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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP - Quarter Report: 2005 March (Form 10-Q)

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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 MARCH 31, 2005

 

OR

 

¨ 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 1-15997

 


 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   95-4783236

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West

Santa Monica, California 90404

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(310) 447-3870

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


 

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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes x  No ¨

 

As of May 4, 2005, there were 59,663,670 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding, 27,678,533 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding and 36,926,600 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrant’s Class U common stock outstanding.

 


 

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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

 

FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    
    

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2004

   4
    

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 AND MARCH 31, 2004

   5
    

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 AND MARCH 31, 2004

   6
    

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

   7
ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS    11
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK    19
ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES    20
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS    20
ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS    20
ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES    20
ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS    20
ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION    20
ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS    21

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

 

Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this annual report. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. Some of the key factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

    risks related to our history of operating losses, our substantial indebtedness or our ability to raise capital;

 

    provisions of the agreements governing our debt instruments that may restrict the operation of our business;

 

    cancellations or reductions of advertising, whether due to a general economic downturn or otherwise;

 

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    our relationship with Univision Communications Inc., including uncertainties relating to Univision’s obligation to reduce its percentage ownership of our company on or before March 26, 2006 and March 26, 2009;

 

    the overall success of our acquisition strategy, which includes developing media clusters in key U.S. Hispanic markets, and the integration of any acquired assets with our existing business;

 

    the impact of rigorous competition in Spanish-language media and in the advertising industry generally; and

 

    industry-wide market factors and regulatory and other developments affecting our operations.

 

For a detailed description of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 29 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

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PART I

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     March 31,
2005


    December
31, 2004


 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS                 

Current assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 42,311     $ 46,969  

Trade receivables (including related parties of $42 and $56), net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,363 and $5,332

     46,541       52,568  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including related parties of $1,290 and $576)

     6,443       5,271  
    


 


Total current assets

     95,295       104,808  

Property and equipment, net

     161,520       163,926  

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

     125,091       128,347  

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

     891,130       886,242  

Goodwill

     385,833       385,977  

Other assets (including related parties of $167 and $166)

     19,490       20,412  
    


 


     $ 1,678,359     $ 1,689,712  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current liabilities

                

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 2,576     $ 1,993  

Advances payable, related parties

     118       118  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses (including related parties of $2,461 and $2,416)

     24,400       29,153  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     27,094       31,264  

Notes payable, less current maturities

     480,243       480,983  

Other long-term liabilities

     3,906       3,719  

Deferred taxes

     133,071       136,074  
    


 


Total liabilities

     644,314       652,040  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity

                

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 2005 and 2004 50,000,000 shares authorized and none outstanding

     —         —    

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 260,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2005 59,651,170; 2004 59,568,943

     6       6  

Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2005 and 2004 27,678,533

     3       3  

Class U common stock, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2005 and 2004 36,926,600

     4       4  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,185,252       1,184,394  

Accumulated deficit

     (151,220 )     (146,735 )
    


 


       1,034,045       1,037,672  

Treasury stock, Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 2005 and 2004 5,101 shares

     —         —    
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     1,034,045       1,037,672  
    


 


     $ 1,678,359     $ 1,689,712  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Net revenue (including related parties of $150 and $262)

   $ 57,155     $ 52,048  
    


 


Expenses:

                

Direct operating expenses (including related parties of $2,355 and $2,260)

     27,305       26,002  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     12,668       12,658  

Corporate expenses

     4,147       4,013  

Gain on sale of assets

     —         (1,004 )

Non-cash stock-based compensation (comprised entirely of corporate expenses)

     292       (40 )

Depreciation and amortization (includes direct operating of $9,992 and $9,346; selling, general and administrative of $1,198 and $1,158; and corporate of $241 and $283)

     11,431       10,787  
    


 


       55,843       52,416  
    


 


Operating income (loss)

     1,312       (368 )

Interest expense

     (8,181 )     (6,872 )

Interest income

     148       90  
    


 


Loss before income taxes

     (6,721 )     (7,150 )

Income tax benefit

     2,362       2,036  
    


 


Loss before equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (4,359 )     (5,114 )

Equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (126 )     (111 )
    


 


Net loss

     (4,485 )     (5,225 )

Accretion of preferred stock redemption value

     —         (3,031 )
    


 


Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (4,485 )   $ (8,256 )
    


 


Basic and diluted earnings per share:

                

Net loss per share applicable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.09 )
    


 


Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     124,208,936       87,140,507  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

     Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net loss

   $ (4,485 )   $ (5,225 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     11,431       10,787  

Deferred income taxes

     (2,852 )     (2,311 )

Amortization of debt issue costs

     598       816  

Amortization of syndication contracts

     10       75  

Equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     126       111  

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     292       (40 )

Gain on sale of media properties and other assets

     —         (1,004 )

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

                

Decrease in accounts receivable

     6,199       7,319  

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,703       (362 )

Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (6,681 )     (4,594 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,935       5,572  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and intangibles

     9       8,168  

Purchases of property and equipment and intangibles

     (8,125 )     (3,396 )

Distribution from nonconsolidated affiliates

     —         300  

Refunds for acquisitions

     —         501  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (8,116 )     5,573  
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     555       442  

Principal payments on notes payable

     (32 )     (52,036 )

Proceeds from borrowing on notes payable

     —         34,000  

Payments of deferred debt and offering costs

     —         (9 )
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     523       (17,603 )
    


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (4,658 )     (6,458 )

Cash and cash equivalents:

                

Beginning

     46,969       19,806  
    


 


Ending

   $ 42,311     $ 13,348  
    


 


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

                

Cash payments for:

                

Interest

   $ 12,335     $ 10,610  
    


 


Income taxes

   $ 490     $ 275  
    


 


Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:

                

Property and equipment included in accounts payable

   $ 626     $ 285  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

MARCH 31, 2005

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Entravision Communications Corporation (the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The unaudited information contained herein has been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of the Company’s management, includes all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The interim results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 or any other future period.

