SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2003
Commission file numbers 333-33540
333-33540-1
INSIGHT MIDWEST, L.P.
INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
Delaware | 13-4079232 | |
Delaware | 13-4079679 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
810 7th Avenue | ||
New York, New York | 10019 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 917-286-2300
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports) and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are accelerated filers (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrants’ classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Insight Midwest, L.P. - Not Applicable
Insight Capital, Inc. - Not Applicable
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the relevant periods have been made. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the summary of significant accounting policies and the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
September 30, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | |||||||
unaudited | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,244 | $ | 9,937 | ||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,220 and $1,296 as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 | 23,717 | 26,142 | ||||||
Launch funds receivable | 7,599 | 5,197 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 23,069 | 14,513 | ||||||
Total current assets | 71,629 | 55,789 | ||||||
Fixed assets, net | 1,190,951 | 1,202,003 | ||||||
Goodwill | 14,684 | 15,219 | ||||||
Franchise costs | 2,357,425 | 2,326,833 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $9,665 and $6,895 as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 | 25,564 | 26,402 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,660,253 | $ | 3,626,246 | ||||
Liabilities and partners’ capital | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 47,997 | $ | 46,747 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 29,545 | 21,427 | ||||||
Accrued property taxes | 24,079 | 14,428 | ||||||
Accrued programming costs | 39,729 | 35,362 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 10,801 | 4,132 | ||||||
Interest payable | 44,066 | 24,685 | ||||||
Debt – current portion | 46,688 | 5,000 | ||||||
Preferred interest distribution payable | — | 5,250 | ||||||
Due to affiliates | 36,477 | 25,775 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 279,382 | 182,806 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 5,023 | 6,533 | ||||||
Debt | 2,575,389 | 2,428,596 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 6,134 | 53,085 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Preferred interests | — | 191,820 | ||||||
Partners’ capital: | ||||||||
Partners’ accumulated capital | 799,259 | 781,226 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,934 | ) | (17,820 | ) | ||||
Total partners’ capital | 794,325 | 763,406 | ||||||
Total liabilities and partners’ capital | $ | 3,660,253 | $ | 3,626,246 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 227,697 | $ | 204,878 | $ | 664,368 | $ | 596,240 | ||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Programming and other operating costs | 81,285 | 70,037 | 242,167 | 208,366 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 41,765 | 37,855 | 123,590 | 110,561 | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 6,673 | 6,365 | 19,463 | 17,435 | ||||||||||||
High-speed Internet charges | — | — | — | 4,116 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 54,723 | 61,227 | 166,910 | 156,865 | ||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 184,446 | 175,484 | 552,130 | 497,343 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 43,251 | 29,394 | 112,238 | 98,897 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on cable system exchange | — | — | 26,992 | — | ||||||||||||
Gain on settlement of programming contract | 37,137 | — | 37,137 | — | ||||||||||||
Loss from early extinguishments of debt | (10,879 | ) | — | (10,879 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (48,835 | ) | (47,636 | ) | (140,494 | ) | (135,481 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income | 132 | 36 | 231 | 134 | ||||||||||||
Other | (1,222 | ) | 36 | 684 | 60 | |||||||||||
Total other expense, net | (23,667 | ) | (47,564 | ) | (86,329 | ) | (135,287 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | 19,584 | (18,170 | ) | 25,909 | (36,390 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrual of preferred interests | — | (5,050 | ) | (10,353 | ) | (15,007 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) applicable to common interests | $ | 19,584 | $ | (23,220 | ) | $ | 15,556 | $ | (51,397 | ) | ||||||
See accompanying notes
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 25,909 | $ | (36,390 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 166,910 | 156,865 | ||||||
Provision for losses on trade accounts receivable | 9,712 | 10,091 | ||||||
Amortization of note discount | 1,481 | 555 | ||||||
Gain on cable systems exchange | (26,992 | ) | — | |||||
Gain on settlement of programming contract | (34,819 | ) | — | |||||
Loss on interest rate swaps | 1,201 | — | ||||||
Loss on early extinguishments of debt | 2,616 | — | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: | ||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | (7,287 | ) | (5,021 | ) | ||||
Launch fund receivable | (2,402 | ) | 5,807 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (8,556 | ) | 9,714 | |||||
Accounts payable | 1,250 | (45,200 | ) | |||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 57,004 | 15,804 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 186,027 | 112,225 | ||||||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of fixed assets | (128,867 | ) | (185,660 | ) | ||||
Purchase of intangible assets | (815 | ) | (235 | ) | ||||
Purchase of cable television systems, net | (26,475 | ) | (8,822 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (156,157 | ) | (194,717 | ) | ||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Distributions of preferred interests | (11,554 | ) | (14,000 | ) | ||||
Net proceeds from borrowings under credit facility | 212,000 | 86,000 | ||||||
Repayment of credit facilities | (25,000 | ) | (95,000 | ) | ||||
Repayment of Coaxial notes | (195,869 | ) | — | |||||
Borrowings from parent under inter-company loan | — | 100,000 | ||||||
Principal payment on capital lease and other non-current liabilities | — | (683 | ) | |||||
Debt issuance costs | (2,140 | ) | (1,952 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (22,563 | ) | 74,365 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7,307 | (8,127 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 9,937 | 12,146 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 17,244 | $ | 4,019 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
We were formed in September 1999 to serve as the holding company and a financing vehicle for Insight Communications Company, Inc.’s (“Insight Inc.”) cable television system joint venture with AT&T Broadband, LLC (now known as Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC (“Comcast Cable”)). We are owned 50% by Insight Communications Company, L.P. (“Insight LP”), which is wholly owned by Insight Inc., and 50% by an indirect subsidiary of Comcast Cable. Insight LP serves as our general partner and manages and operates our systems.
