Exhibit 99.1

March 6, 2008

John Lowber, (907) 868-5628; jlowber@gci.com

Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com

David Morris, (907) 265-5396; dmorris@gci.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

GCI REPORTS 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Net income of $13.5 million or $0.22 per diluted share

 

Consolidated revenues of $520.3 million

 

EBITDAS of $153.7 million

 

ANCHORAGE, AK -- GCI (NASDAQ:GNCMA) today reported its 2007 results with net income of $13.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.22. The company’s 2007 net income compares to income of $18.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.33, in 2006. GCI recorded net income of $3.8 million or $0.06 per share on a diluted basis in the fourth quarter of 2007 that compares to net income of $3.1 million or $0.05 per share on a diluted basis for the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

GCI’s revenues for 2007 increased 9.0 percent to $520.3 million over 2006 revenues of $477.5 million. For the fourth quarter of 2007, revenues totaled $131.3 million as compared to $121.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, an increase of 8.2 percent. The annual and quarterly revenue increase was primarily due to the increase in consumer revenue for 2007. Revenues, as expected, were down 2.1 percent sequentially when compared to third quarter 2007 revenues of $134.1 million. The sequential decrease in revenue was primarily due to normal seasonality in the company’s voice products.

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share based compensation expense (EBITDAS) for 2007 totaled $153.7 million. EBITDAS for 2006 totaled $156.3 million. EBITDAS for 2007 decreased $2.6 million or 1.6 percent as compared to 2006. The decrease in annual EBITDAS is due primarily to the decrease in EBITDAS from the network access services and commercial segments mostly off set by the increase in EBITDAS from the consumer segment.

 

Fourth quarter 2007 EBITDAS totaled $38.8 million and compares to $37.1 million, an increase of 4.6 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase in EBITDAS is primarily attributable to increases in the consumer business EBITDAS.

 

Sequentially, fourth quarter 2007 EBITDAS of $38.8 million was relatively unchanged from the third quarter 2007. Increases in consumer and managed broadband EBITDAS off set the sequential decreases in network access and commercial EBITDAS.

 

GCI announced in its third quarter conference call that it expected 2007 annual revenues in the range of $514 million to $534 million and 2007 EBITDAS of $152 million to $154 million. GCI’s 2007 actual results are within the expected ranges discussed during the third quarter call.

 

GCI anticipates revenues of $550 million to $560 million and EBITDAS of more than $165 million for the year 2008. First quarter revenues are expected to total $130 million to $133 million and EBITDAS is expected to exceed $37 million.

 

“GCI had a challenging and difficult year in 2007 with the loss of more than $20 million in revenue from a single carrier customer and increased pricing pressures across our carrier business,” said GCI president, Ron Duncan. “But for the loss of that customer’s traffic we would have met our financial goals for the year. The good news is that as of the first of the year all of that carrier’s traffic is back on our network. With the exception of the previously announced shift in carrier revenue as a result of the Dobson/AT&T rearrangement I expect the carrier business to be much more stable in 2008.”

 

“Other than the results of our network access business GCI had a very good year in 2007. We experienced powerful growth in all categories of customers and service. Consumer revenues grew by 25 percent and EBITDAS from the consumer business was up more than 40 percent. For the first time contribution from the company’s consumer segment exceeded that from the network access business. This trend will accelerate in 2008 as revenues and EBITDAS from the Dobson/AT&T arrangement shift from network access to the consumer and commercial categories. The net effect will be to position the company with a much more diversified mix of revenue and EBITDAS.”

 

“Growth in fundamental customer metrics remains strong as we enter the new year reflecting both the expansion in our competitive footprint and the continued strength of our bundled product offerings. Additionally the acceleration of the shift to our own facilities for the provision of local services is improving margins in the voice business in spite of continued price pressures.”

 

“We are investing aggressively in 2008 as we launch a new satellite, build out our statewide wireless system and expand the footprint of our core product offerings. I am convinced that the returns from these investments will allow us to attain our previously announced financial goals and will result in significant increases in shareholder value.”

