SECOND QUARTER
- Net Revenues of US$ 211.2 Million -
- OIBDA of US$ 47.1 Million -
- Debt Reduced by US$ 185 Million -
FIRST HALF
- Net Revenues of US$ 378.7 Million -
- OIBDA of US$ 61.2 Million -
HAMILTON, Bermuda, August 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:CETV) (Prague Stock Exchange:CETV) today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.
Net revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were US$ 211.2 million compared to US$ 249.7 million for the second quarter of 2011. OIBDA¹ for the quarter was US$ 47.1 million compared to US$ 62.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Operating income for the quarter was US$ 23.7 million compared to US$ 39.5 million for the same period in 2011. Net income attributable to CME Ltd. for the quarter increased by US$ 3.0 million from US$ 1.0 million to US$ 4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Fully diluted income attributable to CME Ltd. per share for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased by US$ 0.04 to US$ 0.06 compared to US$ 0.02 for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were US$ 378.7 million compared to $422.4 million for the same period in 2011. OIBDA for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was US$ 61.2 million compared to US$ $76.9 million for the first six months in 2011. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was US$ 13.3 million compared to US$ 31.8 million for the same period in 2011. Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. for the six months ended June 30, 2012 improved by US$ 10.7 million to US$ (9.4) million compared to US$ (20.1) million for the same period in 2011. Fully diluted loss attributable to CME Ltd. per share for the six months ended June 30, 2012 improved by US$ 0.17 to US$ (0.14) compared to US$ (0.31) for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Adrian Sarbu, CME's President and CEO, commented: "By July 3, 2012 we had completed transactions with our major shareholders, Time Warner and Ronald Lauder, which reduced our debt by US$ 185 million. Despite a 7% decline in advertising spending for the first half, our revenues year-on-year were flat in constant currencies, driven by growth in Media Pro Entertainment and New Media, where Voyo became a leader in the subscription video-on-demand segment. In the second half of the year, we will continue to focus on deleveraging, maintaining our leading audience and market shares, expanding non-advertising revenues, and delivering positive free cash flow."
1 OIBDA, which includes program rights amortization costs, is determined as operating income / (loss) before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and impairments of assets as defined in "Segment Data" below.
Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012 were US$ 211.2 million compared to US$ 249.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Operating income for the quarter was US$ 23.7 million compared to US$ 39.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Net income attributable to CME Ltd. for the quarter increased by US$ 3.0 million to US$ 4.0 million from US$ 1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Fully diluted income attributable to CME Ltd. per share for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased by US$ 0.04 to US$ 0.06 compared to US$ 0.02 for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
OIBDA for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was US$ 47.1 million compared to US$ 62.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. OIBDA margin2 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was 22.3% compared to 25.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
Headline Consolidated Results for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were:
| RESULTS | ||||
| (US$000's) | For the Three Months Ended June 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | $ change | % change |
| Net revenues | $ 211,222 | $ 249,656 | $ (38,434) | (15.4)% |
| OIBDA | 47,112 | 62,693 | (15,581) | (24.9)% |
| Operating income | 23,650 | 39,473 | (15,823) | (40.1)% |
| Net income attributable to CME Ltd. | 3,956 | 968 | 2,988 | 308.7% |
| Fully diluted income attributable to CME Ltd. per share | $ 0.06 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.04 | 200.0% |
Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were US$ 378.7 million compared to US$ 422.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was US$ 13.3 million compared to US$ 31.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. for the six months ended June 30, 2012 improved by US$ 10.7 million to US$ (9.4) million from US$ (20.1) million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Fully diluted loss attributable to CME Ltd. per share for the six months ended June 30, 2012 improved by US$ 0.17 to US$ (0.14) from US$ (0.31) for the period ended June 30, 2011.
OIBDA for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was US$ 61.2 million compared to US$ 76.9 million for the same period in 2011. OIBDA margin for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 16.2% compared to 18.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Headline consolidated results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were:
| RESULTS | ||||
| (US$000's) | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | $ change | % change |
| Net revenues | $ 378,655 | $ 422,428 | $ (43,773) | (10.4)% |
| OIBDA | 61,172 | 76,939 | (15,767) | (20.5)% |
| Operating income | 13,347 | 31,808 | (18,461) | (58.0)% |
| Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. | (9,436) | (20,146) | 10,710 | 53.2% |
| Fully diluted loss attributable to CME Ltd. per share | $ (0.14) | $ (0.31) | $ 0.17 | 54.8% |
| 2OIBDA margin is defined as the ratio of OIBDA to Net revenues. | ||||
Segment Results
We evaluate the performance of our operations based on Net revenues and OIBDA.