Through our wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Insight Communications Midwest, LLC (“Insight Communications Midwest”), Insight Communications of Central Ohio, LLC (“Insight Ohio”) and Insight Kentucky Partners II, L.P. (“Insight Kentucky”), we own and operate cable television systems in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois which passed approximately 2.3 million homes and served approximately 1.3 million customers as of September 30, 2003. In addition, we also owned and operated a cable television system in Griffin, Georgia through February 28, 2003.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary which owns 100% of the outstanding equity of our operating subsidiaries.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
2. Responsibility for Interim Financial Statements
Our accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates for complete financial statements.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Responsibility for Interim Financial Statements (continued)
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003 or any other interim period.
3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. We adopted SFAS No. 143 on January 1, 2003, in accordance with the new statement. The adoption of SFAS No. 143 had no impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Disposal Obligations”, which became effective for us beginning January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 146 supersedes EITF Issue No. 94-3 “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)”. SFAS No. 146 addresses the accounting for and disclosure of costs to terminate an existing contractual obligation (including but not limited to operating leases), incremental direct and other costs associated with the related disposal activity and termination benefits (severance pay) provided to employees pursuant to a one-time benefit arrangement that does not constitute a preexisting or newly-created ongoing benefit plan. The adoption of SFAS No. 146 had no impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46”), which requires variable interest entities (commonly referred to as SPEs) to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if certain criteria are met. FIN 46 is effective immediately for all new variable interest entities created or acquired after January 31, 2003. For variable interest entities created or acquired prior to February 1, 2003, the provisions of FIN 46 will become effective during the fourth quarter of 2003. For variable interest entities acquired prior to February 1, 2003, any difference between the net amount added to the balance sheet and the amount of any previously recognized interest in the variable interest entity will be recognized as a cumulative effect of an accounting change. We are currently evaluating the provisions of FIN 46 but do not believe the adoption of FIN 46 will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” This Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS No. 150 requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability or, in some circumstances, as an asset, with many such financial instruments having been previously classified as equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective July 1, 2003. SFAS No. 150 is to be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle for financial instruments outstanding before the issuance date of the Statement and still existing at July 1, 2003. Restatement is not permitted. As of July 1, 2003, we had $195.2 million of preferred interests recorded in our balance sheets as temporary equity. These preferred interests were fully accreted to their maturity value of $195.9 million as of August 15, 2003 and were subsequently converted to common interests in connection with our refinancing of the obligations of Insight Ohio. In connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 150, for the three months ended September 30, 2003, we recorded a $5.0 million accrual of preferred interests, which has been included in interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations.
4. Long-Lived Assets
Fixed assets consisted of:
September 30, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Land, buildings and improvements | $ | 32,725 | $ | 32,427 | ||||
Cable system equipment | 1,964,264 | 1,829,942 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 15,369 | 14,663 | ||||||
2,012,358 | 1,877,032 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (821,407 | ) | (675,029 | ) | ||||
Total fixed assets, net | $ | 1,190,951 | $ | 1,202,003 | ||||
We recorded amortization expense of $995,000 and $2.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and $210,000 and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. We estimate aggregate amortization expense, primarily related to deferred financing costs, to be approximately $4.1 million for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Debt
Debt consisted of:
September 30, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Insight Ohio Credit Facility | $ | — | $ | 25,000 | ||||
Note payable to Insight Inc. | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility | 1,650,000 | 1,438,000 | ||||||
Insight Midwest 9¾% Senior Notes | 385,000 | 385,000 | ||||||
Insight Midwest 10½% Senior Notes | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
2,635,000 | 2,448,000 | |||||||
Less unamortized discount on notes | (12,923 | ) | (14,404 | ) | ||||
Total debt | $ | 2,622,077 | $ | 2,433,596 | ||||
Insight Midwest Holdings $1.975 Billion Credit Facility
On March 28, 2002, we borrowed $100.0 million from Insight Inc., $97.0 million of which was contributed to Insight Midwest Holdings in April 2002 for use in paying down the credit facility balance and in funding financing costs associated with the amendments, and $3.0 million of which was contributed to Insight Ohio as of March 28, 2002. Insight Midwest Holdings serves as borrower under a $1.975 billion credit facility. Insight Midwest Holdings is permitted to make distributions to us for the purpose of repaying this loan provided that there are no defaults existing under the credit facility. This loan bears annual interest of 9%, compounded semi-annually, has a scheduled maturity date of January 31, 2011 and permits prepayments.
On August 26, 2003 we amended the Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility in connection with our plan to refinance all of the obligations and conditionally guaranteed obligations of Insight Ohio. The amendment increased the Term B loan portion of the credit facility from $900.0 million to $1.125 billion which increased the total facility size to $1.975 billion from $1.750 billion. We recorded $2.0 million of deferred financing costs associated with this amendment that will be amortized over the remaining term of the credit facility.
On August 29, 2003, Insight Midwest Holdings distributed $22.0 million to us and, in turn, we contributed this amount to Insight Ohio for the purpose of repaying the Insight Ohio Credit Facility. Simultaneously, Insight Ohio used these proceeds plus cash on hand to repay the then outstanding balance of the Insight Ohio Credit Facility of $22.5 million plus accrued interest.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Debt (continued)
Ohio Refinancing
On August 21, 1998, Insight LP and Coaxial Communications of Central Ohio, Inc. (“Coaxial”) entered into a contribution agreement pursuant to which Coaxial contributed to Insight Ohio substantially all of the assets and liabilities of its cable television systems located in Columbus, Ohio and Insight LP contributed $10.0 million in cash to Insight Ohio. As a result of the contribution, Coaxial owned 25% of the non-voting common equity and Insight LP, through its subsidiary Insight Holdings of Ohio, LLC, owned 75% of the non-voting common equity of Insight Ohio. In addition, Coaxial also received two separate series of voting preferred equity (Series A Preferred Interest—$140 million and Series B Preferred Interest—$30 million) of Insight Ohio.
