Form 10-Q
United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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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, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-14691
WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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95-3980449
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1166 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor New York, NY
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10036 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(212) 641-2000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) 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 has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web Site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-X during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check
One):
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Large Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated Filer o
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Non-Accelerated Filer o
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Smaller Reporting Company þ |
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
Number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share outstanding at April 30, 2010 (excluding
treasury shares): 20,543,873 shares
WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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March 31, 2010 |
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December 31, 2009 |
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(unaudited) |
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(audited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
6,794 |
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$ |
4,824 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $1,006 (2010) and $2,723 (2009) |
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86,487 |
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87,568 |
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Federal income tax receivable |
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12,945 |
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12,355 |
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Prepaid and other assets |
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19,467 |
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20,994 |
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Total current assets |
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125,693 |
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125,741 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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35,446 |
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36,265 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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100,671 |
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103,400 |
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Goodwill |
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38,945 |
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38,917 |
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Other assets |
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3,276 |
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2,995 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
304,031 |
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$ |
307,318 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
44,592 |
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$ |
40,164 |
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Amounts payable to related parties |
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490 |
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129 |
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Deferred revenue |
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2,517 |
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3,682 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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30,183 |
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28,864 |
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Current maturity of long-term debt |
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10,000 |
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13,500 |
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Total current liabilities |
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87,782 |
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86,339 |
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Long-term debt |
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126,967 |
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122,262 |
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Deferred tax liability |
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46,981 |
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50,932 |
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Due to Gores |
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10,984 |
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11,165 |
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Other liabilities |
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20,067 |
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18,636 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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292,781 |
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289,334 |
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Commitments and Contingencies |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Common stock, $.01 par value: authorized: 5,000,000 shares
issued and outstanding: 20,544 (2010) and 20,544 (2009) |
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205 |
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205 |
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Class B stock, $.01 par value: authorized: 3,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 0 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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81,171 |
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81,268 |
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Net unrealized gain |
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197 |
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111 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(70,323 |
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(63,600 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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11,250 |
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17,984 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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304,031 |
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$ |
307,318 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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Successor Company |
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Predecessor Company |
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2010 |
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March 31, 2009 |
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Revenue |
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92,842 |
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$ |
85,867 |
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Operating costs |
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89,341 |
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91,393 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,496 |
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2,063 |
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Corporate general and administrative expenses |
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3,019 |
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2,766 |
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Restructuring charges |
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743 |
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3,440 |
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Special charges |
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1,823 |
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5,809 |
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Total operating costs |
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99,422 |
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105,471 |
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Operating loss |
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(6,580 |
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(19,604 |
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Interest expense |
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5,376 |
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3,263 |
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Other expense (income) |
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1 |
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(300 |
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Loss before income tax |
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(11,957 |
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(22,567 |
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Income tax benefit |
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(5,234 |
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(7,381 |
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Net loss |
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(6,723 |
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(15,186 |
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
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(6,723 |
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$ |
(16,650 |
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Loss per share: |
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Common Stock |
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Basic |
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$ |
(0.33 |
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$ |
(33.95 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
(0.33 |
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$ |
(33.95 |
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Class B stock |
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Basic |
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$ |
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Diluted |
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$ |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Common Stock |
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Basic |
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20,544 |
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490 |
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Diluted |
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20,544 |
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490 |
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Class B stock |
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Basic |
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1 |
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Diluted |
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1 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
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Successor Company |
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Predecessor Company |
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2010 |
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March 31, 2009 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(6,723 |
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(15,186 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,496 |
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2,063 |
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Deferred taxes |
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(5,107 |
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(6,698 |
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Non-cash equity-based compensation |
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1,059 |
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1,352 |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs |
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308 |
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Net change in assets and liabilities |
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11,190 |
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20,295 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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4,915 |
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2,134 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Capital expenditures |
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(2,183 |
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(1,169 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(2,183 |
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(1,169 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility |
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3,000 |
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Repayments of Senior Notes |
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(3,500 |
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Payments of capital lease obligations |
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(262 |
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(203 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(762 |
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(203 |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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1,970 |
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762 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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4,824 |
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6,437 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
6,794 |
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$ |
7,199 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
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Unrealized |
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Additional |
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Gain on |
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Total |
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Common Stock |
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Paid-in |
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(Accumulated |
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Available for |
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Stockholders |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Capital |
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Deficit) |
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Sale Securities |
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Equity |
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Balance as of
January 1, 2010 |
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20,544 |
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$ |
205 |
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$ |
81,268 |
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$ |
(63,600 |
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$ |
111 |
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$ |
17,984 |
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Net loss |
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(6,723 |
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(6,723 |
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Comprehensive income |
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86 |
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86 |
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Equity-based compensation |
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1,059 |
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1,059 |
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Issuance common stock under
equity-based compensation plans |
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1 |
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(449 |
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(449 |
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Cancellations of vested equity
grants |
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(707 |
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(707 |
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Balance as of
March 31, 2010 |
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20,545 |
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$ |
205 |
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$ |
81,171 |
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$ |
(70,323 |
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$ |
197 |
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$ |
11,250 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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NOTE 1 Basis of Presentation:
In this report, Westwood One, Company, registrant, we, us and our refer to Westwood
One, Inc. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us
pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC
on March 31, 2010.
We have incurred a significant decline in our available liquidity. As of May 17, 2010, our
available liquidity has decreased approximately $6,700 to $6,900 from $13,605 at December 31, 2009,
in part due to $6,400 in payments made in April 2010 for the CBS Radio annual bonus and for license
and broadcast rights for sports programming and a final installment payment of $1,600 related to a
contract termination. As described elsewhere in Note 7 Debt, our Senior Notes and Senior Credit
Facility contain debt leverage ratios with which we must comply and which are calculated on a
quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2010, we were in compliance with such covenants. While
management believes we will maintain sufficient liquidity to fund
operations and that we will maintain
compliance with our covenants for the next twelve months, given the decline in our liquidity and
the fact that we have had difficulty in achieving our Adjusted EBITDA projections, we cannot
provide assurance that we will have sufficient liquidity to maintain
compliance with our covenants and fund future operations.
We have certain cost containment and liquidity-producing measures available to us that we could
utilize to the extent necessary, including management of workforce costs, the elimination of
non-essential expenses, extending payables and reducing capital expenditures. We believe these
actions, to the extent necessary, will allow us to maintain sufficient liquidity to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months through
March 31, 2011 and to maintain compliance with our covenants. However, no assurance can be provided that these actions will be sufficient for us
to have sufficient liquidity to fund operations or to maintain compliance with our
covenants.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments
necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, the results of operations and cash flows
for the periods presented have been recorded.
On April 23, 2009, we completed a refinancing of substantially all of our outstanding long-term
indebtedness (approximately $241,000 in principal amount) and a recapitalization of our equity (the
Refinancing). As part of the Refinancing we entered into a Purchase Agreement (the Purchase
Agreement) with Gores Radio Holdings, LLC (currently our ultimate parent) (together with certain
related entities Gores). In exchange for the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
held by Gores, we issued 75 shares of 7.50% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share (the Series A-1 Preferred Stock). In addition Gores purchased 25 shares of 8.0% Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock (the Series B Preferred Stock and together with the Series A-1
Preferred Stock, the Preferred Stock), for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.
Additionally and simultaneously, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (Securities
Purchase Agreement) with: (1) holders of our then outstanding senior notes, which were issued
under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2002 and (2) lenders under the Credit
Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2004. Gores purchased at a discount approximately $22,600 in
principal amount of our then existing debt held by debt holders who did not wish to participate in
the new 15.00% Senior Secured Notes due July 15, 2012 (the Senior Notes) being offered
by us, which upon completion of the Refinancing was exchanged for $10,797 of the Senior Notes. We
also entered into a senior credit facility pursuant to which we have a $15,000 revolving credit
facility on a senior unsecured basis and a $20,000 unsecured non-amortizing term loan
(collectively, the Senior Credit Facility), which obligations are subordinated to the Senior
Notes. Gores also agreed to guarantee our Senior Credit Facility and payments due to the NFL for
the license and broadcast rights to certain NFL games and NFL-related programming.
As a result of the Refinancing on April 23, 2009, Gores increased its equity ownership to
approximately 75.1% of our then outstanding equity (in preferred and common stock) and our then
existing lenders to approximately 22.7% of our then outstanding equity (in preferred and common
stock). We have considered the ownership held by Gores and our existing debt holders as a
collaborative group in accordance with the authoritative guidance. As a result, we have followed
the acquisition method of accounting, as required by the authoritative guidance, and have applied
the SEC rules and guidance regarding push down accounting treatment. Accordingly, our
consolidated financial statements and transactional records prior to the closing of the Refinancing
reflect the historical accounting basis in our assets and liabilities and are labeled Predecessor
Company, while such records subsequent to the Refinancing are labeled Successor Company and reflect
the push down basis of
accounting for the new fair values in our financial statements. This is presented in our
consolidated financial statements by a vertical black line division which appears between the
columns entitled Predecessor Company and Successor Company on the statements and relevant notes.
The black line signifies that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and subsequent to the
Refinancing are not comparable.
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Based on the complex structure of the Refinancing, a valuation was performed to determine the
acquisition price using the Income Approach employing a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.
The DCF method explicitly recognizes that the value of a business enterprise is equal to the
present value of the cash flows that are expected to be available for distribution to the equity
and/or debt holders of a company. In the valuation of a business enterprise, indications of value
are developed by discounting future net cash flows available for distribution to their present
worth at a rate that reflects both the current return requirements of the market and the risk
inherent in the specific investment.
We used a multi-year DCF model to derive a Total Invested Capital value which was adjusted for
cash, non-operating assets and any negative net working capital to calculate a Business Enterprise
Value which was then used to value our equity. In connection with the Income Approach portion of
this exercise, we made the following assumptions: (1) the discount rate was based on an average of
a range of scenarios with rates between 15% and 16%; (2) managements estimates of future
performance of our operations; and (3) a terminal growth rate of 2%. The discount rate and market
growth rate reflect the risks associated with the general economic pressure impacting both the
economy in general and more specifically and substantially the advertising industry. All costs and
professional fees incurred as part of the Refinancing totaling $13,895 have been expensed as
special charges in 2009 ($12,699 on and prior to April 23, 2009 for the Predecessor Company and
$1,196 on and after April 24, 2009 for the Successor Company).
The allocation of the Business Enterprise Value for all accounts at April 24, 2009 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
104,641 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
86,414 |
|
Intangibles |
|
|
116,910 |
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
36,270 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
21,913 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
81,160 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
77,879 |
|
Due to Gores |
|
|
10,797 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
10,458 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
106,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Business Enterprise Value |
|
$ |
79,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
On March 31, 2010, we recorded an adjustment to increase goodwill related to a correction of our
current liabilities as of April 24, 2009. This under accrual of liabilities of $428 was related to
the purchase in cash of television advertising airtime that occurred in the predecessor company
prior to April 24, 2009.
The following unaudited pro forma financial summary for the three months ended March 31, 2009 gives
effect to the Refinancing and the resultant acquisition accounting. The pro forma information does
not purport to be indicative of what the financial condition or results of operations would have
been had the Refinancing been completed on the applicable dates of the pro forma financial
information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Pro Forma |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March, 31, 2009 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
85,867 |
|
Net Loss |
|
|
(22,889 |
) |
8
Financial Statement Presentation
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with the authoritative guidance of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses as well as the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. Management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments
including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets and the valuation of such, barter inventory, fair value of stock
options granted, forfeiture rate of equity based compensation grants, income taxes and valuation
allowances on such and other contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on
historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances.
Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Reclassification and Revisions
Certain reclassifications to our previously reported financial information have been made to the
financial information that appears in this report to conform to the current period presentation.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, we understated our income tax receivable asset due to an
error in how the deductibility of certain costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 was
determined. This resulted in an additional income tax benefit of $650, recorded in the current
quarter ended March 31, 2010, that should have been recorded in the successor period ended December
31, 2009. We overstated accounts receivable at December 31, 2009 by $250 in connection with our
failure to record a billing adjustment as a result of a renegotiated customer contract and
understated accrued expenses for certain general and administrative costs incurred by $278 at
December 31, 2009. We understated accrued liabilities at December 31, 2009 by $375 in connection
with our failure to record an employment claim settlement related to an employee termination that
occurred prior to 2008, but which was probable and estimable as of December 31, 2009. Finally, we
understated our program and operating liabilities by $428 in the predecessor period ended April 23,
2009 and have adjusted our opening balance sheet and goodwill accordingly. We have determined that
the impact of these adjustments recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were immaterial to our
results of operations in all applicable prior interim and annual periods. As a result, we have not
restated any prior period amounts.
NOTE 2 Earnings Per Share:
Prior to the Refinancing, we had outstanding two classes of common stock (common stock and Class B
stock) and a class of preferred stock 7.5% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (referred to
herein as the Series A Preferred Stock). Both the Class B stock and the Series A Preferred Stock
were convertible into common stock. To the extent declared by our Board of Directors (the Board),
the common stock was entitled to cash dividends of at least ten percent higher than those declared
and paid on our Class B stock, and the Series A Preferred Stock was also entitled to receive such
dividends on an as-converted basis if and when declared by the Board.
