URBAN ONE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
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Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
Commission
File No. 0-25969
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RADIO
ONE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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52-1166660
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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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
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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 þ Accelerated
filer o 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
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Outstanding
at April 30,
2008
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Class A
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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3,439,761
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Class B
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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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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89,520,194
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
and 2007 (Unaudited)
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4
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 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 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
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6
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 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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17
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Consolidating
Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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18
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Consolidating
Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
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19
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Consolidating
Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
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20
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Consolidating
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
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21
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Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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22
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Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
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23
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Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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24
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Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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36
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Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
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36
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
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37
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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37
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Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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37
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Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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37
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Item 4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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37
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Item 5. Other
Information
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37
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Item 6. Exhibits
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37
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SIGNATURES
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38
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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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economic
conditions, both generally and relative to the radio broadcasting
and
media industries;
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fluctuations
in the demand for advertising across our various media;
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risks
associated with the implementation and execution of our business
diversification strategy;
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increased
competition in our markets and in the radio broadcasting and media
industries;
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changes
in media audience measurement methodologies;
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changes
in our key personnel and on-air talent;
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increases
in the costs of our programming, including on-air talent;
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increased
competition from new technologies;
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the
impact of our acquisitions, dispositions and similar transactions;
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our
high degree of leverage; and
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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 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 March
31,
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(As
Adjusted-
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See
Note 1)
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(In
thousands, except share data)
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NET
REVENUE
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$ | 72,498 | $ | 74,040 | ||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
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Programming
and technical
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19,065 | 18,205 | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
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24,690 | 22,255 | ||||||
Corporate
selling, general and administrative
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6,530 | 7,843 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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3,664 | 3,716 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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53,949 | 52,019 | ||||||
Operating
income
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18,549 | 22,021 | ||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
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201 | 267 | ||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
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17,259 | 18,070 | ||||||
EQUITY
IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED COMPANY
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2,285 | 492 | ||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE,
net
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11 | 8 | ||||||
(Loss)
Income before provision for income taxes, minority interest in
income of
subsidiaries and loss from discontinued operations
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(805 | ) | 3,718 | |||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
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8,898 | 1,452 | ||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
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823 | 906 | ||||||
Net
(loss) income from continuing operations
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(10,526 | ) | 1,360 | |||||
LOSS
FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax
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(7,781 | ) | (616 | ) | ||||
NET
(LOSS) INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
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$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 | |||
BASIC
AND DILUTED (LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS PER COMMON
SHARE
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$ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.01 | * | ||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS PER COMMON
SHARE
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$ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) * | ||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
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$ | (0.19 | ) | $ | 0.01 | * | ||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
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Basic
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98,728,411 | 98,710,633 | ||||||
Diluted
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98,728,411 | 98,710,633 |
*
EPS amounts may 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
March 31,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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(Unaudited)
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(As
Adjusted-
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See
Note 1)
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(In
thousands, except share data)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 7,730 | $ | 24,247 | ||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$1,823 and
$2,021, respectively
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47,022 | 50,425 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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5,209 | 6,118 | ||||||
Deferred
income tax asset
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14,919 | 15,147 | ||||||
Current
assets from discontinued operations
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2,297 | 3,249 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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77,177 | 99,186 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND
EQUIPMENT, net
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45,909 | 44,740 | ||||||
GOODWILL
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146,171 | 146,156 | ||||||
RADIO
BROADCASTING LICENSES
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1,118,765 | 1,118,747 | ||||||
OTHER
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
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43,794 | 45,418 | ||||||
INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED COMPANY
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51,494 | 52,782 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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9,228 | 8,573 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
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146,851 | 152,123 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 1,639,389 | $ | 1,667,725 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 3,121 | $ | 4,958 | ||||
Accrued
interest
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9,018 | 19,004 | ||||||
Accrued
compensation and related benefits
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15,166 | 16,319 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
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5,179 | 4,463 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
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11,693 | 12,124 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
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33,014 | 26,004 | ||||||
Current
liabilities from discontinued operations
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2,562 | 2,704 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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79,753 | 85,576 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT,
net of current portion
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780,500 | 789,500 | ||||||
OTHER
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
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6,869 | 5,227 | ||||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX LIABILITY
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158,709 | 149,950 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
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374 | 483 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,026,205 | 1,030,736 | ||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES
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1,255 | 3,889 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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Convertible
preferred stock, $.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007
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— | — | ||||||
Common
stock — Class A, $.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares
authorized; 3,814,761 and 4,321,378 shares issued and outstanding as
of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively
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4 | 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 March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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3 | 3 | ||||||
Common
stock — Class C, $.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares
authorized; 3,121,048 shares issued and outstanding as of March
31, 2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively
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3 | 3 | ||||||
Common
stock — Class D, $.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares
authorized; 89,145,194 and 88,638,576 shares issued and outstanding
as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively
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89 | 89 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income
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(2,504 | ) | 644 | |||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
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(1,722 | ) | (1,717 | ) | ||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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1,044,562 | 1,044,273 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(428,506 | ) | (410,199 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
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611,929 | 633,100 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 1,639,389 | $ | 1,667,725 |
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 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)
Convertible
Preferred
Stock
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Common
Stock
Class
A
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Common
Stock
Class
B
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Common
Stock
Class
C
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Common
Stock
Class
D
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Comprehensive
Loss
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
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Stock
Subscriptions
Receivable
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Additional
Paid-In
Capital
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Total
Stockholders’
Equity
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(In
thousands, except share data)
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BALANCE,
as of December 31, 2007
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$ | — | $ | 4 | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | $ | 89 | $ | 644 | $ | (1,717 | ) | $ | 1,044,273 | $ | (410,199 | ) | $ | 633,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
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Net
loss
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— | — | — | — | — | $ | (18,307 | ) | — | — | — | (18,307 | ) | (18,307 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in unrealized income on derivative and hedging activities, net
of
taxes
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— | — | — | — | — | (3,148 | ) | (3,148 | ) | — | — | — | (3,148 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
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$ | (21,455 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting
of non-employee restricted stock
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | — | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income on stock subscriptions receivable
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— | — | — | — | — | — | (5 | ) | — | — | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
as of March 31, 2008
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$ | — | $ | 4 | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | $ | 89 | $ | (2,504 | ) | $ | (1,722 | ) | $ | 1,044,562 | $ | (428,506 | ) | $ | 611,929 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
6
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(As
Adjusted-
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See
Note 1)
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(In
thousands)
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CASH
FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
(loss) income
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$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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3,664 | 3,716 | ||||||
Amortization
of debt financing costs
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689 | 536 | ||||||
Amortization
of production content
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— | 159 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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8,997 | (216 | ) | |||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
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2,285 | 492 | ||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
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823 | 906 | ||||||
Stock-based
and other compensation
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368 | 1,072 | ||||||
Change
in interest due on stock subscriptions receivable
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(5 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
Amortization
of contract inducement and termination fee
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(515 | ) | (496 | ) | ||||
Effect
of change in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets
acquired:
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Trade
accounts receivable
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3,403 | 10,981 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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1,134 | (200 | ) | |||||
Income
tax receivable
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— | 1,296 | ||||||
Other
assets
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(976 | ) | (322 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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(1,628 | ) | (3,017 | ) | ||||
Accrued
interest
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(9,986 | ) | (10,277 | ) | ||||
Accrued
compensation and related benefits
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(1,233 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||
Income
taxes payable
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716 | (1,050 | ) | |||||
Other
liabilities
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(803 | ) | 2,976 | |||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities of discontinued operations
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5,768 | (715 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows (used in) from operating activities
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(5,606 | ) | 6,488 | |||||
CASH
FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(3,270 | ) | (1,567 | ) | ||||
Equity
investments
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(997 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of other intangible assets
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(221 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||
Deposits
for station equipment and purchases and other assets
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(517 | ) | (2,121 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities from discontinued operations
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— | 263 | ||||||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
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(5,005 | ) | (4,446 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS USED IN FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Repayment
of other debt
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(490 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from credit facility
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10,000 | — | ||||||
Repayment
of credit facility
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(11,500 | ) | — | |||||
Payment
of dividend to minority interest shareholders
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(3,916 | ) | (2,940 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows used in financing activities
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(5,906 | ) | (2,943 | ) | ||||
DECREASE
IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(16,517 | ) | (901 | ) | ||||
CASH
AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
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24,247 | 32,406 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, end of period
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$ | 7,730 | $ | 31,505 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
paid for:
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Interest
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$ | 27,245 | $ | 27,291 | ||||
Income
taxes
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$ | 128 | $ | 106 |
Supplemental
Note:
In July 2007, a seller financed loan of $2.6 million was incurred
when
the Company acquired the assets of WDBZ-AM, a radio station located in the
Cincinnati metropolitan area. The balance as of March 31, 2008 is
$514,000.