 

Highlights

Consumer revenues for 2007 totaled $223.5 million, an improvement of 24.9 percent over 2006. Video, data and wireless revenues provided strong growth for the year, and, as expected, voice revenues for the year 2007 increased $0.6 million over the prior year. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $58.0 million increased 23.8 percent from the prior year and 2.1 percent sequentially. The increases, again, were from strong growth in video, data and wireless sales.

 

Network access revenues for 2007 totaled $163.4 million, a decrease of 1.9 percent as compared to 2006. The decrease is primarily attributable to a 24 percent decrease in revenues from one network access carrier customer offset by increases in revenues from other carriers. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $38.8 million decreased 8.5 percent from the prior year and decreased 9.1 percent on a sequential basis. The annual and fourth quarter periods benefited from increases in data revenues. The sequential decrease from the third quarter is due to a seasonal decrease in voice traffic partially offset by higher data revenues.

 

Commercial revenues for 2007 totaled $104.6 million, a decrease of 1.2 percent from 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $27.0 million increased 6.8 percent from the prior year and decreased 1.0 percent on a sequential basis. Commercial revenues in the fourth quarter of 2007, driven primarily by increases in data revenues, more than offset the $9.5 million in annualized revenue lost from a large customer as previously described in the second quarter of 2006.

 

Consumer, network access and commercial local access lines totaled 120,100 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007 representing an estimated 28 percent share of the total access lines market in Alaska. Access lines increased by 5,300 during the fourth quarter and increased by 8,900 lines for the year. The increase is due, in part, to the continued roll out of new local services market areas and further penetration of GCI’s bundled offerings in existing markets.

 

GCI has provisioned 63,200 consumer and commercial access lines on its own facilities at the end of 2007, an increase of 23,400 lines over year end 2006 and an increase of 5,400 lines compared to the end of the third quarter of 2007. Approximately 55 percent of GCI’s total access lines were on its own facilities at the end of 2007 as compared to about 39 percent at the end of 2006. GCI’s avoided cost run rate for access lines switched to its own facilities is approximately $18.5 million at the end of 2007.

 

GCI had 96,500 consumer and commercial cable modem access customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 10,200 over the fourth quarter of 2006 and 4,100 sequentially from the third quarter of 2007. Average monthly revenue per cable modem totaled $33.94 for the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $33.59 for the third quarter of 2007, a sequential increase of more than 1 percent.

 

GCI had 77,300 wireless subscribers at the end of 2007, an increase of 4,000 subscribers from the third quarter of 2007.

 

GCI expects the launch of the Intelsat Galaxy 18 communications satellite on May 3, 2008. Galaxy 18 will replace the company’s existing transponder capacity on Galaxy XR when it reaches end of life on or about May 18, 2008. GCI will lease the new satellite over its expected 14 year life and the lease will be recorded as a fixed asset addition and capital lease obligation of $98.6 million.

 

After the third quarter blackout period ended in early November, 2007 and before year end GCI repurchased 310,000 shares of its Class A Common stock at a cost of approximately $2.7 million or $8.77 per share. For the calendar year 2007, GCI purchased 1.25 million shares at a cost of approximately $15.1 million or $12.04 per share. The company is authorized to purchase an additional $16.1 million of its shares through the end of the first quarter of 2007, however, the company does not anticipate further share repurchases in the near term. GCI will likely curtail stock repurchases as a condition for increasing the availability under the company’s credit facilities. The commitments and approvals to increase the credit facilities are expected early in the second quarter of 2008.

 

Consumer

Consumer revenues for 2007 totaled $223.5 million, an improvement of 24.9 percent over 2006. Video, data and wireless revenues provided strong growth for the

year, and, as expected, voice revenues for the year 2007 increased $0.6 million over the prior year. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $58.0 million increased 23.8 percent from the prior year and 2.1 percent sequentially. The increases, again, were from strong growth in video, data and wireless sales.

 

Consumer voice revenues totaled $46.2 million for the year 2007, an increase of 1.3 percent over 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 voice revenues of $11.5 million represented an increase of 2.9 percent compared to the prior year quarter and decreased 2.1 percent when compared to the third quarter of 2007. The sequential decrease in voice revenue was due to a change in the Universal Services Fund reimbursement rate that occurred at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Growth in voice revenues for 2007 is primarily due to the increase in customers taking voice services in existing and newly opened markets. GCI added 8,200 net local access lines by the end of 2007. Approximately 95 percent of local access customers choose GCI to be their long distance provider.