As part of the Refinancing, we issued Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock. To
the extent declared by our Board, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock were
also entitled to receive such dividends on an as-converted basis if and when declared by the Board.
The Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are
considered participating securities requiring use of the two-class method for the computation
of basic net income (loss) per share. Losses were not allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock,
Series A-1 Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock in the computation of basic earnings per
share (EPS) as the Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series B
Preferred Stock were not obligated to share in losses. Diluted earnings per share is computed using
the if-converted method.
9
Basic EPS excludes the effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the two-class
computation method, which divides the sum of distributed earnings to common and Class B
stockholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common stockholders and preferred stockholders
on a pro rata basis, after Series A Preferred Stock dividends, by the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the
potential dilution that could result if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were
exercised or converted into common stock. Diluted
earnings per share assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method and the
conversion of Class B stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock using the if-converted method.
Common equivalent shares are excluded in periods in which they are anti-dilutive. Options,
restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs) (see Note 9 Equity-Based Compensation),
warrants and Series A Preferred Stock were excluded from the Predecessor Company calculations of
diluted earnings per share because the conversion price, combined exercise price, unamortized fair
value and excess tax benefits were greater than the average market price of our common stock for
the periods presented. Options, restricted stock and RSUs were excluded from the Successor Company
calculations of diluted earnings per share because combined exercise price, unamortized fair value
and excess tax benefits were greater than the average market price of our common stock for the
periods presented. EPS calculations for all periods reflect the effect of the 200 for 1 reverse
stock split that occurred on August 3, 2009.
10
The following is a reconciliation of our common shares and Class B shares outstanding for
calculating basic and diluted net loss per share:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Three Months |
|
|
|
For the Three Months |
|
|
|
Ended March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
Ended March 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(15,186 |
) |
Less: Accumulated Preferred Stock dividends |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,464 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed earnings |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(16,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings Common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed earnings allocated to Common stockholders |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(16,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Earnings Common stock, basic |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(16,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed earnings allocated to Common stockholders |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(16,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Earnings Common stock, diluted |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(16,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average Common shares outstanding, basic |
|
|
20,544 |
|
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average Common shares outstanding, diluted |
|
|
20,544 |
|
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per Common share, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings, basic |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings basic |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
|
(33.95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(33.95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per Common share, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings, diluted |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings diluted |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
|
(33.95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(33.95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share Class B Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings to Class B stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings allocated to Class B stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss Class B Stock, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings to Class B stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings allocated to Class B stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss Class B Stock, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average Class B shares outstanding, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average Class B shares outstanding, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Class B share, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Class B share, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed earnings, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed earnings diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
NOTE 3 Related Party Transactions:
Gores Radio Holdings
We have a related party relationship with Gores. As a result of our Refinancing, Gores created a
holding company which currently owns approximately 74.3% of our equity and is our ultimate parent
company. Gores currently also holds $10,984 (including paid in kind interest) of our Senior Notes
as a result of purchasing debt from certain of our former debt holders who did not wish to
participate in the issuance of the Senior Notes on April 23, 2009 in connection with our
Refinancing. Such debt is classified as Due to Gores on our balance sheet.
We recorded fees related to consultancy and advisory services rendered by, and incurred on behalf
of, Gores and Glendon Partners, an operating group affiliated with Gores as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glendon Partners fees |
|
$ |
312 |
(1) |
|
|
$ |
650 |
|
Reimbursement of legal fees |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
1,063 |
|
Reimbursement of letter-of-credit fees |
|
|
63 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
383 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
These fees consist of payments for professional services rendered by various members of
Glendon to us in the areas of operational improvement, tax, finance, accounting, legal and
insurance/risk management. |
|
(2) |
|
Reimbursement of a standby letter-of-credit fee incurred and paid by Gores in connection
with its guarantee of the $15,000 revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo. |
POP Radio
We also have a related party relationship, including a sales representation agreement, with our
investee, POP Radio, L.P. We recorded fees as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Program commission expense |
|
$ |
361 |
|
|
|
$ |
331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBS Radio
As a result of the Refinancing, CBS Radio, which previously owned approximately 15.8% of our common
stock, now owns less than 1% of our common stock. As a result of this change in ownership and the
fact that CBS Radio ceased to manage us in March 2008, we no longer consider CBS Radio to be a
related party. This change became effective as of August 3, 2009 because on such date, all of the
Preferred Stock then outstanding was converted into common stock. As of August 3, 2009, we ceased
recording payments to CBS as related party expenses or amounts due to related parties.
On March 3, 2008, we closed on the new Master Agreement with CBS Radio, which documents a long-term
arrangement through March 31, 2017. As part of the new arrangement, CBS Radio agreed to broadcast
certain of our local/regional and national commercial inventory through March 31, 2017 in exchange
for certain programming and/or cash compensation. Additionally, the News Programming Agreement,
the Technical Services Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement were amended and restated and
extended through March 31, 2017.
12
We incurred programming and affiliate arrangements expenses of $16,773 and news agreement expenses
of $3,247 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, relating to transactions with CBS Radio and/or
its affiliates. Expenses incurred for programming and affiliate arrangements are included
as a component of operating costs in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The
description and amounts regarding related party transactions set forth in these consolidated
financial statements and related notes, also reflect transactions between the Company and Viacom.
Viacom is an affiliate of CBS Radio, as National Amusements, Inc. beneficially owns a majority of
the voting power of all classes of common stock of each of CBS Corporation and Viacom.
A summary of related party expense by expense category is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs |
|
$ |
361 |
|
|
|
$ |
20,351 |
|
Special charges |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
|
1,713 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
744 |
|
|
|
$ |
22,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 4 Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and is summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land, buildings and improvements |
|
$ |
9,900 |
|
|
$ |
10,830 |
|
Recording, broadcasting and studio equipment |
|
|
22,411 |
|
|
|
20,581 |
|
Furniture, equipment and other |
|
|
11,467 |
|
|
|
11,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,778 |
|
|
|
43,003 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
8,332 |
|
|
|
6,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
35,446 |
|
|
$ |
36,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense was $2,070 and $1,880 for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. In 2001, we entered into a capital lease for satellite transponders totaling $6,723.
The allocation of the business enterprise value for the capital lease at April 24, 2009 was $7,355.
Accumulated amortization related to the capital lease was $6,023 and $5,787 as of March 31, 2010
and December 31, 2009, respectively.
NOTE 5 Intangible Assets:
In accordance with the authoritative guidance which is applicable to the Refinancing, we revalued
our intangibles using our best estimate of current fair value. The value assigned to our only
indefinite lived intangible assets, our trademarks, are not amortized to expense but tested at
least annually for impairment or upon a triggering event. Our identified definite lived intangible
assets are: our relationships with radio and television affiliates, and other distribution partners
from whom we obtain commercial airtime that we sell to advertisers; internally developed software
for systems unique to our business; contracts which provide information and talent for our
programming; real estate leases; and insertion order commitments from advertisers. The values
assigned to definite lived assets are amortized over their estimated useful life using, where
applicable, contract completion dates, lease expiration dates, historical data on affiliate
relationships and software usage. On an annual basis and upon the occurrence of certain events, we
are required to perform impairment tests on our identified intangible assets with indefinite lives,
including goodwill, which testing could impact the value of our business.
13
Intangible assets by asset type and estimated life as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2010 |
|
|
As of December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Life |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Trademarks |
|
Indefinite |
|
|
$ |
20,800 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,800 |
|
|
$ |
20,800 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,800 |
|
Affiliate relationships |
|
10 years |
|
|
|
72,100 |
|
|
|
(6,755 |
) |
|
|
65,345 |
|
|
|
72,100 |
|
|
|
(4,953 |
) |
|
|
67,147 |
|
Software and technology |
|
5 years |
|
|
|
7,896 |
|
|
|
(1,287 |
) |
|
|
6,609 |
|
|
|
7,896 |
|
|
|
(890 |
) |
|
|
7,006 |
|
Client contracts |
|
5 years |
|
|
|
8,930 |
|
|
|
(1,858 |
) |
|
|
7,072 |
|
|
|
8,930 |
|
|
|
(1,363 |
) |
|
|
7,567 |
|
Leases |
|
7 years |
|
|
|
980 |
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
980 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
880 |
|
Insertion orders |
|
9 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,400 |
|
|
|
(8,400 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
110,706 |
|
|
$ |
(10,035 |
) |
|
$ |
100,671 |
|
|
$ |
119,106 |
|
|
$ |
(15,706 |
) |
|
$ |
103,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense of intangible assets was $2,729 and $183 for the three months ended March
31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
NOTE 6 Goodwill:
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. In
accordance with authoritative guidance, the value assigned to goodwill and indefinite lived
intangible assets is not amortized to expense, but rather the estimated fair value of the reporting
unit is compared to its carrying amount on at least an annual basis to determine if there is a
potential impairment. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an
impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the implied fair value of the reporting unit
goodwill and intangible assets is less than their carrying value. On an annual basis and upon the
occurrence of certain events, we are required to perform impairment tests on our identified
intangible assets with indefinite lives, including goodwill, which testing could impact the value
of our business. We did not perform an impairment test on our identified intangible assets with
indefinite lives, including goodwill, as of March 31, 2010.
On March 31, 2010, we recorded a prior period adjustment of $428 to increase goodwill related to a
correction of our current liabilities as of April 24, 2009 (See Note 1 Basis of Presentation).
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
|
Network |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance January 1, 2010 |
|
$ |
38,917 |
|
|
$ |
13,005 |
|
|
$ |
25,912 |
|
Adjustments to opening balance |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
38,945 |
|
|
$ |
13,149 |
|
|
$ |
25,796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The gross amount of goodwill, accumulated impairment losses and carrying amount of goodwill
for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
|
Network |
|
Goodwill at
April 24, 2009 |
|
$ |
89,346 |
|
|
$ |
63,550 |
|
|
$ |
25,796 |
|
Accumulated
impairment losses from April 24, 2009 to March 31, 2010 |
|
|
(50,401 |
) |
|
|
(50,401 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
38,945 |
|
|
$ |
13,149 |
|
|
$ |
25,796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
NOTE 7 Debt:
On April 23, 2009, we completed the Refinancing and entered into our Senior Credit Facility and a
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Senior Credit Facility includes a $15,000 senior
unsecured revolving credit facility, which has a $2,000 letter of credit sub-facility and a $20,000
unsecured non-amortizing term loan. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, we
had borrowed the entire amount under the term loan and $8,000 and $5,000 under the revolving credit
facility.
Our present financial condition has caused us to amend the agreements governing our indebtedness
and to institute certain cost saving measures. If our financial condition does not improve, we may
need to take additional actions designed to respond to or improve our financial condition and we
cannot assure you that any such actions would be successful in improving our financial position. As
a result of the on-going variability in our financial position we have taken certain actions
designed to respond to and improve our current financial position. On October 14, 2009, we entered
into separate agreements with the holders of our Senior Notes and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
(Wells Fargo) to amend the terms of our Securities Purchase Agreement (governing the Senior
Notes) and Credit Agreement (governing the Senior Credit Facility), respectively, to waive
compliance with our debt leverage covenants which were to be measured on December 31, 2009 on a
trailing four-quarter basis. As part of the Securities Purchase Agreement amendment, we paid down
our Senior Notes by $3,500 on March 31, 2010.
On March 30, 2010, we entered into additional agreements with the holders of our Senior Notes and
Wells Fargo to amend the terms of our Securities Purchase Agreement (governing the Senior Notes)
and Credit Agreement (governing the Senior Credit Facility), respectively, to modify our debt
leverage covenants for periods to be measured (on a trailing four-quarter basis) on March 31, 2010
and beyond. As part of the amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the quarterly debt
leverage covenants for 2010 have been eased to levels of 8.00, 7.50, 7.00 and 6.50, respectively
and the original quarterly covenants for 2010 now apply to 2011. The original quarterly covenants
for 2012 remain unchanged. The amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement also states that we
will pay down our Senior Notes out of the proceeds of the tax refund we anticipate receiving in the
second or third quarter of 2010. The first $12,000 of such refund and any refund amount in excess
of $17,000 will be used to pay down our Senior Notes. Gores has agreed to guarantee up to a
$10,000 pay down of the Senior Notes if such refund is not received on or prior to August 16, 2010.
The quarterly debt leverage covenants that appear in the Credit Agreement (governing the
Senior Credit Facility) have also been amended to maintain the additional 15% cushion that exists
between the debt leverage covenants applicable to the Senior Credit Facility and the corresponding
covenants applicable to the Senior Notes. By way of example, the 8.00, 7.50, 7.00 and 6.50
covenants in the Securities Purchase Agreement (applicable to the Senior Notes) are 9.20, 8.65,
8.05 and 7.50, respectively, in the Credit Agreement (governing the Senior Credit Facility).
