" CIC's products are designed to increase the ease of use,
functionality,
and security of electronic devices and eBusiness processes.
Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release, including without
limitation, statements containing
the words "believes," "anticipates,"
"hopes," "intends," "expects," and other words of similar import
, constitute
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation
Reform Act
of 1995. And, excluding approximately $22 million of
fourth quarter costs associated with the termination
and settlement of a Dutch
programming contract (MovieCo), our organic cash flow growth rate for the
full
year would have been 24%. Please refer to the table on page 11 for additional information.
Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $775 million, an
increase of 50% compared
to the same period last year.41 per share
for the prior year. In Europe we added 218,500 RGUs during
the fourth quarter and in
Chile we added 35,600 RGUs. As a result we expect to add 800,000 net new
RGUs in 2005, a 34%
increase compared to the 599,000 RGUs that we added in 2004 (which includes
approximately
47,000 net gain at Noos, which we acquired in July of last
year).4
million broadband Internet
subscribers, and 803,500 telephone subscribers. In addition, copies of the Prospectus/Joint Proxy
Statement
and other related documents filed by the parties to the merger may
be obtained free of charge by
directing a request to UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share data)
UGC UGC
Post-Founders
Pre-Founders
Transaction Transaction
Year Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2004
2003 2002
Statements of Operations
Revenue
$2,525,446 $1,891,530 $1,515,021
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating
(1,014,628) (785,132) (789,457)
Selling, general and
administrative ("SG+A") (631,585) (477,516) (429,190)
Depreciation and
amortization (operating) (935,185) (808,663) (730,001)
Impairment
of long-lived
assets (operating) (38,915) (402,239) (436,153)
Restructuring charges
and other (operating) (29,019) (35,970)
(1,274)
Stock-based compensation (SG+A) (116,661) (38,024) (28,228)
Operating loss (240,547) (656,014) (899,282)
Interest income
23,823 13,054 38,315
Interest expense
(283,280) (327,132) (680,101)
Foreign currency
transaction gains, net
26,753 153,808 485,938
Realized and unrealized (losses)
gains on
derivative
instruments, net (60,237) (35,424) 138,398
Gains
on extinguishment of debt 35,787 2,183,997 2,208,782
Gains on sale of investments
and other, net 12,325 279,442 117,262
Other expense
, net (13,455) (43,665) (80,617)
Income (loss) before income taxes
and other items (498,831) 1,568,066 1,328,695
Income tax benefit
(expense), net 101,105 (50,344) (201,182)
Minority interests in losses
(earnings) of subsidiaries
and other, net 3,062 183,182
(67,103)
Share in results of affiliates, net 12,309 294,464 (72,142)
Income (loss) before cumulative
effect of change in accounting
principle
(382,355) 1,995,368 988,268
Cumulative effect of change
in
accounting principle, net of tax -- -- (1,344,722)
Net income (loss)
$(382,355) $1,995,368 $(356,454)
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings
(loss) per share
before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
$(0.S. At the bottom of the table we subtract the consolidated
revenue from our material
acquisitions in 2004, Noos and Chorus (Ireland), to
present our revenue growth without the results
of these new businesses.3% 13,268 5.1%
France (Noos) 183,930 -- 183,930
-- 183,930 --
Norway 112,378 95,284 17,094 17.3%) (8,173
) (25.5% 36,314 15.8%
Poland 36,315 24,886 11,429 45.1% 6,544
46.a. UPC Poland and Noos were transferred into UPCD in July 2004.9% 16.
Constant ARPU
per
Customer
Relationship (5) $25. n.m. n.m.
(3) "Customer
Relationships" are the number of customers who receive at
least one level of service without
regard to which service(s) they
subscribe. Some of
these subscribers choose
to disconnect after their free service
period.
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7% in the third quarter.0
billion available
under the revolvers. We ended 2004 with a backlog of over 60,000 RGUs
awaiting
installation which is approximately double our normal backlog due to
the strong demand we are experiencing
for our new broadband Internet and VoIP
products.50) $7.29
Cumulative effect of change
in
accounting principle -- -- (3.1% 239 45.8
%
Less Noos and Chorus $(232,883) -- $(232,883) --
Total UGC
, excluding
Noos and Chorus $ 401,033 21. At the bottom of
the table
we subtract the consolidated operating cash flow from our material
acquisitions in 2004, Noos and
Chorus (Ireland), to present our operating cash
flow growth without the results of these new businesses
.1% 3,003 24.4% 6,699 27.8% 11,835 32.0%
Supplemental Financial Information:
Revenue
The table below highlights Revenue by segment:
12 months 12 months Year/Year
(thousands)
Dec-04 Dec-03 Change
UPC Broadband - W Europe $1,383,598 $1,168
,258 18%
UPC Broadband - C+E Europe 466,017 359,810 30%
Total UPC Broadband 1,849,615 1,528,068 21%
Chellomedia
244,812 220,321 11%
VTR
299,951 229,835 31%
Other (1) (101,815) (86,694
) 17%
Subtotal $2,292,563 $1,891,530 21%
Add: Noos + Chorus 232,883 0 n.9% 16. n.1%
Customer Relationships 142,600 163,600
ARPU per Customer
Relationship (4) 10.0% n.albanian siir
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languages, accommodating
the burgeoning PDA and mobile phone markets and enabling users to communicate
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* Free Cash Flow growth
of 272% to $219 million(5)
Mike Fries, President and Chief Executive Officer of UGC said
, "Our 2004
results were excellent across the board, as we achieved or exceeded all of our
public
guidance targets. We applied the same disciplined approach to the purchase
of ZoneVision, a global
programming company with a significant presence in
Eastern Europe.
On January 18, 2005, Liberty
Media International, Inc. OCF in
Western Europe increased 39% to $626 million (including Noos and
Chorus),
while OCF in Central and Eastern Europe increased 39% to $182 million.
Capital expenditures
for the year are expected to range between 20% and
22% of sales, an increase from 19% in 2004. These
forward-
looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.sec.2%
Slovak Republic
32,671 25,467 7,204 28.S.S.0% (1,225) (3.7% 339 389.8% 33.a.6%
2%
OCF Margin (without Noos + Chorus) 36.5% 17%
Operating Cash Flow
Definition and Reconciliation
Operating Cash Flow is the primary measure used by our chief operating
decision makers to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to
allocate resources
to segments.13
Customer
Relationships 7,787,900 7,645,300 7,633,200 7,625
,000 7,624,300
ARPU per Customer
Relationship (4) $25.
RGUs by region:
Europe (UGC Europe) 218,500 436,700
Chile (VTR)
35,600 115,300
Other
100 800
Total RGUs 254,200 552,800
(1) The operating statistics exclude Noos, Chorus and two other minor
acquisitions
which closed in the fourth quarter.
(6) "Digital Cable Subscriber" is a customer with one or
more digital
converter boxes that receives our digital video service.trastevere anthologies
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December
31, 2004, primarily due to a 35% increase in our core triple play
operation, UPC Broadband.,
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, telephone: 303-770-4001.
Participants in Solicitation
UGC and its directors and executive
officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from UGC's stockholders
in
connection with the special meeting of stockholders to be held to approve the
merger with LMI
through the formation of a new holding company to be named
Liberty Global. Organic growth,
for RGU Net Gain and Revenue + OCF, excludes acquisitions and the
impact of foreign
exchange rate movements as applicable.50) $7.S.1%
Ireland (Chorus) 48,953
-- 48,953 -- 48,953 --
Total Western
Europe 1,616,481
1,168,258 448,223 38.6%
Romania 26,955 20,189 6,766 33.3%
Total
chellomedia 244,812 220,321 24,491 11.2% 94 1.3% $63,021
23.5%
Total Europe 777,715 573,048 204,667 35.a.8% 1.3% 1.30
$22.
DTH Subscribers 35,800 52,700
MMDS
Subscribers (2,100) (2,700)
Broadband Internet
Broadband Internet Homes Serviceable 231,600 671,500
Broadband Internet Subscribers
92,500 264,800
Penetration n.
n.6% 8%
3 months 3 months Year/Year 3 months Sequential
(thousands) Dec-04 Dec-03 Change Sep-04 Change
Customer Premises
Equipment $45,271 $21,113 114% $35,193 29%
Commercial
-- -- -- -- --
Scaleable
Infrastructure
27,744 18,634 49% 17,214 61%
Line Extensions 12,096 15,638
-23% 10,317 17%
Upgrade/Rebuild 17,920 12,923 39% 13,597
32%
Support Capital 32,079 20,137 59% 19,642 63%
Noos
+ Chorus 44,397 -- n.
