UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number 1-15997
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 95-4783236 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (310) 447-3870
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Class A Common Stock | The New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Accelerated filer x | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2013 was approximately $401,628,880 (based upon the closing price for shares of the registrants Class A common stock as reported by The New York Stock Exchange for the last trading date prior to that date).
As of March 3, 2014, there were 60,171,640 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrants Class A common stock outstanding, 18,930,035 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrants Class B common stock outstanding and 9,352,729 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the registrants Class U common stock outstanding.
Portions of the registrants Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on May 29, 2014 are incorporated by a reference in Part III hereof.
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Forward-looking statements may include the words may, could, will, estimate, intend, continue, believe, expect or anticipate or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. Some of the key factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
| risks related to our history of operating losses, our substantial indebtedness or our ability to raise capital; |
| provisions of our debt instruments, including the agreement dated as of May 31, 2013, or the 2013 Credit Agreement, which governs our current credit facility, or the 2013 Credit Facility, the terms of which restrict certain aspects of the operation of our business; |
| our continued compliance with all of our obligations, including financial covenants and ratios, under the 2013 Credit Agreement; |
| cancellations or reductions of advertising due to the then current economic environment or otherwise; |
| advertising rates remaining constant or decreasing; |
| the impact of rigorous competition in Spanish-language media and in the advertising industry generally; |
| the impact on our business, if any, as a result of changes in the way market share is measured by third parties; |
| our relationship with Univision Communications Inc., or Univision; |
| the extent to which we continue to generate revenue under retransmission consent agreements; |
| subject to restrictions contained in the 2013 Credit Agreement, the overall success of our acquisition strategy, which historically has included developing media clusters in key U.S. Hispanic markets, and the integration of any acquired assets with our existing business; |
| industry-wide market factors and regulatory and other developments affecting our operations; |
| economic uncertainty; |
| the impact of any potential future impairment of our assets; |
| risks related to changes in accounting interpretations; and |
| the impact, including additional costs, of mandates and other obligations that may be imposed upon us as a result of new federal healthcare laws, including the Affordable Care Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any executive action with respect thereto. |
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For a detailed description of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see Risk Factors, beginning at page 29 below.
ITEM 1. | BUSINESS |
The discussion of our business is as of the date of filing this report, unless otherwise indicated.
Overview
Introduction
Entravision Communications Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, or Entravision, is a diversified Spanish-language media company utilizing a combination of television and radio operations, together with mobile, digital and other interactive media platforms, to reach Hispanic consumers across the United States, as well as the border markets of Mexico. With the purchase of Univision in 2007 by a private equity consortium, we believe that we are now the largest independent public media company focused principally on the U.S. Hispanic audience.
We own and/or operate 58 primary television stations located primarily in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington, D.C. Entravision is the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision television network and Univisions UniMás network, with television stations in 20 of the nations top 50 U.S. Hispanic markets. Univisions primary network is the most watched television network (English- or Spanish-language) among U.S. Hispanic households during primetime. Univision is a key source of programming for our television broadcasting business and we consider it to be a valuable strategic partner of ours. For a more complete discussion of our relationship with Univision, please see Our Relationship with Univision and Television Television Programming below and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Overview; and for a discussion of various risks related to our relationship with Univision, please see Risk Factors.
We also own and operate one of the largest groups of primarily Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and a national sales representation firm. We own and operate 49 radio stations in 19 U.S. markets. Our radio stations consist of 38 FM and 11 AM stations located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
We generate revenue primarily from sales of national and local advertising time on television and radio stations, and from retransmission consent agreements that are entered into with Multichannel Video Programming Distributors, or MVPDs. Advertising rates are, in large part, based on each mediums ability to attract audiences in demographic groups targeted by advertisers. We recognize advertising revenue when commercials are broadcast. We do not obtain long-term commitments from our advertisers and, consequently, they may cancel, reduce or postpone orders without penalties. We pay commissions to agencies for local, regional and national advertising. For contracts directly with agencies, we record net revenue from these agencies. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the broadcasting industry and are due primarily to variations in advertising expenditures by both local and national advertisers. In addition, advertising revenue is generally higher during even-numbered years resulting from political advertising and in years when Univision has rights to broadcast the World Cup, which currently does not extend past 2014.
We refer to the revenue generated by agreements with MVPDs as retransmission consent revenue, which represents payments from MVPDs for access to our television station signals so that they may rebroadcast our signals and charge their subscribers for this programming. We recognize retransmission consent revenue when it is accrued pursuant to the agreements we have entered into with respect to such revenue.
Our net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 was approximately $223.9 million. Of this amount, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for approximately 70% and revenue generated by our radio segment accounted for approximately 30% of the total.
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Our primary expenses are employee compensation, including commissions paid to our sales staff and amounts paid to our national representative firms, as well as expenses for marketing, promotion and selling, technical, local programming, engineering, and general and administrative. Our local programming costs for television consist primarily of costs related to producing a local newscast in most of our markets.
Our principal executive offices are located at 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404, and our telephone number is (310) 447-3870. Our corporate website is www.entravision.com.
We were organized as a Delaware limited liability company in January 1996 to combine the operations of our predecessor entities. On August 2, 2000, we completed a reorganization from a limited liability company to a Delaware corporation. On August 2, 2000, we also completed an initial public offering of our Class A common stock, which is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol EVC.
The Hispanic Market Opportunity in the United States
Our media assets target densely-populated and fast-growing Hispanic markets in the United States. We operate media properties in 14 of the 20 highest-density U.S. Hispanic markets. In addition, among the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets, we operate media properties in 10 of the 15 fastest-growing markets. Despite the current uncertain economic environment, we believe that targeting the U.S. Hispanic market will translate into revenue growth in the future for the following reasons:
| U.S. Hispanic Population Growth. Our audience consists primarily of Hispanics, one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and, by current U.S. Census Bureau estimates, now the largest minority group in the United States. Almost 53 million Hispanics live in the United States, accounting for over 17% of the total U.S. population. The overall Hispanic population is growing at over eight times the rate of the non-Hispanic population and is expected to grow to 84 million, or approximately 22% of the total U.S. population, by 2032. Approximately 50% of the total future growth in the U.S. population through 2032 is expected to come from the Hispanic community. |
| Spanish-Language Use. Approximately 76% of Hispanics age five and over in the United States speak some Spanish at home. The number of U.S. Hispanics that speak some Spanish at home is expected to grow from 34.3 million in 2010 to 56.6 million in 2030. |
| Increasing U.S. Hispanic Buying Power. The U.S. Hispanic population is estimated to have accounted for total consumer expenditures of over $911 billion in 2012, an increase of 19% since 2007. Hispanics are expected to account for over $1 trillion in consumer expenditures by 2017, and by 2027 Hispanics are expected to account for approximately $2 trillion in consumer expenditures, or 14% of total U.S. consumer spending. Hispanic buying power is expected to grow at nearly three times the rate of the Hispanic household population growth by 2032. |
| Attractive Profile of U.S. Hispanic Consumers. We believe that the demographic profile of the U.S. Hispanic audience makes it attractive to advertisers. We believe that the larger average size and younger average age of Hispanic households (averaging 3.4 persons and 29.8 years of age as compared to the U.S. non-Hispanic averages of 2.4 persons and 41.6 years of age) lead Hispanics to spend more per household on many categories of goods and services. Although the average U.S. Hispanic household has less disposable income than the average U.S. household, the average U.S. Hispanic household spends 5% more per year than the average U.S. non-Hispanic household on food at home, 17% more on quick service restaurants, 66% more on childrens clothing, 42% more on footwear, 34% more on laundry and household cleaning products and 21% more on mobile telephones. We expect Hispanics to continue to account for a disproportionate share of growth in spending nationwide in many important consumer categories as the U.S. Hispanic population and its disposable income continue to grow. |
| Spanish-Language Advertising. Over $7.9 billion of total advertising expenditures in the United States were placed with Spanish-language media in 2012, the most recent year for which we have such data, of which approximately 82% was placed with Spanish-language television and radio advertising. |
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Business Strategy
We seek to increase our revenue through the following strategies:
Effectively Use Our Networks and Media Brands. We are the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision primary television network and Univisions UniMás network. According to Univision, its primary network beat one or more of the English-language broadcast networks on 72% of the first 25 nights of the November 2013 sweeps period among adults 18-34 years of age, and 48% of nights among adults 18-49 years of age. In addition, during this same time period, Univision reports that the UniMás network delivered more adults 18-49 years of age and adults 18-34 years of age than the combined audience of the Estrella, Azteca and Mundo Fox networks. Univisions primary network, together with its UniMás network, represented approximately a 67% share of the U.S. Spanish-language network television prime time audience of adults 18-49 years of age as of November 2013. Univision makes its networks Spanish-language programming available to our television stations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including a prime time schedule on its primary network of substantially all first-run programming throughout the year.