Long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt and due to Gores are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
Senior Secured Notes due on July 15, 2012 (1) |
|
$ |
108,967 |
|
|
$ |
110,762 |
|
Due to Gores (1) |
|
|
10,984 |
|
|
|
11,165 |
|
Term Loan (2) |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Revolving Credit Facility (2) |
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
147,951 |
|
|
$ |
146,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The applicable interest rate on such debt is 15.0%, which includes 5.0% PIK interest which
accrues and is added to principal on a quarterly basis. |
|
(2) |
|
The applicable interest rate on such debt is 7.0% as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
The interest rate is variable and is payable at the maximum of (i) LIBOR plus 4.5% (with a LIBOR
floor of 2.5%) or (ii) the base rate plus 4.5% (with a base rate floor equal to the greater of
3.75% or the one-month LIBOR rate), at our option. |
15
NOTE 8 Fair Value Measurements:
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and
borrowings. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable
approximated carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated
fair value of the borrowings was based on estimated rates for long-term debt with similar debt
ratings held by comparable companies. The carrying amount and estimated fair value for borrowings
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Borrowings (short and long term) |
|
$ |
139,951 |
|
|
$ |
146,225 |
|
|
$ |
141,927 |
|
|
$ |
148,425 |
|
The authoritative guidance establishes a common definition of fair value to be applied under GAAP,
which requires the use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosure about such fair value measurements. We endeavor to utilize the best available
information in measuring fair value. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their
entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Fair Value Hierarchy
The authoritative guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the
inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based
upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) or reflect our own
assumptions of market participant valuation (unobservable inputs). In accordance with the
authoritative guidance, these two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:
|
|
|
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the
measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities; |
|
|
|
Level 2 Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not
active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial
instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; |
|
|
|
Level 3 Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair
value measurement and unobservable. |
The authoritative guidance requires the use of observable market data if such data is available
without undue cost and effort.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for, at
fair value on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active |
|
|
Significant Other |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
Markets for Identical Assets |
|
|
Observable Inputs |
|
|
Unobservable Inputs |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments (1) |
|
$ |
1,108 |
|
|
$ |
968 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,108 |
|
|
$ |
968 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Included in other assets |
16
NOTE 9 Equity-Based Compensation:
We have issued equity compensation to our directors, officers and key employees under three plans,
the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the 1999 Plan), the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the 2005
Plan) and the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (defined below as the 2010 Plan). Although the 1999
Plan expired in early 2009 and no additional equity compensation may be issued pursuant to such
plan, certain awards remain outstanding thereunder. Only stock options were issued under the 1999
Plan.
In 2005, our stockholders approved the 2005 Plan that allowed us to grant stock options, restricted
stock and RSUs to our directors, officers and key employees. Effective February 12, 2010,
the Board amended and restated the 2005 Plan because we had a limited number of shares available
for issuance thereunder (such plan, as amended and restated, the 2010 Plan).
Stock Options
Options granted under our equity compensation plans vest over periods ranging from 2 to 5 years,
generally commencing on the anniversary date of each grant. Options expire within ten years from
the date of grant. On February 12, 2010, we granted 1,998 options with an exercise price of $6.00
to 56 employees, which vest over 3 years. These stock options awarded in 2010 by the Board (and
reflected in the tables below) remain subject to formal stockholder approval. In accordance with
the authoritative guidance, the options are considered outstanding since formal approval is
essentially a formality, given that Gores controls enough votes on the Board to approve the 2010
Plan and options.
Stock option activity for the period from January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
Outstanding January 1, 2010 |
|
|
28.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,345 |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,998.0 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Cancelled, forfeited or expired |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
$ |
5,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding March 31, 2010 |
|
|
2,026.0 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable March 31, 2010 |
|
|
15.6 |
|
|
$ |
2,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate estimated fair value of options vesting
during three months ended March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
692 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At March 31, 2010, vested and exercisable options had an aggregate intrinsic value of $0 and a
weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.37 years. Additionally, at March 31, 2010, 1,673
options were expected to vest with a weighted average exercise price of $27, a weighted average
remaining term of 9.83 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $3,240. No options were exercised
during the three months ended March 31, 2010. The aggregate intrinsic value of options represents
the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between our closing stock price at the end of the
period and the options exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that
would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options at
that time.
As of March 31, 2010, there was $9,475 of unearned compensation cost related to stock options
granted under all of our equity compensation plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 2.71 years.
17
The estimated fair value of options granted during the first quarter of 2010 was measured on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the weighted average assumptions
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
2.35 |
% |
Expected term (years) |
|
|
5.0 |
|
Expected volatility |
|
|
98.6 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Weighted average fair value of options granted |
|
$ |
4.47 |
|
Restricted Stock
Restricted stock granted under our 2005 Plan vest over periods ranging from 2 to 4 years, generally
commencing on the anniversary date of each grant. Recipients of restricted stock are entitled to
the same dividends and voting rights as common stock and, once issued, such stock is considered to
be currently issued and outstanding (even when unvested). The cost of restricted stock awards,
calculated as the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant, net of estimated
forfeitures, was expensed ratably over the vesting period. As of March 31, 2010, there was no
unearned compensation cost related to restricted stock.
Restricted stock activity for the period from January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value |
|
Outstanding January 1, 2010 |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,504 |
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Converted to common stock |
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
$ |
1,504 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Units
With rare exceptions, RSUs are typically awarded only to directors, not officers or key employees.
Under the 2005 Plan (the only plan under which RSU awards have been issued), RSUs awarded to
directors vested over 3 years. Directors RSUs vest automatically, in full, upon a change in
control or upon their retirement, as defined in the 2005 Plan. RSUs are payable in newly issued
shares of our common stock. Recipients of RSUs are entitled to receive dividend equivalents
(subject to vesting) when and if we pay a cash dividend on our common stock. Such dividend
equivalents are payable, in newly issued shares of common stock, only upon the vesting of the
related restricted shares. Unlike restricted stock, RSUs do not have the same voting rights as
common stock, and the shares underlying the RSUs are not considered to be issued and outstanding
until they vest. In 2010, the Company moved to a different compensation structure to compensate its
directors. As part of this change, our independent non-employee directors will once again receive
annual awards of RSUs valued in an amount of $35, which awards will vest in 2 year installments,
beginning on the anniversary of the grant date. The awards will vest automatically upon a change
in control (as defined in the 2010 Plan). The terms of the awards will be governed by the terms of
the 2010 Plan. No RSUs have been granted under the 2010 Plan and we anticipate that such RSU
awards will be granted on the date the Companys 2010 annual stockholders meeting is held. There
were no RSUs awarded during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and accordingly, as of March 31,
2010, there was no unearned compensation cost related to RSUs.
RSU activity for the period from January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value |
|
Outstanding January 1, 2010 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Converted to common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding March 31, 2010 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
Compensation expense in the Statement of Operations related to equity-based awards is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs |
|
$ |
814 |
|
|
|
$ |
918 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,059 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 10 Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Comprehensive income (loss) reflects the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period
from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Our comprehensive net
income (loss) represents net income or loss adjusted for unrealized gains or losses on available
for sale securities. Comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Three Months |
|
|
|
For the Three Months |
|
|
|
Ended March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
Ended March 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(15,186 |
) |
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net effect of income taxes |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(6,637 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(15,051 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 11 Income Taxes:
We use the asset and liability method of financial accounting and reporting for income taxes.
Deferred income taxes reflect the tax impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets
and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts recognized for tax
purposes. We classified interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as
income tax expense.
The authoritative guidance clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in
an enterprises financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attribute for the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a
tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with this interpretation is a two-step
process. The first step is recognition, in which the enterprise determines whether it is more
likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any
related appeals or litigation processes, based on the
technical merits of the position. The second step is measurement. A tax position that meets the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of the liability to
recognize in the financial statements.
We determined, based upon the weight of available evidence, that it is more likely than not that
our deferred tax asset will be realized. We have taxable temporary
differences that can be used as a source of income. As such, no valuation allowance was recorded
during the quarters ended March 31, 2010 or 2009 or for the year ended December 31, 2009. We will
continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance at each future reporting period.
We have substantially completed our allocation of the purchase price / enterprise value for
purposes of the April 24, 2009 opening balance sheet with
respect to income taxes.
19
NOTE 12 Restructuring Charges:
In the third quarter of 2008, we announced a plan to restructure our Metro Traffic segment (the
Metro Traffic re-engineering) and to implement other cost reductions. The Metro Traffic
re-engineering entailed reducing the number of our Metro Traffic operational hubs from 60 to 13
regional centers and produced meaningful reductions in labor expense, aviation expense, station
compensation, program commissions and rent.
The Metro Traffic re-engineering initiative began in the second half of 2008 and continued in 2009.
In the first half of 2009, we undertook additional reductions in our workforce and terminated
certain contracts. In connection with the Metro Traffic re-engineering and other cost reduction
initiatives, we recorded $743, $3,976, $3,976 and $14,100, of restructuring charges in the first
quarter of 2010, the period ended December 31, 2009, the period ended April 23, 2009 and the second
half of 2008, respectively. The Metro Traffic re-engineering initiative has been completed. We do
not expect to incur any further material costs in connection with this initiative (other than
adjustments for changes, if any, resulting from revisions to estimated facilities sub-lease cash
flows after the cease-use date (i.e., the day we exited the facilities) and we anticipate that the
accrued expense balances will be paid over the next 8.25 years.
The restructuring charges identified in the Consolidated Statement of Operations are comprised of
the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance |
|
|
Facilities |
|
|
Contract |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Termination |
|
|
Consolidation |
|
|
Termination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs |
|
|
Related Costs |
|
|
Costs |
|
|
Total |
|
Balance at January 1, 2009 |
|
|
3,198 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
3,796 |
|
|
|
7,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges from January 1, to April 23, 2009 |
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
|
2,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,976 |
|
Charges from April 24, to December 31, 2009 |
|
|
1,941 |
|
|
|
1,885 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
3,976 |
|
Non-cash utilization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(360 |
) |
Payments |
|
|
(5,260 |
) |
|
|
(956 |
) |
|
|
(2,196 |
) |
|
|
(8,412 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2009 |
|
|
1,537 |
|
|
|
3,677 |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
6,964 |
|
Charges January 1, to March 31, 2010 |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
743 |
|
Payments |
|
|
(693 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(1,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
986 |
|
|
$ |
3,805 |
|
|
$ |
1,600 |
|
|
$ |
6,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated charges |
|
$ |
10,506 |
|
|
$ |
5,635 |
|
|
$ |
6,654 |
|
|
$ |
22,795 |
|
Accumulated payments |
|
|
(9,440 |
) |
|
|
(1,470 |
) |
|
|
(3,454 |
) |
|
|
(14,364 |
) |
Accumulated non-cash utilization |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
(2,040 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
986 |
|
|
$ |
3,805 |
|
|
$ |
1,600 |
|
|
$ |
6,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTE 13 Special Charges:
The special charges line item on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is comprised of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Senior Credit Agreement amendment costs |
|
$ |
579 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Employment claim settlements |
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gores fees |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
|
1,713 |
|
Fees related to the Refinancing |
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
Corporate development costs |
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regionalization costs |
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,823 |
|
|
|
$ |
5,809 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Senior Credit Agreement amendment costs are professional fees incurred by us in connection
with the March 2010 agreements we negotiated with our lenders to amend the debt leverage covenants
in our Securities Purchase Agreement and Credit Agreement. Employment claim settlements are related
to employee terminations that occurred prior to 2008. Gores fees are related to professional
services rendered by various members of Glendon to us in the areas of operational improvement, tax,
finance, accounting, legal and insurance/risk management. Fees related to the Refinancing for the
first quarter of 2009 include
transaction fees and expenses related to negotiation of the definitive documentation, including
the fees of various legal and financial advisors for the constituents involved in the Refinancing
(e.g. Westwood One, the banks, noteholders and the lenders of the new Senior Credit Facility) and
other professional fees. Fees related to the Refinancing for the first quarter of 2010 include tax consulting costs
related to the finalization of the income tax treatment of the Refinancing. Corporate development
costs include professional fees related to the evaluation of potential business development
activity including acquisitions and dispositions. Regionalization costs are expenses related to
reducing the number of our Metro Traffic operational hubs from 60 to 13 regional centers, including
facility expenses.
NOTE 14 Segment Information:
We
manage and report our business in two operating segments: Metro
Traffic and Network. Beginning with the first quarter of 2010, we
changed how we evaluate segment performance and now use segment revenue and segment operating (loss) income
before depreciation and amortization (Segment OIBDA) as the primary measure of profit and
loss for our operating segments in accordance with FASB guidance for
segment reporting. We have reflected this change in all periods
presented in this report. We believe
the presentation of Segment OIBDA is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors
to view segment performance in a manner similar to the primary method used by our management and
enhances their ability to understand our operating performance. Administrative functions such as
finance, human resources and information systems are centralized. However, where applicable,
portions of the administrative function costs are allocated between the operating segments. The
operating segments do not share programming or report distribution. In the event any materials
and/or services are provided to one operating segment by the other, the transaction is valued at
fair market value. Operating costs, capital expenditures and total assets are captured discretely
within each segment.
We report certain administrative activities under corporate. We are domiciled in the United States
with limited international operations comprising less than one percent of our revenue. No one
customer represented more than 10% of our consolidated revenue.
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Revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is summarized below by segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
$ |
37,267 |
|
|
|
$ |
34,683 |
|
Network |
|
|
55,575 |
|
|
|
|
51,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
92,842 |
|
|
|
$ |
85,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment OIBDA for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is summarized below by segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Segment OIBDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metro Traffic (1) |
|
$ |
(1,566 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(4,327 |
) |
Network (1) |
|
|
4,897 |
|
|
|
|
(1,884 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
(2,849 |
) |
|
|
|
(2,081 |
) |
Restructuring and special charges |
|
|
(2,566 |
) |
|
|
|
(9,249 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OIBDA |
|
|
(2,084 |
) |
|
|
|
(17,541 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(4,496 |
) |
|
|
|
(2,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(6,580 |
) |
|
|
|
(19,604 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(5,376 |
) |
|
|
|
(3,263 |
) |
Other (expense) income |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(11,957 |
) |
|
|
|
(22,567 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(5,234 |
) |
|
|
|
(7,381 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(6,723 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(15,186 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Segment operating (loss) income includes allocations of certain corporate overhead
expenses such as accounting and legal costs, bank charges, insurance, information technology
etc.
|
Segment depreciation, unusual items and capital expenditures for the
quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is summarized below by segment:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Depreciation and amortization: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
$ |
3,100 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,185 |
|
Network |
|
|
1,389 |
|
|
|
|
871 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,496 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor Company |
|
|
|
Predecessor Company |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
For the Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
Capital expenditures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
$ |
1,592 |
|
|
|
$ |
675 |
|
Network |
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
|
494 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,183 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identifiable assets by segment at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are summarized below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metro Traffic |
|
$ |
140,810 |
|
|
$ |
147,387 |
|
Network |
|
|
125,827 |
|
|
|
131,632 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
37,394 |
|
|
|
28,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
304,031 |
|
|
$ |
307,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 15 Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-09, Subsequent
Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements (ASU 2010-09).
ASU 2010-09 removes the requirement for an SEC registrant to disclose the date through which
subsequent events were evaluated as this requirement would have potentially conflicted with SEC
reporting requirements. Removal of the disclosure requirement is not expected to affect the
nature or timing of subsequent events evaluations performed by the Company. This ASU became
effective upon issuance. Our adoption of the new guidance did not have an impact on our
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic
820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-06). ASU 2010-06 revises two
disclosure requirements concerning fair value measurements and clarifies two others. It requires
separate presentation of significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value
hierarchy and disclosure of the reasons for such transfers. It will also require the presentation
of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy on a
gross basis rather than a net basis. The amendments also clarify that disclosures should be
disaggregated by class of asset or liability and that disclosures about inputs and valuation
techniques should be provided for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. Our
disclosures about fair value measurements are presented in Note 8 Fair Value Measurements. These
new disclosure requirements will first apply to us in our financial statements for the period
ending June 30, 2010, except for the requirement concerning gross presentation of Level 3 activity,
which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We are evaluating the
effects of this standard and do not expect its adoption to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance intended to provide additional application guidance and
enhanced disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities. New guidance
related to determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability
have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly provides additional
guidelines for estimating fair value in accordance with pre-existing guidance on fair value
measurements. New guidance on recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments
provides additional guidance related to the disclosure of impairment losses on securities and the
accounting for impairment losses on debt securities, but does not amend existing guidance related
to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. Lastly, new guidance on interim
disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments increases the frequency of fair value
disclosures. The new guidance was effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June
15, 2009. As such, we adopted the new guidance in the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, and have
included the additional required disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments and
valuation techniques within Note 5 Intangible Assets and Note 8 Fair Value Measurements. Our
adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position
or results of operations.
In March 2009, the FASB issued new guidance intended to provide additional application guidance for
the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement, and disclosures of assets and
liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination and for pre-existing contingent
consideration assumed as part of the business combination. It establishes principles and
requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The
new guidance also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and
financial effects of the business combination. We adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2009. The
adoption of the new guidance impacted the accounting for our Refinancing, as described above, and
for the acquisition of Jaytu Technologies, LLC, doing business as SigAlert, in the fourth quarter
of 2009.
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|
|
|
Item 2. |
|
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(In thousands except per share amounts) |
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report and the annual audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009.
We produce and provide traffic, news, weather, sports, talk, music, special events and other
programming content. Our content is distributed to radio and television stations and digital
platforms and reaches over 190 million people. We are one of the largest domestic outsourced
providers of traffic reporting services and one of the nations largest radio networks, delivering
content to approximately 5,000 radio and 170 television stations in the U.S. We exchange our
content with radio and television stations for commercial airtime, which we then sell to local,
regional and national advertisers. By aggregating and packaging commercial airtime across radio
and television stations nationwide, we are able to offer our advertising customers a cost effective
way to reach a broad audience and target their audience on a demographic and geographic basis.
We derive substantially all of our revenue from the sale of 10 second, 15 second, 30 second and 60
second commercial airtime to advertisers. Our advertisers who target local/regional audiences
generally find that an effective method is to purchase shorter duration advertisements, which are
principally correlated to our traffic and information related programming and content. Our
advertisers who target national audiences generally find that a cost effective method is to
purchase longer 30 or 60 second advertisements, which are principally correlated to our news, talk,
sports, music and entertainment related programming and content. A growing number of advertisers
purchase both local/regional and national airtime. Our goal is to maximize the yield of our
available commercial airtime to optimize revenue and profitability.
There are a variety of factors that influence our revenue on a periodic basis, including but not
limited to: (1) economic conditions and the relative strength or weakness in the United States
economy; (2) advertiser spending patterns and the timing of the broadcasting of our programming,
principally the seasonal nature of sports programming; (3) advertiser demand on a local/regional or
national basis for radio related advertising products; (4) increases or decreases in our portfolio
of program offerings and the audiences of our programs, including changes in the demographic
composition of our audience base; (5) increases or decreases in the size of our advertiser sales
force; and (6) competitive and alternative programs and advertising mediums.
Our commercial airtime is perishable, and accordingly, our revenue is significantly impacted by the
commercial airtime available at the time we enter into an arrangement with an advertiser. Our
ability to specifically isolate the relative historical aggregate impact of price and volume is not
practical as commercial airtime is sold and managed on an order-by-order basis. We closely monitor
advertiser commitments for the current calendar year, with particular emphasis placed on the annual
upfront process. We take the following factors, among others, into account when pricing commercial
airtime: (1) the dollar value, length and breadth of the order; (2) the desired reach and audience
demographic; (3) the quantity of commercial airtime available for the desired demographic requested
by the advertiser for sale at the time their order is negotiated; and (4) the proximity of the date
of the order placement to the desired broadcast date of the commercial airtime.
For the last several years through 2009, our network revenue was trending downward due principally
to reductions in national audience levels and lower clearance and audience levels of our affiliated
stations. Similarly, our local/regional revenue has been trending downward due principally to
increased competition, reductions in our local/regional sales force and an increase in the amount
of 10 second inventory being sold by radio stations. Our operating performance has also been
affected by the weakness in the United States economy and advertiser demand for radio-related
advertising products. However, as described below, in the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, radio
advertising spending has begun to improve and we have been increasing our sales force. As a
result, our radio revenue has begun to increase, particularly in the Network business. While we
cannot predict if this upward trend will continue for a sustained period, we are cautiously
optimistic that as the economy rebounds, our revenue will continue to increase.
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The principal components of our operating expenses are programming, production and distribution
costs (including affiliate compensation and broadcast rights fees), selling expenses including
commissions, promotional expenses and bad debt
expenses, depreciation and amortization, and corporate general and administrative expenses.
Corporate general and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of costs associated with
corporate accounting, legal, personnel costs, and other administrative expenses, including those
associated with corporate governance matters. Special charges include one-time expenses associated
with the 2009 and 2008 Gores investment, refinancing/recapitalization costs, compensation
settlements related to employee terminations that occurred prior to 2008, and re-engineering
expenses.
We consider our operating cost structure to be largely fixed in nature, and as a result, we need
several months lead time to make significant modifications to our cost structure to react to what
we view are more than temporary increases or decreases in advertiser demand. This becomes important
in predicting our performance in periods when advertiser revenue is increasing or decreasing. In
periods where advertiser revenue is increasing, the fixed nature of a substantial portion of our
costs means that operating income will grow faster than the related growth in revenue. Conversely,
in a period of declining revenue, operating income will decrease by a greater percentage than the
decline in revenue because of the lead time needed to reduce our operating cost structure. If we
perceive a decline in revenue to be temporary, we may choose not to reduce our fixed costs, or may
even increase our fixed costs, so as to not limit our future growth potential when the advertising
marketplace rebounds. We carefully consider matters such as credit and commercial inventory risks,
among others, in assessing arrangements with our programming and distribution partners. In those
circumstances where we function as the principal in the transaction, the revenue and associated
operating costs are presented on a gross basis in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In
those circumstances where we function as an agent or sales representative, our effective commission
is presented within revenue with no corresponding operating expenses. Although no individual
relationship is significant, the relative mix of such arrangements is significant when evaluating
operating margin and/or increases and decreases in operating expenses.
We engaged consultants for the most part to assist us in determining the most cost effective manner
to gather and disseminate traffic information to our constituents. As a result, we announced the
Metro Traffic re-engineering initiative that was implemented in the last half of 2008. The
modifications to the Metro Traffic business are part of a series of re-engineering initiatives
identified by us to improve our operating and financial performance in the near-term, while setting
the foundation for profitable long-term growth. These changes resulted in a reduction of staff
levels and the consolidation of operations centers into 13 regional hubs by the end of 2009.
The new arrangement with CBS Radio is particularly important to us, as in recent years, the radio
broadcasting industry has experienced a significant amount of consolidation. As a result, certain
major radio station groups, including Clear Channel Communications and CBS Radio, have emerged as
powerful forces in the industry. While we provide programming to all major radio station groups,
our extended affiliation agreements with most of CBS Radios owned and operated radio stations
provide us with a significant portion of the audience that we sell to advertisers.
Prior to the new CBS arrangement which closed on March 3, 2008, many of our affiliation agreements
with CBS Radio did not tie station compensation to audience levels or clearance levels. Such
contributed to a significant decline in our national audience delivery to advertisers when CBS
Radio stations delivered lower audience levels and broadcast fewer commercials than in earlier
years. Our new arrangement with CBS mitigates both of these circumstances by adjusting affiliate
compensation for changes in audience levels. In addition, the arrangement provides CBS Radio with
financial incentives to broadcast substantially all our commercial inventory (referred to as
clearance) in accordance with the terms of the contracts and significant penalties for not
complying with the contractual terms of our arrangement. We believe that CBS Radio has taken and
will continue to take the necessary steps to stabilize and increase the audience reached by its
stations. It should be noted however, that as CBS takes steps to increase its compliance with our
affiliation agreements, our operating costs will increase before we will be able to increase prices
for the larger audience we will deliver, which was and may continue to be a contributing factor to
the decline in our operating income. As part of our recent cost reduction actions to reduce station
compensation expense, we and CBS Radio mutually agreed to enter into an arrangement, which became
effective on February 15, 2010, to give back station inventory representing approximately 15% of
the audience delivered by CBS Radio. This resulted in a commensurate reduction in cash
compensation payable to them. To help deliver consistent RADAR audience levels over time, we
have added incremental non-CBS inventory. We have added incremental non-CBS inventory.
We actively manage our inventory, including by purchasing additional inventory for cash. We have also
added Metro Traffic inventory from CBS Radio through various stand-alone agreements.
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Results of Operations
We are organized into two business segments; Metro Traffic and Network.
Our Metro Traffic business produces and distributes traffic and other local information reports
(such as news, sports and weather) to approximately 2,200 radio and 170 television stations, which
include stations in over 80 of the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) markets in the
U.S. Our Metro Traffic business generates revenue from the sale of commercial advertising inventory
to advertisers (typically 10 and 15 second radio spots embedded within our information reports and
30 second spots in television). We provide broadcasters a cost-effective alternative to gathering
and delivering their own traffic and local information reports and offer advertisers a more
efficient, broad reaching alternative to purchasing advertising directly from individual radio and
television stations.
Our Network business nationally syndicates proprietary and licensed content to radio stations,
enabling them to meet their programming needs on a cost-effective basis. The programming includes
national news and sports content, such as CBS Radio News, CNN Radio News and NBC Radio News and
major sporting events, including the National Football League (including the Super Bowl), NCAA
football and basketball games (including the Mens College Basketball Tournament known as March
Madness) and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Our Network business features popular shows that we
produce with personalities including Dennis Miller, Charles Osgood, Fred Thompson and Billy Bush.
We also feature special events such as live concert broadcasts, countdown shows (including MTV and
Country Music Television branded programs), music and interview programs. Our Network business
generates revenue from the sale of 30 and 60 second commercial airtime, often embedded in our
programming that we bundle and sell to national advertisers who want to reach a large audience
across numerous radio stations.
Our consolidated financial statements and transactional records prior to the closing of the
Refinancing reflect the historical accounting basis in our assets and liabilities and are labeled
Predecessor Company, while such records subsequent to the Refinancing are labeled Successor Company
and reflect the push down basis of accounting for the new fair values in our financial statements.