The Voting Preferred Interests provided for cash distributions to Coaxial and certain of its affiliates in amounts equal to the payments required on the 10% Senior Notes and the 12 7/8% Senior Discount Notes. Insight Ohio was required to redeem the Series A Preferred Interests in August 2006 and the Series B Preferred Interest in August 2008. The Senior Notes and Senior Discount Notes were conditionally guaranteed by Insight Ohio.
On August 8, 2000, Insight Ohio purchased Coaxial’s 25% non-voting common equity interest. The purchase price was 800,000 shares of Insight Inc.’s common stock and cash in the amount of $2.6 million. In connection with the purchase, Insight Ohio’s operating agreement was amended to, among other things, remove certain participating rights of the principals of Coaxial and certain of its affiliates. Additionally, the agreement was amended to incorporate 70% of Insight Ohio’s total voting power into the common equity interests of Insight Ohio and 30% of Insight Ohio’s total voting power into the Preferred Interests of Insight Ohio.
Although the financial results of Insight Ohio have been consolidated in our financials since January 1, 2001, for financing purposes, until September 29, 2003, Insight Ohio was an unrestricted subsidiary of ours and was prohibited by the terms of its indebtedness from making distributions to us.
On September 25, 2003, Insight Inc. purchased all the outstanding equity of the owners of Coaxial, which held the preferred interests of Insight Ohio and 800,000 shares of Insight Inc.’s stock, for $29.4 million. The purchase was financed through Insight Inc.’s existing cash on hand. Additionally, the Purchase and Option Agreement, between Coaxial and Insight Inc., dated August 8, 2000, was terminated.
In connection with these transactions, Insight Inc. retired the 800,000 shares of it’s stock held by Coaxial and, immediately thereafter, contributed the purchased interests and our interests in Insight Ohio to Insight Midwest Holdings. Additionally, the Series A and Series B preferred interests were converted to common interests.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Debt (continued)
On September 29, 2003, we retired the remaining Ohio obligations, comprised of the Senior Notes and Senior Discount Notes, through our refinancing of the Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility. Insight Ohio is now a restricted subsidiary under the terms of our indentures. We recorded a loss of $10.9 million on the extinguishment of these obligations as a result of call premiums and the write-off of deferred financing costs.
Debt Principal Payments
As of September 30, 2003, principal payments required on our debt were as follows (in thousands):
2003 | $ | — | |
2004 | 62,250 | ||
2005 | 83,500 | ||
2006 | 83,500 | ||
2007 | 83,500 | ||
Thereafter | 2,322,250 | ||
Total | $ | 2,635,000 | |
6. Derivative Instruments
We enter into derivative instruments, typically interest-rate swap and collar agreements, to modify the interest characteristics of our outstanding debt to either a floating or fixed rate basis. These agreements involve fixed and floating rate interest payments in exchange for floating and fixed rate interest receipts over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. The differential to be paid or received is accrued as interest rates change and is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense related to the debt. The related amount payable or receivable is included in other liabilities or assets. We record the effective portion of certain derivatives’ gains or losses as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses related to derivative instruments that are determined not to be effective are recorded in our consolidated statements of operations as either an adjustment to interest expense or other income or expense depending on whether the swap is a cash flow hedge or fair value hedge.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. Derivative Instruments (continued)
Floating Rate to Fixed Rate Swaps
As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, we had entered into various interest rate swap and collar agreements effectively fixing interest rates between 5.0% and 5.9% on $150.0 million and $435.0 million notional value of debt. One agreement was outstanding as of September 30, 2003. This agreement expires in August 2004. We recorded $817,000 and $2.7 million of accrued interest related to these agreements as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the estimated fair value (cost if terminated) of our interest rate swap agreements was approximately $(4.9) million and $(17.8) million.
Fixed Rate to Floating Rate Swaps
In February 2003, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements whereby we swapped fixed rates under our 10 1/2% senior notes due in December 2010 for variable rates equal to six-month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of approximately 7.7%, on $185.0 million notional value of debt. Six-month LIBOR ranged between 1.26% and 1.34% for February and March 2003. In May 2003, we settled these swaps and received proceeds of $1.8 million and recorded a gain in this amount, which is included in other income (expense).
In July 2003, we entered into three new interest rate swap agreements whereby we swapped fixed rates under our 10 1/2% senior notes due in December 2010 for variable rates equal to six-month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of approximately 8.3%, on $185.0 million notional value of debt. These agreements expire November 1, 2005. We recorded a loss on these swaps of $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003, which is included in other income. As of September 30, 2003, we recorded $341,000 of interest receivable related to these agreements. The fair market value (cost if terminated) of these agreements was $(1.2) million as of September 30, 2003.
7. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
We record the effective portion of certain derivatives’ gains or losses as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 19,584 | $ | (18,170 | ) | $ | 25,909 | $ | (36,390 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps | 2,540 | (1,825 | ) | 12,886 | 3,076 | |||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 22,124 | $ | (19,995 | ) | $ | 38,795 | $ | (33,314 | ) | ||||
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8. Related Party Transactions
Managed Systems
On February 28, 2003, we exchanged with Comcast of Montana/Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio the system we then owned in Griffin, Georgia, serving approximately 11,800 customers, plus $25.0 million, for the managed systems located in New Albany, Indiana and Shelbyville, Kentucky, together serving approximately 23,400 customers. Additionally, pursuant to the agreement, we paid approximately $1.5 million as a closing adjustment to Comcast of Montana/Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio to complete the rebuild and upgrade of the Griffin, Georgia system.
