~ Achieves Positive Levered Free Cash Flow in Second Quarter ~ ~ Experiences Softer-than-Expected Quarterly Customer Activity ~ Note: A webcast of Leap's conference call and accompanying
presentation slides will be available at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT
today athttp://investor.leapwireless.com.
SAN DIEGO, Aug 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), a leading provider of
innovative and value-driven prepaid wireless communications services,
today reported financial and operational results for the quarter ended
June 30, 2010. Service revenues for the second quarter increased 10.2
percent over the prior year quarter to $597.0 million. The Company
reported adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization
(OIBDA) of $172.0 million for the second quarter of 2010, an increase of
approximately $34.2 million, or 24.8 percent, over the prior year
period, and an increase of approximately $49.0 million, or 40 percent,
over the prior quarter. Operating income for the second quarter of 2010
was $49.2 million, compared to operating income of $26.3 million for the
second quarter of 2009, an increase of $22.9 million, or approximately
87 percent.
The Company reported approximately 683,000 gross customer additions and
a net loss of approximately 112,000 customers, comprised of
approximately 73,000 voice customers and 39,000 broadband customers.
Churn for the quarter was 5.0 percent.
"The Company delivered solid financial performance in the second
quarter, highlighted by an increase in adjusted OIBDA of nearly 25
percent over the second quarter of 2009 and 40 percent over the first
quarter of 2010, which resulted in an important milestone for the
business in generating positive free cash flow," said Doug Hutcheson,
Leap's president and chief executive officer. "We expected second
quarter net customer additions to be seasonally soft, and while customer
activity in the quarter was even softer than expected, we believe it
will strengthen in coming quarters as a result of the actions we are
taking. Our overall business activity for 2010 can be best described in
three phases. During the first half of the year, the Company was
preparing for a significant transformation of our business. In the third
quarter, we are beginning the implementation phase of this
transformation with the initiatives announced today, including new,
simpler voice, Smartphone and broadband service plans, as well as an
enhanced touchscreen, Smartphone and feature phone line-up. We expect to
begin to realize the benefits of these changes in the fourth quarter and
beyond as we enter the traditionally strong selling season. We believe
that our overall competitive position is strong and expect that the
enriched service plans and dynamic Smartphone and feature phone line-up
we have announced today will enable us to further accelerate customer
growth."
Financial Results and Operating Metrics(1)
|
(Unaudited; in millions, except for customer data, operating
metrics and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Change
|
Service revenues
|
$
|
597.0
|
|
|
$
|
541.6
|
|
|
10.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,181.8
|
|
|
$
|
1,055.6
|
|
|
12.0
|
%
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
633.5
|
|
|
$
|
597.4
|
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,287.5
|
|
|
$
|
1,184.4
|
|
|
8.7
|
%
|
Operating income
|
$
|
49.2
|
|
|
$
|
26.3
|
|
|
87.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
54.3
|
|
|
$
|
25.3
|
|
|
114.6
|
%
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
$
|
172.0
|
|
|
$
|
137.8
|
|
|
24.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
295.0
|
|
|
$
|
234.6
|
|
|
25.7
|
%
|
Adjusted OIBDA as a percentage of service revenues
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(19.3
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61.2
|
)
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
(84.7
|
)
|
|
$
|
(108.5
|
)
|
|
--
|
|
Diluted net loss per share
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.89
|
)
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
(1.14
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.63
|
)
|
|
--
|
|
Gross customer additions(2) |
|
683,315
|
|
|
|
790,933
|
|
|
(13.6
|
%)
|
|
|
1,816,313
|
|
|
|
1,680,844
|
|
|
8.1
|
%
|
Net customer additions
|
|
(111,718
|
)
|
|
|
202,767
|
|
|
(155.1
|
%)
|
|
|
334,052
|
|
|
|
695,520
|
|
|
(52.0
|
%)
|
End of period customers
|
|
5,288,157
|
|
|
|
4,540,180
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
|
|
5,288,157
|
|
|
|
4,540,180
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
Weighted-average customers
|
|
5,290,825
|
|
|
|
4,432,381
|
|
|
19.4
|
%
|
|
|
5,212,955
|
|
|
|
4,245,621
|
|
|
22.8
|
%
|
Churn
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