 

Consumer long distance minutes for the year 2007 decreased 4.3 percent when compared to 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 long distance minutes were relatively unchanged when compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 and increased sequentially 4.8 percent over the third quarter of 2007.

 

Consumer video revenue totaled $96.3 million in 2007, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 video revenues of $25.0 million increased 6.6 percent from the prior year and 4.7 percent sequentially. The increase in revenue is due in part to increases in subscribers and increases in video subscribers purchasing digital service and renting high definition/digital video recorder converters. Basic consumer video subscribers increased to 128,000, an increase of 4,000 subscribers or 3.2 percent for the year 2007 and increased sequentially by 2,400 subscribers.

 

Consumer data revenue totaled $34.2 million in 2007, an increase of 16.4 percent compared to 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 data revenues of $9.3 million increased 19.9 percent over the prior year and 6.2 percent sequentially. The increase in consumer data revenues is due to a strong increase in the number of cable modem customers as well as increasing average revenue per cable modem. GCI added 9,500 consumer cable modem customers over the prior year and 3,900 customers during the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

Consumer wireless revenues increased to $46.7 million, an increase of $33.0 million during 2007. The increase in wireless revenues is primarily due to an increase in the number of wireless customers including those customers of the company’s wireless subsidiary Alaska DigiTel.

 

Network Access  

Network access revenues for 2007 totaled $163.4 million, a decrease of 1.9 percent from 2006. The decrease is primarily attributable to a 24 percent decrease in revenues from one network access carrier customer offset by increases in revenues from other carriers. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $38.8 million decreased 8.5 percent from the prior year and decreased 9.1 percent on a sequential basis.

 

Voice revenues for 2007 totaled $96.9 million, a decrease of 12.6 percent compared to 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 voice revenues of $22.2 million decreased 17.0 percent from the prior year and decreased 14.2 percent sequentially. The annual and

quarterly decrease in voice revenues is due in part to declining minutes, rates per minute and a shift in carrier traffic by one of our carrier customers. The decline in sequential revenues is due in part to seasonality.

 

Network access long distance minutes decreased 5.0 percent in 2007 from 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 long distance minutes decreased 8.6 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006. The minute decrease for the year and for the fourth quarter was due primarily to a shift in carrier traffic by one of our carrier customers as previously noted. Minutes for the fourth quarter, as expected, decreased 8.0 percent when compared to the third quarter of 2007.

 

Data revenues for 2007 totaled $61.2 million, an increase of 10.0 percent compared to 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $15.9 million increased 1.6 percent over the prior year and 6.4 percent sequentially.

 

Wireless revenues totaled $5.3 million for 2007 and represent traffic carried for roaming customers of our wireless subsidiary Alaska DigiTel.

 

Commercial  

Commercial revenues for 2007 totaled $104.6 million, a decrease of 1.2 percent from 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $27.0 million increased 6.8 percent over the prior year and decreased 1.0 percent on a sequential basis. Commercial revenues in the fourth quarter of 2007, driven primarily by increases in data revenues, more than offset the $9.5 million in annualized revenue lost from a large customer as previously described in the second quarter of 2006.

 

Increases in video and wireless revenues were offset by decreases in voice and data revenues when comparing 2007 to 2006. Increases in data and wireless revenues in the fourth quarter of 2007 off set a decrease in voice and video revenues when compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. GCI added 1,200 commercial local access lines for the year 2007 and added 400 access lines when compared to the third quarter of 2007.

 

Commercial long distance minutes for the year 2007 were relatively unchanged from the year 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 long distance minutes were also relatively unchanged when compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 and, as expected, decreased 8.4 percent sequentially when compared to the third quarter of 2007. Third quarter minutes are typically the highest of the year due to seasonality.

 

Managed Broadband

Managed broadband revenues for 2007 totaled $28.8 million, an increase of 10.2 percent compared to 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $7.5 million increased 9.6 percent over the prior year and 2.4 percent sequentially.

