Exhibit 99.1
LIONSGATE REPORTS REVENUES OF $380.7 MILLION FOR SECOND
QUARTER OF FISCAL 2009, UP 8% FROM PRIOR YEAR’S SECOND QUARTER;
NET LOSS OF $48.1 MILLION COMPARED TO NET LOSS OF
$58.0 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR’S SECOND QUARTER
QUARTER OF FISCAL 2009, UP 8% FROM PRIOR YEAR’S SECOND QUARTER;
NET LOSS OF $48.1 MILLION COMPARED TO NET LOSS OF
$58.0 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR’S SECOND QUARTER
Company Reports Free Cash Flow of $73.7 Million Compared To $23.2 Million
In Prior Year’s Second Quarter
In Prior Year’s Second Quarter
Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC, November 10, 2008 -— Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio, continued to demonstrate strong revenue growth and to narrow its EBITDA loss from the previous year, reporting revenues of $380.7 million and EBITDA of negative $39.2 million for the second fiscal quarter (period ended September 30, 2008) compared to $351.7 million in revenues and EBITDA of negative $56.2 million for the prior year’s second quarter, the Company announced today.
The Company noted that the 8% revenue gain in the quarter was driven primarily by growth in its home entertainment and television from motion picture businesses as well as fresh contributions from Mandate Pictures, partially offset by a decline in theatrical revenues and a decline in television production revenues due to the timing of series deliveries. The Company also noted that, for the first six months of fiscal 2009, it narrowed its EBITDA loss by $80.8 million, from negative $106.8 million to negative $26.0 million. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income tax provision, depreciation and equity interests.
Net loss of $48.1 million in the second quarter translated into basic net loss per common share of $0.41, based on 116.9 million weighted average common shares outstanding, compared to a net loss of $58.0 million, or basic net loss per common share of $0.49, based on 119.2 million weighted average common shares outstanding in the prior year’s second quarter. Despite the underperformance of three films in the quarter, the net loss narrowed in the quarter because theatrical marketing costs declined and home entertainment performed strongly.
“We enter the second half of the year with continued robust top line growth, a narrowing EBITDA loss, good momentum throughout our core businesses and a strong balance sheet,” said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. “We are also beginning to see the kind of performance from many of our recent investments such as Mandate and Debmar-Mercury that will help elevate us to the next level of financial results in the future. Given the current environment, we are tasking our senior managers to be even more disciplined in their operations and even more innovative in their thinking.”
The Company’s filmed entertainment backlog grew to a record $456.5 million at September 30, 2008. Filmed entertainment backlog represents the amount of future revenue contracted but not yet recorded from the licensing of films and television product for television exhibition and in international markets. The Company also ended the second quarter with $249 million in cash and cash equivalents and a new and undrawn $340 million JPMorgan credit facility that closed in July.
Overall motion picture revenue for the quarter was $312.2 million, an increase of 29% from $242.1 million in the prior year’s second quarter, as strong growth in home entertainment, television from motion pictures and Mandate Pictures offset declines in theatrical and international.
Theatrical revenue of $34.0 million decreased 25% from $45.3 million in the prior year’s second quarter, as the disappointing box office performances ofBangkok Dangerous,Disaster MovieandMy Best Friend’s Girlcompared unfavorably with the slate of3:10 To Yuma,Good Luck ChuckandWar released in the prior year’s second quarter.Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys, the sixth film in the Tyler Perry franchise, performed solidly and in line with expectations. Successful releases such asSaw VandReligulouswere released after the quarter close.
Lionsgate’s home entertainment revenue from all segments grew to $178.3 million in the quarter, the strongest second quarter performance in the Company’s history and a 32% increase from $135.2 million in the prior year’s second quarter. The results reflected strength throughout the Company’s home entertainment portfolio of packaged media, VOD and digital businesses, including continued strong library revenues. Top home entertainment titles in the quarter includedThe Bank Job, The Forbidden Kingdom, Meet The BrownsandRambo.
