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UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected Financial Information for the Period Ending December 31, 2007
UPC Holding B.V. ("UPC Holding”)
is today providing selected, preliminary unaudited financial and
operating information for the three months ("Q4”)
and year ended December 31, 2007. UPC Holding is an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty
Global”) (NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYB)
(NASDAQ:LBTYK). A copy of this press release will be posted to the
Liberty Global website (www.lgi.com).
In addition, UPC Holding’s consolidated annual
financial statements with the accompanying notes are expected to be
posted prior to the end of March 2008.
Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the
results for the same period last year (unless noted) include1:
An organic2 increase of 842,000 RGUs3
during 2007, including 280,000 in Q4
Revenue growth of 9% to €3,334 million
Operating cash flow ("OCF”)4
growth of 19% to €1,403 million
OCF margin5 of 42.1%, a 340 basis point
improvement over 2006
Operating income increased to €285 million
Financial Highlights
Revenue for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 increased
to €855 million and €3,334
million, respectively. As compared to the respective periods last year,
these revenue figures represent growth rates of 6% and 9%, respectively.
The increase in revenue for both periods was driven largely by a
combination of organic growth and acquisitions, partially offset by
foreign currency effects. Our organic revenue growth has been
principally related to subscriber growth. Rebased6
revenue growth, which is growth adjusted for acquisitions and foreign
currency effects, was approximately 5% and 8% for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2007, respectively, as compared to the prior
year periods. On a full year basis, our Chilean and Central and Eastern
European ("CEE”)
operations realized rebased revenue growth of 12% and 10%, respectively.
Of significance in CEE, our operations in Poland and the Czech Republic
had particularly strong rebased revenue growth during both the fourth
quarter and full year.
Operating cash flow for the three months and year ended December 31,
2007, increased 17% to €362 million and 19%
to €1,403 million, respectively, as compared
to the same periods last year. In terms of rebased OCF growth, we
achieved growth of 16% and 17% for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2007, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods.
Driving these results in part was our operation in Chile which posted
rebased OCF growth in excess of 20% for both the fourth quarter and the
full year. Aided in part by OCF margin gains, our CEE and Western
European operations realized rebased OCF growth of 19% and 13%,
respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Our OCF margin was 42.3% for the three months and 42.1% for the year
ended December 31, 2007, respectively. These results represent 400 and
340 basis point improvements to our three month and year end margins
from the same periods last year. For the three months ended December 31,
2007, our CEE operations realized an impressive 530 basis point
improvement over the comparable period in 2006, led by the Czech and
Slovak Republics and Poland. For the year ended December 31, 2007, our
Chilean and CEE operations achieved 370 and 360 basis point
improvements, respectively. Additionally, our Western European
operations realized a 260 basis point improvement. Our margin
improvement in 2007 was due in large part to stringent cost controls, as
well as continued operational leverage and sell-through of high-margin
services.
Operating Statistics
We had 15.3 million total RGUs at December 31, 2007, an increase of 1.1
million from year end 2006. This increase was driven by a combination of
842,000 organic RGU additions and approximately 200,000 additions from
acquisitions, including approximately 84,000 from the acquisition of
Telesystems Tirol in Austria during Q4 2007. We finished 2007 with 10.1
million video, 3.2 million broadband Internet and 2.0 million telephony
subscribers, as we increasingly drove the penetration of our advanced
services7. This is reflected in our 1.44x
bundling ratio at December 31, 2007, which grew 7%, as compared to year
end 2006. Additionally, we closed 2007 with 10.7 million customer
relationships, of which approximately 29% or 3.1 million customers were
bundled. This figure reflects a 23% increase in bundled customers,
including a 42% increase in triple-play customers since year end 2006.
Of our 842,000 organic RGU additions, we added 562,000 broadband
Internet and 454,000 telephony subscribers and lost 174,000 video
subscribers. From a quarterly phasing perspective, the fourth quarter
was our strongest quarter in terms of organic additions, up 24% over the
third quarter. We added 280,000 subscribers or approximately 33% of our
2007 total organic additions in the quarter, with notable strength in
our CEE operations.
In aggregate, broadband Internet was our strongest performer of the
year. We continue to demonstrate leadership in this category, as we now
offer at least 20 Mbps service in most of our European markets. In the
fourth quarter, we added 159,000 organic broadband Internet subscribers,
a 17% sequential increase from the third quarter. During 2007, we added
1.2 million homes serviceable to our broadband Internet footprint and
finished the year with broadband Internet penetration of 25%.