(11) "Telephony Homes Serviceable" are homes that
can be connected to our
networks, where customers can request and receive voice services
.siir zimbabwean
NOTE: CIC, Jot, its logo and the Power to Sign Online are registered
trademarks. Last
week, we closed three new tranches totaling EUR 3. The average maturity of the loan
has been extended
to approximately 6 years, with no amortization payments
required until 2010. Liberty Global will
be one of the largest owners and operators
of broadband communications systems outside the United
States with ownership
interests in companies serving more than 14 million RGUs in 17 countries. Please
refer to the end of this press release for
additional segment financial information.5% for fiscal
2004
as a result of higher average monthly revenue per subscriber (ARPU) and RGU
growth. This
represents a meaningful acceleration of our
revenue growth compared to our previous results this
year driven primarily by
faster customer growth resulting from aggressive new product launches. Excluding
approximately $22 million of fourth quarter charges
associated with the termination and settlement
of a Dutch programming
contract, our organic cash flow growth rate for the full year would have been
24%. For the
three months ended December 31, 2004, FCF was $39 million, a 192% increase or
$25 million improvement compared to the same period last year despite higher
marketing costs associated
with the 72% increase in subscriber growth between
the periods.
2005 Guidance
In
2005, we expect to generate a significant increase in customer growth
compared to 2004 driven primarily
by the continued aggressive rollout of
digital phone services across Europe as well as continued
broadband product
innovation. Stockholders may obtain these documents (when available) free of
charge
at the SEC's website at http://www. and the related consolidated
financial statements are sometimes
referred to herein as "UGC Pre-Founders
Transaction," and for periods subsequent to January 1, 2004
the assets and
liabilities of UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
UGC UGC
Post-Founders Pre
-Founders
Transaction Transaction
Year Ended Year Ended
December
31, December 31,
2004 2003 2002
Cash Flows from
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) $(382
,355) $1,995,368 $(356,454)
Adjustments to reconcile net
income (loss) to net cash
flows
from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 935,185
808,663 730,001
Impairment of long-lived assets,
restructuring charges and
other 67,934 438,209 437,427
Stock-based compensation 65,827
29,242 28,228
Accretion of interest on senior
notes and amortization
of
deferred financing costs 21,588 50,733 234,247
Unrealized
foreign currency
transaction gains, net (5,526) (116,454) (491,313)
Realized and unrealized losses
(gains) on derivative instruments 60,237 35,424
(138,398)
Gain on extinguishment of debt (35,787) (2,183,997) (2,208,782)
Gains on sale of investments
and other, net (12,325) (279
,442) (117,262)
Deferred income tax (benefit)
expense, net
(130,518) (23,420) 104,068
Minority interests in (losses)
earnings of
subsidiaries
and other, net (3,062) (183,182) 67,103
Share in results of affiliates, net (12,309) (294,464) 72,142
Cumulative effect
of change
in accounting principle -- -- 1,344,722
Other non-cash items 14,755 32,009 102,326
Change in assets
and liabilities:
Change in receivables
and other assets (72,169
) 40,870 46,803
Change in accounts payable,
accrued liabilities and other
188,127 42,533 (148,466)
Net cash flows from
operating activities
699,602 392,092 (293,608)
Cash Flows from
Investing Activities
Cash paid for acquisitions,
net of cash acquired (710,549) (2,150
) (22,617)
Cash paid for acquisition,
to be refunded by seller (52,128
) -- --
Capital expenditures (480,133) (333,124)
(335,192)
Purchases of short-term
liquid investments (293,734)
(1,000) (117,221)
Proceeds from sale of
short-term liquid investments 246
,981 45,561 152,405
Restricted cash released
(deposited), net
(17,298) 24,825 40,357
Investments in and
loans to affiliates
(144,699) (20,931) (2,590)
Proceeds from sale of
investments
in affiliates 696 45,447 --
Purchase of interest rate caps
(21,442) (9,750) --
Cash paid to settle
interest rate swaps
(66,411) (58,038) --
Dividends received from affiliates 17,098
4,714 11,276
Proceeds received upon
repayment of debt securities
115,592 -- --
Other 1,826
3,092 16,319
Net cash flows from
investing activities (1,404,201
) (301,354) (257,263)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Issuance of common
stock 1,076,811 1,354 200,006
Proceeds from issuance of
convertible
senior notes 604,595 -- --
Proceeds from notes
payable
to shareholder 5,371 -- 102,728
Proceeds from issuance of debt
1,547,867 23,161 42,742
Repayments of debt (1,803,081)
(233,506) (321,961)
Financing costs (62,448) (2,233) (18
,293)
Purchase of treasury shares (5,349) -- --
Net cash
flows from
financing activities 1,363,766 (211,224) 5,222
Effects of Exchange Rates on Cash 59,465 20,662 35,694
Increase (Decrease
) in
Cash and Cash Equivalents 718,632 (99,824) (509,955)
Cash and
Cash Equivalents,
Beginning of Year 310,361 410,185 920,140
Cash and Cash Equivalents,
End of Year $1,028,993 $310,361
$410,185
Revenue
The following table provides an analysis of our revenue by
business
segment for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands, except
percentages
).8%
Poland 108,979 85,356 23,623 27.9%
Chellomedia
Priority Telecom 118,956 121,330 (2,374) (2.S.3%
Latin America:
Broadband
Chile (VTR) 108,752 69,951 38,801 55.9% 27,060 38.9 million.9% 1
.62 $24.m.
(4) ARPU per Customer Relationship is calculated as follows: average
monthly broadband revenue for the period as indicated, divided by the
average of the
opening and closing Customer Relationships for the
period. "Total RGUs" is the sum of
Analog, Digital Cable, DTH, MMDS, Internet and Telephony
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Contact Information
CIC
Investor Relations Inquiries:
Chantal Eshghipour
650-802-7740
investorrelations@cic. Organic subscriber growth was robust as we added
552,800 RGUs for the full
year, excluding acquisitions, compared to guidance
of 500,000. During the first
two months of
the year, we've added over 100,000 RGUs.5 million VoIP homes serviceable this Summer.
In Latin America
, our primary operation is VTR, our cable television and
broadband provider in Chile. Excluding the
results of Noos
and Chorus and approximately $22 million of costs associated with the
termination
and settlement of a Dutch programming contract, our fourth quarter
overall OCF margin was 35. Together
with the market value of our interests in the
publicly traded securities of SBS Broadcasting and
Austar United, we have
total liquidity of approximately $3.7 million.com for further information
. Upon completion of this transaction, the restriction
on LMC's right to exercise its voting power
over us was terminated. The first two columns present our consolidated revenue for each
comparative
period.1% 2,716 1. The first two columns present our consolidated Operating
Cash Flow for each
comparative period.
Year Ended December 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
Increase
Excluding
(Decrease) F/X Effects
Europe (UGC Europe): 2004 2003 $ % $ %
UPC Broadband
The Netherlands $361,265 $267,075 $94,190 35.3%) (2,007)(14.5%
Sweden
33,421 31,827 1,594 5.5%
Czech Republic 33,888 24,657 9,231 37
.8% 10,166 44.4%
Less Noos
and Chorus $(52,580)
-- $(52,580) --
Total UGC, excluding
Noos and Chorus $197
,771 31. 88,686 n.m.
UGC Consolidated $879,233 $628,882
40%
OCF Margin (% of revenues) 34.2% 5%
OCF Margin
(without Noos + Chorus) 36. We define Free Cash
Flow as net cash flows from operating activities
less capital expenditures. Investors should view free cash flow as a
supplement to, and not a substitute
for, GAAP cash flows from operating,
investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity
.5% 57.m.a.
(3) Constant ARPU per RGU is calculated as follows: average monthly
broadband revenue converted at the same average exchange rates for
the three months
ended December 31, 2004 for each period as
indicated, divided by the average of the opening
and closing RGUs for
the period.