|
|
4.4
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
|
|
3.9
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
End of period covered POPS
|
~ 94.2
|
|
|
~ 91.1
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
~ 94.2
|
|
|
~ 91.1
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
Average revenue per user (ARPU)
|
$
|
37.61
|
|
|
$
|
40.73
|
|
|
(7.7
|
%)
|
|
$
|
37.78
|
|
|
$
|
41.44
|
|
|
(8.8
|
%)
|
Cash costs per user (CCU)
|
$
|
17.51
|
|
|
$
|
18.42
|
|
|
(4.9
|
%)
|
|
$
|
17.46
|
|
|
$
|
19.19
|
|
|
(9.0
|
%)
|
Cost per gross addition (CPGA)
|
$
|
215
|
|
|
$
|
201
|
|
|
(7.0
|
%)
|
|
$
|
188
|
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
|
(5.1
|
%)
|
Cash purchases of property and equipment
|
$
|
88.2
|
|
|
$
|
224.1
|
|
|
(60.6
|
)%
|
|
$
|
195.4
|
|
|
$
|
425.9
|
|
|
(54.1
|
%)
|
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
$
|
550.2
|
|
|
$
|
713.8
|
|
|
(22.9
|
%)
|
|
$
|
550.2
|
|
|
$
|
713.8
|
|
|
(22.9
|
%)
|
(1)For a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures,
please refer to the section entitled "Definition of Terms and
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included at the end of
this release.Information relating to population and potential
customers (POPs) is based on population estimates provided by Claritas
Inc. for the relevant year.
(2)The Company recognizes a gross customer addition for each
Cricket Wireless, Cricket Broadband and Cricket PAYGo(TM) line of service
activated by a customer.
Discussion of Financial and Operational Results for the Quarter
-
Service revenues increased 10.2 percent year-over-year, and 2.1
percent over the first quarter of 2010, to $597.0 million, primarily
due to an increase in the number of weighted average customers.
-
Second quarter 2010 operating income of $49.2 million increased by
$22.9 million over the comparable period of the prior year.
-
Adjusted OIBDA was $172.0 million for the second quarter of 2010, an
increase of nearly 25 percent year-over-year, reflecting top-line
growth and scale efficiencies, increased contributions from the
Company's Auction 66 markets and broadband service, and the benefits
of our productivity and cost-management initiatives.
-
Net loss for the second quarter of 2010 was $19.3 million, compared to
a net loss of $61.2 million for the comparable period of the prior
year. The decline in net loss resulted in a year-over-year net loss
per share improvement of $0.65, from a net loss per share of $0.89 for
the second quarter of 2009 to a net loss per share of $0.24 for the
second quarter of 2010.
-
Gross additions declined by 13.6 percent year-over-year due to fewer
new market launches, device selection and lower-than-expected
available handset inventories.
-
End-of-period customers for the second quarter of 2010 were 5,288,157,
a 16.5 percent increase from end-of-period customers for the second
quarter of 2009.
-
Customer churn for the second quarter of 2010 was 5.0 percent, an
increase from 4.4 percent in the comparable period of the prior year.
This increase was primarily due to the impact of less-tenured
customers, including customers of the Company's newer Cricket
Broadband and Cricket PAYGo services businesses.
-
Second quarter 2010 ARPU declined 8 percent from the prior year
quarter, primarily as a result of an increased number of customers in
our lower-priced service plans and the cumulative effects of
competitive actions we took in the third quarter of 2009.
-
Capital expenditures during the second quarter of 2010 were $88.2
million.
-
The Company generated $20.9 million of levered free cash flow in the
second quarter of 2010. Levered free cash flow refers to adjusted
OIBDA, less cash capital expenditures and net interest expense.
"We are pleased with the Company's financial performance in the second
quarter, including the increased contributions from our Auction 66
markets and our mobile broadband service," said Walter Berger, Leap's
executive vice president and chief financial officer. "We also drove
improvements in our margin performance through cost management efforts
and the benefits of scale. Importantly, with the investments for our
initial Auction 66 market launches and broadband service behind us, our
business generated positive levered free-cash-flow for the first time
since 2006. Looking ahead, we expect to incur up to $25 million of
additional launch costs in a typically financially slower third quarter
to implement "all-in-monthly" service plans and the other product and
service initiatives we have announced today. We believe that our strong
balance sheet, our ability to leverage our best-in-class cost structure,
and the introduction of the products and pricing plans we announced
today position the Company well to drive meaningful OIBDA and cash flow
over time."