Television revenue included in the motion picture segment was $61.9 million in the second quarter, a 65% increase from $37.6 million in the prior year second quarter, led by titles such as3:10 To Yuma, Good Luck Chuck, Saw IV, WarandTyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?
Lionsgate’s international revenue declined 8% to $28.5 million in the second quarter compared to $31.0 million in the second quarter of the prior year. Principal revenue contributors in the quarter were3:10 To Yuma, Employee of the Month, My Best Friend’s Girl, Saw IVandWar.
Mandate Pictures reported second quarter revenues of $21.2 million, reflecting a strong slate ofJuno, 30 Days of NightandNick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lionsgate acquired Mandate in September 2007, so it had no significant contributions to the prior year’s second quarter.
Television production revenue in the quarter was $68.5 million, a decline of 38% from $109.6 million in the prior year’s second quarter due to the timing of series deliveries. Primary contributors were deliveries of the Emmy Award-winningMad Men Season 2(AMC) and deliveries ofWeeds Season 4 (Showtime), andFear Itself(NBC), along with Debmar-Mercury’sTyler Perry’s House of Payne(TBS),Family FeudandSouth Park. Continued strong sales from the third season DVD ofWeedsand the first season DVD ofMad Menalso contributed to the quarter. The television division remains on track to approach $250 million in revenues this year.
Lionsgate senior management will hold its analyst and investor conference call to discuss its fiscal 2009 second quarter financial results at 9:00 A.M. ET/6:00 A.M. PT, Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Interested parties may participate live in the conference call by calling 1-800-553-0272 (651-291-0900 outside the U.S. and Canada). A full digital replay will be available from Tuesday morning, November 11, through Tuesday, November 18, by dialing 1-800-475-6701 (320-365-3844 outside the U.S. and Canada) and using access code 963256. Lionsgate will also premier new content exclusively for its investors and other call participants at the beginning of Tuesday’s call.Please click on www.lionsgate.com/christmas at the beginning of the call to view the exclusive content.
Lionsgate is the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio with a major presence in the production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and digitally delivered content. The Company is leveraging its content leadership and marketing
expertise through a series of partnerships that include the operation of the highly successful FEARNet branded VOD and Internet horror channel with Sony and Comcast, the announcement of the fall 2009 launch of a new premium entertainment channel with partners Viacom, Paramount Pictures and MGM, investment in the leading young men’s digital distribution platform Break.com, ownership of the premier independent television syndication company Debmar-Mercury and an alliance with independent filmed entertainment production and distribution company Roadside Attractions. Lionsgate also has forged partnerships with leading content creators, owners and distributors in key territories around the world, including Televisa in the U.S. and Latin America, StudioCanal in the UK, Hoyts and Sony in Australia and Eros International in India.
The Company has generated more than $450 million at the North American theatrical box office in the past 12 months and has forged leadership positions in television and home entertainment with the production of such critically-acclaimed television series asWeedsandMad Men, the distribution ofTyler Perry’s House of Payne, Family Feud, South Park, Trivial PursuitandThe Dead Zone, and nearly 8% market share and the industry’s leading box office-to-DVD conversion rate in home entertainment. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 12,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with entrepreneurial innovation and original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.
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For further information, contact:
Peter D. Wilkes
Lionsgate
310-255-3726
pwilkes@lionsgate.com
Peter D. Wilkes
Lionsgate
310-255-3726
pwilkes@lionsgate.com
Kristin Robinson
Lionsgate
310-255-5114
krobinson@lionsgate.com
Lionsgate
310-255-5114
krobinson@lionsgate.com
The matters discussed in this press release include forward-looking statements, including those regarding the timing of our upcoming film slate, the expansion of our television business and the success of our fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the substantial investment of capital required to produce and market films and television series, increased costs for producing and marketing feature films, budget overruns, limitations imposed by our credit facilities, unpredictability of the commercial success of our motion pictures and television programming, the cost of defending our intellectual property, difficulties in integrating acquired businesses, technological changes and other trends affecting the entertainment industry, and the risk factors as set forth in Lionsgate’s Annual Report onForm 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2008. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances.