This is presented in our consolidated financial statements by a vertical black line division which
appears between the sections entitled Predecessor Company and Successor Company on the statements
and relevant notes. The black line signifies that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and
subsequent to the Refinancing are not comparable. For management purposes we continue to measure
our performance against comparable prior periods.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared With Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Revenue
Revenue presented by operating segment for the three month periods ending March 31, 2010 and 2009
is as follows:
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2009 |
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Metro Traffic |
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$ |
37,267 |
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$ |
34,683 |
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$ |
2,584 |
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7.5 |
% |
Network |
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55,575 |
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51,184 |
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4,391 |
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8.6 |
% |
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Total (1) |
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$ |
92,842 |
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$ |
85,867 |
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6,975 |
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8.1 |
% |
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As described above, we currently aggregate revenue based on the operating segment. A
number of advertisers purchase both local/regional and national or Network commercial airtime
in both segments. Our objective is to optimize total revenue from those advertisers. |
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For the three months ended March 31, 2010, revenue increased $6,975 or 8.1%, to $92,842 compared
with $85,867 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. This increase in revenue for the first
quarter was the first year-over-year quarterly
increase since the second quarter of 2005. The increase is the result of higher revenue in both
segments of our business.
Metro Traffic revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased $2,584 or 7.5% to $37,267
from $34,683 for the same period in 2009. The increase in Metro Traffic revenue was principally
related to an increase in the revenue from television and radio advertising, primarily in the
automotive and quick service restaurant sectors.
For the three months ended March 31, 2010, Network revenue was $55,575 compared to $51,184 for the
comparable period in 2009, an increase of 8.6% or $4,391. The increase resulted from increased
sports advertising revenue primarily related to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the NCAA Mens College
Basketball Tournament and NFL games, and new programming for The Weather Channel. These increases
were partially offset by a decline in advertising revenue from our talk radio programs as a result
of the cancellation of three programs, Air America Radio, The Radio Factor hosted by Bill OReilly
and The Adam Carolla Show.
Operating Costs
Operating costs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
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Payroll and payroll related |
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$ |
20,961 |
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$ |
21,122 |
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$ |
161 |
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0.8 |
% |
Programming and production |
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24,790 |
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27,482 |
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2,692 |
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9.8 |
% |
Program and operating |
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7,903 |
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4,570 |
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(3,333 |
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(72.9 |
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Station compensation |
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18,491 |
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19,769 |
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1,278 |
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6.5 |
% |
Other operating expenses |
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17,196 |
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18,450 |
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1,254 |
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% |
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89,341 |
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$ |
91,393 |
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2,052 |
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2.2 |
% |
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Operating costs decreased $2,052, or 2.2%, to $89,341 in the first quarter of 2010 from $91,393 in
the first quarter of 2009, primarily as a result of restructuring and cost saving programs we began
in 2008 and continued in 2009. This was partially offset by an increase in program and operating
costs of $3,333, predominantly as a result of increased cash buys for television and local radio
inventory. The decrease in operating costs is primarily attributable to reductions in costs for:
(i) programming and production of $2,692, related to talent and broadcast rights fees and aviation,
(ii) station compensation costs of $1,278 primarily due to the renegotiation and cancellation of
certain affiliate arrangements and (iii) other operating costs of $1,254, primarily from lower
costs for legal, bad debt, news agreements and rent, partially offset by higher accounting and
auditing fees, promotion and communication expense. Payroll and payroll related costs decreased
$161 reflecting the benefit of our re-engineering and cost reduction programs which began in the
last half of 2008, partially offset by costs related to additional sales hires in the first quarter
of 2010 and variable compensation tied to revenue.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased $2,433, or 118%, to $4,496 in the first quarter of 2010
from $2,063 in the first quarter of 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the increase
in the fair value of amortizable intangibles that were recorded as a result of the Refinancing and
our application of push down acquisition accounting, and by increased depreciation and
amortization from our additional investments in systems and infrastructure.
Corporate General and Administrative Expenses
Corporate, general and administrative expenses increased $253, or 9.1% to $3,019 for the three
months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $2,766 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The
increase is principally due to higher accounting fees, partially offset by decreases in legal and
consulting fees and equity-based compensation expense.
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Restructuring Charges
During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded $743 and $3,440, respectively
for restructuring charges. For the 2010 period, restructuring charges included Metro Traffic
re-engineering costs of $352 for real estate expense, $249 resulting from revisions to estimated
cash flows for our closed facilities and $142 for severance.
Special Charges
We incurred expenses aggregating $1,823 and $5,809 in the first quarter of 2010 and 2009,
respectively. Special charges in the first quarter of 2010 included $579 for fees related to the
agreements to amend the terms of our Senior Notes and Senior Credit Facility, $483 for employment
claim settlements related to employee terminations that occurred
prior to 2008, $320 for Gores fees, $114 for fees
related to the finalization of the income tax treatment of the Refinancing, $201 for professional
fees related to the evaluation of potential business development activity, including acquisitions
and dispositions and $126 for fees primarily related to regionalization costs. Special charges in
the first quarter of 2009 were incurred predominantly in connection with the Refinancing.
OIBDA
Beginning with the first quarter of 2010, we
changed how we evaluate segment performance and now use segment revenue and segment operating (loss) income
before depreciation and amortization (Segment OIBDA) as the primary measure of profit and
loss for our operating segments in accordance with FASB guidance for
segment reporting. We have reflected this change in all periods
presented in this report.
We believe the presentation of
Segment OIBDA is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view segment
performance in a manner similar to the primary method used by our management and enhances their
ability to understand our operating performance.
OIBDA for the three months ending March 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:
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Metro Traffic |
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$ |
(1,566 |
) |
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$ |
(4,327 |
) |
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$ |
2,761 |
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63.8 |
% |
Network |
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4,897 |
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(1,884 |
) |
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6,781 |
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359.9 |
% |
Corporate expenses |
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(2,849 |
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(2,081 |
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(768 |
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(36.9 |
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Special charges |
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(2,566 |
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(9,249 |
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6,683 |
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72.3 |
% |
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15,457 |
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88.1 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization |
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(4,496 |
) |
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(2,063 |
) |
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(2,433 |
) |
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(117.9 |
)% |
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Operating
loss |
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$ |
(6,580 |
) |
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$ |
(19,604 |
) |
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$ |
13,024 |
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66.4 |
% |
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OIBDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased to $2,084 from $17,541 for the
same period in 2009. This decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in revenue, lower
operating costs and lower restructuring and special charges.
Metro Traffic
OIBDA loss in our Metro Traffic segment decreased by $2,761 to a loss of $1,566 in 2010 compared to
a loss of $4,327 in 2009. The decrease in the loss was primarily due to an increase in revenue of
$2,584, lower other operating costs of $1,495,
lower programming and production costs of $1,149 and lower payroll and related costs of $351. These
improvements were partially offset by increased program and operating costs of $2,667, resulting
primarily from cash buys for television and local radio inventory.
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Network
OIBDA in our Network segment increased by $6,781 to $4,897 in 2010 compared to a loss of $1,884 in
2009. The increase in OIBDA was due to an increase in revenue of $4,391, a decrease in programming
and production costs of $1,536, a decrease in station compensation of $1,179 and lower payroll and
related costs of $159. These increases in OIBDA were partially offset by higher programming and
operating expenses of $509 related to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Operating Loss
The operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased to $6,580 from $19,604 for
the same period in 2009. This decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in revenue, lower
operating costs and lower restructuring and special charges, partially offset by an increase in
depreciation and amortization.
We currently anticipate that operating income will increase in 2010 compared with 2009 principally
as a result of an anticipated stabilization and growth in our revenue base and the benefits from
our cost reduction programs.
Interest Expense
Interest
expense increased $2,113, or 64.8%, to $5,376 in the first quarter of 2010 from $3,263 in
the first quarter of 2009, reflecting a higher rate of interest on a lower level of debt
outstanding, primarily as a result of the Refinancing, and increased interest expense related to
capital leases.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income tax benefit in the first quarter of 2010 was $5,234 compared with a tax benefit of $7,381 in
the first quarter of 2009. Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was
approximately 43.8% as compared to 32.7% for the same period in 2009. An additional tax benefit of
$650 was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to an increase in our federal
income tax refund arising from a change in the determination of the deductibility of certain costs
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. These additional income tax benefits are primarily
related to deductions taken in U.S. federal filings for which it is more likely than not that those
deductions would be sustained on their technical merits.
Net Loss
Our
net loss for the first quarter of 2010 decreased to $6,723 from a net loss of $15,186 in the
first quarter of 2009, which represented an improvement of $8,463. Net loss per share for basic
and diluted shares was $(0.33) in the first quarter of 2010, compared with net loss per share for
basic and diluted of $(33.95) in the first quarter of 2009.
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities was $4,915 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and
$2,134 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $2,781 in net cash provided by
operating activities. The increase was principally attributable to a
lower net loss of $8,463,
higher depreciation and amortization of $2,433 and other changes in deferred taxes, stock compensation and
amortization of deferred financing costs of $990, partially offset by a lower net change in our net
assets and liabilities of $9,105.
While our business does not usually require significant cash outlays for capital expenditures,
capital expenditures in the first three months of 2010 increased to $2,183, compared to $1,169 for
the first three months of 2009, primarily as a result of payments related to capitalization of the
internal use financial systems software we are currently installing. We anticipate an increase in
total capital expenditures for the remainder of 2010, as compared to 2009, as we continue to invest
in systems and
infrastructure.
Cash used in financing activities was $762 for the first three months of 2010 compared to $203 in
the first three months of 2009. On March 31, 2010, as part of the Securities Purchase Agreement
amendment, we paid down our Senior Notes by $3,500 and we also borrowed $3,000 under our revolving
credit facility in January.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We continually project anticipated cash requirements, which may include potential acquisitions,
capital expenditures, and principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, and
working capital requirements. To date, funding requirements have been financed through cash flows
from operations, the issuance of equity and the issuance of long-term debt. At March 31, 2010, our
principal sources of liquidity were our cash and cash equivalents of $6,794 and amounts available
to us under our revolving credit facility of $5,781 as described in Note 7 Debt, which total
$12,575 as of the date hereof.
We have incurred a significant decline in our available liquidity. As of May 17, 2010, our
available liquidity has decreased approximately $6,700 to $6,900 from $13,605 at December 31, 2009,
in part due to $6,400 in payments made in April 2010 for the CBS Radio annual bonus and for license
and broadcast rights for sports programming and a final installment payment of $1,600 related to a
contract termination. As described elsewhere in Note 7 Debt, our Senior Notes and Senior Credit
Facility contain debt leverage ratios with which we must comply and which are calculated on a
quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2010, we were in compliance with such covenants. While
management believes we will maintain sufficient liquidity to fund
operations and that we will maintain
compliance with our covenants for the next twelve months, given the decline in our liquidity and
the fact that we have had difficulty in achieving our Adjusted EBITDA projections, we cannot
provide assurance that we will have sufficient liquidity to maintain
compliance with our covenants and fund future operations.
We have certain cost containment and liquidity-producing measures available to us that we could
utilize to the extent necessary, including management of workforce costs, the elimination of
non-essential expenses, extending payables and reducing capital expenditures. We believe these
actions, to the extent necessary, will allow us to maintain sufficient liquidity to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months through
March 31, 2011 and to maintain compliance with our covenants. However, no assurance can be provided that these actions will be sufficient for us
to have sufficient
liquidity to fund operations or to maintain compliance with our
covenants.
Our cash flow from operations is a principal source of funds. We have experienced significant
operating losses since 2005 as a result of increased competition in our local and regional markets,
reductions in national audience levels, and reductions in our local and regional sales force. Also,
in 2009 our operating income was affected by the economic downturn in the United States and decline
in the overall advertising market. Based on our 2010 projections, which we believe use reasonable
assumptions regarding the current economic environment, we estimate that cash flows from operations
will be sufficient to fund our cash requirements, including scheduled interest and required
principal payments on our outstanding indebtedness and projected working capital needs, and to
provide us with sufficient Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our Senior Credit Facility) to comply
with our debt covenants for at least the next 12 months.
While our 2010 projections indicated we would attain sufficient Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our
Senior Credit Facility) to comply with our debt leverage covenant levels in 2010 (prior to those
covenants being amended in March 2010), management did not believe there was sufficient cushion
in our projections to outweigh the current unpredictability in the economy and our business.
Accordingly, we determined it was prudent to amend our debt leverage covenants on March 30, 2010 in
order to provide our business with (1) greater operational flexibility and (2) a greater time frame
to recover from the effects of the weakened economy and to incorporate the full benefit of the
revenue initiatives and re-engineering and cost reduction actions taken by the Company from
mid-2008 and 2009. Notwithstanding these amendments to our covenants, if our operating income
declines, we cannot provide assurances that there will be sufficient liquidity available to us to
invest in our business or that there will be sufficient Adjusted EBITDA to comply with our debt
covenants.
We filed a preliminary U.S. federal income tax return carrying back our current net operating
losses and an application for a tentative refund in the second quarter of 2010, and anticipate
receiving a refund of approximately $12,900 at the end of the second quarter or third quarter of
2010. As part of the amendments to the Securities Purchase Agreement (governing the Senior Notes)
and Credit Agreement (governing the Senior Credit Facility) described above, the first $12,000 of
such refund and any refund amount in excess of $17,000, will be used to pay down our Senior Notes.
Gores has agreed to guarantee up to a $10,000 pay down of the Senior Notes if such refund is not
received on or prior to August 16, 2010. The effect of our new debt leverage
covenant levels on the amount of Adjusted EBITDA required by us to satisfy our covenants is
demonstrated below in a table which appears below.