 

2. THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Related party

 

Univision currently owns approximately 30% of the Company’s common stock on a fully-converted basis. In connection with Univision’s merger with Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation in September 2003, Univision entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), pursuant to which Univision agreed, among other things, to ensure that its percentage ownership of the Company will not exceed 15% by March 26, 2006 and 10% by March 26, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to Univision’s agreement with the DOJ, Univision exchanged all 36,926,623 of its shares of the Company’s Class A and Class C common stock that it previously owned (14,943,231 shares of Class A common stock and 21,983,392 shares of Class C common stock) for 369,266 shares of the Company’s Series U preferred stock in September 2003. The Series U preferred stock was mandatorily convertible into common stock when and if the Company created a new class of common stock that generally had the same rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as the Series U preferred stock (other than the nominal liquidation preference). The Company’s stockholders approved the creation of such a new class of common stock, the Class U common stock, during the second quarter of 2004, and the 369,266 shares of the Company’s Series U preferred stock held by Univision were converted into 36,926,600 shares of the Company’s new Class U common stock effective as of July 1, 2004. Neither the original exchange of Univision’s Class A and Class C common for Series U preferred stock, nor the subsequent conversion of such Series U preferred stock into Class U common stock, changed Univision’s overall equity interest in the Company, nor did either have any impact on the Company’s existing television station affiliation agreements with Univision.

 

The Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, any dissolution of the Company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of the Company’s Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) of the Company’s Class A common stock in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.

 

Univision acts as the Company’s exclusive sales representative for the sale of all national advertising aired on Univision-affiliate television stations. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, the amount paid by the Company to Univision in this capacity was $1.8 million.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure,” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock option plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to account for its employee stock-based compensation plan using the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations, which does not require compensation to be recorded if the consideration to be received is at least equal to the fair value of the common stock to be issued at the measurement date. Under the requirements of SFAS No. 123, nonemployee stock-based transactions require

 

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compensation to be recorded based on the fair value of the securities issued or the services received, whichever is more reliably measurable.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss and net loss per share had employee compensation costs for the stock-based compensation plan been determined based on grant date fair values of awards under the provisions of SFAS No. 123, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited; in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

                

As reported

   $ (4,485 )   $ (8,256 )

Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value- based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (2,489 )     (2,660 )
    


 


Pro forma

   $ (6,974 )   $ (10,916 )
    


 


Net loss per share applicable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

                

As reported

   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.09 )
    


 


Pro forma

   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.13 )
    


 


 

The Company granted 2,797,000 stock options to employees and directors and 123,000 stock options to non-employees during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. These stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $7.86 and a weighted average fair value of $4.59.

 

Beginning in the first quarter of 2006, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” See “Pending Accounting Pronouncement” below.

 

Loss per share

 

Basic loss per share is computed as net loss divided by weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. For 2004, net loss is reduced by accretion of preferred stock redemption value, premium paid on early redemption and accrued dividends on Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding during that period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution, if any, that could occur from shares issuable through stock options and convertible securities.

 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, all dilutive securities have been excluded as their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, the securities whose conversion would result in an incremental number of shares that would be included in determining the weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share if their effect was not anti-dilutive is 197,060 equivalent shares of stock options. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, the securities whose conversion would result in an incremental number of shares that would be included in determining the weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share if their effect was not anti-dilutive is as follows: 528,466 equivalent shares of stock options, 36,926,600 equivalent shares of series U convertible preferred stock and 5,865,102 equivalent shares of Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock.

 

As discussed above, the Series U preferred stock held by Univision was converted into shares of the Company’s new Class U common stock on July 1, 2004. If the Series U preferred stock had been treated as common stock outstanding, the basic weighted average common shares outstanding would have been 124,067,130 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004. The basic net loss per share would have changed from $(0.09) to $(0.07) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

Acquisition of Assets

 

In February 2005, the Company acquired the assets of radio station KAIQ-FM in the Lubbock, Texas market for approximately $1.7 million. Also in February 2005, the Company acquired the assets of television stations KVTF-CA and KTFV-CA in the McAllen, Texas market and television station KETF-CA in the Laredo, Texas market, for an aggregate of approximately $3.8 million.

 

The approximate value of depreciable equipment and non-amortizable FCC licenses purchased as a result of these acquisitions were $0.6 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The Company evaluated the transferred set of activities, assets, inputs, outputs and processes in each of these acquisitions and determined that none of these acquisitions constituted a business.

 

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Pending transaction

 

In October 2004, the Company, in combination with certain of its Mexican affiliates and subsidiaries, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of the licensee of television station XHRIO-TV in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving the McAllen, Texas market, as well as substantially all of the assets related to such station, for an aggregate of $13 million. This acquisition currently is expected to close during the middle of 2005.

 

Pending accounting pronouncement

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS No. 123R requires that the measurement of all share-based payment transactions, including grants of employee stock options and stock purchased through an employee stock purchase plan, be recognized in the financial statements using a fair value-based method.

 

SFAS No. 123R is required to be implemented as of the beginning of the Company’s next fiscal year, and will therefore be effective for the Company’s first quarter of 2006. The impact of SFAS No. 123R on the Company in 2006 and beyond will depend upon various factors, including its future compensation strategy. The pro forma compensation costs presented in the table above and in prior filings for the Company have been calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and may not be indicative of the expense in future periods.

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company operates in three reportable segments: television broadcasting, radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising.

 

Television broadcasting

 

The Company owns and/or operates 47 primary television stations located primarily in the southwestern United States, consisting primarily of Univision affiliates.