Webcast Information
As previously announced, Leap management will host a live webcast at
approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT / 1:30 p.m. PDT today during its Analyst Day
to discuss these results. Other forward-looking and material information
may also be discussed during this call.
To listen live via webcast and view accompanying presentation slides,
visit http://investor.leapwireless.com.
Please choose the 'webcast' option to view the slides in conjunction
with the webcast.
An online replay and downloadable MP3 of the event will be available on
the Company's website shortly after the live call and will be accessible
for a limited period of time.
About Leap
Leap provides innovative, high-value wireless services to a
fast-growing, young and ethnically diverse customer base. With the value
of unlimited wireless services as the foundation of its business, Leap
pioneered its Cricket(R) service. The Company and its joint
ventures operate in 35 states and the District of Columbia and hold
licenses in 35 of the top 50 U.S. markets. Through its affordable,
flat-rate service plans, Cricket offers customers a choice of unlimited
voice, text, high-speed data and mobile Web services. Headquartered in
San Diego, Calif., Leap is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol "LEAP." For more information, please visit www.leapwireless.com.
Notes Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Information presented in this press release and in the attached
financial tables includes financial information prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., or GAAP, as
well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial
measure, within the meaning of Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is a numerical measure of
a company's financial performance or cash flows that (a) excludes
amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding
amounts, which are included in the most directly comparable measure
calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the consolidated
balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations or consolidated
statements of cash flows; or (b) includes amounts, or is subject to
adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, which are
excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and
presented. As described more fully in the notes to the attached
financial tables, management supplements the information provided by
financial statement measures with several customer-focused performance
metrics that are widely used in the telecommunications industry.
Adjusted OIBDA, CPGA, and CCU are non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP
financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a
substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to
the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the
section entitled "Definition of Terms and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures" included toward the end of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements reflect management's current expectations based on currently
available operating, financial and competitive information, but are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated in or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include our
discussions about planned product and service plan developments,
competitiveness and expected financial and operational performance and
are generally identified with words such as "believe," "expect,"
"intend," "plan," "could," "may" and similar expressions. Risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our forward-looking
statements include, among other things:
-
our ability to attract and retain customers in an extremely
competitive marketplace;
-
the duration and severity of the current recession in the United
States and changes in economic conditions, including interest rates,
consumer credit conditions, consumer debt levels, consumer confidence,
unemployment rates, energy costs and other macro-economic factors that
could adversely affect demand for the services we provide;
-
the impact of competitors' initiatives;
-
our ability to successfully implement our new product and service plan
offerings, expand our retail distribution and execute effectively on
our other strategic activities;
-
our ability to obtain roaming services from other carriers at
cost-effective rates;
-
our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting;
-
delays by existing U.S. government and other private sector wireless
operations in clearing the Advanced Wireless Services spectrum, some
of which users are permitted to continue using the spectrum for
several years;
-
our ability to attract, motivate and retain an experienced workforce;
-
our ability to comply with the covenants in any credit agreement,
indenture or similar instrument governing any of our existing or
future indebtedness;
-
failure of our network or information technology systems to perform
according to expectations; and
-
other factors detailed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" included
in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which we
expect to file shortly with the SEC, and our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on May
10, 2010.
All forward-looking statements included in this news release should be
considered in the context of these risks. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors and
prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our
forward-looking statements.