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Existing Indebtedness
On March 31, 2010, we repaid $3,500 of the Senior Notes. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2010, our
existing debt totaled $147,951 and consisted of: $119,951 under the Senior Notes maturing July 15,
2012 (which includes $10,000 classified as current maturities of long term-debt and $10,984 due to
Gores) and the Senior Credit Facility, which consists of a $20,000 unsecured, non-amortizing term
loan revolver and a $15,000 revolving credit facility of which $8,000 was outstanding on March 31,
2010. The Senior Credit Facility matures on July 15, 2012 and is guaranteed by subsidiaries of the
Company and Gores. The Senior Notes bear interest at 15.0% per annum, payable 10% in cash and 5%
paid-in-kind (PIK) interest. The PIK interest accretes and is added to principal quarterly, but
is not payable until maturity. As of March 31, 2010, the cumulative PIK interest was $5,951.
The Senior Notes may be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.
Payment of the Senior Notes is mandatory upon, among other things, certain asset sales and the
occurrence of a change of control (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement
governing the Senior Notes). The Senior Notes are guaranteed by the subsidiaries of the Company and
are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Companys assets.
Both the Securities Purchase Agreement (governing the Senior Notes) and Credit Agreement (governing
the Senior Credit Facility) contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our
ability to incur debt, incur liens, make investments, make capital expenditures, consummate
acquisitions, pay dividends, sell assets and enter into mergers and similar transactions beyond
specified baskets and identified carve-outs. Additionally, we may not exceed the maximum senior
leverage ratio (the principal amount outstanding under the Senior Notes over our Adjusted EBITDA)
referred to in this report as our debt leverage covenant. The Securities Purchase Agreement
contains customary representations and warranties and affirmative covenants. The Credit Agreement
contains substantially identical restrictive covenants (including a maximum senior leverage ratio
calculated in the same manner as with the Securities Purchase Agreement), affirmative covenants and
representations and warranties like those found in the Securities Purchase Agreement, modified, in
the case of certain covenants, for a cushion on basket amounts and covenant levels from those
contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $10,374. Under the terms of our Senior
Notes, in order to have satisfied our 8.00 to 1.00 covenant for the twelve month period ended March
31, 2010, we had to realize an Adjusted EBITDA (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of
no more than $(2,320). For the quarter ended March 31, 2010 our Adjusted EBITDA was $2,137, which
was $4,457 in excess of the required Adjusted EBITDA. As a point of reference, our Adjusted EBITDA
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was a loss of $(6,940). Our Adjusted EBITDA for the
trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2010 was $19,451.
In order to satisfy our 7.50 to 1.00 covenant for the twelve month period ending June 30, 2010, we
must realize a minimum Adjusted EBITDA of $5,812 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This
compares to our Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2009 of $9,070. Adjusted
EBITDA for the trailing nine months ended March 31, 2010 was $10,381.
In order to satisfy our 7.00 to 1.00 covenant for the twelve month period ending September 30,
2010, we must realize a minimum Adjusted EBITDA of $7,902 for the six months ended September 30,
2010. This compares to our Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended September 30, 2009 of $11,223.
Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing six months ended March 31, 2010 was $8,228.
In order to satisfy our 6.50 to 1.00 covenant for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2010,
we must realize a minimum Adjusted EBITDA of $15,451 for the nine months ended December 31, 2010.
This compares to our Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 of $17,314.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $2,137.
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Our maximum senior leverage ratio (also referred to herein as our debt leverage covenant),
defined as the principal amount of Senior Notes over our Adjusted EBITDA (defined below), is
measured on a trailing, four-quarter basis. The covenant is the same under our Securities Purchase
Agreement, governing the Senior Notes and our Senior Credit Facility, governing the
Senior Credit Facility except that they have different maximum levels. We have presented the more
restrictive of the two levels below.
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Required Last |
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Principal Amount of Senior Notes |
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Twelve Months (LTM) |
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Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio |
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Estimated Outstanding (Includes |
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Minimum Adjusted |
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Quarter Ending |
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Covenant |
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PIK)* |
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EBITDA* |
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3/31/2010 |
|
|
8.00 to 1.0 |
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|
$ |
119,951 |
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$ |
14,994 |
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6/30/2010 |
|
|
7.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
121,450 |
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|
16,193 |
|
9/30/2010 |
|
|
7.00 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
112,911 |
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|
|
16,130 |
|
12/31/2010 |
|
|
6.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
114,322 |
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|
|
17,588 |
|
3/31/2011 |
|
|
6.00 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
115,751 |
|
|
|
19,292 |
|
6/30/2011 |
|
|
5.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
117,198 |
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|
|
21,309 |
|
9/30/2011 |
|
|
5.00 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
118,663 |
|
|
|
23,733 |
|
12/31/2011 |
|
|
4.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
120,146 |
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|
|
26,699 |
|
3/31/2012 |
|
|
3.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
121,648 |
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|
|
34,757 |
|
6/30/2012 |
|
|
3.50 to 1.0 |
|
|
|
123,169 |
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|
35,191 |
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The above chart reflects a payment of $10,000 (the minimum payment required under the terms of
the agreements with our lenders) on or before August 16, 2010 of the then outstanding principal
amount of Senior Notes. On March 31, 2010, we repaid $3,500 of our Senior Notes, which is also
reflected above.
Adjusted EBITDA has the same definition in both of our borrowing agreements and means Consolidated
Net Income adjusted for the following: (1) minus any net gain or plus any loss arising from the
sale or other disposition of capital assets; (2) plus any provision for taxes based on income or
profits; (3) plus consolidated net interest expense; (4) plus depreciation, amortization and other
non-cash losses, charges or expenses (including impairment of intangibles and goodwill); (5) minus
any extraordinary, unusual, special or non-recurring earnings or gains or plus any
extraordinary, unusual, special or non-recurring losses, charges or expenses; (6) plus
restructuring expenses or charges; (7) plus non-cash compensation recorded from grants of stock
appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights; (8) plus any
Permitted Glendon/Affiliate Payments (as described below); (9) plus any Transaction Costs (as
described below); (10) minus any deferred credit (or amortization of a deferred credit) arising
from the acquisition of any Person; and (11) minus any other non-cash items increasing such
Consolidated Net Income (including, without limitation, any write-up of assets); in each case to
the extent taken into account in the determination of such Consolidated Net Income, and determined
without duplication and on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Permitted Glendon/Affiliate Payments means payments made at our discretion to Gores and its
affiliates including Glendon Partners for consulting services provided to Westwood One and
Transaction Costs refers to the fees, costs and expenses incurred by us in connection with the
Restructuring.
Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by
other companies. While Adjusted EBITDA does not necessarily represent funds available for
discretionary use, and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs, we use
Adjusted EBITDA as defined in our lender agreements as a liquidity measure, which is different from
operating cash flow, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP. We have provided below the requisite reconciliation of operating cash flow to
Adjusted EBITDA.
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Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:
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For the Quarters ended March 31, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
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4,915 |
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$ |
2,134 |
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Interest expense |
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5,376 |
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3,263 |
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Income taxes (benefit) |
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(5,234 |
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(7,381 |
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Restructuring |
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743 |
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3,440 |
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Special charges and other (1) |
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2,419 |
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5,809 |
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Other non-operating income |
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1 |
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(300 |
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Deferred taxes |
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5,107 |
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6,698 |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs |
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(308 |
) |
Change in assets and liabilities |
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(11,190 |
) |
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(20,295 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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2,137 |
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$ |
(6,940 |
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Special charges and other includes expense of $596 classified as corporate general and
administrative expenses on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2010. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic
820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-06). ASU 2010-06 revises two
disclosure requirements concerning fair value measurements and clarifies two others. It requires
separate presentation of significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value
hierarchy and disclosure of the reasons for such transfers. It will also require the presentation
of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy on a
gross basis rather than a net basis. The amendments also clarify that disclosures should be
disaggregated by class of asset or liability and that disclosures about inputs and valuation
techniques should be provided for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. Our
disclosures about fair value measurements are presented in Note 8 Fair Value Measurements. These
new disclosure requirements will first apply to us in our financial statements for the period
ending June 30, 2010, except for the requirement concerning gross presentation of Level 3 activity,
which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We are evaluating the
effects of this standard and do not expect our adoption of this new guidance to have a material
impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance intended to provide additional application guidance and
enhanced disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities. New guidance
related to determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability
have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly provides additional
guidelines for estimating fair value in accordance with pre-existing guidance on fair value
measurements. New guidance on recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments
provides additional guidance related to the disclosure of impairment losses on securities and the
accounting for impairment losses on debt securities, but does not amend existing guidance related
to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. Lastly, new guidance on interim
disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments increases the frequency of fair value
disclosures. The new guidance was effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June
15, 2009. As such, we adopted the new guidance in the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, and have
included the additional required disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments and
valuation techniques within Note 5 Intangible Assets and Note 8 Fair Value Measurements. Our
adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position
or results of operations.
In March 2009, the FASB issued new guidance intended to provide additional application guidance for
the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement, and disclosures of assets and
liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination and for pre-existing contingent
consideration assumed as part of the business combination. It establishes principles and
requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The
new guidance also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and
financial effects of the business combination. We adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2009. The
adoption of the new guidance impacted the accounting for our Refinancing, as described above, and
for the acquisition of Jaytu Technologies, LLC (Jaytu) (doing business as (d/b/a) SigAlert) in
the fourth quarter of 2009.
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements and Factors Affecting Forward-Looking
Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including Item 1ARisk Factors and Item 2Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition, contains both historical
and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may
be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements we make or others make on our behalf.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These statements are not based on historical fact but rather are based on managements
views and assumptions concerning future events and results at the time the statements are made. No
assurances can be given that managements expectations will come to pass. There may be additional
risks, uncertainties and factors that we do not currently view as material or that are not
necessarily known. Any forward-looking statements included in this document are only made as of
the date of this document and we do not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
A wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance including the
following:
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our annual operating income has declined since 2005 and may continue to decline. We may not be able
to reverse this trend or reduce costs sufficiently to offset declines in revenue if such trends
continue.
Since 2005, our annual operating income has declined from operating income of $143,978 to an
operating loss of $97,582, which included impairment charges of approximately $50,501, for the year
ended December 31, 2009. Between 2005 and 2009, our annual operating income declined as a result of
increased competition in our local and regional markets and an increase in the amount of 10 second
inventory being sold by radio stations. The decline also occurred due to reductions in national
audience levels, lower commercial clearance and audience levels of our affiliated stations, and
reductions in our local and regional sales force, which began in mid-2006. More recently, our
operating income has been affected by the weakness in the United States economy and advertising
market, which only recently has begun to turnaround. During this time, advertisers and the
agencies that represent them, put increased pressure on advertising rates, in some cases,
requesting broad percentage discounts on ad buys, demanding increased levels of inventory and
re-negotiating booked orders. Even if the improvement in the current
economic situation continues we cannot predict whether or not advertisers demands and budgets for advertising will return to
previous levels. If a double-dip recession were to occur or if the economic climate does not
continue to improve over time, it could harm our ability to generate
advertising revenue and it is possible our financial position would not improve.
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We may require additional financing to fund our working capital, debt service, capital expenditures
or other capital requirements and the ongoing global credit market disruptions have reduced access
to credit and created higher costs of obtaining financing.
Our primary source of liquidity is cash flow from operations, which has been adversely impacted by
the decline in our advertising revenue. As of May 17, 2010, our available liquidity has decreased
approximately $6,700 to $6,900 from $13,605 at December 31, 2009. While we presently believe that
cash flow from operations as well as cash on hand will enable us to meet our capital requirements
for at least the next 12 months, if our future operating performance does not meet our expectations
or our plans materially change in an adverse manner, we may need additional financing. As
described above, we recently negotiated amendments with the holders of our Senior Notes and Wells
Fargo in October 2009 and March 2010 regarding our debt leverage covenants under our Senior Notes
and Senior Credit Facility, respectively, as a result of lower than anticipated revenue and the
uncertain economic and advertising environments. Pursuant to the terms of the October 2009
amendment, we agreed to pay down $3,500 of our outstanding Senior Notes on or before March 31, 2010
and under the terms of the March 2010 amendment, we agreed to pay down a minimum of $10,000 of our
outstanding Senior Notes, which amount could increase depending on the size of our anticipated tax
refund. In connection therewith, Gores agreed to guarantee up to $10,000 of such payment if the
tax refund is not received on or prior to August 16, 2010. We may also pay up to $1,500 in
potential cash earnouts for future deliverables as part of our acquisition of Jaytu, d/b/a
SigAlert. If our future operating performance or cash flow is not what we anticipate and we
require additional financing, there can be no assurance that such financing, if consented to by our
lenders under the terms of our financing agreements, will be available on terms acceptable to us or
at all. Additionally, disruptions in the credit markets make it harder and more expensive to
obtain financing. If available financing is limited or we are forced to fund our operations at a
higher cost, these conditions may require us to curtail our business activities and increase our
cost of financing, both of which could reduce our profitability or increase our losses. The
inability to obtain additional financing in such circumstances could have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition and on our ability to meet our obligations.
Our present financial condition has caused us to obtain amendments to the agreements governing our
indebtedness and to institute certain cost saving measures. If our financial condition does not
improve, we may need to take additional actions designed to respond to or improve our financial
condition and we cannot assure you that any such actions would be successful in improving our
financial position.