 

Radio broadcasting

 

The Company owns and operates 54 radio stations (41 FM and 13 AM) located primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

 

Outdoor advertising

 

The Company owns approximately 10,900 outdoor advertising faces located primarily in Los Angeles and New York.

 

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Separate financial data for each of the Company’s operating segments is provided below. Segment operating profit (loss) is defined as operating profit (loss) before corporate expenses and non-cash stock-based compensation. There were no significant sources of revenue generated outside the United States during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on the following (unaudited; in thousands):

 

     Three-Month Period Ended
March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

    % Change

 

Net revenue

                      

Television

   $ 30,760     $ 27,578     12 %

Radio

     19,774       18,319     8 %

Outdoor

     6,621       6,151     8 %
    


 


     

Consolidated

     57,155       52,048     10 %
    


 


     

Direct operating expenses

                      

Television

     13,329       12,643     5 %

Radio

     8,286       8,107     2 %

Outdoor

     5,690       5,252     8 %
    


 


     

Consolidated

     27,305       26,002     5 %
    


 


     

Selling, general and administrative expenses

                      

Television

     5,755       5,513     4 %

Radio

     5,818       5,641     3 %

Outdoor

     1,095       1,504     (27 )%
    


 


     

Consolidated

     12,668       12,658     0 %
    


 


     

Depreciation and amortization

                      

Television

     3,711       3,580     4 %

Radio

     2,343       1,975     19 %

Outdoor

     5,377       5,232     3 %
    


 


     

Consolidated

     11,431       10,787     6 %
    


 


     

Segment operating profit (loss)

                      

Television

     7,965       5,842     36 %

Radio

     3,327       2,596     28 %

Outdoor

     (5,541 )     (5,837 )   (5 )%
    


 


     

Consolidated

     5,751       2,601     121 %
    


 


     

Corporate expenses

     4,147       4,013     3 %

Gain on sale of assets

     —         (1,004 )   *  

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     292       (40 )   *  
    


 


     

Operating income (loss)

   $ 1,312     $ (368 )   *  
    


 


     

Capital expenditures

                      

Television

   $ 2,290     $ 1,763        

Radio

     829       1,093        

Outdoor

     447       300        
    


 


     

Consolidated

   $ 3,566     $ 3,156        
    


 


     

Total assets

                      

Television

   $ 417,412     $ 377,130        

Radio

     1,050,564       1,018,308        

Outdoor

     210,383       228,273        

Assets held for sale

     —         33,662        
    


 


     

Consolidated

   $ 1,678,359     $ 1,657,373        
    


 


     

* Percentage not meaningful.

 

4. LITIGATION

 

The Company is subject to various outstanding claims and other legal proceedings that arose in the ordinary course of business. The Company is a party to one dispute, which management does not believe is material, from plaintiffs seeking unspecified damages for certain employment-related claims. An appropriate accrual has been made in the consolidated financial statements. While the Company’s legal counsel cannot express an opinion on this matter, management believes that any liability of the Company that may arise out of or with respect to this matter will not materially adversely affect the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

We are a diversified Spanish-language media company with a unique portfolio of television, radio and outdoor advertising assets, reaching approximately 75% of all Hispanics in the United States. We operate in three reportable segments: television broadcasting, radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising. Our net revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 was $57 million. Of that amount, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for 54%, revenue generated by our radio segment accounted for 34% and revenue generated by our outdoor segment accounted for 12%.

 

As of the date of filing this report, we own and/or operate 47 primary television stations that are located primarily in the southwestern United States. We own and operate 54 radio stations (41 FM and 13 AM) located primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. Our outdoor advertising segment consists of approximately 10,900 advertising faces located primarily in Los Angeles and New York.

 

The comparability of our results between 2005 and 2004 is affected by acquisitions and dispositions in those periods. In those years, we primarily acquired new media properties in markets where we already owned existing media properties. While new media properties contribute to the financial results of their markets, we do not attempt to measure their effect as they typically are integrated into existing operations.

 

We generate revenue from sales of national and local advertising time on television and radio stations and advertising on our billboards. Advertising rates are, in large part, based on each medium’s ability to attract audiences in demographic groups targeted by advertisers. We recognize advertising revenue when commercials are broadcast and when outdoor advertising services are provided. We do not obtain long-term commitments from our advertisers and, consequently, they may cancel, reduce or postpone orders without penalties. We pay commissions to agencies for local, regional and national advertising. For contracts directly with agencies, we record commissions as deductions from gross revenue. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the broadcasting and outdoor advertising industries and are due primarily to variations in advertising expenditures by both local and national advertisers.

 

Our primary expenses are employee compensation, including commissions paid to our sales staffs, commissions paid to our national representative firms, as well as expenses for marketing, promotion and selling, technical, local programming, engineering and general and administrative. Our local programming costs for television consist primarily of costs related to producing a local newscast in most of our markets.

 

Highlights

 

Despite a relatively difficult advertising environment, we experienced growth for the first quarter of 2005 with net revenue of $57 million. Of that amount, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for 54%, revenue generated by our radio segment accounted for 34% and revenue generated by our outdoor segment accounted for 12%.

 

Our television segment led our success again in the first quarter of 2005, generating $30.8 million in net revenue as we continued to sustain solid ratings across our station group. We also launched an aggressive local sales initiative early in 2004. As a result, local advertising revenue growth has exceeded national advertising revenue growth in four of the last five quarters. Our television results were driven by continued growth in our top advertising categories, including automotive, retail services and fast-food restaurants.

 

We were particularly pleased with the success of our TeleFutura group in the first quarter of 2005. TeleFutura is now competing with Telemundo to be the second-ranked Spanish-language station in several of our markets, behind our top-ranked Univision affiliates in those markets. Revenue from our TeleFutura stations in the first quarter of 2005 increased by 50% over the first quarter of 2004. Although this contribution is still relatively small compared to our overall television revenue, we believe that it is an important source of future growth for our company. In the first quarter of 2005, we launched new TeleFutura affiliates in the two important border markets of McAllen and Laredo, Texas, giving us Univision-TeleFutura duopolies in 18 of our 23 television markets.