We believe that the breadth and diversity of Univisions programming, combined with our local news and community-oriented segments, provide us with an advantage over other Spanish-language and English-language broadcasters in reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers. Our local content is designed to brand each of our stations as the best source for relevant community information that accurately reflects local interests and needs.
We operate our radio network using four formats designed to appeal to different listener tastes. We format the programming of our network and radio stations in an effort to capture a substantial share of the U.S. Hispanic audience in each of our radio markets. In markets where competing stations already offer programming similar to our network formats, or where we otherwise identify an available niche in the marketplace, we run alternative programming that we believe will appeal to local listeners.
Invest in Media Research and Sales. We believe that continued use of industry-accepted ratings and surveys will allow us to maintain and where possible to further increase our advertising rates. We use standard industry ratings and surveys from third parties, including Nielsen Media Research and Nielsen Audio (formerly Arbitron), to provide an accurate measure of consumers. We believe that our focused research and sales efforts will enable us to continue to achieve significant revenue and cash flow growth.
Continue to Benefit from Strong Management. We believe that we have one of the most experienced management teams in the industry. Walter Ulloa, our co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Jeffery Liberman, our Chief Operating Officer, each has more than 35 years of media experience. We intend to retain our key management personnel and capitalize on their knowledge and experience in the Spanish-language markets.
Emphasize Local Content, Programming and Community Involvement. We believe that local content and service to the community in each of our markets is an important part of building our brand identity within those markets. By combining our local news, local content and quality network programming, we believe that we have a significant competitive advantage. We also believe that our active community involvement, including station remote broadcasting appearances at client events, concerts and tie-ins to major events, helps to build station awareness and identity as well as viewer and listener loyalty.
Take Advantage of Market Cross-Selling and Cross-Promotion. We believe that our uniquely diversified media asset portfolio provides us with a competitive advantage in targeting the U.S. Hispanic consumer. In many of our markets, we offer advertisers the ability to reach potential customers through a combination of television and radio, as well as through our digital media properties. Currently, we operate some combination of television and radio in 11 markets. Where possible, we also combine our television and radio operations to create synergies and achieve cost savings.
Target Other Attractive U.S. Hispanic Markets and Fill-In Acquisitions. We believe that our knowledge of, and experience with, the U.S. Hispanic marketplace will enable us to identify acquisitions in the television and
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radio markets. Since our inception, we have used our management expertise, programming, local involvement and brand identity to improve our acquired media properties. Please see Acquisition and Disposition Strategies below. However, we are currently subject to certain limitations on acquisitions under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. Please see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital Resources below.
Acquisition and Disposition Strategies
Historically, our acquisition strategy has been focused on increasing our presence in those markets in which we already compete, as well as expanding our operations into U.S. Hispanic markets where we do not own properties. We have targeted fast-growing and high-density U.S. Hispanic markets. These have included many markets in the southwestern United States, including Texas, California and various other markets along the United States/Mexican border. In addition, we have pursued other acquisition opportunities in key strategic markets, or those which otherwise supported our long-term growth plans.
One of our goals has been to create and grow media clusters within these target markets, featuring both Univision and UniMás television stations, together with a strong radio presence and digital media properties. We believe that these clusters provide unique cross-selling and cross-promotional opportunities, making Entravision an attractive option for advertisers wishing to reach the U.S. Hispanic consumer. Accordingly, in addition to targeting media properties in U.S. Hispanic markets where we do not own media properties, we have focused on potential acquisitions of additional media properties in our existing markets that will enhance our offerings to the U.S. Hispanic marketplace.
We are subject to certain limitations on acquisitions under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. We cannot at this time determine the effect that these limitations will have on our acquisition strategy or our overall business. Please see Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources.
In addition, we periodically review our portfolio of media properties and, from time to time, seek to divest non-core assets in markets where we do not see the opportunity to grow to scale and build out clusters. We are subject to certain limitations on divestitures under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. We cannot at this time determine the effect that these limitations will have on our disposition strategy or our overall business. Please see Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources.
We have a history of net losses in some years and net income in other years that may impact, among other things, our ability to implement our growth strategies. We had net income of approximately $133.8 million and $13.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and a net loss of approximately $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Our Relationship with Univision
Substantially all of our television stations are Univision- or UniMás-affiliated television stations. Our network affiliation agreements, as amended, with Univision provide certain of our owned stations the exclusive right to broadcast Univisions primary network and UniMás network programming in their respective markets. These long-term affiliation agreements each expire in 2021, and can be renewed for multiple, successive two-year terms at Univisions option, subject to our consent. Under our Univision network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately six minutes per hour of the available advertising time on Univisions primary network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision, but in no event less than four minutes. Under our UniMás network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately four and a half minutes per hour of the available advertising time the UniMás network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision.
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Under the network affiliation agreements, Univision acts as our exclusive sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations, and we pay certain sales representation fees to Univision relating to sales of all advertising for broadcast on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations.
We also generate revenue under two marketing and sales agreements with Univision, which give us the right through 2021 to manage the marketing and sales operations of Univision-owned UniMás and Univision affiliates in six markets Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Orlando, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
In August 2008, we entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which we granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for our Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years, expiring in December 2014. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to us by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with MVPDs. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, retransmission consent revenue accounted for approximately $22.2 million and $20.2 million, respectively. The term of the proxy agreement extends with respect to any MVPD for the length of the term of any retransmission consent agreement in effect before the expiration of the proxy agreement. It is also our current intention to negotiate with Univision an extension of the current proxy agreement or a new proxy agreement; however, no assurance can be given regarding the terms of any such extension or new agreement or that any such extension or new agreement will be entered into.
Univision currently owns approximately 10% of our common stock on a fully-converted basis. The Companys Class U common stock held by Univision has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of the Companys issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, any dissolution of the Company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of the Companys Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Companys Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.
Television
Overview
We own and/or operate Univision-affiliated television stations in 24 markets, including 20 of the top 50 Hispanic markets in the United States. Our television operations are the largest affiliate group of the Univision networks. Univisions primary network is the leading Spanish-language network in the United States, reaching approximately 96% of all U.S. Hispanic households, and is the most watched television network (English- or Spanish-language) among U.S. Hispanic households during prime time. Univisions primary network, together with its UniMás network, represent approximately a 67% share of the U.S. Spanish-language network television prime time audience of adults 18-49 years of age as of November 2013. We operate both Univision and UniMás affiliates in 20 of our 24 television markets. Univisions networks make their Spanish-language programming available to our Univision-affiliated stations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Univisions prime time schedule on its primary network consists of substantially all first-run programming throughout the year.
Television Programming
Univision Primary Network Programming. Univision directs its programming primarily toward a young, family-oriented audience. It begins daily with Despierta America, a drama show and another talk show, Monday through Friday, followed by novelas. In the late afternoon and early evening, Univision offers an entertainment magazine, a news magazine and national news, in addition to local news produced by our television stations. During prime time, Univision airs novelas, as well as specials. Prime time is followed by late news. Overnight
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programming consists primarily of repeats of programming aired previously on the network. Weekend daytime programming begins with childrens programming, and is generally followed by sports, reality, comedy shows and movies.
Approximately eight to ten hours of programming per weekday, including a substantial portion of weekday prime time, are currently programmed with novelas supplied primarily by Grupo Televisa, S.A. de C.V., or Televisa, and Corporacion Venezolana de Television, C.A., or Venevision. Although novelas have been compared to daytime soap operas on ABC, NBC or CBS, the differences are significant. Novelas, originally developed as serialized books, have a beginning, middle and end, generally run five days per week and conclude four to eight months after they begin. Novelas also have a much broader audience appeal than soap operas, delivering audiences that contain large numbers of men, children and teens, in addition to women.