As a result of our current financial position, we have taken certain actions designed to respond to
and improve our current financial position. On October 14, 2009 and March 30, 2010, respectively,
we entered into separate agreements with the holders of our Senior Notes and Wells Fargo to amend
the terms of our Securities Purchase Agreement (governing the Senior Notes) and Credit Agreement
(governing the Senior Credit Facility), respectively, to waive compliance with our debt leverage
covenants which were to be measured on December 31, 2009 on a trailing four-quarter basis (October
2009 amendment) and to amend our future debt leverage covenant levels (March 2010 amendment). In
addition, we have implemented and continue to implement cost saving measures which included
compensation reduction and furlough actions (aggregating 10 days of pay per each participating
full-time employee) that we announced on September 29, 2009. Certain of the cost saving initiatives
were designed to improve our financial condition. If our financial condition does not improve as a
result of these and other actions, as discussed in the section entitled Liquidity and Capital
Resources, we may need to take additional actions in the future in an attempt to improve our
financial position. We can make no assurance that the actions we have taken and plan to take in the
future will improve our financial position.
If we are unable to achieve our financial forecast, we may require an amendment or additional
waiver of our debt leverage covenant, which amendment or waiver, if not obtained, could have a
material and adverse effect on our business continuity and financial condition.
Management believes that after giving effect to certain cost containment measures including
furloughs and salary reductions for employees, and the most recent amendments to our covenant
levels, we will generate sufficient Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our Senior Credit Facility) to
meet our debt leverage covenants over the next twelve months (namely, on March 31, 2010, June 30,
2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, when the covenants are measured on a trailing
four-quarter basis). However, as described elsewhere in this report, we are still operating in an
uncertain economic environment, where the pace of an advertising recovery is unclear. As
described above, we agreed to pay down (x) $3,500 of our Senior Notes on or prior to March 31, 2010
as part of our agreement with our lenders to waive our debt covenant for December 31, 2009 and (y)
a minimum of $10,000 of our Senior Notes in the agreement with our lenders to amend our debt
covenant levels for March 31, 2010 and beyond. Gores has agreed to guarantee up to a $10,000 pay
down of the Senior Notes if such refund is not received on or prior to August 16, 2010. If we are
unable to achieve our forecasted results, or sufficiently offset those results with certain cost
reduction measures, and were to require a further waiver or amendment of our debt covenant
requirements which could not then be obtained, it could have a material and adverse effect on our
business continuity, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
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We have a significant amount of indebtedness and limited liquidity, which will affect our future
business operations if our future operating performance does not meet our expectations.
As of March 31, 2010, we had $119,951 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding (of
which approximately $5,951 is PIK), which bear interest at a rate of 15.0%, and a Senior Credit
Facility consisting of a $20,000 term loan and a $15,000 revolving credit facility. As of May 17,
2010, our available liquidity has decreased approximately $7,400 to $6,200 from $13,605 at December
31, 2009. Loans under our Senior Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 4.5% (with a LIBOR
floor of 2.5%) or a base rate plus 4.5% (with a base rate floor equal to the greater of 3.75% or
the one-month LIBOR rate). As discussed above, we have agreed to pay our lenders a minimum of
$10,000 of our outstanding Senior Notes from the proceeds
of an anticipated tax refund. We recently obtained waivers of compliance with our debt leverage
covenants for the fourth quarter of 2009 measurement period and amendments to our debt leverage
covenants to be measured on March 31, 2010 and beyond. Our ability to service our debt in 2010 and
beyond will depend on our financial performance in an uncertain and unpredictable economic
environment as well as competitive pressures. While previously we have been able to negotiate
amendments to our agreements with our lenders, we may be unable to further amend those agreements
on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. Further, our Senior Notes and Senior Credit Facility
restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness. If our operating income declines or does not
grow as much as we currently anticipate, and we are unable to obtain a waiver to increase our
indebtedness or successfully raise funds through an issuance of equity, we could have insufficient
liquidity, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations. If we are unable to meet our debt service and repayment obligations under
the Senior Notes or the Senior Credit Facility, we would be in default under the terms of the
agreements governing our debt, which if uncured, would allow our creditors at that time to declare
all outstanding indebtedness to be due and payable and materially impair our financial condition
and liquidity.
Our Senior Credit Facility and Senior Notes contain various covenants which, if not complied with,
could accelerate repayment under such indebtedness, thereby materially and adversely affecting our
financial condition and results of operations.
Our Senior Credit Facility and Senior Notes require us to comply with certain financial and
operational covenants. These covenants (as amended on March 30, 2010) include, without limitation:
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our Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our Senior Credit Facility) measured on a trailing,
four-quarter basis) which is 8.0 to 1.0 on March 31, 2010 but begins to decline on a
quarterly basis thereafter, including to a 6.5 to 1.0 ratio on December 31, 2010, a 4.50 to
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expenditures, consummate acquisitions, pay dividends, sell assets and enter into mergers
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While our 2010 projections indicate we would attain sufficient Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our
Senior Credit Facility) to comply with our debt leverage covenant levels in 2010, we cannot be
certain there will be sufficient Adjusted EBITDA to comply with our debt covenants. As described
above, in October 2009 we obtained waivers of compliance with our debt leverage covenants for
December 31, 2009 and in March 2010, eased our debt leverage covenants for 2010 and 2011. Our debt
leverage covenant will first be measured on March 31, 2010 and thereafter quarterly on a trailing
four-quarter basis. Failure to comply with any of our covenants would result in a default under our
Senior Credit Facility and Senior Notes that, if we were unable to obtain a waiver from the lenders
or holders thereof, could accelerate repayment under the Senior Credit Facility and Senior Notes
and thereby have a material adverse impact on our business.
The cost of our indebtedness has increased substantially, which further affects our liquidity and
could limit our ability to implement our business plan and respond competitively.
As a result of our Refinancing, the interest payments on our debt (on an annualized basis i.e.,
from April 23, 2009 to April 23, 2010 and subsequent annual periods thereafter) have increased from
approximately $12,000 to $19,000, $6,000 of which will be PIK. If the economy does not continue to
improve and advertisers continue to maintain reduced budgets which do not significantly recover in
2010, we may be required to delay the implementation or reduce the scope of our business plan and
our ability to develop or enhance our services or programs could be curtailed. Without additional
revenue and capital, we may be unable to take advantage of business opportunities, such as
acquisition opportunities or securing rights to name-brand or popular programming, or respond to
competitive pressures. If any of the foregoing should occur, this could have a material and adverse
effect on our business.
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CBS Radio provides us with a significant portion of our commercial inventory and audience that we
sell to advertisers. A material reduction in the audience delivered by CBS Radio stations or a
material loss of commercial inventory from CBS Radio would have an adverse effect on our
advertising sales and financial results.
While we provide programming to all major radio station groups, we have affiliation agreements with
most of CBS Radios owned and operated radio stations which, in the aggregate, provide us with a
significant portion of the audience and commercial inventory that we sell to advertisers, much of
which is in the more desirable top 10 radio markets. Although the compensation we pay to CBS Radio
under our March 2008 arrangement is adjustable for audience levels and commercial clearance (i.e.,
the percentage of commercial inventory broadcast by CBS Radio stations), any significant loss of
audience or inventory delivered by CBS Radio stations, including, by way of example only, as a
result of a decline in station audience, commercial clearance levels or station sales that resulted
in lower audience levels, would have a material adverse impact on our advertising sales and
revenue. Since implementing the new arrangement in early 2008 and continuing through the end of
2009, CBS Radio has delivered improved audience levels and broadcast more advertising inventory
than it had under our previous arrangement. However, there can be no assurance that CBS Radio will
be able to maintain these higher levels in particular, with the introduction of The Portable People
Meter, or PPM, which to date has reported substantially lower audience ratings for certain of our
radio station affiliates, including our CBS Radio station affiliates, in those markets in which
PPM has been implemented as described below. As part of our recent cost reduction actions to
reduce station compensation expense, we and CBS Radio mutually agreed to enter into an arrangement,
which became effective on February 15, 2010, to give back approximately 15% of the audience
delivered by CBS Radio. This resulted in a commensurate reduction in cash compensation payable to
them. To help deliver consistent RADAR audience levels over time, we have added incremental non-CBS inventory.
We actively manage our inventory, including by purchasing additional inventory for cash. We have also added Metro Traffic
inventory from CBS Radio through various stand-alone agreements. While our arrangement with CBS
Radio is scheduled to terminate in 2017, there can be no assurance that such arrangement will not
be breached by either party. If our agreement with CBS Radio were terminated as a result of such
breach, our results of operations could be materially impacted.
We may not realize expected benefits from our cost cutting initiatives.
In order to improve the efficiency of our operations, we have implemented certain cost cutting
initiatives, including headcount and salary reductions and more recently a furlough of
participating full-time employees. We cannot assure you that we will realize the full benefit
expected from these cost savings or improve our operating performance as a result of our past and
any future cost cutting activities. We also cannot assure you that our cost-cutting activities will
not adversely affect our ability to retain key employees, the significant loss of whom could
adversely affect our operating results. Further, as a result of our cost -cutting activities, we
may not have an adequate level of resources and personnel to appropriately react to significant
changes or fluctuations in the market and in the level of demand for our programming and services.
If our operating losses continues to increase, our ability to further decrease costs may be more
limited as a result of our previously enacted cost cutting initiatives.
Our ability to grow our Metro Traffic business revenue may be adversely affected by the increased
proliferation of free of charge traffic content to consumers.
Our Metro Traffic business produces and distributes traffic and other local information reports to
approximately 2,200 radio and 170 television affiliates and we derive the substantial majority of
the revenue attributed to this business from the sale of commercial advertising inventory embedded
within these reports. Recently, the US Department of Transportation and other regional and local
departments of transportation have significantly increased their direct provision of real-time
traffic and traveler information to the public free of charge. The ability to obtain this
information free of charge may result in our radio and television affiliates electing not to
utilize the traffic and local information reports produced by our Metro Traffic business, which in
turn could adversely affect our revenue from the sale of advertising inventory embedded in such
reports.
Our ability to increase our revenue is significantly dependent on audience, which could be
negatively impacted by The Portable People Meter.
In late 2007, Arbitron Inc., the supplier of ratings data for United States radio markets, rolled
out new electronic audience measurement technology to collect data for its ratings service known as
The Portable People Meter, or PPM. The PPM measures the audience of radio stations remotely
without requiring listeners to keep a manual diary of the stations they listen to. In 2007, 2008,
2009, two, nine and 19 markets converted to PPM, respectively, and in 2010, 15 markets will
convert to
PPM. As of the date of this report, the PPM has been implemented in 30 markets (including all
top 10 markets and three markets whose MSAs overlap). Unlike our Metro Traffic inventory, which is
fully reflected in ratings books that are released semi-annually, our Network inventory is
reflected in ratings books on an incremental basis over time (i.e., over a rolling four-quarter
period), which means we and our advertisers cannot view audience levels that give full weight to
PPM for our Radios All Dimension Audience Research (RADAR) inventory (which comprises half of
our Network inventory) for over a year after a market converts to PPM. In the RADAR ratings book
released in March 2010, approximately half (measured by the revenue generated by such inventory) of
the inventory published in such ratings books shows the effect of PPM in those
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markets which have
converted to PPM. In the two most recent periods published by RADAR, July 2009 to September 2009
and October 2009 to December 2009, the audience (measured by Persons 12+) for our 12 RADAR networks
declined by 0.8% and 5.8%, respectively, which also reflects our decision to reduce the number of
our RADAR networks from 14 to 12 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Because audience levels can
decline for several reasons, including changes in the radio stations included in a RADAR network,
clearance levels by those stations and general radio listening trends, it is difficult to isolate
the effects PPM is having on our audience with a high level of certainty. While annual ad revenue
in our Network and Metro Traffic businesses has declined over time, we are unable to determine how
much of the decline is a result of the general economic environment as opposed to our decline in
audience. While most major markets have converted to PPM (only 15 markets have yet to convert),
it is unclear whether our audience levels will continue to decline in future ratings books. In
2009, we were able to offset the impact of audience declines by using excess inventory; however, in
2010 we anticipate that this option will be limited and that to offset declines in audience will
generally require that we purchase additional inventory which must be obtained well in advance of
our having definitive data on future audience levels. If we do not accurately predict how much
additional inventory will be required to offset any declines in audience, or cannot purchase
comparable inventory to our current inventory at efficient prices, our revenue or margins in 2010
could be materially and adversely affected.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to continue to
accurately report our financial results.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reporting. During
the prior year, we identified a material weakness related to accounting for income taxes which
resulted in adjustments to the 2009 annual consolidated financial statements, as described in Item
9A Controls and Procedures of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009. We also identified certain immaterial errors in our financial statements, which we have
corrected in subsequent interim periods. Such items have been reported and disclosed in the
financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. We do not believe
these adjustments are material to our current period consolidated financial statements or to any
prior periods consolidated financial statements and no prior periods have been restated. We intend
to further enhance our internal control environment and we may be required to enhance our personnel
or their level of experience, among other things, in order to continue to maintain effective
internal controls. No assurances can be provided that we will be able to continue to maintain
effective internal controls over financial reporting, enhance our personnel or their level of
experience or prevent a material weakness from occurring. Our failure to maintain effective
internal controls could have a material adverse effect on us, could cause us to fail to timely meet
our reporting obligations or could result in material adjustments in our financial statements.
