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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. Reports Results for the Period From April 24, 2015 Through June 30, 2015
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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. Reports Results for the Period From April 24, 2015 Through June 30, 2015
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Revenues of
$128.7 million -
FFO and AFFO of
$0.48 per diluted common share -
EPS of
$0.05 per diluted common share
"We are extremely pleased with the successful launch of CS&L as an independent publicly traded REIT," commented
SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
CS&L was spun-off from
Funds from Operations ("FFO"), as defined by the
Adjusted EBITDA and net income of CS&L was
OUTLOOK
For the full year we expect FFO to range between
DIVIDENDS
As previously reported, on
CONFERENCE CALL
CS&L will hold a conference call today to discuss this earnings release at
ABOUT CS&L
CS&L (Nasdaq:CSAL), an
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time. Those forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding our intent, belief or expectations regarding CS&L's financial position, results of operations, market position, growth opportunities, economic conditions and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding CS&L's ability to create shareholder value, statements regarding CS&L's pipeline and capital funding opportunities, and CS&L's ability to make regular dividend payments.
Words such as "anticipate(s)," "expect(s)," "intend(s)," "estimate(s)," "foresee(s)," "plan(s)," "believe(s)," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "seek(s)" and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could lead to actual results differing materially from those projected, forecasted or expected. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects or which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve some or all the benefits that we expect to achieve from our spin-off from
CS&L expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any of the forward looking statements set forth in this release to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
This release contains certain supplemental measures of performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | |
(In thousands, except per share data) | |
Assets: | June 30, 2015 |
Real estate investments, net | $ 2,440,326 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 154,615 |
Accounts receivable, net | 3,507 |
Intangible assets, net | 12,458 |
Straight-line rent receivable | 3,200 |
Derivative asset | 28,551 |
Other assets | 2,983 |
Total Assets | $ 2,645,640 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ 33,047 |
Dividends payable | 66,576 |
Deferred income taxes | 6,633 |
Notes and other debt | 3,508,685 |
Total Liabilities | 3,614,941 |
Commitments and contingencies | |
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | -- |
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 149,832 shares issued and outstanding | 150 |
Additional paid-in capital | -- |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 28,551 |
Distributions in excess of earnings | (998,002) |
Total shareholders' deficit | (969,301) |
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit | $ 2,645,640 |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | |
Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
(In thousands, except per share data) | |
Revenues: |
Period from April 24 - June 30, 2015 |
Rental revenues | $ 124,172 |
Consumer CLEC revenues | 4,576 |
Total revenues | 128,748 |
Costs and expenses: | |
Interest expense | 48,797 |
Depreciation and amortization | 64,444 |
General and administrative | 3,234 |
CLEC operating expenses | 3,741 |
Total costs and expenses | 120,216 |
Income before income taxes | 8,532 |
Income tax expense | 231 |
Net income | 8,301 |
Participating securities' share in earnings | (325) |
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ 7,976 |
Earnings per common share: | |
Basic | $ 0.05 |
Diluted | $ 0.05 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |
Basic | 149,827 |
Diluted | 149,827 |
Dividends declared per common share | $ 0.44 |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | |
(In thousands) | |
Cash flow from operating activities: |
Period from April 24 - June 30, 2015 |
Net income | $ 8,301 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |
Depreciation and amortization | 64,444 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1,272 |
Amortization of debt discount | 1,366 |
Deferred income taxes | (292) |
Straight-line rental revenues | (3,200) |
Stock-based compensation | 338 |
Other | 35 |
Changes in: | |
Accounts receivable | (1,640) |
Other assets | (1,827) |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 24,634 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 93,431 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | |
Consideration paid to Windstream Services | (1,035,029) |
Capital expenditures | (397) |
Net cash used by investing activities | (1,035,426) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |
Proceeds from issuance of Term Loans | 1,127,000 |
Deferred financing costs | (29,933) |
Common stock issuance costs | (456) |
Cash in-lieu of fractional shares | (19) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,096,592 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 154,597 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 18 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 154,615 |
Supplemental cash flow information: | |
Cash paid for interest | $ 24,583 |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |
Issuance of notes and other debt to Windstream Services, net of deferred financing costs ($34,681) | $ 2,412,829 |
Tenant capital improvements | 6,303 |
Accrual of dividends declared | 66,576 |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | ||
Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and AFFO | ||
(In thousands) | ||
Period from April 24 - June 30, 2015 |
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Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ 7,976 | |
Real estate depreciation and amortization | 63,801 | |
Participating securities share in earnings | 325 | |
Participating securities share in FFO | (352) | |
FFO applicable to common shareholders | 71,750 | |
Amortization of debt discount | 1,272 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1,366 | |
Stock based compensation | 338 | |
Amortization of customer list intangibles | 643 | |
Straight-line rental revenues | (3,200) | |
Acquisition and transaction related costs | 73 | |
Other | 35 | |
Adjusted FFO ("AFFO") applicable to common shareholders | $ 72,277 | |
Per diluted common share: | ||