(5) Constant ARPU per Customer Relationship is
calculated as follows:
average monthly broadband revenue converted at the same average
exchange rates for the three months ended December 31, 2004 for each
period as indicated
, divided by the average of the opening and
closing Customer Relationships for the period
.7% 37%
Consolidated Operating Data
31-Dec-04
Two-way
Homes Homes Customer Total
Passed (1) Passed (2)
Relationships(3) RGUs (4)
Europe:
The
Netherlands 2,620,000 2,497,800
2,289,000 2,921,700
France 4,580,700 3,316,500 1,612,000 2
,382,700
Austria 946,900 943,700 578,000 931,400
Norway
486,600 244,400 341,000 447,800
Sweden 421,600 281
,200 292,300 406,000
Ireland 317,300 24,200 202,700
217,500
Belgium 155,500 155,500 148,100 164,800
Total Western
Europe 9,528,600 7,463,300 5,463,100 7,471,900
Poland 1,884,800 569,100 1,000,700 1,047,600
Hungary 1,006
,500 675,800 922,200 1,003,400
Czech Republic 729,000 322,200
401,200 428,200
Romania 518,700 3,900 357,100 357,300
Slovak
Republic 413,200 168,800 298,400 306,300
Total Central
and Eastern
Europe 4,552,200 1,739,800 2,979
,600 3,142,800
Total
Europe 14,080,800 9,203,100 8,442,700
10,614,700
Latin America:
Chile 1,793,900 1,070,700 636,000
1,009,300
Brazil 15,400 15,400 15,400 16,400
Peru 66,800 30,300 13,900 15,600
Total Latin
America 1,876,100 1,116,400 665,300 1,041,300
Grand
Total
15,956,900 10,319,500 9,108,000 11,656,000
Video
Analog Cable Digital Cable DTH MMDS
Subscribers(5) Subscribers(6) Subscribers(7) Subscribers(8)
Europe:
The
Netherlands 2,285,500 56,700 -- --
France 1
,523,200 545,800 -- --
Austria 501,400 35,000
-- --
Norway 341,000 35,400 --
--
Sweden 292,300 37,700 -- --
Ireland
112,900 14,500 -- 89,000
Belgium 134,900
-- -- --
Total Western
Europe 5,191,200 725
,100 -- 89,000
Poland 994,200 --
-- --
Hungary 720,900 -- 140,400 --
Czech Republic 295,700 -- 90,100 --
Romania 357,000
-- -- --
Slovak
Republic 250,300
-- 14,600 32,200
Total Central
and Eastern
Europe
2,618,100 -- 245,100 32,200
Total
Europe 7,809
,300 725,100 245,100 121,200
Latin America:
Chile 504
,600 -- 4,500 13,900
Brazil -- --
-- 15,300
Peru 12,400 -- --
--
Total
Latin
America 517,000 -- 4,500
29,200
Grand
Total 8,326,300 725,100 249,600
150,400
Internet Telephony
Homes Homes
Serviceable(9) Subscribers(10) Serviceable
(11) Subscribers(12)
Europe:
The
Netherlands 2,497,800 397,400
2,250,500 182,100
France 3,316,500 247,100 707,800 66
,600
Austria 943,700 242,500 910,400 152,500
Norway
244,400 48,500 151,200 22,900
Sweden 281,200 76,000
-- --
Ireland 14,500 600 24,200
500
Belgium 155,500 29,900 -- --
Total
Western
Europe 7,453,600 1,042,000 4,044,100 424,600
Poland
569,100 53,400 -- --
Hungary 675,800 73
,200 415,600 68,900
Czech Republic 322,200 42,400 --
--
Romania 3,900 300 -- --
Slovak
Republic 162,100 9,200 -- --
Total Central
and Eastern
Europe 1,733,100 178,500 415,600 68,900
Total
Europe 9,186,700 1,220,500 4,459,700 493,500
Latin America:
Chile 1,070,700 176,300 1,052,700 310,000
Brazil 15,400 1,100 -- --
Peru 30
,300 3,200 -- --
Total Latin
America 1,116
,400 180,600 1,052,700 310,000
Grand
Total 10,303,100
1,401,100 5,512,400 803,500
(1) "Homes Passed" are homes that can be connected
to our networks
without further extending the distribution plant, except for DTH and
MMDS homes.scripta heretic
At year-end 2004, we had over 11.
Fiscal 2004 Results
Our significant
and consolidated operating subsidiaries in Europe include
UPC Broadband -- our cable television and
broadband division with operations
in 13 countries, and chellomedia -- our media and programming
division, which
also includes our Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), Priority Telecom. Excluding
foreign currency movements, the organic increase in ARPU per customer
relationships was 4.8 billion
and we had
cash and cash equivalents (including short-term liquid investments) of $1. A definitive
proxy statement will be mailed to UGC stockholders when
available. LMC then
had the ability to
elect our entire board of directors and control us.2 billion gain on the
extinguishment of
debt.01 par value,
10,000,000 shares authorized,
nil shares issued and outstanding
-- --
Class A common stock, $0.a.
UGC Consolidated
$238,718 $186,014 28% $241,703 -1%
OCF Margin
(% of revenues)
30.6% 6%
VTR (in millions) CP66,082 CP47,801
38%
OCF Margin (% of revenues) 36. In
addition, our internal decision makers
believe our measure of Operating Cash
Flow is important because analysts and investors use it to
compare our
performance to other companies in our industry. 3Q04 vs.m.literate lao
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and is also licensed by industry leaders such as Sony Ericsson, for its
smartphones, and by Fossil
, for its PDA watches.cic. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of
their
respective holders. In addition, the average credit spread on the facility
has been reduced to 262
basis points over Euribor.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, our consolidated OCF margin
was
34.
Balance Sheet, Leverage, and Liquidity
At December 31, 2004, total long
-term debt was $4. The Company
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any
updates
or revisions to any guidance and other forward-looking statement contained
herein to reflect
any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto
or any change in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such
statement is based. In addition, copies of the
definitive
Prospectus/Joint Proxy Statement (when available) may be obtained
free of charge by directing a request
to UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. UGC STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD READ
THE PROSPECTUS/JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY
BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
. LMC's largest acquisition of us occurred in January
2002 whereby its economic and voting interest
increased from approximately 11%
and 37%, respectively, to approximately 73% and 94%, respectively
. dollar
change and percent change, respectively, from period to period. The fifth and
sixth columns
present the U.
Year Ended December 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
Increase
Excluding
(Decrease) F/X Effects
Europe (UGC Europe): 2004 2003 $ % $ %
UPC Broadband
The Netherlands $716,932 $592,223 $124,709 21.5%
Corporate
and other
26,273 32,563 (6,290) (19.7%
Investments 840 528 312
59.3%
Total Europe 2,214,600 1,653,897 560,703 33.3%
Corporate and other
3,012 9 3,003 n/m 3,003 n/m
Total UGC $2,525,446 $1,891,530
$633,916 33.6%
Corporate and other (7,660) (14,204) 6,544 46. dollar and its impact
on
our results of operations; (3) estimate the financial results of our non-
consolidated affiliates;
and (4) estimate changes in circumstances that lead
to gains and/or losses such as sales of investments
in affiliates and other
assets.m.
Telephone
Telephone Homes Serviceable
980,800 1,020,400
Telephone Subscribers 42,000
70,200
Penetration n.m.
Intangibles + Other
33,645 29,426 14%
Total Capital Expenditures $480
,133 $333,124 44%
Capital Expenditures (% of Revenue) 19.heretic praesidium
Industry leaders
such as Charles Schwab, Fujitsu, IBM, Oracle, PalmSource,
Prudential, Siebel Systems, Siemens Medical
Systems, Sony Ericsson, Symbol and
TVA have licensed the company's technology.6% compared
to the
same period in 2003.
Total European OCF increased 36% to $778 million for the year ended
December
31, 2004, primarily due to a 35% increase at UPC Broadband.0% of revenues) compared to $333 million
(17.e."
1) Also referred to as the "Company," "we," "us," "our," and
similar
terms.12)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $(0.3% 3,209 12. The third and fourth columns
present
the U.4%)
Total UPC
Broadband 724,699 536,677 188,022
35.1% 33.2% 30.6% 57.77 $19. n.hanrahan humanistica
Jot is an award winning
character-based recognizer, developed by CIC after
years of research in the field of pattern recognition
, with an installed base
of well over ten million units.5%, modestly ahead of our 10% guidance
target
. In addition, we are
planning upcoming launches of digital phone services in Austria, Norway,
Sweden
, Belgium, Poland and Czech Republic and, in total, we expect to have
5.A.0x compared to 5.
