863
|
|
|
(22,287)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
19,709
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
(30,114)
|
|
|
(14,513)
|
|
|
(33,457)
|
|
|
17,930
|
|
|
21,285
|
|
|
(38,869)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,820
|
Net income (loss) attributable to the
Company
|
$
|
(30,114)
|
|
$
|
(14,513)
|
|
$
|
(33,457)
|
|
$
|
2,110
|
|
$
|
21,285
|
|
$
|
(54,689)
|
Other comprehensive (loss), net of
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,440)
|
|
|
(16,064)
|
|
|
(80,399)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(99,903)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
540
|
|
Other adjustments to comprehensive
loss
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,154)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,154)
|
|
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive
income
|
|
(90,633)
|
|
|
(43,130)
|
|
|
(74,569)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
208,332
|
|
|
-
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
(120,747)
|
|
|
(61,083)
|
|
|
(124,090)
|
|
|
(78,903)
|
|
|
229,617
|
|
|
(155,206)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,884)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,884)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable
to the Company
|
$
|
(120,747)
|
|
$
|
(61,083)
|
|
$
|
(124,090)
|
|
$
|
(69,019)
|
|
$
|
229,617
|
|
$
|
(145,322)
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenue
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
851,887
|
|
$
|
1,307,363
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,159,250
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
369,894
|
|
|
825,597
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,195,491
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
147,325
|
|
|
265,509
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
412,834
|
|
Corporate expenses
|
|
9,148
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49,738
|
|
|
38,692
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
97,578
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
143,737
|
|
|
154,146
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
297,883
|
|
Other operating income (expense), net
|
|
(403)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,713
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,524
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
(9,551)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
148,906
|
|
|
23,633
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
162,988
|
Interest (income) expense, net
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
264,204
|
|
|
1,104
|
|
|
(130)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
265,168
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
45,005
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
45,005
|
Intercompany interest income
|
|
11,665
|
|
|
255,640
|
|
|
45,675
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(312,980)
|
|
|
-
|
Intercompany interest expense
|
|
45,005
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
267,305
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
(312,980)
|
|
|
-
|
Loss on marketable securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
(58,519)
|
|
|
(6,884)
|
|
|
(11,293)
|
|
|
2,482
|
|
|
77,990
|
|
|
3,776
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
3,141
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,466
|
|
|
10,464
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
16,071
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
(53,254)
|
|
|
(15,448)
|
|
|
(82,655)
|
|
|
36,039
|
|
|
77,990
|
|
|
(37,328)
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
358
|
|
|
(912)
|
|
|
24,136
|
|
|
(21,079)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,503
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
(52,896)
|
|
|
(16,360)
|
|
|
(58,519)
|
|
|
14,960
|
|
|
77,990
|
|
|
(34,825)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
18,071
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
18,071
|
Net loss attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(52,896)
|
|
$
|
(16,360)
|
|
$
|
(58,519)
|
|
$
|
(3,111)
|
|
$
|
77,990
|
|
$
|
(52,896)
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
(3,495)
|
|
|
(75,521)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(78,995)
|
|
Unrealized holding gain on marketable
securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
605
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
605
|
|
Other adjustments to comprehensive
loss
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive
income
|
|
(72,428)
|
|
|
(68,062)
|
|
|
(68,933)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
209,423
|
|
|
-
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
(125,324)
|
|
|
(84,401)
|
|
|
(130,947)
|
|
|
(78,027)
|
|
|
287,413
|
|
|
(131,286)
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling interest
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,962)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,962)
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
attributable
to the Company
|
$
|
(125,324)
|
|
$
|
(84,401)
|
|
$
|
(130,947)
|
|
$
|
(72,065)
|
|
$
|
287,413
|
|
$
|
(125,324)
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
$
|
(30,114)
|
|
$
|
(14,513)
|
|
$
|
(33,457)
|
|
$
|
17,930
|
|
$
|
21,285
|
|
$
|
(38,869)
|
Reconciling items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
146,090
|
|
|
134,449
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
280,539
|
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,282
|
|
|
(2,311)
|
|
|
(5,895)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,924)
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,823
|
|
|
3,863
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,686
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,141
|
|
|
1,904
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,045
|
|
Gain on sale of operating and fixed assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(834)
|
|
|
(6,544)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,378)
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing
charges and note discounts, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,597
|
|
|
923
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,520
|
|
Other reconciling items, net
|
|
33,457
|
|
|
(2,470)
|
|
|
10,123
|
|
|
(12,673)
|
|
|
(45,860)
|
|
|
(17,423)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(16,021)
|
|
|
(21,293)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(37,314)
|
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaids and other
current assets
|
|
(1,742)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,093)
|
|
|
(23,082)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25,917)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
|
|
306
|
|
|
6,536
|
|
|
(64,857)
|
|
|
(12,787)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(70,802)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(21,346)
|
|
|
4,328
|
|
|
19,960
|
|
|
2,942
|
|
Increase (decrease) in deferred income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,624
|
|
|
14,904
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,528
|
|
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(22,091)
|
|
|
6,073
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(16,018)
|
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
|
$
|
1,907
|
|
$
|
(3,568)
|
|
$
|
31,345
|
|
$
|
101,177
|
|
$
|
(4,615)
|
|
$
|
126,246
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(43,856)
|
|
|
(94,762)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(138,618)
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,504
|
|
|
5,975
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,479
|
|
Purchases of other operating assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(526)
|
|
|
(1,088)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,614)
|
|
Decrease in intercompany notes receivable, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,273
|
|
|
(3,510)
|
|
|
(10,592)
|
|
|
9,829
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(910)
|
|
|
(2,269)
|
|
|
907
|
|
|
(2,272)
|
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
4,273
|
|
$
|
(46,298)
|
|
$
|
(102,736)
|
|
$
|
10,736
|
|
$
|
(134,025)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on credit facilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,304)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,304)
|
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(41)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(41)
|
|
Net transfers to iHeartCommunications
|
|
34,148
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
34,148
|
|
Payments to repurchase of noncontrolling
interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(234)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(234)
|
|
Dividends and other payments to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(28,088)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(28,088)
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(24,575)
|
|
|
24,575
|
|
|
-
|
|
Decrease in intercompany notes payable, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,829
|
|
|
(9,829)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Intercompany funding
|
|
(38,967)
|
|
|
(705)
|
|
|
32,539
|
|
|
7,133
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
2,912
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
907
|
|
|
(907)
|
|
|
2,912
|
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
|
|
(1,907)
|
|
|
(705)
|
|
|
32,498
|
|
|
(38,332)
|
|
|
13,839
|
|
|
5,393
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(10,880)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(10,880)
|
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
17,545
|
|
|
(50,771)
|
|
|
19,960
|
|
|
(13,266)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
905
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
205,259
|
|
|
(19,960)
|
|
|
186,204
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
905
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
17,545
|
|
$
|
154,488
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
172,938
|
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
$
|
(52,896)
|
|
$
|
(16,360)
|
|
$
|
(58,519)
|
|
$
|
14,960
|
|
$
|
77,990
|
|
$
|
(34,825)
|
Reconciling items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
143,737
|
|
|
154,146
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
297,883
|
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
597
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(22,016)
|
|
|
(2,394)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(23,813)
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,378
|
|
|
3,016
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,394
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,647
|
|
|
2,065
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,712
|
|
(Gain) loss on sale of operating and fixed assets
|
|
403
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,713)
|
|
|
(214)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,524)
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing
charges and note discounts, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,568
|
|
|
923
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,491
|
|
Other reconciling items, net
|
|