We added 454,000 organic telephony subscribers in 2007, including a
record fourth quarter of 139,000 additions. Our organic telephony
additions in the CEE region for the 2007 fourth quarter and full year
were 47% and 35% higher than the corresponding prior year organic
additions, respectively. This was due in large part to the successful
marketing of voice-over-Internet protocol ("VoIP”)
and triple play bundles across our footprint. We added 1.4 million
telephony homes serviceable to our footprint and increased consolidated
telephony penetration to approximately 16% at year end 2007. Our Chilean
operation currently sets the standard for UPC Holding, as it has
achieved 34% telephony penetration in its footprint, while on the other
hand, our CEE operations, where VoIP is relatively new, represents a
significant growth opportunity as telephony penetration is only 9%.
At December 31, 2007, our 10.1 million video subscriber base consisted
of 8.2 million analog8 and 1.9 million digital
video, including DTH, subscribers. In 2007, we lost 174,000 organic
video subscribers, largely as a result of a 117,000 organic video
subscriber loss in Romania due to heightened competitive factors. In
terms of the fourth quarter, we lost 18,000 video subscribers.
In terms of digital cable and DTH, we added 463,000 organic subscribers
in 2007. Of particular note, both Switzerland and the Czech Republic
experienced increasing digital cable additions throughout the year,
ending 2007 with digital cable penetrations of 16% and 22%,
respectively, which were substantial increases from their year end 2006
penetrations of 9% and 5%, respectively. Our fourth quarter organic
digital cable and DTH additions of 218,000 were the highest of the year
and reflected a 27% improvement over our fourth quarter 2006 results.
Furthermore, we finished 2007 with digital cable penetration of 15% as
compared to 11% at year end 2006.
Additionally, we continue to realize incremental video ARPU9
gains in those markets where we have launched value-added digital
products, such as premium tiers, digital video recorders ("DVRs”),
video-on-demand ("VoD”)
and hi-definition ("HD”)
television. For example, in the Netherlands, we completed the launch of
our full suite of advanced services (DVR, VoD and HD) in the fall and
ended 2007 with incremental digital ARPU of €8,
a doubling of our year end 2006 incremental digital ARPU. As we look to
2008, we have re-launched digital in Austria and created new compelling
digital offers in several markets including Ireland. We also plan to
launch digital cable in two of our largest CEE markets, Poland and
Hungary, and to roll-out selected advanced video services in many of our
European markets. As a result of these initiatives, we expect that
digital cable will be an important growth driver for us in 2008.
About UPC Holding
UPC Holding connects its customers to the world of entertainment,
communications and information, by offering advanced video, voice and
broadband Internet services. As of December 31, 2007, UPC Holding
operated state-of-the-art networks that served 10.7 million customers
across 11 countries in Europe and Chile.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including our
insights and expectations regarding competition in our markets, our
growth potential, the timing and impact of digital products and
services, our anticipated borrowing availability after completion of our
fourth quarter bank reporting requirements, the impact of our M&A
activity on our operations and financial performance and other
information and statements that are not historical fact. These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include the
continued use by subscribers and potential subscribers of UPC Holding's
services and their willingness to upgrade to our more advanced
offerings, our ability to meet competitive challenges, continued growth
in services for digital television at a reasonable cost, the effects of
changes in technology and regulation, our ability to achieve expected
operational efficiencies and economies of scale and our ability to
generate expected revenue and operating cash flow, control capital
expenditures as measured by a percentage of revenue and achieve assumed
margins, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in Liberty
Global's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including
Liberty Global’s most recently filed Form
10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release. UPC Holding expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking
to disseminate any updates or revisions to any guidance and other
forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in UPC
Holding's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
On July 29, 2005, UPC Holding issued €500
million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014 and on October 10, 2005, UPC
Holding issued a further €300 million of
8.63% Senior Notes due 2014. Furthermore, on April 17, 2007, Cablecom
Luxembourg SCA’s €300
million Senior Notes due 2016 became the direct obligation of UPC
Holding on terms substantially identical (other than as to interest,
maturity and redemption) to those governing the existing UPC Holding €500
million and €300 million Senior Notes. UPC
Holding is required under the terms of the indentures for the foregoing
Senior Notes to provide certain financial information regarding UPC
Holding to bondholders on a quarterly basis. UPC Broadband Holding B.V. ("UPC
Broadband Holding”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of UPC Holding, is a borrower and UPC Holding is a guarantor
of outstanding indebtedness under a senior secured credit facility (the "UPC
Broadband Holding Bank Facility”) which also
requires the provision of certain financial and related information to
the lenders. This press release is being issued at this time, in
connection with those obligations, due to the contemporaneous release by
Liberty Global of its December 31, 2007 results. The financial
information contained herein is preliminary and subject to change. UPC
Holding presently expects to issue its financial statements prior to the
end of March 2008, at which time they will be posted to the investor
relations section of the Liberty Global website (www.lgi.com)
under the fixed income heading. Copies will also be available from the
Trustee for the Senior Notes.