In addition to our cash balances, as a result of the partial refinancing
of our European Credit
Facility, we currently have EUR 1.
4) Net income in 2003 primarily due to $2.41 $2.50
) $7.8%)
Belgium 16,751 12,306 4,445 36.
UGC Europe - Total
EUR 626,180 EUR 504,622 24%
OCF Margin (% of revenues)
35.1% 37.9% -18%
OCF Margin
(without Noos
+ Chorus)
31. We
believe our presentation of free cash flow provides useful information to our
investors
because it can be used to gauge our ability to service debt and fund
new investment opportunities
.
Revenue 12 months 9 months 3 months
(in thousands
of Euros) Dec-04 Sept-04 Dec-04
Triple Play:
The Netherlands
576,853 424,014 152,839
Austria 241,453
180,860 60,593
Belgium 30,156 22,219 7,937
Czech Republic 64,315 47,659 16,656
Norway
90,452 66,210 24,242
Hungary 174,952
126,970 47,982
France (excluding Noos) 103,713 76,791 26,922
France (Noos) 146,400 72,501 73,899
Poland
87,633 62,578 25,055
Sweden 70,877
52,438 18,439
Slovak 26,292 19,438 6,854
Romania 21,658 15,311 6,347
Total Triple Play
UPC Broadband 1,634,754 1,166,989 467,765
chello Access
74,455 55,429 19,026
Corporate and Other 21,122
15,264 5,858
Eliminations (75,205) (55,869) (19,336
)
Total UPC Holding BV 1,655,126 1,181,813 473,313
Operating Cash
Flow 12 months 9 months 3 months
(in thousands of Euros) Dec
-04 Sept-04 Dec-04
Triple Play:
The Netherlands 290,849
217,785 73,064
Austria 90,276 70,521 19,755
Belgium 13,490 10,172 3,318
Czech Republic
27,333 21,465 5,868
Norway 29,839
22,291 7,548
Hungary 69,546 51,523 18,023
France (excluding Noos) 10,428 8,568 1,860
France (Noos)
32,347 14,495 17,852
Poland 29,259
22,340 6,919
Sweden 26,955 21,142 5,813
Slovak 11,101 8,668 2,433
Romania
9,657 7,504 2,153
Total Triple Play UPC Broadband 641,080
476,474 164,606
chello Access 48,031 34,896 13,135
Corporate and Other 25,630) (20,630) (5,000)
Total UPC Holding
BV 663,481 490,740 172,741
The Revenue and Operating Cash Flow of UPCD
for the twelve-month period
ended December 31, 2004 includes twelve months of UPC Poland and six
months of
Noos.m.m.m. We have
approximately 1. Commercial
contracts such
as hotels and hospitals are counted on an equivalent
bulk unit (EBU) basis.anthologies lao
REDWOOD
SHORES, Calif. Excluding
the impact of foreign exchange rates and the acquisitions of Noos and Chorus
,
organic year-over-year revenue growth was approximately 10. ARPU per
customer relationship was
$25. Based on the Company's operating statistics at December 31, 2004,
UGC's networks reached approximately
16. Accordingly, for periods prior to January 1, 2004 the assets
and liabilities of UnitedGlobalCom
, Inc. dollars for Brazil,
Peru and other UGC corporate. Certain percentages are denoted as not
meaningful
("n/m").4%
Sweden 88,080 75,057 13,023 17.2%
Intercompany
eliminations (138,983) (127,055) (11,928) (9.9% 9,338 37.6% 1,507 14.7%
Total Central
and Eastern
Europe 182,365 131,449 50,916
38.2%
Brazil, Peru
and other 426 87 339 389.1%
Total UGC $879,233 $628,882 $250,351 39.5% -20% 36.
UPCD is the borrower
of record on our European Credit Facility. The
Operating Cash Flow of UPCD for the twelve and three
months ended December 31,
2004 excludes corporate costs, which primarily relates to costs on a
programming
agreement. Total Q4 2004 amount with respect to these
service totaled approximately Euro 1.6%
1.6% 14.1% 13.50 $18. In some cases, non-paying subscribers are counted as
subscribers during their free promotional service period.
praesidium siir
Jot was chosen by PalmSource
Inc. We have added over 55,000 digital phone subscribers
since October of last year, and this month
we expect to begin the commercial
launch of our digital phone products across France.0
billion
, primarily to refinance existing debt.53 billion, an
increase of 34% or $634 million compared to
the same period in 2003.
Average monthly revenue (ARPU) per RGU, excluding acquisitions, for
the
three months ended December 31, 2004 was $20.1% for the same period last year.4x for the same
period in the prior
year.
During the fourth quarter of 2004, we added 254,200 net new RGUs
(excluding acquisitions) which represents the strongest single quarter in the
Company's history
and a 72% improvement compared to last year's fourth
quarter.
Forward Looking Statements:
Except for historical information contained
herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements
, including
guidance given for 2005.sec.01 par value,
1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
413,206,357 and 287,350,970
shares issued, respectively 4,132
2,873
Class B common stock, $0.50) $7.2% $198,107 10. 72,501 n.2
% 34. We reconcile the total of the
reportable segments' Operating Cash Flow to our consolidated
net income as
presented in our consolidated statements of operations, because we believe
consolidated
net income is the most directly comparable financial measure to
total segment operating performance
.6% 16. n.m.anthologies lao
Adjusting for FX changes and excluding acquisitions, our full
year organic
revenue growth was 10.0 billion, which can be used for financing potential
acquisitions and general
corporate purposes."
Recent Events
On March 10, 2005, the Chilean Supreme Court dismissed
the appeal
challenging the prior regulatory approval of the combination of UGC's
wholly-owned
Chilean subsidiary, VTR GlobalCom S.8% compared to 33.8% compared to 36.0 billion or $7.6 million at
December 31, 2004, including 1.24 dollars per euro for the full
year.6 million RGUs, including approximately
9.
Additional Information
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Investors may obtain these documents
free of charge at the SEC's
website at http://www.
Please visit http://www.
Please see footnote (4) on page 17 for a definition.5% 5,532 27.3%
France (other
than Noos) 12,905 13,920 (1,015) (7.3% 1,090 7.7% 144,804 25.
UGC
Europe
- Total EUR 535,590 EUR 374,789 43% EUR 473,129 13%
VTR
(millions) CP49,377 CP42,547 16% CP47,177 5%
(1) Primarily inter-company
eliminations and corporate and other.
Our internal decision makers believe Operating Cash Flow is
a meaningful
measure and is superior to other available GAAP measures because it represents
a
transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allows
management to readily view operating
trends, perform analytical comparisons
and benchmarking between segments in the different countries
in which we
operate and identify strategies to improve operating performance. Any and/or all of these
items could be significant to our financial
results. The Unaudited Data
represent management accounts
prepared by the management of the Company. While
presented with numerical specificity, the Unaudited
Data were not prepared
with a view to public disclosure.8%
Quarterly Net
Basic Subscriber
Change 69,500 7,100 (3,800) (5,900) 42,400
Digital
Subscribers 239,600 223,100 195,000 161,200 138,700
Digital
Penetration 1.
Quarterly Net Digital Subscriber Change n.6%
Constant
ARPU per RGU (3) 3. For example, if a residential customer in our Austrian system
subscribed to our analog cable service, digital cable service,
telephony service
and high-speed broadband Internet access service,
the customer would constitute four RGUs
.
(7) "DTH Subscriber" is a home or commercial unit that receives our
video programming
broadcast directly to the home via a
geosynchronous satellite.humanistic scripta
"This version of Jot sets
a new standard for text input
by providing support to a total of twenty Western and Eastern European
languages."
"On a reported basis, revenue and Operating Cash Flow (OCF) in fiscal 2004
increased
34% and 40%, respectively, in part due to favorable foreign currency
(FX) movements.
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $2.
Total European revenue increased
34% to $2.62 for the three months ended December 31, 2004,
a sequential increase of 10% from $23
.2% for the same period last year. However, our
consolidated OCF margin decreased sequentially to
30. The 2003 result was due primarily to a $2.9
million RGUs at Noos and Chorus. UGC AND LMI STOCKHOLDERS
AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO
READ THESE DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO
THESE
DOCUMENTS WHEN AVAILABLE) BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TRANSACTION
.gov.7% 16,388 19.6%
Austria 111,950 98,278 13,672 13.2%
Slovak
Republic 13,766 10,618 3,148 29.4% $ 125,828 20.a.5% 25% 34. For example,
our
internal decision makers believe that the inclusion of impairment and
restructuring charges within
Operating Cash Flow distorts the ability to
efficiently assess and view the core operating trends
in our segments.4% 57.52 n.57 $24.m.