Leap is a U.S. registered trademark and the Leap logo is a trademark of
Leap. Cricket, Jump, the Cricket "K" and Flex Bucket are U.S. registered
trademarks of Cricket. In addition, the following are trademarks or
service marks of Cricket: BridgePay, Cricket By Week, Cricket Choice,
Cricket Connect, Cricket Nation and Cricket Wireless Internet Service.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(1)
|
(In thousands, except share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2010
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
Assets |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
279,588
|
|
|
$
|
174,999
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
270,637
|
|
|
|
389,154
|
|
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
3,866
|
|
|
|
3,866
|
|
Inventories
|
|
48,198
|
|
|
|
107,912
|
|
Deferred charges
|
|
28,798
|
|
|
|
38,872
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
83,347 |
|
|
|
73,204 |
|
Total current assets
|
|
714,434
|
|
|
|
788,007
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
2,076,612
|
|
|
|
2,121,094
|
|
Wireless licenses
|
|
1,923,800
|
|
|
|
1,921,973
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,381
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
430,101
|
|
|
|
430,101
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
22,340
|
|
|
|
24,535
|
|
Other assets
|
|
89,213 |
|
|
|
83,630 |
|
Total assets
|
$ |
5,256,500 |
|
|
$ |
5,371,721 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
264,693
|
|
|
$
|
310,386
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
14,096
|
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
187,557 |
|
|
|
196,647 |
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
466,346
|
|
|
|
515,033
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
2,726,335
|
|
|
|
2,735,318
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
280,538
|
|
|
|
259,512
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
108,783 |
|
|
|
99,696 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
3,582,002 |
|
|
|
3,609,559 |
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
|
|
53,162 |
|
|
|
71,632 |
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock -- authorized 10,000,000 shares, $.0001 par value; no
shares issued and outstanding
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Common stock -- authorized 160,000,000 shares, $.0001 par value;
78,317,992 and 77,524,040 shares issued and outstanding at June
30, 2010 and December 31 2009, respectively
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
2,165,442
|
|
|
|
2,148,194
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
(543,420
|
)
|
|
|
(458,685
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
(694 |
) |
|
|
1,013 |
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
1,621,336 |
|
|
|
1,690,530 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ |
5,256,500 |
|
|
$ |
5,371,721 |
|
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1)
|
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
$
|
596,999
|
|
|
$
|
541,585
|
|
|
$
|
1,181,821
|
|
|
$
|
1,055,590
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
36,542 |
|
|
|
55,823 |
|
|
|
105,674 |
|
|
|
128,805 |
|
Total revenues
|
|
633,541 |
|
|
|
597,408 |
|
|
|
1,287,495 |
|
|
|
1,184,395 |
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
175,803
|
|
|
|
154,567
|
|
|
|
341,737
|
|
|
|
298,911
|
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
111,041
|
|
|
|
127,775
|
|
|
|
279,094
|
|
|
|
285,571
|
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
96,449
|
|
|
|
96,688
|
|
|
|
208,333
|
|
|
|
200,211
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
88,944
|
|
|
|
90,938
|
|
|
|
181,200
|
|
|
|
187,115
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
110,649 |
|
|
|
99,621 |
|
|
|
219,895 |
|
|
|
189,354 |
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
582,886
|
|
|
|
569,589
|
|
|
|
1,230,259
|
|
|
|
1,161,162
|
|
Gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets
|
|
(1,488 |
) |
|
|
(1,554 |
) |
|
|
(2,941 |
) |
|
|
2,027 |
|
Operating income
|
|
49,167
|
|
|
|
26,265
|
|
|
|
54,295
|
|
|
|
25,260
|
|
Equity in net income of investees, net
|
|
887
|
|
|
|
515
|
|
|
|
1,458
|
|
|
|
1,994
|
|
Interest income
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
642
|
|
|
|
722
|
|
|
|
1,587
|
|
Interest (expense)
|
|
(60,296
|
)
|
|
|
(49,060
|
)
|
|
|
(120,591
|
)
|
|
|
(90,911
|
)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
3,057
|
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
|
3,072
|
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(26,310 |
)
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(26,310 |
)
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
(6,891
|
)
|
|
|
(47,994
|
)
|
|
|
(61,044
|
)
|
|
|
(88,489
|
)
|
Income tax expense
|
|
(12,397 |
) |
|
|
(13,189 |
) |
|
|
(23,691 |
) |
|
|
(20,054 |
) |
Net loss
|
|
(19,288
|
)
|
|
|
(61,183
|
)
|
|
|
(84,735
|
)
|
|
|
(108,543
|
)
|
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of tax
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
(1,568 |
)
|
|
|
(1,537 |
)
|
|
|
(4,504 |
)
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
|
$ |
(18,238 |
) |
|
$ |
(62,751 |
) |
|
$ |
(86,272 |
) |
|
$ |
(113,047 |
) |
Loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.14
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.63
|
)
|
Diluted
|
$ |
(0.24 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.89 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.63 |
) |
Shares used in per share calculations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
75,846 |
|
|
|
70,540 |
|
|
|
75,820 |
|
|
|
69,371 |
|
Diluted
|
|
75,846 |
|
|
|
70,540 |
|
|
|
75,820 |
|
|
|
69,371 |
|
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(1)
|
(Unaudited and in thousands) |
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$ |
204,406 |
|
|
$ |
143,764 |
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
(195,405
|
)
|
|
|
(425,926
|
)
|
Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment
|
|
(2,836
|
)
|
|
|
(830
|
)
|
Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses and spectrum
clearing costs
|
|
(1,827
|
)
|
|
|
(31,945
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of wireless licenses and operating assets
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,965
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
(301,399
|
)
|
|
|
(436,051
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
427,287
|
|
|
|
290,599
|
|
Purchase of membership units of equity investment
|
|
(967
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Change in restricted cash
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
706 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(74,769 |
) |
|
|
(600,482 |
) |
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,057,474
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
(4,000
|
)
|
|
|
(879,904
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(14,100
|
)
|
Purchase of non-controlling interest
|
|
(20,973
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
904
|
|
|
|
265,923
|
|
Other
|
|
(979 |
) |
|
|
(658 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
(25,048 |
) |
|
|
428,735 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
104,589
|
|
|
|
(27,983
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
174,999 |
|
|
|
357,708 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
279,588 |
|
|
$ |
329,725 |
|
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
$
|
115,528
|
|
|
$
|
111,133
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
$
|
2,977
|
|
|
$
|
2,482
|
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Contributions of wireless licenses in exchange for an equity interest
|
$
|
2,381
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Explanatory Notes to Financial Statements
(1) The condensed consolidated financial statements and the tables of
results and operating and financial metrics included at the beginning of
this release include the accounts of Leap and its wholly owned
subsidiaries as well as the accounts of LCW Wireless, LLC and Denali
Spectrum, LLC and their wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company
consolidates its non-controlling interests in LCW Wireless, LLC and
Denali Spectrum, LLC in accordance with authoritative guidance for the
consolidation of variable interest entities because these entities are
variable interest entities and the Company has the obligation to absorb
their losses. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2) The following tables summarize operating data for the Company's
consolidated operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010
and 2009 (unaudited; in thousands, except percentages):
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change from Prior Year
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
% of 2010 Service Revenues
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
% of 2009 Service Revenues
|
|
Dollars
|
|
Percent
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
$
|
596,999
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
541,585
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
55,414
|
|
|
10.2
|
%
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
36,542 |
|
|
|
|
|
55,823 |
|
|
|
|
|
(19,281 |
) |
|
(34.5 |
)%
|
Total revenues
|
|
633,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
597,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
36,133 |
|
|
6.0 |
%
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service
|
|
175,803
|
|
|
29.4
|
%
|
|
|
154,567
|
|
|
28.5
|
%
|
|
|
21,236
|
|
|
13.7
|
%
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
111,041
|
|
|
18.6
|
%
|
|
|
127,775
|
|
|
23.6
|
%
|
|
|
(16,734
|
)
|
|
(13.1
|
)%
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
96,449
|
|
|
16.2
|
%
|
|
|
96,688
|
|
|
17.9
|
%
|
|
|
(239
|
)
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
General and administrative
|
|
88,944
|
|
|
14.9
|
%
|
|
|
90,938
|
|
|
16.8
|
%
|
|
|
(1,994
|
)
|
|
(2.2
|
)%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
110,649 |
|
|
18.5 |
%
|
|
|
99,621 |
|
|
18.4 |
%
|
|
|
11,028 |
|
|
11.1 |
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
582,886
|
|
|
97.6
|
%
|
|
|
569,589
|
|
|
105.2
|
%
|
|
|
13,297
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
Gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets
|
|
(1,488 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
(1,554 |
) |
|
(0.3 |
)% |
|
|
66 |
|
|
4.2 |
%
|
Operating income
|
$ |
49,167 |
|
|
8.2 |
%
|
|
$ |
26,265 |
|
|
4.8 |
%
|
|
$ |
22,902 |
|
|
87.2 |
%
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change from Prior Year
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
% of 2010 Service Revenues
|
|
|
2009
|
|
% of 2009 Service Revenues
|
|
Dollars
|
|
Percent
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
$
|
1,181,821
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,055,590
|
|
|
|
$
|
126,231
|
|
|
12.0
|
%
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
105,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
128,805 |
|
|
|
|
(23,131 |
) |
|
(18.0 |
)%
|
Total revenues
|
|
1,287,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,184,395 |