58,519
|
|
|
6,884
|
|
|
11,249
|
|
|
(18,996)
|
|
|
(77,990)
|
|
|
(20,334)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
11,941
|
|
|
(19,149)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(7,208)
|
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaids and other
current assets
|
|
(1,923)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,058
|
|
|
(11,056)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,921)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
|
|
(1,680)
|
|
|
1,885
|
|
|
(15,091)
|
|
|
(4,731)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,617)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
|
|
-
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
8,725
|
|
|
(8,235)
|
|
|
(9,712)
|
|
|
(9,201)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in deferred income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,245
|
|
|
14,886
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,131
|
|
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
338
|
|
|
(17,651)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(17,313)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
3,020
|
|
$
|
(2,002)
|
|
$
|
90,902
|
|
$
|
106,647
|
|
$
|
(9,712)
|
|
$
|
188,855
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(48,996)
|
|
|
(86,461)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(135,457)
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
10,735
|
|
|
1,090
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
11,825
|
|
Purchases of other operating assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(411)
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(228)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of investment securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
Decrease in intercompany notes receivable, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
38,154
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(38,154)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
(2,944)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,954)
|
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
38,154
|
|
$
|
(38,682)
|
|
$
|
(72,312)
|
|
$
|
(38,154)
|
|
$
|
(110,994)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Draws on credit facilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
820
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
820
|
|
Payments on credit facilities
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,032)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,032)
|
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(35)
|
|
Net transfers to iHeartCommunications
|
|
3,151
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,151
|
|
Dividends and other payments to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,549)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,549)
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
(175,022)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(175,022)
|
|
Decrease in intercompany notes payable, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(38,154)
|
|
|
38,154
|
|
|
-
|
|
Intercompany funding
|
|
110,949
|
|
|
(36,152)
|
|
|
(58,066)
|
|
|
(16,731)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in other, net
|
|
1,319
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,315
|
Net cash used for financing activities
|
|
(59,603)
|
|
|
(36,152)
|
|
|
(58,105)
|
|
|
(68,646)
|
|
|
38,154
|
|
|
(184,352)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,301)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,301)
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
(56,583)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,885)
|
|
|
(38,612)
|
|
|
(9,712)
|
|
|
(110,792)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
83,185
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,885
|
|
|
225,475
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
314,545
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
26,602
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
186,863
|
|
$
|
(9,712)
|
|
$
|
203,753
|
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Format of
Presentation
Management’s discussion and analysis of
our financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
footnotes. Our discussion is presented on both a consolidated and segment basis.
All references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us” and “our”
refer to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries. Our reportable segments are Americas outdoor advertising
(“Americas”) and International outdoor advertising (“International”). Our
Americas and International segments provide outdoor advertising services in
their respective geographic regions using various digital and traditional
display types. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the 2015 presentation.
Effective during the first quarter of
2015, and in connection with the appointment of a new chief executive officer
for the Company and a new chief executive officer for Americas, the Company
reevaluated its segment reporting and determined that its Latin American
operations should be managed by its Americas leadership team. As a result, the
operations of Latin America are no longer reflected within the Company’s
International segment and are included in the results of its Americas segment.
Accordingly, the Company has recast the corresponding segment disclosures for
prior periods to include Latin America within the Americas segment.
We manage our operating segments
primarily focusing on their operating income, while Corporate expenses, Other
operating income (expense), net, Interest expense, Interest income on the
Revolving Promissory Note issued by iHeartCommunications to the Company (the “Due
from iHeartCommunications Note”), Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated
affiliates, Other income, net and Income tax benefit (expense) are managed on a
total company basis and are, therefore, included only in our discussion of
consolidated results.
Management typically monitors our
businesses by reviewing the average rates, average revenue per display, occupancy
and inventory levels of each of our display types by market. Our advertising
revenue is derived from selling advertising space on the displays we own or
operate in key markets worldwide, consisting primarily of billboards, street
furniture and transit displays. Part of our long-term strategy is to pursue
the technology of digital displays, including flat screens, LCDs and LEDs, as
additions to traditional methods of displaying our clients’ advertisements. We
are currently installing these technologies in certain markets, both
domestically and internationally.
Advertising revenue for our segments is
correlated to changes in gross domestic product (“GDP”) as advertising spending
has historically trended in line with GDP, both domestically and
internationally. Internationally, our results are impacted by fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates and economic conditions in the foreign markets
in which we have operations.
Executive Summary
The key developments in our business for
the three months ended September 30, 2015 are summarized below:
· Consolidated revenue decreased $46.5 million during
the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Excluding a $55.5 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
consolidated revenue increased $9.0 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
· Americas revenue decreased $3.1 million during the
three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Excluding the $7.1 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
Americas revenue increased $4.0 million during the three months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
· International revenue decreased $43.4 million during
the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Excluding the $48.4 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
International revenue increased $5.0 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
· We spent $8.8 million on strategic revenue and
cost-saving initiatives during the three months ended September 30, 2015 to
realign and improve our ongoing business operations—a decrease of
$0.6 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
Consolidated Results of Operations
|
The comparison of our
historical results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2015 to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
696,277
|
|
$
|
742,794
|
|
(6%)
|
|
$
|
2,034,139
|
|
$
|
2,159,250
|
|
(6%)
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses (excludes
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
372,716
|
|
|
400,834
|
|
(7%)
|
|
|
1,108,029
|
|
|
1,195,491
|
|
(7%)
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
(excludes depreciation and
amortization)
|
|
132,559
|
|
|
139,613
|
|
(5%)
|
|
|
392,211
|
|
|
412,834
|
|
(5%)
|
|
Corporate expenses (excludes
depreciation
and amortization)
|
|
28,347
|
|
|
33,548
|
|
(16%)
|
|
|
87,254
|
|
|
97,578
|
|
(11%)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
93,040
|
|
|
100,416
|
|
(7%)
|
|
|
280,539
|
|
|
297,883
|
|
(6%)
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
21,631
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
5,029
|
|
|
4,623
|
|
9%
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
7,524
|
|
(97%)
|
Operating income
|
|
53,013
|
|
|
73,006
|
|
(27%)
|
|
|
144,719
|
|
|
162,988
|
|
(11%)
|
Interest expense
|
|
88,088
|
|
|
87,695
|
|
|
|
|
266,060
|
|
|
265,168
|
|
|
Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
15,630
|
|
|
15,105
|
|
|
|
|
45,932
|
|
|
45,005
|
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
nonconsolidated affiliates
|
|
(812)
|
|
|
4,185
|
|
|
|
|
(641)
|
|
|
3,776
|
|
|
Other income, net
|
|
(17,742)
|
|
|
2,191
|
|
|
|
|
17,472
|
|
|
16,071
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
(37,999)
|
|
|
6,792
|
|
|
|
|
(58,578)
|
|
|
(37,328)
|
|
|
Income tax benefit
|
|
22,797
|
|
|
(5,372)
|
|
|
|
|
19,709
|
|
|
2,503
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
(15,202)
|
|
|
1,420
|
|
|
|
|
(38,869)
|
|
|
(34,825)
|
|
|
Less amount attributable to
noncontrolling
interest
|
|
7,379
|
|
|
8,483
|
|
|
|
|
15,820
|
|
|
18,071
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to the
Company
|
$
|
(22,581)
|
|
$
|
(7,063)
|
|
|
|
$
|
(54,689)
|
|
$
|
(52,896)
|
|
|
Consolidated Revenue
Consolidated revenue decreased $46.5 million during the
three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Excluding a $55.5 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
consolidated revenue increased $9.0 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Americas revenue
decreased $3.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared
to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $7.1 million impact from movements in
foreign exchange rates, Americas revenue increased $4.0 million during the
three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014
primarily driven by higher revenues from our Spectacolor business and street
furniture. International revenue decreased $43.4 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding
the $48.4 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
International revenue increased $5.0 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily driven by new
contracts and higher occupancy in Europe.