UniMás Network Programming. Univisions other 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast network, UniMás, is programmed to meet the diverse preferences of the multi-faceted U.S. Hispanic community. UniMáss programming includes sports (including boxing, soccer and a nightly wrap-up at 11 p.m. similar to ESPNs programming), movies (including a mix of English-language movies translated into Spanish) and novelas not run on Univisions primary network, as well as reruns of popular novelas broadcast on Univisions primary network.
Entravision Local Programming. We believe that our local news brands our stations in our television markets. We shape our local news to relate to and inform our audiences. In 15 of our television markets, our early local news is ranked first or second among competing local newscasts regardless of language in its designated time slot among adults 18-34 years of age. We have made substantial investments in people and equipment in order to provide our local communities with quality newscasts. Our local newscasts have won numerous awards, and we strive to be the most important community voice in each of our local markets. In several of our markets, we believe that our local news is the only significant source of Spanish-language daily news for the Hispanic community.
Network Affiliation Agreements. Substantially all of our television stations are Univision- or UniMás-affiliated television stations. Our network affiliation agreements with Univision provide certain of our owned stations the exclusive right to broadcast Univisions primary network and UniMás network programming in their respective markets. These long-term affiliation agreements each expire in 2021, and can be renewed for multiple, successive two-year terms at Univisions option, subject to our consent. Under our Univision network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately six minutes per hour of the available advertising time on Univisions primary network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision, but in no event less than four minutes. Under our UniMás network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately four and a half minutes per hour of the available advertising time the UniMás network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision.
XHAS-TV broadcasts Telemundo Network Group LLC, or Telemundo, network programming serving the Tijuana/San Diego market pursuant to a network affiliation agreement. Our current network affiliation agreement with Telemundo gives us the right to provide Telemundo network programming on XHAS-TV through June 2017. The affiliation agreement grants Telemundo a right of first refusal in the event a third party makes an offer to purchase XHAS-TV, and a right to purchase XHAS-TV upon a change of control of Entravision.
Our network affiliation agreement with Fox Broadcasting Company, or Fox, gives us the right to broadcast Fox network programming on KFXV-LD, serving the Matamoros/Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen market, and KXOF-CA, serving the Laredo market, through December 31, 2017. The network affiliation agreement may be extended for successive one-year terms at Foxs option, subject to our consent.
Our network affiliation agreements with MundoFox Broadcasting LLC, or MundoFox, gives us the right to broadcast MundoFox network programming on XHRIO-TV, serving the Matamoros/Harlingen-Weslaco-
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Brownsville-McAllen market, and on the secondary program stream of XDTV-TV, serving the Tecate/San Diego market, through July 31, 2018, and on the secondary program stream of KXOF-CA, serving the Laredo market, the secondary program stream of KTFN-TV, serving the El Paso market, and the secondary program stream of KAJB-TV, serving the Yuma-El Centro market through July 31, 2016.
We also have an agreement with Master Distribution Service, Inc., an affiliate of Fox, which gives us the right to provide ten hours per week of MyNetworkTV programming on KFXV-LD, KXOF-CA and XDTV-TV, serving the Tecate/San Diego market. This agreement expires in October 2014 and may be extended for successive one-year periods by mutual consent of the parties.
Our network affiliation agreement with The CW Network, LLC, or CW, gives us the right to broadcast CW network programming on KCWT-CA and KNVO-DT serving the Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen market, and KRNS-CA and KREN-DT, serving the Reno, Nevada market, through 2018.
Our network affiliation agreement with LATV Networks, LLC, or LATV, gives us the right to broadcast LATV network programming on the digital streams of certain of our television stations. Either party may terminate the affiliation with respect to a given station 30 months after the launch of such station. For a more complete discussion of this agreement, please see Note 12 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
We cannot guarantee that any of our current network affiliation agreements will be renewed beyond their respective expiration dates under their current terms, under terms satisfactory to us, or at all.
Marketing Agreements. Our marketing and sales agreement with Univision gives us the right through 2021 to manage the marketing and sales operations of Univision-owned UniMás and Univision affiliates in six markets Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Orlando, Tampa and Washington, D.C. We have also entered into marketing and sales agreements in certain of our other markets.
Long-Term Time Brokerage Agreements. We operate each of XDTV-TV, serving the Tecate/San Diego market; XHAS-TV, serving the Tijuana/San Diego market; and XHRIO-TV, serving the Matamoros/ Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen market, under long-term time brokerage agreements. Under those agreements, in combination with certain of our Mexican affiliates and subsidiaries, we provide the programming and related services available on these stations, but the stations retain absolute control of the content and other broadcast issues. These long-term time brokerage agreements expire in 2030, 2035 and 2038, respectively, and each provides for automatic, perpetual 30-year renewals unless both parties consent to termination. Each of these agreements provides for substantial financial penalties should the other party attempt to terminate prior to its expiration without our consent, and they do not limit the availability of specific performance as a remedy for any such attempted early termination.
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Our Television Station Portfolio
The following table lists information concerning each of our owned and/or operated television stations and its respective market:
Market | Market Rank (by Hispanic Households) |
Total Households |
Hispanic Households |
% Hispanic Households |
Call Letters | Principal Programming Stream | ||||||||||||||
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas |
10 | 369,240 | 315,690 | 85.5 | % | KNVO-TV KTFV-CD(1) KFXV-LD KXFX-CA(1) KCWT-CA(1) |
Univision UniMás Fox Fox CW | |||||||||||||
San Diego, California |
12 | 1,080,880 | 267,430 | 24.7 | % | KBNT-CD(1) KHAX-LP KDTF-LD KZTC-LP(2) KTCD-LP |
Univision Univision UniMás MundoFox LATV | |||||||||||||
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico |
13 | 690,740 | 263,530 | 38.2 | % | KLUZ-TV KTFQ-TV(2) KTFA-LP |
Univision UniMás Home Shopping | |||||||||||||
Denver-Boulder, Colorado |
15 | 1,574,610 | 246,160 | 15.6 | % | KCEC-TV KTFD-TV(2) KDVT-LP |
Univision UniMás LATV | |||||||||||||
El Paso, Texas |
16 | 344,480 | 243,000 | 70.5 | % | KINT-TV KTFN-TV |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Florida |
17 | 1,490,380 | 240,510 | 16.1 | % | WVEN-TV W47DA WVCI-LP WOTF-TV(2) |
Univision Univision Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown, Maryland) |
19 | 2,412,250 | 225,870 | 9.4 | % | WFDC-TV(2) WMDO-CA(1)(5) WMDO-LD(5) WJAL-TV |
Univision UniMás UniMás English-Language | |||||||||||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota), Florida |
20 | 1,827,510 | 219,500 | 12.0 | % | WVEA-TV WFTT-TV(2) WVEA-LP |
Univision UniMás Jewelry TV | |||||||||||||
Boston, Massachusetts |
23 | 2,433,040 | 171,170 | 7.0 | % | WUNI-TV WUTF-TV(2) |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Las Vegas, Nevada |
24 | 726,010 | 161,980 | 22.3 | % | KINC-TV KNTL-LP KWWB-LP KELV-LD |
Univision Univision Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Corpus Christi, Texas |
27 | 209,830 | 115,770 | 55.2 | % | KORO-TV KCRP-CA(1) |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut |
29 | 999,990 | 103,540 | 10.4 | % | WUVN-TV WUTH-CA(1) |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, California |
34 | 230,880 | 81,070 | 35.1 | % | KSMS-TV KDJT-CA(1) KCBA-TV(2) |
Univision UniMásFox | |||||||||||||
Laredo, Texas |
37 | 74,260 | 69,130 | 93.1 | % | KLDO-TV KETF-CD KXOF-CD(1) |
Univision UniMás Fox | |||||||||||||
Yuma, Arizona-El Centro, California |
38 | 113,240 | 67,960 | 60.0 | % | KVYE-TV KAJB-TV(2) |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Odessa-Midland, Texas |
39 | 155,910 | 66,200 | 42.5 | % | KUPB-TV | Univision | |||||||||||||
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado |
42 | 353,790 | 61,430 | 17.4 | % | KVSN-TV KGHB-CD(1) |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, California |
45 | 234,310 | 58,710 | 25.1 | % | KPMR-TV K17GD(1) K50LZ-D(1) KTSB-CA(1) K10OG(1) |
Univision Univision Univision UniMás UniMás |
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Market | Market Rank (by Hispanic Households) |
Total Households |
Hispanic Households |
% Hispanic Households |
Call Letters | Principal Programming Stream | ||||||||||||||
Palm Springs, California |
47 | 157,750 | 55,860 | 35.4 | % | KVER-CA(1)(5) KVER-LD(5) KVES-LD KEVC-CA(1) |
Univision Univision Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Lubbock, Texas |
49 | 161,400 | 54,430 | 33.7 | % | KBZO-LD | Univision | |||||||||||||
Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas |
54 | 454,040 | 44,450 | 9.8 | % | KDCU-DT(3) | Univision | |||||||||||||
Reno, Nevada |
58 | 273,320 | 40,700 | 14.9 | % | KREN-TV KNVV-LP(5) KNVV-LD(5) KRNS-CD(1) |
Univision UniMás UniMás CW | |||||||||||||
Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts |
64 | 257,130 | 35,240 | 13.7 | % | WHTX-LP | Univision | |||||||||||||
San Angelo, Texas |
93 | 56,920 | 18,040 | 31.7 | % | KEUS-CD(1) KANG-LP |
Univision UniMás | |||||||||||||
Tecate, Baja California, Mexico (San Diego) |
| | | | XDTV-TV(4) | MyNetworkTV | ||||||||||||||
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (San Diego) |
| | | | XHAS-TV(4) | Telemundo | ||||||||||||||
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen) |
| | | | XHRIO-TV(4) | MundoFox |
Source: Nielsen Media Research 2014 universe estimates.