(2) "Two-way Homes Passed" are homes
passed by our networks where
customers can request and receive the installation of a two
-way
addressable set-top converter, cable modem, transceiver and/or voice
port
which, in most cases, allows for the provision of video and
Internet services and, in some
cases, telephony services.
(5) "Analog Cable Subscriber" is comprised of basic cable video
customers that are counted on a per connection basis.ognjen trastevere
About CIC
Communication
Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") is the leading supplier of
biometric signature verification and
a leading supplier of natural input
software and electronic signature solutions focused on emerging
, high
potential applications including paperless workflow, handheld computers,
smartphones and
eTransactions, enabling the world with "The Power to Sign
Online(R).6 million
consolidated RGUs
and growth remains strong in early 2005.5 billion to EUR 3. Digital video RGU additions were over 100
,000 for the
year driven primarily by the success of our digital HITs product in France.
3
) RGUs or Revenue Generating Units excluding the impact of acquisitions. These amounts
are based on
the Euro for the Netherlands, Austria, France, Ireland, Belgium,
chellomedia, UGC Europe corporate
and other, Norwegian Krone for Norway,
Swedish Krona for Sweden, Hungarian Forint for Hungary, Polish
Zloty for
Poland, Czech Koruna for Czech Republic, Slovak Koruna for Slovak Republic,
Romanian
Leu for Romania, Chilean Peso for Chile, and U.3%
Austria 299,874 260,162 39
,712 15.1%
France
(excluding Noos)128,862 113,946 14,916 13.2%
Czech Republic 79,905 63,348 16,557 26.5% 66,496 18.9% 4,238 4.
The following is provided for informational purposes to highlight revenues
in the functional currency
of VTR (Chilean Pesos) and the primary functional
currency of UGC Europe (Euros), as follows:
12 months 12 months Year/Year
(thousands
, except for VTR) Dec-04 Dec-03 Change
UPC Broadband - W Europe
EUR 1,113,504 EUR 1,031,659 8%
UPC Broadband - C+E Europe 374,850
317,740 18%
Total UPC Broadband 1,488,354 1,349,399 10
%
Chellomedia 196,991 194,559 1%
Other (1)
(90,756) (83,444) 9%
Subtotal
1,594,589 1,460,514 9%
Add: Noos + Chorus 185,540
0 n.7% 37.5% -15% 40.V.1%
Quarterly Net
Digital Subscriber
Change 16,500 28,100 33,800 22,500 6,400
DTH Subscribers
249,600 213,800 213,800 204,100 196,900
MMDS Subscribers 61,400
63,500 63,100 63,000 64,100
Broadband Internet
Broadband
Internet Homes
Serviceable 7,716,500 7,484,900 7,326,900 7,127,100 7,045,000
Broadband
Internet
Subscribers 1,187,500 1,095,000 1,031,000 983,300
922,700
Penetration 15.69 $17. With respect to DTH, we do not count homes passed
.34 million "lifeline" customers that are counted on
a per connection basis, representing
the least expensive regulated
tier of basic cable service, with only a few channels.ognjen trastevere
com
. Our full year
OCF growth was 20% on an organic basis, consistent with our guidance on that
metric
and despite the additional costs associated with our better than
expected subscriber additions."
"Looking ahead to fiscal 2005, we announced today aggressive guidance
targets that we believe
position UGC as the fastest growing public cable
company in terms of Operating Cash Flow. ("Metropolis
"). Revenue in Western Europe increased 18%, or $215
million (excluding Noos and Chorus) compared
to the same period in 2003, while
revenue in Central and Eastern Europe increased 30% or $106 million
.3% on a sequential basis.
The increase was driven by a 78% improvement in cash flow from operating
activities, offset by a 44% increase in reported capital expenditures.6% of revenues) for
fiscal
year 2003. The primary reason for the increase was higher spending on
customer premise equipment
(CPE) due to the significant increase in RGU growth
in fourth quarter 2004 compared to the same period
last year, as well as
foreign currency movements. Together with the 211,200 broadband Internet subscribers
we
acquired from Noos and Chorus, our total broadband Internet subscriber base
now exceeds 1.
About UnitedGlobalCom
UGC is a leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband
Internet services with operations in 16 countries, including 13 countries in
Europe.0 million
homes passed and served over
11. These risks and uncertainties include our ability to complete the
proposed merger with LMI by obtaining the approval of holders of a majority of
the aggregate voting
power of our shares not beneficially owned by LMI,
Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") or any of
their respective subsidiaries
or any of the executive officers of directors of LMI, Liberty or the
Company
and satisfaction of other conditions necessary to close the merger,
satisfaction of the
conditions necessary to complete the proposed
VTR/Metropolis combination, continued use by subscribers
and potential
subscribers of the Company's services, changes in the technology and
competition
, our ability to achieve expected operational efficiencies and
economies of scale, our ability to
generate expected revenue and achieve
assumed margins including, to the extent annualized figures
imply forward-
looking projections, continued performance comparable with the period
annualized
, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.01 par value,
400,000,000 shares authorized,
379,603,223
and 303,123,542 share
issued and outstanding, respectively 3,796 3,031
Additional paid-in capital 2,624,159 5,852,896
Deferred compensation
(1,851) --
Treasury stock, at cost
(75,844) (70,495)
Accumulated deficit (382,355)
(3,372,737)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss)
223,794 (943,165)
Total stockholders' equity 2,395,943
1,472,492
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $9,134
,297 $7,099,671
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. The third and fourth
columns present the U.
UGC Consolidated $2,525,446 $1,891,530 34
%
Revenue
The table below highlights Revenue by segment:
3 months 3 months Year/Year 3 months Sequential
(thousands) Dec-04 Dec-03
Change Sep-04 Change
UPC Broadband
- W Europe $375,014 $315,407
19% $340,859 10%
UPC Broadband
- C+E Europe 132,614 96,460
37% 116,111 14%
Total UPC Broadband 507,628 411,867 23% 456,970
11%
Chellomedia 66,238 57,741 15% 61,713 7%
VTR
83,414 68,168 22% 75,096 11%
Other (1) (26,908
) (21,912) 23% (24,002) 12%
Subtotal $630,372 $515,864 22%
$569,777 11%
Add: Noos + Chorus 144,197 0 n.1% -10% 39.a
. 14,495 n. Currently these services are not settled in cash and as
a result are not included
in OCF.4%
Quarterly Net
Subscriber Change 42,000 4,300 14,900 9,000
15,100
Total RGUs 9,692,900 9,438,700 9,334,800 9,232,400 9,140,100
Quarterly Net
Subscriber
Change 254,200 103,900 102,400 92
,300 147,600
ARPU per RGU (2) $20.67 $20.15 $19. 4Q03
Video
Homes
Passed 91,100 169,500
Basic Analog Subscribers
69,500 66,900
Basic Penetration n.
Quarterly Net Subscriber Change n. 8,986 394%
Intangibles
+ Other 8,069 16,981 -52% 11,747 -31%
Total Capital
Expenditures
$187,576 $105,426 78% $116,696 61%
Capital Expenditures
(% of
Revenue) 24.albanian slovakian
"Jot is already a standard method of input for a majority of the touch
screen
based smartphones and PDAs on the market today. As touch screen
devices gain mainstream acceptance
worldwide, we are delivering on our mission
to make text entry globally accessible," said Vic Perla
, Director of Product
Development for CIC.
For more information about Jot please visit http:
//www. All 2004 Guidance Targets Achieved or Exceeded
DENVER, UnitedGlobalCom
, Inc. In addition,
driven by data and digital phone launches, we expect to add at least 800,000
net
new RGUs, an improvement of 34% compared to last year.A.67, an increase of 16. Excluding Noos and Chorus
, total RGUs at
December 31, 2004 were 9.
Including the acquisition of Noos' and Chorus' digital
subscribers, we had a
total of 725,100 digital subscribers at the end of the year. The spending increase
is primarily
to support such new product launches as digital phone, and resultant higher
RGU growth
anticipated this year, as well as to support the upgrade of
approximately 1.