This system exchange was accounted for on that date as a sale of the Griffin, Georgia system and a purchase of the New Albany, Indiana and Shelbyville, Kentucky systems. In connection with this system exchange, we recorded a gain of approximately $27.0 million equal to the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the Griffin, Georgia system as of the closing date. Of the $64.5 million purchase price of the New Albany, Indiana and Shelbyville, Kentucky systems $31.9 million was preliminarily allocated to such cable television systems’ assets acquired in relation to their fair values and $32.6 million was preliminarily allocated to franchise costs.
Programming
We purchase the majority of our programming through affiliates of Comcast Cable. Charges for such programming, including a 1 1/2% administrative fee, were $36.7 million and $107.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and $33.1 million and $97.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $53.2 million and $22.6 million of accrued programming costs were due to affiliates of Comcast Cable. We believe that the programming rates charged through these affiliates are lower than those available from independent parties.
In 2001, in connection with the purchase and contribution of our systems primarily located in Illinois, we acquired, through affiliates of Comcast Cable, an above-market programming contract. The above-market portion of the contract was recorded as an adjustment to the purchase price of the Illinois systems of $36.5 million with a long-term programming liability recorded in other non-current liabilities. This contract, under litigation between affiliates of Comcast Cable and the programmer, was renegotiated during the third quarter of 2003 and indirectly resulted in more favorable programming rates for us. As such, we recorded an adjustment to programming expense of $3.1 million and recorded a gain on the extinguishment of the liability for $37.1 million, both of which have been recorded in our consolidated statements of operations during the three months ended September 30, 2003.
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8. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Telephone Agreements
In July 2000, to facilitate delivery of telephone services we entered into a ten-year agreement with AT&T Broadband (now known as Comcast Cable) that allows us to deliver local telephone service. Under the terms of the agreement, we lease certain capacity on our network to Comcast Cable. Revenue earned from leased network capacity used in the provision of telephone services was $1.7 million and $4.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and $624,000 and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002.
In addition, we provide certain services and support for which we receive additional payments related to installations, marketing and billing support. Fee revenue earned in connection with installations is deferred and amortized over the expected term a telephone customer maintains their telephone service, currently estimated to be three years. Marketing and billing support revenue is recognized in the period such services are performed.
Advertising Services
In October 1999, to facilitate the administration of our advertising services in our Kentucky Systems, we entered into an agreement with an affiliate of AT&T Broadband, which provides for this affiliate to perform all of our Kentucky advertising sales and related administrative services. The agreement has been extended beyond its scheduled December 31, 2003 expiration date and may thereafter be terminated by either party upon 30 days notice. We, through our Kentucky Systems, earned advertising revenues through this affiliate of $4.5 million and $13.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and $3.7 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, we had $9.4 million and $8.5 million as a receivable due from this affiliate included in other current assets. We pay this affiliate a fixed and variable fee for providing this service based on advertising sales cash flow growth. As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, we had $184,000 and $308,000 recorded as payables to this affiliate related to such services.
9. At Home Corporation
High-speed Internet service charges were incurred through February 28, 2002 as a result of payments made to At Home Corporation (“@Home”), the former provider of high-speed Internet services for all of our systems, except for those located in Ohio. On September 28, 2001, @Home filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the purpose of continuing service to existing customers and to resume the provisioning of service to new customers, we entered into an interim service arrangement that required that we pay $10.0 million to @Home to extend service for three months through February 28, 2002. As a result of this arrangement we incurred approximately $4.1 million in excess of our original agreed-to cost for such services rendered from January 1, 2002 through February 28, 2002 which are presented as high-speed Internet charges on our statement of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Programming Contracts
We enter into long-term contracts with third parties who provide us with programming for distribution over our cable television systems. These programming contracts are a significant part of our business and represent a substantial portion of our operating costs. Since future fees under such contracts are based on numerous variables, including number and type of customers, we have not recorded any liabilities with respect to such contracts.
Litigation
In November 2000, we filed a state court action against the City of Louisville for its grant, in September 2000, of a more favorable franchise to Knology of Louisville, Inc. Upon commencement of this action, the City, pursuant to a provision in its franchise agreement with Knology, automatically suspended Knology’s franchise pending a final, non-appealable court determination as to whether Knology’s franchise was more favorable than the franchise under which we operated. In November 2000, Knology filed a federal court action against us seeking monetary damages and other relief for alleged violations of federal laws arising out of our having filed, pursuant to the provisions of our own franchise agreement with the City, the state court action. In March 2001, the federal court preliminarily set aside the suspension of Knology’s franchise. In March 2002, a state circuit court ruled against our claim that Knology’s franchise was more favorable. We appealed the circuit court’s order to the state court of appeals which, in June 2003, upheld the lower court ruling. We have filed a motion for discretionary review of the appeals court’s ruling which is now pending before the Kentucky Supreme Court. In May 2003, the federal court granted us summary judgment and dismissed six of Knology’s 11 claims. The court granted summary judgment to Knology on three claims, two of which resulted in permanently enjoining enforcement of the automatic suspension provision of Knology’s franchise agreement and do not involve damages. The third such claim is for violation of Knology’s first amendment rights, which will proceed to trial solely on the issue of damages, and would result in an award of legal fees and court costs specific to such claim if upheld. The remaining undecided claims relate to allegations of anticompetitive conduct and are to proceed to trial on the merits. The federal court has stayed any trial pending final resolution of the state court action. In August 2003, the court agreed, in part, with our Motion for Reconsideration, that the stay provision provides no justification for an injunction since the language was severed. Further, the court granted our Motion to Certify Questions for an Immediate Appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals where the Motion to Certify for Immediate Appeal is presently pending. We continue to believe that we have substantial and meritorious defenses to the remaining asserted federal claims and intend to defend them vigorously. Consequently, we have not recorded any loss reserves in the accompanying financial statements.
We are subject to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. While it is impossible to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these matters, it is our opinion that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse affect on our consolidated financial condition.
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INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
September 30, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | |||||||
unaudited | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $5,883 and $4,215 as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively | 14,251 | 15,919 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 14,252 | $ | 15,920 | ||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | ||||||||
Accrued interest | $ | 40,644 | $ | 18,134 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 40,644 | 18,134 | ||||||
Senior notes, to be paid by Insight Midwest, LP | 872,078 | 870,596 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 912,722 | 888,730 | ||||||
Shareholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
Common stock; $.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Paid-in-capital | 1 | 1 | ||||||
In-substance allocation of proceeds related to senior notes to be paid by Insight Midwest | (643,839 | ) | (688,859 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (254,632 | ) | (183,952 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ deficit | (898,470 | ) | (872,810 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | $ | 14,252 | $ | 15,920 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization | $ | (556 | ) | $ | (366 | ) | $ | (1,668 | ) | $ | (1,098 | ) | ||||
Interest expense | (23,004 | ) | (18,185 | ) | (69,012 | ) | (54,555 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (23,560 | ) | $ | (18,551 | ) | $ | (70,680 | ) | $ | (55,653 | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes
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INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (70,680 | ) | $ | (55,653 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Amortization | 1,668 | 1,098 | ||||||
Accretion of discount on notes | 1,482 | 555 | ||||||
Interest expense assumed by affiliate | 67,530 | 54,000 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | — | — | ||||||
Net increase in cash | — | — | ||||||
Cash, beginning of period | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cash, end of period | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Nature of Business
Insight Capital, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was formed on September 23, 1999, for the sole purpose of being a co-issuer with Insight Midwest, L.P. (“Insight Midwest”) of senior notes which allows certain investors the ability to be holders of the debt. The Company has no operations. The outstanding shares of the Company are owned by Insight Midwest.
2. Responsibility for Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
In management’s opinion, the financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position as of the interim dates presented. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes to financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the information in this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:
• | discuss our future expectations; |
• | contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial condition; or |
• | state other “forward-looking” information. |
We believe it is important to communicate our expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we have no control. The risk factors listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as well as any cautionary language in this quarterly report, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks include our history and expectation of future net losses, our substantial debt, changes in laws and regulations, increasing programming costs and competition. You should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in this quarterly report could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Results of Operations
Revenues are earned from customer fees for cable television programming services including premium, digital and pay-per-view services and ancillary services, such as rental of converters and remote control devices, installations and from selling advertising. In addition, we earn revenues from providing high-speed Internet and from facilitating the delivery of telephone services as well as from commissions for products sold through home shopping networks.
Although we reported net income during the nine months ended September 30, 2003, primarily due to the gain recorded on the settlement of a programming contract and the swap of our Griffin, GA system for the managed systems located in Shelbyville, KY and New Albany, IN, we have historically recorded net losses through December 31, 2002. Some of the principal reasons for these net losses include depreciation and amortization associated with our acquisitions and capital expenditures related to construction and upgrading of our systems, and interest costs on borrowed money. Beginning January 1, 2002, we no longer record amortization expense associated with goodwill and franchise costs; however, we expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future. We cannot predict what impact, if any, continued losses will have on our ability to finance our operations in the future.
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The following table is derived for the periods presented from our consolidated financial statements that are included in this report and sets forth certain statement of operations data for our consolidated operations:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 227,697 | $ | 204,878 | $ | 664,368 | $ | 596,240 | ||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Programming and other operating costs | 81,285 | 70,037 | 242,167 | 208,366 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 41,765 | 37,855 | 123,590 | 110,561 | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 6,673 | 6,365 | 19,463 | 17,435 | ||||||||||||
High-speed Internet charges | — | — | — | 4,116 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 54,723 | 61,227 | 166,910 | 156,865 | ||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 184,446 | 175,484 | 552,130 | 497,343 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 43,251 | 29,394 | 112,238 | 98,897 | ||||||||||||
Operating cash flow | 97,974 | 90,621 | 279,148 | 255,762 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 48,835 | 47,636 | 140,494 | 135,481 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 19,584 | (18,170 | ) | 25,909 | (36,390 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 84,569 | 65,548 | 186,027 | 112,225 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | 46,452 | 65,653 | 156,157 | 194,717 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (60,063 | ) | 2,703 | (22,563 | ) | 74,365 | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 46,425 | 66,295 | 128,867 | 185,660 |
Operating cash flow is a financial measure that is not calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We define operating cash flow as operating income or loss before depreciation and amortization. Operating cash flow is useful to management in measuring the overall operational strength and performance of our company. A limitation of this measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating our revenues. Management evaluates the costs of such tangible and intangible assets through other financial measures such as capital expenditures and investment spending. Another limitation of operating cash flow is that it does not reflect income net of interest expense, which is a significant expense of our company because of the substantial debt we incurred to acquire our cable television systems and finance the capital expenditures for the upgrade of our cable network.
Despite the limitations of operating cash flow, management believes that the presentation of this financial measure is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to evaluate our performance in a manner similar to the method used by management. In addition, operating cash flow is commonly used in the cable television industry to analyze and compare cable television companies on the basis of operating performance, although our measure of operating cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Operating cash flow should not be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, either operating income or net income as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows as a measure of liquidity, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
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The following is a reconciliation of operating income to operating cash flow:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 43,251 | $ | 29,394 | $ | 112,238 | $ | 98,897 | ||||
Adjustment: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 54,723 | 61,227 | 166,910 | 156,865 | ||||||||
Operating cash flow | $ | 97,974 | $ | 90,621 | $ | 279,148 | $ | 255,762 | ||||
Operating cash flow includes high-speed Internet charges of $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 that were excluded in previous reports filed by us.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2002
The $22.8 million or 11% increase in revenue was primarily a result of gains in high-speed Internet and digital service revenue, which increased 57% and 30% over the prior year’s quarter, primarily due to an increased customer base. In addition, basic cable service revenue increased 5%, primarily due to basic rate increases.
Revenue by service offering were as follows for the three months ended September 30 (in thousands):
2003 Revenue by Service Offering | % of Total Revenue | 2002 Revenue by Service Offering | % of Total Revenue | |||||||||
Basic | $ | 135,829 | 59.7 | % | $ | 128,777 | 62.9 | % | ||||
Digital | 21,391 | 9.4 | % | 16,466 | 8.0 | % | ||||||
High-speed Internet | 24,346 | 10.7 | % | 15,488 | 7.6 | % | ||||||
Premium / analog pay-per-view | 13,776 | 6.0 | % | 14,591 | 7.1 | % | ||||||
Telephone | 3,232 | 1.4 | % | 1,735 | .9 | % | ||||||
Advertising | 14,550 | 6.4 | % | 13,007 | 6.3 | % | ||||||
Franchise fees | 6,928 | 3.0 | % | 6,550 | 3.2 | % | ||||||
Other | 7,645 | 3.4 | % | 8,264 | 4.0 | % | ||||||
Total | $ | 227,697 | 100.0 | % | $ | 204,878 | 100.0 | % | ||||
Revenue Generating Units (“RGUs”) were approximately 1,934,900 as of September 30, 2003 compared to approximately 1,753,600 as of September 30, 2002. This represents a growth rate of 10%. Giving effect to the Griffin swap, RGUs grew 10% from the prior year quarter. RGUs represent the sum of basic, digital, high-speed Internet, and telephone customers.
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Average monthly revenue per basic customer was $58.63 for the three months ended September 30, 2003, compared to $52.94 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 primarily reflecting the continued successful rollout of new product offerings in all markets. Average monthly revenue per basic customer for high-speed Internet and digital service increased to $11.78 for the three months ended September 30, 2003, up from $8.25 for the three months ended September 30, 2002.
Programming and other operating costs increased $11.2 million or 16%. Programming costs increased 5%, primarily attributable to increased programming rates, an increase in customers served, and additional programming in the newly rebuilt systems. These increases were offset by a $3.1 million credit due to the settlement of a programming contract. Excluding the settlement of the programming contract, programming costs increased 11%. Other operating costs increased 46%, primarily attributable to increased high-speed Internet costs driven by the net addition of 83,900 high-speed Internet customers, year over year. In addition, labor costs increased due to the transition from upgrade activities to maintenance activities associated with the growth of new customers.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.9 million or 10%, primarily as a result of increased costs related to annual salary increases and payroll related costs for existing employees as well as the addition of new employees. In addition, marketing expenses increased to support the continued roll-out of new products; legal fees also increased related to ongoing litigation. Partially offsetting these increases was an increase in marketing support funds (recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses) for the promotion of new channel launches.
Management fees increased $308,000 or 5% to $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 from $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002. Management fees, equal to approximately 3% of revenues, are paid to Insight LP.
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $6.5 million or 11% primarily as a result of a one-time $11.1 million write-down of our obsolete video on demand equipment in the three months ended September 30, 2002. Excluding this impairment charge, depreciation and amortization increased $4.6 million or 9% primarily as a result of additional capital expenditures through September 30, 2003 to support the continued rebuild of our Illinois systems, extend our plant and continue the rollout of digital, high-speed Internet and telephone services to existing and new service areas.
Operating cash flow increased $7.4 million or 8% primarily due to increased basic, digital and high-speed Internet revenue, offset by increases in programming and other operating costs and selling, general and administrative costs.
Interest expense remained relatively flat quarter over quarter. The increase of $1.2 million or 3% is primarily due to the inclusion of $5.0 million of accruals for preferred interests in accordance with SFAS No. 150, effective July 1, 2003. Previously, the accrual was treated as a dividend below net income or loss. Additionally, the increase is related to higher outstanding debt, which averaged $2.55 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2003, versus $2.38 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2002. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense due to lower interest rates, which averaged 6.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2003, versus 8.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2002.
For the three months ended September 30, 2003, net income was $19.6 million.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002
The $68.1 million or 11% increase in revenue was primarily a result of gains in high-speed Internet and digital service revenue, which increased 62% and 25% over the prior year’s nine months primarily due to an increased customer base. In addition, basic cable service revenue increased 6% primarily due to basic rate increases.
Revenue by service offering were as follows for the nine months ended September 30 (in thousands):
2003 Revenue by Service Offering | % of Total Revenue | 2002 Revenue by Service | % of Total Revenue | |||||||||
Basic | $ | 400,305 | 60.2 | % | $ | 376,117 | 63.1 | % | ||||
Digital | 60,572 | 9.1 | % | 48,447 | 8.1 | % | ||||||
High-speed Internet | 66,959 | 10.0 | % | 41,220 | 6.9 | % | ||||||
Premium / analog pay-per-view | 42,867 | 6.5 | % | 45,605 | 7.6 | % | ||||||
Telephone | 8,596 | 1.3 | % | 3,674 | .6 | % | ||||||
Advertising | 42,264 | 6.4 | % | 37,831 | 6.4 | % | ||||||
Franchise fees | 20,442 | 3.1 | % | 19,101 | 3.2 | % | ||||||
Other | 22,363 | 3.4 | % | 24,245 | 4.1 | % | ||||||
Total | $ | 664,368 | 100.0 | % | $ | 596,240 | 100.0 | % | ||||
Average monthly revenue per basic customer was $56.90 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, compared to $51.24 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 primarily reflecting the continued successful rollout of new product offerings in all markets. Average monthly revenue per basic customer for high-speed Internet and digital service increased to $10.92 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, up from $7.70 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Programming and other operating costs increased $33.8 million or 16%. Programming costs increased 9%, primarily attributable to increased programming rates, an increase in customers served, and additional programming in the newly rebuilt systems. These increases were offset by a $3.1 million credit due to the settlement of a programming contract. Excluding the settlement of the programming contract, programming costs increased 11%. Other operating costs increased 27%, primarily attributable to increased high-speed Internet costs driven by the net addition of 83,900 high-speed Internet customers, year over year. In addition, labor costs increased due to the transition from upgrade activities to maintenance activities associated with the growth of new customers.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $13.0 million or 12% primarily as a result of increased costs related to annual salary increases and payroll related costs for existing employees as well as the addition of new employees. In addition, marketing expenses increased to support the continued roll-out of new products; legal fees also increased related to ongoing litigation. Partially offsetting these increases was an increase in marketing support funds (recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses) for the promotion of new channel launches.
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Management fees increased $2.0 million or 12% to $19.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 from $17.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. Management fees, equal to approximately 3% of revenues, are paid to Insight LP.
High-speed Internet service charges were incurred through February 28, 2002 as a result of payments made to @Home, the former provider of high-speed Internet services for all of our systems, except for those located in Ohio. On September 28, 2001, @Home filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the purpose of continuing service to existing customers and to resume the provisioning of service to new customers, we entered into an interim service arrangement that required us to pay $10.0 million to @Home to extend service for three months through February 28, 2002. As a result of this arrangement we incurred approximately $4.1 million in excess of our original agreed-to cost for such services rendered through February 28, 2002.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $10.0 million or 6% primarily as a result of additional capital expenditures through September 30, 2003 to support the continued rebuild of our Illinois systems, extend our plant and continue the rollout of digital, high-speed Internet and telephone services to existing and new service areas. Excluding the write-down of our obsolete video on demand equipment during the three months ended September 30, 2002, depreciation and amortization increased $21.2 million or 15%.
Operating cash flow increased $23.4 million or 9% primarily due to increased basic, digital and high-speed Internet revenue, partially offset by increases in programming and other operating costs and selling, general and administrative costs. In addition, the increase in operating cash flow is also attributable to the absence of high-speed Internet service charges to @Home for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 that were previously included in the adjustments to operating cash flow during the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Interest expense remained relatively flat period over period. The increase of $5.0 million or 4% is primarily due to the inclusion of $5.0 million of accruals for preferred interests in accordance with SFAS No. 150, effective July 1, 2003. Previously, the accrual was treated as a dividend below net income or loss. Additionally, the increase is related to higher outstanding debt, which averaged $2.50 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, versus $2.37 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense due to lower interest rates, which averaged 7.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, versus 7.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, net income was $25.9 million.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our business requires cash for operations, debt service, capital expenditures and acquisitions. The cable television business has substantial on-going capital requirements for the construction, expansion and maintenance of its broadband networks. Expenditures have primarily been used to upgrade our existing cable network, and in the future will be used for network extensions, new services, converters and network upgrades. Historically, we have been able to meet our cash requirements with cash flow from operations, borrowings under our credit facilities and issuances of private and public debt.
Cash provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 was $186.0 million and $112.2 million. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in accrued programming costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and the timing of cash receipts and payments related to the remaining working capital accounts.
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 was $156.2 million and $194.7 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced capital spending during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 due to the completion of our system rebuilds offset by cash paid for the swap of our Griffin, GA system for the managed Shelbyville, KY and New Albany, IN systems owned by Comcast of Montana/Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio.
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 was $(22.6) million and $74.4 million. The change was primarily due to the net impact of the retirement of the Ohio obligations through the refinancing of the Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility and the absence of an inter-company borrowing during the nine months ended September 30, 2003. We contributed $33.6 million and $14.0 million to Insight Ohio during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, we spent $128.9 million and $185.7 million in capital expenditures largely to support our plant rebuild in Illinois, which is substantially completed, telephone deployment and success-based capital, including interactive digital and high-speed Internet expansion.
On March 28, 2002, we borrowed $100.0 million from Insight Inc., $97.0 million of which was contributed to Insight Midwest Holdings in April 2002 for use in paying down the credit facility balance and in funding financing costs associated with the amendments, and $3.0 million of which was contributed to Insight Ohio as of March 28, 2002. Insight Midwest Holdings serves as borrower under a $1.975 billion credit facility. Insight Midwest Holdings is permitted to make distributions to us for the purpose of repaying this loan provided that there are no defaults existing under the credit facility. This loan bears annual interest of 9%, compounded semi-annually, has a scheduled maturity date of January 31, 2011 and permits prepayments.
On August 26, 2003 we amended the Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility in connection with our plan to refinance all of the obligations and conditionally guaranteed obligations of Insight Ohio. The amendment increased the Term B loan portion of the credit facility from $900.0 million to $1.125 billion which increased the total facility size to $1.975 billion from $1.750 billion. We recorded $2.0 million of deferred financing costs associated with this amendment that will be amortized over the remaining term of the credit facility.
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On August 29, 2003, Insight Midwest Holdings distributed $22.0 million to us and, in turn, we contributed this amount to Insight Ohio for the purpose of repaying the Insight Ohio Credit Facility. Simultaneously, Insight Ohio used these proceeds plus cash on hand to repay the then outstanding balance of the Insight Ohio Credit Facility of $22.5 million plus accrued interest.
On September 29, 2003, Insight Midwest Holdings used $206.7 million of the Insight Midwest Holdings Credit Facility to repay the outstanding principal, interest and call premiums related to the Senior Notes and Senior Discount Notes issued by Coaxial and it’s affiliates. Both series of notes had been conditionally guaranteed by Insight Ohio.
We have a substantial amount of debt. Our high level of debt could have important consequences for you. Our principal source of cash we need to pay our obligations and to repay the principal amount of our debt obligations is the cash that our subsidiaries generate from their operations and their borrowings. We believe that the Midwest Holdings Credit Facility, cash on-hand and our cash flow from operations are sufficient to support our current operating plan. We have the ability to draw upon the $325.0 million of unused availability under the Midwest Holdings Credit Facility as of September 30, 2003 to fund any shortfall resulting from the inability of our cash from operations to fund our capital expenditures, meet our debt service requirements or otherwise fund our operations.
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments, excluding interest and commitments for programming, as of September 30, 2003, including periods in which the related payments are due (in thousands):
Long-Term Debt | Operating Leases | Total | |||||||
2003 | $ | — | $ | 743 | $ | 743 | |||
2004 | 62,250 | 1,932 | 64,182 | ||||||
2005 | 83,500 | 1,318 | 84,818 | ||||||
2006 | 83,500 | 996 | 84,496 | ||||||
2007 | 83,500 | 499 | 83,999 | ||||||
Thereafter | 2,322,250 | 923 | 2,323,173 | ||||||
Total cash obligations | $ | 2,635,000 | $ | 6,411 | $ | 2,641,411 | |||
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Our revolving credit and term loan agreements bear interest at floating rates. Accordingly, we are exposed to potential losses related to changes in interest rates. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In order to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, we enter into derivative financial instruments, typically interest rate swaps and collars. The counter-parties to our swap and collar agreements are major financial institutions.
As of September 30, 2003, we had entered into floating to fixed rate interest rate swaps that approximated $150.0 million, or 9%, of our borrowings under all of our credit facilities, which expires in August 2004. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates along the entire interest rate yield curve would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $15.0 million.
In February 2003, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements whereby we swapped fixed rates under our 10 1/2% senior notes due in December 2010 for variable rates equal to six-month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of approximately 7.7%, on $185.0 million notional value of debt. Six-month LIBOR ranged between 1.26% and 1.34% for February and March 2003. In May 2003, we settled these swaps and received proceeds of $1.8 million and recorded a gain in this amount, which is included in other income.
In July 2003, we entered into three new interest rate swap agreements whereby we swapped fixed rates under our 10 1/2% senior notes due in December 2010 for variable rates equal to six-month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of approximately 8.4%, on $185.0 million notional value of debt. These agreements expire November 1, 2005. We recorded a loss on these swaps of $1.2 million, which is included in other income. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates along the entire interest rate yield curve would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $1.9 million.
The fair market value and carrying value of our 9 3/4% and 10 1/2% senior notes was $913.9 million and $872.1 million as of September 30, 2003. The fair market value of our credit facility borrowings approximates its carrying value as the credit facility borrowings bear interest at floating rates of interest. As of September 30, 2003, the estimated fair value (cost if terminated) of our interest rate swap and collar agreements was approximately ($6.1) million, which represents the amount required to enter into offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices and is reflected in our financial statements as other non-current liabilities. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized in income or in partners’ capital as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss depending on whether the derivative financial instruments qualify for hedge accounting.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Insight Midwest’s management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2003. Based upon that evaluation, its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Insight Midwest in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There has not been any change in Insight Midwest’s internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
Insight Capital’s management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2003. Based upon that evaluation, its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Insight Capital in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There has not been any change in Insight Capital’s internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 10 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
10.1 | Purchase Agreement dated as of August 26, 2003 among Coaxial Communications of Central Ohio, Inc., Insight Communications of Central Ohio, LLC, Insight Holdings of Ohio, LLC, Insight Communications Company, L.P., Insight Communications Company, Inc., Coaxial LLC, Coaxial DJM LLC, Coaxial DSM LLC, Barry Silverstein, Dennis J. McGillicuddy, and D. Stevens McVoy (1) |
10.2 | Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Insight Ohio dated as of September 29, 2003 (1) |
10.3 | Management Agreement of Insight Ohio dated as of September 29, 2003 (1) |
10.4 | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 26, 2003 among Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC and the several banks, financial institutions or other entities party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”) (1) |
10.5 | Additional Term Loan Supplement to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 26, 2003 (1) |
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer of Insight Midwest, L.P. |
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Financial Officer of Insight Midwest, L.P. |
31.3 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer of Insight Capital, Inc. |
31.4 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Financial Officer of Insight Capital, Inc. |
32.1 | Section 1350 Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Insight Midwest, L.P. |
32.2 | Section 1350 Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Insight Capital, Inc. |
(1) | Filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 of Insight Communications Company, Inc. and incorporated herein by reference |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
None
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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.
Date: November 13, 2003 | INSIGHT MIDWEST, L.P. | |||||
/s/ Dinesh C. Jain | ||||||
Dinesh C. Jain | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating | ||||||
Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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.
Date: November 13, 2003 | INSIGHT CAPITAL, INC. | |||||
/s/ Dinesh C. Jain | ||||||
Dinesh C. Jain | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating | ||||||
Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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