(1) | CA or CD in call letters indicates station is under Class A television service. Certain stations without this designation are also Class A stations. |
(2) | We provide the sales and marketing function of this station under a marketing and sales arrangement. |
(3) | We share operating services with another broadcast station in the same market under a shared services arrangement. |
(4) | We hold a minority, limited voting interest (neutral investment) in the entity that directly or indirectly holds the broadcast license for this station. Through that entity, we provide the programming and related services available on this station under a time brokerage arrangement. The station retains control of the contents and other broadcast issues. |
(5) | In certain of our television markets, the FCC has granted us permission to operate a digital companion channel that rebroadcasts the analog programming of a low-power or Class A station in the digital mode. We are required, by the end of the digital transition for low-power and Class A stations, to return one of the two companion channels to the FCC. |
Digital Television Technology. As we continue to develop our digital television transmission technology for our television stations, we will operate in an environment where we can decide the resolution and number of broadcast streams we provide in our over-the-air transmissions. Depending upon how high a resolution level with which we elect to transmit our programming, we have the potential to transmit over-the-air broadcast streams containing a total of from two to six program streams using the bandwidth authorized to each digital station. The transmission of such multiple programming streams is referred to as multicasting. We currently are multicasting network programming streams, primarily UniMás network programming and LATV network programming streams, at a number of our stations, along with our primary program streams. In addition, we are multicasting CW, Fox and MundoFox network programming in certain of our markets. We periodically evaluate these multicasting operations as well as the amount of bandwidth we must allocate to our primary program streams and may consider either expanding or limiting our multicasting operations, or keeping these multicasting operations substantially as at present, in the future.
Other Platforms. We also offer mobile, digital and other interactive media platforms and services, including local websites and social media, that provide users with news, information and other content.
Television Advertising
Approximately 85% of the revenue generated from our television operations is derived from local and national advertising.
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Local. Local advertising revenue is generated predominantly from advertising time sold to an advertiser or its agency that is placed from within a stations market or directly with a stations sales staff. Local advertising sales include sales to advertisers that are local businesses or advertising agencies, and regional and national businesses or advertising agencies, which place orders from within a stations market or directly with a stations sales staff. We employ our own local sales force that is responsible for soliciting local advertising sales directly from advertisers and their agencies. In 2013, local advertising accounted for approximately 46% of our total television revenue.
National. National advertising revenue generally represents revenue from advertising time sold to an advertiser or its agency that is placed from outside a stations market. We typically engage national sales representative firms to work with our station sales managers and solicit national advertising sales, and we pay certain sales representation fees to these firms relating to national advertising sales. Under our network affiliation agreements with Univision, Univision acts as our sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our Univision and UniMás affiliate television stations, and advertisers which have purchased national advertising on these affiliate stations include Cox Communications, Inc., McDonalds Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Ford Motor Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Fred Loya Insurance Agency, Chrysler Group LLC, AT&T Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc. and CenturyLink, Inc. We also added significant new national advertising accounts in 2013, including Mexico Tourism Board, Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Regions Financial Corporation, Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C. and Aio Wireless LLC, among others. Telemundo acts as our national sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our Telemundo affiliate station, and Petry Television acts as our national sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our stations that broadcast Fox, CW and MyNetworkTV network programming. In 2013, national advertising accounted for approximately 39% of our total television revenue.
Retransmission Consent Revenue
We also generate retransmission consent revenue from retransmission consent agreements that are entered into with MVPDs. This revenue represents payments from these entities for access to our television station signals so that they may rebroadcast our signals and charge their subscribers for this programming. In addition, we generally pay either a per subscriber fee or a share of the retransmission consent revenue received from MVPDs to the related networks, which we refer to as reverse network compensation.
In August 2008, we entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which we granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for our Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years, expiring December 2014. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to us by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with MVPDs. The term of the proxy agreement extends with respect to any MVPD for the length of the term of any retransmission consent agreement in effect before the expiration of the proxy agreement. It is also our current intention to negotiate with Univision an extension of the current proxy agreement or a new proxy agreement; however, no assurance can be given regarding the terms of any such extension or new agreement or that any such extension or new agreement will be entered into.
In 2013, retransmission consent revenue accounted for approximately 14% of our total television revenue. We anticipate that retransmission consent revenue will continue to be a growing source of net revenues in future periods.
Network Revenue
Network compensation represents compensation for broadcasting network programming. In 2013, network compensation accounted for approximately 1% of our total television revenue.
Television Marketing/Audience Research
We derive our revenue primarily from selling advertising time. The relative advertising rates charged by competing stations within a market depend primarily on the following factors:
| the stations ratings (households or people viewing its programs as a percentage of total television households or people in the viewing area); |
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| audience share (households or people viewing its programs as a percentage of households or people actually watching television at a specific time); |
| the demographic qualities of a programs viewers (primarily age and gender); |
| the demand for available air time; |
| the time of day the advertising will run; |
| competitive conditions in the stations market, including the availability of other advertising media; and |
| general economic conditions, including advertisers budgetary considerations. |
Nielsen ratings provide advertisers with the industry-accepted measure of television viewing. Nielsen offers a ratings service measuring all television audience viewing. In recent years, Nielsen has modified the methodology of its ratings service in an effort to more accurately measure U.S. Hispanic viewing by using language spoken in the home as a control characteristic of its metered market sample. Nielsen has also added weighting by language as part of its local metered market methodology in many of our metered markets. Nielsen also continues to improve the methods by which it electronically measures television viewing, and has expanded its Local People Meter service to several of our markets. We believe that this improvement will continue to result in ratings gains for us, allowing us to further increase our advertising rates. We have made significant investments in experienced sales managers and account executives and have provided our sales professionals with research tools to continue to attract major advertisers.
Television Competition
We face intense competition in the television broadcasting business. In each local television market, we compete for viewers and revenue with other local television stations, which are typically the local affiliates of the four principal English-language television networks, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox and, in certain cities, the CW network. In certain markets (other than San Diego), we also compete with the local affiliates or owned and operated stations of Telemundo, the Spanish-language television network that was acquired by NBCUniversal (now owned by Comcast) in 2002, as well as TV Azteca, the second-largest producer of Spanish-language programming in the world.
We also directly or indirectly compete for viewers and revenue with both English- and Spanish-language independent television stations, other video media, suppliers of cable television programs, direct broadcast systems, newspapers, magazines, radio, applications for mobile media devices and other forms of entertainment and advertising. In addition, in certain markets we operate radio stations that indirectly compete for local and national advertising revenue with our television business.