|
|
|
|
103,100 |
|
|
8.7 |
%
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service
|
|
341,737
|
|
|
28.9
|
%
|
|
|
298,911
|
|
28.3
|
%
|
|
|
42,826
|
|
|
14.3
|
%
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
279,094
|
|
|
23.6
|
%
|
|
|
285,571
|
|
27.1
|
%
|
|
|
(6,477
|
)
|
|
(2.3
|
)%
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
208,333
|
|
|
17.6
|
%
|
|
|
200,211
|
|
19.0
|
%
|
|
|
8,122
|
|
|
4.1
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
|
181,200
|
|
|
15.3
|
%
|
|
|
187,115
|
|
17.7
|
%
|
|
|
(5,915
|
)
|
|
(3.2
|
)%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
219,895 |
|
|
18.6 |
%
|
|
|
189,354 |
|
17.9 |
%
|
|
|
30,541 |
|
|
16.1 |
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
1,230,259
|
|
|
104.1
|
%
|
|
|
1,161,162
|
|
110.0
|
%
|
|
|
69,097
|
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
Gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets
|
|
(2,941 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
2,027 |
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
(4,968 |
) |
|
(245.1 |
)%
|
Operating income
|
$ |
54,295 |
|
|
4.6 |
%
|
|
$ |
25,260 |
|
2.4 |
%
|
|
$ |
29,035 |
|
|
114.9 |
%
|
Total share-based compensation expense related to the Company's
share-based awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009 was allocated to the statements of operations as follows
(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data):
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
Cost of service
|
$
|
866
|
|
$
|
801
|
|
$
|
1,463
|
|
$
|
1,645
|
Selling and marketing expense
|
|
1,831
|
|
|
1,466
|
|
|
2,937
|
|
|
3,049
|
General and administrative expense
|
|
8,019 |
|
|
8,140 |
|
|
13,481 |
|
|
17,368 |
Share-based compensation expense
|
$ |
10,716 |
|
$ |
10,407 |
|
$ |
17,881 |
|
$ |
22,062 |
Share-based compensation expense per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.32 |
Diluted
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.32 |
Definition of Terms and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company utilizes certain financial measures that are widely used in
the telecommunications industry and are not calculated based on GAAP.
Certain of these financial measures are considered non-GAAP financial
measures within the meaning of Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated by
the SEC.
(3) Churn, which measures customer turnover, is calculated as the net
number of customers that disconnect from our service divided by the
weighted-average number of customers divided by the number of months
during the period being measured. New customers who received a period of
free service when they subscribed for our Cricket Wireless and Cricket
Broadband services but did not pay their first monthly bill were
deducted from our gross customer additions in the month in which they
were disconnected and are not included in churn. Customers of our
Cricket Wireless and Cricket Broadband service are generally
disconnected from service approximately 30 days after failing to pay a
monthly bill, and pay-in-advance customers who ask to terminate their
service are disconnected when their paid service period ends. Customers
of our Cricket PAYGo service are generally disconnected from service if
they have not replenished or "topped up" their account within 60 days
after the end of their current term of service. Management uses churn to
measure our retention of customers, to measure changes in customer
retention over time, and to help evaluate how changes in our business
affect customer retention. In addition, churn provides management with a
useful measure to compare our customer turnover activity to that of
other wireless communications providers. We believe investors use churn
primarily as a tool to track changes in our customer retention over time
and to compare our customer retention to that of other wireless
communications providers. Other companies may calculate this measure
differently.
(4) ARPU is service revenue divided by the weighted-average number of
customers, divided by the number of months during the period being
measured. Management uses ARPU to identify average revenue per customer,
to track changes in average customer revenues over time, to help
evaluate how changes in our business, including changes in our service
offerings and fees, affect average revenue per customer, and to forecast
future service revenue. In addition, ARPU provides management with a
useful measure to compare our subscriber revenue to that of other
wireless communications providers. We do not recognize service revenue
until payment has been received and services have been provided to the
customer. In addition, customers of our Cricket Wireless and Cricket
Broadband service are generally disconnected from service approximately
30 days after failing to pay a monthly bill. Customers of our Cricket
PAYGo service are generally disconnected from service if they have not
replenished or "topped up" their account within 60 days after the end of
their current term of service. Therefore, because our calculation of
weighted-average number of customers includes customers who have yet to
disconnect service because they have either not paid their last bill or
have not replenished or "topped up" their account, ARPU may appear lower
during periods in which we have significant disconnect activity. We
believe investors use ARPU primarily as a tool to track changes in our
average revenue per customer and to compare our per customer service
revenues to those of other wireless communications providers. Other
companies may calculate this measure differently.