 

Our radio segment also had a solid first quarter of 2005, contributing $19.8 million in net revenue as we concentrated our efforts on local sales, which increased to 80% of our radio segment’s total revenue for the first quarter of 2005. Early in 2004 we successfully completed the relocation of our radio network headquarters to Los Angeles and consolidated our outdoor division’s corporate offices in that same facility. This move has based our radio division in the nation’s largest Hispanic market, and its proximity to our outdoor division offers increased opportunities for cross-selling and cross-promotion between these two businesses.

 

During 2004 we completed the divestiture of non-core radio stations in Chicago and Fresno, two markets where we did not see the opportunity to grow to scale and build out full clusters. The sale of these properties, along with the disposition of a non-core AM radio station in Dallas, has allowed us to redeploy capital to markets with greater growth and earning potential. In October 2004, we

 

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acquired an FM radio station in the Sacramento, California market, which increased our cluster to four stations in this important U.S. Hispanic market. In February 2005, we acquired radio station KAIQ-FM in the Lubbock, Texas market, giving us one FM and one AM radio station in the Lubbock market in addition to our Univision affiliate.

 

We believe that we made great strides over the past year by restructuring our radio programming department, including the appointment of a new vice president of programming. In total, we changed the formats of 12 of our radio stations in eight markets, with six of those stations in five markets successfully switching to our “Super Estrella” format, a pop and alternative Spanish-rock format that provides a musical home for young Hispanics, and six of those stations in five markets successfully switching to a Spanish talk radio format delivered to us by Radiovisa. Also, in January 2005 we entered into a three-year network affiliation agreement for the broadcast of Renan Alemendarez Coello’s popular “El Cucuy De La Mañana” program on our Radio Tricolor network in 11 markets, as well as two additional markets in El Paso and Dallas.

 

Our outdoor segment contributed $6.6 million in net revenue for the first quarter of 2005 and continued to build upon the momentum established during the second half of 2004 by posting a third consecutive quarter of solid revenue growth. In addition to benefiting from an overall improvement in the national advertising market in both New York and Los Angeles during the past three quarters, we also attribute the improvement in our outdoor business to several internal factors. During the first half of 2004, we replaced the head of our outdoor division as well as senior sales management in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago in order to execute a more aggressive sales strategy. We also initiated a maintenance program during the first half of 2004 to upgrade the quality of our 8- and 30-sheet poster inventory in New York, which we believe helped to bolster advertisers’ interest in our posters.

 

In addition, in April 2005 we entered into a three-year agreement with the City of Sacramento to sell advertising on the city’s buses that we believe will create opportunities to provide broader coverage for national advertisers. Looking ahead, we believe that the momentum that our outdoor segment has created will continue as we head further into 2005.

 

We also took several key steps in 2004 toward strengthening our balance sheet and improving our capital structure. In August, we refinanced our former bank credit facility with a new $400 million senior secured facility. We also repurchased all of our Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock in two separate transactions during the third quarter. Finally, we converted all of our Series U preferred stock held by Univision into shares of our new Class U common stock, so that by the end of 2004 we had no preferred stock outstanding.

 

Acquisitions

 

In February 2005, we acquired the assets of radio station KAIQ-FM in the Lubbock, Texas market for approximately $1.7 million. Also in February 2005, we acquired the assets of television stations KVTF-CA and KTFV-CA in the McAllen, Texas market and television station KETF-CA in the Laredo, Texas market, for an aggregate of approximately $3.8 million.

 

In October 2004, in combination with certain of our Mexican affiliates and subsidiaries, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of the licensee of television station XHRIO-TV in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving the McAllen, Texas market, as well as substantially all of the assets related to such station, for an aggregate purchase price of $13 million. This acquisition currently is expected to close during the middle of 2005.

 

Relationship with Univision

 

Univision currently owns approximately 30% of our common stock on a fully-converted basis. In connection with its merger with Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation in September 2003, Univision entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), pursuant to which Univision agreed, among other things, to ensure that its percentage ownership of our company will not exceed 15% by March 26, 2006 and 10% by March 26, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to Univision’s agreement with DOJ, in September 2003 Univision exchanged all of its shares of our Class A and Class C common stock that it previously owned for shares of our Series U preferred stock. The Series U preferred stock was mandatorily convertible into common stock when and if we created a new class of common stock that generally had the same rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as the Series U preferred stock (other than the nominal liquidation preference). Our stockholders approved the creation of such a new class of common stock, our Class U common stock, during the second quarter of 2004, and the shares of our Series U preferred stock held by Univision were converted into 36,926,600 shares of our new Class U common stock effective as of July 1, 2004. Neither the original exchange of Univision’s Class A and Class C common for our Series U preferred stock, nor the subsequent conversion of such Series U preferred stock into our new Class U common stock, changed Univision’s overall equity interest in our company, nor did either have any impact on our existing television station affiliation agreements with Univision.

 

The Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of our issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving our company, any dissolution of our company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of our company’s Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class

 

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U common stock is automatically convertible into one share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) of our Class A common stock in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.