We believe that our primary competitive advantages are the quality of the programming we receive through our affiliation with Univision and the quality of our local news. According to Univision, its primary network is one of the top five networks in the United States regardless of language and is the most-watched Spanish-language network in the United States during prime time. In addition, Univision reports that its primary network and the UniMás network together have maintained superior audience ratings among all U.S. Hispanic households when compared to both Spanish-language and English-language broadcast networks. Similarly, our local news achieves strong audience ratings. In 15 of our television markets, our early local news is ranked first or second among competing local newscasts regardless of language in its designated time slot among adults 18-34 years of age.
Telemundo is the second-largest Spanish-language television network in the United States. As of December 31, 2013, Telemundo had total coverage reaching approximately 94% of all Hispanic households in its markets.
We also benefit from operating in different media: television and radio advertising. While we have not engaged in any significant cross-selling program, we do take advantage of opportunities for cross-promotion of our stations.
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Radio
Overview
We own and operate 49 radio stations (38 FM and 11 AM), 48 of which are located in the top 50 Hispanic markets in the United States. Our radio stations broadcast into markets with an aggregate of approximately 20 million U.S. Hispanics, which is approximately 40% of the Hispanic population in the United States. Our radio operations combine network and local programming with local time slots available for advertising, news, traffic, weather, promotions and community events. This strategy allows us to provide quality programming with significantly lower costs of operations than we could otherwise deliver solely with all local programming.
Radio Programming
Radio Networks. Our networks allow advertisers with national product distribution to deliver a uniform advertising message to the growing Hispanic market around the country in an efficient manner and at a cost that is generally lower than our English-language counterparts.
Although our networks have a broad geographic reach, technology allows our stations to offer the necessary local feel and to be responsive to local clients and community needs. Designated time slots are used for local advertising, news, traffic, weather, promotions and community events. The audience gets the benefit of a national radio sound along with local content. To further enhance this effect, our on-air personalities frequently travel to participate in local promotional events. For example, in selected key markets our on-air personalities appear at special events and client locations. We promote these events as remotes to bond the national personalities to local listeners. Furthermore, all of our stations can disconnect from the networks and operate independently in the case of a local emergency or a problem with our central MPLS transmission.
Radio Formats. Each of our four radio networks produce a music format that is simultaneously distributed via MPLS with a High Definition quality sound to our stations. Each of these formats appeals to different listener preferences:
| La Tricolor is a personality-driven format that includes El Levantón in the morning drive which airs on 12 of our stations, Erazno y La Chokolata in the afternoon drive which airs on 15 of our stations and is syndicated on an additional 48 stations and Mexican country-style music that primarily targets male Hispanic listeners 18-49 years of age; |
| José: Nunca Sabes Lo Que Va A Tocar (You never know what hell play) features a mix of Spanish-language adult contemporary and Mexican regional hits from the 1970s through the present, El Genio Alex Lucas in the mornings, Curvas Peligrosas, a nutritionally-focused program that educates Latinos on healthy livestyles, and play-by-play soccer coverage of the Mexican national team, including coverage of the 2014 World Cup, that targets Hispanic adults 25-54 years of age; |
| Maria: Siempre Romantica (Maria: Always Romantic) features a Spanish-language romantic ballads format targeting primarily Hispanic women 18-49 years of age; and |
| El Gato is an upbeat and energetic Mexican regional format targeting primarily Hispanic adults 18-34 years of age. In Los Angles, Las Vegas and El Paso, the format has a slightly different musical blend to reflect the unique qualities of our listeners in each of these markets. |
Our radio networks are broadcast into 17 of the 19 markets that we serve. In addition, in markets where competing stations already offer programming similar to our network formats, or where we otherwise identify an available niche in the marketplace, we run alternative programming that we believe will appeal to local listeners, including the following:
| In the Los Angeles market, we program Super Estrella, a music-driven, pop and alternative Spanish-rock format targeting primarily Hispanic adults 18-34 years of age; |
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| In the McAllen market, we program a Mexican country-style music format that targets primarily Hispanic males 18-49 years of age; |
| Also in the McAllen market, we program two English-language formats, a classic rock-oriented format that targets primarily males 18-49 years of age and a hit-based adult contemporary format targeting primarily women 18-49 years of age; |
| In the Orlando market, we program Salsa 98.1, a Spanish-language tropical hits format that features salsa, merengue and bachata and targets Hispanic adults 25-54 years of age; |
| In the El Paso market, we program The Fox, an English-language format that features classic rock and pop hits from the 1960s through the 1980s and targets primarily adults 25-54 years of age; |
| In the Sacramento market, we program two English-language formats, a rhythmic contemporary hit format targeting primarily females 18-34 years of age and a young country format targeting primarily adults 18-49 years of age; and |
| In the Phoenix, El Paso, Lubbock, Stockton, Houston and Albuquerque markets, we program ESPN Deportes, a Spanish-language sports talk format targeting primarily Hispanic adults 18-54 years of age, that is provided to us by a third party pursuant to a network affiliation agreement. |
Our Radio Station Portfolio
The following table lists information concerning each of our owned and operated radio stations and its respective market:
Market | Market Rank (by Hispanic Households) |
Station |
Frequency | Format | ||||||
Los Angeles-San Diego-Ventura, California |
1 | KLYY-FM KDLD-FM KDLE-FM KSSC-FM KSSD-FM KSSE-FM |
97.5 103.1 103.1 107.1 107.1 107.1 |
MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz |
José El Gato (1) El Gato (1) Super Estrella (1) Super Estrella (1) Super Estrella (1) | |||||
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida |
3 | WLQY-AM | 1320 | kHz | Time Brokered (2) | |||||
Houston-Galveston, Texas |
4 | KGOL-AM | 1180 | kHz | Time Brokered (2) | |||||
Phoenix, Arizona |
9 | KLNZ-FM KDVA-FM KVVA-FM KBMB-AM |
103.5 106.9 107.1 710 |
MHz MHz MHz kHz |
La Tricolor José (1) José (1) ESPN Deportes (Spanish) | |||||
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas |
10 | KFRQ-FM KKPS-FM KNVO-FM KVLY-FM |
94.5 99.5 101.1 107.9 |
MHz MHz MHz MHz |
Classic Rock (English) Mexican Regional José Adult Contemporary (English) | |||||
Sacramento, California
Stockton, California
Modesto, California |
11 | KRCX-FM KNTY-FM KHHM-FM KXSE-FM KMIX-FM KCVR-AM KTSE-FM KCVR-FM |
99.9 101.9 103.5 104.3 100.9 1570 97.1 98.9 |
MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz kHz MHz MHz |
La Tricolor Country (English) Contemporary Hit (English) José La Tricolor ESPN Deportes José Maria | |||||
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico |
13 | KRZY-FM KRZY-AM |
105.9 1450 |
MHz kHz |
José ESPN Deportes | |||||
Denver-Boulder, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado |
15 | KJMN-FM KXPK-FM KMXA-AM KPVW-FM |
92.1 96.5 1090 107.1 |
MHz MHz kHz MHz |
José La Tricolor Maria La Tricolor |
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Market | Market Rank (by Hispanic Households) |
Station |
Frequency | Format | ||||||
El Paso, Texas |
16 | KOFX-FM KINT-FM KYSE-FM KSVE-AM KHRO-AM |
92.3 93.9 94.7 1650 1150 |
MHz MHz MHz kHz kHz |
Oldies (English) José El Gato ESPN Deportes Talk (English) | |||||
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Florida |
17 | WNUE-FM | 98.1 | MHz | Salsa 98.1 | |||||
Las Vegas, Nevada |
24 | KRRN-FM KQRT-FM |
92.7 105.1 |
MHz MHz |
El Gato La Tricolor | |||||
Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, California |
34 | KLOK-FM KSES-FM KMBX-AM |
99.5 107.1 700 |
MHz MHz kHz |
La Tricolor José Time Brokered (2) | |||||
Yuma, Arizona-El Centro, California |
38 | KSEH-FM KMXX-FM KWST-AM |
94.5 99.3 1430 |
MHz MHz kHz |
José La Tricolor Time Brokered (2) | |||||
Palm Springs, California |
47 | KLOB-FM KPST-FM |
94.7 103.5 |
MHz MHz |
José La Tricolor | |||||
Lubbock, Texas |
49 | KAIQ-FM KBZO-AM |
95.5 1460 |
MHz kHz |
La Tricolor ESPN Deportes | |||||
Reno, Nevada |
58 | KRNV-FM | 102.1 | MHz | La Tricolor |
Market rank source: Nielsen Media Research 2014 estimates.