EPS | $ 0.05 | |
FFO | 0.48 | |
AFFO | 0.48 | |
Weighted average common shares used to calculate diluted EPS, FFO and AFFO per common share | 149,827 | |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | |
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | |
(In thousands) | |
Period from April 24 - June 30, 2015 |
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Net income | $ 8,301 |
Depreciation and amortization | 64,444 |
Interest expense | 48,797 |
Income tax expense | 231 |
EBITDA | 121,773 |
Stock based compensation | 338 |
Acquisition and transaction related costs | 73 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 122,184 |
Adjusted EBITDA: | |
Leasing | $ 121,349 |
Consumer CLEC | 835 |
$ 122,184 | |
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA | $ 655,841 |
As of June 30, 2015: | June 30, 2015 |
Notes and other debt ("Debt")(1) | $ 3,650,000 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 154,615 |
Net Debt | $ 3,495,385 |
Debt/Annualized Adjusted EBITDA | 5.6x |
Net Debt/Annualized Adjusted EBITDA | 5.3x |
(1) Excludes $141.3 million of unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs. |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | |
Projected Future Results (1) | |
(Per Diluted Share) | |
Period from April 24 – December 31, 2015 |
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Net income applicable to common shareholders | $0.13 to $0.16 |
Real estate depreciation and amortization | 1.57 |
Participating securities share in earnings | 0.01 |
Participating securities share in FFO | (0.01) |
FFO applicable to common shareholders(2) | $1.71 to $1.73 |
Amortization of debt discount | 0.04 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 0.03 |
Stock based compensation | 0.02 |
Amortization of customer list intangibles | 0.02 |
Straight-line rental revenues | (0.08) |
Adjusted FFO ("AFFO") applicable to common shareholders(2) | $1.73 to $1.75 |
Weighted average common shares used to calculate diluted EPS, FFO and AFFO per common share | 149,829 |
(1) The foregoing projections reflect management's current view excluding the impact of future acquisitions, capital transactions, changes in market conditions, and other factors. These ranges represent management's best estimates based on the underlying assumptions as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from the estimates set forth above. |
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(2) The components of projected future results may not add to FFO applicable to common shareholders and AFFO applicable to common shareholders due to rounding. | |
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
While we believe that net income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure, we also believe that FFO, AFFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance of a real estate investment trust ("REIT").
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of the real estate diminishes predictably over time. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT that use historical cost accounting could be less informative. Thus, NAREIT created Funds From Operations, or "FFO", as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REIT's that excludes historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other items, from net income, as defined by GAAP. The Company uses the NAREIT definition of FFO. NAREIT defines FFO as net income applicable to common shareholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses from real estate dispositions, plus real estate depreciation and amortization and impairment changes.
The Company defines Adjusted Funds From Operations, or "AFFO", as FFO excluding (i) non-cash revenues and expenses such as stock-based compensation expense, amortization of debt discounts, amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of intangible assets, and straight line rental revenues and (ii) the impact, which may be recurring in nature, of acquisition and transaction related expenses, the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees, additional costs incurred as a result of early repayment of debt, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration and financial instruments and similar items. We believe that the use of FFO and AFFO, combined with the required GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among investors and analysts, and makes comparisons of operating results among such companies more meaningful. We consider FFO and AFFO to be useful measures for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance. In particular, we believe AFFO, by excluding certain revenue and expense items, can help investors compare our operating performance between periods and to other REITs on a consistent basis without having to account for differences caused by unanticipated items and events, such as acquisition and transaction related costs. However, FFO and AFFO do not purport to be indicative of cash available to fund our future cash requirements.
We define EBITDA as net income, as defined by GAAP, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA, excluding gains or losses on the early repayment of debt, acquisition and transaction related expenses, net gains on real estate activity, changes in the fair value of financial instruments and other identified revenues and expenses. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are important supplemental measures to net income because they provide additional information to evaluate our operating performance on an unleveraged basis, and serve as an indicator of our ability to service debt. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated similar to defined terms in our material debt agreements used to determine compliance with specific financial covenants.
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA for the reported period by 68 days and multiplying it by 365 days. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA and Annualized Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the methodology used by other REITs to calculate these measures, and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Annualized Adjusted EBITDA has not been prepared on a proforma basis in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
Our computations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to that reported by other REITs or companies that do not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or define EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and AFFO differently than we do.
CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT:Rob Clancy , 501-850-0855 VP - Investor Relations & Assistant Treasurer rob.clancy@cslreit.comMark A. Wallace , 501-850-0866 SVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer mark.wallace@cslreit.com