 

Other Items

Total selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) for 2007 totaled $192.5 million an increase of 12.1 percent as compared to 2006. Fourth quarter SG&A totaled $48.2 million, an increase of 4.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006, and a decrease of 1.8 percent as compared to the third quarter 2007. The increase in SG&A expense is primarily due to the consolidation of Alaska DigiTel and increases in labor and benefits costs. Excluding Alaska DigiTel and non-cash share based compensation costs, SG&A

for 2007 increased 4.3 percent as compared to 2006, decreased 3.1 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2006, and the fourth quarter of 2007 was relatively unchanged from the third quarter of 2007.

 

During 2007, capital expenditures totaled $154.5 million as compared to $107.7 million in 2006. GCI’s capital expenditures include those of Alaska DigiTel. The capital expenditures for 2007 exceeded the expected range of $145 million to $150 million discussed in the third quarter conference call.

 

GCI will hold a conference call to discuss its 2007 and fourth quarter results on Friday, March 7, 2008 beginning at 2 p.m. (Eastern). To access the briefing on March 7, dial 800-779-1507 (International callers should dial 210-234-0000) and identify your call as “GCI.” In addition to the conference call, GCI will make available net conferencing. To access the call via net conference, log on to www.gci.com and follow the instructions. A replay of the call will be available for 72-hours by dialing 866-505-6378, access code 7461 (International callers should dial 203-369-1866.)

 

GCI is the largest telecommunications company in Alaska. A pioneer in bundled services, GCI provides local, wireless, and long distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data communication services throughout Alaska. More information about the company can be found at www.gci.com.

 

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding the company’s expected results that are based on management’s expectations as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements due to uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCI’s control. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements is contained in GCI’s cautionary statement sections of Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

Assets

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$    13,074

 

57,647

Restricted cash

 

-

 

4,612

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

97,913

 

78,811

Less allowance for doubtful receivables

 

1,657

 

2,922

Net receivables

 

96,256

 

75,889

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

5,734

 

20,685

Prepaid expenses

 

5,356

 

5,729

Inventories

 

2,541

 

3,362

Notes receivable from related parties

 

31

 

1,080

Property held for sale

 

-

 

2,316

Other current assets

 

686

 

1,988

Total current assets

 

123,678

 

173,308

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation

 

502,426

 

454,879

Construction in progress

 

69,409

 

29,994

Net property and equipment

 

571,835

 

484,873

 

 

 

 

 

Cable certificates

 

191,565

 

191,565

Goodwill

 

42,181

 

42,181

Wireless licenses

 

25,757

 

1,497

Other intangible assets, net of amortization

 

11,769

 

7,011

Deferred loan and senior notes costs, net of amortization

 

6,202

 

7,091

Other assets

 

9,399

 

7,133

Total other assets

 

286,873

 

256,478

Total assets

 

$   982,386

 

914,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

Liabilities, Minority Interest, and Stockholders' Equity

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of obligations under long-term debt and capital leases

 

$      2,375 

 

1,792 

Accounts payable

 

35,747 

 

28,404 

Deferred revenue

 

16,600 

 

16,566 

Accrued payroll and payroll related obligations

 

16,329 

 

14,598 

Accrued interest

 

8,927 

 

8,710 

Accrued liabilities

 

7,536 

 

8,377 

Subscriber deposits

 

877 

 

489 

Total current liabilities

 

88,391 

 

78,936 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

536,115 

 

487,737 

Obligations under capital leases, excluding current maturities

 

2,290 

 

2,229 

Obligation under capital lease due to related party, excluding current
  maturity

 

469 

 

561 

Deferred income taxes

 

83,481 

 

86,998 

Other liabilities

 

13,241 

 

12,725 

Total liabilities

 

723,987 

 

669,186 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

6,478 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock (no par):

 

 

 

 

Class A. Authorized 100,000 shares; issued 50,437 and 50,191
      shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively;
      outstanding 49,425 and 49,804 shares at December 31, 2007 and
      2006, respectively

 

155,980 

 

157,502 

Class B. Authorized 10,000 shares; issued 3,257 and 3,370 shares at
      December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively; outstanding
      3,255 and 3,368 shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively;

convertible on a share-per-share basis into Class A common stock

 

2,751 

 

2,846 

Less cost of 473 and 258 Class A and Class B common shares held in
       treasury at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

 

(3,448)

 

(1,436)

Paid-in capital

 

20,132 

 

20,641 

Notes receivable with related parties issued upon stock option exercise

 

 

(738)

Retained earnings

 

76,506 

 

66,658 

Total stockholders' equity

 

251,921 

 

245,473 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities, minority interest, and stockholders' equity

 

$    982,386 

 

914,659 

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$ 520,311

 

477,482

 

443,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
  separately below)

179,057

 

156,405

 

134,861

Selling, general and administrative expenses

192,494

 

171,652

 

155,542

Restructuring charge

-

 

-

 

1,967

Depreciation and amortization expense

86,327

 

82,099

 

74,126

Operating income

62,433

 

67,326

 

76,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

(36,125)

 

(34,413)

 

(34,116)

Amortization and write-off of loan and senior notes fees

(1,423)

 

(964)

 

(3,406)

Interest income

544

 

1,841

 

624

Loss on termination of capital lease

-

 

-

 

(2,797)

Other

36

 

463

 

-

Other expense, net

(36,968)

 

(33,073)

 

(39,695)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense and cumulative effect of a change in
     accounting principle

25,465

 

34,253

 

36,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

11,961

 

15,797

 

16,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

13,504

 

18,456

 

20,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax
  expense of $44

-

 

64

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

13,504

 

18,520

 

20,831

Excess of the price paid to redeem Series B redeemable preferred stock
  over the carrying amount of the preferred stock

-

 

-

 

2,358

Preferred stock dividends

-

 

-

 

148

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 13,504

 

18,520

 

18,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders before cumulative effect
    of a change in accounting principle

$ 0.26

 

0.34

 

0.34

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

-

 

-

 

-

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 0.26

 

0.34

 

0.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders before cumulative effect
    of a change in accounting principle

$ 0.22

 

0.33

 

0.33

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

-

 

-

 

-

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 0.22

 

0.33

 

0.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares used to calculate basic EPS

52,951

 

53,777

 

54,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares used to calculate diluted EPS

54,581

 

55,325

 

55,874

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2007

 

Fourth Quarter 2006

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

$ 11,501

22,192

7,021

-

40,714

 

11,182

26,734

7,838

-

45,754

Video

24,955

-

2,100

-

27,055

 

23,410

-

2,212

-

25,622

Data

9,278

15,882

16,576

7,549

49,285

 

7,737

15,638

14,443

6,888

44,706

Wireless

12,242

704

1,300

-

14,246

 

4,493

-

784

-

5,277

Total

57,976

38,778

26,997

7,549

131,300

 

46,822

42,372

25,277

6,888

121,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods
   sold

19,440

10,841

14,070

1,477

45,828

 

17,409

9,824

11,938

1,169

40,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribution

38,536

27,937

12,927

6,072

85,472

 

29,413

32,548

13,339

5,719

81,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less SG&A

24,103

11,242

9,541

3,285

48,171

 

21,886

11,496

10,124

2,507

46,013

Add other
  income

4

4

2

-

10

 

-

-

-

113

113

EBITDA

14,437

16,699

3,388

2,787

37,311

 

7,527

21,052

3,215

3,325

35,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add share-

based
  compensation

518

531

288

117

1,454

 

593

855

368

139

1,955

EBITDAS

$ 14,955

17,230

3,676

2,904

38,765

 

8,120

21,907

3,583

3,464

37,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2007

 

Third Quarter 2007 (as amended)

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

$ 11,501

22,192

7,021

-

40,714

 

11,750

25,856

7,838

-

45,444

Video

24,955

-

2,100

-

27,055

 

23,834

-

2,148

-

25,982

Data

9,278

15,882

16,576

7,549

49,285

 

8,736

14,920

15,961

7,369

46,986

Wireless

12,242

704

1,300

-

14,246

 

12,475

1,881

1,322

-

15,678

Total

57,976

38,778

26,997

7,549

131,300

 