(1) | Simulcast station. |
(2) | Operated pursuant to a time brokerage arrangement under which we grant to third parties the right to program the station. |
Other Platforms. We also offer mobile, digital and other interactive media platforms and services, including local websites and social media, that provide users with news, information and other content.
Radio Advertising
Substantially all of the revenue generated from our radio operations is derived from local and national advertising.
Local. Local advertising revenue is generated predominantly from advertising time sold to an advertiser or its agency that is placed from within a stations market or directly with a stations sales staff, and also from a third-party network inventory agreement, digital and non-traditional revenue. Local advertising sales include sales to advertisers that are local businesses or advertising agencies, and regional and national businesses or advertising agencies, which place orders from within a stations market or directly with a stations sales staff. We employ our own local sales force that is responsible for soliciting local advertising sales directly from advertisers and their agencies. In 2013, local advertising revenue accounted for approximately 69% of our total radio revenue.
National. National advertising revenue generally represents spot and network revenue from advertising time sold to an advertiser or its agency that is placed from outside a stations market. Entravision Solutions, a division of our company, typically acts as a national sales representative to solicit national advertising sales on our Spanish-language radio stations. In 2013, national advertising revenue accounted for approximately 31% of our total radio revenue.
Radio Marketing/Audience Research
We believe that radio is an efficient means for advertisers to reach targeted demographic groups. Advertising rates charged by our radio stations are based primarily on the following factors:
| the stations ratings (people listening to its programs as a percentage of total people in the listening area); |
| audience share (people listening to its programs as a percentage of people actually listening to radio at a specific time); |
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| the demographic qualities of a programs listeners (primarily age and gender); |
| the demand for available air time; |
| the time of day that the advertising runs; |
| competitive conditions in the stations market, including the availability of other advertising media; and |
| general economic conditions, including advertisers budgetary considerations. |
Nielsen Audio provides advertisers with the industry-accepted measure of listening audience classified by demographic segment and time of day that the listeners spend on particular radio stations. Radio advertising rates generally are highest during the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. These hours are considered the peak times for radio audience listening.
Historically, advertising rates for Spanish-language radio stations have been lower than those for English-language stations with similar audience levels. We believe that, over time, possibilities exist to narrow the disparities that have historically existed between Spanish-language and English-language advertising rates as new and existing advertisers recognize the growing desirability of targeting the Hispanic population in the United States. We also believe that having multiple stations in a market enables us to provide listeners with alternatives, to secure a higher overall percentage of a markets available advertising dollars and to obtain greater percentages of individual customers advertising budgets.
Each station broadcasts an optimal number of advertisements each hour, depending upon its format, in order to maximize the stations revenue without jeopardizing its audience listenership. Our non-network stations have up to 14 minutes per hour for commercial inventory and local content. Our network stations have up to one additional minute of commercial inventory per hour. The pricing is based on a rate card and negotiations subject to the supply and demand for the inventory in each particular market and the network.
Radio Competition
We face intense competition in the radio broadcasting business. The financial success of each of our radio stations and markets depends in large part on our audience ratings, our ability to increase our market share of overall radio advertising revenue and the economic health of the market. In addition, our advertising revenue depends upon the desire of advertisers to reach our audience demographic. Each of our radio stations competes for audience share and advertising revenue directly with both Spanish-language and English-language radio stations in its market, and with other media, such as newspapers, broadcast and cable television, magazines, outdoor advertising, satellite-delivered radio services, applications for mobile media devices and direct mail advertising. In addition, in certain markets we operate television stations that indirectly compete for local and national advertising revenue with our radio business. Our primary competitors in our markets in Spanish-language radio are Univision, Clear Channel Communications Inc. and Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. These and many of the other companies with which we compete are large national or regional companies that have significantly greater resources and longer operating histories than we do.
Factors that are material to our competitive position include management experience, a stations rank in its market, signal strength and audience demographics. If a competing station within a market converts to a format similar to that of one of our stations, or if one of our competitors upgrades its stations, we could suffer a reduction in ratings and advertising revenue in that market. The audience ratings and advertising revenue of our individual stations are subject to fluctuation and any adverse change in certain of our key radio markets could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
The radio industry is subject to competition from new media technologies that are being developed or introduced, such as:
| audio programming by cable television systems, broadcast satellite-delivered audio services, cellular telephones and smart telephones, including easy-to-use mobile applications, Internet content providers and other digital audio broadcast formats and playback mechanisms; |
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| satellite-delivered digital audio services with CD-quality soundwith both commercial-free and lower commercial load channelswhich have expanded their subscriber base and recently have introduced dedicated Spanish-language channels; and |
| In-Band On-Channel digital radio, which could provide multi-channel, multi-format digital radio services in the same bandwidth currently occupied by traditional FM radio services. |
We believe that while none of these new technologies can replace local broadcast radio stations, the challenges from new technologies will continue to require attention from management. In addition, we will continue to review potential opportunities to utilize such new technologies. For example, we have converted 21 of our stations (18 FM and 3 AM) to broadcast digital radio programming as well as analog programming, which we anticipate will allow us to provide additional content to our listeners.
Seasonality
Seasonal net broadcast revenue fluctuations are common in the television and radio broadcasting industry and are due primarily to fluctuations in advertising expenditures by local and national advertisers. Our first fiscal quarter generally produces the lowest net revenue for the year. Additionally, broadcast revenue tends to be affected by the occurrence or non-occurrence in a given year of major sporting, political and other events, such as the World Cup in 2014 and important elections.
Material Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks
In the course of our business, we use various trademarks, trade names and service marks, including our logos and FCC call letters, in our advertising and promotions. We believe that the strength of our trademarks, trade names and service marks are important to our business and we intend to protect and promote them as appropriate. We do not hold or depend upon any material patent, government license, franchise or concession, except our broadcast licenses granted by the FCC.
Employees
As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately 962 full-time employees, including 728 full-time employees in television and 234 full-time employees in radio. As of December 31, 2013, three of our full-time television employees were represented by labor unions that have entered into collective bargaining agreements with us. We believe that our relations with these unions and with our employees generally are good.
Regulation of Television and Radio Broadcasting
General. The FCC regulates television and radio broadcast stations pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, or the Communications Act. Among other things, the FCC:
| determines the particular frequencies, locations and operating power of stations; |
| issues, renews, revokes and modifies station licenses; |
| regulates equipment used by stations; and |
| adopts and implements regulations and policies that directly or indirectly affect the ownership, changes in ownership, control, operation and employment practices of stations. |
A licensees failure to observe the requirements of the Communications Act or FCC rules and policies may result in the imposition of various sanctions, including admonishment, fines, the grant of renewal terms of less than eight years, the grant of a license renewal with conditions or, in the case of particularly egregious violations, the denial of a license renewal application, the revocation of an FCC license or the denial of FCC consent to acquire additional broadcast properties.