Consolidated revenue decreased $125.1 million during the
nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Excluding a $178.4 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates,
consolidated revenue increased $53.3 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Americas revenue
decreased $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared
to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $16.0 million impact from movements
in foreign exchange rates, Americas revenue increased $15.1 million during the
nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014
primarily driven by higher revenues from our Spectacolor business and digital
billboards. International revenue decreased $124.2 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding the $162.4 million impact from movements
in foreign exchange rates, International revenue increased $38.2 million during
the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014
primarily driven by new contracts and growth in Europe, Australia and China.
Consolidated Direct Operating Expenses
Consolidated direct operating expenses decreased $28.1
million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period
of 2014. Excluding a $37.7 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, consolidated direct operating expenses increased $9.6 million during the
three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
Americas direct operating expenses decreased $2.5 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding
the $3.9 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas
direct operating expenses increased $1.4 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily due to higher
variable site lease expenses related to the increase in revenues. International
direct operating expenses decreased $25.6 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $33.8
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, International direct
operating expenses increased $8.2 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily as a result of
site lease termination fees incurred in connection with strategic efficiency
initiatives.
Consolidated direct operating expenses decreased $87.5
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same
period of 2014. Excluding an $116.5 million impact from movements in foreign
exchange rates, consolidated direct operating expenses increased $29.0 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Americas direct operating expenses decreased $3.8 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding
the $9.1 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas
direct operating expenses increased $5.3 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily due to higher
variable site lease expenses related to the increase in revenues. International
direct operating expenses decreased $83.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $107.4
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, International direct
operating expenses increased $23.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily as a result of
higher variable costs associated with higher revenue, as well as higher spending
on strategic efficiency initiatives.
Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)
Expenses
Consolidated SG&A expenses decreased $7.1 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding a $13.1 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, consolidated SG&A expenses increased $6.0 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Americas
SG&A expenses decreased $1.5 million during the three months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $2.0 million impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas SG&A expenses increased
$0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the
same period of 2014. International SG&A expenses decreased $5.6 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding the $11.1 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, International SG&A expenses increased $5.5 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily
due to higher legal costs as well as higher compensation expense in certain
countries.
Consolidated SG&A expenses decreased $20.6 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding a $40.3 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, consolidated SG&A expenses increased $19.7 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Americas
SG&A expenses decreased $3.3 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $4.3 million impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas SG&A expenses increased
$1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the
same period of 2014. International SG&A expenses decreased $17.3 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding the $36.0 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, International SG&A expenses increased $18.7 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily
due to higher compensation expense, including commissions in connection with
higher revenues.
Corporate Expenses
Corporate expenses decreased $5.2 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding
the $0.7 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, corporate expenses
decreased $4.5 million
during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Corporate expenses were
primarily impacted by lower litigation costs and lower spending related to our
strategic revenue and efficiency initiatives.
Corporate expenses decreased $10.3 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding
the $3.2 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, corporate
expenses decreased $7.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015
compared to the same period of 2014. Corporate expenses were primarily impacted
by lower spending related to our strategic revenue and efficiency initiatives
and lower litigation costs.
Revenue and Efficiency Initiatives
Included in the amounts for direct
operating expenses, SG&A and corporate expenses discussed above are
expenses incurred in connection with our strategic revenue and efficiency
initiatives. These costs consist primarily of severance related to workforce
initiatives, consolidation of locations and positions, consulting expenses and
other costs incurred in connection with improving our businesses. These costs
are expected to provide benefits in future periods as the initiative results
are realized.
Strategic revenue and efficiency costs
were $8.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. Of these
costs, $0.5 million was incurred by our Americas segment, $7.3 million was
incurred by our International segment, and $1.1 million was incurred by
Corporate. Of these expenses, $6.5 million are reported within direct operating
expenses, $1.2 million are reported within SG&A and $1.1 million are
reported within corporate expense. In the third quarter of 2014, strategic
revenue and efficiency costs totaled $1.1 million, $2.0 million and $6.4
million, for the Americas segment, the International segment and Corporate, respectively.
Strategic revenue and efficiency costs
were $16.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Of these
costs, $1.6 million was incurred by our Americas segment, $9.1 million was
incurred by our International segment, and $6.2 million was incurred by
Corporate. Of these expenses, $7.8 million are reported within direct operating
expenses, $2.8 million are reported within SG&A and $6.2 million are
reported within corporate expense. In the first nine months of 2014, strategic
revenue and efficiency costs totaled $3.2 million, $5.2 million and $14.1
million, for the Americas segment, the International segment and Corporate,
respectively.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization decreased $7.4 million
and $17.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2014,
primarily due to the impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates.
Impairment Charges
Historically, the Company performed its annual impairment
test on our goodwill, FCC licenses, billboard permits, and other intangible
assets as of October 1 of each year. Beginning in the third quarter of
2015, the Company began performing its annual impairment test on July 1 of each
year. In addition, we test for impairment of property, plant and
equipment whenever events and circumstances indicate that depreciable assets
might be impaired. As a result of these impairment tests, we recorded
impairment charges of $21.6 million during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2015 related to billboard permits in one market. During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized no impairment
charges. Please see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements located
in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a further description of
the impairment charges.
Other Operating Income, Net
Other operating income, net of $5.0 million
for the third quarter of 2015 related primarily to proceeds from the disposal
of operating and fixed assets. Other operating income, net was $0.2 million
for first nine months of 2015.
Other operating income of $4.6 million
and $7.5 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014,
respectively, primarily related to the proceeds from the disposal of operating
and fixed assets.
Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Nonconsolidated Affiliates
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated
affiliates of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2015 included the earnings from our equity investments
in our Americas and International segments.
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated
affiliates of $4.2 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2014, respectively, primarily related to the $4.5 million gain on
the sale of our 49% interest in Buspak.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
Our operations are included in a consolidated income tax
return filed by iHeartMedia. However, for our financial statements, our
provision for income taxes was computed as if we file separate consolidated
federal income tax returns with our subsidiaries.
The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2015 were 60.0% and 33.6%, respectively, primarily
impacted by the valuation allowance recorded against current period net
operating losses in U.S. federal, state and certain foreign jurisdictions due
to the uncertainty of the ability to utilize those assets in future periods.
The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2014 were 79.1% and 6.7%, respectively. The
effective rates were primarily impacted by our inability to record tax benefits
on tax losses in certain foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the
ability to utilize those losses in future years. In addition, the effective tax
rates were impacted by the timing and mix of earnings in the various
jurisdictions in which we operate.