Our business is subject to increased competition resulting from new entrants into our business,
consolidated companies and new technology/platforms, each of which has the potential to adversely
affect our business.
Our business segments operate in a highly competitive environment. Our radio and television
programming competes for audiences and advertising revenue directly with radio and television
stations and other syndicated programming, as well as with other media such as satellite radio,
newspapers, magazines, cable television, outdoor advertising, direct mail and, more increasingly,
digital media. We may experience increased audience fragmentation caused by the proliferation of
new media platforms, including the Internet and video-on-demand and the deployment of portable
digital devices and new technologies which allow consumers to time shift programming, make and
store digital copies and skip or fast-forward through advertisements. New or existing competitors
may have resources significantly greater than our own and, in particular, the consolidation of the
radio industry has created opportunities for large radio groups, such as Clear Channel
Communications, CBS Radio and Citadel Broadcasting Corporation to gather information and produce
radio and television programming on their own. Increased competition, in part, has resulted in
reduced market share, and could result in lower audience levels, advertising revenue and cash flow.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively, be successful in our efforts
to regain market share and increase or maintain our current audience ratings and advertising
revenue. To the extent we
experience a further decline in audience for our programs, advertisers willingness to purchase our
advertising could be further reduced. Additionally, audience ratings and performance-based revenue
arrangements are subject to change based on the competitive environment and any adverse change in a
particular geographic area could have a material and adverse effect on our ability to attract not
only advertisers in that region, but national advertisers as well.
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In recent years, digital media platforms and the offerings thereon have increased significantly and
consumers are playing an increasingly large role in dictating the content received through such
mediums. We face increasing pressure to adapt our existing programming as well as to expand the
programming and services we offer to address these new and evolving digital distribution channels.
Advertising buyers have the option to filter their messages through various digital platforms and
as a result, many are adjusting their advertising budgets downward with respect to traditional
advertising mediums such as radio and television or utilizing providers who offer one-stop
shopping access to both traditional and alternative distribution channels. If we are unable to
offer our broadcasters and advertisers an attractive full suite of traditional and new media
platforms and address the industry shift to new digital mediums, our operating results may be
negatively impacted.
Our failure to obtain or retain the rights in popular programming could adversely affect our
revenue.
Our revenue from our radio programming and television business is dependent on our continued
ability to anticipate and adapt to changes in consumer tastes and behavior on a timely basis. We
obtain a significant portion of our popular programming from third parties. For example, some of
our most widely heard broadcasts, including certain NFL games, are made available based upon
programming rights of varying duration that we have negotiated with third parties. Competition for
popular programming that is licensed from third parties is intense, and due to increased costs of
such programming or potential capital constraints, we may be outbid by our competitors for the
rights to new, popular programming or in connection with the renewal of popular programming
currently licensed by us. Our failure to obtain or retain rights to popular content could adversely
affect our revenue.
If we are not able to integrate future acquisitions successfully, our operating results could be
harmed.
We evaluate acquisitions on an ongoing basis and intend to pursue acquisitions of businesses in our
industry and related industries that can assist us in achieving our growth strategy. The success of
our future acquisition strategy will depend on our ability to identify, negotiate, complete and
integrate acquisitions and, if necessary, to obtain satisfactory debt or equity financing to fund
those acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions are inherently risky, and any mergers and acquisitions
we do complete may not be successful.
Any mergers and acquisitions we do may involve certain risks, including, but not limited to, the
following:
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difficulties in integrating and managing the operations, technologies and products of
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diversion of our managements attention from normal daily operations of our business; |
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our inability to maintain the key business relationships and reputations of the
businesses we acquire; |
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uncertainty of entry into markets in which we have limited or no prior experience or in
which competitors have stronger market positions; |
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our dependence on unfamiliar affiliates and partners of the companies we acquire; |
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insufficient revenue to offset our increased expenses associated with the acquisitions; |
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our responsibility for the liabilities of the businesses we acquire; and |
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potential loss of key employees of the companies we acquire. |
Our success is dependent upon audience acceptance of our content, particularly our radio programs,
which is difficult to predict.
Revenue derived from the production and distribution of radio and television programs depend
primarily upon their acceptance by the public, which is difficult to predict. The commercial
success of a radio program also depends upon the quality and acceptance of other competing programs
released into the marketplace at or near the same time, the availability of alternative forms of
entertainment activities, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors,
all of which are difficult to predict. Rating points are also factors that are weighed when
determining the advertising rates that we receive. Poor ratings can lead to a reduction in pricing
and advertising revenue. Consequently, low public acceptance of our content, particularly our radio
programs, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
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Continued consolidation in the radio broadcast industry could adversely affect our operating
results.
The radio broadcasting industry has continued to experience significant change, including a
significant amount of consolidation in recent years and increased business transactions by key
players in the radio industry (e.g., Clear Channel, Citadel and CBS Radio). Certain major station
groups have: (1) modified overall amounts of commercial inventory broadcast on their radio
stations; (2) experienced significant declines in audience; and (3) increased their supply of
shorter duration advertisements, in particular the amount of 10 second inventory, which is directly
competitive to us. To the extent similar initiatives are adopted by other major station groups,
this could adversely impact the amount of commercial inventory made available to us or increase the
cost of such commercial inventory at the time of renewal of existing affiliate agreements.
Additionally, if the size and financial resources of certain station groups continue to increase,
the station groups may be able to develop their own programming as a substitute to that offered by
us or, alternatively, they could seek to obtain programming from our competitors. Any such
occurrences, or merely the threat of such occurrences, could adversely affect our ability to
negotiate favorable terms with our station affiliates, attract audiences and attract advertisers.
If we do not succeed in these efforts, our operating results could be adversely affected.
We may be required to recognize further impairment charges.
On an annual basis and upon the occurrence of certain events, we are required to perform impairment
tests on our identified intangible assets with indefinite lives, including goodwill, which testing
could impact the value of our business. We have a history of recognizing impairment charges related
to our goodwill. In September 2009, we believe a triggering event occurred as a result of
forecasted results for 2009 and 2010 and therefore we conducted a goodwill impairment analysis.
Metro Traffic results indicated impairment in our Metro Traffic segment. As a result of our Metro
Traffic analysis, we recorded an impairment charge of $50,501. At December 31, 2008, we determined
that our goodwill was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $224,073, which is in addition
to the impairment charge of $206,053 taken on June 30, 2008. In connection with our Refinancing and
our requisite adoption of the acquisition method of accounting, we recorded new values of certain
assets such that as of April 24, 2009 our revalued goodwill was $86,414 (an increase of $52,426)
and intangible assets were $116,910 (an increase of $114,481). The majority of the impairment
charges related to our goodwill have not been deductible for income tax purposes.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our common stock may not maintain an active trading market which could affect the liquidity and
market price of our common stock.
On November 20, 2009, we listed our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market. However, there can be
no assurance that an active trading market on the NASDAQ Global Market will be maintained, that our
common stock price will increase or that our common stock will continue to trade on the exchange
for any specific period of time. If we are unable to maintain our listing on the NASDAQ Global
Market, we may be subject to a loss of confidence by customers and investors and the market price
of our shares may be affected.
Sales of additional shares of common stock by Gores or our other lenders could adversely affect the
stock price.
Gores beneficially owns, in the aggregate, 15,258 shares of our common stock, or approximately
74.3% of our outstanding common stock. There can be no assurance that at some future time Gores, or
our other lenders, will not, subject to the applicable volume, manner of sale, holding period and
limitations of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, sell additional shares of our common stock, which
could adversely affect our share price. The perception that these sales might occur could also
cause the market price of our common stock to decline. Such sales could also make it more difficult
for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem
appropriate.
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Gores will be able to exert significant influence over us and our significant corporate decisions
and may act in a manner that advances its best interest and not necessarily those of other
stockholders.
As a result of its beneficial ownership of 15,258 shares of our common stock, or approximately
74.3% of our voting power, Gores has voting control over our corporate actions. For so long as
Gores continues to beneficially own shares of common stock representing more than 50% of the voting
power of our common stock, it will be able to elect all of the members of our Board and determine
the outcome of all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including matters involving
mergers or other business combinations, the acquisition or disposition of assets, the incurrence of
indebtedness, the issuance of any additional shares of common stock or other equity securities and
the payment of dividends on common stock. Gores may act in a manner that advances its best
interests and not necessarily those of other stockholders by, among other things:
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impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination; |
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discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting
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causing us to enter into transactions or agreements that are not in the best interests
of all stockholders. |
Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws and Delaware law may
discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management and,
therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock.
Provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws and Delaware law may
discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may
consider favorable, including transactions in which you might otherwise receive a premium for your
shares of our common stock. These provisions may also prevent or frustrate attempts by our
stockholders to replace or remove our management. The existence of the foregoing provisions and
anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future
for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby
reducing the likelihood that you could receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition.
In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, which may prohibit certain business combinations with stockholders owning 15% or more of our
outstanding voting stock. This provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law could delay or
prevent a change of control of our company, which could adversely affect the price of our common
stock.
We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We
currently anticipate that we will retain all of our available cash, if any, for use as working
capital and for other general corporate purposes. Any payment of future cash dividends will be at
the discretion of our Board and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, financial
condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, statutory and contractual restrictions
applying to the payment of dividends and other considerations that our Board deems relevant. In
addition, our Senior Credit Facility and the New Senior Notes restrict the payment of dividends.
Any issuance of shares of preferred stock by us could delay or prevent a change of control of our
company, dilute the voting power of the common stockholders and adversely affect the value of our
common stock.
Our Board has the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the
stockholders, up to 10,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, to designate the
number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption,
redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. To the extent we choose to
issue preferred stock, any such issuance may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a
change in control of our company without further action by the stockholders, even where
stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.
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The issuance of shares of preferred stock with voting rights may adversely affect the voting power
of the holders of our other classes of voting stock either by diluting the voting power of our
other classes of voting stock if they vote together as a single class, or by giving the holders of
any such preferred stock the right to block an action on which they have a separate class vote even
if the action were approved by the holders of our other classes of voting stock.
The issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend or conversion rights, liquidation
preferences or other economic terms favorable to the holders of preferred stock could adversely
affect the market price for our common stock by making an investment in the common stock less
attractive. For example, investors in the common stock may not wish to purchase common stock at a
price above the conversion price of a series of convertible preferred stock because the holders of
the preferred stock would effectively be entitled to purchase common stock at the lower conversion
price causing economic dilution to the holders of common stock.
The foregoing list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of
forward-looking statements included in the factors above are illustrative, but by no means
all-inclusive or exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with
the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
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In the normal course of business, we may use derivative financial instruments (fixed-to-floating
interest rate swap agreements) for the purpose of hedging specific exposures and hold all
derivatives for purposes other than trading. All derivative financial instruments held reduce the
risk of the underlying hedged item and are designated at inception as hedges with respect to the
underlying hedged item. Hedges of fair value exposure are entered into in order to hedge the fair
value of a recognized asset, liability or a firm commitment. Derivative contracts are entered into
with major creditworthy institutions to minimize the risk of credit loss and are structured to be
100% effective.
Our receivables do not represent a significant concentration of credit risk due to the wide variety
of customers and markets in which we operate.
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Controls and Procedures |
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief
Financial Officer and our Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer carried
out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31,
2010 (the Evaluation). Based upon the Evaluation, our President and Chief Financial Officer and
our Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)) are effective as of March 31,
2010 in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified by the SECs rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by us
in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons
performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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There have been no material developments in the first quarter of 2010 to the legal proceeding
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
A description of the risk factors associated with our business is included under Cautionary
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements and Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements
in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
contained in Item 2 of Part I of this report.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we did not purchase any of our common stock under our
existing stock purchase program and we do not intend to repurchase any shares for the foreseeable
future.
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February 24, 2004 and the additional $300 million authorization approved on April 29, 2004,
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. (1) |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Westwood One, Inc., as filed with the
Secretary of the State of Delaware on August 3, 2009. (2) |
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Certificate of Elimination, filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on November 18, 2009. (3) |
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23,
2009, by and among the Company and the other parties
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Waiver and First Amendment, dated as of October 14,
2009, to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
April 23, 2009, by and between the Company and the
noteholders parties thereto. (5) |
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Second Amendment, dated as of March 30, 2010, to
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23,
2009, by and between the Company and the noteholders
parties thereto. (6) |
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Shared Security Agreement, dated as of February 28,
2008, by and among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, and The Bank of New York, as
Collateral Trustee (7) |
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First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of
April 23, 2009, by and among the Company, each of the
subsidiaries of the Company and The Bank of New York
Mellon, as collateral trustee. (4) |
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2010 Equity Compensation Plan + |
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Form Stock Option Agreement under the Companys 2010
Equity Compensation Plan for employees + |
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Form Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the
Companys 2010 Equity Compensation Plan for
non-employee directors + |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon
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Filed as an exhibit to Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit to Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2009 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit to Companys current report on Form 8-K dated November 20, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit Companys current report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 5 of the Companys registration statement on Form S-1
filed with the SEC on November 13, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit to Companys current report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 2010 and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as an exhibit to Companys current report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2008 (filed on
March 5, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
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/s/ Roderick M. Sherwood III
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Roderick M. Sherwood III |
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President and CFO |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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