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Congress and the FCC have had under consideration or reconsideration, and may in the future consider and adopt, new laws, regulations and policies regarding a wide variety of matters that could, directly or indirectly, affect the operation, ownership and profitability of our television and radio stations, result in the loss of audience share and advertising revenue for our television and radio broadcast stations or affect our ability to acquire additional television and radio broadcast stations or finance such acquisitions. Such matters may include:
| changes to the license authorization process; |
| proposals to impose spectrum use or other fees on FCC licensees; |
| proposals to impose a performance tax on the music broadcast on commercial radio stations and the fees applicable to digital transmission of music on the Internet; |
| proposals to change rules relating to political broadcasting including proposals to grant free airtime to candidates; |
| proposals to restrict or prohibit the advertising of beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages; |
| proposals dealing with the broadcast of profane, indecent or obscene language and the consequences to a broadcaster for permitting such speech; |
| technical and frequency allocation matters; |
| modifications to the operating rules for digital television and radio broadcasting rules on both satellite and terrestrial bases; |
| the implementation or modification of rules governing the carriage of local television signals by direct broadcast satellite, or DBS, services and cable television systems and the manner in which such parties negotiate such carriage arrangements; |
| changes in local and national broadcast multiple ownership, foreign ownership, cross-ownership and ownership attribution rules; |
| proposals whereby broadcasters may voluntarily participate in an auction of their over-the-air broadcast spectrum, otherwise agree to modifications in their available spectrum, with or without compensation, move from the UHF to VHF band, or become subject to restrictions on their usage of the spectrum; |
| changes in the procedures whereby full-service broadcast stations are carried on multichannel video programming providers (MVPDs) (cable television and direct-broadcast satellite systems) either on a must-carry or retransmission consent basis and how compensation systems and processes involving broadcasters and MVPDs might be modified; and |
| changes in the operating rules and policies for AM broadcasting; and |
| proposals to alter provisions of the tax laws affecting broadcast operations and acquisitions. |
We cannot predict what changes, if any, might be adopted, nor can we predict what other matters might be considered in the future, nor can we judge in advance what impact, if any, the implementation of any particular proposal or change might have on our business.
FCC Licenses. Television and radio stations operate pursuant to licenses that are granted by the FCC for a term of eight years, subject to renewal upon application to the FCC. During the periods when renewal applications are pending, petitions to deny license renewal applications may be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. The FCC may hold hearings on renewal applications if it is unable to determine that renewal of a license would serve the public interest, convenience and necessity, or if a petition to deny raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether the grant of the renewal applications would be inconsistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity. However, the FCC is prohibited from considering competing applications for a renewal applicants frequency, and is required to grant the renewal application if it finds:
| that the station has served the public interest, convenience and necessity; |
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| that there have been no serious violations by the licensee of the Communications Act or the rules and regulations of the FCC; and |
| that there have been no other violations by the licensee of the Communications Act or the rules and regulations of the FCC that, when taken together, would constitute a pattern of abuse. |
If as a result of an evidentiary hearing the FCC determines that the licensee has failed to meet the requirements for renewal and that no mitigating factors justify the imposition of a lesser sanction, the FCC may deny a license renewal application. Historically, FCC licenses have generally been renewed. We have no reason to believe that our licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course, although there can be no assurance to that effect. The non-renewal of one or more of our stations licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Ownership Matters. The Communications Act requires prior consent of the FCC for the assignment of a broadcast license or the transfer of control of a corporation or other entity holding a license. In determining whether to approve an assignment of a television or radio broadcast license or a transfer of control of a broadcast licensee, the FCC considers a number of factors pertaining to the licensee including compliance with various rules limiting common ownership of media properties, the character of the licensee and those persons holding attributable interests therein, and the Communications Acts limitations on foreign ownership and compliance with the FCC rules and regulations.
To obtain the FCCs prior consent to assign or transfer a broadcast license, appropriate applications must be filed with the FCC. If the application to assign or transfer the license involves a substantial change in ownership or control of the licensee, for example, the transfer or acquisition of more than 50% of the voting equity, the application must be placed on public notice for a period of 30 days during which petitions to deny the application may be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. If an assignment application does not involve new parties, or if a transfer of control application does not involve a substantial change in ownership or control, it is a pro forma application, which is not subject to the public notice and 30-day petition to deny procedure. The regular and pro forma applications are nevertheless subject to informal objections that may be filed any time until the FCC acts on the application. If the FCC grants an assignment or transfer application, interested parties have 30 days from public notice of the grant to seek reconsideration of that grant. The FCC has an additional ten days to set aside such grant on its own motion. When ruling on an assignment or transfer application, the FCC is prohibited from considering whether the public interest might be served by an assignment or transfer to any party other than the assignee or transferee specified in the application.
Under the Communications Act, a broadcast license may not, absent a public interest determination by the FCC, be granted to or held by persons who are not U.S. citizens, by any corporation that has more than 20% of its capital stock owned or voted by non-U.S. citizens or entities or their representatives, by foreign governments or their representatives or by non-U.S. corporations. Furthermore, the Communications Act provides that no FCC broadcast license may be granted to or held by any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than 25% of its capital stock is owned of record or voted by non-U.S. citizens or entities or their representatives, or foreign governments or their representatives or by non-U.S. corporations. The FCC has recently indicated that it would, upon request, consider permitting foreign ownership of broadcast stations in excess of the 25% safe harbor limits. Thus, the licenses for our stations could be revoked if our outstanding capital stock is issued to or for the benefit of non-U.S. citizens in excess of these limitations. Our restated certificate of incorporation restricts the ownership and voting of our capital stock to comply with these requirements.
The FCC generally applies its other broadcast ownership limits to attributable interests held by an individual, corporation or other association or entity. In the case of a corporation holding broadcast licenses, the interests of officers, directors and those who, directly or indirectly, have the right to vote 5% or more of the stock of a licensee corporation are generally deemed attributable interests, as are positions as an officer or director of a corporate parent of a broadcast licensee.
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Stock interests held by insurance companies, mutual funds, bank trust departments and certain other passive investors that hold stock for investment purposes only become attributable with the ownership of 20% or more of the voting stock of the corporation holding broadcast licenses.
A time brokerage agreement with another television or radio station in the same market creates an attributable interest in the brokered television or radio station as well for purposes of the FCCs local television or radio station ownership rules, if the agreement affects more than 15% of the brokered television or radio stations weekly broadcast hours. Likewise, a joint sales agreement involving radio stations creates a similar attributable interest for the broadcast station that is undertaking the sales function. The FCC is currently considering the extension of this attribution policy to television stations.
Debt instruments, non-voting stock, options and warrants for voting stock that have not yet been exercised, insulated limited partnership interests where the limited partner is not materially involved in the media-related activities of the partnership and minority voting stock interests in corporations where there is a single holder of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock whose vote is sufficient to affirmatively direct the affairs of the corporation generally do not subject their holders to attribution.
However, the FCC also applies a rule, known as the equity-debt-plus rule, which causes certain creditors or investors to be attributable owners of a station, regardless of whether there is a single majority stockholder or other applicable exception to the FCCs attribution rules. Under this rule, a major programming supplier (any programming supplier that provides more than 15% of the stations weekly programming hours) or a same-market media entity will be an attributable owner of a station if the supplier or same-market media entity holds debt or equity, or both, in the station that is greater than 33% of the value of the stations total debt plus equity. For purposes of the equity-debt-plus rule, equity includes all stock, whether voting or nonvoting, and equity held by insulated limited partners in limited partnerships. Debt includes all liabilities, whether long-term or short-term.
Under the ownership rules currently in place, the FCC generally permits an owner to have only one television station per market. A single owner is permitted to have two stations with overlapping signals so long as they are assigned to different markets. The FCCs rules regarding ownership permit, however, an owner to operate two television stations assigned to the same market so long as either:
| the television stations do not have overlapping broadcast signals; or |
| there will remain after the transaction eight independently owned, full power noncommercial or commercial operating television stations in the market and one of the two commonly-owned stations is not ranked in the top four based upon audience share. |
The FCC will consider waiving these ownership restrictions in certain cases involving failing or failed stations or stations which are not yet built.
The FCC permits a television station owner to own one radio station in the same market as its television station. In addition, a television station owner is permitted to own additional radio stations, not to exceed the local radio ownership limits for the market, as follows:
| in markets where 20 media voices will remain, a television station owner may own an additional five radio stations, or, if the owner only has one television station, an additional six radio stations; and |
| in markets where ten media voices will remain, a television station owner may own an additional three radio stations. |
A media voice includes each independently-owned and operated full-power television and radio station and each daily newspaper that has a circulation exceeding 5% of the households in the market, plus one voice for all cable television systems operating in the market.
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The FCC rules impose a limit on the number of television stations a single individual or entity may own nationwide.