Americas Outdoor Advertising Results
of Operations
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our Americas outdoor
operating results were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
347,336
|
|
$
|
350,464
|
|
(1%)
|
|
$
|
984,485
|
|
$
|
985,420
|
|
(0%)
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
149,072
|
|
|
151,550
|
|
(2%)
|
|
|
445,018
|
|
|
448,789
|
|
(1%)
|
SG&A expenses
|
|
59,539
|
|
|
60,994
|
|
(2%)
|
|
|
172,522
|
|
|
175,811
|
|
(2%)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
50,121
|
|
|
51,303
|
|
(2%)
|
|
|
151,574
|
|
|
150,862
|
|
0%
|
Operating income
|
$
|
88,604
|
|
$
|
86,617
|
|
2%
|
|
$
|
215,371
|
|
$
|
209,958
|
|
3%
|
Three Months
Americas
revenue decreased $3.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015
compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $7.1 million impact from
movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas revenue increased $4.0 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014 driven primarily by higher revenues from our Spectacolor and street
furniture businesses. These increases were partially offset by lower
advertising revenues from our static and digital bulletins and posters.
Americas
direct operating expenses decreased $2.5 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $3.9
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas direct
operating expenses increased $1.4 million during the three months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily due to higher variable
site lease expenses related to the increase in revenues. Americas SG&A
expenses decreased $1.5 million during the three months ended September 30,
2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $2.0 million impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas SG&A expenses increased
$0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the
same period of 2014.
Nine Months
Americas
revenue decreased $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015
compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $16.0 million impact from
movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas revenue increased $15.1 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014 driven primarily by an increase in revenues from our Spectacolor business,
as well as our digital billboards as a result of increased occupancy, partially
offset by lower advertising revenues from our static bulletins and posters.
Americas
direct operating expenses decreased $3.8 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $9.1
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, Americas direct
operating expenses increased $5.3 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily due to higher
variable site lease expenses related to the increase in revenues. Americas
SG&A expenses decreased $3.3 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $4.3 million impact
from movements in
foreign exchange rates, Americas
SG&A expenses increased $1.0 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
International Outdoor Advertising
Results of Operations
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Our International
operating results were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
September
30,
|
|
%
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
348,941
|
|
$
|
392,330
|
|
(11%)
|
|
$
|
1,049,654
|
|
$
|
1,173,830
|
|
(11%)
|
Direct operating expenses
|
|
223,644
|
|
|
249,284
|
|
(10%)
|
|
|
663,011
|
|
|
746,702
|
|
(11%)
|
SG&A expenses
|
|
73,020
|
|
|
78,619
|
|
(7%)
|
|
|
219,689
|
|
|
237,023
|
|
(7%)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
41,564
|
|
|
47,775
|
|
(13%)
|
|
|
124,961
|
|
|
143,995
|
|
(13%)
|
Operating income
|
$
|
10,713
|
|
$
|
16,652
|
|
(36%)
|
|
$
|
41,993
|
|
$
|
46,110
|
|
(9%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
International
revenue decreased $43.4 million during the three months ended September 30,
2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $48.4 million impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates, International revenue increased $5.0
million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same
period of 2014 primarily driven by new contracts and higher occupancy in
certain European countries, including the UK, Norway and Italy, partially
offset by decreases in other countries, including France.
International
direct operating expenses decreased $25.6 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $33.8
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, International direct
operating expenses increased $8.2 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily as a result of
site lease termination fees incurred in connection with strategic efficiency
initiatives, as well as higher site lease expense related to higher revenues,
in certain countries. International SG&A expenses decreased $5.6 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of
2014. Excluding the $11.1 million impact from movements in foreign exchange
rates, International SG&A expenses increased $5.5 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily
due to higher legal costs as well as higher compensation expense in certain
countries.
Nine Months
International
revenue decreased $124.2 million during the nine months ended September 30,
2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $162.4 million impact
from movements in foreign exchange rates, International revenue increased $38.2
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same
period of 2014 primarily driven by new contracts and higher occupancy in
certain European countries, including Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK, as well
as growth in Australia and China, partially offset by decreases in certain
countries including France and Denmark.
International
direct operating expenses decreased $83.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the $107.4
million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, International direct
operating expenses increased $23.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily as a result of
higher variable costs associated with higher revenue, as well as site lease
termination fees incurred in connection with strategic efficiency initiatives.
International SG&A expenses decreased $17.3 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the
$36.0 million impact from movements in foreign exchange rates, International
SG&A expenses increased $18.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily due to higher
compensation expense, including commissions in connection with higher revenues.
Reconciliation
of Segment Operating Income to Consolidated Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Americas Outdoor Advertising
|
$
|
88,604
|
|
$
|
86,617
|
|
$
|
215,371
|
|
$
|
209,958
|
International Outdoor Advertising
|
|
10,713
|
|
|
16,652
|
|
|
41,993
|
|
|
46,110
|
Impairment charges
|
|
(21,631)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(21,631)
|
|
|
-
|
Corporate and other
(1)
|
|
(29,702)
|
|
|
(34,886)
|
|
|
(91,258)
|
|
|
(100,604)
|
Other operating income, net
|
|
5,029
|
|
|
4,623
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
7,524
|
Consolidated operating income
|
$
|
53,013
|
|
$
|
73,006
|
|
$
|
144,719
|
|
$
|
162,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Corporate and other includes expenses
related to Americas and International and as well as overall executive,
administrative and support functions.
|
Share-Based Compensation Expense
As of September 30, 2015, there was $19.2
million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based
compensation arrangements that will vest based on service conditions. This
cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
approximately three years. In addition, as of September 30, 2015, there was
$1.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested
share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on market,
performance and service conditions. This cost will be recognized when it
becomes probable that the performance condition will be satisfied.
Share-based compensation expenses are
recorded in corporate expenses and were $2.3 million and $1.5 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $6.0 million
and $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014,
respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
|
Cash Flows
|
The
following discussion highlights cash flow activities during the nine months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
Cash provided by (used for):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
126,246
|
|
$
|
188,855
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
(134,025)
|
|
$
|
(110,994)
|
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,393
|
|
$
|
(184,352)
|
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities was $126.2 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2015 compared to $188.9 million of cash
provided during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Our consolidated net
loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included non-cash
items of $291.7 million
and $263.8 million, respectively.
Non-cash items affecting our net loss include depreciation and amortization,
deferred taxes, provision for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation,
(gain) loss on sale of operating and fixed assets, amortization of deferred
financing charges and note discounts, net and other reconciling items, net as
presented on the face of the consolidated statement of cash flows.
Investing Activities
Cash used for investing activities of $134.0 million during the
nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily reflected our capital
expenditures of $138.6 million. We spent $50.9 million in our
Americas segment primarily related to the construction of new advertising
structures such as digital displays and $85.5 million in our International
segment primarily related to new advertising structures such as billboards and
street furniture and renewals of existing contracts. Other cash used for
investing activities was partially offset by $8.5 million of proceeds from
sales of other operating and fixed assets.
Cash used for
investing activities of $111.0 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2014 primarily reflected capital expenditures of $135.5 million. We spent
$48.4 million in our Americas segment primarily related to the construction of
new advertising structures such as digital displays, $84.2 million in our
International segment primarily related to billboard and street furniture
advertising structures and $2.8 million by Corporate. Partially offsetting cash
used for investing activities were proceeds from the sale of our 49% interest
in Buspak and sales of operating and fixed assets.
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities of
$5.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily
reflected net transfers of $34.1 million in cash from
iHeartCommunications, which represents the activity in the “Due from/to
iHeartCommunications” account, partially offset by the net payments to noncontrolling interests
of $28.1 million.