Selected Financial Data
The following tables provide selected, preliminary revenue and operating
cash flow data for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 for each reportable segment of UPC Holding. All of the reportable
segments derive their revenue primarily from broadband communications
services, including video, voice and broadband Internet services.
Certain segments also provide competitive local exchange carrier and
other business-to-business services. At December 31, 2007, our operating
segments in UPC Holding provided services in eleven countries,
consisting of our UPC Broadband Division in Europe and VTR in Chile.
Other Central and Eastern Europe includes our operating segments in
Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
On December 31, 2006, we sold our operations in Belgium to Telenet Group
Holdings N.V. ("Telenet”).
Due to Liberty Global’s ownership in Telenet,
we have not accounted for UPC Belgium as a discontinued operation.
Accordingly, our operating results and cash flows, including revenue and
OCF, include the impact of our operations in Belgium under "disposal”
for the three months and year ended December 31, 2006. From January 1,
2007, results for Belgium are excluded from UPC Holding.
On April 16, 2007, in connection with the refinancing of a portion of
the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility, Cablecom Holdings GmbH and its
subsidiaries became subsidiaries of UPC Broadband Holding. In connection
with the same refinancing, Liberty Global’s
indirect 80% interest in VTR Global Com, S.A. was also transferred to a
subsidiary of UPC Broadband Holding on May 23, 2007. These transactions
are considered common control transfers and UPC Holding’s
results have consequently been restated to include Cablecom and VTR for
all periods presented.
For purposes of calculating rebased growth rates on a comparable basis
for all businesses that we owned during 2007, we have adjusted our
historical revenue and OCF for the three months and year ended December
31, 2006, respectively to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and
OCF of certain entities acquired during 2006 and 2007 in our rebased
amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 2006 to the
same extent that the revenue and OCF of such entities are included in
our results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 and
(ii) reflect the translation of our rebased amounts for the three months
and year ended December 31, 2006 at the applicable average exchange
rates that were used to translate our results for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2007. The acquired entities that have been
included in the determination of our rebased revenue and OCF for the
three months ended December 31, 2006 include Telesystems Tirol and six
small acquisitions in Europe. The acquired entities that have been
included in the determination of our rebased revenue and OCF for the
year ended December 31, 2006 include Karneval, INODE, Telesystems Tirol
and eight small acquisitions in Europe. We have reflected the revenue
and OCF of these acquired entities in our 2006 rebased amounts based on
what we believe to be the most reliable information that is currently
available to us (generally pre-acquisition financial statements), as
adjusted for the estimated effects of (i) any significant differences
between U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP”)
and local generally accepted accounting principles, (ii) any significant
effects of post-acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, (iii) any
significant differences between our accounting policies and those of the
acquired entities and (iv) other items we deem appropriate. As we did
not own or operate these businesses during the pre-acquisition periods,
no assurance can be given that we have identified all adjustments
necessary to present the revenue and OCF of these entities on a basis
that is comparable to the corresponding post-acquisition amounts that
are included in our historical 2007 results or that the pre-acquisition
financial statements we have relied upon do not contain undetected
errors. The adjustments reflected in our 2006 rebased amounts have not
been prepared with a view towards complying with Article 11 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation S-X. In addition, the
rebased growth percentages are not necessarily indicative of the revenue
and OCF that would have occurred if these transactions had occurred on
the dates assumed for purposes of calculating our rebased 2006 amounts
or the revenue and OCF that will occur in the future. The rebased growth
percentages have been presented as a basis for assessing 2007 growth
rates on a comparable basis, and are not presented as a measure of our
pro forma financial performance for 2006. Therefore, we believe our
rebased data is not a non-GAAP measure as contemplated by Regulation G
or Item 10 of Regulation S-K.
The selected financial data contained herein is preliminary and
unaudited and subject to possible adjustments in connection with the
publication of UPC Holding’s December 31,
2007 financial statements. In each case, the tables present (i) the
amounts reported by each of our reportable segments for the comparative
periods, (ii) the Euro change and percentage change from period to
period, (iii) the percentage change from period to period, after
removing foreign currency effects ("FX”),
and (iv) the percentage change from period to period on a rebased basis.
The comparisons that exclude FX assume that exchange rates remained
constant during the periods that are included in each table.
Revenue
Three months ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Increase (decrease) 2007
2006 €
% % Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 197.0
€ 191.2
€ 5.8
3.0%
3.0%
—
Switzerland
163.4
160.6
2.8
1.7%
6.0%
—
Austria
94.4
88.5
5.9
6.7%
6.7%
—
Ireland
57.3 53.9 3.4 6.3% 6.3% —
Total Western Europe
512.1 494.2 17.9 3.6% 5.0% 3.9%
Hungary
68.0
64.1
3.9
6.1%
3.4%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
153.0 130.6 22.4 17.2% 13.1% —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
221.0 194.7 26.3 13.5% 9.9% 7.1%
Corporate and other
1.3 5.9 (4.6)
(78.0)% (78.0)% —
Total UPC Broadband Division
734.4 694.8 39.6 5.7% 5.7% 4.2%
VTR (Chile)
120.4
114.2
6.2
5.4%
12.5%
12.5%
Total UPC Holding before disposal
854.8
809.0
45.8
5.7%
6.6%
5.3%
Disposal (Belgium)
— 9.4 (9.4)
N.M. N.M. —
Total UPC Holding
€ 854.8 € 818.4 € 36.4 4.4% 5.4% —
Year ended December 31,
Increase (decrease)
Increase (decrease) excluding FX
Increase (decrease) 2007
2006 €
% % Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 773.5
€ 735.3
€ 38.2
5.2%
5.2%
—
Switzerland
637.1
614.3
22.8
3.7%
8.3%
—
Austria
366.9
333.8
33.1
9.9%
9.9%
—
Ireland
224.1 208.9 15.2 7.3% 7.3% —
Total Western Europe
2,001.6 1,892.3 109.3 5.8% 7.3% 6.4%
Hungary
275.2
244.6
30.6
12.5%
7.4%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
587.2 456.1 131.1 28.7% 24.0% —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
862.4 700.7 161.7 23.1% 18.2% 10.2%
Corporate and other
7.4 14.3 (6.9)
(48.3)% (48.3)% —
Total UPC Broadband Division
2,871.4 2,607.3 264.1 10.1% 9.9% 7.2%
VTR (Chile)
462.6
444.9
17.7
4.0%
11.7%
11.7%
Total UPC Holding before disposal
3,334.0
3,052.2
281.8
9.2%
10.2%
7.8%
Disposal (Belgium)
— 34.9 (34.9)
N.M. N.M. —
Total UPC Holding
€ 3,334.0 € 3,087.1 € 246.9 8.0% 8.9% —
N.M. – Not meaningful Operating Cash Flow
Three months ended December 31, Increase (decrease) Increase (decrease) excluding FX Increase (decrease) 2007
2006 €
% % Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 108.2
€ 96.5
€ 11.7
12.1%
12.1%
—
Switzerland
73.6
72.2
1.4
1.9%
6.2%
—
Austria
42.1
38.1
4.0
10.5%
10.5%
—
Ireland
23.6 17.1 6.5 38.0% 38.0% —
Total Western Europe
247.5 223.9 23.6 10.5% 11.9% 10.8%
Hungary
34.0
31.1
2.9
9.3%
6.8%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
76.2 55.8 20.4 36.6% 31.7% —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
110.2 86.9 23.3 26.8% 22.8% 20.5%
Corporate and other
(45.2)
(43.1)
(2.1)
(4.9)% (4.9)% —
Total UPC Broadband Division
312.5 267.7 44.8 16.7% 16.6% 15.0%
VTR (Chile)
49.1
42.2
6.9
16.4%
24.4%
24.4%
Total UPC Holding before disposal
361.6
309.9
51.7
16.7%
17.6%
16.2%
Disposal (Belgium)
— 5.7 (5.7)
N.M. — —
Total UPC Holding
€ 361.6 € 315.6 € 46.0 14.6% 17.3% —
Year ended December 31,
Increase (decrease)
Increase (decrease) excluding FX
Increase (decrease) 2007
2006 €
% % Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 405.4
€ 359.6
€ 45.8
12.7%
12.7%
—
Switzerland
306.1
281.2
24.9
8.9%
13.6%
—
Austria
173.5
155.7
17.8
11.4%
11.4%
—
Ireland
76.0 63.5 12.5 19.7% 19.7% —
Total Western Europe
961.0 860.0 101.0 11.7% 13.3% 12.8%
Hungary
138.6
115.7
22.9
19.8%
14.5%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
293.9 210.6 83.3 39.6% 34.4% —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
432.5 326.3 106.2 32.5% 27.4% 18.5%
Corporate and other
(172.2)
(164.5)
(7.7)
(4.7)% (4.7)% —
Total UPC Broadband Division
1,221.3 1,021.8 199.5 19.5% 19.2% 16.1%
VTR (Chile)
181.4
158.0
23.4
14.8%
23.3%
23.3%
Total UPC Holding before disposal
1,402.7
1,179.8
222.9
18.9%
19.7%
17.0%
Disposal (Belgium)
— 19.3 (19.3)
N.M. — —
Total UPC Holding
€ 1,402.7 € 1,199.1 € 203.6 17.0% 19.4% —
N.M. – Not meaningful Summary of Third-Party Debt and Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following table details UPC Holding’s
consolidated third-party debt and cash and cash equivalents as of
December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007:
As of December 31,
As of September 30, 2007 2007 amounts in millions
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
€ 4,942.9
€ 4,974.7
UPC Holding Facility
250.0
250.0
UPC Holding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014