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2008 | 2008 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, | ||||||||
| except share amounts) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 248,905 | $ | 371,589 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 22,235 | 10,300 | ||||||
| Investments | 6,875 | 6,927 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of reserve for video returns and allowances of $108,328 (March 31, 2008 - $95,515) and provision for doubtful accounts of $6,154 (March 31, 2008 - $5,978) | 201,370 | 260,284 | ||||||
| Investment in films and television programs | 745,258 | 608,942 | ||||||
| Property and equipment | 17,095 | 13,613 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 224,213 | 224,531 | ||||||
| Other assets | 83,322 | 41,572 | ||||||
| $ | 1,549,273 | $ | 1,537,758 | |||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 244,637 | $ | 245,430 | ||||
| Participation and residuals | 450,760 | 385,846 | ||||||
| Film and production obligations | 282,519 | 278,016 | ||||||
| Subordinated notes and other financing obligations | 328,718 | 328,718 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 134,693 | 111,510 | ||||||
| 1,441,327 | 1,349,520 | |||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common shares, no par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 122,670,458 and 121,081,311 shares issued at September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively | 443,890 | 434,650 | ||||||
| Series B preferred shares (10 shares issued and outstanding) | — | — | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (264,619 | ) | (223,619 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,328 | ) | (533 | ) | ||||
| 174,943 | 210,498 | |||||||
| Treasury shares, no par value, 6,960,774 and 2,410,499 shares at September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively | (66,997 | ) | (22,260 | ) | ||||
| 107,946 | 188,238 | |||||||
| $ | 1,549,273 | $ | 1,537,758 | |||||
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 380,718 | $ | 351,744 | $ | 679,177 | $ | 550,486 | ||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct operating | 199,861 | 184,335 | 347,869 | 271,393 | ||||||||||||
| Distribution and marketing | 189,407 | 197,193 | 288,382 | 332,694 | ||||||||||||
| General and administration | 30,600 | 26,371 | 68,908 | 53,211 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,180 | 1,038 | 2,242 | 1,946 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 421,048 | 408,937 | 707,401 | 659,244 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (40,330 | ) | (57,193 | ) | (28,224 | ) | (108,758 | ) | ||||||||
Other expenses (income): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 5,190 | 4,225 | 9,501 | 8,085 | ||||||||||||
| Interest and other income | (2,047 | ) | (2,635 | ) | (4,202 | ) | (6,438 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of equity securities | — | (2,785 | ) | — | (2,785 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total other expenses (income), net | 3,143 | (1,195 | ) | 5,299 | (1,138 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss before equity interests and income taxes | (43,473 | ) | (55,998 | ) | (33,523 | ) | (107,620 | ) | ||||||||
| Equity interests loss | (1,960 | ) | (1,187 | ) | (4,146 | ) | (1,994 | ) | ||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (45,433 | ) | (57,185 | ) | (37,669 | ) | (109,614 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | 2,662 | 818 | 3,331 | 1,507 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (48,095 | ) | $ | (58,003 | ) | $ | (41,000 | ) | $ | (111,121 | ) | ||||
Basic Net Loss Per Common Share | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||
Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Six Months | Six Months | |||||||
| Ended | Ended | |||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||
Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (41,000 | ) | $ | (111,121 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 2,242 | 1,946 | ||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,592 | 1,771 | ||||||
| Amortization of films and television programs | 186,743 | 176,894 | ||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 559 | 325 | ||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | 7,516 | 6,677 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of equity securities | — | (2,711 | ) | |||||
| Equity interests loss | 4,146 | 1,994 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | (11,935 | ) | 359 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 56,667 | (86,069 | ) | |||||
| Investment in films and television programs | (325,176 | ) | (258,711 | ) | ||||
| Other assets | (9,438 | ) | (898 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 3,077 | 78,274 | ||||||
| Participation and residuals | 65,271 | 117,392 | ||||||
| Film obligations | (4,325 | ) | (8,276 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 23,337 | 24,324 | ||||||
Net Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities | (39,724 | ) | (57,830 | ) | ||||
Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of investments — auction rate securities | — | (207,266 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from the sale of investments — auction rate securities | 125 | 414,641 | ||||||