(5) CPGA is selling and marketing costs (excluding applicable
share-based compensation expense included in selling and marketing
expense), and equipment subsidy (generally defined as cost of equipment
less equipment revenue), less the net loss on equipment transactions and
third party commissions unrelated to the initial customer acquisition,
divided by the total number of gross new customer additions during the
period being measured. The net loss on equipment transactions unrelated
to the initial customer acquisition includes the revenues and costs
associated with the sale of wireless devices to existing customers as
well as costs associated with device replacements and repairs (other
than warranty costs which are the responsibility of the device
manufacturers). Commission expenses unrelated to the initial customer
acquisition are commissions paid to third parties for certain activities
related to the continuing service of customers. For customers who
received a free period of service when they subscribed for Cricket
service, we have deducted those customers who have not paid their first
monthly bill from our gross customer additions, which tends to increase
CPGA because we incur the costs associated with this customer without
receiving the benefit of a gross customer addition. Management uses CPGA
to measure the efficiency of our customer acquisition efforts, to track
changes in our average cost of acquiring new subscribers over time, and
to help evaluate how changes in our sales and distribution strategies
affect the cost-efficiency of our customer acquisition efforts. In
addition, CPGA provides management with a useful measure to compare our
per customer acquisition costs with those of other wireless
communications providers. We believe investors use CPGA primarily as a
tool to track changes in our average cost of acquiring new customers and
to compare our per customer acquisition costs to those of other wireless
communications providers. Other companies may calculate this measure
differently.
The following table reconciles total costs used in the calculation of
CPGA to selling and marketing expense, which we consider to be the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure to CPGA (unaudited; in
thousands, except gross customer additions and CPGA):
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling and marketing expense
|
$
|
96,449
|
|
|
$
|
96,688
|
|
|
$
|
208,333
|
|
|
$
|
200,211
|
|
Less share-based compensation expense included in selling and
marketing expense
|
|
(1,831
|
)
|
|
|
(1,466
|
)
|
|
|
(2,937
|
)
|
|
|
(3,049
|
)
|
Plus cost of equipment
|
|
111,041
|
|
|
|
127,775
|
|
|
|
279,094
|
|
|
|
285,571
|
|
Less equipment revenue
|
|
(36,542
|
)
|
|
|
(55,823
|
)
|
|
|
(105,674
|
)
|
|
|
(128,805
|
)
|
Less net loss on equipment transactions and third party
commissions unrelated to the initial customer acquisition
|
|
(22,025 |
) |
|
|
(8,392 |
) |
|
|
(38,166 |
) |
|
|
(21,840 |
) |
Total costs used in the calculation of CPGA
|
$
|
147,092
|
|
|
$
|
158,782
|
|
|
$
|
340,650
|
|
|
$
|
332,088
|
|
Gross customer additions
|
|
683,315 |
|
|
|
790,933 |
|
|
|
1,816,313 |
|
|
|
1,680,844 |
|
CPGA
|
$ |
215 |
|
|
$ |
201 |
|
|
$ |
188 |
|
|
$ |
198 |
|
(6) CCU is cost of service and general and administrative costs
(excluding applicable share-based compensation expense included in cost
of service and general and administrative expense) plus net loss on
equipment transactions and third party commissions unrelated to the
initial customer acquisition (which includes the gain or loss on the
sale of devices to existing customers, costs associated with device
replacements and repairs (other than warranty costs which are the
responsibility of the device manufacturers) and commissions paid to
third parties for certain activities related to the continuing service
of customers), divided by the weighted-average number of customers,
divided by the number of months during the period being measured. CCU
does not include any depreciation and amortization expense. Management
uses CCU as a tool to evaluate the non-selling cash expenses associated
with ongoing business operations on a per customer basis, to track
changes in these non-selling cash costs over time, and to help evaluate
how changes in our business operations affect non-selling cash costs per
customer. In addition, CCU provides management with a useful measure to
compare our non-selling cash costs per customer with those of other
wireless communications providers. We believe investors use CCU
primarily as a tool to track changes in our non-selling cash costs over
time and to compare our non-selling cash costs to those of other
wireless communications providers. Other companies may calculate this
measure differently.
The following table reconciles total costs used in the calculation of
CCU to cost of service, which we consider to be the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure to CCU (unaudited; in thousands,
except weighted-average number of customers and CCU):
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Cost of service
|
$
|
175,803
|
|
|
$
|
154,567
|
|
|
$
|
341,737
|
|
|
$
|
298,911
|
|
Plus general and administrative expense
|
|
88,944
|
|
|
|
90,938
|
|
|
|
181,200
|
|
|
|
187,115
|
|
Less share-based compensation expense included in cost of service
and general and administrative expense
|
|
(8,885
|
)
|
|
|
(8,941
|
)
|
|
|
(14,944
|
)
|
|
|
(19,013
|
)
|
Plus net loss on equipment transactions and third party commissions
unrelated to the initial customer acquisition
|
|
22,025 |
|
|
|
8,392 |
|
|
|
38,166 |
|
|
|
21,840 |
|
Total costs used in the calculation of CCU
|
$
|
277,887
|
|
|
$
|
244,956
|
|
|
$
|
546,159
|
|
|
$
|
488,853
|
|
Weighted-average number of customers
|
|
5,290,825 |
|
|
|
4,432,381 |
|
|
|
5,212,955 |
|
|
|
4,245,621 |
|
CCU
|
$ |
17.51 |
|
|
$ |
18.42 |
|
|
$ |
17.46 |
|
|
$ |
19.19 |
|
(7) Adjusted OIBDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as operating
income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude
the effects of: gain/(loss) on sale/disposal of assets; impairment of
assets; and share-based compensation expense.
Adjusted OIBDA should not be construed as an alternative to operating
income or net income as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as an
alternative to cash flows from operating activities as determined in
accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity.
In a capital-intensive industry such as wireless telecommunications,
management believes that adjusted OIBDA and the associated percentage
margin calculations are meaningful measures of our operating
performance. We use adjusted OIBDA as a supplemental performance measure
because management believes it facilitates comparisons of our operating
performance from period to period and comparisons of our operating
performance to that of other companies by backing out potential
differences caused by the age and book depreciation of fixed assets
(affecting relative depreciation expenses) as well as the items
described above for which additional adjustments were made. While
depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under
generally accepted accounting principles, these expenses primarily
represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated
with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. Because
adjusted OIBDA facilitates internal comparisons of our historical
operating performance, management also uses this metric for business
planning purposes and to measure our performance relative to that of our
competitors. In addition, we believe that adjusted OIBDA and similar
measures are widely used by investors, financial analysts and credit
rating agencies as measures of our financial performance over time and
to compare our financial performance with that of other companies in our
industry.
Adjusted OIBDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results
as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include:
-it does not reflect capital expenditures;
-although it does not include depreciation and amortization, the assets
being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the
future and adjusted OIBDA does not reflect cash requirements for such
replacements;
-it does not reflect costs associated with share-based awards exchanged
for employee services;
-it does not reflect the interest expense necessary to service interest
or principal payments on current or future indebtedness;
-it does not reflect expenses incurred for the payment of income taxes
and other taxes; and
-other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate
this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a
comparative measure.
Management understands these limitations and considers adjusted OIBDA as
a financial performance measure that supplements but does not replace
the information provided to management by our GAAP results.
The following table reconciles adjusted OIBDA to operating income, which
we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to
adjusted OIBDA (unaudited; in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Operating income
|
$
|
49,167
|
|
$
|
26,265
|
|
$
|
54,295
|
|
$
|
25,260
|
|
Plus depreciation and amortization
|
|
110,649 |
|
|
99,621 |
|
|
219,895 |
|
|
189,354 |
|
OIBDA
|
|
159,816
|
|
|
125,886
|
|
|
274,190
|
|
|
214,614
|
|
Less (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets
|
|
1,488
|
|
|
1,554
|
|
|
2,941
|
|
|
(2,027
|
)
|
Plus share-based compensation expense
|
|
10,716 |
|
|
10,407 |
|
|
17,881 |
|
|
22,062 |
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
$ |
172,020 |
|
$ |
137,847 |
|
$ |
295,012 |
|
$ |
234,649 |
|

SOURCE: Leap Wireless International, Inc.
Leap Wireless International, Inc. Greg Lund, Media Relations 858-882-9105 glund@leapwireless.com or Amy Wakeham, Investor Relations 858-882-6084 awakeham@leapwireless.com |