500.0
500.0
UPC Holding 8.63% Senior Notes due 2014
300.0
300.0
UPC Holding 8.0% Senior Notes due 2016 (formerly Cablecom Luxembourg
Notes 8.0%)
300.0
300.0
VTR Bank Facility10
322.5
330.6
Other debt, including capital lease obligations
27.5 21.9
Total third party debt
€ 6,642.9 € 6,677.2
Cash and cash equivalents
€ 153.6
€ 172.8
Restricted cash11 324.4 332.4
Total cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash
€ 478.0 € 505.2
As of December 31, 2007, total third-party debt, including other debt
and capital lease obligations, was €6,643
million, while total cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash
was €478 million. The UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility includes borrowings under facilities M and N term loans as
well as any amounts drawn from the €1.08
billion in redrawable term loan facilities I (€250
million) and L (€830 million). As of
December 31, 2007, commitments under facilities I and L remained
undrawn. Of total commitments, we estimate that we will have
approximately €646.5 million of availability
upon completion of fourth quarter bank reporting requirements. The
change in total third-party debt from September 30, 2007 is primarily
due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Covenant Calculations
Based on the results for December 31, 2007 and subject to the completion
of fourth quarter bank reporting requirements, the ratio of Senior Debt
to Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized), as defined and
calculated in accordance with the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility,
was 3.56x12. The ratio of Total Debt to
Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized), as defined and
calculated in accordance with the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
was 4.48x12.
Capital Expenditure Summary
The following table provides UPC Holding capital expenditures for the
three months and year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Three months ended December 31,
Year ended December 31, 2007
2006 2007
2006 amounts in millions
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 22.0
€ 47.2
€ 148.7
€ 156.6
Switzerland
42.3
42.5
153.6
142.1
Austria
15.1
13.9
56.1
41.3
Ireland
22.8 19.8 93.4 63.2
Total Western Europe
102.2 123.4 451.8 403.2
Hungary
10.9
21.1
50.2
58.5
Other Central and Eastern Europe
54.6 33.7 171.2 115.3
Total Central and Eastern Europe
65.5 54.8 221.4 173.8
Corporate and other
46.5 35.9 113.6 87.2
Total UPC Broadband Division
214.2 214.1 786.8 664.2
VTR (Chile)
27.7
29.0
115.2
110.2
Total UPC Holding before disposal
241.9
243.1
902.0
774.4
Disposal (Belgium)
— 0.6 — 3.6
Total UPC Holding
€ 241.9 € 243.7 € 902.0 € 778.0 Operating Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation
Operating cash flow is not a GAAP measure. Operating cash flow is the
primary measure used by our chief operating decision makers to evaluate
segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to
segments. As we use the term, operating cash flow is defined as revenue
less operating and SG&A expenses (excluding stock-based compensation,
depreciation and amortization, and certain other operating charges and
credits as indicated in the following table). We believe operating cash
flow is meaningful because it provides investors a means to evaluate the
operating performance of our segments and our company on an ongoing
basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision makers. Our
internal decision makers believe operating cash flow is a meaningful
measure and is superior to other available GAAP measures because it
represents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and
allows management to (i) readily view operating trends, (ii) perform
analytical comparisons and benchmarking between segments and (iii)
identify strategies to improve operating performance in the different
countries in which we operate. A reconciliation of UPC Holding’s
segment operating cash flow before disposal to operating income is
presented below. Operating cash flow should be viewed as a measure of
operating performance that is a supplement to, and not a substitute for,
operating income, net earnings, cash flow from operating activities and
other GAAP measures of income.
Three months ended December 31,
Year ended December 31, 2007
2006 2007
2006 amounts in millions
Total UPC Holding segment operating cash flow before disposal
€ 361.6
€ 309.9
€ 1,402.7
€ 1,179.8
Disposal (Belgium)
— 5.7 — 19.3
Total segment operating cash flow
361.6
315.6
1,402.7
1,199.1
Stock-based compensation expense
(14.2)
(4.9)
(55.9)
(19.6)
Depreciation and amortization
(270.1)
(266.5)
(1,074.0)
(1,021.8)
Related party management credits
16.4
20.3
32.3
22.1
Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges
(9.7)
(13.9)
(19.7)
(17.7)
Operating income
€ 84.0 € 50.6 € 285.4 € 162.1 1 All period to period comparisons and
references to our subscriber metrics are on the basis of UPC Holding
operations excluding the disposed business in Belgium.
2 Organic figures exclude revenue generating
units ("RGUs”)
of acquired entities at the date of acquisition but include the impact
of changes in RGUs from the date of acquisition. Organic figures
represent additions on a net basis.
3 Please see footnotes to the subscriber table
for the definition of RGUs.
4 Please see page 9 for an explanation of
operating cash flow and a reconciliation to operating income.
5 OCF margin is calculated by dividing OCF by
revenue for the applicable period.
6 For the purposes of calculating rebased
growth rates on a comparable basis for all businesses that we owned
during the respective periods in 2007, we have adjusted our historical
2006 revenue and OCF to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and OCF
of certain entities acquired during 2006 and 2007 in the respective 2006
rebased amounts to the same extent that the revenue and OCF of such
entities are included in the 2007 results and (ii) reflect the
translation of our 2006 rebased amounts at the applicable average
exchange rates that were used to translate our 2007 results. Please see
page 5 for supplemental information.
7 Advanced services represent our services
related to digital video (including cable and direct-to-home ("DTH”)),
broadband Internet and telephony.
8 Includes analog and digital MMDS subscribers.
9 ARPU refers to the average monthly
subscription revenue (excluding installation and mobile telephony) per
average RGU.
10 An amount equal to the outstanding
principal and interest balance due under the VTR Bank Facility is held
in a cash collateral account that is reflected as restricted cash in our
consolidated balance sheet.
11 Of this amount, €323
million and €330 million of restricted cash
relates to our VTR Bank Facility as of December 31, 2007 and September
30, 2007, respectively.
12 Our covenant calculations are based on debt
figures which take into account currency swaps. Thus, the debt used in
the calculations may differ from the debt balances reported within the
financial statements.
Operating Data Table
Operating Data – December 31, 2007 -
UPC Holding B.V. Consolidated Homes Passed (1)
Two-way Homes Passed (2)
Customer Relationships (3)
Video
Internet
Telephone Total RGUs (4) Analog Cable Sub-scribers (5)
Digital Cable Sub-scribers (6)
DTH Sub-scribers (7)
MMDS Sub-scribers (8)
Total Video Homes Serviceable (9)
Sub-scribers (10) Homes Serviceable (11)
Sub-scribers (12)
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
2,705,200
2,602,100
2,155,400
3,281,500
1,601,800
550,300
-
-
2,152,100
2,602,100
640,300
2,534,000
489,100
Switzerland(13)
1,850,800
1,309,800
1,552,500
2,294,500
1,298,400
252,700
-
-
1,551,100
1,499,800
454,900
1,497,800
288,500
Austria
1,076,000
1,076,000
759,400
1,185,900
490,600
59,600
-
-
550,200
1,076,000
441,700
1,076,000
194,000
Ireland
856,000 408,200 592,300 675,900 253,700 226,100 - 105,200 585,000 408,200 80,500 231,000 10,400
Total Western Europe
6,488,000 5,396,100 5,059,600 7,437,800 3,644,500 1,088,700 - 105,200 4,838,400 5,586,100 1,617,400 5,338,800 982,000
Hungary
1,166,600
1,117,100
988,400
1,343,100
706,000
-
168,000
-
874,000
1,117,100
281,400
1,119,700
187,700
Romania
2,056,200
1,561,300
1,337,500
1,615,700
1,185,100
37,400
115,000
-
1,337,500
1,436,000
181,800
1,374,200
96,400
Poland
1,966,800
1,564,400
1,064,700
1,421,300
1,011,300
-
-
-
1,011,300
1,564,400
297,300
1,516,700
112,700
Czech Republic
1,270,100
1,065,900
775,500
1,031,700
445,800
124,200
129,400
-
699,400
1,065,900
249,000
1,063,000
83,300
Slovak Republic
463,100
331,400
305,400
352,100
261,600
3,200
26,900
7,900
299,600
303,300
42,600
168,500
9,900
Slovenia
196,900 141,300 154,800 209,800 150,100 1,100 - 3,600 154,800 141,300 45,000 141,300 10,000
Total Central and Eastern Europe
7,119,700 5,781,400 4,626,300 5,973,700 3,759,900 165,900 439,300 11,500 4,376,600 5,628,000 1,097,100 5,383,400 500,000
Total UPC Broadband Division
13,607,700 11,177,500 9,685,900 13,411,500 7,404,400 1,254,600 439,300 116,700 9,215,000 11,214,100 2,714,500 10,722,200 1,482,000
VTR (Chile)
2,441,200 1,652,400 992,800 1,926,800 669,300 183,300 - - 852,600 1,652,400 520,300 1,625,400 553,900
Total UPC Holding B.V 16,048,900 12,829,900 10,678,700 15,338,300 8,073,700 1,437,900 439,300 116,700 10,067,600 12,866,500 3,234,800 12,347,600 2,035,900
Footnotes to Operating Data Table:
(1) Homes Passed are homes that can be connected to our networks without
further extending the distribution plant, except for direct-to-home
(DTH) and Multi-channel Multipoint (microwave) Distribution System
(MMDS) homes. Our Homes Passed counts are based on census data that can
change based on either revisions to the data or from new census results.
We do not count homes passed for DTH. With respect to MMDS, one Home
Passed is equal to one MMDS subscriber. Due to the fact that we do not
own the partner networks (defined below) used by Cablecom in Switzerland
(see note 13) or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
one of our Austrian subsidiaries UPC Austria GmbH (Austria GmbH) we do
not report homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for Austria GmbH’s
unbundled loop and shared access network.
(2) Two-way Homes Passed are Homes Passed by our networks where
customers can request and receive the installation of a two-way
addressable set-top converter, cable modem, transceiver and/or voice
port which, in most cases, allows for the provision of video and
Internet services and, in some cases, telephone services. Due to the
fact that we do not own the partner networks used by Cablecom in
Switzerland or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
Austria GmbH, we do not report two-way homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for Austria GmbH’s
unbundled loop and shared access network.
(3) Customer Relationships are the number of customers who receive at
least one level of service without regard to which service(s) they
subscribe. To the extent that Revenue Generating Units include
equivalent billing unit (EBU) adjustments, we reflect corresponding
adjustments to our Customer Relationship counts. We exclude mobile
customers from Customer Relationships.
(4) Revenue Generating Unit is separately an Analog Cable Subscriber,
Digital Cable Subscriber, DTH Subscriber, MMDS Subscriber, Internet
Subscriber or Telephone Subscriber. A home may contain one or more RGUs.
For example, if a residential customer in our Austrian system subscribed
to our digital cable service, telephone service and broadband Internet
service, the customer would constitute three RGUs. Total RGUs is the sum
of Analog Cable, Digital Cable, DTH, MMDS, Internet and Telephone
Subscribers. In some cases, non-paying subscribers are counted as
subscribers during their free promotional service period. Some of these
subscribers choose to disconnect after their free service period.
(5) Analog Cable Subscriber is comprised of analog cable customers that
are counted on a per connection or EBU basis. In Europe, we have
approximately 652,600 "lifeline”
customers that are counted on a per connection basis, representing the
least expensive regulated tier of basic cable service, with only a few
channels.
(6) Digital Cable Subscriber is a customer with one or more digital
converter boxes that receives our digital cable service. We count a
subscriber with one or more digital converter boxes that receives our
digital cable service as just one subscriber. A Digital Cable Subscriber
is not counted as an Analog Cable Subscriber. Individuals who receive
digital cable service through a purchased digital set-top box but do not
pay a monthly digital service fee are only counted as Digital Cable
Subscribers to the extent we can verify that such individuals are
subscribing to analog cable service. We exclude this group of
subscribers from Cablecom’s Digital Cable
Subscribers. Subscribers to digital cable services provided by Cablecom
over partner networks receive analog cable services from the partner
networks as opposed to Cablecom. As we migrate customers from analog to
digital cable services, we report a decrease in our Analog Cable
Subscribers equal to the increase in our Digital Cable Subscribers.