Our Net revenues and Consolidated OIBDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were:
| SEGMENT RESULTS | ||||
| (US$000's) | For the Three Months Ended June 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | $ change | % change |
| Broadcast | $ 182,337 | $ 228,968 | $ (46,631) | (20.4)% |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 53,455 | 51,254 | 2,201 | 4.3% |
| New Media | 5,212 | 4,612 | 600 | 13% |
| Intersegment revenues | (29,782) | (35,178) | 5,396 | 15.3% |
| Net revenues | $ 211,222 | $ 249,656 | $ (38,434) | (15.4)% |
| Broadcast | $ 50,482 | $ 76,116 | $ (25,634) | (33.7)% |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 5,417 | 761 | 4,656 | 611.8% |
| New Media | (787) | (489) | (298) | (60.9)% |
| Central | (7,031) | (12,397 | 5,366 | 43.3% |
| Elimination | (969) | (1,298) | 329 | 25.3% |
| Consolidated OIBDA | $ 47,112 | $ 62,693 | $ (15,581) | (24.9)% |
| SEGMENT RESULTS | ||||
| (US$000's) | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | $ change | % change |
| Broadcast | $ 329,134 | $ 386,485 | $ (57,351) | (14.8)% |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 96,860 | 91,434 | 5,426 | 5.9% |
| New Media | 8,891 | 7,233 | 1,658 | 22.9% |
| Intersegment revenues | (56,230) | (62,724) | 6,494 | 10.4% |
| Net revenues | $ 378,655 | $ 422,428 | $ (43,773) | (10.4)% |
| Broadcast | $ 73,360 | $ 102,266 | $ (28,906) | (28.3)% |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 7,088 | 1,485 | 5,603 | 377.3% |
| New Media | (2,235) | (2,089) | (146) | (7.0)% |
| Central | (15,272) | (22,244) | 6,972 | 31.3% |
| Elimination | (1,769) | (2,479) | 710 | 28.6% |
| Consolidated OIBDA | $ 61,172 | $ 76,939 | $ (15,767) | (20.5)% |
Debt Reduction and Change in Shareholder Structure
During the second quarter, we reduced our debt by US$ 184.8 million, in debt tenders that were financed with a credit facility from Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner") that was repaid through the issuance of equity to affiliates of Time Warner and Ronald Lauder, our major shareholders.
We issued 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to an affiliate of Mr. Lauder, and a total of 10,776,079 shares of Class A Common Stock and one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which is convertible into 11,211,449 shares of Class A Common Stock) to an affiliate of Time Warner, for aggregate consideration of US$ 180.2 million. We used the proceeds of these share issuances to repurchase US$ 109.0 million of our 2013 Convertible Notes and EUR 60.5 million (US$ 75.8 million) of our 2014 Floating Rate Notes. Following completion of these transactions, Time Warner's economic interest in CME is 49.9%. In addition, all outstanding shares of Class B common stock were converted to shares of Class A common stock.
Teleconference and Video Webcast Details
CME will host a teleconference and video webcast to discuss its second quarter results on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. New York time (2:00 p.m. London time and 3:00 p.m. Prague time). The video webcast and teleconference will refer to presentation slides which will be available on CME's website at www.cme.net prior to the call.
To access the teleconference, U.S. and international callers may dial +1 785-424-1055 ten minutes prior to the start time and reference passcode CETVQ212. The conference call will be video webcasted live via www.cme.net. It can be viewed on ipads, iphones and a range of devices supporting Android and Windows operating systems.
The video webcast and a digital audio replay in MP3 format will be available for two weeks following the call at www.cme.net.
CME will post the results for the first half ended June 30, 2012 for its wholly-owned subsidiary CET 21 spol. s r.o. at www.cme.net by September 13, 2012.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. For all forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy or are otherwise beyond our control and some of which might not even be anticipated. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and because our business is subject to such risks and uncertainties, actual results, our strategic plan, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could differ materially from those described in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
For a more detailed description of these uncertainties and other factors, please see the "Risk Factors" section in CME's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2012. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
This press release should be read in conjunction with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2012.
We make available free of charge on our website at www.cme.net our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CME is a media and entertainment company operating leading businesses in six Central and Eastern European markets with an aggregate population of approximately 50 million people. CME's broadcast operations are located in Bulgaria (bTV, bTV Cinema, bTV Comedy, bTV Action, bTV Lady and Ring.bg), Croatia (Nova TV, Doma and Nova World), the Czech Republic (TV Nova, Nova Cinema, Nova Sport, Fanda and MTV Czech), Romania (PRO TV, PRO TV International, Acasa, Acasa Gold, PRO Cinema, Sport.ro, MTV Romania and PRO TV Chisinau Moldova), the Slovak Republic (TV Markíza and Doma), Slovenia (POP TV, Kanal A and the POP NON STOP subscription package). CME's broadcast operations are supported by its content and distribution division, Media Pro Entertainment, as well as its New Media division, which operates Voyo, the pan-regional video-on-demand service. CME is traded on the NASDAQ and the Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CETV".