56,795

42,657

27,269

7,369

134,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods
  sold

19,440

10,841

14,070

1,477

45,828

 

21,302

11,554

13,352

1,670

47,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribution

38,536

27,937

12,927

6,072

85,472

 

35,493

31,103

13,917

5,699

86,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less SG&A

24,103

11,242

9,541

3,285

48,171

 

24,804

10,958

9,719

3,589

49,070

Add other
  income

4

4

2

-

10

 

14

16

7

-

37

EBITDA

14,437

16,699

3,388

2,787

37,311

 

10,703

20,161

4,205

2,110

37,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add share-

based
  compensation

518

531

288

117

1,454

 

604

629

371

138

1,742

EBITDAS

$ 14,955

17,230

3,676

2,904

38,765

 

11,307

20,790

4,576

2,248

38,921

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2006

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

 

Network

 

Managed

 

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

 

Consumer

Access

Commercial

Broadband

Totals

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

$ 46,212

96,896

30,761

-

173,869

 

45,625

110,834

32,162

-

188,621

Video

96,327

-

8,018

-

104,345

 

90,226

-

7,993

-

98,219

Data

34,230

61,199

61,052

28,792

185,273

 

29,406

55,637

63,276

26,131

174,450

Wireless

46,733

5,282

4,809

-

56,824

 

13,694

-

2,498

-

16,192

Total

223,502

163,377

104,640

28,792

520,311

 

178,951

166,471

105,929

26,131

477,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods
  sold

81,877

40,593

50,559

6,028

179,057

 

66,889

37,280

47,869

4,367

156,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribution

141,625

122,784

54,081

22,764

341,254

 

112,062

129,191

58,060

21,764

321,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less SG&A

95,808

44,182

38,655

13,849

192,494

 

80,750

40,268

38,169

12,465

171,652

Add other
  income

14

15

7

-

36

 

-

-

-

463

463

EBITDA

45,831

78,617

15,433

8,915

148,796

 

31,312

88,923

19,891

9,762

149,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add share-

based
  compensation

1,720

1,744

1,071

409

4,944

 

2,081

2,478

1,337

469

6,365

EBITDAS

$ 47,551

80,361

16,504

9,324

153,740

 

33,393

91,401

21,228

10,231

156,253

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

as compared to

 

as compared to

 

 

December 31,

December 31,

September 30,

 

December 31,

September 30,

 

December 31,

September 30,

 

 

2007

2006

2007

 

2006

2007

 

2006

2007

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance subscribers

89,900

89,800

89,700

 

100

200

 

0.1%

0.2%

 

Total local access lines in service

74,400

66,200

69,500

 

8,200

4,900

 

12.4%

7.1%

 

Local access lines in service on GCI   facilities

50,700

31,400

45,900

 

19,300

4,800

 

61.5%

10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic subscribers

128,000

124,000

125,600

 

4,000

2,400

 

3.2%

1.9%

 

Digital programming tier subscribers

65,800

58,700

62,600

 

7,100

3,200

 

12.1%

5.1%

 

HD/DVR converter boxes

50,200

29,200

43,600

 

21,000

6,600

 

71.9%

15.1%

 

Homes passed

224,700

219,900

222,100

 

4,800

2,600

 

2.2%

1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable modem subscribers

88,000

78,500

84,100

 

9,500

3,900

 

12.1%

4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless lines in service

70,000

24,400

66,100

 

45,600

3,900

 

186.9%

5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Access Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ISP access lines in service

2,600

3,100

2,600

 

(500)

-

 

-16.1%

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance subscribers

10,500

11,100

10,800

 

(600)

(300)

 

-5.4%

-2.8%

 

Total local access lines in service

43,100

41,900

42,700

 

1,200

400

 

2.9%

0.9%

 

Local access lines in service on GCI   facilities

12,500

8,400

11,900

 

4,100

600

 

48.8%

5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels and mini-headend
  subscribers

13,400

13,300

15,200

 

100

(1,800)

 

0.8%

-11.8%

 

Basic subscribers

1,900

1,900

1,900

 

-

-

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

Total basic subscribers

15,300

15,200

17,100

 