(7) DTH Subscriber is a home or commercial unit that receives our video
programming broadcast directly to the home via a geosynchronous
satellite.
(8) MMDS Subscriber is a home or commercial unit that receives our video
programming via a multi-channel multipoint (microwave) distribution
system.
(9) Internet Homes Serviceable are homes that can be connected to our
broadband networks, or a partner network with which we have a service
agreement, where customers can request and receive broadband Internet
services. With respect to Austria GmbH, we do not report as Internet
Homes Serviceable those homes served either over an unbundled loop or
over a shared access network because they are not serviced over our
networks.
(10) Internet Subscriber is a home or commercial unit or EBU with one or
more cable modem connections to our broadband networks, or that we
service through a partner network, where a customer has requested and is
receiving broadband Internet services. Our Internet Subscribers in
Austria include residential digital subscriber line (DSL) subscribers of
Austria GmbH that are not serviced over our networks. Our Internet
Subscribers do not include customers that receive services via resale
arrangements or from dial-up connections.
(11) Telephone Homes Serviceable are homes that can be connected to our
networks, or a partner network with which we have a service agreement,
where customers can request and receive voice services. With respect to
Austria GmbH, we do not report as Telephone Homes Serviceable those
homes served over an unbundled loop rather than our network.
(12) Telephone Subscriber is a home or commercial unit or EBU connected
to our networks, or that we service through a partner network, where a
customer has requested and is receiving voice services. Telephone
Subscribers as of December 31, 2007 exclude an aggregate of 69,000
mobile telephone subscribers in the Netherlands. Also, our Telephone
Subscribers do not include customers that receive services via resale
arrangements. Our Telephone Subscribers in Austria include residential
subscribers served by Austria GmbH through an unbundled loop.
(13) Pursuant to service agreements, Cablecom offers digital cable,
broadband Internet and telephony services over networks owned by third
party cable operators (partner networks). A partner network RGU is only
recognized if Cablecom has a direct billing relationship with the
customer. Homes Serviceable for partner networks represent the estimated
number of homes that are technologically capable of receiving the
applicable service within the geographic regions covered by Cablecom’s
service agreements. Internet and Telephone Homes Serviceable and
Customer Relationships with respect to partner networks have been
estimated by Cablecom. These estimates may change in future periods as
more accurate information becomes available. Cablecom’s
partner network information generally is presented one quarter in
arrears such that information included in our December 31, 2007
subscriber table is based on September 30, 2007 data. In our December
31, 2007 subscriber table, Cablecom’s
partner networks account for 54,800 Customer Relationships, 102,300
RGUs, 31,400 Digital Cable Subscribers, 190,000 Internet Homes
Serviceable, 188,000 Telephone Homes Serviceable, 37,400 Internet
Subscribers, and 33,500 Telephone Subscribers. In addition, partner
networks account for 373,800 digital cable homes serviceable that are
not included in Homes Passed or Two-way Homes Passed in our December 31,
2007 subscriber table.
Additional General Notes to Tables:
With respect to Chile, residential multiple dwelling units with a
discounted pricing structure for video, broadband Internet or telephony
services are counted on an EBU basis. With respect to commercial
establishments, such as bars, hotels and hospitals, to which we provide
video and other services primarily for the patrons of such
establishments, the subscriber count is generally calculated on an EBU
basis by our subsidiaries. EBU is calculated by dividing the bulk price
charged to accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged to
non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable
tier of service. On a business-to-business basis, certain of our
subsidiaries provide data, telephony and other services to businesses,
primarily in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland and Romania.
We generally do not count customers of these services as subscribers,
customers or RGUs.
While we take appropriate steps to ensure that subscriber statistics are
presented on a consistent and accurate basis at any given balance sheet
date, the variability from country to country in (i) the nature and
pricing of products and services, (ii) the distribution platform, (iii)
billing systems, (iv) bad debt collection experience and (v) other
factors adds complexity to the subscriber counting process. We
periodically review our subscriber counting policies and underlying
systems to improve the accuracy and consistency of the data reported.
Accordingly, we may from time to time make appropriate adjustments to
our subscriber statistics based on those reviews.
Subscriber information for acquired entities is preliminary and subject
to adjustment until we have completed our review of such information and
determined that it is presented in accordance with our policies.
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