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
| (US$ 000's, except share and per share data) | ||
| (unaudited) | ||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||
| June 30, | ||
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Net revenues | $ 211,222 | $ 249,656 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Operating costs | 42,240 | 34,536 |
| Cost of programming | 95,685 | 122,730 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 9,867 | 14,493 |
| Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles | 12,715 | 7,809 |
| Cost of revenues | 160,507 | 179,568 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 27,065 | 30,615 |
| Operating income | 23,650 | 39,473 |
| Interest expense, net | (30,510) | (37,120) |
| Foreign currency exchange (loss) / gain, net | (40,312) | 4,106 |
| Change in fair value of derivatives | 47,398 | 1,161 |
| Other expense | (158) | (90) |
| Income before tax | 68 | 7,530 |
| Credit / (provision) for income taxes | 3,073 | (6,718) |
| Net income | 3,141 | 812 |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 815 | 156 |
| Net income attributable to CME Ltd. | $ 3,956 | $ 968 |
| PER SHARE DATA: | ||
| Net income per share | ||
| Net income attributable to CME Ltd - Basic and diluted | $ 0.06 | $ 0.02 |
| Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000's): | ||
| Basic | 66,501 | 64,384 |
| Diluted | 66,532 | 64,501 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
| (US$ 000's, except share and per share data) (continued) | ||
| (unaudited) | ||
| For the Six Months Ended | ||
| June 30, | ||
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Net revenues | $ 378,655 | $ 422,428 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Operating costs | 71,366 | 68,191 |
| Cost of programming | 193,409 | 218,761 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 20,942 | 27,910 |
| Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles | 25,198 | 15,436 |
| Cost of revenues | 310,915 | 330,298 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 54,393 | 60,322 |
| Operating income | 13,347 | 31,808 |
| Interest expense, net | (62,120) | (92,031) |
| Foreign currency exchange (loss) / gain, net | (16,918) | 47,371 |
| Change in fair value of derivatives | 48,325 | 1,121 |
| Other income / (expense) | 51 | (802) |
| Loss before tax | (17,315) | (12,533) |
| Credit / (provision) for income taxes | 6,643 | (7,650) |
| Net loss | (10,672) | (20,183) |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,236 | 37 |
| Net loss attributable to CME Ltd. | $ (9,436) | $ (20,146) |
| PER SHARE DATA: | ||
| Net loss per share | ||
| Net loss attributable to CME Ltd - Basic and diluted | $ (0.14) | $ (0.31) |
| Weighted average common shares used in computing per share amounts (000's): | ||
| Basic | 65,447 | 64,377 |
| Diluted | 65,447 | 64,377 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| (US$ 000's) | ||
| (unaudited) | ||
| June 30, | December 31, | |
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 124,814 | $ 186,386 |
| Other current assets | 399,600 | 351,903 |
| Total current assets | 524,414 | 538,289 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 198,312 | 217,367 |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 1,567,904 | 1,633,388 |
| Other non-current assets | 307,093 | 292,725 |
| Total assets | $ 2,597,723 | $ 2,681,769 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 239,046 | $ 240,048 |
| Current portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements | 111,583 | 1,058 |
| Other current liabilities | 28,639 | 14,469 |
| Total current liabilities | 379,268 | 255,575 |
| Long-term portion of long-term debt and other financing arrangements | 1,104,445 | 1,323,311 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 70,357 | 84,941 |
| Total liabilities | $ 1,554,070 | $ 1,663,827 |
| EQUITY | ||
| Common Stock | $ 6,104 | $ 5,151 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,493,231 | 1,404,648 |
| Accumulated deficit | (456,269) | (425,702) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income | (13,926) | 17,595 |
| Total CME Ltd. shareholders' equity | 1,029,140 | 1,001,692 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 14,513 | 16,250 |
| Total equity | $ 1,043,653 | $ 1,017,942 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 2,597,723 | $ 2,681,769 |
| CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
| (US$ 000's) | ||
| (unaudited) | ||
| For the Six Months Ended | ||
| June 30, | ||
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Net cash (used in) / generated from operating activities | $ (48,193) | $ 29,050 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (11,149) | (23,074) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (1,533) | (59,755) |
| Impact of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents | (697) | 7,234 |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ (61,572) | $ (46,545) |
| Net cash (used in) / generated from operating activities | $ (48,193) | $ 29,050 |
| Capital expenditure, net of proceeds from disposals | (11,149) | (14,227) |
| Free cash flow | $ (59,342) | $ 14,823 |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
| Cash paid for interest | $ 54,555 | $ 57,211 |
| Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds) | $ 3,641 | $ 8,229 |
Segment Data
We manage our business on a divisional basis, with three reportable segments: Broadcast, Media Pro Entertainment (our production and distribution business) and New Media.