| Purchases of investments — equity securities | — | (4,672 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from the sale of investments — equity securities | — | 23,782 | ||||||
| Acquisition of Mandate Pictures, net of unrestricted cash acquired | — | (40,850 | ) | |||||
| Investment in equity method investees | (11,099 | ) | (6,465 | ) | ||||
| Increase in loan receivables | (28,427 | ) | (3,059 | ) | ||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (5,743 | ) | (2,742 | ) | ||||
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities | (45,144 | ) | 173,369 | |||||
Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 2,894 | 745 | ||||||
| Tax withholding requirements on equity awards | (2,941 | ) | — | |||||
| Repurchases of common shares | (44,737 | ) | (10,736 | ) | ||||
| Borrowings under financing arrangements | — | 3,718 | ||||||
| Increase in production obligations | 113,320 | 59,442 | ||||||
| Payment of production obligations | (104,216 | ) | (58,012 | ) | ||||
Net Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities | (35,680 | ) | (4,843 | ) | ||||
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents | (120,548 | ) | 110,696 | |||||
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash | (2,136 | ) | (1,593 | ) | ||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Beginning Of Period | 371,589 | 51,497 | ||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents — End Of Period | $ | 248,905 | $ | 160,600 | ||||
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW, AS DEFINED
TO NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
TO NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities | $ | 110,093 | $ | (2,250 | ) | $ | (39,724 | ) | $ | (57,830 | ) | |||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (3,464 | ) | (725 | ) | (5,743 | ) | (2,742 | ) | ||||||||
| Net borrowings under and (repayment) of production obligations | (32,936 | ) | 26,221 | 9,104 | 1,430 | |||||||||||
Free Cash Flow, as defined | $ | 73,693 | $ | 23,246 | $ | (36,363 | ) | $ | (59,142 | ) | ||||||
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment and plus or minus the net increase or decrease in production obligations. The adjustment for the production obligations is made because the GAAP based cash flows from operations reflects a non-cash reduction of cash flows for the cost of films associated with production obligations prior to the time the Company actually pays for the film. The Company believes that it is more meaningful to reflect the impact of the payment for these films in its free cash flow when the payments are actually made.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This non-GAAP financial measure is in addition to, not a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Management believes this non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors regarding cash that our operating businesses generate whether classified as operating or financing activity (related to the production of our films) within our GAAP based statement of cash flows, before taking into account cash movements that are non-operational. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in the entertainment industry and by financial analysts and others who follow the industry. Not all companies calculate free cash flow in the same manner and the measure as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA, AS DEFINED TO NET INCOME (LOSS)
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA, as defined | $ | (39,150 | ) | $ | (56,155 | ) | $ | (25,982 | ) | $ | (106,812 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation | (1,180 | ) | (1,038 | ) | (2,242 | ) | (1,946 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (5,190 | ) | (4,225 | ) | (9,501 | ) | (8,085 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest and other income | 2,047 | 2,635 | 4,202 | 6,438 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of equity securities | — | 2,785 | — | 2,785 | ||||||||||||
| Equity interests loss | (1,960 | ) | (1,187 | ) | (4,146 | ) | (1,994 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | (2,662 | ) | (818 | ) | (3,331 | ) | (1,507 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (48,095 | ) | $ | (58,003 | ) | $ | (41,000 | ) | $ | (111,121 | ) | ||||
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income tax provision, depreciation and equity interests losses. EBITDA as defined, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes EBITDA as defined, to be a meaningful indicator of our performance that provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations. Presentation of EBITDA as defined, is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in the entertainment industry and by financial analysts and others who follow the industry to measure operating performance. While management considers EBITDA as defined, to be an important measure of comparative operating performance, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. EBITDA as defined, does not reflect cash available to fund cash requirements. Not all companies calculate EBITDA as defined, in the same manner and the measure as presented may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies.