URBAN ONE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________
Form 10-Q
________________
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended September
30, 2008
Commission
File
No. 0-25969
________________
RADIO
ONE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
________________
Delaware
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52-1166660
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
|
incorporation
or
organization)
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Identification
No.)
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5900
Princess Garden Parkway,
7th
Floor
Lanham,
Maryland 20706
(Address
of principal executive
offices)
(301) 306-1111
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 þ No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a
non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
o Accelerated
filer þ Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate
by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. Yes o No þ
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 October 31,
2008
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Class A
Common Stock, $.001
Par Value
|
3,016,730
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Class B
Common Stock, $.001
Par Value
|
2,861,843
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Class C
Common Stock, $.001
Par Value
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3,121,048
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Class D
Common Stock, $.001
Par Value
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80,481,225
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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PART I.FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Consolidated
Statements of
Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30,
2008
and 2007 (Unaudited)
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4
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of
September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2007 (As
Adjusted)
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5
|
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes
in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
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6
|
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash
Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
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7
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
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8
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Consolidating
Financial Statements
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28
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Consolidating
Statement of
Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
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29
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Consolidating
Statement of
Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
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30
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Consolidating
Statement of
Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
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31
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Consolidating
Statement of
Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
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32
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Consolidating
Balance Sheet as of
September 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
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33
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Consolidating
Balance Sheet as of
December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
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34
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Consolidating
Statement of Cash
Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
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35
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Consolidating
Statement of Cash
Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
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36
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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37
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
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57
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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57
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PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
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||
Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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58
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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58
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds
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59
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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59
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders
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59
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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59
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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59
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SIGNATURES
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60
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2
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
document contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward-looking statements do not relay historical facts, but rather reflect
our
current expectations concerning future operations, results and events. You
can
identify some of these forward-looking statements by our use of words such
as
“anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “likely,”
“may,” “estimates” and similar expressions or our discussion of matters in a
manner that anticipates operations, results or events in future periods. We
cannot guarantee that we will achieve these plans, intentions or expectations.
Because these statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks
and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
forecasts or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These risks,
uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to:
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•
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economic
conditions, both
generally and relative to the radio broadcasting and media
industries;
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•
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fluctuations
in the demand for
advertising across our various
media;
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•
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risks
associated with the
implementation and execution of our business diversification
strategy;
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•
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increased
competition in our
markets and in the radio broadcasting and media
industries;
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•
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changes
in media audience ratings
and measurement
methodologies;
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•
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regulation
by the Federal
Communications Commission relative to maintaining our broadcasting
licenses, enacting media ownership rules and enforcing of indecency
rules;
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•
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changes
in our key personnel and
on-air talent;
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•
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increases
in the costs of our
programming, including on-air
talent;
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•
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the
financial losses sustained due
to impairment charges against its broadcasting licenses, goodwill
and
other intangible assets;
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•
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increased
competition from new
technologies;
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•
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the
impact of our acquisitions,
dispositions and similar
transactions;
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•
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our
high degree of leverage and
potential inability to refinance our debt given current market
conditions;
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•
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our
current non-compliance with
NASDAQ rules for continued listing of our Class A and Class D common
stock;
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•
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the
current global financial
crisis and deteriorating U.S.economy
may have an impact on our
business and financial condition;
and
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•
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other
factors mentioned in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the
factors
discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our 2007 Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
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You
should not place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which reflect our view as of the date of
this
report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or
otherwise.
3
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
Three
Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
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||||||||||||||||
2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
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|||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
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(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
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||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share
data)
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|||||||||||||||||
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|
|
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|
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NET
REVENUE
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$
|
86,156
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$
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88,214
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$
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242,086
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$
|
244,874
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|||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
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|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and
technical
|
21,512
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18,661
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61,430
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54,835
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|||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative
|
30,042
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28,169
|
82,505
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76,276
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|||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative
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7,079
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5,023
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31,416
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21,242
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|||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
5,222
|
3,664
|
14,057
|
11,047
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|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
—
|
337,936
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5,506
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|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
401,791
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55,517
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527,344
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168,906
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|||||||||||||
Operating
(loss)
income
|
(315,635
|
)
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32,697
|
(285,258
|
)
|
75,968
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|||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
111
|
292
|
442
|
853
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|||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
14,130
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18,400
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46,549
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55,047
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|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
1,119
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2,903
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3,918
|
10,209
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|||||||||||||
OTHER
INCOME
(EXPENSE),net
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5,630
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(15
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)
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6,601
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(23
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)
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|||||||||||
(Loss)
income before (benefit)
provision from income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and discontinued operations
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(325,143
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)
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11,671
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(328,682
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)
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11,542
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|||||||||||
(BENEFIT)
PROVISION FROM INCOME
TAXES
|
(59,651
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)
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5,513
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(40,992
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)
|
6,164
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|||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
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1,260
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1,274
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3,141
|
3,099
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|||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income from continuing
operations
|
(266,752
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)
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4,884
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(290,831
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)
|
2,279
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|||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS)
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of
tax
|
639
|
(194
|
)
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(5,808
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)
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(5,642
|
)
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||||||||||
NET
(LOSS)
INCOME
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
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||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET (LOSS)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
(2.82
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(2.99
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
*
|
||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET INCOME
(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS PER COMMON
SHARE
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)*
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|||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET (LOSS)
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
(2.81
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
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(3.05
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)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)*
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||||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING:
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|||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
94,537,081
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98,710,633
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97,219,115
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98,710,633
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|||||||||||||
Diluted
|
94,537,081
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98,725,387
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97,219,115
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98,710,633
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* Earnings
per share amounts do not add
due to rounding.
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of these consolidated financial statements.
4
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE
SHEETS
September
30,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
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||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(As
Adjusted-
|
||||||||
See
Note 1)
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|||||||||
(In
thousands, except share
data)
|
|||||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
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|||||||||
Cash
and cash
equivalents
|
$ | 30,393 | $ | 24,247 | |||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,428 and $2,021,
respectively
|
56,760 | 50,425 | |||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
5,462 | 6,118 | |||||||
Deferred
income tax
asset
|
14,918 | 15,147 | |||||||
Current
assets from discontinued
operations
|
309 | 3,249 | |||||||
Total
current
assets
|
107,842 | 99,186 | |||||||
PROPERTY
AND
EQUIPMENT, net
|
50,416 | 44,740 | |||||||
GOODWILL
|
164,803 | 146,156 | |||||||
RADIO
BROADCASTING LICENSES, net
|
814,792 | 1,118,747 | |||||||
OTHER
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
|
52,499 | 45,418 | |||||||
INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
46,757 | 48,399 | |||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
9,035 | 8,573 | |||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
61 | 152,123 | |||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,246,205 | $ | 1,663,342 | |||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 6,012 | $ | 4,958 | |||||
Accrued
interest
|
7,777 | 19,004 | |||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
18,313 | 16,319 | |||||||
Income
taxes
payable
|
— | 4,463 | |||||||
Other
current
liabilities
|
10,656 | 12,124 | |||||||
Current
portion of long-term
debt
|
41,536 | 26,004 | |||||||
Current
liabilities from
discontinued operations
|
700 | 2,704 | |||||||
Total
current
liabilities
|
84,994 | 85,576 | |||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT,
net of current
portion
|
723,613 | 789,500 | |||||||
OTHER
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
4,769 | 5,227 | |||||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX
LIABILITY
|
107,500 | 149,950 | |||||||
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
— | 483 | |||||||
Total
liabilities
|
920,876 | 1,030,736 | |||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN
SUBSIDIARIES
|
1,125 | 3,889 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
|||||||||
Convertible
preferred stock,
$.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007
|
— | — | |||||||
Common
stock — Class A,
$.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 3,016,730 and
4,321,378 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively
|
3 | 4 | |||||||
Common
stock — Class B,
$.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 2,861,843 and
2,861,863 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively
|
3 | 3 | |||||||
Common
stock — Class C,
$.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 3,121,048 shares
issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007, respectively
|
3 | 3 | |||||||
Common
stock — Class D,
$.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 82,077,346 and
88,638,576 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively
|
81 | 89 | |||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
(loss) income
|
(1,082 | ) | 644 | ||||||
Stock
subscriptions
receivable
|
— | (1,717 | ) | ||||||
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
1,036,417 | 1,044,273 | |||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(711,221 | ) | (414,582 | ) | |||||
Total
stockholders’
equity
|
324,204 | 628,717 | |||||||
Total
liabilities and
stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 1,246,205 | $ | 1,663,342 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of these consolidated financial statements.
5
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES
IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Convertible
Preferred
Stock
|
Common
Stock Class
A
|
Common
Stock Class
B
|
Common
Stock Class
C
|
Common
Stock Class
D
|
Comprehensive
Loss
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share
data)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
as of December 31,
2007
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
89
|
$
|
644
|
$
|
(1,717
|
)
|
$
|
1,044,273
|
$
|
(414,582
|
)
|
$
|
628,717
|
||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(296,639
|
)
|
(296,639
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in unrealized loss on
derivative and hedging activities, net of taxes
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,726
|
)
|
(1,726
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,726
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$
|
(298,365
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
of 421,661 shares of
Class A and 8,769,704 shares of Class D
|
—
|
(1
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(8
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(9,188
|
)
|
—
|
(9,197
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting
of non-employee restricted
stock
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
90
|
—
|
90
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of officer’s
loan
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,737
|
—
|
—
|
1,737
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,242
|
—
|
1,242
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income on stock
subscriptions receivable
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(20
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(20
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
as of September 30,
2008
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
81
|
$
|
(1,082
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,036,417
|
$
|
(711,221
|
)
|
$
|
324,204
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of these consolidated financial statements.
6
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
For
the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note
1)
|
||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss
to net cash from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
14,057
|
11,047
|
||||||||||
Amortization
of debt financing
costs
|
1,989
|
1,630
|
||||||||||
Amortization
of production
content
|
—
|
332
|
||||||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
|
(42,684
|
)
|
(912
|
)
|
||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
5,506
|
||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
3,918
|
10,209
|
||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
3,141
|
3,099
|
||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation and other
non-cash compensation
|
1,279
|
751
|
||||||||||
Gain
on retirement of
debt
|
(6,694
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||
Amortization
of contract
inducement and termination fee
|
(1,421
|
)
|
(1,421
|
)
|
||||||||
Change
in interest due on stock
subscription receivable
|
(20
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
||||||||
Effect
of change in operating
assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
|
||||||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable,
net
|
(6,335
|
)
|
(2,507
|
)
|
||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
703
|
|
196
|
|||||||||
Income
tax
receivable
|
—
|
1,296
|
||||||||||
Other
assets
|
(6,201
|
)
|
5
|
|||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
3,501
|
|
(5,669
|
)
|
||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
(11,227
|
)
|
(10,391
|
)
|
||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
(941
|
)
|
1,309
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
payable
|
(4,463
|
)
|
1,032
|
|||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
(1,630
|
)
|
(1,686
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from
operating activities from discontinued operations
|
2,397
|
6,010
|
||||||||||
Net
cash flows (used in) provided
from operating activities
|
(9,334
|
)
|
16,414
|
|||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and
equipment
|
(7,887
|
)
|
(6,183
|
)
|
||||||||
Equity
investments
|
—
|
|
(11,886
|
)
|
||||||||
Acquisitions,
net of cash
acquired
|
(70,426
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||
Purchase
of other intangible
assets
|
(1,195
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of
assets
|
150,224
|
104,000
|
||||||||||
Deposits
and payments for station
purchases and other assets
|
161
|
(5,100
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from
investing activities in discontinued operations
|
—
|
365
|
||||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from
investing activities
|
70,877
|
81,191
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Repayment
of other
debt
|
(1,004
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
||||||||
Repurchase
of Senior Subordinated
Notes
|
(44,406
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of credit
facility
|
(151,611
|
)
|
(102,500
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from credit
facility
|
153,000
|
—
|
||||||||||
Repurchase
of common
stock
|
(9,197
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of stock subscriptions
receivable
|
1,737
|
—
|
||||||||||
Debt
refinancing
costs
|
—
|
(3,004
|
)
|
|||||||||
Payment
of dividend to minority
interest shareholders
|
(3,916
|
)
|
(2,940
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
cash flows used in financing
activities
|
(55,397
|
)
|
(108,471
|
)
|
||||||||
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
6,146
|
|
(10,866
|
)
|
||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
beginning of period
|
24,247
|
32,406
|
||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of
period
|
$
|
30,393
|
$
|
21,540
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH
FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid
for:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
57,776
|
$
|
64,754
|
||||||||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
6,747
|
$
|
4,574
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental
Note:In July 2007,
a
seller financed loan of approximately $2.6 million was incurred when
the
Company acquired the assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located
in the Cincinnati metropolitan
area. As
of September 30, 2008 this, loan was paid in full.
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
7
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
(a) Organization
Radio
One, Inc. (a Delaware corporation
referred to as “Radio One”)
and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is one of the nation’s
largest radio broadcasting companies and the largest broadcasting company that
primarily targets African-American and urban listeners. While our primary source
of revenue is the sale of local and national advertising for broadcast on our
radio stations, we have recently diversified our revenue streams and have made
acquisitions and investments in other complementary media properties. In
April 2008, we completed our acquisition of Community Connect Inc. (“CCI”), an
online social networking company that hosts the website BlackPlanet, the largest
social networking site primarily targeted at African-Americans. This
acquisition is consistent with our operating strategy of becoming a multi-media
entertainment and information content provider to African-American consumers.
Our other media acquisitions and investments include our approximate 36%
ownership interest in TV One, LLC (“TV One”), an African-American targeted cable
television network that we invested in with an affiliate of Comcast Corporation
and other investors; our 51% ownership interest in Reach Media, Inc. (“Reach
Media”), which operates the Tom Joyner Morning Show; and our acquisition of
certain assets of Giant Magazine, LLC (“Giant Magazine”), an urban-themed
lifestyle and entertainment magazine. Through our national multi-media presence,
we provide advertisers with a unique and powerful delivery mechanism to the
African-American audience.
While
diversifying our operations, since
December 2006, we completed the sale of approximately $287.9 million of our
non-core radio assets. While we maintained our core radio franchise, these
dispositions have allowed the Company to more strategically allocate its
resources consistent with its long-term multi-media operating strategy. We
currently own 53 broadcast stations located in 16 urban markets in the
United States.
As
part of our consolidated financial
statements, consistent with our financial reporting structure and how the
Company currently manages its businesses, we have provided selected financial
information on the Company’s two reportable segments: (i) Radio Broadcasting and
(ii) Internet/Publishing. (See Note 10 – Segment
Information.)
(b) Interim
Financial
Statements
The
interim consolidated financial
statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit,
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). In management’s opinion, the interim financial data presented herein
include all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments)
necessary for a fair presentation. Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have
been condensed or omitted pursuant
to such rules and regulations.
Results
for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. This
Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Certain
reclassifications associated
with accounting for discontinued operations have been made to the accompanying
prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.
Where applicable, these financial statements have been identified as “As
Adjusted.” These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net
income or loss, or any other previously reported statements of operations,
balance sheet or cash flow amounts. (See Note 3 — Discontinued
Operations for further
discussion.)
During
the second quarter
of 2008, Radio One was advised that prior period financial statements of TV
One,
an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, had been restated to correct
certain errors that affected the reported amount of members’ equity and
liabilities. These restatement adjustments had a corresponding effect
on the Company’s share of the earnings of TV One reported in prior
periods. Under the guidance of Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No.
99, “Materiality”
and SAB No. 108,
“Considering
the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current
Year Financial Statements,” the Company has determined
the errors
are immaterial to our consolidated financial statements for all prior
periods. However, because the effects of correcting the cumulative
prior period errors would have been material to our second quarter 2008
consolidated financial statements, we have adjusted certain previously reported
amounts in the accompanying 2007 interim consolidated financial
statements.
8
The
impact on the financial statements
is as follows (in thousands):
Selected
Balance Sheet Data
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported,
December
31,
2007
|
Adjustments
|
As
Adjusted,
December
31,
2007
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Investment
in Affiliated
Company
|
$
|
52,782
|
$
|
(4,383
|
)
|
$
|
48,399
|
|||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
1,667,725
|
$
|
(4,383
|
)
|
$
|
1,663,342
|
|||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
$
|
(410,199
|
)
|
$
|
(4,383
|
)
|
$
|
(414,582
|
)
|
|||
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
|
$
|
633,100
|
$
|
(4,383
|
)
|
$
|
628,717
|
Selected
Statement of
Operations Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended September 30,
2007
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported*
|
Adjustments
|
As
Adjusted
|
As
Previously
Reported*
|
Adjustments
|
As
Adjusted
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity
in Loss of Affiliated
Company
|
$
|
2,793
|
$
|
110
|
$
|
2,903
|
$
|
7,551
|
$
|
2,658
|
$
|
10,209
|
|||||||||||||
Income
before benefit from income
taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries and discontinued
operations
|
$
|
11,781
|
$
|
(110
|
)
|
$
|
11,671
|
$
|
14,200
|
$
|
(2,658
|
)
|
$
|
11,542
|
|||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing
operations
|
$
|
4,994
|
$
|
(110
|
)
|
$
|
4,884
|
$
|
4,937
|
$
|
(2,658
|
)
|
$
|
2,279
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$
|
4,801
|
$
|
(110
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(704
|
)
|
$
|
(2,658
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Net Income from
Continuing Operations per Common Share
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)**
|
$
|
0.02
|
**
|
|||||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Income
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations per Common
Share
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
(0.06
|
)
|
0.00
|
**
|
(0.06
|
)**
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Income per
Common Share
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)**
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)**
|
*
As
adjusted to reflect the
impact of discontinued operations for the Company’s disposal of the Los Angeles station.
**
Earnings per share amounts do not add
due to rounding.
(c) Financial
Instruments
Financial
instruments as of September
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of cash and cash equivalents,
short-term investments, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued
expenses, long-term debt and subscriptions receivable. The carrying amounts
approximated fair value for each of these financial instruments as of September
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, except for the Company’s outstanding Senior
Subordinated Notes. The 8 7/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes had a
fair value of approximately $204.1 million and $282.0 million as of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The 6 3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes had a
fair value of approximately $136.0 million and $166.5 million as of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The fair value was
determined based on the fair market value of similar
instruments.
9
(d) Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue for
broadcast advertising when a commercial is broadcast and is reported, net of
agency and outside sales representative commissions, in accordance with SAB
No. 104, Topic 13,“Revenue
Recognition, Revised and Updated.” Agency and outside sales
representative commissions are calculated based on a stated percentage applied
to gross billing. Generally, clients remit the gross billing amount to the
agency or outside sales representative, and the agency or outside sales
representative remits the gross billing, less their commission, to the Company.
Agency and outside sales representative commissions were approximately $9.2
million and $10.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008
and
2007, respectively. Agency and outside sales representative commissions were
approximately $26.6 million and $28.2 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
CCI,
which the Company acquired in April
2008, currently generates the majority of the Company’s internet revenue, and
derives such revenue principally from advertising services, including
advertising aimed at diversity recruiting. Advertising services include the
sale
of banner and sponsorship advertisements. Advertising revenue is
recognized either as impressions (the number of times advertisements appear
in
viewed pages) are delivered, when “click through” purchases or leads are
reported, or ratably over the contract period, where applicable. CCI has a
diversity recruiting agreement with Monster, Inc. (“Monster”). Under
the agreement, Monster posts job listings and advertising on CCI’s websites and
CCI earns revenue for displaying the images on its websites.
Publishing
revenue generated by Giant
Magazine, mainly advertising, subscription and newsstand sales, is recognized
when the issue is available for sale.
(e) Barter
Transactions
The
Company provides broadcast
advertising time in exchange for programming content and certain services.
In
accordance with guidance provided by the Emerging Issues Task Force
(“EITF”) No. 99-17,“Accounting
for
Advertising Barter Transactions,” the terms of these exchanges
generally
permit the Company to preempt such broadcast time in favor of advertisers who
purchase time in exchange for cash. The Company includes the value of such
exchanges in both broadcasting net revenue and station operating expenses.
The
valuation of barter time is based upon the fair value of the network advertising
time provided for the programming content and services received. For the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, barter transaction revenues were
reflected in net revenue of $722,000 and $675,000, respectively. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, barter transaction revenues were
reflected in net revenue of approximately $1.9 million and $1.8 million,
respectively. Additionally, barter transaction costs were reflected in
programming and technical expenses and selling, general and administrative
expenses of $680,000 and $692,000 and $41,000 and $0, in the respective three
month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, barter transaction costs were reflected in
programming and technical expenses and selling, general and administrative
expenses of approximately $1.8 million and $1.7 million and $124,000 and
$124,000, respectively.
(f) Comprehensive
(Loss)
Income
The
Company’s comprehensive (loss)
income consists of net (loss) income and other items recorded directly to the
equity accounts. The objective is to report a measure of all changes in equity
of an enterprise that result from transactions and other economic events during
the period, other than transactions with owners. The Company’s other
comprehensive loss consists of losses on derivative instruments that qualify
for
cash flow hedge treatment.
The
following table sets forth the
components of comprehensive (loss) income:
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
(loss)
income
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive loss (net
of tax benefit of $0 and $721, and tax provision of $0 and $644,
respectively):
|
||||||||||||||||
Derivative
and hedging
activities
|
(260
|
)
|
(810
|
)
|
(1,726
|
)
|
(644
|
)
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
(loss)
income
|
$
|
(266,373
|
)
|
$
|
3,880
|
$
|
(298,365
|
)
|
$
|
(4,007
|
)
|
10
|
(g) Fair
Value
Measurements
|
In
September 2006, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair
Value
Measurements,” which
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard responds to investors’
requests for more information about: (1) the extent to which companies measure
assets and liabilities at fair value; (2) the information to measure fair
value; and (3) the effect that fair value measurements have on earnings.
SFAS No. 157 is applied whenever another standard requires (or permits)
assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. The standard does not expand
the use of fair value to any new circumstances. We adopted SFAS No. 157
effective January 1, 2008. The FASB deferred the effective date of SFAS No.
157
as it relates to fair value measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets
and
liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring
basis until the beginning of our 2009 fiscal year.
The
fair value framework requires
the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the
assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides
the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires
significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as
follows:
|
Level
1: Inputs are
unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities that can be accessed at measurement
date.
|
|
Level
2: Observable
inputs
other than those included in Level 1. For example, quoted prices
for
similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for
identical assets or liabilities in inactive
markets.
|
|
|
|
Level
3: Unobservable
inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in
pricing the asset or
liability.
|
As
of September 30, 2008, the fair
values of our financial liabilities are categorized as
follows:
Total
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
|||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
rate swaps
(a)
|
$
|
1,084
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,084
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Employment
agreement award
(b)
|
4,554
|
—
|
—
|
4,554
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
5,638
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,084
|
$
|
4,554
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||
(a) Based
on London Interbank
Offered Rate
(“LIBOR”).
|
||||||||||||||
(b)
Pursuant to an employment
agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) executed in April 2008, the Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”) will be eligible to receive an award amount
equal to 8% of any proceeds from distributions or other liquidity
events
in excess of the return of the Company’s aggregate investment in TV One.
The Company reviewed the factors underlying this award during the
quarter
ended September 30, 2008 and concluded there was no change to the
fair
value of the award. The Company’s obligation to pay the award will be
triggered only after the Company’s recovery of the aggregate amount of its
capital contribution in TV One and only upon actual receipt of
distributions of cash or marketable securities or proceeds from a
liquidity event with respect to the Company’s membership interest in TV
One. The CEO was fully vested in the award upon execution of the
Employment Agreement, and the award lapses upon expiration of the
Employment Agreement in April 2011, or earlier if the CEO voluntarily
leaves the Company or is terminated for cause. The Company engaged
an
independent third party to perform a fair valuation of the
award. (See Note 6 – Derivative
Instruments.)
|
|
(h)
Software Development
Costs
|
The
Company has adopted American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position 98-1,
“Accounting
for the
Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.” Accordingly, direct internal
and external costs associated with the development of the features and
functionality of the Company’s software, incurred during the application
development stage, are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method
of the estimated life of three years.
11
|
(i) Impact
of Recently
Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
|
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No.
161,“Disclosures
about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133.” SFAS
No. 161 requires disclosure
of the fair value of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a
tabular format. It also provides for more information about an
entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are
credit risk related. Finally, it requires cross referencing within
footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information
about derivative instruments. This statement is effective for interim
periods beginning after November 15, 2008, although early application is
encouraged. The Company has not completed its assessment of the
impact this new pronouncement will have on disclosures to the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 141R,“Business
Combinations.” SFAS
No. 141R replaces SFAS No. 141, and requires the acquirer of a business to
recognize and measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at fair value. SFAS
No. 141R also requires transaction costs related to the business combination
to
be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. The effective date for the Company will be January 1,
2009. We have not determined the impact of SFAS No. 141R related to
future acquisitions, if any, on our consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 160,“Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No.
51.” This statement
amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a
subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should
be
reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. The effective date for the Company will be January 1, 2009. We
have not determined the impact this new pronouncement will have on the
consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the SEC issued
SAB No. 110 that modified SAB No. 107 regarding the use of a
“simplified” method in developing an estimate of expected term of “plain
vanilla” share options in accordance with SFAS No. 123R,“Share-Based
Payment.” Under
SAB No. 107, the use of the “simplified” method was not allowed beyond
December 31, 2007. SAB No. 110 allows, however, the use of the
“simplified” method beyond December 31, 2007 under certain circumstances.
We currently use the “simplified” method under SAB No. 107, and we expect
to continue to use the “simplified” method in future periods if the facts and
circumstances permit.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The
Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which permits companies
to
choose to measure certain financial instruments and other items at fair value
that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159
is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Effective
January 1,
2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 159, which provides entities the option
to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
Entities that choose the fair value option will recognize unrealized gains
and
losses on items for which the fair value option was elected in earnings at
each
subsequent reporting date. The Company has currently chosen not to elect the
fair value option for any items that are not already required to be measured
at
fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
In
June 2006, the FASB issued Financial
Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48,“Accounting
for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Interpretation of SFAS No. 109,”
which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. FIN No. 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN No. 48 requires that the Company recognize the impact
of a tax position in the financial statements, if it is more likely than not
that the position would be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits
of
the position. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition. The provisions of FIN No. 48 are effective
beginning January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
The
impact to the Company of adopting FIN No. 48 on its financial
statements was a $923,000 increase to accumulated deficit and a corresponding
increase to income tax reserve as of January 1, 2007.
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2. ACQUISITIONS:
In
June 2008, the Company purchased the
assets of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM), a radio station located in the
Washington, DC
metropolitan
area for $38.0
million. Since April 2007 and until closing, the station had been
operated under a local marketing agreement (“LMA”), and the results of its
operations had been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements
since the inception of the LMA. The station was consolidated with the
Company’s existing Washington, DC
operations
in April 2007. The Company’s
final purchase price allocation consisted of approximately $33.9 million to
radio broadcasting license, approximately $1.3 million to definitive-lived
intangibles (acquired income leases), $965,000 to goodwill and approximately
$1.8 million to fixed assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of
September 30, 2008.
In
April 2008, the Company completed a
merger to acquire CCI for $38.0 million in cash. CCI is an on line social
networking company operating branded websites including BlackPlanet, MiGente,
and AsianAvenue. The Company’s preliminary purchase price allocation
consisted of approximately $10.2 million to current assets, $4.6 million to
fixed assets, $17.0 million to goodwill, $13.3 million to
definitive-lived intangibles (registered membership lists and relationships,
advertiser relationships and lists, favorable subleases, trademarks, trade
names, etc.), and $5.0 million to current liabilities on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2008.
In
July 2007, the Company purchased the
assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located in the Cincinnati metropolitan
area for approximately
$2.6 million. The sales price was financed by a loan from the seller, which
was paid in full as of September 30, 2008. Since August 2001 and until closing,
the station had been operated under an LMA, and the results of its operations
had been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the
inception of the LMA. The station was consolidated with the Company’s existing
Cincinnati operations
in 2001. (See
Note 12 — Related
Party
Transactions.)
3. DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS:
Between
December 2006 and June 2008, the
Company closed on the sale of the assets of 20 radio stations in seven markets
for approximately $287.9 million in cash. The assets and liabilities of these
stations have been classified as discontinued operations as of September 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, and the stations’ results of operations for the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 have been
classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. For the period beginning December 1, 2006 and ending September
30,
2008, the Company used approximately $262.0 million of the proceeds from
these asset sales to pay down debt.
Los
Angeles
Station: In
May 2008, the Company
closed on the sale of the assets of its radio station KRBV-FM, located in the
Los Angeles metropolitan
area, to Bonneville
International Corporation (“Bonneville”) for approximately $137.5 million
in cash. Bonneville began operating the station under an LMA on April 8,
2008.
Miami
Station: In
April 2008, the Company
closed on the sale of the assets of its radio station WMCU-AM (formerly
WTPS-AM), located in the Miami metropolitan
area, to Salem
Communications Holding Corporation (“Salem”)
for approximately $12.3 million
in cash. Salem began
operating the station under an LMA
effective October 18, 2007.
Augusta
Stations: In
December 2007, the
Company closed on the sale of the assets all of its five radio stations in
the
Augusta metropolitan
area to Perry Broadcasting
Company for approximately $3.1 million in cash.
Louisville
Station: In
November 2007, the
Company closed on the sale of the assets of its radio station WLRX-FM in the
Louisville metropolitan
area to WAY FM Media Group,
Inc. for approximately $1.0 million in cash.
Dayton
and
Louisville Stations: In September 2007, the
Company closed on the sale of the assets all of its five radio stations in
the
Dayton metropolitan area and five of its six radio stations in the Louisville
metropolitan area to Main Line Broadcasting, LLC for approximately
$76.0 million in cash.
Minneapolis
Station: In
August 2007, the Company
closed on the sale of the assets of its radio station KTTB-FM in the
Minneapolis metropolitan
area to Northern Lights
Broadcasting, LLC for approximately $28.0 million in
cash.
Boston
Station: In
December 2006, the
Company closed on the sale of the assets of its radio station WILD-FM in the
Boston metropolitan
area to Entercom Boston,
LLC (“Entercom”) for approximately $30.0 million in cash. Entercom began
operating the station under an LMA effective August 18,
2006.
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The
following table summarizes the
operating results for these stations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007:
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
revenue
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
7,510
|
$
|
2,363
|
$
|
25,833
|
||||||||
Station
operating
expenses
|
25
|
7,246
|
4,245
|
24,720
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
2
|
385
|
81
|
1,387
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
—
|
—
|
5,076
|
10,395
|
||||||||||||
Other
(expense)
income
|
(1
|
)
|
130
|
117
|
1
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
gain on sale of
assets
|
(51
|
)
|
2,510
|
1,580
|
2,511
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income
taxes
|
(77
|
)
|
2,519
|
(5,342
|
)
|
(8,157
|
)
|
|||||||||
(Benefit)
provision from income
taxes
|
(716
|
)
|
2,713
|
466
|
(2,515
|
)
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued
operations, net of tax
|
$
|
639
|
$
|
(194
|
)
|
$
|
(5,808
|
)
|
$
|
(5,642
|
)
|
The
assets and liabilities of these
stations classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets consisted of the following:
September
30,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Currents
assets:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$
|
309
|
$
|
2,725
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
—
|
524
|
||||||
Total
current
assets
|
309
|
3,249
|
||||||
Property
and equipment,
net
|
61
|
3,349
|
||||||
Intangible
assets,
net
|
—
|
148,388
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
—
|
386
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
370
|
$
|
155,372
|
||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Other
current
liabilities
|
$
|
700
|
$
|
2,704
|
||||
Total
current
liabilities
|
700
|
2,704
|
||||||
Other
long-term
liabilities
|
—
|
483
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
700
|
$
|
3,187
|
4. GOODWILL,
RADIO
BROADCASTING LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
The
fair value of goodwill and radio
broadcasting licenses is determined on a market basis using a discounted cash
flow model that considers, among other things, the market’s revenue and growth
projections, the financial performance of typical stations in the market and
estimated multiples for station sale transactions in the market. Because the
assumptions used in estimating the fair value of goodwill and radio broadcasting
licenses are based on current conditions, a change in market conditions or
in
the discount rate could have a significant effect on the estimated value of
goodwill or radio broadcasting licenses. A significant decrease in the fair
value of goodwill or radio broadcasting licenses in a market could result in
an
impairment charge. The Company performs an impairment test as of
October 1st of each year, or when other conditions suggest impairment
may have occurred.
Given
the current economic
conditions and continual revenue declines in the radio broadcast industry,
the
Company performed an interim test for impairment of the Company’s
indefinite-lived intangible assets and recorded an impairment charge of
approximately $337.9 million for the period ended September 30,
2008. The impairment charges were non-cash in nature, and were
recorded to reduce the carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses to
their estimated fair values for 11 of our 16 markets, namely in Charlotte,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia,
Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and St. Louis. The impairments are driven in part
by
slower revenue growth at both the industry and market levels, declining radio
station transaction multiples and a higher cost of capital. The
impairments are indicative of a trend in the broadcast industry and are not
unique to the Company. During the fourth quarter of 2008, as part of its annual
impairment assessment, the Company will update the recent interim impairment
analysis, which could result in further write-downs of goodwill, radio
broadcasting licenses and other intangible assets.
During
the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, the Company increased the carrying value of goodwill by
approximately $17.0 million in connection with the CCI acquisition and increased
goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses by approximately $34.9 million in
connection with the acquisition of WPRS-FM (formerly
WXGG-FM).
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During
the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, the carrying value of the radio broadcasting license for
KRBV-FM in Los
Angeles exceeded the
sales price called for in the executed asset purchase agreement less the related
costs to sell the property. Accordingly, as part of discontinued operations
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company reduced the carrying
value of that license by approximately $5.1 million. The
carrying amounts of radio
broadcasting licenses at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were
approximately $814.8 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. The carrying
amount of goodwill at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was
approximately $164.8 million and $146.2 million,
respectively.
Other
intangible assets, excluding
goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses, are being amortized on a straight-line
basis over various periods. Other intangible assets consist of the
following:
September
30,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
Period of
Amortization
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
names
|
$
|
17,063
|
$
|
16,848
|
2-5 years
|
||||
Talent
agreements
|
19,549
|
19,549
|
10 years
|
||||||
Debt
financing
costs
|
20,186
|
20,850
|
Term
of
debt
|
||||||
Intellectual
property
|
14,671
|
14,532
|
4-10 years
|
||||||
Affiliate
agreements
|
7,769
|
7,769
|
1-10 years
|
||||||
Acquired
income
leases
|
1,256
|
—
|
3-9
years
|
||||||
Non-compete
agreements
|
1,260
|
210
|
1-3
years
|
||||||
Advertiser
agreements,
relationships and lists
|
4,199
|
—
|
2-7
years
|
||||||
Favorable
office and transmitter
leases
|
5,489
|
4,296
|
2-60 years
|
||||||
Registered
membership
lists
|
6,851
|
—
|
2.5
years
|
||||||
Other
intangibles
|
1,229
|
1,145
|
1-5 years
|
||||||
99,522
|
85,199
|
||||||||
Less:
Accumulated
amortization
|
(47,023
|
)
|
(39,781
|
)
|
|||||
Other
intangible assets,
net
|
$
|
52,499
|
$
|
45,418
|
Amortization
expense of intangible
assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was
approximately $5.6 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of which
the entire increase was driven by the acquisition of CCI. The amortization
of
deferred financing costs was charged to interest expense for all periods
presented.
The
following table presents the
Company’s estimate of amortization expense for the fourth quarter 2008 and each
of the four succeeding years for intangible assets, excluding deferred financing
costs.
(In
thousands)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
October
–
December
2008
|
$
|
2,305
|
||
2009
|
$
|
9,407
|
||
2010
|
$
|
7,952
|
||
2011
|
$
|
5,098
|
||
2012
|
$
|
4,811
|
Actual
amortization expense may vary as
a result of future acquisitions and dispositions.
5. INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED
COMPANY:
In
January 2004, the Company, together
with an affiliate of Comcast Corporation and other investors, launched TV One,
an entity formed to operate a cable television network featuring lifestyle,
entertainment and news-related programming targeted primarily towards
African-American viewers. At that time, we committed to make a cumulative cash
investment of $74.0 million in TV One, of which $60.3 million had been
funded as of September 30, 2008. The initial four year commitment period for
funding the capital was extended to December 31, 2008, due in part to TV One’s
lower than anticipated capital needs during the initial commitment period.
In
December 2004, TV One entered into a distribution agreement with DIRECTV and
certain affiliates of DIRECTV became investors in TV One. As of September 30,
2008, the Company owned approximately 36% of TV One on a fully-converted
basis.
The
Company has recorded its investment
at cost and has adjusted the carrying amount of the investment to recognize
the
change in the Company’s claim on the net assets of TV One resulting from
operating losses of TV One as well as other capital transactions of TV One
using
a hypothetical liquidation at book value approach. For the three month period
ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s allocable share of TV One’s operating
losses was approximately $1.1 million compared to the three month period
ended September 30, 2007 in which the Company’s allocable share of TV One’s
operating losses was approximately $2.9 million. For the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company’s allocable shares of TV
One’s operating losses were approximately $3.9 million and $10.2 million,
respectively.
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During
the second quarter of 2008, Radio
One was advised that prior period financial statements of TV One, an affiliate
accounted for under the equity method, had been restated to correct certain
errors that affected the reported amount of members’ equity and
liabilities. These restatement adjustments had a corresponding effect
on the Company’s share of the earnings of TV One reported in prior
periods. Under the guidance of SAB No. 99, “Materiality”
and SAB No. 108,
“Considering
the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current
Year Financial Statements,” the Company has determined
the errors
are immaterial to our consolidated financial statements for all prior
periods. However, because the effects of correcting the cumulative prior
period errors would have been material to our second quarter 2008 consolidated
financial statements, we have adjusted certain previously reported amounts
in
the accompanying 2007 interim consolidated financial
statements.
The
Company also entered into separate
network services and advertising services agreements with TV One in 2003. Under
the network services agreement, which expires in January 2009, the Company
is
providing TV One with administrative and operational support services. Under
the
advertising services agreement, the Company is providing a specified amount
of
advertising to TV One over a term of five years ending in January 2009. In
consideration for providing these services, the Company has received equity
in
TV One and receives an annual fee of $500,000 in cash for providing services
under the network services agreement.
The
Company is accounting for the
services provided to TV One under the advertising and network services
agreements in accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-8,“Accounting
by a
Grantee for an Equity Instrument to Be Received in Conjunction with Providing
Goods or Services.” As services are provided
to
TV One, the Company is recording revenue based on the fair value of the most
reliable unit of measurement in these transactions. For the advertising services
agreement, the most reliable unit of measurement has been determined to be
the
value of underlying advertising time that is being provided to TV One. For
the
network services agreement, the most reliable unit of measurement has been
determined to be the value of the equity received in TV One. As a result, the
Company is re-measuring the fair value of the equity received in consideration
of its obligations under the network services agreement in each subsequent
reporting period as the services are provided. The Company
recognized $951,000 and approximately $1.3 million in revenue relating to these two
agreements for
each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, and recognized approximately $3.5 million and $2.9
million in revenue relating to these two agreements for each of the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
6.
|
DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENT AND
HEDGING ACTIVITIES:
|
Hedging
Activities
In
June 2005, pursuant to the Credit
Agreement (as defined in Note 7 - Long-Term
Debt), the Company entered
into four fixed rate swap agreements to reduce interest rate fluctuations on
certain floating rate debt commitments. Two of the four $25.0 million swap
agreements expired in June 2007 and 2008, respectively. The Company accounts
for
the remaining swap agreements using the mark-to-market method of
accounting.
The
remaining swap agreements have the
following terms:
Agreement
|
Notional
Amount
|
Expiration
|
Fixed
Rate
|
|||||
No. 1
|
$25.0
million
|
June
16,
2010
|
4.27 | % | ||||
No. 2
|
$25.0
million
|
June
16,
2012
|
4.47 | % |
Each
swap agreement has been accounted for as a qualifying cash flow hedge of the
Company’s senior bank term debt, in accordance with SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities,” whereby changes
in the fair market value are reflected as adjustments to the fair value of
the
derivative instruments as reflected on the accompanying consolidated financial
statements.
Under
the remaining swap agreements, the Company pays the fixed rate listed in the
table above. The counterparties to the agreements pay the Company a floating
interest rate based on the three-month LIBOR, for which measurement and
settlement is performed quarterly. The counterparties to these agreements are
international financial institutions. The Company estimates the net fair value
of these instruments as of September 30, 2008 to be a liability of approximately
$1.1 million. The fair value of the interest swap agreements is estimated by
obtaining quotations from the financial institutions that are parties to the
Company’s swap agreements. The fair value is an estimate of the net amount that
the Company would pay on September 30, 2008, if the agreements were
transferred to other parties or cancelled by the Company.
Costs
incurred to execute the swap agreements are deferred and amortized over the
term
of the swap agreements. The amounts incurred by the Company, representing the
effective difference between the fixed rate under the swap agreements and the
variable rate on the underlying term of the debt, are included in interest
expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. In the event
of early termination of these swap agreements, any gains or losses would be
amortized over the respective lives of the underlying debt or recognized
currently if the debt is terminated earlier than initially
anticipated.
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Derivative Instruments
The
Company recognizes all
derivatives at fair value, whether designated in hedging relationships or not,
in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability. The accounting for changes
in the fair value of a derivative, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts, depends on the intended use of the derivative
and
the resulting designation. If the derivative is designated as a fair value
hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item
are
recognized in the statement of operations. If the derivative is designated
as a
cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in
other comprehensive income and are recognized in the statement of operations
when the hedged item affects net income. If a derivative does not qualify as
a
hedge, it is marked to fair value through the statement of operations. Any
fees associated with these derivatives are amortized over their
term.
As
of September 30,
2008, the Company was party to an Employment Agreement executed in April 2008 with the
CEO
which
calls for an
award that has been accounted for as a derivative instrument without a hedging
relationship in accordance with the guidance provided in SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities.” Pursuant to the Employment
Agreement,
the CEO is eligible to receive an award amount equal to 8% of any proceeds
from
distributions or other liquidity events in excess of the return of the Company’s
aggregate investment in TV One. With the assistance of a third party appraiser,
the Company estimated the fair value of the award at June 30, 2008 to be
approximately $4.6 million, and accordingly, recorded non-cash compensation
expense and a liability for this amount. The Company reviewed the factors
underlying this award during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and concluded
there was no change to the fair value of the award. The Company’s obligation to
pay the award will be triggered only after the Company’s recovery of the
aggregate amount of its capital contribution in TV One and only upon actual
receipt of distributions of cash or marketable securities or proceeds from
a
liquidity event with respect to the Company’s membership interest in TV One. The
CEO was fully vested in the award upon execution of the Employment Agreement,
and the award lapses upon expiration of the Employment Agreement in April 2011,
or earlier if the CEO voluntarily leaves the Company, or is terminated for
cause.
7. LONG-TERM
DEBT:
Long-term
debt consists of the
following:
September
30,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Credit
Facilities
|
||||||||
8
7/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes
due July 2011
|
$
|
248,899
|
$
|
300,000
|
||||
6
3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes
due February 2013
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
||||||
Credit
facilities
|
315,889
|
314,500
|
||||||
Capital
lease
|
361
|
—
|
||||||
Seller
financed acquisition
loan
|
—
|
1,004
|
||||||
Total
long-term
debt
|
765,149
|
815,504
|
||||||
Less:
current
portion
|
41,536
|
26,004
|
||||||
Long
term debt, net of current
portion
|
$
|
723,613
|
$
|
789,500
|
Credit
Facilities
In
June 2005, the Company entered into
a credit agreement with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Agreement”).
Simultaneous with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed
$437.5 million to retire all outstanding obligations under its previous
credit agreement. The Credit Agreement was amended in April 2006 to modify
certain financial covenants. The term of the Credit Agreement is seven years
and
the total amount available under the Credit Agreement is $800.0 million,
consisting of a $500.0 million revolving facility and a $300.0 million
term loan facility. Borrowings under the credit facilities are subject to
compliance with certain provisions including but not limited to financial
covenants. The Company may use proceeds from the credit facilities for working
capital, capital expenditures made in the ordinary course of business, its
common stock repurchase program, permitted direct and indirect investments
and
other lawful corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative
and
negative covenants that the Company must comply with, including
(a) maintaining an interest coverage ratio of no less than 1.90 to 1.00
from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007, and no less than 2.25 to
1.00 from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and no less than 2.50
to 1.00 from January 1, 2009 and thereafter, (b) maintaining a total
leverage ratio of no greater than 7.00 to 1.00 beginning April 1, 2006 to
December 31, 2007, and no greater than 6.00 to 1.00 beginning
January 1, 2008 and thereafter, (c) limitations on liens,
(d) limitations on the sale of assets, (e) limitations on the payment
of dividends, and (f) limitations on mergers, as well as other customary
covenants. The
Company was in
compliance with all debt covenants as of September30,
2008. At the date
of the filing of this Form 10-Q and based on current projections, the
Company’s
management believes
it will be in
compliance with all debt covenants for
the
next 12 months. Based
on its
fiscal
year end 2007
excess cash flow calculation, the Company made a debt principal prepayment
of
approximately $6.0 million in
May
2008.
As
of September 30, 2008, the Company had outstanding approximately $315.9 million
on its credit facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we
borrowed approximately $153.0 million from our credit facility to fund the
repurchase of bonds and the acquisitions of CCI and WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM),
and repaid approximately $151.6 million.
17
Senior Subordinated Notes
As
of September 30, 2008, the Company had outstanding $200.0 million of its
63/8%
Senior
Subordinated Notes due in February 2013 and $248.9 million of its 87/8%
Senior
Subordinated Notes due in July 2011. During the third quarter 2008, the
Company repurchased approximately $43.1 million of its 87/8%
Senior
Subordinated Notes. The Company recorded in the statements of operations a
gain
on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $5.7 million, net of the
write-off of deferred financing costs of $355,000. In June 2008, the Company
repurchased $8.0 million of its 87/8%
Senior
Subordinated Notes and recorded in the statements of operations a gain on the
extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.0 million, net of the write-off
of
deferred financing costs of $65,000. Throughout
October 2008, the Company
continued to repurchase its 87/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes. (See Note
13 – Subsequent
Events.)
The
indentures
governing the Company’s Senior Subordinated Notes also contain covenants that
restrict, among other things, the ability of the Company to incur additional
debt, purchase capital stock, make capital expenditures, make investments or
other restricted payments, swap or sell assets, engage in transactions with
related parties, secure non-senior debt with assets, or merge, consolidate
or
sell all or substantially all of its assets.
The
Company conducts a portion of its
business through its subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have
fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Company’s 87/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes, the
63/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes and the
Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement.
Future
minimum principal payments of
long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
Senior
Subordinated
Notes
|
Credit
and Other
Facilities
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
October —
December
2008
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,847
|
||||
2009
|
—
|
43,799
|
||||||
2010
|
—
|
48,442
|
||||||
2011
|
248,899
|
48,442
|
||||||
2012
|
—
|
165,720
|
||||||
2013
and
thereafter
|
200,000
|
—
|
||||||
Total
long-term
debt
|
$
|
448,899
|
$
|
316,250
|
18
8. INCOME
TAXES:
The
estimated annual effective tax rate
from continuing operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008
was 12.5%. The estimated annual effective rate was also projected at 12.5%,
as
the discrete items affecting continuing operations were not
material.
For
the periods ending March 31, 2008
and June 30, 2008, the Company had determined that minor fluctuations in its
projected income would create significant changes to the estimated annual
effective tax rate. Pursuant to FIN No. 18, “Accounting
for
Income Taxes in Interim Periods,” the Company had provided
for tax
expense using an actual calculation for certain filing jurisdictions for both
quarters. However, due to the significant impairment charges of intangible
assets recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company
determined that minor fluctuations in its projected book income would no longer
create significant changes to the estimated annual effective rate. Hence, an
estimated annual effective tax rate was in incorporated into the quarter ended
September 30, 2008’s provision instead of an actual tax expense
calculation.
During
the fourth quarter 2007, except
for deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) in its historically profitable filing
jurisdictions, and DTAs that may be benefited by future reversing
deferred
tax liabilities (“DTLs”), the
Company recorded a full valuation allowance for all other DTAs, mainly net
operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), as it was determined that more likely
than not, the DTAs would not be realized. The Company reached this
determination based on its then cumulative loss position and the uncertainty
of
future taxable income. Consistent with that prior realizability assessment,
the
Company accounted for the valuation allowance adjustments in the calculation
of
the annual effective rate. The most significant factor affecting this valuation
allowance relates to changes in the indefinite-lived intangibles. The
approximately $337.9 million impairment charge recorded in the three month
period ended September 30, 2008 resulted in the reduction of indefinite-lived
intangibles and the creation of a DTA of $47.8 million. A full valuation
allowance was established in the annual effective rate calculation for this
DTA.
Consistent with the prior 2008 periods, the current period tax amortization
of
indefinite-lived intangibles created DTLs that cannot be assumed to reverse
in a
period to benefit DTAs, mainly NOLs, created by the amortization. These DTLs
would reverse in some future indefinite period when the intangible asset is
either sold or impaired. As a result, a valuation allowance for this
anticipated increase to DTA’s from the amortization was included in the annual
effective tax rate calculation.
On
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted
the provisions of FIN No. 48,“Accounting
for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Interpretation of
SFAS No. 109,” which recognizes the
impact
of a tax position in the financial statements if it is more likely than not
that
the position would be sustained on audit based on the technical merits of the
position. The nature of the uncertainties pertaining to our income tax position
is primarily due to various state tax positions. As of September 30, 2008,
we
had approximately $5.0 million in unrecognized tax benefits. Accrued interest
and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits is recognized as a component
of tax expense. As such, during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008, the Company recorded interest and penalties of $57,000 and $71,000
respectively, related to unrecognized tax benefits and as of September 30,
2008,
the Company recorded a liability of $158,000 for such. The Company
estimates the possible change in unrecognized tax benefits prior to September
30, 2009 would be $0 to a reduction of $219,000, due to expiring
statutes.
The
Company’s April 2008 purchase of
100% of both the common and convertible preferred stock of CCI via a merger
is
being treated as a stock acquisition. Typically, for income tax purposes, in
stock acquisitions where the purchase price exceeds the tax basis of the
underlying assets (including separately identified intangibles), with the
residual allocated to goodwill, a DTL is usually recorded to reflect the
difference between the book and tax basis for the assets acquired, exclusive
of
goodwill. At the time of acquisition, CCI had DTAs resulting from NOLs,
depreciation and provision for doubtful accounts, and had, prior to our
acquisition, recorded a full valuation allowance against those DTAs given its
realizability assessment and the lack of future taxable income. The amount
of
the DTL that resulted from the purchase price allocation was approximately
$6.1
million, and was equally offset by CCI’s DTA, gross of its valuation allowance;
therefore, no net DTL was recorded for this acquisition.
9. STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
In
March 2008, the Company’s board of
directors authorized a repurchase of shares of the Company’s Class A and Class D
common stock through December 31, 2009, in
an amount of up to $150.0 million,
the maximum amount
allowable under the Credit Agreement. The amount and timing of such
repurchases will be based on pricing, general economic and market conditions,
and the restrictions contained in the agreements governing the Company’s credit
facilities and subordinated debt and certain other factors.While $150.0 million
is the maximum
amount allowable under the Credit Agreement, in 2005, under
a prior board authorization,
the Company utilized
approximately $78.0 million to repurchase common stock leaving capacity of
$72.0
million under the Credit Agreement. During the period ended
September
30, 2008, the Company
repurchased 421,661 shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $1.32
and 8.8 million shares of Class
D common stock at an average price
of $0.99. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $62.8 million in
capacity available under the 2008 share
repurchase program,
taking into account the
limitations
of the Credit Agreement and prior
repurchase activity.
The
Company continues to have an open
stock repurchase authorization with respect to its Class A and D stock and
continued to make purchases subsequent to September 30, 2008. (See Note 13
–
Subsequent
Events.)
19
Stock
Option and Restricted Stock Grant Plan
Radio
One may issue up to
10,816,198 shares of Class D common stock under the Company’s Stock
Option and Restricted Stock Grant Plan (“Plan”). At inception of the Plan, the
Company’s board of directors authorized 1,408,099 shares of Class A
common stock to be issuable under this plan. As of September 30, 2008,
5,494,434 shares were available for grant. The options are exercisable in
installments determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of
directors at the time of grant. The options expire as determined by the
compensation committee, but no later than ten years from the date of the grant.
The Company uses an average life for all option awards. The Company settles
stock options upon exercise by issuing stock.
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes (“BSM”) valuation model to calculate the fair
value of stock-based awards. The BSM incorporates various assumptions including
volatility, expected life, and interest rates. For options granted during the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company used the BSM
option-pricing model and determined: (1) the term by using the simplified
“plain-vanilla” method as allowed under SAB No. 110; (2) a historical
volatility over a period commensurate with the expected term, with the
observation of the volatility on a daily basis; and (3) a risk-free
interest rate that was consistent with the expected term of the stock options
and based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the
grant.
The
Company did not grant options during the three months ended September 30,
2008. The Company granted 115,841 stock options during the three months ended
September 30, 2007. The Company granted 1,913,650 and 216,000 stock options
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The
per share weighted-average fair value of options granted during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 was $2.11. The per share weighted-average fair
value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 was $0.74 and $2.96, respectively.
These
fair values were derived using the
BSM with the following weighted-average assumptions:
For
the Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
For
the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
risk-free interest
rate
|
—
|
4.60
|
%
|
3.37
|
%
|
4.70
|
%
|
||||||
Expected
dividend
yield
|
—
|
0.00
|
%
|
0.00
|
%
|
0.00
|
%
|
||||||
Expected
lives
|
—
|
7.7
years
|
6.5
years
|
7.7
years
|
|||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
—
|
40.00
|
%
|
49.66
|
%
|
40.00
|
%
|
Transactions
and other information
relating to the stock options for the period ended September 30, 2008 are
summarized below:
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
(In
years)
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31,
2007
|
4,384,000
|
$
|
14.04
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
Granted
|
1,913,000
|
1.41
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Forfeited,
Cancelled
|
719,000
|
14.29
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Balance
as of September 30,
2008
|
5,578,000
|
$
|
9.67
|
6.91
|
—
|
||||||||
Vested
and expected to vest as of
September 30, 2008
|
5,259,000
|
$
|
10.05
|
6.78
|
—
|
||||||||
Unvested
as of September 30,
2008
|
2,237,000
|
$
|
2.48
|
9.39
|
—
|
||||||||
Exercisable
as of September 30,
2008
|
3,341,000
|
$
|
14.47
|
5.26
|
—
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax
intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing price on the last
day of trading during the three months ended September 30, 2008 and the
exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would
have been received by the option holders had all the option holders exercised
their options on September 30, 2008. This amount changes based on the fair
market value of the Company’s stock. The number of options that vested during
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were 39,833 and 237,031
respectively.
As
of September 30, 2008, approximately $2.3 million of total
unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options issued is expected
to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.1 years. The stock
option weighted-average fair value per share was $1.06 at September 30,
2008.
20
The
Company did not grant any options during the three month period ended September
30, 2008 and granted 84,000 shares of restricted stock during the three month
period ended September 30, 2007. The Company granted 525,000 and 232,500 shares
of restricted stock during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
As
of September 30, 2008, approximately $1.4 million of total
unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock grants is expected
to
be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
Transactions and other information relating to restricted stock grants for
the
period ended September 30, 2008 are summarized below:
Number
of Restricted
Shares
|
Weighted-Average
Fair Value at
Grant Date
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested
as of December 31,
2007
|
232,000
|
$
|
6.20
|
|||||
Granted
|
525,000
|
$
|
1.41
|
|||||
Vested
|
(83,000
|
)
|
$
|
7.42
|
||||
Forfeited,
Cancelled,
Expired
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||||
Unvested
as of September 30,
2008
|
674,000
|
$
|
2.49
|
10. SEGMENT
INFORMATION:
Given
the recent diversification
strategy, the Company now has two reportable segments: (i) Radio Broadcasting
and (ii) Internet/Publishing. These two segments operate in the United States and
are consistently aligned with the
Company’s management of its businesses and its financial reporting
structure.
The
Radio Broadcasting segment consists
of all broadcast and Reach Media results of operations. The Internet/Publishing
segment includes the results of our online business, Giant Magazine and the
operations of CCI since its date of acquisition. Corporate/Eliminations/Other
represents financial activity associated with our corporate staff and offices,
inter-company activity between the two segments and activity associated with
a
small film venture. Inter-company revenue earned and expenses charged between
segments are recorded at fair value and eliminated in
consolidation.
The accounting policies as described in the summary of significant accounting
policies included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007, and in Note 1 to these consolidated financial
statements are applied consistently across the two segments.
21
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||||||||||||
SEGMENTED
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||||||||||||
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
|||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
|||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
81,679
|
$
|
5,576
|
$
|
(1,099
|
)
|
$
|
86,156
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
19,054
|
3,373
|
(950
|
)
|
21,477
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
25,460
|
5,297
|
(745
|
)
|
30,012
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
1,819
|
—
|
4,910
|
6,729
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
26
|
39
|
350
|
415
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
3,475
|
1,433
|
314
|
5,222
|
|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
337,936
|
—
|
—
|
337,936
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
387,770
|
10,142
|
3,879
|
401,791
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(306,091)
|
(4,566
|
)
|
(4,978
|
)
|
(315,635)
|
|||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
23
|
4
|
84
|
111
|
|||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
—
|
8
|
14,122
|
14,130
|
|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
—
|
1,119
|
1,119
|
|||||||||||||
OTHER
(EXPENSE) INCOME,
net
|
(49
|
)
|
—
|
5,679
|
5,630
|
||||||||||||
Loss
before benefit from income
taxes and minority interest in income of subsidiary and discontinued
operations
|
(306,117)
|
(4,570
|
)
|
(14,456
|
)
|
(325,143
|
)
|
||||||||||
BENEFIT
FROM INCOME
TAXES
|
(59,651)
|
—
|
—
|
(59,651
|
)
|
||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
1,254
|
—
|
6
|
1,260
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss from continuing
operations
|
(247,720)
|
(4,570
|
)
|
(14,462
|
)
|
(266,752
|
)
|
||||||||||
INCOME
FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
639
|
—
|
—
|
639
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(247,081)
|
$
|
(4,570
|
)
|
$
|
(14,462
|
)
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||
SELECTED
BALANCE SHEET
INFORMATION
|
||||||||||||||||
AS
OF SEPTEMBER 30,
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
1,220,770
|
$
|
43,149
|
$
|
(17,714
|
)
|
$
|
1,246,205
|
* |
*
Total
assets
decreased from December 31, 2007 primarily due to a non-cash impairment
charge of
approximately $337.9 million for the period ended September 30,
2008.
22
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||||||||||||
SEGMENTED
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||||||||||||
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
|||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
|||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note
1)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
87,905
|
$
|
1,083
|
$
|
(774
|
)
|
$
|
88,214
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
18,618
|
838
|
(909
|
)
|
18,547
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
26,648
|
1,383
|
(271
|
)
|
27,760
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
1,945
|
—
|
2,688
|
4,633
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
481
|
43
|
389
|
913
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
3,373
|
10
|
281
|
3,664
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
51,065
|
2,274
|
2,178
|
55,517
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
income
(loss)
|
36,840
|
(1,191
|
)
|
(2,952
|
)
|
32,697
|
|||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
2
|
—
|
290
|
292
|
|||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
300
|
—
|
18,100
|
18,400
|
|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
328
|
—
|
2,575
|
2,903
|
|||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE,
net
|
2
|
13
|
—
|
15
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss)
before provision for income taxes and minority interest in income of
subsidiary and discontinued operations
|
36,212
|
(1,204
|
)
|
(23,337
|
)
|
11,671
|
|||||||||||
PROVISION FOR
INCOME
TAXES
|
5,513
|
—
|
—
|
5,513
|
|||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
1,282
|
—
|
(8
|
)
|
1,274
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing
operations
|
29,417
|
(1,204
|
)
|
(23,329
|
)
|
4,884
|
|||||||||||
LOSS
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
net of tax
|
(194
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(194
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$
|
29,223
|
$
|
(1,204
|
)
|
$
|
(23,329
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
|
||||||||||||||||
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||
SELECTED
BALANCE SHEET
INFORMATION
|
||||||||||||||||
AS
OF DECEMBER 31,
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
1,682,929
|
$
|
2,402
|
$
|
(21,989
|
) |
$
|
1,663,342
|
23
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||||||||||||
SEGMENTED
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||||||||||||
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
|||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
|||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note
1)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
234,603
|
$
|
10,613
|
$
|
(3,130
|
)
|
$
|
242,086
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
56,696
|
7,416
|
(2,839
|
)
|
61,273
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
72,328
|
11,895
|
(2,204
|
)
|
82,019
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
5,648
|
—
|
25,039
|
30,687
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
515
|
128
|
729
|
1,372
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
10,018
|
2,960
|
1,079
|
14,057
|
|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
—
|
—
|
337,936
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
483,141
|
22,399
|
21,804
|
527,344
|
|||||||||||||
Operating loss
|
(248,538
|
) |
(11,786
|
)
|
(24,934
|
)
|
(285,258
|
) | |||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
84
|
2
|
356
|
442
|
|||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
711
|
18
|
45,820
|
46,549
|
|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
—
|
3,918
|
3,918
|
|||||||||||||
OTHER
(EXPENSE) INCOME,
net
|
(49
|
) |
(44
|
) |
6,694
|
6,601
|
|||||||||||
Loss
before benefit from
income taxes and minority interest in income of subsidiary and
discontinued operations
|
(249,214
|
) |
(11,846
|
)
|
(67,622
|
)
|
(328,682
|
) | |||||||||
BENEFIT FROM
INCOME
TAXES
|
(40,992
|
) |
—
|
—
|
(40,992
|
) | |||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
3,125
|
—
|
16
|
3,141
|
|||||||||||||
Net loss
from continuing
operations
|
(211,347
|
) |
(11,846
|
)
|
(67,638
|
)
|
(290,831
|
) | |||||||||
LOSS
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
net of tax
|
(5,808
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(5,808
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(217,155
|
) |
$
|
(11,846
|
)
|
$
|
(67,638
|
)
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
24
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||||||||||||
SEGMENTED
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||||||||||||
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||||
Corporate/
|
|||||||||||||||||
Radio
|
Internet/
|
Eliminations/
|
|||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
|
Publishing
|
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note
1)
|
|||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
243,917
|
$
|
2,769
|
$
|
(1,812
|
)
|
$
|
244,874
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
54,535
|
2,632
|
(2,706
|
)
|
54,461
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
73,115
|
2,374
|
(395
|
)
|
75,094
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
5,870
|
—
|
14,423
|
20,293
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,489
|
69
|
947
|
2,505
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
10,148
|
53
|
846
|
11,047
|
|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
5,506
|
—
|
—
|
5,506
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
150,663
|
5,128
|
13,115
|
168,906
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
income
(loss)
|
93,254
|
(2,359
|
)
|
(14,927
|
)
|
75,968
|
|||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
18
|
—
|
835
|
853
|
|||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
601
|
—
|
54,446
|
55,047
|
|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
1,071
|
—
|
9,138
|
10,209
|
|||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
8
|
13
|
2
|
23
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision for
income taxes and minority interest in income of subsidiary and
discontinued operations
|
91,592
|
(2,372
|
)
|
(77,678
|
)
|
11,542
|
|||||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME
TAXES
|
6,164
|
—
|
—
|
6,164
|
|||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
3,067
|
—
|
32
|
3,099
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing
operations
|
82,361
|
(2,372
|
)
|
(77,710
|
)
|
2,279
|
|||||||||||
LOSS
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
net of tax
|
(5,642
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(5,642
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$
|
76,719
|
$
|
(2,372
|
)
|
$
|
(77,710
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
11. CONTRACT
TERMINATION:
In
connection with the September 2005 termination of the Company’s sales
representation agreements with Interep National Radio Sales, Inc. (“Interep”),
and its subsequent agreements with Katz Communications, Inc. (“Katz”) making
Katz the Company’s sole national sales representative, Katz paid the Company
$3.4 million as an inducement to enter into new agreements and paid Interep
approximately $5.3 million to satisfy the Company’s termination obligations. The
Company is amortizing both over the four-year life of the subsequent Katz
agreements as a reduction to selling, general, and administrative expense.
For
each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, selling,
general, and administrative expense was reduced by $474,000, and for each of
the
nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the reduction was
approximately $1.4 million. As of September 30, 2008, an unamortized balance
of
approximately $1.7 million is reflected in other current liabilities on the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
25
12. RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS:
In
2000, an officer of the Company, the
former Chief Financial Officer (the “Former CFO”), purchased shares of the
Company’s common stock. The Former CFO purchased 333,334 shares
of the Company’s Class A common stock and 666,666 shares of the Company’s
Class D common stock. The stock was purchased with the proceeds of full
recourse loans from the Company in the amount of approximately
$7.0 million. In September 2005, the Former CFO repaid a portion of his
loan. The partial repayment of approximately $7.5 million, which included
accrued interest, was effected using 300,000 shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock and 230,000 shares of the Company’s Class D
common stock owned by the Former CFO. All shares transferred to the Company
in
satisfaction of this loan have been retired. As of September 30, 2008,
there was no remaining principal and interest balance on the Former CFO’s loan.
The Former CFO was employed with the Company through December 31, 2007, and
pursuant to an agreement with the Company, the loan became due in full in July
2008. Pursuant to his employment agreement, the Former CFO was eligible to
receive a retention bonus in the amount of approximately $3.1 million in cash
on
July 1, 2008, for having remained employed with the Company through December
31,
2007. The $3.1 million retention bonus was a pro rata portion of a $7.0 million
retention bonus called for in his employment agreement, had he remained employed
with the Company for ten years, and is based on the number of days of employment
between October 18, 2005 and December 31, 2007. In July 2008, the
Former CFO settled the remaining balance of the loan in full by offsetting
the
loan with his after-tax proceeds from the $3.1 million retention bonus, in
addition to paying a cash amount of $34,000 to the Company.
The
Company’s CEO and its Founder and
Chairperson own a music company called Music One LLC (“Music One”). The Company
occasionally engages in promoting the recorded music products and events of
Music One, and Music One sometimes provides talent services for Radio One
events. The Company also provides and charges Music One for office space and
administrative services. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the
Company did not provide any advertising and made payments to Music One for
talent and sponsorship activities in the amount of $2,500. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, the Company provided advertising and made payments
to
Music One for talent and sponsorship activities in the amounts of $61,000 and
$127,000, respectively.
As
of December 31, 2007, the Company had
an additional loan outstanding to the Former CFO in the amount of $88,000.
The
loan was due on demand and accrued interest at 5.6%, totaling an amount of
$53,000 as of December 31, 2007. In January 2008, the Former CFO repaid the
full remaining balance of the loan in cash in the amount of
$140,000.
In
July 2007, the Company closed on an
agreement to acquire the assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located in the
Cincinnati metropolitan
area from Blue Chip
Communications, Inc. (“Blue Chip”) for approximately $2.6 million in seller
financing. The financing was a 5.1% interest bearing loan payable monthly which
was paid in full in July 2008. Blue Chip is owned by a former member of the
Company’s board of directors. The transaction was approved by a special
committee of independent directors appointed by the board of directors.
Additionally, the Company retained an independent valuation firm to provide
a
fair value appraisal of the station. Prior to the closing, and since August
of
2001, the Company consolidated WDBZ-AM within its existing Cincinnati operations,
and operated WDBZ-AM under
an LMA for no annual fee, the results of which were incorporated in the
Company’s financial statements.
13. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS:
During
October 2008, the Company
repurchased in the open market, approximately $29.3 million of its 87/8%
Senior
Subordinated
Notes
at an average price of 59.9% of par
value. The Company recorded a gain on the extinguishment of debt of
approximately $11.5 million, net of the write-off of deferred financing costs
of
$286,000. The Company funded the repurchase with borrowings from its
revolving credit facility. The notes outstanding as of October 31, 2008 were
$219.6 million.
During
October 2008, the Company
repurchased 808,635 shares of Class D common stock in the amount of
$648,000
at
an average price of $0.80 per share.
As of October 31, 2008, the Company has $62.1
million
in capacity available under the
share repurchase program.
In September 2008, the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, Reach Media, through its
board of directors, declared a common stock dividend of $5.0 million. The
dividend was paid in October 2008. Fifty-one percent of the dividend, or
approximately $2.5 million was paid to the Company and 49%, also approximately
$2.5 million was paid to the Reach Media minority shareholders.
On
October 20, 2008,
the Company received notification (the “Notification”) from the NASDAQ Stock
Market ("NASDAQ") that for the 30 consecutive business days prior to October
16,
2008, the bid price of the Company's Class D common stock had closed below
the
minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing under Marketplace
Rule
4450(a)(5) (the “Rule”). As such, the Company's Class D common stock had become
non-compliant with NASDAQ's continued listing requirements. The Notification
did
not affect the Class A common stock.
26
In the Notification, NASDAQ noted that the prior several weeks had been marked
by unprecedented turmoil in domestic and world financial markets. Given these
extraordinary market conditions, NASDAQ determined to suspend enforcement of
the
bid price and market value of publicly held shares ("MVPHS") requirements for
all of its listed companies, including the Company, through Friday, January
16,
2009. Consistent with market conditions and its determination, the Notification
included notice that on October 16, 2008, NASDAQ had filed an immediately
effective rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend
its
bid price and MVPHS requirements. The Notification noted that NASDAQ will
reinstate the bid price and MVPHS rules on Monday, January 19, 2009 and the
first relevant trade date under the reinstated rules will be Tuesday, January
20, 2009.
Following the reinstatement of the bid price and MVPHS rules, NASDAQ has
afforded the Company 180 calendar days from January 20, 2009, or until July
20,
2009, to regain compliance with the rules. If, at anytime before July 20, 2009,
including during the suspension period, the bid price of the Company's Class
D
common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive
business days, NASDAQ will provide written notification that the Company has
achieved compliance with the Rule.
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by July 20, 2009, NASDAQ
will provide written notification that the Company's Class D common stock will
be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal NASDAQ's determination to
delist the Company's Class D common stock to a Listing Qualifications Panel.
Alternatively, the Company may apply to transfer its Class D common stock to
the
NASDAQ Capital Market. If its application is approved, NASDAQ would afford
the
Company a second 180 calendar day compliance period in order to regain
compliance while on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
27
CONSOLIDATING
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
Company conducts a portion of its
business through its subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s restricted
subsidiaries (“Subsidiary Guarantors”) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed
the Company’s 8
7/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due
2011, the 63/8
% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2013 and the Company’s obligations under the Credit
Agreement.
Set
forth below are consolidating
financial statements for the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors as of
September 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the three and nine month periods then ended.
Also included is the consolidating balance sheet for the Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantors as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The
equity method of accounting has been used by the Company to report its
investments in subsidiaries. Separate financial statements for the Subsidiary
Guarantors are not presented based on management’s determination that they do
not provide additional information that is material to
investors.
28
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
39,700
|
$
|
46,456
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
86,156
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and
technical
|
10,507
|
11,005
|
—
|
21,512
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative
|
16,388
|
13,654
|
—
|
30,042
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative
|
—
|
7,079
|
—
|
7,079
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
2,888
|
2,334
|
—
|
5,222
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
255,797
|
82,139
|
337,936
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
285,580
|
116,211
|
—
|
401,791
|
||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(245,880
|
)
|
(69,755
|
)
|
—
|
(315,635)
|
||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
(4
|
)
|
115
|
—
|
111
|
|||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
7
|
14,123
|
—
|
14,130
|
||||||||||||
GAIN
ON RETIREMENT OF
DEBT
|
—
|
5,679
|
5,679
|
|||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
1,119
|
—
|
1,119
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
—
|
49
|
—
|
49
|
||||||||||||
Loss
before (benefit) provision
from income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries and
discontinued operations
|
(245,891
|
)
|
(79,252
|
)
|
—
|
(325,143
|
)
|
|||||||||
(BENEFIT)
PROVISION FROM INCOME
TAXES
|
(67,960
|
)
|
8,309
|
—
|
(59,651
|
)
|
||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
1,260
|
—
|
1,260
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss before equity in income
of subsidiaries and discontinued operations
|
(177,931
|
)
|
(88,821
|
)
|
—
|
(266,752
|
)
|
|||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
(178,796
|
)
|
178,796
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss from continuing
operations
|
(177,931
|
)
|
(267,617
|
)
|
178,796
|
(266,752
|
)
|
|||||||||
(LOSS)
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
(865
|
)
|
1,504
|
—
|
639
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(178,796
|
)
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
178,796
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
29
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
38,769
|
$
|
49,445
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
88,214
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and
technical
|
7,774
|
10,887
|
—
|
18,661
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative
|
13,774
|
14,395
|
—
|
28,169
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative
|
—
|
5,023
|
—
|
5,023
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
1,452
|
2,212
|
—
|
3,664
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
23,000
|
32,517
|
—
|
55,517
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
15,769
|
16,928
|
—
|
32,697
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
—
|
292
|
—
|
292
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
—
|
18,400
|
—
|
18,400
|
||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
2,903
|
—
|
2,903
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
—
|
15
|
15
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision
(benefit) for income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and discontinued operations
|
15,769
|
(4,098
|
)
|
—
|
11,671
|
|||||||||||
PROVISION
(BENEFIT) FOR INCOME
TAXES
|
14,215
|
(8,702
|
)
|
—
|
5,513
|
|||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
1,274
|
—
|
1,274
|
||||||||||||
Net
income before equity in income
of subsidiaries and discontinued operations
|
1,554
|
3,330
|
—
|
4,884
|
||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
1,605
|
(1,605
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net
income from continuing
operations
|
1,554
|
4,935
|
(1,605
|
)
|
4,884
|
|||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
51
|
(245
|
)
|
—
|
(194
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,605
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(1,605
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
30
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
110,440
|
$
|
131,646
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
242,086
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and
technical
|
28,898
|
32,532
|
—
|
61,430
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative
|
46,518
|
35,987
|
—
|
82,505
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative
|
—
|
31,416
|
—
|
31,416
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
7,292
|
6,765
|
—
|
14,057
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
255,797
|
82,139
|
337,936
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
338,505
|
188,839
|
—
|
527,344
|
||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(228,065
|
)
|
(57,193
|
)
|
—
|
(285,258
|
)
|
|||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
(2
|
)
|
444
|
—
|
442
|
|||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
18
|
46,531
|
—
|
46,549
|
||||||||||||
GAIN
ON RETIREMENT OF
DEBT
|
—
|
6,694
|
—
|
6,694
|
||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
3,918
|
—
|
3,918
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
—
|
93
|
—
|
93
|
||||||||||||
Loss
before (benefit) provision
from income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries and
discontinued operations
|
(228,085
|
)
|
(100,597
|
)
|
—
|
(328,682
|
)
|
|||||||||
(BENEFIT)
PROVISION FROM INCOME
TAXES
|
(55,159
|
)
|
14,167
|
—
|
(40,992
|
)
|
||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
3,141
|
—
|
3,141
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss before equity in income
of subsidiaries and discontinued operations
|
(172,926)
|
(117,905
|
)
|
—
|
(290,831
|
)
|
||||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
(171,992
|
)
|
171,992
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss from continuing
operations
|
(172,926)
|
(289,897
|
)
|
171,992
|
(290,831
|
)
|
||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
934
|
(6,742
|
)
|
—
|
(5,808
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(171,992
|
)
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
171,992
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
31
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$
|
109,938
|
$
|
134,936
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
244,874
|
||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and
technical
|
22,683
|
32,152
|
—
|
54,835
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative
|
39,627
|
36,649
|
—
|
76,276
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative
|
—
|
21,242
|
—
|
21,242
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
4,434
|
6,613
|
—
|
11,047
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
5,506
|
—
|
—
|
5,506
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
72,250
|
96,656
|
—
|
168,906
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
37,688
|
38,280
|
—
|
75,968
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
—
|
853
|
—
|
853
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
—
|
55,047
|
—
|
55,047
|
||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
10,209
|
—
|
10,209
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE
|
—
|
23
|
—
|
23
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision
(benefit) for income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and discontinued operations
|
37,688
|
(26,146
|
)
|
—
|
11,542
|
|||||||||||
PROVISION
(BENEFIT) FOR INCOME
TAXES
|
20,124
|
(13,960
|
)
|
—
|
6,164
|
|||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
3,099
|
—
|
3,099
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) before equity in
income of subsidiaries and discontinued operations
|
17,564
|
(15,285
|
)
|
—
|
2,279
|
|||||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
15,194
|
(15,194
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing
operations
|
17,564
|
(91
|
)
|
(15,194
|
)
|
2,279
|
||||||||||
LOSS
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
net of tax
|
(2,370
|
)
|
(3,272
|
)
|
—
|
(5,642
|
) | |||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$
|
15,194
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
$
|
(15,194
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
32
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
BALANCE
SHEET
AS
OF SEPTEMBER 30,
2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
2,779
|
$
|
27,614
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,393
|
||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
30,154
|
26,606
|
—
|
56,760
|
||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
2,289
|
3,173
|
—
|
5,462
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax
asset
|
2,282
|
12,636
|
—
|
14,918
|
||||||||||||
Current
assets from discontinued
operations
|
205
|
104
|
—
|
309
|
||||||||||||
Total
current
assets
|
37,709
|
70,133
|
—
|
107,842
|
||||||||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT,
net
|
28,770
|
21,646
|
—
|
50,416
|
||||||||||||
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS,
net
|
699,343
|
332,751
|
—
|
1,032,094
|
||||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
644,089
|
(644,089
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
46,757
|
—
|
46,757
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
474
|
8,561
|
—
|
9,035
|
||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
61
|
—
|
—
|
61
|
||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
766,357
|
$
|
1,123,937
|
$
|
(644,089
|
)
|
$
|
1,246,205
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
938
|
$
|
5,074
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
6,012
|
||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
—
|
7,777
|
—
|
7,777
|
||||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
3,127
|
15,186
|
—
|
18,313
|
||||||||||||
Other
current
liabilities
|
98,883
|
(88,227
|
)
|
—
|
10,656
|
|||||||||||
Current
portion of long-term
debt
|
—
|
41,536
|
—
|
41,536
|
||||||||||||
Current
liabilities from
discontinued operations
|
(17,566
|
)
|
18,266
|
—
|
700
|
|||||||||||
Total
current
liabilities
|
85,382
|
(388
|
)
|
—
|
84,994
|
|||||||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, net of current
portion
|
—
|
723,613
|
—
|
723,613
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
—
|
4,769
|
—
|
4,769
|
||||||||||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX
LIABILITY
|
36,886
|
70,614
|
—
|
107,500
|
||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
122,268
|
798,608
|
—
|
920,876
|
||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
1,125
|
—
|
1,125
|
||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
stock
|
—
|
90
|
—
|
90
|
||||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
loss
|
—
|
(1,082
|
)
|
—
|
(1,082
|
)
|
||||||||||
Stock
subscriptions
receivable
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
207,001
|
1,036,417
|
(207,001
|
)
|
1,036,417
|
|||||||||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated
deficit)
|
437,088
|
(711,221
|
)
|
(437,088
|
)
|
(711,221
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
644,089
|
324,204
|
(644,089
|
)
|
324,204
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
766,357
|
$
|
1,123,937
|
$
|
(644,089
|
)
|
$
|
1,246,205
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
33
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
BALANCE
SHEET
AS
OF DECEMBER 31,
2007
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
822
|
$
|
23,425
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
24,247
|
||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
25,297
|
25,128
|
—
|
50,425
|
||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
2,340
|
3,778
|
—
|
6,118
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax
asset
|
2,282
|
12,865
|
—
|
15,147
|
||||||||||||
Current
assets from discontinued
operations
|
622
|
2,627
|
—
|
3,249
|
||||||||||||
Total
current
assets
|
31,363
|
67,823
|
—
|
99,186
|
||||||||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT,
net
|
25,203
|
19,537
|
—
|
44,740
|
||||||||||||
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS,
net
|
926,711
|
383,610
|
—
|
1,310,321
|
||||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
937,270
|
(937,270
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED
COMPANY
|
—
|
48,399
|
—
|
48,399
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
631
|
7,942
|
—
|
8,573
|
||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
65
|
152,058
|
—
|
152,123
|
||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
983,973
|
$
|
1,616,639
|
$
|
(937,270
|
)
|
$
|
1,663,342
|
|||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
1,026
|
$
|
3,932
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,958
|
||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
—
|
19,004
|
—
|
19,004
|
||||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
3,007
|
13,312
|
—
|
16,319
|
||||||||||||
Income
taxes
payable
|
(1
|
)
|
4,464
|
—
|
4,463
|
|||||||||||
Other
current
liabilities
|
3,447
|
8,677
|
—
|
12,124
|
||||||||||||
Current
portion of long-term
debt
|
—
|
26,004
|
—
|
26,004
|
||||||||||||
Current
liabilities from
discontinued operations
|
343
|
2,361
|
—
|
2,704
|
||||||||||||
Total
current
liabilities
|
7,822
|
77,754
|
—
|
85,576
|
||||||||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, net of current
portion
|
—
|
789,500
|
—
|
789,500
|
||||||||||||
OTHER
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
1,994
|
3,233
|
—
|
5,227
|
||||||||||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX
LIABILITY
|
36,887
|
113,063
|
—
|
149,950
|
||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
—
|
483
|
—
|
483
|
||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
46,703
|
984,033
|
—
|
1,030,736
|
||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN
SUBSIDIARIES
|
—
|
3,889
|
—
|
3,889
|
||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
stock
|
—
|
99
|
—
|
99
|
||||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
income
|
—
|
644
|
—
|
644
|
||||||||||||
Stock
subscriptions
receivable
|
—
|
(1,717
|
)
|
—
|
(1,717
|
)
|
||||||||||
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
277,174
|
1,044,273
|
(277,174
|
)
|
1,044,273
|
|||||||||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated
deficit)
|
660,096
|
(414,582
|
)
|
(660,096
|
)
|
(414,582
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
937,270
|
628,717
|
(937,270
|
)
|
628,717
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
983,973
|
$
|
1,616,639
|
$
|
(937,270
|
)
|
$
|
1,663,342
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral
part of this consolidating financial statement.
34
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS
|
||||||||||||||||||
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||
Combined
|
||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor
|
Radio
|
|||||||||||||||||
Subsidiaries
|
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(171,992
|
)
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
171,992
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
|||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile loss to
net cash from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
7,292
|
6,765
|
—
|
14,057
|
||||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt financing
costs
|
—
|
1,989
|
—
|
1,989
|
||||||||||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
|
—
|
(42,684
|
)
|
—
|
(42,684
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
255,797
|
82,139
|
—
|
337,936
|
||||||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
—
|
3,918
|
—
|
3,918
|
||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
—
|
3,141
|
—
|
3,141
|
||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation and other
non-cash compensation
|
—
|
1,279
|
—
|
1,279
|
||||||||||||||
Gain
on retirement of
debt
|
—
|
(6,694
|
)
|
—
|
(6,694
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
of contract
inducement and termination fee
|
—
|
(1,421
|
)
|
—
|
(1,421
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Change
in interest due on stock
subscription receivable
|
—
|
(20
|
)
|
—
|
(20
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of change in operating
assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable,
net
|
(4,857
|
)
|
(1,478
|
)
|
—
|
(6,335
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
—
|
703
|
|
—
|
703
|
|
||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
—
|
(6,201
|
)
|
—
|
(6,201
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Due
to corporate/from
subsidiaries
|
(84,315
|
)
|
84,315
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(88
|
)
|
3,589
|
—
|
3,501
|
|||||||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
—
|
(11,227
|
)
|
—
|
(11,227
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
120
|
(1,061
|
)
|
—
|
(941
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Income
taxes
payable
|
—
|
(4,463
|
)
|
—
|
(4,463
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
—
|
(1,630
|
)
|
—
|
(1,630
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from
operating activities from discontinued operations
|
—
|
2,397
|
—
|
2,397
|
||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from (used
in) operating activities
|
1,957
|
(183,283
|
)
|
171,992
|
(9,334
|
)
|
||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and
equipment
|
—
|
(7,887
|
)
|
—
|
(7,887
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Equity
investments
|
—
|
—
|
|
—
|
—
|
|
||||||||||||
Acquisitions,
net of cash
acquired
|
—
|
(70,426
|
)
|
—
|
(70,426
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Investment
in
subsidiaries
|
—
|
171,992
|
(171,992
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Purchase
of other intangible
assets
|
—
|
(1,195
|
)
|
—
|
(1,195
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of
assets
|
—
|
150,224
|
—
|
150,224
|
||||||||||||||
Deposits
and
payments for station purchases and other assets
|
—
|
161
|
—
|
161
|
||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows provided from
investing activities
|
—
|
242,869
|
(171,992
|
)
|
70,877
|
|||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of other
debt
|
—
|
(1,004
|
)
|
—
|
(1,004
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Repurchase
of
bonds
|
—
|
(44,406
|
)
|
—
|
(44,406
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Repayment
of credit
facility
|
—
|
(151,611
|
)
|
—
|
(151,611
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from credit
facility
|
—
|
153,000
|
—
|
153,000
|
||||||||||||||
Repurchase
of common
stock
|
—
|
(9,197
|
)
|
—
|
(9,197
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Repayment
of stock subscription
receivable
|
—
|
1,737
|
—
|
1,737
|
||||||||||||||
Payment
of dividend to minority
interest shareholders
|
—
|
(3,916
|
)
|
—
|
(3,916
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash flows used in financing
activities
|
—
|
(55,397
|
)
|
—
|
(55,397
|
)
|
||||||||||||
INCREASE
IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
|
1,957
|
4,189
|
—
|
6,146
|
||||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
beginning of period
|
822
|
23,425
|
—
|
24,247
|
||||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of
period
|
$
|
2,779
|
$
|
27,614
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,393
|
||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
35
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
FOR THE
NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Combined
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor
|
Radio
|
||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiaries
|
One,
Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted – See Note
1)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$
|
15,194
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
$
|
(15,194
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net
income (loss) to net cash from operating
activities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
4,380
|
6,667
|
11,047
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt financing
costs
|
—
|
1,630
|
—
|
1,630
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of production
content
|
—
|
332
|
—
|
332
|
|||||||||||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
|
—
|
(912
|
)
|
—
|
(912
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
5,506
|
—
|
—
|
5,506
|
|||||||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
—
|
10,209
|
—
|
10,209
|
|||||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
—
|
3,099
|
—
|
3,099
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation and other non-cash compensation
|
830
|
(79
|
)
|
—
|
751
|
||||||||||||||
Amortization
of contract
inducement and termination fee
|
(1,545
|
)
|
124
|
—
|
(1,421
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Change
in interest due on stock
subscription receivable
|
—
|
(59
|
)
|
—
|
(59
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Effect
of change in operating
assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable,
net
|
(3,603
|
)
|
1,096
|
—
|
(2,507
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
|
—
|
196
|
—
|
196
|
|||||||||||||||
Income
tax
receivable
|
—
|
1,296
|
—
|
1,296
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
—
|
5
|
—
|
5
|
|||||||||||||||
Due
to corporate/from
subsidiaries
|
18,589
|
(18,589
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(2,047
|
)
|
(3,622
|
)
|
—
|
(5,669
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
—
|
(10,391
|
)
|
—
|
(10,391
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related
benefits
|
240
|
1,069
|
—
|
1,309
|
|||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
payable
|
—
|
1,032
|
—
|
1,032
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
(311
|
)
|
(1,375
|
)
|
—
|
(1,686
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net cash provided from (used in) operating activities from discontinued
operations
|
11,185
|
(5,175
|
)
|
—
|
6,010
|
||||||||||||||
Net cash flows provided from (used in) operating
activities
|
48,418
|
(16,810
|
)
|
(15,194
|
)
|
16,414
|
|||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and
equipment
|
—
|
(6,183
|
)
|
—
|
(6,183
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Equity
investments
|
—
|
(11,886
|
)
|
—
|
(11,886
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Investment
in
subsidiaries
|
—
|
(15,194
|
)
|
15,194
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Purchase
of other intangible
assets
|
—
|
(5
|
)
|
—
|
(5
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Deposits
and
payments for station purchases and other assets
|
—
|
(5,100
|
)
|
—
|
(5,100
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of
assets
|
—
|
104,000
|
—
|
104,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows
provided from investing activities from discontinued
operations
|
—
|
365
|
—
|
365
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows
provided from investing activities
|
—
|
65,997
|
15,194
|
81,191
|
|||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of
debt
|
—
|
(27
|
)
|
—
|
(27
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Repayment
of credit
facility
|
—
|
(102,500
|
)
|
—
|
(102,500
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Debt
refinancing
costs
|
—
|
(3,004
|
)
|
—
|
(3,004
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Payment
of dividend to minority
interest shareholders
|
—
|
(2,940
|
)
|
—
|
(2,940
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
cash flows used in financing
activities
|
—
|
(108,471
|
)
|
—
|
(108,471
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
48,418
|
(59,284
|
)
|
—
|
(10,866
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
beginning of period
|
574
|
31,832
|
—
|
32,406
|
|||||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of
period
|
$
|
48,992
|
$
|
(27,452
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
21,540
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
36
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following information should be read
in conjunction with “Selected Financial Data” and the Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report and the audited
financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis contained in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.
Introduction
Revenue
We
primarily derive revenue from the
sale of advertising time and program sponsorships to local and national
advertisers. Advertising revenue is affected primarily by the advertising rates
our radio stations and programs are able to charge, as well as the overall
demand for radio advertising time in a market. These rates are largely based
upon a radio station’s audience share in the demographic groups targeted by
advertisers, the size of the market, the number of radio stations in the related
market, and the supply of and demand for radio advertising time. Advertising
rates are generally highest during morning and afternoon commuting
hours.
During
the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008, approximately 52.4% and 56.5% of our net revenue was
generated from local advertising and approximately 37.6% and 36.5% was generated
from national advertising, including network advertising. In comparison, during
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, approximately 54.4%
and 57.0% of our net revenue was generated from local advertising and
approximately 36.7% and 37.1% was generated from national advertising, including
network advertising. National advertising also includes advertising revenue
generated from our publishing and internet segment. The balance of revenue
was
generated from tower rental income, ticket sales and revenue related to our
sponsored events, management fees, magazine subscriptions, newsstand revenue
and
other revenue.
In
the broadcasting industry, radio
stations often utilize trade or barter agreements to reduce cash expenses by
exchanging advertising time for goods or services. In order to maximize cash
revenue from our spot inventory, we closely monitor the use of trade and barter
agreements.
Community
Connect Inc. (“CCI”), which
the Company acquired in April 2008, currently generates the majority of the
Company’s internet revenue, and derives such revenue principally from
advertising services, including diversity recruiting. Advertising services
include the sale of banner and sponsorship
advertisements. Advertising revenue is recognized either as
impressions (the number of times advertisements appear in viewed pages) are
delivered, when “click through” purchases or leads are reported, or ratably over
the contract period, where applicable. CCI has a diversity recruiting agreement
with Monster, Inc. (“Monster”). Under the agreement, Monster posts
job listings and advertising on CCI websites and CCI earns revenue for
displaying the images on its websites.
Expenses
Our
significant broadcast expenses are
(i) employee salaries and commissions, (ii) programming expenses,
(iii) marketing and promotional expenses, (iv) rental of premises for
office facilities and studios, (v) rental of transmission tower space and
(vi) music license royalty fees. We strive to control these expenses by
centralizing certain functions such as finance, accounting, legal, human
resources and management information systems and the overall programming
management function. We also use our multiple stations, market presence and
purchasing power to negotiate favorable rates with certain vendors and national
representative selling agencies.
We
generally incur marketing and
promotional expenses to increase our audiences. However, because Arbitron
reports ratings quarterly, except in our Philadelphia and
Houston
markets,
which have monthly reports
ratings, any changed ratings and the effect on advertising revenue tends to
lag
behind the incurrence of advertising and promotional
expenditures.
In
addition to salaries and commissions,
major expenses for our internet business include membership traffic acquisition
costs, software product design, post application software development and
maintenance, database and server support costs, the help desk function, data
center expenses connected with Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) hosting
services and other internet content delivery expenses. Major expenses for our
publishing business include salaries, commissions, and costs associated with
printing, production and circulation of magazine issues.
Measurement
of
Performance
We
monitor and evaluate the growth and
operational performance of our business using net income and the following
key
metrics:
(a) Net
revenue: The
performance of an individual radio station or group of radio stations in a
particular market is customarily measured by its ability to generate net
revenue. Net revenue consists of gross revenue, net of local and national agency
and outside sales representative commissions consistent with industry practice.
Net revenue is recognized in the period in which advertisements are broadcast
or, in the case of Giant Magazine, the month in which a particular issue is
available for sale. Net revenue also includes advertising aired in exchange
for
goods and services, which is recorded at fair value, revenue from sponsored
events and other revenue. Net revenue for CCI is recognized as impressions
are
delivered, as “click throughs” are reported or ratably over contract periods,
where applicable.
37
(b) Station
operating
income: Net
(loss) income before depreciation and amortization, income taxes, interest
income, interest expense, equity in loss of affiliated company, minority
interest in income of subsidiaries, gain on retirement of debt, other (income)
expense, corporate expenses and stock-based compensation expenses, impairment
of
long-lived assets and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, is commonly
referred to in our industry as station operating income. Station operating
income is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted
accounting principles. Nevertheless, we believe station operating income is
often a useful measure of a broadcasting company’s operating performance and is
a significant basis used by our management to measure the operating performance
of our stations within the various markets. Station operating income provides
helpful information about our results of operations, apart from expenses
associated with our physical plant, income taxes provision, investments,
impairment charges, debt financings and retirements, overhead and non-cash
compensation. Station operating income is frequently used as a basis for
comparing businesses in our industry, although our measure of station operating
income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Station operating income does not represent operating loss or cash flow from
operating activities, as those terms are defined under generally accepted
accounting principles, and should not be considered as an alternative to those
measurements as an indicator of our performance.
(c) Station
operating
income margin: Station operating income
margin represents station operating income as a percentage of net revenue.
Station operating income margin is not a measure of financial performance under
generally accepted accounting principles. Nevertheless, we believe that station
operating income margin is a useful measure of our performance because it
provides helpful information about our profitability as a percentage of our
net
revenue.
Summary
of
Performance
The
tables below provide a summary of
our performance based on the metrics described above:
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except margin
data)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue
|
$
|
86,156
|
$
|
88,214
|
$
|
242,086
|
$
|
244,874
|
||||||||
Station
operating
income
|
34,667
|
41,907
|
98,794
|
115,319
|
||||||||||||
Station
operating income
margin
|
40.2
|
%
|
47.5
|
%
|
40.8
|
%
|
47.1
|
%
|
||||||||
Net
(loss)
income
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
The
reconciliation of net loss to
station operating income is as follows:
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income as
reported
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
|||||
Add
back non-station operating
income items included in net (loss) income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
(111
|
)
|
(292
|
)
|
(442
|
)
|
(853
|
)
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
14,130
|
18,400
|
46,549
|
55,047
|
||||||||||||
(Benefit)
provision for income
taxes
|
(59,651
|
)
|
5,513
|
(40,992
|
)
|
6,164
|
||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding non-cash and stock-based
compensation
|
6,729
|
4,633
|
30,687
|
20,293
|
||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
415
|
913
|
1,372
|
2,505
|
||||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
1,119
|
2,903
|
3,918
|
10,209
|
||||||||||||
Gain
on retirement of
debt
|
(5,679
|
)
|
—
|
(6,694
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
Other
expense,
net
|
49
|
15
|
93
|
23
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
5,222
|
3,664
|
14,057
|
11,047
|
||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
1,260
|
1,274
|
3,141
|
3,099
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
—
|
337,936
|
5,506
|
||||||||||||
(Income)
loss from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
(639
|
)
|
194
|
5,808
|
5,642
|
|||||||||||
Station
operating
income
|
$
|
34,667
|
$
|
41,907
|
$
|
98,794
|
$
|
115,319
|
38
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
The
following table summarizes our
consolidated results of operations:
Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 (In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
(1)
(2)
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Statements
of
Operations:
|
||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
86,156
|
$
|
88,214
|
$
|
(2,058
|
)
|
(2.3
|
)%
|
|||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
21,477
|
18,547
|
2,930
|
15.8
|
||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
30,012
|
27,760
|
2,252
|
8.1
|
||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
6,729
|
4,633
|
2,096
|
45.2
|
||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
415
|
913
|
(498
|
)
|
(54.5
|
)
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
5,222
|
3,664
|
1,558
|
42.5
|
||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
—
|
337,936
|
—
|
||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
401,791
|
55,517
|
346,274
|
623.7
|
||||||||||
Operating
(loss)
income
|
(315,635
|
)
|
32,697
|
(348,332
|
)
|
(1,065.3
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
income
|
111
|
292
|
(181
|
)
|
(62.0
|
)
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
14,130
|
18,400
|
(4,270
|
)
|
(23.2
|
)
|
||||||||
Gain
on retirement of
debt
|
5,679
|
—
|
5,679
|
—
|
||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
1,119
|
2,903
|
(1,784
|
)
|
(61.5
|
)
|
||||||||
Other
expense,
net
|
49
|
15
|
34
|
|
226.7
|
|||||||||
(Loss)
income before provision
(benefit) for income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and discontinued operations
|
(325,143
|
)
|
11,671
|
(336,814
|
)
|
(2,885.9
|
)
|
|||||||
(Benefit)
provision for income
taxes
|
(59,651
|
)
|
5,513
|
(65,164
|
)
|
(1,182.0
|
)
|
|||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
1,260
|
1,274
|
(14
|
)
|
(1.1
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
(loss)
income from continuing operations
|
(266,752
|
)
|
4,884
|
(271,636
|
)
|
(5,561.8
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued
operations, net of tax
|
639
|
(194
|
)
|
833
|
429.4
|
|||||||||
Net
(loss)
income
|
$
|
(266,113
|
)
|
$
|
4,690
|
$
|
(270,803
|
)
|
(5,774.1
|
)%
|
(1)
|
|
|
(2)
|
During
the second quarter of 2008,
Radio One was advised that prior period financial statements of TV
One,
LLC (“TV One”), an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, had
been restated to correct certain errors that affected the reported
amount
of members’ equity and liabilities. These restatement
adjustments had a corresponding effect on the Company’s share of the
earnings of TV One reported in prior periods. We have adjusted
certain previously reported amounts in the accompanying 2007 interim
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
39
Net
revenue
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$86,156
|
$88,214
|
$(2,058)
|
(2.3)%
|
During
the three months ended September
2008, we recognized approximately $86.2 million in net revenue compared to
approximately $88.2 million during the same period in 2007. These amounts are
net of agency and outside sales representative commissions, which were
approximately $9.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008,
compared to approximately $10.0 million during the same period in 2007. Declines
in net revenue in our radio markets more than offset an increase in net revenue
of approximately $4.1 million generated by CCI, an online social networking
company, which was acquired by the Company in April 2008. For our radio
business, based on reports prepared by the independent accounting firm Miller,
Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP (“Miller Kaplan”), the markets in which we operate
declined 8.4% in total revenues, 12.5% in national revenues and 8.7% in local
revenues for the three month period ending September 30, 2008. Consistent with
the markets we operate in, we also experienced a decrease in net revenue, with
national revenue driving most of the decline. On a per market basis, we
experienced a considerable revenue decline in our Atlanta market,
and more modest declines in our
Raleigh-Durham, Washington,
DC,
Cleveland
and
Dallas
markets.
We experienced a growth in net
revenue in our Philadelphia
market,
as well as
increased net revenue from new syndicated programs and internet revenue from
our
station websites. Reach Media had a decline in net revenue due to TV licensing
revenue which ended in 2007, and less revenue generated from fewer events
compared to last year. Excluding the approximately $4.1 million generated by
CCI, net revenue declined 6.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2008,
compared to the same period in 2007.
Operating
Expenses
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based
compensation
|
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$21,477
|
$18,547
|
$2,930
|
15.8%
|
Programming
and technical expenses
include expenses associated with on-air talent and the management and
maintenance of the systems, tower facilities, and studios used in the creation,
distribution and broadcast of programming content on our radio stations.
Programming and technical expenses for radio also include expenses associated
with our programming research activities and music royalties. Expenses
associated with the printing and publication of Giant Magazine issues are also
included in programming and technical. For our internet business, programming
and technical expenses include software product design, post application
software development and maintenance, database and server support costs, the
help desk function, data center expenses connected with ISP hosting services
and
other internet content delivery expenses. Increased programming and technical
expenses were primarily due to approximately $2.0 million in spending by CCI,
which was acquired in April 2008. Programming and technical expenses also
increased $483,000 due to costs associated with other internet initiatives.
Related to our radio business, additional programming and technical spending
was
also driven by higher on-air talent expenses, mostly for our new syndicated
radio shows, additional tower related expenses and increased music royalties.
Excluding approximately $2.5 million in spending for our internet initiative,
as
well as CCI’s expenses, programming and technical expenses increased 2.3% for
the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
Selling,
general and administrative,
excluding stock-based compensation
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$30,012
|
$27,760
|
$2,252
|
8.1%
|
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses include expenses associated with our sales departments, offices and
facilities and personnel (outside of our corporate headquarters), marketing
and
promotional expenses, special events and sponsorships and back office expenses.
Expenses to secure ratings data for our radio stations and visitors data for
our
websites are also included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
In
addition, selling, general and administrative expenses for radio and internet
also include expenses related to the advertising traffic (scheduling and
insertion) functions. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include
membership traffic acquisition costs for our online business. Increased selling,
general and administrative expenses were primarily due to approximately $2.1
million in spending by CCI, which was acquired in April 2008. Another
approximately $1.3 million increase was due to additional spending on our
internet initiative, which includes $550,000 for costs associated with a certain
membership traffic agreement. Increases in selling, general and administrative
expenses for our radio business were driven by higher ratings research
associated with a new contract with Arbitron and their new portable people
meter
(“PPM”) methodology and bad debts expense, driven in part by a client
bankruptcy. With our efforts on reducing expenses, these increases were offset
partially from savings associated with less promotional spending, reduced travel
and entertainment, less legal and professional spending, savings from the
suspension of our 401(k) match program and less sponsored events
expenses. Our declining revenue performance also resulted in less
commissions and national representative fees. Excluding the approximately $3.4
million in spending on our internet initiative and CCI’s spending, selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased 4.4% for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
40
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$6,729
|
$4,633
|
$2,096
|
45.2%
|
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative expenses consist of expenses associated with maintaining our
corporate headquarters and facilities, including personnel. Increased corporate
selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily due to an
approximate $2.4 million retention bonus reduction recorded in September 2007
for the former Chief Financial Officer (the “Former CFO”) given his early
departure in December 2007. In August 2008, the Company incurred $490,000 in
costs, mainly severance, associated with a reduction in its radio division
workforce. These increased expenses were partially offset by savings resulting
from the Company’s focus on reducing spending, primarily research, legal and
professional costs, travel and entertainment, consultants and contract labor.
Excluding last year’s approximate $2.4 million reduction for the Former CFO’s
retention bonus and the quarter ended September 30, 2008’s $490,000 in spending
associated with the Company’s radio division workforce reduction, corporate
selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 11.2% for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
Stock-based
compensation
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$415
|
$913
|
$(498)
|
(54.5)%
|
Stock-based
compensation consists of
expenses associated with our January 1, 2006 adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment.” SFAS No. 123(R)
eliminated accounting for share-based payments based on Accounting Principles
Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25,“Accounting
for
Stock Issued to Employees,” and requires measurement
of
compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on date of grant
and
recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected to
vest.
The decrease in stock-based compensation for the three months ended September
30, 2008 was primarily due to a decline in the fair value awards issues in
2008
due to a significant decline in the value of the Company’s stock price,
cancellations and forfeitures for former employees and the completion of the
vesting period for certain stock options. The decrease was offset in part due
to
expense for additional stock options and restricted stock awards associated
with
new employment agreements for the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Founder and
Chairperson and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).
Depreciation
and
amortization
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$5,222
|
$3,664
|
$1,558
|
42.5%
|
The
increase in depreciation and
amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was due
primarily to the April 2008 acquisition of CCI, which accounted for
approximately $1.4 million of the increase. Approximately $1.0 million of the
increase attributable to CCI is driven by amortization of assets acquired as
part of the CCI acquisition, mainly registered membership lists, advertiser
relationships and a favorable office space sublease. Additional depreciation
and
amortization expense for capital expenditures made subsequent to September
30,
2007 were offset partially by a decline in amortization expense associated
with
certain affiliate agreements acquired as part of our February 2005 purchase
of
51% of Reach Media.
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$337,936
|
$—
|
$337,936
|
—
|
The
increase in impairment of long-lived assets for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 was related to non-cash impairment charges recorded to reduce the
carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses to their estimated fair values
for
most of our markets. The impairments occurred in 11 of our 16 markets, namely
in
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis,
Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and St. Louis markets. The impairments
are driven in part by slower radio industry and market revenue growth, declining
radio station transaction multiples and a higher cost of capital. The recent
and
gradual decline in values for long-lived assets such as licenses and other
intangibles are not unique and specific to our individual markets, as this
trend
has impacted the valuations of the industry as a whole, and has impacted other
broadcast and traditional media companies.
41
Interest
income
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$111
|
$292
|
$(181)
|
(62.0)%
|
The
decrease in interest income for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 was due primarily to lower cash balances,
cash equivalents and short-term investments and a decline in interest
rates.
Interest
expense
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$14,130
|
$18,400
|
$(4,270)
|
(23.2)%
|
The
decrease in interest expense for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 was due primarily to a decline in interest
expense associated with debt pay downs and bond redemptions, resulting in
overall lower borrowings and lower interest rates which impacted the variable
portion of our debt. Interest expense savings was also driven by the absence
of
fees incurred with the operation of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM) pursuant to
a
local marketing agreement (“LMA”), which began in April 2007. LMA fees are
classified as interest expense. We closed on the purchase of the assets of
WPRS-FM in June 2008 for approximately $38.0 million in
cash.
Gain
on retirement of
debt
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$5,679
|
$—
|
$5,679
|
—
|
The
gain on retirement of debt for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 was due to the redemption of $43.1 million
of the Company’s previously outstanding $292.0 million 87/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes. An amount
of $248.9 million remained outstanding as of September 30,
2008.
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$1,119
|
$2,903
|
$(1,784)
|
(61.5)%
|
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
primarily reflects our estimated equity in the net loss of TV One. The decreased
loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was due primarily to smaller
net losses generated by TV One, thus contributing to a decrease in our share
of
those losses. The Company’s share of those losses is driven by TV
One’s current capital structure and the Company’s ownership levels in the equity
securities of TV One that are currently absorbing its net losses. An
adjustment was made to equity in loss of affiliated company for the three month
period ended September 30, 2007 to correct for a change in TV One’s capital
structure. Pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 99, “Materiality”
and
SAB 108 “Considering
the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current
Year Financial Statements,”
we increased the previously
reported equity in loss of affiliated company for
the three month period ended September 30, 2007 by $110,000.
42
(Benefit)
provision from
income taxes
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$(59,651)
|
$5,513
|
$(65,164)
|
(1,182.0)%
|
During
the three months ended September
30, 2008, the benefit from income taxes was approximately $59.7 million,
compared to a provision for income taxes of approximately $5.5 million for
the
same period in 2007. The change in income taxes was primarily due to the
decrease in pre-tax income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, driven
mostly by impairment charges, compared to the same period in 2007. In addition,
in prior years, we recorded a deferred tax liability (“DTL”) related to the
amortization of indefinite-lived assets that are deducted for tax purposes,
but
not deducted for book purposes. Also in prior years, the Company generated
deferred tax assets (“DTAs”), mainly federal and state net operating loss
(“NOL”) carryforwards. In the fourth quarter of 2007, except for DTAs in its
historically profitable filing jurisdictions, and DTAs associated with
definite-lived assets, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance for
all
other DTAs, including NOLs, as it was determined that more likely than not,
the
DTAs would not be realized. As such, the benefit from income taxes for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008 was offset partially by recording a full
valuation allowance against the additional NOLs generated from the tax
deductible amortization of indefinite-lived assets, as well as a full valuation
recorded against DTAs created by the intangible asset impairment charges
recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2008, The quarter ended September
30, 2008 tax benefit and offsetting valuation allowances resulted in an
effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2008 of
18.4%.
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$1,260
|
$1,274
|
$(14)
|
(1.1)%
|
The
decrease in minority interest
in income of subsidiaries is due primarily to a decrease in Reach Media’s net
income for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same
period in 2007.
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Three
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$639
|
$(194)
|
$833
|
429.4%
|
Included
in the income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax are the results of operations
for our sold stations, which included our Los Angeles, Miami, Augusta,
Louisville, Dayton, Minneapolis and Boston WILD-FM stations. In August 2007,
we
closed on the sale of our Minneapolis station
for approximately $28.0 million
in cash and recorded a loss on the sale of $713,000, net of tax. In
September of 2007, we closed on the sale of our Dayton stations
and five of the six stations in
our Louisville market
for approximately $76.0 million
in cash, and recorded a gain on the sale, net of tax of approximately $1.9
million. The income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax includes
a
tax benefit of $716,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared
to a tax provision of approximately $2.7 million for the same period in
2007.
43
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
The
following table summarizes our
consolidated results of operations:
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (In
thousands)
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
(1)
(2)
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Statements
of
Operations:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
242,086
|
$
|
244,874
|
$
|
(2,788
|
)
|
(1.1
|
)%
|
||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical,
excluding stock-based compensation
|
61,273
|
54,461
|
6,812
|
12.5
|
|||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
82,019
|
75,094
|
6,925
|
9.2
|
|||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
|
30,687
|
20,293
|
10,394
|
51.2
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,372
|
2,505
|
(1,133
|
)
|
(45.2
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
14,057
|
11,047
|
3,010
|
27.2
|
|||||||||||||
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
|
337,936
|
5,506
|
332,430
|
6,037.6
|
|||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
527,344
|
168,906
|
358,438
|
212.2
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
(loss)
income
|
(285,258
|
)
|
75,968
|
(361,226
|
)
|
(475.5
|
)
|
||||||||||
Interest
income
|
442
|
853
|
(411
|
)
|
(48.2
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
46,549
|
55,047
|
(8,498
|
)
|
(15.4
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Gain
on retirement of
debt
|
6,694
|
—
|
6,694
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
|
3,918
|
10,209
|
(6,291
|
)
|
(61.6
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Other expense,
net
|
93
|
23
|
70
|
304.3
|
|||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before (benefit)
provision from income taxes, minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and discontinued operations
|
(328,682
|
)
|
11,542
|
(340,224
|
)
|
(2,947.7
|
)
|
||||||||||
(Benefit)
provision for income
taxes
|
(40,992
|
)
|
6,164
|
(47,156
|
)
|
(765.0
|
)
|
||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
|
3,141
|
3,099
|
42
|
1.4
|
|||||||||||||
Net
(loss)
income from continuing operations
|
(290,831
|
)
|
2,279
|
(293,110
|
)
|
(12,861.3
|
)
|
||||||||||
Loss from
discontinued
operations, net of tax
|
(5,808
|
)
|
(5,642
|
)
|
(166
|
)
|
(2.9
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(296,639
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363
|
)
|
$
|
(293,276
|
)
|
8,720.7
|
%
|
(1)
|
Certain
reclassifications
associated with accounting for discontinued operations have been
made to
the accompanying prior period financial statements to conform to
the
current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect
on previously reported net income or loss, or any other previously
reported statements of operations, balance sheet or cash flow
amounts.
|
|
(2)
|
During
the second quarter of 2008,
Radio One was advised that prior period financial statements of TV
One, an
affiliate accounted for under the equity method, had been restated
to
correct certain errors that affected the reported amount of members’
equity and liabilities. These restatement adjustments had a
corresponding effect on the Company’s share of the earnings of TV One
reported in prior periods. We have adjusted certain previously
reported amounts in the accompanying 2007 interim consolidated financial
statements.
|
|
44
Net
revenue
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$242,086
|
$244,874
|
$(2,788)
|
(1.1)%
|
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recognized approximately $242.1
million in net broadcast revenue compared to approximately $244.9 million during
the same period in 2007. These amounts are net of agency and outside sales
representative commissions, which were approximately $26.6 million during
the nine months ended 2008, compared to approximately $28.2 million during
the same period in 2007. Declines
in net revenue in our radio markets more than offset an increase in net revenue
of approximately $7.7 million generated by CCI, an online social networking
company, which was acquired by the Company in April 2008. For our radio
business, based on reports prepared by the independent accounting firm Miller
Kaplan, the markets in which we operate declined 7.0% in total revenues, 12.1%
in national revenues and 6.7% in local revenues for the nine month period ending
September 30, 2008. Consistent with the revenue declines in the markets we
operate in, we also experienced a decrease in net revenue, with our
underperformance of national revenue compared to our markets driving a
considerable portion of the decline. On a per market basis, we experienced
considerable revenue declines in our Atlanta
and Houston
markets, and more modest declines in
our Detroit,
Dallas
and Washington,
DC
markets. These declines were offset in
part from increases in net revenue in our Indianapolis
and Philadelphia
markets, increases in net revenue from
a special event, revenue from new syndicated programs, increased internet
revenue from our station websites and increased political revenue. Reach Media
had a decline in net revenue due to the absence of TV licensing revenue and
the
discontinuation of certain sponsored events. Excluding the approximately $7.7
million generated by CCI, net revenue declined 4.3% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
Operating
Expenses
Programming
and technical, excluding
stock-based compensation
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$61,273
|
$54,461
|
$6,812
|
12.5%
|
Programming
and technical expenses
include expenses associated with on-air talent and the management and
maintenance of the systems, tower facilities, and studios used in the creation,
distribution and broadcast of programming content on our radio stations.
Programming and technical expenses for radio also include expenses associated
with our programming research activities and music royalties. Expenses
associated with the printing and publication of Giant Magazine issues are also
included in programming and technical. For our internet business, programming
and technical expenses include software product design, post-application
software development and maintenance, database and server support costs, the
help desk function, data center expenses connected with ISP hosting services
and
other internet content delivery expenses. Increased programming
and technical
expenses were primarily due to approximately $3.7 million in spending by CCI,
which was acquired in April 2008 and approximately $1.5 million more spent
for
our internet initiative. Increased programming and technical for our radio
business was driven primarily by higher on-air talent expenses, mostly for
our
new syndicated radio shows, additional tower expenses and increased music
royalties. The increased radio programming and technical expenses were offset
in
part from savings in research and travel and entertainment. Excluding
approximately $5.2 million for spending on our internet initiative, as well
as
CCI’s expenses, programming and technical expenses increased 3.4% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
Selling,
general and administrative,
excluding stock-based compensation
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$82,019
|
$75,094
|
$6,925
|
9.2%
|
Selling,
general and
administrative expenses include expenses associated with our sales departments,
offices and facilities and personnel (outside of our corporate headquarters),
marketing and promotional expenses, special events and sponsorships and back
office expenses. Expenses to secure ratings data for our radio stations and
visitors data for our websites are also included in selling, general and
administrative expenses. In addition, selling, general and administrative
expenses for radio and internet include expenses related to the advertising
traffic (scheduling and insertion) functions. Selling, general and
administrative expenses also include membership traffic acquisition costs for
our online business. Increased selling, general and administrative expenses
were
primarily due to approximately $4.0 million in spending by CCI, which was
acquired in April 2008. Another approximately $3.5 million increase was due
to
additional spending on our internet initiative, which includes $1.1 million
for
costs associated with a certain membership traffic agreement. Increases in
selling, general and administrative expenses for our radio business were driven
by expenses for a large special event held in first quarter, increased bad
debt
expenses, driven in part by a client bankruptcy and higher ratings research
associated with a new contract with Arbitron and their new PPM methodology.
These increases were offset partially from savings associated with less
promotional spending, reduced travel and entertainment, savings from the
suspension of our 401(k) match program, less commissions and national
representative fees and fewer other sponsored events. Excluding approximately
$7.5 million more in spending for our internet initiative and CCI’s
spending, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 0.7% for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007. Excluding the approximately $7.5 million for the internet
initiative and CCI and approximately $1.9 million for the large first quarter
special event, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 3.1%
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
45
Corporate
selling, general and
administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$30,687
|
$20,293
|
$10,394
|
51.2%
|
Corporate
expenses consist of expenses associated with our corporate headquarters and
facilities, including personnel. The increase in corporate expenses during
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to compensation
costs
associated with new employment agreements for the Company’s CEO and Founder and
Chairperson. Specifically, the increased compensation included approximately
$10.4 million in bonuses for the CEO, of which approximately $5.8 million was
for a signing and a “make whole” bonus paid, and another approximately $4.6
million was recorded, but not paid, for a bonus associated with potential
distribution proceeds from the Company’s investment in TV One. Increased
corporate selling, general and administrative expenses were also due to an
approximate $2.4 million retention bonus reduction recorded in September 2007
for the Former CFO, given his early departure in December 2007, and a $620,000
reduction in severance recorded in the second quarter of 2007 for an obligation
that never materialized. In addition, in August 2008, the Company incurred
$490,000 in costs, mainly severance, associated with a reduction in its radio
workforce. These increased expenses were offset in part by the absence of
approximately $2.7 million in spending for legal and professional fees incurred
in 2007 for the voluntary review of our historical stock option grant practices,
savings from the suspension of our 401(k) match program, reduced travel and
entertainment, reduced contract labor and less consultant spending. Excluding
last year’s spending of approximately $2.7 million for the stock options review,
approximately $2.4 million for the 2007 reduction in the Former CFO’s retention
bonus, the $620,000 for the 2007 severance reduction, the approximate $10.4
million bonus for the CEO’s new employment agreement, and the $490,000 in
severance for the recent Company workforce reduction, corporate selling, general
and administrative expenses increased 3.6% for the nine months ended September
30, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
Stock-based
compensation
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$1,372
|
$2,505
|
$(1,133)
|
(45.2)%
|
Stock-based
compensation consists of
expenses associated with our January 1, 2006 adoption of SFAS
No. 123(R),“Share-Based
Payment.” SFAS No. 123(R)
eliminated accounting for share-based payments based on APB Opinion
No. 25,“Accounting
for
Stock Issued to Employees,” and
requires measurement of compensation
cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on date of grant and recognition
of compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The
decrease in stock-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 was primarily due to a significant decline in the value of the Company’s
stock price, cancellations and forfeitures for former employees and the
completion of the vesting period for certain stock options. The decrease was
offset in part due to expense for additional stock options and restricted stock
awards associated with new employment agreements for the CEO, Founder and
Chairperson and CFO.
Depreciation
and
amortization
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$14,057
|
$11,047
|
$3,010
|
27.2%
|
The
increase in depreciation and
amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was due
primarily to the April 2008 acquisition of CCI, which accounted for
approximately $2.8 million of the increase. Approximately $810,000 of the
increase is driven by depreciation of CCI assets, and another approximately
$2.0
million of the increase is attributable to amortization of CCI assets acquired
as part of the acquisition, mainly registered membership lists, advertiser
relationships and a favorable office space sublease. Additional depreciation
and
amortization expense for capital expenditures made subsequent to September
30,
2007 were offset by a decline in amortization expense associated with certain
affiliate agreements acquired as part of our February 2005 purchase of 51%
of
Reach Media.
46
Impairment
of long-lived
assets
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$337,936
|
$5,506
|
$332,430
|
6,037.6%
|
The
increase in impairment of long-lived assets for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 was related to non-cash impairment charges recorded to reduce the
carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses to their estimated fair values
for
most of our markets. The impairments occurred in 11 of our 16 markets, namely
in
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis,
Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and St. Louis markets. The impairments
are driven in part by slower radio industry and market revenue growth, declining
radio station transaction multiples and a higher cost of capital. The recent
and
gradual decline in values for long-lived assets such as licenses and other
intangibles are not unique and specific to our individual markets, as this
trend
has impacted the valuations of the industry as a whole, and has impacted other
broadcast and traditional media companies. During the second quarter 2007,
we
recorded a non-cash impairment charge for our license for WILD-AM, located
in
the Boston market.
Interest
income
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$442
|
$853
|
$(411)
|
(48.2)%
|
The
decrease in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is
primarily due to lower average cash balances, cash equivalents and short-term
investments and a decline in interest rates.
Interest
expense
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$46,549
|
$55,047
|
$(8,498)
|
(15.4)%
|
The
decrease in interest expense for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 was due primarily to a decline in interest
expense associated with debt pay downs and bond redemptions, resulting in
overall lower borrowings and lower interest rates which impacted the variable
portion of our debt.
Gain
on retirement of
debt
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$6,694
|
$—
|
$6,694
|
—
|
The
gain on retirement of debt for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 was due to the redemption of $51.1 million
of the Company’s previously outstanding $292.0 million 87/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes. An amount
of $248.9 million remained outstanding as of September 30,
2008.
Equity
in loss of affiliated
company
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$3,918
|
$10,209
|
$(6,291)
|
(61.6)%
|
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
primarily reflects our estimated equity in the net loss of TV One. The decreased
loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was due primarily to smaller
net losses generated by TV One, thus contributing to a decrease in our share
of
those losses. The Company’s share of those losses is driven by TV
One’s current capital structure and the Company’s ownership levels in the equity
securities of TV One that are currently absorbing its net losses. An adjustment
was made to equity in loss of affiliated company for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 to correct
for a change in TV One’s capital structure. Pursuant to SAB 99, “Materiality”
and SAB 108 “Considering
the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatement when Quantifying Misstatements in Current
Year Financial Statements,” we increased the previously
reported
equity in loss of affiliated company for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 by approximately $2.7 million.
47
(Benefit)
provision from income
taxes
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$(40,992)
|
$6,164
|
$(47,156)
|
(765.0)%
|
During
the nine months ended September
30, 2008, the benefit for income taxes was approximately $41.0 million, compared
to a provision for income taxes of approximately $6.2 million for the same
period in 2007. The change in income taxes was primarily due to the decrease
in
pre-tax income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, driven mostly
by
impairment charges, compared to the same period in 2007. In addition, in prior
years, we recorded a DTL related to the amortization of indefinite-lived assets
that are deducted for tax purposes, but not deducted for book purposes. Also
in
prior years, the Company generated DTAs, mainly federal and state NOL
carryforwards. In the fourth quarter of 2007, except for DTAs in its
historically profitable filing jurisdictions, and DTAs associated with
definite-lived assets, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance for
all
other DTAs, including NOLs, as it was determined that more likely than not,
the
DTAs would not be realized. As such, the benefit for income taxes for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 was offset partially by recording a full
valuation allowance against the additional NOLs generated from the tax
deductible amortization of indefinite-lived assets, as well as a full valuation
against DTAs created by the intangible asset impairment charges recorded in
the
quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the income tax benefit and offsetting valuation allowances resulted in an
estimated effective annual tax rate 12.5%.
Minority
interest in income of
subsidiaries
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|
||
$3,141
|
$3,099
|
$42
|
1.4%
|
The
increase in minority interest in income of subsidiaries is due to an increase
in
Reach Media’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared
to the same period in 2007.
Loss
from discontinued operations, net
of tax
Nine
Months Ended September
30,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$(5,808)
|
$(5,642)
|
$(166)
|
(2.9)%
|
Included
in the loss
from discontinued operations, net of tax are the results of operations for
our
sold stations, which included our Los Angeles, Miami, Augusta, Louisville,
Dayton, Minneapolis and Boston WILD-FM stations. During the nine months ended
September 2007, we sold our Los Angeles station
for approximately $137.5 million
in cash, and recorded a loss, net of tax of approximately $6.1 million, and
we
sold our Miami station
for approximately $12.3 million
in cash, and recorded a gain, net of tax of approximately $3.2 million. In
August 2007 we closed on the sale of our Minneapolis station
for approximately $28.0 million
in cash and recorded a loss on the sale of $713,000, net of tax. In
September of 2007, we closed on the sale of our Dayton stations
and five of the six stations in
our Louisville market
for approximately $76.0 million
in cash, and recorded a gain on the sale, net of tax of approximately $1.9
million. The loss from discontinued operations, net of tax includes a tax
benefit of $466,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared
to a
tax provision of approximately $2.5 million for the same period in
2007.
48
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Our
primary source of liquidity is cash
provided by operations and, to the extent necessary, borrowings available under
our credit facilities and other debt or equity financing.
In
June 2005, the Company entered into a
credit agreement with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Agreement”).
Simultaneous with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed
$437.5 million to retire all outstanding obligations under its previous
credit agreement. The Credit Agreement was amended in April 2006 and September
2007 to modify certain financial covenants and other provisions. The term of
the
Credit Agreement is seven years and the total amount available under the Credit
Agreement is $800.0 million, consisting of a $500.0 million revolving
facility and a $300.0 million term loan facility. Borrowings under the
credit facilities are subject to compliance with certain provisions including
but not limited to financial covenants. The Company may use proceeds from the
credit facilities for working capital, capital expenditures made in the ordinary
course of business, its common stock repurchase program, permitted direct and
indirect investments and other lawful corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement
contains affirmative and negative covenants that the Company must comply with,
including (a) maintaining an interest coverage ratio of no less than 1.90
to 1.00 from January 1, 2006 to September 13, 2007, and no less than
1.60 to 1.00 from September 14, 2007 to June 30, 2008, and no less than
1.75 to 1.00 from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009, and no less than 2.00
to 1.00 from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, and no less than 2.25 to
1.00 from January 1, 2011 and thereafter, (b) maintaining a total
leverage ratio of no greater than 7.00 to 1.00 beginning April 1, 2006 to
September 13, 2007, and no greater than 7.75 to 1.00 beginning September
14, 2007 to March 31, 2008, and no greater than 7.50 to 1.00
beginning April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008, and no
greater than 7.25 to 1.00 beginning October 1, 2008
to June 30, 2010, and no greater than 6.50 to 1.00
beginning July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, and no greater
than 6.00 to 1.00 beginning October 1, 2011 and thereafter,
(c) limitations on liens, (d) limitations on the sale of assets,
(e) limitations on the payment of dividends, and (f) limitations on
mergers, as well as other customary covenants. The Company was in compliance
with all debt covenants as of September 30, 2008. At the date of the filing
of
this Form 10-Q and based on current projections, the Company's
management believes it will be in compliance with all debt
covenants for the next 12 months. Based on its fiscal year
end 2007 excess cash flow calculation, the Company made a debt principal
prepayment of approximately $6.0 million in May 2008.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we borrowed approximately
$153.0 million from our credit facility to fund the repurchase of Senior
Subordinated Notes due in July 2011, Company stock and the acquisitions of
CCI
and WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM), and repaid approximately $151.6 million
primarily from the proceeds of the sale of our Los Angeles station in May 2008
and cash generated from operations.
As
of September 30, 2008, we had
approximately $357.7 million of borrowing capacity. Taking into
consideration the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement, approximately
$28.7 million of that amount is available for borrowing. The amount available
for borrowing could increase to the extent the funds are used to repurchase
the
87/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes.
Both the term loan and the revolving facilities bear interest, at our option,
at
a rate equal to either (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus
a spread that ranges from 0.63% to 2.25%, or (ii) the prime rate plus a
spread of up to 1.25%. The amount of the spread varies depending on our leverage
ratio. We also pay a commitment fee that varies depending on certain financial
covenants and the amount of unused commitment, up to a maximum of 0.375% per
annum on the unused commitment of the revolving facility.
The
Credit Agreement requires the
Company from time to time to protect ourselves from interest rate fluctuations
using interest rate hedge agreements. As a result, we have entered into various
fixed rate swap agreements designed to mitigate our exposure to higher floating
interest rates. These swap agreements require that we pay a fixed rate of
interest on the notional amount to a bank and that the bank pays to us a
variable rate equal to three-month LIBOR. As of September 30, 2008, we had
two swap agreements in place for a total notional amount of $50.0 million,
and the periods remaining on these two swap agreements range in duration from
20.5 to 44.5 months.
Our
credit exposure under the swap
agreements is limited to the cost of replacing an agreement in the event of
non-performance by our counter-party; however, we do not anticipate
non-performance. All of the swap agreements are tied to the three-month LIBOR,
which may fluctuate significantly on a daily basis. The valuation of each swap
agreement is affected by the change in the three-month LIBOR and the remaining
term of the agreement. Any increase in the three-month LIBOR results in a more
favorable valuation, while a decrease results in a less favorable
valuation.
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The
following table summarizes the
interest rates in effect with respect to our debt as of September 30,
2008:
Type
of
Debt
|
Amount
Outstanding
|
Applicable
Interest
Rate
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
bank term debt (swap
matures June 16, 2010)(1)
|
$
|
25.0
|
6.27
|
%
|
||||
Senior
bank term debt (swap
matures June 16, 2012)(1)
|
$
|
25.0
|
6.47
|
%
|
||||
Senior
bank term debt (subject to
variable interest rates)(2)
|
$
|
124.4
|
4.81
|
%
|
||||
Senior
bank revolving debt
(subject to variable interest rates)(3)
|
$
|
141.5
|
5.40
|
%
|
||||
87/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes
(fixed rate)
|
$
|
248.9
|
8.88
|
%
|
||||
63/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes
(fixed rate)
|
$
|
200.0
|
6.38
|
%
|
(1)
|
A
total of $50.0 million is
subject to fixed rate swap agreements that became effective in June
2005.
Under our fixed rate swap agreements, we pay a fixed rate plus a
spread
based on our leverage ratio, as defined in our Credit Agreement.
That
spread is currently set at 2.00% and is incorporated into the applicable
interest rates set forth above.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Subject
to rolling three month
LIBOR plus a spread currently at 2.00%; incorporated into the applicable
interest rate set forth above.
|
(3)
|
Subject
to rolling three month and
six month LIBOR plus a spread currently at 2.00%; incorporated into
the
applicable interest rate set forth
above.
|
The
indentures governing our Senior
Subordinated Notes require that we comply with certain financial covenants
limiting our ability to incur additional debt. Such terms also place
restrictions on us with respect to the sale of assets, liens, investments,
dividends, debt repayments, capital expenditures, transactions with affiliates,
consolidation and mergers, and the issuance of equity interests, among other
things. Our Credit Agreement also requires compliance with financial tests
based
on financial position and results of operations, including a leverage ratio,
an
interest coverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio, all of which could
effectively limit our ability to borrow under the Credit Agreement or to
otherwise raise funds in the debt market.
The
following table provides a
comparison of our statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net
cash flows (used in) provided
from operating activities
|
$
|
(9,334
|
)
|
$
|
16,414
|
|||
Net
cash flows provided from
investing activities
|
$
|
70,877
|
$
|
81,191
|
||||
Net
cash flows used in financing
activities
|
$
|
(55,397
|
)
|
$
|
(108,471
|
)
|
Net
cash flows used in operating
activities were approximately $9.3 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 compared to net cash flows provided from operating activities of
approximately $16.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cash
flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
decreased from the prior year due primarily to an increase in the net loss
for
the period of approximately $293.3 million and an increased deferred tax
benefit of approximately $42.7 million, offset partially by a non-cash
impairment charge of approximately $337.9 million.
Net
cash flows provided from investing
activities were approximately $70.9 million and $81.2 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Capital expenditures,
including digital tower and transmitter upgrades, and deposits for station
equipment and purchases were approximately $7.7 million and $6.2 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we sold the stations in our Los Angeles and
Miami
markets
and received proceeds of
approximately $150.2 million. During the same period we acquired CCI
and closed on our acquisition of WPRS-FM using approximately $70.4 million
in
funds. The Company received approximately $104.0 million in proceeds
from completing the sales of certain radio stations in the Louisville,
Dayton
and
Minneapolis
markets
during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. We also funded approximately $8.5 million of our investment
commitment in TV One for the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
Net
cash flows used in financing
activities were approximately $55.4 million and $108.5 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, we borrowed approximately
$153.0 million and zero million from our credit facility and repaid
approximately $151.6 million and $102.5 million in outstanding
debt. During the nine month ended September 30, 2008 we repurchased
approximately $51.1 million of our 87/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes and
approximately $9.2 million of our Class A and Class D common
stock. Reach Media also paid approximately $3.9 million and $2.9
million in dividends to minority interest shareholders for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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From
time to time we consider
opportunities to acquire additional radio stations, primarily in the top
60 African-American markets, and to make strategic acquisitions,
investments and divestitures. In June 2008, the Company purchased the assets
of
WPRS-FM (formerly WGXX-FM), a radio station located in the Washington, DC
metropolitan
area for approximately
$38.0 million. Since April 2007 and up until closing, the station had
been operated under an LMA, and the results of its operations had been included
in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the inception of the
LMA. The station was consolidated with the Company’s existing
Washington, DC
operations
in April
2007. This purchase was funded from borrowings under our credit
facilities of $35.0 million. In April 2008, we acquired CCI, an online social
networking company, for $38.0 million in cash, and we borrowed $34.0 million
from our credit facility to close this transaction. In July 2007, we acquired
the assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located in the Cincinnati metropolitan
area, for approximately
$2.6 million in seller financing. Up until closing in July 2007, we had
been operating WDBZ-AM pursuant to an LMA since August 2001. Other than our
agreement with an affiliate of Comcast Corporation, DIRECTV and other investors
to fund TV One (the balance of our commitment was approximately
$13.7 million at September 30, 2008) we have no other definitive agreements
to acquire radio stations or to make strategic investments. However, subject
to
successful fund raising efforts, we may have a commitment to invest up to $2.0
million in QCP Capital Partners, L.P. (“QCP”), a private equity fund. In October
2007, the Company committed (subject to the completion and execution of
requisite legal documentation) to invest in QCP, with a target amount of
$200.0 million, which is in the early stages of being raised. If QCP is
successful in its fundraising process, the Company has committed to invest
1% of
the fund total, with a maximum investment of $2.0 million, which the
Company would expect to contribute to the fund over a multi-year period, as
is
typical with funds of this type. Additionally, the Company will become a member
of the general partner of QCP, and become a member of QCP Capital Partners,
LLC, the management company for QCP. The Company also agreed to provide a
working capital line of credit to QCP Capital Partners, LLC, in the amount
of
$775,000. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had provided $438,000 under
the
line of credit. The line of credit is unsecured and bears interest at 7%. The
final repayment of all principal and interest is due from QCP Capital Partners,
LLC to the Company no later than December 31, 2009.
We
anticipate that any future
acquisitions or strategic investments will be financed through funds generated
from operations, cash on hand, draws from our existing credit facilities, equity
financings, permitted debt financings, debt financings through unrestricted
subsidiaries or a combination of these sources. However, there can be no
assurance that financing from any of these sources, if available, will be
available on favorable terms.
As
of September 30, 2008,
we had two standby letters of credit totaling $550,000 in connection with our
annual insurance policy renewals. In addition, we had a letter of credit of
$295,000 in connection with a contract that we inherited as part of the
acquisition of CCI. To date, there has been no activity on these standby letters
of credit.
Our
ability to meet our
debt service obligations and reduce our total debt, our ability to refinance
the
87/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes at or
prior to their scheduled maturity date in 2011, and our ability to refinance
the
63/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes at or
prior to their scheduled maturity date in 2013 will depend upon our future
performance which, in turn, will be subject to general economic conditions
and
to financial, business and other factors, including factors beyond our control.
In the next 12 months, our principal liquidity requirements will be for working
capital, continued business development, strategic investment opportunities
and
for general corporate purposes, including capital
expenditures.
We
believe that, based on current levels
of operations and anticipated internal growth, for the foreseeable future,
cash
flows from operations together with other available sources of funds will be
adequate to make required payments of interest on our indebtedness, to fulfill
our commitment to fund TV One, to fund acquisitions, to fund anticipated
capital expenditures and working capital requirements and to enable us to comply
with the payment terms of our debt agreements. However, in order to finance
future acquisitions or investments, if any, we may require additional financing
and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing
on
terms acceptable to us.
Credit
Rating
Agencies
On
a continuing basis, credit rating
agencies such as Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) and Standard &
Poor’s (“S&P”) evaluate our debt. On November 3, 2008, Moody’s placed on
review the Company and its debt for a possible downgrade. The review was
prompted by heightened concerns that the radio broadcast sector will likely
face
significant revenue and cash flow deterioration due to the high probability
of
further deterioration in the U.S. economy
and its impact on advertising
revenue. On September 10, 2008, Moody’s downgraded our corporate family rating
to B2 from B1 and our $800 million secured credit facility ($500 million
revolver, $300 million term loan) to Ba3 from Ba2. In addition, Moody’s
downgraded our 8 7/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes and
6 3/8
% Senior Subordinated
Notes
to Caa1 from B3. While noting that our rating outlook was stable, the ratings
downgrade reflected the Company’s operating performance, weaker than
previously expected credit metrics and limited borrowing capacity under
financial covenants. On February 26, 2008, S&P placed its rating
on the Company on credit watch with negative implications. The credit
watch was based on the Company’s narrow margin of covenant compliance as of
December 31, 2007 and uncertainty surrounding compliance following impending
step-downs in certain covenant ratios.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND
ESTIMATES
Our
accounting policies are described in
Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K - Organization
and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. We prepare our consolidated
financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States,
which require us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. In Management’s Discussion and
Analysis contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, we summarized the policies and estimates that we believe
to be most critical in understanding the judgments involved in preparing our
financial statements and the uncertainties that could affect our results of
operations, financial condition and cash flows. Other than the approximately
$337.9 million recorded for impairment charges against our radio broadcasting
licenses during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, there have
been
no material changes to our accounting policies or estimates since we filed
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
|
The
Company accounts for stock-based
compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment.” Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), stock-based compensation cost is
estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value as calculated by the
Black-Scholes (“BSM”) valuation option-pricing model and is recognized as
expense ratably over the requisite service period. The BSM
incorporates various highly subjective assumptions including expected stock
price volatility, for which historical data is heavily relied upon, expected
life of options granted, forfeiture rates and interest rates. If any of the
assumptions used in the BSM model change significantly, stock-based compensation
expense may differ materially in the future from that previously
recorded.
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Goodwill
and
Radio Broadcasting Licenses
|
We
have made several radio station
acquisitions in the past for which a significant portion of the purchase price
was allocated to goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses. Goodwill exists
whenever the purchase price exceeds the fair value of tangible and identifiable
intangible net assets acquired in business combinations. As of September 30,
2008, we had approximately $979.6 million in goodwill and radio
broadcasting licenses, which represents approximately 78.6% of our total assets.
In accordance with SFAS No. 142,“Goodwill
and Other
Intangible Assets,” for
such assets owned as of October 1, we test annually for impairment during
each fourth quarter or when circumstances suggest that an impairment exists.
Asset impairment exists when the carrying value of these assets exceeds their
respective fair value. When the carrying value exceeds fair value, an impairment
amount is charged to operations for the excess.
Given
the current economic conditions
and continual revenue declines in the radio broadcast industry, the Company
performed an interim test for impairment and recorded an impairment charge
of
approximately $337.9 million for the period ending September 30,
2008. The impairment charges were non-cash in nature, and were
recorded to reduce the carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses to
their estimated fair values for 11 of our 16 markets, namely in Charlotte,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia,
Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and St. Louis. The impairments are driven in part
by
slower radio industry and market revenue growth, declining radio station
transaction multiples and a higher cost of capital, and are indicative of a
trend in the broadcast industry, and are not unique to the Company.
In
total, as part of discontinued
operations for our Los Angeles station, we recorded approximately $5.1 million
in impairment charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
impairment charges of approximately $15.9 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as part of continuing operations for our Boston market
($5.5 million) and as part of discontinued operations for our Augusta,
Minneapolis and Louisville markets ($10.4 million). We believe estimating the
value of goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses is a critical accounting
estimate because:
|
•
|
the
carrying value of goodwill and
radio broadcasting licenses is significant in relation to our total
assets;
|
|
•
|
the
estimate is highly judgmental
and contains assumptions incorporating variables including, but not
limited to, discounted cash flows, market revenue and growth projections,
stations performance, profitability margins, capital expenditures,
multiples for station sales, the weighted-average cost of capital
and
terminal values; and
|
|
•
|
our
recent asset dispositions and
corresponding multiples and sale prices have, and could continue
to result
in impairment of these
assets.
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During
the fourth quarter 2008, and as
part of our annual impairment assessment, the Company will update its third
quarter 2008 interim impairment analysis, and any resulting changes in our
estimated fair values could result in further write-downs to the carrying values
of these assets. See also Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements -
Organization
and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 -
Goodwill,
Radio
Broadcasting Licenses and Other Intangible Assets.
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|
Impairment
of Intangible Assets
Excluding Goodwill and Radio Broadcasting
Licenses
|
Intangible
assets, excluding goodwill
and radio broadcasting licenses, are reviewed for impairment whenever events
or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group
of assets may not be fully recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances
may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in
business plans, or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment
indicator is present, we will evaluate recoverability by a comparison of the
carrying amount of the assets to future discounted net cash flows expected
to be
generated by the assets. Assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there
is identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows
generated by other asset groups. If the assets are impaired, the impairment
is
measured by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value
of
the assets determined by estimates of discounted cash flows. The discount rate
used in any estimate of discounted cash flows would be the rate required for
a
similar investment of like risk.
Allowance
for Doubtful
Accounts
We
must make estimates of the
uncollectability of our accounts receivable. We specifically review historical
write-off activity by market, large customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness and changes in our customer payment terms when evaluating the
adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. In the past four years,
including the quarter ended September 30, 2008, our historical results have
usually averaged approximately 5.0% of our outstanding trade receivables and
have been a reliable method to estimate future allowances. If the financial
condition of our customers or markets were to deteriorate, adversely affecting
their ability to make payments, additional allowances could be
required.
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Revenue
Recognition
|
We
recognize revenue for broadcast
advertising when the commercial is broadcast and we report revenue net of agency
and outside sales representative commissions in accordance with
SAB No. 104, Topic 13,“Revenue
Recognition, Revised and Updated.” When applicable, agency
and
outside sales representative commissions are calculated based on a stated
percentage applied to gross billing. Generally, advertisers remit the gross
billing amount to the agency or outside sales representative, and the agency
or
outside sales representative remits the gross billing, less their commission,
to
us. We recognize revenue for Giant Magazine, mainly advertising, subscriptions
and newsstand sales in the month in which a particular issue is available for
sale.
CCI,
the online social networking
company acquired by the Company in April 2008, recognizes its advertising
revenue as impressions (the number of times advertisements appear in viewed
pages) are delivered, when “click through” purchases or leads are reported, or
ratably over the contract period, where applicable.
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Equity
Accounting
|
We
account for our investment in
TV One under the equity method of accounting in accordance with APB Opinion
No. 18,“The
Equity Method
of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock,” and other related interpretations.
We
have recorded our investment at cost and have adjusted the carrying amount
of
the investment to recognize the change in Radio One’s claim on the net assets of
TV One resulting from losses of TV One as well as other capital transactions
of
TV One using a hypothetical liquidation at book value approach. We will review
the realizability of the investment if conditions are present or events occur
to
suggest that an impairment of the investment may exist. We have determined
that
although TV One is a variable interest entity (as defined by
FIN No. 46(R),“Consolidation
of
Variable Interest Entities”) the Company is not
the primary
beneficiary of TV One. See Note 5 - Investment
in
Affiliated Company for
further discussion.
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Contingencies
and
Litigation
|
We
regularly evaluate our exposure
relating to any contingencies or litigation and record a liability when
available information indicates that a liability is probable and estimable.
We
also disclose significant matters that are reasonably possible to result in
a
loss, or are probable but for which an estimate of the liability is not
currently available. To the extent actual contingencies and litigation outcomes
differ from amounts previously recorded, additional amounts may need to be
reflected.
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|
Estimate
of Effective Tax
Rates
|
In
past years, we estimated the
provision for income taxes, income tax liabilities, deferred tax assets and
liabilities, and any valuation allowances in accordance with
SFAS No. 109, “Accounting
for Income Taxes” and FIN No.
18, “Accounting
for
Income Taxes in Interim Periods.” We estimate effective
tax rates based
on local tax laws and statutory rates, apportionment factors, taxable income
for
our filing jurisdictions and disallowable items, among other factors. Audits
by
the Internal Revenue Service or state and local tax authorities could yield
different interpretations from our own, and differences between taxes recorded
and taxes owed per our filed returns could cause us to record additional
taxes.
To
address the exposures of unrecognized
tax positions, in January 2007, we adopted FIN No. 48,“Accounting
for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Interpretation of
SFAS No. 109,”
which recognizes the
impact of a tax position in the financial statements if it
is more likely than not that the position would be sustained on audit based
on
the technical merits of the position. As of September 30, 2008, we had
approximately $5.0 million in unrecognized tax benefits. Future outcomes of
our
tax positions may be more or less than the currently recorded liability, which
could result in recording additional taxes, or reversing some portion of the
liability, and recognizing a tax benefit once it is determined the liability
is
either inadequate or no longer necessary as potential issues get resolved,
or as
statutes of limitations in various tax jurisdictions close.
Realizability
of Deferred Tax
Balances
During
the fourth quarter 2007, except
for deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) in its historically profitable jurisdictions,
and DTAs that may be benefited by future reversing deferred tax liabilities
(“DTLs”), the Company recorded a full valuation allowance for all other DTAs,
mainly net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), as it was determined that more
likely than not, the DTAs would not be realized. The Company reached
this determination based on its then cumulative loss position and the
uncertainty of future taxable income. Consistent with that prior realizability
assessment, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance for additional
NOLs generated from the tax deductible amortization of indefinite-lived assets,
as well as DTAs created by impairment charges for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008, respectively. For remaining DTAs that were not fully
reserved, we believe that these assets will be realized within the carryforward
period; however, if we do not generate the projected levels of future taxable
income, an additional valuation allowance may need to be
recorded.
Fair
Value
Measurements
Pursuant
to SFAS No. 133, “Accounting
for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” the Company has accounted
for an
award called for in the CEO’s employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”)
as a derivative instrument. According to the Employment Agreement, which was
executed in April 2008, the CEO is eligible to receive an award amount equal
to
8% of any proceeds from distributions or other liquidity events in excess of
the
return of the Company’s aggregate investment in TV One. The Company’s obligation
to pay the award will be triggered only after the Company’s recovery of the
aggregate amount of its capital contribution in TV One and only upon actual
receipt of distributions of cash or marketable securities or proceeds from
a
liquidity event with respect to the Company’s membership interest in TV
One. The CEO was fully vested in the award upon execution of the agreement,
and the award lapses upon expiration of the Employment Agreement in April 2011,
or earlier if the CEO voluntarily leaves the Company or is terminated for
cause.
With
the assistance of a third party
appraiser, the Company estimated the fair value of the award at June 30, 2008
was approximately $4.6 million, and accordingly, we recorded non-cash
compensation expense and a liability for that amount. The Company reviewed
the
factors underlying this award during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and
concluded there was no change to the fair value of the award. The fair valuation
incorporated a number of assumptions and estimates, including but not limited
to
TV One’s future financial projections, probability factors and the likelihood of
various scenarios that would trigger payment of the award. As the
Company will measure changes in the fair value of this award at each reporting
period, different estimates or assumptions may result in a change to the fair
value of the award amount previously recorded.
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No.
161,“Disclosures
about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133.” SFAS
No. 161 requires disclosure of the fair value of derivative instruments and
their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides for more
information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative
features that are credit risk related. Finally, it requires cross
referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate
important information about derivative instruments. This statement is
effective for interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, although early
application is encouraged. The Company has not completed its
assessment of the impact this new pronouncement will have on the consolidated
financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 141R,“Business
Combinations.” SFAS No. 141R replaces
SFAS
No. 141, and requires the acquirer of a business to recognize and measure the
identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling
interest in the acquiree at fair value. SFAS No. 141R also requires
transactions costs related to the business combination to be expensed as
incurred. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The effective date for the Company will be January 1,
2009. We have not determined the impact of SFAS No. 141R related to
future acquisitions, if any, on our consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 160,“Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No.
51.” This
statement amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards
for
the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of
a
subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a
subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should
be
reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. The effective date for this Company will be January 1,
2009. We have not determined the impact this new pronouncement would
have on the consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the SEC issued
SAB No. 110 that modified SAB No. 107 regarding the use of a
“simplified” method in developing an estimate of expected term of “plain
vanilla” share options in accordance with SFAS No. 123R,“Share-Based
Payment.” Under SAB
No. 107, the use of the “simplified” method was not allowed beyond
December 31, 2007. SAB No. 110 allows, however, the use of the
“simplified” method beyond December 31, 2007 under certain circumstances.
We currently use the “simplified” method under SAB No. 107, and we expect
to continue to use the “simplified” method in future periods if the facts and
circumstances permit.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The
Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which permits companies
to
choose to measure certain financial instruments and other items at fair value
that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159
is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS
No. 159, which provides entities the option to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value. Entities that choose the
fair
value option will recognize unrealized gains and losses on items for which
the
fair value option was elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.
The
Company has currently chosen not to elect the fair value option for any items
that are not already required to be measured at fair value in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
In
June 2006, the FASB issued FIN
No. 48,“Accounting
for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Interpretation of SFAS No. 109,”
which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. FIN No. 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN No. 48 requires that the Company recognize the impact
of a tax position in the financial statements, if it is more likely than not
that the position would be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits
of
the position. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition. The provisions of FIN No. 48 are effective
beginning January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
The
impact to the Company of adopting FIN No. 48 on its financial
statements was a $923,000 increase to accumulated deficit and a corresponding
increase to income tax reserve as of January 1, 2007.
CAPITAL
AND COMMERCIAL
COMMITMENTS
Long-term
debt
The
total amount available under our
existing Credit Agreement with a syndicate of banks is $800.0 million,
consisting of a $500.0 million revolving facility and a $300.0 million
term loan facility. As of September 30, 2008, we had approximately
$315.9 million in debt outstanding under the Credit Agreement. We also have
outstanding $200.0 million 63/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes and
$248.9 million
87/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes. See
“Liquidity and Capital Resources.” (See
Note 13 – Subsequent
Events.)
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Lease
obligations
We
have non-cancelable operating leases
for office space, studio space, broadcast towers and transmitter facilities
and
a non-cancelable capital lease for equipment that expire over the next
21 years.
Operating
Contracts and
Agreements
We
have other operating contracts and
agreements including employment contracts, on-air talent contracts, severance
obligations, retention bonuses, consulting agreements, equipment rental
agreements, programming related agreements, and other general operating
agreements that expire over the next six years.
Contractual
Obligations
Schedule
The
following table represents our
contractual obligations as of September 30, 2008:
Payments
Due by
Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
and
Beyond
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87/8% Senior
Subordinated
Notes(1)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
22,090
|
$
|
22,090
|
$
|
270,989
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
315,169
|
||||||||||||||||
63/8% Senior
Subordinated
Notes(1)
|
—
|
12,750
|
12,750
|
12,750
|
12,750
|
206,375
|
257,375
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit
facilities(2)
|
14,358
|
60,596
|
63,180
|
60,587
|
175,670
|
—
|
374,391
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
lease
obligation
|
156
|
214
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
370
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating
contracts/agreements(3)(4)
|
18,304
|
41,155
|
22,699
|
21,905
|
21,982
|
22,516
|
148,561
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
lease
obligations
|
2,285
|
8,170
|
7,082
|
5,726
|
4,095
|
12,743
|
40,101
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
35,103
|
$
|
144,975
|
$
|
127,801
|
$
|
371,957
|
$
|
214,497
|
$
|
241,634
|
$
|
1,135,967
|
(1)
|
Includes
interest obligations
based on current effective interest rate on Senior Subordinated Notes
outstanding as of September 30, 2008.
|
(2)
|
Includes
interest obligations
based on current effective interest rate and projected interest expense
on
credit facilities outstanding as of September 30,
2008.
|
(3)
|
Includes
employment contracts,
severance obligations, on-air talent contracts, consulting agreements,
equipment rental agreements, programming related agreements, and
other
general operating agreements.
|
(4)
|
In
November 2008, the Chief
Administrative Officer (“CAO”) was paid a retention bonus of approximately
$2.0 million pursuant to an employment agreement for having remained
employed with the Company for the eight year term of
the agreement.
|
Reflected
in the obligations above, as
of September 30, 2008, we had two swap agreements in place for a total notional
amount of $50.0 million. The periods remaining on the swap agreements range
in duration from 20.5 to 44.5 months. If we terminate our interest swap
agreements before they expire, we will be required to pay early termination
fees. Our credit exposure under these agreements is limited to the cost of
replacing an agreement in the event of non-performance by our counter-party;
however, we do not anticipate non-performance.
RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
In
2000, an officer of the Company, the
former Chief Financial Officer (the “Former CFO”), purchased shares of the
Company’s common stock. The Former CFO purchased 333,334 shares
of the Company’s Class A common stock and 666,666 shares of the Company’s
Class D common stock. The stock was purchased with the proceeds of full
recourse loans from the Company in the amount of approximately
$7.0 million. In September 2005, the Former CFO repaid a portion of his
loan. The partial repayment of approximately $7.5 million, which includes
accrued interest, was effected using 300,000 shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock and 230,000 shares of the Company’s Class D
common stock owned by the Former CFO. All shares transferred to the Company
in
satisfaction of this loan have been retired. As of September 30, 2008,
there was no remaining principal and interest balance on the Former CFO’s loan.
The Former CFO was employed with the Company through December 31, 2007, and
pursuant to an agreement with the Company, the loan became due in full in July
2008. Pursuant to his employment agreement, the Former CFO was eligible to
receive a retention bonus in the amount of approximately $3.1 million in cash
on
July 1, 2008, for having remained employed with the Company through December
31,
2007. The $3.1 million retention bonus was a pro rata portion of a $7.0 million
retention bonus called for in his employment agreement, had he remained employed
with the Company for ten years, and is based on the number of days of employment
between October 18, 2005 and December 31, 2007. In July 2008, the
Former CFO settled the remaining balance of the loan in full the by offsetting
the loan with his after-tax proceeds from the $3.1 million retention bonus,
in
addition to paying a cash amount of $34,000 to the Company.
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The
Company’s CEO and its Founder and
Chairperson own a music company called Music One LLC (“Music One”). The Company
occasionally engages in promoting the recorded music products and events of
Music One, and Music One sometimes provides talent services for Radio One
events. The Company also provides and charges Music One for office space and
administrative services. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the
Company did not provide any advertising and made payments to Music One for
talent and sponsorship activities in the amount of $2,500. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, the Company provided advertising and made payments
to
Music One for talent and sponsorship activities in the amounts of $61,000 and
$127,000, respectively.
As
of December 31, 2007, the Company had
an additional loan outstanding to the Former CFO in the amount of $88,000.
The
loan was due on demand and accrued interest at 5.6%, totaling an amount of
$53,000 as of December 31, 2007. In January 2008, the Former CFO repaid the
full remaining balance of the loan in cash in the amount of
$140,000.
In
July 2007, the Company closed on an
agreement to acquire the assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located in the
Cincinnati metropolitan
area from Blue Chip
Communications, Inc. (“Blue Chip”) for approximately $2.6 million in seller
financing. The financing was a 5.1% interest bearing loan payable monthly which
was paid in full in July 2008. Blue Chip is owned by a former member of the
Company’s board of directors. The transaction was approved by a special
committee of independent directors appointed by the board of directors.
Additionally, the Company retained an independent valuation firm to provide
a
fair value appraisal of the station. Prior to the closing, and since August
of
2001, the Company consolidated WDBZ-AM within its existing Cincinnati operations,
and operated WDBZ-AM under
an LMA for no annual fee, the results of which were incorporated in the
Company’s financial statements.
Item 3: Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
For
quantitative and qualitative
disclosures about market risk affecting Radio One, see Item 7A:
“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Our exposure related to market risk has not changed materially since
December 31, 2007.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and
procedures
We
have carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
(“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of
the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO
concluded that as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be
included in our periodic SEC reports. Disclosure controls and procedures, as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, are
controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required
to
be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the SEC’s rules and forms.
In
designing and evaluating the
disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls
and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance of reaching
our desired disclosure controls objectives. Our management, including our CEO
and CFO, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective
in reaching that level of reasonable assurance.
Changes
in internal control over
financial reporting
During
the three months ended September
30, 2008, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II.
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
There
has been no material change to our
legal proceedings as set forth in the most recently filed
Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors
In
addition to the other information set
forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed
in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007 (the "2007 Annual Report"), which could materially
affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described
in our 2007 Annual Report, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
are
not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not
currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may also
materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating
results. The risk factors set forth below are in addition to those in the
2007 Annual Report.
We
are currently not in compliance with
NASDAQ rules for continued listing of our Class A andClass
D common shares
Our
shares of Class A and Class D
common
stock
are currently not in compliance
with NASDAQ rules for continued listing and may beat risk of being
delisted. On May 21,
2008, the Company received a letter (the “Notification”) from The NASDAQ Stock
Market notifying the Company that for the prior 30 consecutive trading days,
the
Company’s Class A common shares (the “Class A Shares”) had not maintained a
minimum market value of publicly held shares (“MVPHS”) of $5.0 million as
required for continued inclusion by Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(2) (the
“Rule”). In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(1), the Company
was provided 90 calendar days, or until August 19, 2008, to regain
compliance. On August 26, 2008, Radio One, Inc. announced that it had
received approval from the NASDAQ Stock Market to transfer the listing of its
Class A Shares from The NASDAQ Global Market to The NASDAQ Capital Market.
The
transfer became effective at the opening of business on August 27,
2008. Since that time, macroeconomic and extraordinary
market conditions have depressed
the trading price of our shares and our shares Class
D common
stock
have traded under the NASDAQ
minimum bid price of $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days and, thus, are at risk for
delisting. Shares
of our Class A common
stock have traded under $1.00 since October 8, 2008 and similarly could face
delisting proceedings if they were to continue to trade under $1.00 for 30 consecutive
trading
days.
On
October 16, 2008, given the current extraordinary market conditions, NASDAQ
suspended the minimum bid price
and MVPHS requirements
through January 16, 2009. In that regard, on
October 16, 2008, NASDAQ filed an immediately effective rule change with the
SEC, such that companies will not be cited for any new concerns related to
minimum bid price or MVPHS
deficiencies. Minimum
bid price and MVPHS rules
will be reinstated on January 19, 2009. While NASDAQ’s suspension of the minimum
bid price and MVPHS rules
does provide us with time in which market conditions may help cure the
deficiencies, there can be no
assurance that on January 19, 2009 we will meet the NASDAQ minimum bid price and MVPHS
requirements for shares of either our Class A or Class D common stock. Our
failure to meet such requirements may subject
us to delisting and could result
in decreased liquidity
for our Class A and Class
D
common stock.
The
global financial crisis and deteriorating U.S. economy may have an
unpredictable impact on our business and financial condition.
The
capital and credit markets have recently been experiencing unprecedented levels
of volatility and disruption. In some cases, the markets have produced downward
pressure on stock prices and limited credit capacity for certain companies
without regard to those companies’ underlying financial strength. In addition,
the weakening economy has produced a drop in consumer confidence and spending,
which has impacted corporate profits and resulted in cutbacks in advertising
budgets. If the economic downturn and current levels of market disruption and
volatility continue or worsen, there can be no assurance that we will not
experience an adverse effect, which may be material, on our business, financial
condition, results of operations and our ability to access capital. For example,
the continued existence of the worsening economy and market and capital crisis
could further adversely impact the overall demand for advertising, which could
have a negative effect on our revenues and results of operations. In addition,
our ability to access the capital markets may be severely restricted at a time
when we would like, or need, to do so, which could have an impact on our
flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions.
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During
the three months and nine months
ending September 30, 2008, we made repurchases of our Class A and
Class D common stock pursuant to the $150.0 million stock repurchase
program adopted by our board of directors on March 20, 2008.
The
following table provides information
on our repurchases during the three months ended September 30,
2008:
(c)
|
(d)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
Number of
Shares
|
Maximum
Dollar
|
|||||||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
Purchased
as
Part
|
Value
of Shares that
May
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
Number
of
|
Average
Price
|
of
Publicly
Announced
|
Yet
Be Purchased
Under
|
|||||||||||||||
Period
|
Shares
Purchased
(1)
|
Paid
per
Share
|
Plans
or
Programs
|
The
Plans or
Programs
|
||||||||||||||
July 1,
2008 — September 30,
2008
|
234,292
|
Class
A
|
$
|
1.26
|
234,292
|
$
|
62,802,423
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 1,
2008 — September 30,
2008
|
6,884,844
|
Class
D
|
$
|
0.89
|
6,884,844
|
$ |
62,802,423
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
7,119,136
|
7,119,136
|
$
|
62,802,423
|
(1)
|
In
March 2008, the Company’s board
of directors authorized a repurchase of shares of the Company’s Class A
and Class D common stock through December 31, 2009 of up to $150.0
million, the maximum amount allowable under the Credit Agreement.
The
amount and timing of such repurchases will be based on pricing, general
economic and market conditions, and the restrictions contained in
the
agreements governing the Company’s credit facilities and subordinated debt
and certain other factors.While $150.0
million is the
maximum amount allowable under the Credit Agreement, in 2005 under a prior
board authorization,
the Company
utilized
approximately $78.0 million to repurchase common stock leaving capacity
of
$72.0 million under the Credit Agreement. During the
period ended
September 30,
2008,
the Company repurchased 421,661 shares of Class A common stock at
an
average price of $1.32 and 8.8 million shares of Class
D common stock at an average
price of $0.99. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $62.8
million in capacity available under the 2008 share
repurchase program taking
into account the limitations
of the Credit Agreement and prior
repurchase activity.
|
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive
Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
RADIO
ONE, INC.
/s/ PETER
D.
THOMPSON
Peter
D. Thompson
Executive
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
November
10, 2008
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