("LMI") have filed
a preliminary Joint Proxy Statement relating to their
proposed merger as well as a related Schedule
13E-3. Because of
certain voting and standstill agreements entered into between LMC and our
founding
stockholders in connection with this January 2002 transaction, LMC
was unable to control us and therefore
accounted for its investment in us
under the equity method of accounting.
2) Please see page
14 for an explanation of Operating Cash Flow and
a reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow
to Net Income (Loss).
5) Please see page 14 for an explanation of Free Cash Flow and a
reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net Cash Flows from operating
activities.41
$(0.1% 10,262 16.
These columns demonstrate what the Operating Cash Flow change would have
been
had exchange rates remained the same as the comparative period in the prior
year.8%
Chellomedia
Priority Telecom 17,183 14,530 2,653 18.5%
Media
36,335 22,874 13,461 58.5% 26,721 38.a.3% 19%
(thousands,
3 months 3 months Year/Year 3 months Sequential
except for VTR) Dec-04
Dec-03 Change Sep-04 Change
UPC Broadband
- W Europe EUR 111,358 EUR
109,014 2% EUR 122,331 -9%
UPC Broadband
- C+E Europe 35,396
28,253 25% 38,700 -9%
Total UPC Broadband 146,754 137,267 7%
161,031 -9%
Chellomedia 13,602 8,223 65% 11,432 19%
Corporate and other (26,324) (5,063) 420% (12,235) 115%
Subtotal
134,032 140,427 -5% EUR 160,228 -16%
Add: Noos + Chorus 27,306 0
n.
UGC Europe
- Total EUR 161,338 EUR 140,427 15% EUR 174,723
-8%
OCF Margin
(% of revenues) 30. Investors should view Operating Cash Flow
as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, net income,
cash flow from operating
activities and other GAAP measures of income as a
measure of operating performance.
For example
, it is impractical to: (1) estimate future fluctuations in
interest rates on our variable-rate debt
facilities; (2) estimate the
fluctuations in exchange rates relative to the U. As such, the Unaudited
Data should not be
relied on, although management believes that the Unaudited Data is accurate.
Digital Subscribers 16,500 100,900
Digital Penetration
n.0% 16. Please refer to
page 17 for definitions regarding
the Consolidated Operating
Statistics. With
respect to MMDS, one home passed
is equal to one MMDS subscriber. EBU is calculated by dividing the bulk price
charged to
accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged
to non-bulk residential customers
in that market for the comparable
tier of service.litweb bengali
0% on a sequential basis from the third
quarter."
"Consistent with our strategy of disciplined footprint expansion, we
completed several
acquisitions in the quarter, including Irish pay-TV provider
Chorus, an indirect 14% interest in
Belgian cable company Telenet, and in
February 2005, we closed the acquisition of Telemach, the largest
cable
company in Slovenia. The total facility size has
increased from EUR 3. On a sequential
basis
from September 30, 2004, revenue increased 18% or approximately 71% on an
annualized basis
.
Capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2004 were $480
million (19.0
billion
. Net debt to annualized Operating Cash Flow(6) or consolidated
leverage ratio was 4.
Operating
Statistics
Total RGUs were over 11.
We expect revenue to increase 20% for 2005 compared
to 2004, including the
impact of announced acquisitions (i. The statements about the Company's proposed
merger
with Liberty Media International ("LMI") and the proposed VTR/Metropolis
combination are
also forward looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Information concerning UGC's directors and executive officers
and their direct and indirect
interests in UGC and LMI is set forth in UGC's
and LMI's preliminary Joint Proxy Statement filed
with the SEC on February 14,
2005. Upon consummation of the Founders
Transaction, our financial
statements changed to reflect the push down of
LMC's basis and, as a result, we have a new basis
of accounting effective
January 1, 2004. and the related consolidated financial
statements are
sometimes referred to herein as "UGC Post-Founders
Transaction.6% 2,558 8.8%
Brazil
, Peru
and other 7,883 7,789 94 1. dollar change and percent
change
, respectively, after removing foreign currency translation effects.7% 126,994 28.7% 36,569 27
.1%
Total
chellomedia 53,016 36,371 16,645 45.7% -16%
OCF Margin
(without Noos
+ Chorus) 32.
The following is
provided for informational purposes to highlight
Operating Cash Flow in the functional currency of
VTR (Chilean Pesos) and the
primary functional currency of UGC Europe (Euros), as follows:
12 months 12 months Year/Year
(thousands, except
for VTR) Dec-04 Dec-03 Change
UPC Broadband - W Europe EUR
461,837 EUR 397,428 16%
UPC Broadband - C+E Europe 146,896 115,753
27%
Total UPC Broadband 608,733 513,181 19%
Chellomedia 42,535 32,028 33%
Corporate and other
(66,889) (40,587) 65%
Subtotal 584
,379 504,622 16%
Add: Noos + Chorus 41,801 0
n.6% 16.67 $18.00 $19.a.3% n.zimbabwean macedonian
, Communication
Intelligence Corporation
("CIC") (OTC Bulletin Board: CICI), the leading
supplier of biometric signature verification and
a leading supplier of natural
input software and electronic signature solutions, announced today
the release
of a new version of its award winning Jot(R) handwriting recognition software.cic.
CIC
sells directly to Enterprises, integration/channel partners and OEMs.UGC Reports Fourth Quarter and
Full Year Results
"
"We continue to have strong access to the senior secured and institutional
debt markets, as evidenced by the latest partial refinancing of our European
credit facility.
Excluding the impact
of foreign exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions, our organic OCF growth
was approximately 20% for the period, in line with our guidance of 20% for the
full year.
Free Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow (FCF) for the year ended December
31, 2004 was $219
million, a $160 million improvement compared to $59 million of FCF in 2003.0 billion
.
New Basis of Accounting Effective January 1, 2004
On January 5, 2004, Liberty Media
Corporation (together with its
subsidiaries "LMC") acquired 8,198,016 shares of Class B common stock
from our
founding stockholders in exchange for securities of LMC and cash (the
"Founders Transaction
").41 $2.1% 3,532 3.9% 11,815 12.4%) 381 0.8%
Corporate
and other (83,604) (46,091) (37,513) (81.
UGC Consolidated $774,569 $515,864
50% $658,463 18%
(1) Primarily inter-company eliminations, corporate and
other, and other
Latin America broadband.6% 34.0% -21%
VTR (in millions
) CP20,015 CP13,815 45% CP16,299 23%
OCF Margin
(% of revenues)
40. As we use the term, Operating Cash Flow is
defined as revenue less operating, selling, general
and administrative
expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived
assets
, restructuring charges and other and stock-based compensation).m.nepalese litweb
Such statements involve known and
unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual events to differ
materially
from expectations.
Highlights for the fiscal year include:
* Revenue growth
of 34% to $2.8 billion, of which EUR 2.8 billion
was outstanding at close. We have full access to
our increased revolver
capacity of EUR 1. Including a full year of Noos'
results in France and
, together with other announced acquisitions, we expect
to grow revenue and OCF by 20% on a consolidated
basis in 2005.
Operating Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow (OCF) for the year ended December
31, 2004 was $879
million, an increase of 40% compared to the prior year.2 billion gain
related
to the extinguishment of debt. Excluding approximately $22 million of costs associated with the MovieCo
programming contract, our year-end leverage was 3.8x. Operating Cash Flow is also expected to increase
by 20% on the same
basis. These forward looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
statements
. Liberty Global, Inc.gov.4% 5,104 6.5% $430,990 22.1%
Quarterly Net
Subscriber
Change 92,500 64,000 47,700 60,600 56,200
Telephone
Telephone
Homes
Serviceable 5,488,200 4,507,400 4,488,500 4,467,700 4,467,800
Telephone
Subscribers 803,000 761,000 756,700 741,800 732,800
Penetration
14.
Quarterly Net Basic Subscriber Change n. n.a.2% 20.raden trastevere
Such
factors include the following (1)
technological, engineering, quality control or other circumstances
which could
delay the sale or shipment of products containing the Company's technology;
(2) economic
, business, market and competitive conditions in the software
industry and technological innovations
which could affect the Company's
business; (3) the Company's inability to protect its trade secrets
or other
proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of
others
or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the
Company; and (4) general economic
and business conditions and the availability
of sufficient financing. Due to the strong RGU growth
we generated toward the end of the year,
our fourth quarter organic revenue growth accelerated significantly
,
increasing 4. On an organic basis our sequential revenue growth in the
fourth quarter was 4.30
in third quarter 2004.