Cash used for financing activities of
$184.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due
to a special cash dividend in aggregate amount equal to $175 million paid to
our stockholders of record as of August 4, 2014.
Anticipated Cash
Requirements
Our primary source of liquidity is cash on
hand, cash flow from operations, the senior revolving credit facility and the
promissory note issued by iHeartCommunications to the Company (the “Due from
iHeartCommunications Note”). Based on our current and anticipated levels of
operations and conditions in our markets, we believe that cash on hand, cash
flows from operations, any available borrowing capacity under the senior
revolving credit facility and borrowing capacity under or repayment of amounts
outstanding under the Due from iHeartCommunications Note will enable us to meet
our working capital, capital expenditure, debt service and other funding
requirements, including the debt service on the CCWH Senior Notes and the CCWH
Subordinated Notes and dividends, for at least the next 12 months. In
addition, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in our material
financing agreements as of September
30, 2015. We believe our
long-term plans, which include promoting outdoor media spending and
capitalizing on our diverse geographic and product opportunities, including the
continued deployment of digital displays, will enable us to continue generating
cash flows from operations sufficient to meet our liquidity and funding
requirements long-term. However, our anticipated results are subject to
significant uncertainty and there can be no assurance that we will be able to
maintain compliance with these covenants. In addition, our ability to comply
with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, including
prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. As of September 30, 2015, we had $172.9 million of cash on
our balance sheet, a portion of which is held by non-wholly owned non-U.S.
subsidiaries or is otherwise subject to certain restrictions and not readily
accessible to us. We disclose in Item 8 of our Form 10-K within
Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, that our policy is to
permanently reinvest the earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries as these
earnings are generally redeployed in those jurisdictions for operating needs and
continued functioning of their businesses. We have the ability and intent
to indefinitely reinvest the undistributed earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries based outside of the United States. If any excess cash held by
our foreign subsidiaries were needed to fund operations in the United States,
we could presently repatriate available funds without a requirement to accrue
or pay U.S. taxes. This is a result of significant current and historic
deficits in our foreign earnings and profits, which gives us flexibility to
make future cash distributions as non-taxable returns of capital.
In its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 5, 2015, iHeartCommunications stated that it was in compliance with the covenants contained in
its material financing agreements as of September 30, 2015. iHeartCommunications similarly stated in such Quarterly Report
that its anticipated results are also subject to significant uncertainty and
there can be no assurance that actual results will be in compliance with the
covenants. Moreover, iHeartCommunications stated in such Quarterly Report that its
ability to comply with the covenants in its material financing agreements may
be affected by events beyond its control, including prevailing economic,
financial and industry conditions. As discussed therein, the breach of any
covenants set forth in iHeartCommunications’ financing agreements would result in a
default thereunder and an event of default would permit the lenders under a
defaulted financing agreement to declare all indebtedness thereunder to be due
and payable prior to maturity. Moreover, as discussed therein, the lenders
under the receivables based credit facility under iHeartCommunications’ senior
secured credit facilities would have the option to terminate their commitments
to make further extensions of credit thereunder. In addition, iHeartCommunications stated in such Quarterly Report that if
iHeartCommunications is unable to repay its obligations under
any secured credit facility, the lenders could proceed against any assets that
were pledged to secure such facility. Finally, iHeartCommunications stated in such Quarterly Report that a
default or acceleration under any of its material financing agreements could
cause a default under other obligations that are subject to cross-default and
cross-acceleration provisions. If iHeartCommunications
were to become insolvent, we would be an unsecured creditor of iHeartCommunications. In such event, we would be treated the same as other unsecured creditors of
iHeartCommunications and, if we were not entitled to the cash
previously transferred to iHeartCommunications
or could not obtain such cash on a timely basis, we could experience a
liquidity shortfall.
For so long as iHeartCommunications maintains significant control over us, a
deterioration in the financial condition of iHeartCommunications could have the effect of increasing our
borrowing costs or impairing our access to capital markets. As of
September 30,
2015, iHeartCommunications had $382.8 million recorded as “Cash and
cash equivalents” on its consolidated balance sheets, of which
$172.9 million was held by us and our subsidiaries.
Our ability to fund our working capital,
capital expenditures, debt service and other obligations depends on our future
operating performance and cash from operations and other liquidity-generating
transactions. If our future operating performance does not meet our
expectations or our plans materially change in an adverse manner or prove to be
materially inaccurate, we may need additional financing. We may not be able to
secure any such additional financing on terms favorable to us or at all.
We frequently evaluate strategic
opportunities both within and outside our existing lines of business. We
expect from time to time to pursue additional acquisitions and may decide to
dispose of certain businesses. These acquisitions or dispositions could be
material.
Sources of Capital
|
As of
September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had the following debt
outstanding, cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from
iHeartCommunications:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
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September
30, 2015
|
|
December
31, 2014
|
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
Senior Notes due 2022
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$
|
2,725.0
|
|
$
|
2,725.0
|
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020
|
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2,200.0
|
|
|
2,200.0
|
Senior Revolving Credit Facility due
2018
|
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-
|
|
|
-
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Other debt
|
|
10.1
|
|
|
15.1
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Original issue discount
|
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(5.7)
|
|
|
(6.2)
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Total debt
|
|
4,929.4
|
|
|
4,933.9
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Less: Cash and cash equivalents
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172.9
|
|
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186.2
|
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Less: Due from iHeartCommunications
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913.7
|
|
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947.8
|
|
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$
|
3,842.8
|
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$
|
3,799.9
|
We
may from time to time repay our outstanding debt or seek to purchase our
outstanding equity securities. Such transactions, if any, will depend on
prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual
restrictions and other factors.
Promissory Notes with iHeartCommunications
We maintain accounts that represent net
amounts due to or from iHeartCommunications, which are recorded as “Due from/to
iHeartCommunications” on our consolidated balance sheets. The accounts
represent our revolving promissory note issued by us to iHeartCommunications
and the Due from iHeartCommunications Note, in each case in the face amount of
$1.0 billion, or if more or less than such amount, the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all advances. The accounts accrue interest pursuant to the
terms of the promissory notes and are generally payable on demand or when they
mature on December 15, 2017. Included in the accounts are the net activities
resulting from day-to-day cash management services provided by
iHeartCommunications. Such day-to-day cash management services relate only to
our cash activities and balances in the U.S. and exclude any cash activities
and balances of our non-U.S. subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2015 and
December 31, 2014, the asset recorded in “Due from iHeartCommunications” on our
consolidated balance sheet was $913.7 million and $947.8 million,
respectively. As of September
30, 2015, we had no
borrowings under the cash management note to iHeartCommunications.
In accordance with the terms of the
settlement for the derivative litigation filed by our stockholders regarding
the Due from iHeartCommunications Note, as previously disclosed, we established
a committee of our board of directors, consisting of our independent and
disinterested directors, for the specific purpose of monitoring the Due from
iHeartCommunications Note. If a demand is made in accordance with the terms of
the committee charter, we will declare a simultaneous dividend equal to the
amount so demanded, which would further reduce the amount of the “Due from
iHeartCommunications” asset that is available to us as a source of liquidity
for ongoing working capital, capital expenditure, debt service and other
funding requirements.