 

Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

The following table sets forth selected data from our operating results for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited; in thousands):

 

     Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

    % Change

 

Statements of Operations Data:

                      

Net revenue

   $ 57,155     $ 52,048     10 %
    


 


     

Direct operating expenses

     27,305       26,002     5 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     12,668       12,658     0 %

Corporate expenses

     4,147       4,013     3 %

Gain on sale of assets

     —         (1,004 )   *  

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     292       (40 )   *  

Depreciation and amortization

     11,431       10,787     6 %
    


 


     
       55,843       52,416     7 %
    


 


     

Operating income (loss)

     1,312       (368 )   *  

Interest expense

     (8,181 )     (6,872 )   19 %

Interest income

     148       90     64 %
    


 


     

Loss before income taxes

     (6,721 )     (7,150 )   (6 )%

Income tax benefit

     2,362       2,036     16 %
    


 


     

Loss before equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (4,359 )     (5,114 )   (15 )%

Equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (126 )     (111 )   14 %
    


 


     

Net loss

     (4,485 )     (5,225 )   (14 )%
    


 


     

Other Data:

                      

Broadcast cash flow (1)

   $ 17,182     $ 13,388     28 %

EBITDA as adjusted (adjusted for non-cash stock-based compensation) (1)

   $ 13,035     $ 9,375     39 %

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 2,935     $ 5,572     (47 )%

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   $ (8,116 )   $ 5,573     *  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ 523     $ (17,603 )   *  

Capital asset and intangible expenditures

   $ 8,125     $ 3,396     139 %

* Percentage not meaningful.

 

(1) Broadcast cash flow means operating income (loss) before corporate expenses, gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation. EBITDA as adjusted means broadcast cash flow less corporate expenses. We use the term EBITDA as adjusted because that measure does not include non-cash stock-based compensation. We evaluate and project the liquidity and cash flows of our business using several measures, including broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted. We consider these measures as important indicators of liquidity relating to our operations, as they eliminate the effects of non-cash gain (loss) on sale of assets, non-cash depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation awards. We use these measures to evaluate liquidity and cash flow improvement from year to year as they eliminate non-cash expense items. We believe that our investors should use these measures because they may provide a better comparability of our liquidity to that of our competitors.

 

Our calculation of EBITDA as adjusted included herein is substantially similar to the measures used in the financial covenants included in our bank credit facility and in the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes. In those instruments, EBITDA as adjusted is referred to as “operating cash flow” and “consolidated cash flow,” respectively. Under our bank credit facility, our ratio of debt to operating cash flow may not exceed 7.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis for the prior full four quarters. Under the indenture, the corresponding ratio of indebtedness to consolidated cash flow cannot exceed 7.1 to 1 on the same basis. The actual ratios of indebtedness to each of operating cash flow and consolidated cash flow were as follows (in each case as of March 31): 2005, 5.8 to 1; 2004, 5.4 to 1. We entered into our new bank credit facility in August 2004 and issued our senior subordinated notes in March 2002, so we were not subject to the same calculations and covenants in prior years. For consistency of presentation, however, the foregoing historical ratios assume that our current definitions had been applied for all periods.

 

While we and many in the financial community consider broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income and net income. In addition, our definitions of broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted differ from those of many companies reporting similarly named measures.

 

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Broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted are non-GAAP measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to each of broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted is net income (loss). A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to net income (loss) follows (unaudited; in thousands):

 

     2005

    2004

 

Broadcast cash flow

   $ 17,182     $ 13,388  

Corporate expenses

     4,147       4,013  
    


 


EBITDA as adjusted

     13,035       9,375  

Gain on sale of assets

     —         (1,004 )

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     292       (40 )

Depreciation and amortization

     11,431       10,787  
    


 


Operating income (loss)

     1,312       (368 )

Interest expense

     (8,181 )     (6,872 )

Interest income

     148       90  
    


 


Loss before income taxes

     (6,721 )     (7,150 )

Income tax benefit

     2,362       2,036  
    


 


Loss before equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (4,359 )     (5,114 )

Equity in net loss of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (126 )     (111 )
    


 


Net loss

   $ (4,485 )   $ (5,225 )
    


 


 

Consolidated Operations

 

Net Revenue. Net revenue increased to $57.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $52.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $5.2 million. Excluding the net revenue contributed during the first quarter of 2004 by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, net revenue would have increased by $5.6 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The overall increase came mainly from our television and radio segments, which together accounted for an increase of $4.7 million. The increase from these segments was primarily attributable to increased advertising sold (referred to as “inventory” in our industry). The increase in net revenue also came from an increase in net revenue from our outdoor segment, which accounted for $0.5 million of the overall increase.

 

We currently anticipate that the number of advertisers purchasing Spanish-language advertising will continue to rise and will result in greater demand for our inventory. We expect that this increased demand will, in turn, allow us to continue to increase our rates, resulting in continued increases in net revenue in future periods.

 

Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses increased to $27.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $26.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $1.3 million. Excluding the direct operating expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2004 by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, direct operating expenses would have increased by $1.5 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The overall increase came mainly from our television and radio segments, which together accounted for $0.9 million of the increase. The increase from these segments was primarily attributable to an increase in commissions and national representation fees associated with the increase in net revenue, an increase in salaries and an increase in news production costs due to the expansion of our newscast operations in the San Diego market, partially offset by the elimination of expenses incurred by our Chicago and Fresno stations that we sold. The overall increase also came from an increase in outdoor direct operating expenses, which accounted for $0.4 million of the overall increase. This increase in the outdoor segment was primarily attributable to higher lease rents for our billboard locations. As a percentage of net revenue, direct operating expenses decreased to 48% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from 50% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004. Direct operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased because direct operating expense increases were outpaced by increases in net revenue.

 

We currently anticipate that, as our net revenue increases in future periods, our direct operating expenses correspondingly will continue to increase. However, on a long-term basis, we expect that net revenue increases will continue to outpace direct operating expense increases such that direct operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue will continue to decrease in future periods.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses remained unchanged at $12.7 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004. Excluding the selling, general and administrative expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2004 by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, selling, general and administrative expenses would have increased by $0.2 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. As a percentage of net revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 22% for the three-month period ended

 

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March 31, 2005 from 24% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased because of the increases in net revenue.

 

On a long-term basis, although we currently anticipate that selling, general and administrative expenses will increase in future periods, we expect that net revenue increases will outpace any selling, general and administrative expense increases such that selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue will continue to decrease in future periods.

 

Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses increased to $4.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $4.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.1 million. The increase was mainly attributable to higher expenses associated with our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including internal controls and higher wages, partially offset by lower insurance expenses. As a percentage of net revenue, corporate expenses decreased to 7% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from 8% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

We currently anticipate that corporate expenses will continue to increase in future periods, primarily due to higher accounting and other costs associated with our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including internal controls compliance. Nevertheless, we expect that these increases will be outpaced by net revenue increases such that corporate expenses as a percentage of net revenue will decrease in future periods.

 

Gain on Sale of Assets. The gain on sale of assets of $1.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 was primarily due to the sale of the assets of radio station KZFO-FM in the Fresno, California market.

 

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased to $11.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $10.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.6 million. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of radio station KBMB-FM in the Sacramento, California market in the second half of 2004.

 

Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. Non-cash stock-based compensation was $0.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 compared to $0 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.3 million. This increase was primarily due to stock option grants to non-employees in the second half of 2004 and the first quarter of 2005. Non-cash stock-based compensation consists of non-employee stock option awards.

 

We anticipate a significant increase in non-cash stock-based compensation beginning in the first quarter of 2006 as a result of our adoption in that quarter of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” Please see “Pending Accounting Pronouncement” below.

 

Operating Income. As a result of the above factors, operating income increased to $1.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from an operating loss of $0.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $1.7 million.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased to $8.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $6.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $1.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to additional borrowings under our bank credit facility to finance the repurchase of all of our Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock during the third quarter of 2004.

 

Income Tax Benefit. Our expected tax rate is approximately 40% of pre-tax income or loss, adjusted for permanent tax differences. Our tax benefit was less than the expected 40% of the pre-tax loss because of foreign income taxes, state franchise taxes and the non-deductible portion of meals and entertainment. We currently have approximately $131 million in net operating loss carryforwards expiring through 2023 that we expect will be utilized prior to their expiration.

 

Segment Operations

 

Television

 

Net Revenue. Net revenue in our television segment increased to $30.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $27.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $3.2 million. Of the overall increase, $2.6 million came from our Univision stations and $0.6 million came from our other stations. The overall increase was attributable to an increase in both local and national advertising sales, primarily due to an increase in inventory sold.

 

Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $13.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $12.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.7 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in national representation fees and commissions associated with the increase in net revenue, an increase in salaries and an increase in news production costs due to the expansion of our newscast operations in the San Diego market.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment increased to $5.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $5.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salaries.

 

Radio

 

Net Revenue. Net revenue in our radio segment increased to $19.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $18.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $1.5 million. Excluding the net revenue contributed during the first quarter of 2004 by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, net revenue would have increased by $1.9 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to increased advertising inventory sold, as well as revenue associated with radio station KBMB-FM acquired by us in the second half of 2004.

 

Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our radio segment increased to $8.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $8.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.2 million. Excluding the expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2004 by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, direct operating expenses would have increased $0.4 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in commissions and other sales-related expenses associated with the increase in net revenue, as well as expenses associated with radio station KBMB-FM acquired by us in the second half of 2004.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our radio segment increased to $5.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $5.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.2 million. Excluding the expenses incurred by our radio stations in Chicago and Fresno that we sold in the first half of 2004, selling, general and administrative expenses would have increased $0.4 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to higher promotional spending in the first quarter of 2005, as well as expenses associated with radio station KBMB-FM acquired by us in the second half of 2004.

 

Outdoor

 

Net Revenue. Net revenue in our outdoor segment increased to $6.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $6.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.4 million. The increase was attributable to an increase in both local and national advertising sales.

 

Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our outdoor segment increased to $5.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $5.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.4 million. The increase was primarily attributable to higher lease rents for our billboard locations.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our outdoor segment decreased to $1.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $1.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of $0.4 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to severance amounts paid to the former president of our outdoor division in 2004.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

While we have a history of operating losses, we also have a history of generating significant positive cash flow from our operations. We expect to fund anticipated cash requirements (including acquisitions, anticipated capital expenditures, payments of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness and share repurchases) with cash on hand, cash flow from operations and externally generated funds, such as proceeds from any debt or equity offering and our bank credit facility. We currently anticipate that funds generated from operations and available borrowings under our bank credit facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future.

 

During 2004, we took the following key actions with respect to matters affecting our liquidity and capital resources:

 

    we refinanced our former bank credit facility with a new $400 million senior secured facility; and

 

    we repurchased all 5,865,102 shares of our Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock from TSG Capital Fund III, L.P. for an aggregate of $128.2 million in two separate transactions.

 

Please see “Bank Credit Facility” below.

 

Bank Credit Facility

 

In August 2004, we refinanced our former bank credit facility with a new $400 million senior secured facility consisting of a 7 1/2-year $250 million term loan and a 6  1/2-year $150 million revolving facility. The term loan under the new facility has been drawn

 

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in full, the proceeds of which were used to refinance outstanding borrowings under our former bank credit facility, to fund the repurchase of the remaining shares of our Series A preferred stock and for general corporate purposes.

 

The term loan matures in 2012 and is subject to automatic quarterly reductions of $0.6 million starting on December 31, 2005. The revolving facility expires in 2011 and is subject to automatic quarterly reductions starting on December 31, 2008. Our ability to make additional borrowings under the bank credit facility is subject to compliance with certain financial ratios and other conditions set forth in the bank credit facility.

 

Our bank credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, as well as the pledge of the stock of substantially all of our subsidiaries, including our special purpose subsidiary formed to hold our FCC licenses.