We evaluate the performance of our segments based on Net revenues and OIBDA. OIBDA, which includes program rights amortization costs, is determined as operating income / (loss) before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and impairments of assets. Items that are not allocated to our segments for purposes of evaluating their performance and therefore are not included in their OIBDA, include stock-based compensation and certain other items. We believe OIBDA is useful to investors because it provides a more meaningful representation of our performance, as it excludes certain items that do not impact either our cash flows or the operating results of our operations. OIBDA is also used as a component in determining management bonuses. Intersegment revenues and profits have been eliminated in consolidation. OIBDA may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.
Below are tables showing our Net revenues and OIBDA by segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, together with a reconciliation of OIBDA to our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
| For the Three Months | For the Six Months | |||
| (US $000's) | Ended June 30 | Ended June 30, | ||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Net revenues | ||||
| Broadcast: | ||||
| Bulgaria | $ 21,970 | $ 26,662 | $ 40,898 | $ 45,999 |
| Croatia | 15,314 | 19,979 | 27,187 | 32,490 |
| Czech Republic | 66,386 | 82,668 | 118,084 | 140,374 |
| Romania | 36,317 | 47,015 | 67,516 | 81,369 |
| Slovak Republic | 23,036 | 29,845 | 41,671 | 48,935 |
| Slovenia | 19,314 | 22,799 | 33,778 | 37,318 |
| Total Broadcast | $ 182,337 | $ 228,968 | $ 329,134 | $ 386,485 |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 53,455 | 51,254 | 96,860 | 91,434 |
| New Media | 5,212 | 4,612 | 8,891 | 7,233 |
| Intersegment revenues3 | (29,782) | (35,178) | (56,230) | (62,724) |
| Total net revenues | $ 211,222 | $ 249,656 | $ 378,655 | $ 422,428 |
| 3 Reflects revenues earned by the Media Pro Entertainment segment through sales to the Broadcast segment. All other revenues are third party revenues. | ||||
| For the Three Months | For the Six Months | |||
| (US $000's) | Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | ||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 |
| OIBDA | ||||
| Broadcast: | ||||
| Bulgaria | $ 3,460 | $ 5,768 | $ 2,358 | $ 5,930 |
| Croatia | 3,924 | 3,153 | 4,945 | 2,821 |
| Czech Republic | 31,375 | 43,846 | 51,569 | 66,514 |
| Romania | 5,179 | 9,297 | 7,074 | 12,746 |
| Slovak Republic | 1,990 | 5,737 | 1,533 | 3,231 |
| Slovenia | 5,741 | 8,553 | 8,518 | 11,769 |
| Divisional operating costs | (1,187) | (238) | (2,637) | (745) |
| Total Broadcast | $ 50,482 | $ 76,116 | $ 73,360 | $ 102,266 |
| Media Pro Entertainment | 5,417 | 761 | 7,088 | 1,485 |
| New Media | (787) | (489) | (2,235) | (2,089) |
| Central | (7,031) | (12,397) | (15,272) | (22,244) |
| Elimination | (969) | (1,298) | (1,769) | (2,479) |
| Total OIBDA | $ 47,112 | $ 62,693 | $ 61,172 | $ 76,939 |
| For the Three Months | For the Six Months | |||
| (US $000's) | Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | ||
| (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations: | ||||
| Total OIBDA | $ 47,112 | $ 62,693 | $ 61,172 | $ 76,939 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (10,747) | (15,411) | (22,627) | (29,695) |
| Amortization of intangible assets | (12,715) | (7,809) | (25,198) | (15,436) |
| Operating income | $ 23,650 | $ 39,473 | $ 13,347 | $ 31,808 |
| Interest expense, net | (30,510) | (37,120) | (62,120) | (92,031) |
| Foreign currency exchange (loss) / gain, net | (40,312) | 4,106 | (16,918) | 47,371 |
| Change in fair value of derivatives | 47,398 | 1,161 | 48,325 | 1,121 |
| Other (expense) / income | (158) | (90) | 51 | (802) |
| Credit / (provision) for income taxes | 3,073 | (6,718) | 6,643 | (7,650) |
| Net income / (loss) | $ 3,141 | $ 812 | $ (10,672) | $ (20,183) |