The net interest income for the three
months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $15.6 million and
$15.1 million, respectively. The net interest income for the nine months
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $45.9 million and $45.0 million,
respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fixed
interest rate on the “Due from iHeartCommunications” account was 6.5%, which is
equal to the fixed interest rate on the CCWH senior notes. If the outstanding
balance on the Due from iHeartCommunications Note exceeds $1.0 billion and
under certain other circumstances tied to iHeartCommunications’ liquidity, the
rate will be variable but will in no event be less than 6.5% nor greater than
20%.
Our working capital requirements and
capital for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital
expenditures, may be provided to us by iHeartCommunications, in its sole
discretion, pursuant to a revolving promissory note issued by us to iHeartCommunications
or pursuant to repayment of the Due from iHeartCommunications Note. If we are
unable to obtain financing from iHeartCommunications, we may need to obtain
additional financing from banks or other lenders, or through public offerings
or private placements of debt or equity, strategic relationships or other
arrangements at some future date. As stated above, we may be unable to
successfully obtain additional debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms
or at all.
As long as iHeartCommunications maintains
a significant interest in us, pursuant to the Master Agreement between
iHeartCommunications and us, iHeartCommunications will have the option to limit
our ability to incur debt or issue equity securities, among other limitations,
which could adversely affect our ability to meet our liquidity needs. Under
the Master Agreement with iHeartCommunications, we are limited in our
borrowings from third parties to no more than $400.0 million at any one
time outstanding, without the prior written consent of iHeartCommunications.
Clear Channel Worldwide
Holdings Senior Notes
As
of September 30, 2015, CCWH senior notes represented $2.7 billion aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness outstanding, which consisted of $735.75
million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% Series A Senior Notes due 2022 (the
“Series A CCWH Senior Notes”) and $1,989.25 million aggregate principal amount
of 6.5% Series B CCWH Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Series B CCWH Senior Notes”
and, together with the Series A CCWH Senior Notes, the “CCWH Senior Notes”).
The CCWH Senior Notes are guaranteed by us, Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
(“CCOI”) and certain of our direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The
Series A CCWH Senior Notes indenture and Series B CCWH Senior Notes indenture
restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness but permit us to incur
additional indebtedness based on an incurrence test. Under this test, in order
to incur additional indebtedness, our debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as
defined by the indentures) must be lower than 7.0:1 and 5.0:1 for total debt
and senior debt, respectively, and in order to incur additional indebtedness
that is subordinated to the CCWH Senior Notes, our debt to adjusted EBITDA
ratios (as defined by the indentures) must be lower than 7.0:1. The indentures
contain certain other exceptions that allow us to incur additional
indebtedness. The Series B CCWH Senior Notes indenture also permits us to pay
dividends from the proceeds of indebtedness or the proceeds from asset sales if
our debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indenture) are lower than
7.0:1 and 5.0:1 for total debt and senior debt, respectively. The Series B CCWH
Senior Notes indenture also contains certain other exceptions that allow us to
pay dividends, including (i) $525.0 million of dividends made pursuant to
general restricted payment baskets and (ii) dividends made using proceeds
received upon a demand by us of amounts outstanding under the Due from
iHeartCommunications Note. The Series A CCWH Senior Notes indenture does not
limit our ability to pay dividends.
Our
consolidated leverage ratio, defined as total debt divided by EBITDA (as
defined by the CCWH Senior Notes indentures) for the preceding four quarters was
6.7:1 as of September 30, 2015, and senior leverage ratio, defined as senior
debt divided by EBITDA (as defined by the CCWH Senior Notes indentures) for the
preceding four quarters was 3.7:1 as of September 30, 2015. As required by the
definition of EBITDA in the CCWH Senior Notes indentures, our EBITDA for the
preceding four quarters of $739.5 million is calculated as operating income
(loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment charges and other
operating income (expense), net, plus share-based compensation and is further
adjusted for the following: (i) costs incurred in connection with severance,
the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges, consulting
fees and other permitted activities; (ii) extraordinary, non-recurring or
unusual gains or losses or expenses; (iii) non-cash charges; and (iv) various
other items.
The following table reflects a reconciliation of EBITDA (as defined by the
CCWH Senior Notes indentures) to operating income and net cash provided by
operating activities for the four quarters ended September 30, 2015:
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|
|
|
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|
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Four
Quarters Ended
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(In millions)
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September
30, 2015
|
EBITDA (as
defined by the CCWH Senior Notes indentures)
|
$
|
739.5
|
Less adjustments to EBITDA (as defined
by the CCWH Senior Notes indentures):
|
|
|
|
Costs incurred in connection with
severance, the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges,
consulting fees and other permitted
activities
|
|
(25.3)
|
|
Extraordinary, non-recurring or
unusual gains or losses or expenses (as referenced in the definition of
EBITDA in the CCWH Senior Notes
indentures)
|
|
(9.0)
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Non-cash charges
|
|
(11.5)
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Other items
|
|
(7.8)
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Less: Depreciation and amortization,
Impairment charges, Other operating income, net and Share-based
compensation expense
|
|
(421.7)
|
Operating income
|
|
264.2
|
Plus: Depreciation and amortization,
Impairment charges, Gain (loss) on disposal of operating and fixed assets
and Share-based compensation
expense
|
|
414.5
|
Less: Interest expense
|
|
(354.2)
|
Plus: Interest income on Due from
iHeartCommunications
|
|
61.1
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Less: Current income tax expense
|
|
9.3
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Plus: Other income, net
|
|
16.6
|
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated
net loss to net cash provided by operating activities (including Provision
for doubtful accounts, Amortization
of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net and Other
reconciling items, net)
|
|
3.2
|
Change in assets and liabilities, net
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
|
|
(128.9)
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
$
|
285.8
|
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Senior Subordinated Notes
As
of September 30, 2015, CCWH Subordinated Notes represented $2.2 billion
aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding, which consist of $275.0
million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2020 (the “Series A CCWH Subordinated Notes”) and $1,925.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 7.625% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (the
“Series B CCWH Subordinated Notes”).
The
Series A CCWH Subordinated Notes indenture and Series B CCWH Subordinated Notes
indenture restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness but permit us
to incur additional indebtedness based on an incurrence test. In order to incur
additional indebtedness under this test, our debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio (as
defined by the indentures) must be lower than 7.0:1. The indentures contain
certain other exceptions that allow us to incur additional indebtedness. The
Series B CCWH Subordinated Notes indenture also permits us to pay dividends
from the proceeds of indebtedness or the proceeds from asset sales if our debt
to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indenture) is lower than 7.0:1.
The Series B CCWH Subordinated Notes indenture also contains certain other exceptions
that allow us to pay dividends, including (i) $525.0 million of dividends made
pursuant to general restricted payment baskets and (ii) dividends made using
proceeds received upon a demand by us of amounts outstanding under the Revolving
Promissory Note issued by iHeartCommunications to us. The
Series A CCWH Subordinated Notes indenture does not limit our ability to pay
dividends.
Senior Revolving Credit
Facility Due 2018
During
the third quarter of 2013, we entered into a five-year senior secured revolving
credit facility with an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million. The
revolving credit facility may be used for working capital needs, to issue
letters of credit and for other general corporate purposes. As of September
30, 2015, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit
facility, and $56.6 million of letters of credit under the revolving credit
facility which reduce availability under the facility.
Other Debt
Other
debt consists primarily of loans with international banks. As of September 30,
2015, approximately $10.1 million was outstanding as other debt.
iHeartCommunications’ Debt
Covenants
iHeartCommunications’
senior secured credit facility contains a significant financial covenant which
must be tested quarterly and requires iHeartCommunications to limit the ratio
of its consolidated secured debt, net of cash and cash equivalents, to
consolidated EBITDA (as defined by iHeartCommunications’ senior secured credit
facility) for the preceding four quarters. The maximum ratio permitted under
this financial covenant was 8.75:1 for the four quarters ended September 30,
2015. In its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 5,
2015, iHeartCommunications stated that it was in compliance with this covenant
as of September 30, 2015.
Commitments, Contingencies
and Guarantees
We are currently
involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of
business and, as required, have accrued our estimate of the probable costs for
resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the
amount can be reasonably estimated. These estimates have been developed in
consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results,
assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is
possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular period
could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness
of our strategies related to these proceedings. Please refer to “Legal
Proceedings” within Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Seasonality
Typically,
both our Americas and International segments experience their lowest financial
performance in the first quarter of the calendar year, with International
historically experiencing a loss from operations in that period. Our
International segment typically experiences its strongest performance in the
second and fourth quarters of the calendar year. We expect this trend to
continue in the future. Due to this seasonality and certain other factors, the
results for the interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full
year.
MARKET RISK
We
are exposed to market risks arising from changes in market rates and prices,
including movements in equity security prices and foreign currency exchange
rates.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We have operations in countries
throughout the world. Foreign operations are measured in their local
currencies. As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors
such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions
in the foreign markets in which we have operations. We believe we mitigate a
small portion of our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations with a natural
hedge through borrowings in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our
foreign operations reported a net loss of $7.6 million and net income of $18.9
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.
We estimate a 10% increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign
currencies would have decreased our net loss for the three months ended
September 30, 2015 by $0.8 million and we estimate that our net income for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015 would have decreased by $2.0 million. A
10% decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 would have increased
our net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and increased our
net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 by corresponding
amounts.
This analysis does not consider the
implications that such currency fluctuations could have on the overall economic
activity that could exist in such an environment in the U.S. or the foreign
countries or on the results of operations of these foreign entities.
Inflation
Inflation
is a factor in the economies in which we do business and we continue to seek
ways to mitigate its effect. Inflation has affected our performance in terms
of higher costs for wages, salaries and equipment. Although the exact impact
of inflation is indeterminable, we believe we have offset these higher costs by
increasing the effective advertising rates of most of our outdoor display
faces.
Critical Accounting
Estimates
The
preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP
requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amount of expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we
evaluate our estimates that are based on historical experience and on various
other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The result of these evaluations forms the basis for making judgments about the
carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amount of expenses
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Because future events and
their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ
from our assumptions and estimates, and such difference could be material. Our
significant accounting policies are discussed in the notes to our consolidated
financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Management believes that the following accounting
estimates are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating
our reported financial results, and they require management’s most difficult,
subjective or complex judgments, resulting from the need to make estimates
about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The following
narrative describes these critical accounting estimates, the judgments and
assumptions and the effect if actual results differ from these assumptions.
Historically, the Company performed its annual impairment test on
indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill as of October 1 of each year.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, the Company began performing its annual
impairment test on July 1 of each year.
Indefinite-lived
Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived
intangible assets, such as our billboard permits, are reviewed annually for
possible impairment using the direct valuation method as prescribed in
ASC 805-20-S99. Under the direct valuation method, the estimated fair
value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets was calculated at the market
level as prescribed by ASC 350-30-35. Under the direct valuation method, it
is assumed that rather than acquiring indefinite-lived intangible assets as a
part of a going concern business, the buyer hypothetically obtains
indefinite-lived intangible assets and builds a new operation with similar
attributes from scratch. Thus, the buyer incurs start-up costs during the
build-up phase which are normally associated with going concern value. Initial
capital costs are deducted from the discounted cash flows model which results
in value that is directly attributable to the indefinite-lived intangible
assets.
Our
key assumptions using the direct valuation method are market revenue growth
rates, market share, profit margin, duration and profile of the build-up
period, estimated start-up capital costs and losses incurred during the
build-up period, the risk-adjusted discount rate and terminal values. This
data is populated using industry normalized information representing an average
asset within a market.
On
July 1, 2015, we performed our annual impairment test in accordance with
ASC 350-30-35 and recognized an impairment of $21.6 million related to
billboard permits in one of our outdoor markets.
In
determining the fair value of our billboard permits, the following key assumptions
were used:
§ Industry revenue
growth forecast at 3.0% was used for
the initial four-year period;
§ 3% revenue growth
was assumed beyond the initial four-year period;
§ Revenue was
grown over a build-up period, reaching maturity by year 2;
§ Operating margins
gradually climb to the industry average margin of up to 56.0%, depending on
market size, by year 3; and
§ Assumed discount
rate of 8.0%.
While we believe we have made reasonable
estimates and utilized appropriate assumptions to calculate the fair value of
our indefinite-lived intangible assets, it is possible a material change could
occur. If future results are not consistent with our assumptions and
estimates, we may be exposed to impairment charges in the future. The
following table shows the decline in the fair value of our indefinite-lived
intangible assets that would result from a 100 basis point decline in our
discrete and terminal period revenue growth rate and profit margin assumptions
and a 100 basis point increase in our discount rate assumption:
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Revenue growth rate
|
|
Profit margin
|
|
Discount rates
|
Billboard permits
|
|
$ 959,600
|
|
$ 161,500
|
|
$ 965,100
|
The estimated fair value of our
billboard permits at July 1, 2015 was $3.1 billion while the carrying
value was $1.1 billion. The estimated fair value of our billboard permits at
October 1, 2014 was $2.6 billion while the carrying value was
$1.1 billion.
Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable
net assets acquired in business combinations. We test goodwill at interim
dates if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be
impaired. The fair value of our reporting units is used to apply value to the
net assets of each reporting unit. To the extent that the carrying amount of
net assets would exceed the fair value, an impairment charge may be required to
be recorded.
The
discounted cash flow approach we use for valuing goodwill as part of the
two-step impairment testing approach involves estimating future cash flows
expected to be generated from the related assets, discounted to their present
value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values are also estimated
and discounted to their present value.
On
July 1, 2015, we performed our annual impairment test in accordance with
ASC 350-30-35, resulting in no goodwill impairment charge. In determining
the fair value of our reporting units, we used the following assumptions:
§
Expected
cash flows underlying our business plans for the periods 2015 through 2019. Our
cash flow assumptions are based on detailed, multi-year forecasts performed by
each of our operating segments, and reflect the advertising outlook across our
businesses.
§
Cash
flows beyond 2019 are projected to grow at a perpetual growth rate, which we
estimated at 3.0%.
§
In
order to risk adjust the cash flow projections in determining fair value; we
utilized a discount rate of approximately 8.0% to 11.5% for each of our reporting units.
Based
on our annual assessment using the assumptions described above, a hypothetical
25% reduction in the estimated fair value in each of our reporting units would
not result in a material impairment condition.
While we believe we have made reasonable
estimates and utilized appropriate assumptions to calculate the estimated fair
value of our reporting units, it is possible a material change could occur. If future
results are not consistent with our assumptions and estimates, we may be
exposed to impairment charges in the future. The following table shows the
decline in the fair value of each of our reportable segments that would result
from a 100 basis point decline in our discrete and terminal period revenue
growth rate and profit margin assumptions and a 100 basis point increase
in our discount rate assumption:
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Revenue growth rate
|
|
Profit margin
|
|
Discount rates
|
Americas
|
|
$ 920,000
|
|
$ 190,000
|
|
$ 890,000
|
International
|
|
$ 450,000
|
|
$ 230,000
|
|
$ 420,000
|
Cautionary
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Except for the
historical information, this report contains various forward-looking statements
which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events,
including, without limitation, our future operating and financial performance,
our ability to comply with the covenants in the agreements governing our
indebtedness and the availability of capital and the terms thereof. Statements
expressing expectations and projections with respect to future matters are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution that these forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to many
variables which could impact our future performance. These statements are made
on the basis of management’s views and assumptions, as of the time the
statements are made, regarding future events and performance. There can be no
assurance, however, that management’s expectations will necessarily come to
pass. Actual future events and performance may differ materially from the
expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements. We do not intend,
nor do we undertake any duty, to update any forward-looking statements.
A
wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and
performance, including but not limited to:
·
risks associated with weak or
uncertain global economic conditions and their impact on the capital markets;
·
other general economic and
political conditions in the United States and in other countries in which we
currently do business, including those resulting from recessions, political
events and acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts;
·
industry conditions, including
competition;
·
the level of expenditures on
advertising;
·
legislative or regulatory
requirements;
·
fluctuations in operating costs;
·
technological changes and
innovations;
·
changes in labor conditions and
management;
·
capital expenditure requirements;
·
risks of doing business in foreign
countries;
·
fluctuations in exchange rates and
currency values;
·
the outcome of pending and future
litigation;
·
taxes and tax disputes;
·
changes in interest rates;
·
shifts in population and other
demographics;
·
access to capital markets and
borrowed indebtedness;
·
our ability to implement our
business strategies;
·
the risk that we may not be able
to integrate the operations of acquired businesses successfully;
·
the risk that our cost savings
initiatives may not be entirely successful or that any cost savings achieved
from strategic revenue and efficiency initiatives may not persist;
·
the impact of our substantial
indebtedness, including the effect of our leverage on our financial position
and earnings;
·
our ability to generate sufficient
cash from operations or other liquidity-generating transactions and our need to
allocate significant amounts of our cash to make payments on our indebtedness,
which in turn could reduce our financial flexibility and ability to fund other
activities;
·
our relationship with iHeartCommunications,
including its ability to elect all of the members of our Board of Directors and
its ability as our controlling stockholder to determine the outcome of matters
submitted to our stockholders and certain additional matters governed by
intercompany agreements between us;
·
the impact of the above and
similar factors on iHeartCommunications, our primary direct or indirect
external source of capital, which could have a significant need for capital in
the future; and
·
certain other factors set forth in
our other filings with the SEC.
This
list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of
forward-looking statements is illustrative and is not intended to be
exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated
with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk
Required information is presented under “Market Risk”
within Item 2 of this Part I.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), under the supervision and with
the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period
covered by this report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to
provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in
reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified by the SEC. Based on that evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2015 at the
reasonable assurance level.
There were no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We currently are involved in certain legal proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued an
estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of those claims for which the
occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based
upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and
settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future results of
operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in
our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these
proceedings. Additionally, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation,
there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or
proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition
or results of operations.
Although we are involved in a variety of legal proceedings
in the ordinary course of business, a large portion of our litigation arises in
the following contexts: commercial disputes; misappropriation of likeness and
right of publicity claims; employment and benefits related claims; governmental
fines; intellectual property claims; and tax disputes.
Los Angeles Litigation
In 2008, Summit Media, LLC, one of the
Company’s competitors, sued the City of Los Angeles (the “City”), Clear Channel
Outdoor, Inc. (“CCOI”) and OUTFRONT Media Inc. (formerly CBS Outdoor Americas
Inc.) in Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BS116611) challenging the
validity of a settlement agreement that had been entered into in November 2006
among the parties and pursuant to which CCOI had taken down existing billboards
and converted 83 existing signs from static displays to digital displays. In
2009 the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that the settlement agreement
constituted an ultra vires act of the City, and nullified its existence. After
further proceedings, on April 12, 2013 the Los Angeles Superior Court
invalidated 82 digital modernization permits issued to CCOI (77 of which
displays were operating at the time of the ruling) and CCOI was required to
turn off the electrical power to all affected digital displays on April 15,
2013. The digital display structures remain intact but digital displays are
currently prohibited in the City. CCOI is seeking permits under the existing
City sign code to either wrap the LED faces with vinyl or convert the LED faces
to traditional static signs, and has obtained a number of such permits. CCOI
is also pursuing a new ordinance to permit digital signage in the City.
International
Outdoor Investigation
On April
21, 2015, inspections were conducted at the premises of the Company in Denmark
and Sweden as part of an investigation by Danish competition authorities.
Additionally, on the same day; Clear Channel UK received a communication from
the UK competition authorities, also in connection with the investigation by
Danish competition authorities. The Company and its affiliates are cooperating
with the national competition authorities.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For
information regarding our risk factors, please refer to Item 1A in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There
have not been any material changes in the risk factors disclosed in the Form
10-K.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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The following table sets
forth the purchases of shares of our Class A common stock made during the
quarter ended September 30, 2015 by or on behalf of us or an affiliated
purchaser:
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Period
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Total
Number of Shares Purchased(1)(2)
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Average
Price Paid per Share(1)(2)
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Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)
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Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs(2)
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July 1 through July 31
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400
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$
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9.57
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$
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-
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August 1 through August 31
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-
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-
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-
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-
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September 1 through September 30
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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400
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$
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9.57
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-
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$
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-
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(1)
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The shares
indicated consist of shares of our Class A common stock tendered by employees
to us during the three months ended September 30, 2015 to satisfy the
employees’ tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting and
release of restricted shares, which are repurchased by us based on their fair
market value on the date the relevant transaction occurs.
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(2)
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On August 9, 2010,
iHeartCommunications announced that its board of directors approved a stock
purchase program under which iHeartCommunications or its subsidiaries may
purchase up to an aggregate of $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A common
stock and/or the Class A common stock of iHeartMedia, Inc. (“iHeartMedia”).
The stock purchase program did not have a fixed expiration date and could be
modified, suspended or terminated at any time at iHeartCommunications’
discretion. As of December 31, 2014, an aggregate $34.2 million was
available under this program. In January 2015, a subsidiary of
iHeartCommunications purchased an additional 2,000,000 shares of the
Company’s Class A common stock for $20.4 million. On April 2, 2015, a
subsidiary of iHeartCommunications purchased an additional 2,172,946 shares
of the Company’s Class A common stock for $22.2 million, increasing
iHeartCommunications’ collective holdings to represent slightly more than 90%
of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on a fully-diluted
basis, assuming the conversion of all of the Company’s Class B common stock
into Class A common stock. As a result of this purchase, the stock purchase
program concluded. The purchase of shares in excess of the amount available
under the stock purchase program was separately approved by the
iHeartCommunications’ board of directors.
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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11*
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Statement re:
Computation of Income (Loss) Per Share.
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31.1*
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Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.2*
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Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1**
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Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.2**
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Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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101*
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Interactive
Data Files.
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__________________
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
CLEAR
CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
November
5, 2015 /s/ SCOTT
D. HAMILTON
Scott
D. Hamilton
Senior
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
Assistant
Secretary