 

The term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%, for a total interest rate of 4.84% at March 31, 2005. The revolving facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% based on our leverage. In addition, we pay a quarterly unused commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum, depending on the level of facility usage. As of March 31, 2005, $250 million was outstanding under our bank credit facility and $147 million was available for future borrowings. We had approximately $3 million in outstanding letters of credit as of that date, which reduced the amount otherwise available for future borrowings.

 

Our bank credit facility contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, we might be required to repay all amounts then outstanding under the bank credit facility. Lenders holding more than 50% of the loans and commitments under the bank credit facility may elect to accelerate the maturity of loans upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default.

 

Our bank credit facility contains a mandatory prepayment clause, triggered in the event that we liquidate any assets if the proceeds are not utilized to acquire assets of the same type within 540 days, receive insurance or condemnation proceeds which are not fully utilized toward the replacement of such assets within 180 days. In addition, if we have excess cash flow, as defined in our bank credit facility, in any year starting in 2006, then 100% of that excess cash flow must be used to reduce our outstanding loan balance.

 

Our bank credit facility contains certain financial covenants relating to maximum total debt ratio, minimum total interest coverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio. The covenants become increasingly restrictive in the later years of the bank credit facility. Our bank credit facility also requires us to maintain our FCC licenses for our broadcast properties and contains restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, the payment of dividends, the making of acquisitions and the sale of assets over a certain limit. Additionally, we are required to enter into interest rate agreements if our leverage exceeds certain limits.

 

We can draw on our revolving facility without prior approval for working capital needs and for acquisitions having an aggregate maximum consideration of $25 million or less. Acquisitions having an aggregate maximum consideration of greater than $25 million but less than or equal to $100 million are conditioned upon our delivery to the agent bank of a covenant compliance certificate showing pro forma calculations assuming such acquisition had been consummated and revised revenue projections for the acquired properties. For acquisitions having an aggregate maximum consideration in excess of $100 million, majority lender consent of the bank group is required.

 

Debt and Equity Financing

 

On May 9, 2002, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to register up to $500 million of equity and debt securities, which we may offer from time to time. That shelf registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC. We have not yet issued any securities under the shelf registration statement. We intend to use the proceeds of any issuance of securities under the shelf registration statement to fund acquisitions or capital expenditures, to reduce or refinance debt or other obligations and for general corporate purposes.

 

On March 18, 2002, we issued $225 million of our senior subordinated notes due 2009. The senior subordinated notes bear interest at 8  1/8% per year, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The net proceeds from our senior subordinated notes were used to repay all indebtedness then outstanding under our bank credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

 

Broadcast Cash Flow and EBITDA as Adjusted

 

Broadcast cash flow (as defined below) increased to $17.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $13.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $3.8 million, or 28%. As a percentage of net revenue, broadcast cash flow increased to 30% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from 26% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

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We currently anticipate that broadcast cash flow will continue to increase in future periods, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenue, as we believe that net revenue increases will continue to outpace increases in direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

EBITDA as adjusted (as defined below) increased to $13.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $9.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $3.6 million, or 39%. As a percentage of net revenue, EBITDA as adjusted increased to 23% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from 18% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

We currently anticipate that EBITDA as adjusted will continue to increase in future periods, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenue, as we believe that net revenue increases will continue to outpace increases in direct operating, selling, general and administrative and corporate expenses.

 

Broadcast cash flow means operating income (loss) before corporate expenses, gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation. EBITDA as adjusted means broadcast cash flow less corporate expenses. We use the term EBITDA as adjusted because that measure does not include non-cash stock-based compensation. We evaluate and project the liquidity and cash flows of our business using several measures, including broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted. We consider these measures as important indicators of liquidity relating to our operations, as they eliminate the effects of non-cash gain (loss) on sale of assets, non-cash depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation awards. We use these measures to evaluate liquidity and cash flow improvement from year to year as they eliminate non-cash expense items. We believe that our investors should use these measures because they may provide a better comparability of our liquidity to that of our competitors.

 

Our calculation of EBITDA as adjusted included herein is substantially similar to the measures used in the financial covenants included in our bank credit facility and in the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes. In those instruments, EBITDA as adjusted is referred to as “operating cash flow” and “consolidated cash flow,” respectively. Under our bank credit facility, our ratio of debt to operating cash flow may not exceed 7.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis for the prior full four quarters. Under the indenture, the corresponding ratio of indebtedness to consolidated cash flow cannot exceed 7.1 to 1 on the same basis. The actual ratios of indebtedness to each of operating cash flow and consolidated cash flow were as follows (in each case as of March 31): 2005, 5.8 to 1; 2004, 5.4 to 1. We entered into our new bank credit facility in August 2004 and issued our senior subordinated notes in March 2002, so we were not subject to the same calculations and covenants in prior years. For consistency of presentation, however, the foregoing historical ratios assume that our current definitions had been applied for all periods.

 

While we and many in the financial community consider broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income and net income. In addition, our definitions of broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted differ from those of many companies reporting similarly named measures.

 

Broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted are non-GAAP measures. For a reconciliation of each of broadcast cash flow and EBITDA as adjusted to net income (loss), their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see page 14.

 

Cash Flow

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased to $2.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from $5.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

Net cash flow used in investing activities was $8.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, compared to net cash flow provided by investing activities of $5.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, we spent $8.1 million on capital expenditures and acquisition of intangibles.

 

Net cash flow provided by financing activities was $0.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, compared to net cash flow used in financing activities of $17.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, we received net proceeds of $0.5 million from the exercise of stock options issued under our 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and from the sale of shares issued under our 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

During the remainder of 2005, we anticipate that our maintenance capital expenditures will be approximately $14 million. In addition to our maintenance capital expenditures, we anticipate that our digital television capital expenditures will be approximately $8 million in the second half of 2005. We anticipate spending an additional $4 million on digital television in the first half of 2006.

 

As part of the mandated transition from analog to digital television, full-service television station owners may be required to stop broadcasting analog signals and to relinquish one of their paired analog-digital channels to the FCC at the end of 2006, if the

 

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market penetration of digital television receivers reaches certain Congressionally-mandated levels by that time. We currently expect that the cost to complete construction of digital television facilities for all of our full-service television stations, which we are required to complete by July 1, 2006 or face losing the stations’ protected coverage areas, will be approximately $12 million. In addition, we are required to broadcast separate digital and analog signals throughout this transition period. We do not expect the incremental costs associated with dual transmission streams to be significant. We intend to finance the conversion to digital television out of net cash flow from operations.

 

The amount of our anticipated capital expenditures may change based on future changes in business plans, our financial condition and general economic conditions.

 

We continually review, and are currently reviewing, opportunities to acquire additional television and radio stations, as well as other broadcast or media opportunities targeting the Hispanic market in the United States. We expect to finance any future acquisitions through funds generated from operations, borrowings under our bank credit facility and additional debt and equity financing. Any additional financing, if needed, might not be available to us on reasonable terms or at all. Any failure to raise capital when needed could seriously harm our business and our acquisition strategy. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage of ownership of our existing stockholders will be reduced. Furthermore, these equity securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our Class A common stock.

 

Other

 

On March 19, 2001, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. We are authorized to repurchase up to $35 million of our outstanding Class A common stock from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, block trades and private repurchases. The extent and timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. We intend to finance stock repurchases, if and when made, with our available cash on hand and cash provided by operations. To date, no shares of Class A common stock have been repurchased under the stock repurchase program.

 

On April 4, 2001, our Board of Directors adopted the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Our stockholders approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on May 10, 2001 at our 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Subject to adjustments in our capital structure, as defined in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that will be made available for sale under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is 600,000, plus an annual increase of up to 600,000 shares on the first day of each of the ten calendar years beginning on January 1, 2002. All of our employees are eligible to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, provided that they have completed six months of continuous service as employees as of an offering date. There are two offering periods annually under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, one which commences on February 15 and concludes on August 14, and the other which commences on August 15 and concludes on the following February 14. Since the inception of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan through March 31, 2005, 391,976 shares had been purchased.

 

Pending accounting pronouncement

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS No. 123R requires that the measurement of all share-based payment transactions, including grants of employee stock options and stock purchased through an employee stock purchase plan, be recognized in the financial statements using a fair value-based method.

 

SFAS No. 123R is required to be implemented as of the beginning of our next fiscal year, and therefore will be effective at the beginning of our first quarter of 2006. The impact of SFAS No. 123R on us in 2006 and beyond will depend upon various factors, including our future compensation strategy. The pro forma compensation costs in this and our prior filings have been calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and may not be indicative of the expense in future periods.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

General

 

Market risk represents the potential loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in the financial markets. We are exposed to market risk from changes in the base rates on our variable rate debt. Under our bank credit facility, if we exceed certain leverage ratios we would be required to enter into derivative financial instrument transactions, such as swaps or interest rate caps, in order to manage or reduce our exposure to risk from changes in interest rates. Under no circumstances do we enter into derivatives or other financial instrument transactions for speculative purposes.

 

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Interest Rates

 

Our term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%, for a total interest rate of 4.84% at March 31, 2005. Our revolving facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% based on our leverage. As of March 31, 2005, we had $250 million of variable rate bank debt outstanding. Our bank credit facility requires us to enter into interest rate agreements if our leverage exceeds certain limits as defined in our credit agreement. We have three interest rate swap agreements, one with a notional amount of $82.5 million and two with a notional amount of $12.5 million. The $82.5 million agreement provides for a LIBOR-based rate floor of 1.78% and rate ceiling of 7% and terminates on March 31, 2006. The two $12.5 million agreements, which begin after the second $82.5 million agreement expires, provide for a LIBOR-based rate floor of 3.1% and rate ceiling of 6% and terminate on October 6, 2006.

 

Because this portion of our long-term debt is subject to interest at a variable rate, our earnings will be affected in future periods by changes in interest rates. In the event that the LIBOR rate falls below the floor rate, we would still have to pay the floor rate plus the margin based on our leverage at such time. If the LIBOR rate falls near or below the floor rate during the swap agreement period, we would record the fair market value of the swap agreement as a liability on the balance sheet and interest expense on the income statement. In the event that the LIBOR rate rises above the ceiling rate, we would only have to pay the ceiling rate plus the applicable margin. If the LIBOR rate rises near or above the ceiling rate during the swap agreement period, the fair market value of the swap agreement would be recorded as an asset on the balance sheet and a reduction of interest expense on the income statement. Due to the short-term nature of these agreements and our current anticipation that the interest rate floors or ceilings will not be approached during their terms, the estimated fair value of these agreements is not significant as of March 31, 2005.

 

A one percent increase in our variable interest rate would increase interest expense on a quarterly basis by approximately $0.6 million. This amount is determined by calculating the effect of a hypothetical interest rate change on our floating rate debt after giving consideration to our swap agreements. This estimate does not include the effects of other possible occurrences such as actions to mitigate this risk or changes in our financial structure.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) that is required to be included in our periodic SEC reports. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We currently and from time to time are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business, but we are not currently a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

No repurchases of equity securities required to be disclosed by this item were consummated pursuant to our stock repurchase program during the period covered by this report, and no repurchases of our equity securities have been consummated pursuant to our stock repurchase program since it was approved by our Board of Directors on March 19, 2001. Our stock repurchase program was publicly announced on that same date, and authorizes us to repurchase up to $35 million of our outstanding Class A common stock.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM  4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

ITEM  5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are attached hereto and filed herewith:

 

31.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32    Certification of Periodic Financial Report by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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.

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ JOHN F. DELORENZO
    John F. DeLorenzo
Executive Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: May 6, 2005

 

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