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss was $382 million or $(0. Noos, Chorus
, Telemach, and ZoneVision)
and assuming an average exchange rate of 1.
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.84)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
before cumulative
effect of change
in accounting principle $(0." These columns
demonstrate what
the revenue change would have been had exchange rates
remained the same as the comparative period
in the prior year.S. These amounts are based on the Euro for the Netherlands, Austria,
France, Belgium
, Ireland, chellomedia, UGC Europe corporate and other,
Norwegian Krone for Norway, Swedish Krona
for Sweden, Hungarian Forint for
Hungary, Polish Zloty for Poland, Czech Koruna for Czech Republic
, Slovak
Koruna for Slovak Republic, Romanian Leu for Romania, Chilean Peso for Chile,
and U.8
% 7,384 26.0% 3,941 49.
Operating Cash Flow
The table below highlights
Operating Cash Flow ("OCF") by segment:
12 months
12 months Year/Year
(thousands) Dec-04 Dec-03
Change
UPC Broadband - W Europe $573,358 $451,319 27%
UPC Broadband
- C+E Europe 182,365 131,449 39%
Total UPC Broadband
755,723 582,768 30%
Chellomedia 53,016 36
,371 46%
VTR 108,752 69,951 55%
Other (1) (90,838) (60,208) 51%
Subtotal
$826,653 $628,882 31%
Add: Noos + Chorus
52,580 0 n.a. 17,777 n.8% 36.S.07 n.m. n. A Digital
Cable Subscriber is counted as one Analog Cable Subscriber in column
5 of
the table above whether such customer receives only our digital
video service or both analog
and digital video services.
(8) "MMDS Subscriber" is a home or commercial unit that receives
our
video programming via a multipoint microwave (wireless) distribution
system
.
(10) "Internet Subscriber" is a home or commercial unit with one or more
cable
modems connected to our broadband networks, where a customer
has requested and is receiving
high-speed Internet access services.
(12) "Telephony Subscriber" is a home or commercial unit
connected to our
networks, where a customer has requested and is receiving voice
services.anthologies praesidium
com . This solid performance was driven by record fourth quarter net
additions of
over 250,000 RGUs.0%.8% for fourth quarter
2004, compared to 36.4 million. ("UGC") and Liberty Media
International, Inc.
("Liberty Global") plans to shortly file a Registration Statement on Form S-4
which will contain a Prospectus/Joint Proxy Statement with respect to the
proposed merger., 4643
South
Ulster Street, Suite 1300, Denver, Colorado 80237, Attention: Investor
Relations Department
, telephone: 303-770-4001.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In
thousands, except par value and number of shares)
UGC UGC
Post-Founders Pre
-Founders
Transaction Transaction
December 31, December 31,
Assets
2004 2003
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,028,993 $310,361
Restricted cash 43
,640 25,052
Short-term liquid investments 48,965 2,134
Trade receivables, net 184,222 140,075
Other receivables
134,110 65,157
Other current assets, net
98,525 79,542
Total current assets 1,538,455
622,321
Long-term assets:
Investments in affiliates,
accounted for
using
the equity method 345,790 95,238
Other
investments 262,091 206,325
Property and equipment, net
4,193,095 3,342,743
Goodwill 2,170
,705 2,519,831
Intangible assets, net 445,172 252,236
Other assets, net 178,989 60,977
Total assets
$9,134,297 $7,099,671
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $345,535
$225,540
Accrued liabilities 462,927 302,597
Subscriber
advance
payments and deposits 332,765 141,108
Accrued
Interest 88,608 102,949
Notes payable, related party
108,414 102,728
Current portion of debt 34,325
310,804
Other current liabilities 49,675 82,149
Other current liabilities
subject to compromise --
336,916
Total current liabilities 1,422,249 1,604,791
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term portion of debt 4,844,624 3,615
,902
Other long-term liabilities 375,103 383,725
Total
liabilities 6,641,976 5,604,418
Commitments and contingencies
Minority interests in subsidiaries 96,378 22,761
Stockholders
' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.83)
Statements of Comprehensive
Income (Loss
)
Net income (loss) $(382,355) $1,995,368 $(356,454)
Other comprehensive
income (loss):
Foreign currency
translation adjustments 195
,429 61,440 (864,104)
Change in fair value of
derivative contracts
-- -- 13,443
Reclassification adjustment
for
expired derivative contracts
included in net income -- 10,616
--
Net unrealized gains on
available-for-sale securities 56,417
97,318 4,029
Reclassification adjustment for
gains on available
-for-sale
securities included
in net income (10,517)
-- --
Other -- (194)
(77)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before income taxes 241,329
169,180 (846,709)
Provision for income taxes
related to net unrealized
gains
on available-for-sale securities (17,535) -- --
Other
comprehensive income (loss) 223,794 169,180 (846,709)
Comprehensive income
(loss) $(158,561) $2,164,548 $(1,203,163)
UnitedGlobalCom
, Inc.1% $60,999 10.8%
Belgium 37,472 31,586 5,886 18.5% 31,105
18.1% 388,482 24.0% 15,459 15.4%
Ireland (Chorus) 11,795 -- 11,795
-- 11,795 --
Total Western
Europe 625,938 451,319 174,619
38.4% 579 56.2% 8%
3 months 3 months Year/Year
3 months Sequential
(thousands) Dec-04 Dec-03 Change Sep-04 Change
UPC Broadband
- W Europe $143,522 $129,762 11% $149,600 -4%
UPC Broadband
- C+E Europe 45,620 33,894 35% 47,324 -4%
Total UPC Broadband 189,142 163,656 16% 196,924 -4%
Chellomedia
17,532 9,830 78% 13,988 25%
VTR 33,810 22
,067 53% 25,925 30%
Other (1) (36,569) (9,539) 283% (12
,911) 183%
Subtotal $203,915 $186,014 10% $223,926 -9%
Add: Noos + Chorus 34,803 0 n.
The table below highlights the reconciliation
of net cash flows from
operating activities and Free Cash Flow:
12 months 12 months Year/Year
(thousands) Dec
-04 Dec-03 Change
Net cash flows from
operating activities
$699,602 $392,092 78%
Capital expenditures (480,133) (333
,124) 44%
Free cash flow $219,469 $58,968 272%
3 months 3 months Year/Year 3 months Sequential
(thousands)
Dec-04 Dec-03 Change Sep-04 Change
Net cash flows
from operating
activities $226,255 $118,651 91% $175,064 29%
Capital
expenditures (187,576) (105,426) 78% (116,696) 61%
Free cash
flow
$38,679 $13,225 192% $58,368 -34%
The following table is provided
for informational purposes only to
highlight revenue and Operating Cash Flow of UPC Distribution
, B.4% 57.4% 14.8% 13.96 $18.
ARPU per RGU (2)
9.
Capital Expenditures Update
The table below highlights our capital
expenditures per NCTA cable
industry guidelines:
12
months 12 months Year/Year
(thousands) Dec-04 Dec-03
Change
Customer Premises Equipment $146,944 $94,739 55%
Commercial -- -- --
Scaleable Infrastructure
73,633 42,755 72%
Line Extensions 31,686
67,104 -53%
Upgrade/Rebuild 48,755 28,430
71%
Support Capital 92,087 70,670 30%
Noos
+ Chorus 53,383 -- n.0% 17.4% 18% 17
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CIC Expands Language Capabilities of Jot
The combination of VTR and Metropolis had been
previously
approved, subject to certain conditions, by the Chilean anti-trust
tribunal in October 2004. Excluding
foreign currency movements, the organic
increase in ARPU per RGU was approximately 8% year-over-year
. Please refer to the table on page 12 for additional information. In Chile, 2004 OCF increased 55% to
$109 million as compared to 2003. Since December 31, 2003, we added 552,800
net new RGUs (excluding
acquisitions), which exceeded our full year guidance
target of 500,000 RGUs by 11%.0 million new
two way homes, primarily in Central and Eastern
Europe. In addition, we expect to continue to be
meaningfully Free Cash Flow
positive in fiscal 2005.5 million video subscribers, 1.29
Cumulative
effect of change
in accounting principle -- -- (3.41
$(0. dollar change and percent change, respectively,
after removing foreign currency translation
effects, or "F/X.4% 330,159 28.1%)
Total UPC
Broadband 2,108,771 1
,560,631 548,140 35.7%)
Media 125,016 98,463 26,553 27.2%
Total Latin
America 307,834 237,624 70,210 29.4% 15,084 23.4%
Investments (502) (1,033) 531 51.1% -15% 36.3% 36.a.m. We
believe
Operating Cash Flow is meaningful because it provides investors a
means to evaluate the operating
performance of our segments and our company on
an ongoing basis using criteria that is used by our
internal decision makers. (UPCD).51 $22.05 $23.7% 178.4% 8.