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 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 are actively pursuing
a plan
to diversify our revenue streams and have made acquisitions and investments
in
other complementary media properties. Most recently, we acquired Community
Connect Inc., an on-line 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.
At
the same time that we have been diversifying our operations, we recently
completed a $150.4 million non-strategic radio assets disposition plan. In
addition, we recently announced the sale of KRBV-FM, our radio property in
the
Los Angeles market, for approximately $137.5 million in cash. Pro forma
for recently announced sale transactions, we own and or operate 53 radio
stations located in 16 urban markets in the United States. While
maintaining our core radio franchise, these dispositions allow the Company
to
more strategically allocate its resources consistent with our long-term
multi-media operating strategy.
(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).
(c) Financial
Instruments
Financial
instruments as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of cash
and cash equivalents, 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 March
31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, except for the Company’s outstanding senior
subordinated notes. The 87/8% senior
subordinated notes had a fair value of approximately $238.5 million and
$282.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively. The 63/8% senior
subordinated notes had a fair value of approximately $144.0 million and
$166.5 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively. The fair values were determined based on the fair market value
of
similar instruments.
(d)
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Revenue
Recognition
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The
Company recognizes revenue for broadcast advertising when the commercial
is
broadcast and is reported, net of agency and outside sales representative
commissions, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104,
Topic 13, “Revenue
Recognition, Revised and Updated.” Agency and outside sales
representative commissions are 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 $7.9 million
and $8.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
(e) Barter
Transactions
The
Company provides broadcast advertising time in exchange for programming content
and certain services. In accordance with guidance provided by
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 March 31, 2008 and 2007, barter transaction revenues were reflected
in net revenue of $599,000 and $542,000, respectively. Additionally, barter
transaction costs were reflected in programming and technical expenses and
selling, general and administrative expenses of $558,000 and $41,000 and
$501,000 and $41,000, in the respective three month periods ended March 31,
2008
and 2007.
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(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 gains and 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 March
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 | |||
Other
comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of $0 and $199,
respectively):
|
||||||||
Derivative
and hedging activities
|
(3,148 | ) | (242 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive
(loss) income
|
$ | (21,455 | ) | $ | 502 |
(g) Fair
Value
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 as
it relates to the
Company’s interest rate swaps. 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 inactive
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 March 31, 2008, the fair values of our financial liabilities are categorized
as follows:
Total
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
|||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
rate swaps (a)
|
$ | 2.5 | — | $ | 2.5 | — | ||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$ | 2.5 | — | $ | 2.5 | — | ||||||||||
(a)
Based on London Interbank Offered Rate (‘LIBOR”)
|
(h) Impact
of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures
about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” 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 December 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 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 the Company will be January
1, 2009. We have not determined the impact this new pronouncement will have
on the consolidated financial statements.
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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.
2.
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ACQUISITIONS:
|
In
April 2008, the Company announced and completed a merger to acquire
Community Connect Inc. (“CCI”) for $38.0 million in cash. CCI is an on-line
social networking company operating branded websites including BlackPlanet,
MiGente, and AsianAvenue.
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 financed by
the seller, of which $514,000 was owed as of March 31, 2008. Since August
2001
and up 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 Cincinnati operations in
2001. (See Note 11 — Related
Party Transactions).
In
April
2007, the Company signed an agreement and paid a deposit of $3.0 million to
acquire the assets of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM), a radio station located
in the
Washington, DC metropolitan area for approximately $38.0 million in cash.
The Company began operating the station under an LMA in April 2007 and the
financial results since inception of the LMA have been included in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements. The station has been consolidated with
the
existing Washington, DC operations. Subject to the necessary regulatory
approvals, the Company expects to complete this acquisition in the second
quarter of 2008.
3. DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS:
Between
December 2006, and March 2008, the Company has closed on the sale of the
assets
of 18 radio stations in five markets for approximately $138.1 million in
cash.
In March 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the assets of
its
Los Angeles station for approximately $137.5 million in cash. In April 2008,
the
Company closed on the sale of its Miami station for approximately $12.3 million
in cash. The assets and liabilities of these stations have been classified
as
discontinued operations as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the
stations’ results of operations for the three month periods ended March 31,
2008 and 2007 have been classified as discontinued operations in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2008 and
April
30, 2008, the
Company used $131.0 million and $140.0 million,
respectively, of the proceeds from these asset sales to pay down
debt.
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.
Los
Angeles Station: In
March 2008, the Company
entered into an agreement to sell 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. The
Company’s board of directors approved the sale of KRBV-FM in March
2008. Bonneville began operating the station under an LMA on April 8,
2008. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected
to close in the second quarter of 2008.
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.
The
following table summarizes the operating results for all of the stations
sold or
to be sold and classified as discontinued operations for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007:
Three
Months Ended March
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 2,377 | $ | 8,431 | ||||
Station
operating expenses
|
4,046 | 9,062 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
79 | 480 | ||||||
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
5,076 | — | ||||||
Other
income
|
98 | — | ||||||
Loss
on sale of assets
|
225 | — | ||||||
Loss
before income taxes
|
(6,951 | ) | (1,111 | ) | ||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
830 | (495 | ) | |||||
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
$ | (7,781 | ) | $ | (616 | ) |
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The
assets and liabilities of the stations sold or to be sold and classified
as
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets
consisted of the following:
March
31, 2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Currents
assets:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 1,858 | $ | 2,725 | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
439 | 524 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
2,297 | 3,249 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
3,252 | 3,349 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
143,311 | 148,388 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
288 | 386 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 149,148 | $ | 155,372 | ||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
$ | 2,562 | $ | 2,704 | ||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,562 | 2,704 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
374 | 483 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$ | 2,936 | $ | 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 considering the market’s revenue, the
number of stations, the performance of the stations, the Company’s performance
and estimated multiples for the sale of stations 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 annual impairment test on assets
owned as of October 1st of each year during the fourth quarter, or
when other conditions suggest impairment may have occurred.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company evaluated certain
long-lived assets where warranted for potential impairment due to its asset
disposition strategy. The carrying value of the radio broadcast 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 three months ended March 31, 2008,
the
Company reduced the carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses by
approximately $5.1 million. The carrying amount of radio broadcasting
licenses at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately
$1.1 billion. The carrying amount of goodwill at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 was approximately $146.2 million for both
periods.
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:
March 31,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
Period
of
Amortization
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||
Trade
names
|
$ | 17,004 | $ | 16,848 |
2-5 Years
|
||||
Talent
agreement
|
19,549 | 19,549 |
10 Years
|
||||||
Debt
financing costs
|
20,860 | 20,850 |
Term
of debt
|
||||||
Intellectual
property
|
14,532 | 14,532 |
4-10 Years
|
||||||
Affiliate
agreements
|
7,769 | 7,769 |
1-10 Years
|
||||||
Favorable
transmitter leases and other intangibles
|
5,672 | 5,651 |
6-60 Years
|
||||||
85,386 | 85,199 | ||||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
(41,592 | ) | (39,781 | ) | |||||
Other
intangible assets, net
|
$ | 43,794 | $ | 45,418 |
Amortization
expense of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007 was approximately $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
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
years 2008 through 2012 for intangible assets, excluding deferred financing
costs.
(In
thousands)
|
||||
2008
|
$ | 4,501 | ||
2009
|
4,470 | |||
2010
|
4,390 | |||
2011
|
4,312 | |||
2012
|
4,261 |
Actual
amortization expense may vary as a result of future acquisitions and
dispositions.
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5. INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED COMPANY:
In
January 2004, together with an affiliate of Comcast Corporation and other
investors, the Company 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 March 31, 2008. The
initial four year commitment period for funding the capital was extended
to June
30, 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 March 31, 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 periods ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company’s allocable share of TV One’s
operating losses was approximately $2.3 million and $496,000, respectively.
The
increased loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 resulted
from the higher overall losses of TV One, compared to the same period in
2007,
as well as an increase in our share of TV One’s losses related to 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. Under the
hypothetical liquidation at book value approach, the increase in the Company’s
claim on the change in net assets of TV One resulting from TV One’s buyback of
equity from certain TV One investors, resulted in a decrease of $652,000
in
additional paid-in capital of the Company for the three month periods ended
March 31, 2007, respectively, in accordance with SAB No. 51,
“Accounting
for Sales
of Stock by a
Subsidiary.”
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 approximately $1.1 million
in
revenue relating to these two agreements for each of the three month periods
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
6. DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS:
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. In
June
2007, one of the four $25.0 million swap agreements expired. The Company
accounts for the swap agreements using the mark-to-market method of
accounting.
The
swap agreements have the following terms:
Agreement
|
Notional
Amount
|
Expiration
|
Fixed
Rate
|
|||||
No. 1
|
$25.0
million
|
June
16, 2008
|
4.13 | % | ||||
No. 2
|
$25.0
million
|
June
16, 2010
|
4.27 | % | ||||
No. 3
|
$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 HedgingActivities,”
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 balance sheets.
Under
the 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 fair value of these
instruments as of March 31, 2008 to be a liability of approximately $2.5
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 March 31, 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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7. LONG-TERM
DEBT:
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
March 31,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
87/8% senior
subordinated notes
|
$ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | ||||
63/8% senior
subordinated notes
|
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Credit
facilities
|
313,000 | 314,500 | ||||||
Seller
financed acquisition loan
|
514 | 1,004 | ||||||
Total
long-term debt
|
813,514 | 815,504 | ||||||
Less:
current portion
|
(33,014 | ) | (26,004 | ) | ||||
Long
term debt, net of current portion
|
$ | 780,500 | $ | 789,500 |
Credit
Facilities
In
June 2005, the Company entered into a credit agreement
with a syndicate of banks (the “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
amount available under the Credit Agreement consists of a $500.0 million
revolving facility and an initial $300.0 million term loan. Borrowings
under the credit facility are subject to compliance with certain provisions
of
the Credit Agreement, including 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,
refinancing under certain conditions, investments and acquisitions permitted
under the Credit Agreement, 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 1.60 to 1.00 through June 30, 2008, no less than 1.75 to 1.00
from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009, no less than 2.00 to 1.00 from
January 1, 2010 through 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 7.75 to 1.00 through March 31, 2008, no
greater than 7.50 to 1.00 from April 1, 2008 through September 30,
2008, no greater than 7.25 to 1.00 from October 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2010, no greater than 6.50 to 1.00 from July 1, 2010 through
September 30, 2011, and no greater that 6.00 to 1.00 from 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.
Simultaneous with entering into the Credit Agreement in June 2005, the Company
borrowed $437.5 million to retire all outstanding obligations under its
previous credit agreement. The Company
was in
compliance with all debt covenants as of March
31,
2008. At
the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q and
based on current
projections, the
Company believes
that
for
the next twelve months it
will be in compliance
with all debt covenants.
The
Credit Agreement requires the Company to calculate its excess cash flow and
make
a debt principal prepayment equal to 50% of such excess cash flow within
125
days of the Company’s fiscal year end. A debt principal prepayment is triggered
if the Company’s leverage ratio as of the last day of a fiscal year is greater
than 6.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s leverage
ratio was greater than 6.25 to 1.00. Based on this fiscal year end
2007 excess cash flow calculation, the Company made a debt principal prepayment
of approximately $6.0 million on May 5, 2008.
The
Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Company’s senior subordinated
notes 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’s borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all
of the assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.
Future
minimum principal payments of long-term debt as of March 31, 2008 are as
follows:
Senior
Subordinated Notes
|
Credit
Facilities and
Other
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
April —
December
2008
|
$ | — | $ | 23,014 | ||||
2009
|
— | 45,000 | ||||||
2010
|
— | 50,000 | ||||||
2011
|
300,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
2012
|
— | 145,500 | ||||||
2013
and
thereafter
|
200,000 | — | ||||||
Total
long-term
debt
|
$ | 500,000 | $ | 313,514 |
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8. INCOME
TAXES:
The
Company has 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 has provided for tax
expense using an actual calculation for certain filing jurisdictions for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008.
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 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 realizibility assessment, the Company has recorded
a
full valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $8.5 million for
additional DTAs generated from continuing operations for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008. The most significant factor affecting this valuation allowance
relates to current period tax amortization of indefinite-lived intangibles
which
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.
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
March 31, 2008, we had approximately $4.5 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 months
ended
March 31, 2008, the Company recorded interest of $7,000 related to unrecognized
tax benefits and as of March 31, 2008, the Company recorded a liability of
$93,000 for accrued interest. The Company estimates the possible change in
unrecognized tax benefits prior to March 31, 2009 would be $0 to a reduction
of
$200,000, due to expiring statutes.
9. STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
In
March 2008, the Company’s board of directors authorized a repurchase of the
Company’s Class A and Class D common stock, in an amount up to $150.0 million,
through December 31, 2009. 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.
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 March 31, 2008, 7,810,247 shares were available for grant.
The options are exercisable in installments determined by the compensation
committee of the Company’s board of directors. 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 to determine
value. The Company settles stock options upon exercise by issuing
stock.
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes Model (“BSM”) to calculate the fair value of
stock-based awards. The BSM incorporates various assumptions including
volatility, expected life, and interest rates. The expected volatility is
based
on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the preceding
three years. The expected life is based on historical exercise patterns and
post-vesting termination behavior within each of the four groups identified
by
the Company. The interest rate for periods within the expected life of the
award
is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time
of
grant.
The
Company did not award any stock options during the three months ended March
31,
2008 and awarded 100,000 stock options during the three months ended
March 31, 2007. The per share weighted-average fair values of options
granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $3.94 on the date
of grant.
These
fair values were derived using the BSM with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Average
risk-free interest
rate
|
— | 4.81 | % | |||||
Expected
dividend
yield
|
— | 0.00 | % | |||||
Expected
lives
|
— |
7.7
years
|
||||||
Expected
volatility
|
— | 40.00 | % |
Transactions
and other information relating to the stock options for the period ended
March 31, 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
|
— | — | — | |||||||||||||
Exercised
|
— | — | — | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
or Cancelled
|
218,000 | 14.96 | — | |||||||||||||
Balance
as of March 31, 2008
|
4,166,000 | $ | 14.00 | 5.94 | — | |||||||||||
Vested
and expected to vest as of March 31, 2008
|
3,872,000 | $ | 14.00 | 5.94 | — | |||||||||||
Unvested
as of March 31, 2008
|
609,000 | $ | 9.82 | 7.90 | — | |||||||||||
Exercisable
as of March 31, 2008
|
3,557,000 | $ | 14.71 | 5.61 | — |
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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 March 31, 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 in-the-money options on March 31, 2008. This amount changes based on
the fair market value of the Company’s stock. The number of options that vested
during the three months ended March 31, 2008 was 17,125.
As
of March 31, 2008, approximately $2.5 million of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to stock options 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 $4.80 at March 31,
2008.
The
Company awarded no restricted stock grants during the three months ended
March
31, 2008 but did award 80,000 restricted stock grants during the three months
ended March 31, 2007.
Transactions
and other information relating to restricted stock grants for the period
ended
March 31, 2008 are summarized below:
Number
of Restricted
Shares
(1)
|
Weighted-Average
Fair
Value at Grant
Date
|
|||||||
Unvested
as of December 31, 2007
|
232,000 | $ | 6.20 | |||||
Granted
|
— | — | ||||||
Vested
|
27,000 | $ | 7.80 | |||||
Forfeited,
Cancelled, Expired
|
— | — | ||||||
Unvested
as of March 31, 2008
|
205,000 | $ | 5.99 |
(1)
|
The
restricted stock grants were included in the Company’s outstanding share
numbers on the effective date of
grant.
|
As
of March 31, 2008, approximately $1.0 million of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to restricted stock grants is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
10. CONTRACT
TERMINATION:
In
connection with the termination in 2005 of the Company’s sales representation
agreements with Interep National Radio Sales, Inc. (“Interep”), and its
subsequent agreements with Katz Communications, Inc. (“Katz”), as the Company’s
sole national sales representative, Katz paid the Company $3.4 million as
an inducement to enter into these agreements and agreed to pay Interep
approximately $5.3 million to satisfy the Company’s termination
obligations. The Company is amortizing both over the four-year life of the
Katz
agreements as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expense.
As of
March 31, 2008, $859,000 of the deferred termination obligation and inducement
amount is reflected in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets, and approximately $2.1 million is reflected in
other current liabilities.
11. RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
In
2000, an officer of the Company, the former Chief Financial Officer (“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 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 March 31, 2008, the
remaining principal and interest balance on the former CFO’s loan was
approximately $1.7 million, which includes accrued interest in the amount
of $190,000. The former CFO was employed with the Company through December
31,
2007, and pursuant to an agreement with the Company, the loan becomes due
in
full in July 2008. Pursuant to his employment agreement, the former CFO will
receive a retention bonus, in the amount of approximately $3.1 million in
cash
in July 2008 for having remained employed with the Company through December
31,
2007. The retention bonus is 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.
As
of December 31, 2007, the Company had an additional loan outstanding to the
former Chief Financial Officer 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, of which $514,000 remained outstanding as March 31, 2008. The
financing is a 5.1% interest bearing loan payable monthly through July 2008.
Blue Chip is owned by L. Ross Love, 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 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.
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12. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS:
New
Employment Agreements: On
April 16, 2008,
the Company executed employment agreements (each an “Employment
Agreement” and together, the “Employment Agreements”) with Catherine L. Hughes,
the Company’s Founder, and Alfred C. Liggins, III, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and President. The Company also executed an
amendment to the employment agreement of Linda J. Vilardo (the
“Vilardo Amendment”), the Company’s Chief Administrative
Officer.
|
The
Hughes Employment Agreement is a three year agreement that provides
for:
|
·
|
an
annual base salary of $750,000 that may be increased at the discretion
of
the compensation committee;
|
·
|
up
to a $250,000 annual incentive bonus to be awarded at the discretion
of
the compensation committee; and
|
·
|
options
to purchase 600,000 shares of Class D common stock and a grant
of 150,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Class D common
stock.
|
|
The
Liggins Employment Agreement is also a three year agreement and
provides
for:
|
·
|
an
annual base salary of $980,000 to be increased at the discretion of the
compensation committee;
|
·
|
eligibility
for an annual incentive bonus comprised of two parts: 50% based on
achievement of pre-established individual and Company performance
goals
(as determined by the compensation committee in consultation with
Mr.
Liggins) and 50% determined by the compensation committee, but
in
aggregate not to exceed annual base
salary;
|
·
|
a
$1.0 million “signing bonus” as compensation for being underpaid for the
last three years, payable in cash within 60 days and subject to
reduction,
payment in installments or delay necessitated by Company credit
agreements;
|
·
|
a
“make whole” bonus of $4.8 million to compensate him for losses associated
with his past employment contract, payable in cash within 60 days
and
subject to reduction, payment in installments or delay necessitated
by
Company credit agreements;
|
·
|
eligibility
to receive an 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, which will be triggered (i) only after the
Company’s
recovery of the aggregate amount of its capital contribution in
TV One and
(ii) only upon actual receipt of (A) distributions of cash or marketable
securities or (B) proceeds from a liquidity event with respect
to the
Company’s membership interest in TV One;
and
|
·
|
options
to purchase 1,150,000 shares of Class D common stock and a grant
of 300,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Class D common
stock.
|
The
Vilardo Amendment makes certain administrative amendments to Ms. Vilardo’s
employment agreement as dictated by Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and
its implementing regulations (the “409A Rules”). Pursuant to the Vilardo
Amendment, the Company and Ms. Vilardo agreed that any payments which may
become
due to Ms. Vilardo in connection with any termination of employment and which
may be subject to the 409A Rules will be delayed for a six-month period as
necessary to enable such payments to be made without incurring excise taxes
and/or penalties under the 409A Rules.
Disposition
of WMCU-AM:
On
April 11,
2008, the Company closed on the sale of the assets of radio station WMCU-AM
(formerly WTPS-AM), located in the Miami metropolitan
area,
to Salem for approximately $12.3 million in cash. Salem began operating the
station under an LMA effective October 18, 2007.
Acquisition
of Community Connect Inc.: On
April 10, 2008,
the Company announced and completed a merger to acquire Community
Connect
Inc. (“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
borrowed
$34.0 million under its credit facility to complete this
acquisition.
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CONSOLIDATING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company conducts a portion of its business through its subsidiaries, certain
of
which are restricted in their operations under the terms of the Credit
Agreement. All of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries (“Subsidiary
Guarantors”) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Company’s 87/8% 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 March 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the three month
periods then ended. Also included is the consolidating balance sheet for
the
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors as of March 31, 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.
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RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One, Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$ | 31,966 | $ | 40,532 | $ | — | $ | 72,498 | ||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical
|
8,349 | 10,716 | — | 19,065 | ||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
13,224 | 11,466 | — | 24,690 | ||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and administrative
|
— | 6,530 | — | 6,530 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,453 | 2,211 | — | 3,664 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
23,026 | 30,923 | — | 53,949 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
8,940 | 9,609 | — | 18,549 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
— | 201 | — | 201 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
— | 17,259 | — | 17,259 | ||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN NET LOSS OF AFFILIATED COMPANY
|
— | 2,285 | — | 2,285 | ||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE, net
|
— | 11 | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
Income
(Loss) before provision for income taxes, minority interest in
income of
subsidiaries and income (loss) from discontinued
operations
|
8,940 | (9,745 | ) | — | (805 | ) | ||||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
6,008 | 2,890 | — | 8,898 | ||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 823 | — | 823 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries and income
(loss)
from discontinued operations
|
2,932 | (13,458 | ) | — | (10,526 | ) | ||||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 3,075 | (3,075 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
2,932 | (10,383 | ) | (3,075 | ) | (10,526 | ) | |||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
143 | (7,924 | ) | — | (7,781 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 3,075 | $ | (18,307 | ) | $ | (3,075 | ) | $ | (18,307 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
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RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One, Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note 1)
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
NET
REVENUE
|
$ | 34,052 | $ | 39,988 | $ | — | $ | 74,040 | ||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical
|
7,439 | 10,766 | — | 18,205 | ||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
12,241 | 10,014 | — | 22,255 | ||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and administrative
|
— | 7,843 | — | 7,843 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,508 | 2,208 | — | 3,716 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
21,188 | 30,831 | — | 52,019 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
12,864 | 9,157 | — | 22,021 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
— | 267 | — | 267 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
— | 18,070 | — | 18,070 | ||||||||||||
EQUITY
IN NET LOSS OF AFFILIATED COMPANY
|
— | 492 | — | 492 | ||||||||||||
OTHER
EXPENSE, net
|
— | 8 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes, minority interest in
income of
subsidiaries and income (loss) from discontinued
operations
|
12,864 | (9,146 | ) | — | 3,718 | |||||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
849 | 603 | — | 1,452 | ||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 906 | — | 906 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries and income
(loss)
from discontinued operations
|
12,015 | (10,655 | ) | — | 1,360 | |||||||||||
EQUITY
IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 13,070 | (13,070 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net
income from continuing operations
|
12,015 | 2,415 | (13,070 | ) | 1,360 | |||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax
|
1,055 | (1,671 | ) | — | (616 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 13,070 | $ | 744 | $ | (13,070 | ) | $ | 744 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
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RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
BALANCE SHEET
AS
OF MARCH 31, 2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One, Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 70 | $ | 7,660 | $ | — | $ | 7,730 | ||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts
|
24,168 | 22,854 | — | 47,022 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
2,770 | 2,439 | — | 5,209 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
income tax asset
|
2,282 | 12,637 | — | 14,919 | ||||||||||||
Current
assets from discontinued operations
|
102 | 2,195 | — | 2,297 | ||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
29,392 | 47,785 | — | 77,177 | ||||||||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
25,138 | 20,771 | — | 45,909 | ||||||||||||
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS, net
|
926,594 | 382,136 | — | 1,308,730 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 932,099 | (932,099 | ) | — | |||||||||||
INVESTMENT
IN AFFILIATED COMPANY
|
— | 51,494 | — | 51,494 | ||||||||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
— | 9,228 | 9,228 | |||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
63 | 146,788 | — | 146,851 | ||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 981,187 | $ | 1,590,301 | $ | (932,099 | ) | $ | 1,639,389 | |||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 444 | $ | 2,677 | $ | — | $ | 3,121 | ||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
— | 9,018 | — | 9,018 | ||||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related benefits
|
3,367 | 11,799 | — | 15,166 | ||||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
(1 | ) | 5,180 | — | 5,179 | |||||||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
26,149 | (14,456 | ) | — | 11,693 | |||||||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
— | 33,014 | — | 33,014 | ||||||||||||
Current
liabilities from discontinued operations
|
(17,758 | ) | 20,320 | — | 2,562 | |||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
12,201 | 67,552 | — | 79,753 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, net of current portion
|
— | 780,500 | — | 780,500 | ||||||||||||
OTHER
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
— | 6,869 | — | 6,869 | ||||||||||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX LIABILITY
|
36,887 | 121,822 | — | 158,709 | ||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
— | 374 | — | 374 | ||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
49,088 | 977,117 | — | 1,026,205 | ||||||||||||
MINORITY
INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
— | 1,255 | — | 1,255 | ||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
stock
|
— | 99 | — | 99 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
— | (2,504 | ) | — | (2,504 | ) | ||||||||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
|
— | (1,722 | ) | — | (1,722 | ) | ||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
266,802 | 1,044,562 | (266,802 | ) | 1,044,562 | |||||||||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
665,297 | (428,506 | ) | (665,297 | ) | (428,506 | ) | |||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
932,099 | 611,929 | ( 932,099 | ) | 611,929 | |||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 981,187 | $ | 1,590,301 | $ | (932,099 | ) | $ | 1,639,389 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
20
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
|
— | 52,782 | — | 52,782 | ||||||||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
631 | 7,942 | — | 8,573 | ||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
65 | 152,058 | — | 152,123 | ||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 983,973 | $ | 1,621,022 | $ | (937,270 | ) | $ | 1,667,725 | |||||||
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 | (410,199 | ) | (660,096 | ) | (410,199 | ) | |||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
937,270 | 633,100 | (937,270 | ) | 633,100 | |||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 983,973 | $ | 1,621,022 | $ | (937,270 | ) | $ | 1,667,725 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
21
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One, Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 3,075 | $ | (18,307 | ) | $ | (3,075 | ) | $ | (18,307 | ) | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,453 | 2,211 | — | 3,664 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt financing costs
|
— | 689 | — | 689 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
— | 8,997 | — | 8,997 | ||||||||||||
Equity
in net loss of affiliated company
|
— | 2,285 | — | 2,285 | ||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
|
— | 823 | — | 823 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation and other compensation
|
148 | 220 | — | 368 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of contract inducement and termination fee
|
(224 | ) | (291 | ) | — | (515 | ) | |||||||||
Change
in interest due on stock subscriptions receivable
|
— | (5 | ) | — | (5 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect
of change in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets
acquired:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable
|
533 | 2,870 | — | 3,403 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
431 | 703 | — | 1,134 | ||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
— | (976 | ) | — | (976 | ) | ||||||||||
Due
to corporate/from subsidiaries
|
(3,386 | ) | 3,386 | — | — | |||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(715 | ) | (913 | ) | — | (1,628 | ) | |||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
— | (9,986 | ) | — | (9,986 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related benefits
|
512 | (1,745 | ) | — | (1,233 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
— | 716 | — | 716 | ||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
2,139 | (2,942 | ) | — | (803 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash from (used in) from operating activities of discontinued
operations
|
(4,721 | ) | 10,489 | — | 5,768 | |||||||||||
Net
cash flows used in operating activities
|
(755 | ) | (1,776 | ) | (3,075 | ) | (5,606 | ) | ||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
— | (3,270 | ) | — | (3,270 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity
investments
|
— | (997 | ) | — | (997 | ) | ||||||||||
Investment
in subsidiaries
|
— | (3,075 | ) | 3,075 | — | |||||||||||
Purchase
of other intangible assets
|
— | (221 | ) | — | (221 | ) | ||||||||||
Deposits
for station equipment and purchases and other assets
|
— | (517 | ) | — | (517 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
|
3 | (3 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Net
cash flows from (used in) investing activities
|
3 | (8,083 | ) | 3,075 | (5,005 | ) | ||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of other debt
|
— | (490 | ) | — | (490 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds
from credit facility
|
— | 10,000 | — | 10,000 | ||||||||||||
Repayment
of credit facility
|
— | (11,500 | ) | — | (11,500 | ) | ||||||||||
Payment
of dividend to minority interest shareholders
|
— | (3,916 | ) | — | (3,916 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash flows used in financing activities
|
— | (5,906 | ) | — | (5,906 | ) | ||||||||||
DECREASE
IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(752 | ) | (15,765 | ) | — | (16,517 | ) | |||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
822 | 23,425 | — | 24,247 | ||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
$ | 70 | $ | 7,660 | $ | — | $ | 7,730 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
22
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Radio
One, Inc.
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted - See Note 1)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 13,070 | $ | 744 | $ | (13,070 | ) | $ | 744 | |||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,508 | 2,208 | — | 3,716 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt financing costs
|
— | 536 | — | 536 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of production content
|
— | 159 | — | 159 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
— | (216 | ) | — | (216 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity
in net losses of affiliated company
|
— | 492 | — | 492 | ||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
|
— | 906 | — | 906 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation and other compensation
|
339 | 733 | — | 1,072 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of contract inducement and termination fee
|
(538 | ) | 42 | — | (496 | ) | ||||||||||
Change
in interest due on stock subscriptions receivable
|
— | (20 | ) | — | (20 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect
of change in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets
acquired:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net
|
4,256 | 6,725 | — | 10,981 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(558 | ) | 358 | — | (200 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
— | 1,296 | — | 1,296 | ||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
5 | (327 | ) | — | (322 | ) | ||||||||||
Due
to corporate/from subsidiaries
|
(18,660 | ) | 18,660 | — | — | |||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(1,616 | ) | (1,401 | ) | — | (3,017 | ) | |||||||||
Accrued
interest
|
— | (10,277 | ) | — | (10,277 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrued
compensation and related benefits
|
207 | (284 | ) | — | (77 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
— | (1,050 | ) | — | (1,050 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
(705 | ) | 3,681 | — | 2,976 | |||||||||||
Net
cash from (used in) operating activities from discontinued
operations
|
673 | (1,388 | ) | — | (715 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash flows (used in) from operating activities
|
(2,019 | ) | 21,577 | (13,070 | ) | 6,488 | ||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
1,491 | (3,058 | ) | — | (1,567 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity
investments
|
— | (1,000 | ) | — | (1,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Investment
in subsidiaries
|
— | (13,070 | ) | 13,070 | — | |||||||||||
Purchase
of other intangible assets
|
210 | (231 | ) | — | (21 | ) | ||||||||||
Deposits
for station equipment and purchases and other assets
|
— | (2,121 | ) | — | (2,121 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash from investing activities from discontinued
operations
|
8 | 255 | — | 263 | ||||||||||||
Net
cash flows from (used in) investing activities
|
1,709 | (19,225 | ) | 13,070 | (4,446 | ) | ||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of other debt
|
— | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
Payment
of dividend to minority interest shareholders
|
— | (2,940 | ) | — | (2,940 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash flows used in financing activities
|
— | (2,943 | ) | — | (2,943 | ) | ||||||||||
DECREASE
IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(310 | ) | (591 | ) | — | (901 | ) | |||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
884 | 31,522 | — | 32,406 | ||||||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
$ | 574 | $ | 30,931 | $ | — | $ | 31,505 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidating financial
statement.
23
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 months ended March 31, 2008, approximately 59% of our net revenue
was generated from local advertising and approximately 36% was generated
from
national advertising, including network advertising. In comparison, during
the
three months ended March 31, 2007, approximately 58% of our net revenue was
generated from local advertising and approximately 38% was generated from
national advertising, including network advertising. National advertising
also
includes advertising revenue generated from Giant Magazine. 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.
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.
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.
(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, other expense,
corporate expenses and stock-based compensation expenses, 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, debt financings, 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.
24
Summary
of Performance
The
tables below provide a summary of our performance based on the metrics described
above:
Three
Months Ended March
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands, except margin data)
|
||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 72,498 | $ | 74,040 | ||||
Station
operating
income
|
28,948 | 34,102 | ||||||
Station
operating income
margin
|
39.9 | % | 46.1 | % | ||||
Net
(loss)
income
|
$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 |
The
reconciliation of net (loss) income to station operating income is as
follows:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
(loss) income as reported
|
$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 | |||
Add
back non-station operating income items included in net
income:
|
||||||||
Interest
income
|
(201 | ) | (267 | ) | ||||
Interest
expense
|
17,259 | 18,070 | ||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
8,898 | 1,452 | ||||||
Corporate
selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based
compensation
|
6,407 | 7,550 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
328 | 815 | ||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
|
2,285 | 492 | ||||||
Other
expense, net
|
11 | 8 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,664 | 3,716 | ||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
|
823 | 906 | ||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
7,781 | 616 | ||||||
Station
operating income
|
$ | 28,948 | $ | 34,102 |
25
RADIO
ONE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
following table summarizes our historical consolidated results of
operations:
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
(In thousands)
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
(As
Adjusted -
|
||||||||||||||||
See
Note 1)
|
||||||||||||||||
Statements
of Operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 72,498 | $ | 74,040 | $ | (1,542 | ) | (2.1 | )% | |||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Programming
and technical, excluding stock-based compensation
|
19,032 | 18,070 | 962 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative, excluding stock-based
compensation
|
24,518 | 21,868 | 2,650 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||
Corporate
selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based
Compensation
|
6,407 | 7,550 | (1,143 | ) | (15.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
328 | 815 | (487 | ) | (59.8 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,664 | 3,716 | (52 | ) | (1.4 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
53,949 | 52,019 | 1,930 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
18,549 | 22,021 | (3,472 | ) | (15.8 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
income
|
201 | 267 | (66 | ) | (24.7 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
17,259 | 18,070 | (811 | ) | (4.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
|
2,285 | 492 | 1,793 | 364.4 | ||||||||||||
Other
expense, net
|
11 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||
(Loss)
Income before provision for income taxes, minority interest in
income of
subsidiaries and discontinued operations
|
(805 | ) | 3,718 | (4,523 | ) | (121.7 | ) | |||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
8,898 | 1,452 | 7,446 | 512.8 | ||||||||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
|
823 | 906 | (83 | ) | (9.2 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
(loss) income from continuing operations
|
(10,526 | ) | 1,360 | (11,886 | ) | (874.0 | ) | |||||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
(7,781 | ) | (616 | ) | (7,165) | (1,163.1) | ||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (18,307 | ) | $ | 744 | $ | (19,051 | ) | (2,560.6 | )% |
Net
revenue
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$72,498
|
$74,040
|
$(1,542)
|
(2.1)%
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recognized approximately
$72.5
million in net revenue compared to approximately $74.0 million during the
same
period in 2007. These amounts are net of agency and outside sales representative
commissions, which were approximately $7.9 million during the three months
ended
2008, compared to approximately $8.2 million during the same period in
2007.
While the Company’s revenue performance outperformed that of the markets in
which we participate, we experienced a decrease in net revenue primarily
driven
by the overall radio industry revenue decline, with national revenue remaining
particularly weak. Specifically, we experienced considerable revenue declines
in
our Dallas and Houston markets, and more modest declines in our Atlanta
and
Detroit markets. Reach Media had a decline in revenue due to the previously
announced cancellation of its syndicated TV show and to the discontinuation
of
certain sponsored events during the first quarter of 2008. The decline
in Giant
Magazine’s net revenue was due to a sizable one-time sponsorship in
first quarter 2007. These declines were offset partially by increases in revenue
associated with a certain special event, internet revenue, political revenue
and
increases in net revenue in our Philadelphia and Washington, DC
markets.
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Operating
expenses
Programming
and technical, excluding stock-based compensation
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$19,032
|
$18,070
|
$962
|
5.3%
|
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 also include expenses associated
with our programming research activities and music royalties. Production
activities associated with Giant Magazine and certain technical on-line
activities are also included in programming and technical expenses. Increased
programming and technical expenses were primarily due to additional programming
personnel compensation, higher on-air talent expenses, mostly for our new
syndicated programs, additional royalty expenses, new expenses associated
with
the operation of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM) which began in April 2007, and
additional spending on our internet initiative. Excluding the spending on
our
internet initiative, programming and technical expenses increased 3.1% for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
Selling,
general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$24,518
|
$21,868
|
$2,650
|
12.1%
|
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
stations are also included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
In
addition, selling, general and administrative expenses also include expenses
related to the advertising traffic (scheduling and insertion) functions.
Increased selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily due
to a
large special event held in March 2008, increased bad debt expenses, higher
expenses associated with securing station ratings data from Arbitron under
a new
contract with increased rates, including higher rates for the portable people
meter (“PPM”) methodology, increased spending for sales training, systems and
tools, new expenses associated with the operation of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM)
which began in April 2007, and additional spending associated with our internet
initiative. These increases were offset partially from savings associated
with
less promotional spending, reduced travel and entertainment and savings from
the
suspension of our 401(k) match program. Excluding the spending on our internet
initiative, selling, general and administrative expenses increased 8.5% for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
Excluding both the internet initiative spending and spending on a certain
special event, selling, general and administrative expenses increased .4%
for
the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in
2007.
Corporate
selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based
compensation
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$6,407
|
$7,550
|
$(1,143)
|
(15.1)%
|
Corporate
selling, general and administrative expenses consist of expenses associated
with
maintaining our corporate headquarters and facilities, including personnel.
Decreased corporate selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily
due to the absence of spending for legal and professional fees incurred last
year in association with the voluntary review of our historical stock option
grant practices. Additional savings from corporate expenses resulted from
the
suspension of our 401(k) match program and less expense associated with officer
retention bonuses. These savings were offset partially by additional
compensation for new hires, severance expenses and increased travel and
entertainment expenses. Excluding last year’s spending associated with the stock
options review, corporate selling, general and administrative expenses decreased
1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period
in
2007.
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Stock-based compensation
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$328
|
$815
|
$(487)
|
(59.8)%
|
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
was
primarily due to cancellations, forfeitures and the completion of the vesting
period for certain stock option grants.
Depreciation and amortization
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$3,664
|
$3,716
|
$(52)
|
(1.4)%
|
The
decrease in depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 was due primarily to a decline in amortization expense associated
with certain affiliate agreements acquired as part of our purchase of 51%
of
Reach Media. This decrease is offset partially by an increase in depreciation
for capital expenditures made subsequent to March 31, 2007.
Interest
income
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$201
|
$267
|
$(66)
|
(24.7)%
|
The
decrease in interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was
due
primarily to lower cash balances and a decline in interest rates.
Interest
expense
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$17,259
|
$18,070
|
$(811)
|
(4.5)%
|
The
decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was
due
primarily to a decline in interest expense associated with debt pay downs
and
overall lower borrowings, which is offset partially by new fees associated
with
the operation of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM) pursuant to a local management
agreement (“LMA”), which began in April 2007. LMA fees are classified as
interest expense.
Equity
in loss of affiliated company
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$2,285
|
$492
|
$1,793
|
364.4%
|
Equity
in loss of affiliated company primarily reflects our estimated equity in
the net
loss of TV One, LLC (“TV One”). The increased loss for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 was due primarily to an increase in our share of TV One’s losses
related to 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.
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Provision
for income taxes
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$8,898
|
$1,452
|
$7,446
|
512.8%
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the provision for income taxes increased
to approximately $8.9 million from approximately $1.5 million for the same
period in 2007. 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 (“NOLs”) 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 a result, approximately $8.5 million of the
increase in the provision for income taxes is due primarily to recording
a full
valuation allowance against the additional NOLs generated from the tax
deductible amortization of indefinite-lived assets for the three months ended
March 31, 2008.
Minority
interest in income of subsidiaries
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$823
|
$906
|
$(83)
|
(9.2)%
|
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 March 31, 2008,
compared to the same period in 2007.
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of tax
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|||
2008
|
2007
|
|||
$7,781
|
$616
|
$(7,165)
|
(1,163.1)%
|
The
loss from discontinued operations, net of tax resulted from entering into
a
definitive agreement to sell our Los Angeles station, KRBV-FM, in March 2008,
for approximately $137.5 million, which resulted in an approximate $5.1 million
impairment charge, and approximately $1.8 million in other one-time sale
related
expenses. Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax also includes a tax
provision in the amount of $830,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2008,
compared to a tax benefit of $495,000 for the same period in 2007.
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”). 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 amount available under the Credit Agreement consists
of a
$500.0 million revolving facility and an initial $300.0 million term
loan. Borrowings are subject to compliance with certain provisions of the
Credit
Agreement, including financial covenants. The Company may use proceeds from
the
credit facilities for working capital, capital expenditures made in the ordinary
course of business, refinancing under certain conditions, investments and
acquisitions permitted under the Credit Agreement, 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 1.60 to 1.00 through June 30, 2008, no less
than 1.75 to 1.00 from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009, no less than
2.00 to 1.00 from January 1, 2010 through 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 7.75 to 1.00
through March 31, 2008, no greater than 7.50 to 1.00 from April 1,
2008 through September 30, 2008, no greater than 7.25 to 1.00 from
October 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010, no greater than 6.50 to 1.00
from July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011, and no greater that 6.00
to 1.00 from 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. Simultaneous with entering into the Credit Agreement in June 2005,
the Company borrowed $437.5 million to retire all outstanding obligations
under its previous credit agreement. The Company was in
compliance with all
debt covenants as of March
31, 2008. At the date of
the filing of this Form 10-Q and based on current
projections, the Company
believes that for the next
twelve months it will be in
compliance with all debt covenants.
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The
Credit Agreement requires the Company to calculate its excess cash flow and
make
a debt principal prepayment equal to 50% of such excess cash flow within
125
days of the Company’s fiscal year end. A debt principal prepayment is triggered
if the Company’s leverage ratio as of the last day of a fiscal year is greater
than 6.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s leverage
ratio was greater than 6.25 to 1.00. Based on this fiscal year end
2007 excess cash flow calculation, the Company made a debt principal prepayment
of approximately $6.0 million on May 5, 2008.
As
of March 31,
2008,
we had approximately $378.5 million
of committed but unused
borrowings. Taking into consideration the covenants under the Credit Agreement,
approximately $6.3 million
of that amount was
available to be drawn down. Both the term loan facility and the revolving
facility under the Credit Agreement 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.
Under
the Credit Agreement, we are
required 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 March 31,
2008,
we had three swap agreements in place
for a total notional amount of $75.0 million, and the periods remaining on
these three swap agreements range in duration from threeto
51 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.
The
following table summarizes the interest rates in effect with respect to our
debt
as of March 31, 2008:
Type
of Debt
|
Amount
Outstanding
|
Applicable
Interest
Rate
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||
Senior
bank term debt (swap matures June 16, 2012)(1)
|
$ | 25.0 | 6.72 | % | ||||
Senior
bank term debt (swap matures June 16, 2010)(1)
|
$ | 25.0 | 6.52 | % | ||||
Senior
bank term debt (swap matures June 16, 2008)(1)
|
$ | 25.0 | 6.38 | % | ||||
Senior
bank term debt (subject to variable interest rates)(2)
|
$ | 117.5 | 5.00 | % | ||||
Senior
bank revolving debt (subject to variable interest rates)(2)
|
$ | 120.5 | 5.00 | % | ||||
87/8% senior
subordinated notes (fixed rate)
|
$ | 300.0 | 8.88 | % | ||||
63/8% senior
subordinated notes (fixed rate)
|
$ | 200.0 | 6.38 | % | ||||
Seller
financed acquisition loan
|
$ | 0.5 | 5.10 | % |
(1)
|
A
total of $75.0 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 2.25% and
is
incorporated into the applicable interest rates set forth
above.
|
(2)
|
Subject
to rolling 90-day LIBOR plus a spread currently at 2.25% and incorporated
into the applicable interest rate set forth
above.
|
Our
Credit Agreement and 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.
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The
following table provides a comparison of our statements of cash flows for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
cash flows (used in) from operating activities
|
$ | (5,606 | ) | $ | 6,488 | |||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
|
(5,005 | ) | (4,446 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows used in financing activities
|
(5,906 | ) | (2,943 | ) |
Net
cash flows used in operating activities were approximately $5.6 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the net cash flows from
operating activities of approximately $6.5 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2007. Cash flows from operating activities for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 decreased from the prior year due primarily to
a
decrease in net income of approximately $19.1 million and a decrease in
overall working capital.
Net
cash flows used in investing activities were approximately $5.0 million and
$4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Capital expenditures, including digital tower and transmitter
upgrades, and deposits for station equipment and purchases were approximately
$3.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007, respectively. We contributed approximately $1.0 million
in services which increased our equity investment in TV One for each of the
three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
Net
cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $5.9 million and
$2.9
million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we borrowed approximately
$10.0 million from our credit facility and made a repayment on our
revolving credit facility of approximately $11.5 million. We paid
approximately $3.9 million and $2.9 million in dividends to Reach Media’s
minority interest shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2008
and
2007, respectively.
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
April 2008, we
acquired Community Connect Inc., an on-line social networking company, for
$38.0
million in cash, and we borrowed $34.0 million from our credit facilty 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 inseller
financing. Up
until closing in July 2007, we had been operating WDBZ-AM pursuant to an
LMA
since August 2001. In April 2007, we paid a deposit of $3.0 million and entered
into an agreement to acquire the assets of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM), a
radio
station located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, for approximately
$38.0 million in cash, and an LMA with Bonneville International
Corporation to operate the radio station pending the completion of the
acquisition. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, we expect to
complete the acquisition in the second quarter of 2008. Other than our agreement
to purchase WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM) from Bonneville, 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
March
31,
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 March 31, 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, 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 March 31, 2008, we had two standby letters of credit totaling $487,000
in
connection with our deductible requirements for insurance policy renewals
and a
third standby letter of credit totaling $500,000 in connection with a special
event. To date, there has been no activity on these standby letters of
credit.
Our
ability to meet our debt service obligations and reduce 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 both nationally and locally 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, completing
the
acquisition of WPRS-FM (formerly WXGG-FM), 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 flow 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 terms of our debt agreements,
as amended. 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.
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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 December 20, 2007, Moody’s downgraded
our corporate family rating to B1 from Ba3 and our $800 million secured
credit
facility ($500 million revolver, $300 million term loan) to Ba2 from Ba1.
In addition, Moody’s downgraded our 87/8%
senior subordinated notes and
63/8%
senior subordinated notes to B3 from
B1. 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 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. On March 13, 2008, Moody's placed all of the Company’s
debt ratings of under review for possible further downgrade. The review
was prompted by the Company’s operating performance in the fourth quarter of
2007 due to the overall radio market decline combined with the Company’s
underperformance relative to its markets.
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. 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. There have been no material
changes in such policies or estimates since we filed our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with
SFAS No. 123(R). 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.
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 radio broadcasting licenses
and
goodwill. Goodwill exists whenever the purchase price exceeds the fair value
of
tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired in business
combinations. As of March 31, 2008, we had approximately $1.3 billion in
radio
broadcasting licenses and goodwill, which represents approximately 76% of
our
total assets. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other
IntangibleAssets,”
for such
assets owned as of October 1st,
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. In total, as part of discontinued operations for our Los Angeles
market,
we recorded approximately $5.1 million in impairment charges for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and no impairment charges were recorded for the
three months ended March 31, 2007. We believe estimating the value of radio
broadcasting licenses and goodwill is a critical accounting estimate
because:
|
•
|
the
carrying value of radio broadcasting licenses and goodwill 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
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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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Changes
in our estimated fair values as a result of either future asset dispositions
or
our annual impairment testing could result in future 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 of our Consolidated Financial
Statements — 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 year ended December 31, 2007, our historical
results have usually averaged approximately 6.0% 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.
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
in the month in which a particular issue is available for sale.
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 of our Consolidated Financial Statements — Investment
in
Affiliated Company for further discussion.
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.
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 FAS 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.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company has determined that minor
fluctuations in its projected income would create significant changes to
the
estimated annual effective tax rate. Pursuant to FIN No. 18, the Company
has
provided for tax expense using an actual calculation for certain filing
jurisdictions for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
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
March
31, 2008, we had approximately $4.5 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.
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Realizibility
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 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 realizibility assessment, the Company has recorded
a
full valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $8.5 million for
additional DTAs generated from continuing operations for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008. 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.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCMENTS
In
March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities.” 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 December 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
February 2007, the FASB issued
SFASNo. 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. We may adopt SFAS
No. 159 no later than first quarter 2008. The Company is currently
evaluating SFAS No. 159 and its effect, if any, on the Company’s financial
position, results of operations and cash flows.
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 March 31,
2008, we had approximately $313.0 million in debt outstanding under the
Credit Agreement. We also have outstanding $200.0 million 63/8% senior
subordinated notes due 2013 and $300.0 million 87/8% senior
subordinated notes due 2011. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Lease
obligations
We
have non-cancelable operating leases for office space, studio space, equipment,
broadcast towers and transmitter facilities that expire over the next
22 years.
Operating
Contracts and
Agreements
We
have other operating contracts and agreements including employment contracts,
on-air talent contracts, severance obligations, retention bonuses, consulting
agreements, equipment rental agreements, programming related agreements,
and
other general operating agreements that expire over the next seven
years.
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Contractual
Obligations Schedule
The
following table represents our contractual obligations as of March 31,
2008:
Payments
Due by Period
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Contractual
Obligations
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
and Beyond
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thousands)
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87/8% Senior
subordinated notes(1)
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$ | 26,625 | $ | 26,625 | $ | 26,625 | $ | 313,313 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 393,188 | ||||||||||||||
63/8% Senior
subordinated notes(1)
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12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 206,375 | 270,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit
facilities(2)
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38,402 | 60,871 | 63,400 | 60,834 | 153,987 | — | 377,494 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating contracts/ agreements(3)(4)(5)
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41,223 | 37,237 | 19,949 | 21,033 | 21,980 | 22,483 | 163,905 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
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5,630 | 6,757 | 5,893 | 5,171 | 3,530 | 11,299 | 38,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 124,630 | $ | 144,240 | $ | 128,617 | $ | 413,101 | $ | 192,247 | $ | 240,157 | $ | 1,242,992 |
(1)
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Includes
interest obligations based on current effective interest rate on
senior
subordinated notes outstanding as of March 31,
2008.
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(2)
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Includes
interest obligations based on current effective interest rate and
projected interest expense on credit facilities outstanding as
of
March 31, 2008.
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(3)
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Includes
employment contracts, severance obligations, on-air talent contracts,
consulting agreements, equipment rental agreements, programming
related
agreements, and other general operating agreements.
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Includes
a retention bonus of approximately $2.0 million pursuant to an
employment agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”) for
remaining employed with the Company through and including October 31,
2008. If the CAO’s employment ends before October 31, 2008, the
amount paid will be a pro rata portion of the retention bonus based
on the
number of days of employment between October 31, 2004 and
October 31, 2008.
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Includes
a retention bonus of approximately $3.1 million pursuant to an
employment agreement with the former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for
remaining employed with the Company until his departure on December
31,
2007. This amount to be paid in July 2008, is a pro rata
portion of a $7.0 million retention bonus, 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.
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Reflected
in the obligations above, as of March 31, 2008, we had three swap
agreements in place for a total notional amount of $75.0 million. The
periods remaining on the swap agreements range in duration from 3 to
51 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.
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RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
2000, an officer of the Company, the former Chief Financial Officer (“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 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 March 31, 2008, the
remaining principal and interest balance on the former CFO’s loan was
approximately $1.7 million, which includes accrued interest in the amount
of $190,000. The former CFO was employed with the Company through December
31,
2007, and pursuant to an agreement with the Company, the loan becomes due
in
full in July 2008. Pursuant to his employment agreement, the former CFO will
receive a retention bonus, in the amount of approximately $3.1 million in
cash
in July 2008 for having remained employed with the Company through December
31,
2007. The retention bonus is 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.
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, of which $514,000 remained outstanding as of March 31, 2008. The
financing is a 5.1% interest bearing loan payable monthly through July 2008.
Blue Chip is owned by L. Ross Love, 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 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 March 31, 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
have been no material changes to our legal proceedings as set forth in our
most
recently filed Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors
There
have been no material changes to our risk factors as set forth in our most
recently filed Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior
Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission
of Matters to
a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other
Information
On
February 19, 2008, Peter D. Thompson assumed the role of Chief Financial
Officer. In connection with his new position, the Company entered into an
employment agreement dated March 31, 2008 (the “Agreement”) with
Mr. Thompson. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Thompson received
or will receive the following:
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an
annual base salary of $375,000, and annual increases of not less
than 3%;
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an
annual discretionary bonus potential up to $75,000, as to be determined
by
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer;
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a
signing bonus of $20,000;
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a
restricted stock grant of 75,000 shares of Class D common stock
(the “Restricted Shares”), vesting in three equal annual increments or
upon a change in control; and
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options
to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s Class D common stock
(the “Option Shares”), at an exercise price equal to the closing price of
the stock on the grant date vesting in three equal annual increments
or
upon a change in control.
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The
Company currently anticipates that both the Restricted Shares and Option
Shares
will be granted on June 5, 2008.
The
Agreement provides for potential severance payments as follows:
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a
pro rata portion of any bonus earned, if employment is terminated
due to
death or disability; and
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in
the event of termination without cause, severance in the amount
of
$93,750.
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Item 6. Exhibits
31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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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.
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32.2
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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)
May
12, 2008
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