100

(1,800)

 

0.7%

-10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable modem subscribers

8,500

7,800

8,300

 

700

200

 

9.0%

2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless lines in service

7,300

4,600

7,200

 

2,700

100

 

58.7%

1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadband

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SchoolAccess® customers

51

48

51

 

3

-

 

6.3%

0.0%

 

ConnectMD® customers

21

21

21

 

-

-

 

0.0%

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

as Compared to

 

as Compared to

 

 

December 31,

December 31,

September 30,

 

December 31,

September 30,

 

December 31,

September 30,

 

 

2007

2006

2007

 

2006

2007

 

2006

2007

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

34.8

35.0

33.2

 

(0.2)

1.6

 

-0.6%

4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average monthly gross revenue per
  subscriber

$ 65.44

$ 63.44

$ 63.44

 

$ 2.00

$ 2.00

 

3.2%

3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average monthly gross revenue per
  subscriber

$ 59.18

$ 60.32

$ 58.25

 

$ (1.14)

$ 0.93

 

-1.9%

1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Access Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

295.6

323.4

321.4

 

(27.8)

(25.8)

 

-8.6%

-8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

30.7

30.8

33.5

 

(0.1)

(2.8)

 

-0.3%

-8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

361.1

389.2

388.1

 

(28.1)

(27.0)

 

-7.2%

-7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

2007

 

 

2007

 

 

 

December 31,

December 31,

 

 

as Compared to December 31,

 

 

as Compared to December 31,

 

 

 

2007

2006

 

 

2006

 

 

2006

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

135.8

141.9

 

 

(6.1)

 

 

-4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Access Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

1,250.6

1,316.6

 

 

(66.0)

 

 

-5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

131.3

131.8

 

 

(0.5)

 

 

-0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)

1,517.7

1,590.3

 

 

(72.6)

 

 

-4.6%

 

 

General Communication, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation Schedule

(Unaudited, Amounts in Millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

September 30,

2007 (as amended)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

3.8

 

3.1

 

2.3

Income tax expense

 

3.5

 

2.6

 

2.4

Income before income tax expense

 

7.3

 

5.7

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

9.4

 

8.2

 

9.0

Amortization and write-off of loan and senior notes fees

 

0.3

 

0.2

 

0.8

Interest income

 

(0.1)

 

(0.4)

 

(0.1)

Other

 

---

 

(0.1)

 

---

Other expense, net

 

9.6

 

7.9

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

16.9 

 

13.6 

 

14.4 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

20.4 

 

21.4 

 

22.8 

Other

 

---

 

0.1

 

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (Note 2)

 

37.3 

 

35.1 

 

37.2

Share-based compensation expense

 

1.5

 

2.0

 

1.7

EBITDAS (Note 1)

$

38.8 

 

37.1 

 

38.9 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

13.5 

 

18.5 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax expense

 

---

 

(0.1)

Income before income tax expense

 

13.5 

 

18.4 

Income tax expense

 

12.0 

 

15.8 

Income before income tax expense and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

25.5 

 

34.2 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

36.1 

 

34.4 

Amortization and write-off of loan and senior notes fees

 

1.4

 

1.0

Interest income

 

(0.5)

 

(1.8)

Other

 

---

 

(0.5)

Other expense, net

 

37.0 

 

33.1 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

62.5 

 

67.3 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

86.3 

 

82.1 

Other

 

---

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (Note 2)

 

148.8  

 

149.9  

Share-based compensation expense

 

4.9

 

6.4

EBITDAS (Note 1)

$

153.7  

 

156.3  

 

Notes:

(1) EBITDA (as defined in Note 2 below) before deducting share-based compensation expense.

 

(2) EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is the sum of Net Income, Interest Expense, Amortization and Write-off of Loan and Senior Notes Fees, Interest Income, Income Tax Expense, and Depreciation and Amortization Expense. EBITDA is not presented as an alternative measure of net income, operating income or cash flow from operations, as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. GCI's management uses EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of its business, and as a measure of performance for incentive compensation purposes. GCI believes EBITDA is a measure used as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, multiples of current or projected EBITDA are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value. EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements, and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.