Constant
ARPU per Customer Relationship (5) 4.
(2) ARPU per RGU is calculated as follows: average
monthly broadband
revenue for the period as indicated, divided by the average of the
opening and closing RGUs for the period.
(9) "Internet Homes Serviceable" are homes
that can be connected to our
broadband networks, where customers can request and receive
Internet
access services.
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"
Jot is now available to manufacturers of mobile and
electronic devices to
license and integrate into their upcoming models in the following languages:
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French, German,
Hungarian, Italian
, Latvian, Spanish (Latin American), Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish,
Swedish and Turkish. For more
information, please visit our website at http://www."
"We made
significant progress on a number of our strategic initiatives
during the fourth quarter, including
the launch of our digital phone (VoIP)
services in The Netherlands and Hungary, as well as successful
trials of 30
Mbps broadband Internet speeds and "off-net" voice and data services outside
of our
cable footprint. In Chile,
revenue at VTR increased 31% or $70 million for the year ended December
31,
2004 compared to last year.unitedglobal.13)
Basic earnings (loss) per share $(0
.3%
Hungary 217,507 165,450 52,057 31.4%
Total Central
and Eastern
Europe 466,017 359,810 106,207 29.0%) (12,982) (10.7
%
Latin America:
Broadband
Chile (VTR) 299,951 229,835 70,116
30.5%
Operating Cash Flow
The following table provides an analysis of our Operating
Cash Flow by
business segment for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands,
except
percentages). The fifth and sixth columns present the U. dollars for Brazil, Peru and other UGC corporate
.4%)
France (Noos) 40,785 -- 40,785 -- 40,785 --
Norway
37,066 27,913 9,153 32.1%
Hungary 86,418 63,357 23,061
36.0% 132,969 24.8% $178,408 28.5% 32.
We are unable to provide a reconciliation
of forecasted Operating Cash
Flow to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss
), because
certain items are out of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. We are currently
reviewing intercompany arrangements
with respect to interactive, arrivo, VOD and other services to
be procured by
UPCD from chellomedia.
The above selected historic financial data of UPCD
(the "Unaudited Data")
contained herein are unaudited, were not reviewed by the Company's certified
public accountants and are subject to possible adjustments.
Consolidated Operating Statistics
The table below shows operating statistics for UGC on a consolidated basis
(excluding
acquisitions):(1)
As of As of As of As of As of
Dec-04 Sep-04 Jun-04 Mar-04 Dec-03
Video
Homes Passed 12,429,600 12,338,500 12,323,500 12,288,800 12,260,100
Basic Analog
Subscribers 7,151,800 7,082,300 7,075,200 7,079,000 7,084,900
Basic Penetration
57.
RGUs by region:
Europe
(UGC Europe) 8,651,600 8,433,100 8,358
,400 8,286,200 8,214,900
Chile (VTR) 1,009,300 973,700 944,700 914,600
894,000
Other 32,000 31,900 31,700 31,600 31,200
Total
RGUs 9,692,900 9,438,700 9,334,800 9,232,400 9,140,100
Growth Growth
vs.m.m.
Quarterly Net Subscriber Change 876.1%
Total RGUs
254,200 552,800
Quarterly Net Subscriber Change
n.m.
(4) "Revenue Generating Unit" is separately an Analog Cable Subscriber,
Digital Cable Subscriber, DTH Subscriber, MMDS Subscriber, Internet
Subscriber
or Telephony Subscriber. A home may contain one or more
RGUs.parentheses humanistica
CIC is headquartered in
Redwood
Shores, California and has a joint venture, CICC, in Nanjing, China.
("UGC")(1) (Nasdaq:
UCOMA), today announces operating and financial results
for the fourth quarter and year-ended December
31, 2004.53 billion
* Operating Cash Flow growth of 40% to $879 million(2)
* Net RGU additions of 552,800 on an organic basis(3)
* Net loss of $(382) million compared
to net income of $2. ("VTR"), with Metropolis
Intercom S. (LMI)
(Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB) and UGC
announced that the two companies reached an
agreement to combine the businesses under a single entity
to be named Liberty
Global, Inc.
Excluding Noos and Chorus, OCF in Western Europe increased 27
% to $573
million.50) per share for the year ended December
31, 2004, which compares with net income
of $2.
In terms of net additions by product and excluding acquisitions, we added
a total of
264,800 broadband Internet subscribers during 2004, including
216,800 in Europe. Telephony
additions
were 70,200 for the year including 42,000 during the fourth quarter
following our commercial VoIP
launches in The Netherlands and Hungary, and we
had a total of 803,500 telephony subscribers at December
31, 2004. LMC
acquired its cumulative interest in us over a period of several years in
separate
acquisitions.
6) Represents net debt / Operating Cash Flow annualized for the three
months ended December 31, 2004.01 par value,
1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
11,165,777 and 8,870,332 shares issued,
respectively 112
89
Class C common stock, $0.9% 391,579 23.5% 36,408 15. dollar change
and percent change, respectively, from period to
period.2%
Romania 11,978
7,931 4,047 51.4%) (30,594)(66.7%
Total Latin
America 109
,178 70,038 39,140 55.
UGC Europe - Total EUR 1,780,129 EUR 1,460,514
22%
VTR (millions) CP182,541 CP157,676 16%
(thousands, 3 months 3 months Year/Year 3 months Sequential
except for VTR
) Dec-04 Dec-03 Change Sep-04 Change
UPC Broadband
- W Europe
EUR 290,972 EUR 265,288 10% EUR 278,652 4%
UPC Broadband
- C+E Europe
102,894 81,035 27% 94,920 8%
Total UPC Broadband 393,866 346,323
14% 373,572 5%
Chellomedia 51,393 48,514 6% 50,450
2%
Other (1) (22,708) (20,048) 13% (23,394) -3%
Subtotal
422,551 374,789 13% 400,628 5%
Add: Noos + Chorus 113,039
0 n.m.3% -18%
(1) Primarily corporate and other, and other Latin America
broadband.
The table below highlights the reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to
Net
income (loss):
3 months 3 months 3 months 12 months 12 months
(thousands) Dec-04 Sep-04 Dec-03 Dec-04 Dec-03
Total segment
Operating
Cash Flow $238,718 $241,703 $186,014 $879,233 $628,882
Depreciation and
amortization (267,887) (235,186) (210,456) (935,185) (808
,663)
Impairment of
long-lived assets (22,317) 25 (402,680) (38,915)
(402,239)
Restructuring
charges and
other (18,270) (1,824)
(29,084) (29,019) (35,970)
Stock-based
compensation (52,767) (12,178
) (9,377) (116,661) (38,024)
Operating
income (loss) (122,523) (7,460
) (465,583) (240,547) (656,014)
Interest
expenses, net (71,651) (53,616)
(60,868) (259,457) (314,078)
Gains on
extinguishment
of debt
0 0 0 35,787 2,183,997
Gains (losses)
on sale of
investments
and other, net 12,096 646 (1,879) 12,325 279,442
Realized and
unrealized
(losses) gains
on foreign
currency
transactions and
derivative
instruments and
other expenses,
net (16,556) 2,005 (28,020) (46,939) 74,719
Income (loss)
before income
taxes and other
items (198,634) (58,425) (556,350
) (498,831) 1,568,066
Other, net 131,025 (11,785) 175,656 116,476 427
,302
Net income (loss) ($67,609) ($70,210) ($380,694) ($382,355) $1,995,368
Free Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation
Free Cash Flow is not a GAAP measure of liquidity
.
Please note that for Q4 2004 chello access has been contributed into UPCD
at December 31
, 2004.72
Constant ARPU
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