The number of radio stations an entity or individual may own in a radio market is as follows:
| In a radio market with 45 or more commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate or control up to eight commercial radio stations, not more than five of which are in the same service (AM or FM). |
| In a radio market with between 30 and 44 (inclusive) commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate or control up to seven commercial radio stations, not more than four of which are in the same service (AM or FM). |
| In a radio market with between 15 and 29 (inclusive) commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate or control up to six commercial radio stations, not more than four of which are in the same service (AM or FM). |
| In a radio market with 14 or fewer commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate or control up to five commercial radio stations, not more than three of which are in the same service (AM or FM), except that a party may not own, operate, or control more than 50% of the radio stations in such market. |
Because of these multiple and cross-ownership rules, if a stockholder, officer or director of Entravision holds an attributable interest in Entravision, such stockholder, officer or director may violate the FCCs rules if such person or entity also holds or acquires an attributable interest in other television or radio stations or daily newspapers in such markets, depending on their number and location. If an attributable stockholder, officer or director of Entravision violates any of these ownership rules, we may be unable to obtain from the FCC one or more authorizations needed to conduct our broadcast business and may be unable to obtain FCC consents for certain future acquisitions.
Pursuant to the Communications Act, the FCC is required, on a quadrennial basis, to review its media ownership rules. The FCC began the most recent such review in 2010. The FCC is expected to release the results of its review, sometime in 2014.
The rule changes that have previously gone into effect amend the FCCs methodology for defining a radio market for the purpose of ownership caps. The FCC replaced its signal contour method of defining local radio markets in favor of a geographic market assigned by Nielsen Audio, the private audience measurement service for radio broadcasters. For non- Nielsen Audio markets, the FCC is conducting a rulemaking in order to define markets in a manner comparable to Nielsen Audios method. In the interim, the FCC will apply a modified contour approach, to non- Nielsen Audio markets. This modified approach will exclude any radio station whose transmitter site is more than 58 miles from the perimeter of the mutual overlap area. As for newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership, the FCC adopted a presumption that newspaper-broadcast ownership is consistent with the public interest in the top 20 television markets, while the presumption, in smaller markets, is that such cross-ownership is not consistent with the public interest, subject to certain exceptions.
With regard to the national television ownership limit, the FCC increased the national television ownership limit to 45% from 35%. Congress subsequently enacted legislation that reduced the nationwide cap to 39%. Accordingly, a company can now own television stations collectively reaching up to a 39% share of U.S. television households. Limits on ownership of multiple local television stations still apply, even if the 39% limit is not reached on a national level.
In establishing a national cap by statute, Congress did not make mention of the FCCs UHF discount policy, whereby UHF stations are deemed to serve only one-half of the population in their television markets. The FCC has commenced a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether it should retain the UHF discount policy.
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As discussed above, Congress has already modified the nationwide television ownership cap and has considered legislation that would roll back the FCCs proposed changes. The FCC in 2010 commenced its latest review of its ownership rules. Any actions by the FCC in the future regarding radio and/or television ownership may elicit further Congressional response.
The Communications Act requires broadcasters to serve the public interest. The FCC has relaxed or eliminated many of the more formalized procedures it developed to promote the broadcast of certain types of programming responsive to the needs of a broadcast stations community of license. Nevertheless, a broadcast licensee continues to be required to present programming in response to community problems, needs and interests and to maintain certain records demonstrating its responsiveness. The FCC considers complaints from the public about a broadcast stations programming when it evaluates the licensees renewal application, but complaints also may be filed and considered at any time. Stations also must follow various FCC rules that regulate, among other things, political broadcasting, the broadcast of profane, obscene or indecent programming, sponsorship identification, the broadcast of contests and lotteries and technical operations.
The FCC requires that licensees must not discriminate in hiring practices. It has recently released new rules that will require us to adhere to certain outreach practices when hiring personnel for our stations and to keep records of our compliance with these requirements. On March 10, 2003, the FCCs current Equal Employment Opportunity, or EEO, rules went into effect. The rules set forth a three-pronged recruitment and outreach program for companies with five or more full-time employees that requires the wide dissemination of information regarding full-time vacancies, notification to requesting recruitment organizations of such vacancies, and a number of non-vacancy related outreach efforts such as job fairs and internships. Stations are required to collect various information concerning vacancies, such as the number filled, recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy, and the number of persons interviewed for each vacancy. While stations are not required to routinely submit information to the FCC, stations must place an EEO report containing vacancy-related information and a description of outreach efforts in their public file annually. Stations must submit the annual EEO public file report as part of their renewal applications, and television stations with five or more full-time employees and radio stations with more than ten employees also must submit the report midway through their license term for FCC review. Stations also must place their EEO public file report on their Internet websites, if they have one. Beyond our compliance efforts, the new EEO rules should not materially affect our operations. Failure to comply with the FCCs EEO rules could result in sanctions or the revocation of station licenses.
The FCC rules also prohibit a broadcast licensee from simulcasting more than 25% of its programming on another radio station in the same broadcast service (that is, AM/AM or FM/FM). The simulcasting restriction applies if the licensee owns both radio broadcast stations or owns one and programs the other through a local marketing agreement, provided that the contours of the radio stations overlap in a certain manner.
Must Carry Rules. FCC regulations implementing the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, or the Cable Act, require each full-power television broadcaster to elect, at three-year intervals beginning October 1, 1993, to either:
| require carriage of its signal by cable systems in the stations market, which is referred to as must carry rules; or |
| negotiate the terms on which such broadcast station would permit transmission of its signal by the cable systems within its market which is referred to as retransmission consent. |
For the three-year period commencing on January 1, 2012, we generally elected retransmission consent in notifying the MVPDs that carry our television programming in our television markets. We have arrangements or have entered into agreements with nearly all of our MVPDs as to the terms of the carriage of our television stations and the compensation we will receive for granting such carriage rights, including through our national program supplier for Spanish-language programming, Univision, for our Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television stations, for the three-year period.
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There are proceedings pending at the FCC and legislation introduced in the Congress that could modify the must-carry and retransmission consent process. We cannot say at this time how any such changes may impact the way broadcasters and MVPDs may negotiate for the carriage of programming.
Under the FCCs rules currently in effect, cable systems are only required to carry one signal from each local broadcast television station. As an element of the retransmission consent negotiations described above, we arranged that our broadcast signal be available to our MVPD viewers, no matter whether they obtain their cable service in analog or digital modes.
The adoption of digital television service allows us to multicast our programs.
We continue to explore, subject to our legal rights to do so, and the economic opportunities available to us, the distribution of our programming in alternative modes, such as by delivery on the Internet, by multicast delivery services, and to individuals possessing wireless mobile reception devices.
Time Brokerage, Joint Sales Agreements and Shared Services Agreements. We have, from time to time, entered into time brokerage, joint sales and shared services agreements, generally in connection with pending station acquisitions, under which we are given the right to broker time on stations owned by third parties, agree that other parties may broker time on our stations, we or other parties sell broadcast time on a station, or share operating services with another broadcast station in the same market, as the case may be. By using these agreements, we can provide programming and other services to a station proposed to be acquired before we receive all applicable FCC and other governmental approvals, or receive such programming and other services where a third party is better able to undertake programming and/or sales efforts for us.
FCC rules and policies generally permit time brokerage agreements if the station licensee retains ultimate responsibility for and control of the applicable station. We cannot be sure that we will be able to air all of our scheduled programming on a station with which we have time brokerage agreements or that we will receive the anticipated revenue from the sale of advertising for such programming.
Under a typical joint sales agreement, a station licensee obtains, for a fee, the right to sell substantially all of the commercial advertising on a separately owned and licensed station in the same market. It also involves the provision by the selling party of certain sales, accounting and services to the station whose advertising is being sold. Unlike a time brokerage agreement, the typical joint sales agreement does not involve operating the stations program format.
In a shared services agreement, one station provides services, generally of a non-programming nature, to another station in the same market. This enables the recipient of the services to save on overhead costs.
As part of its increased scrutiny of television and radio station acquisitions, the DOJ has stated publicly that it believes that time brokerage agreements and joint sales agreements could violate the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, or the HSRA, if such agreements take effect prior to the expiration of the waiting period under the HSRA. Furthermore, the DOJ has noted that joint sales agreements may raise antitrust concerns under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and has challenged them in certain locations. The DOJ also has stated publicly that it has established certain revenue and audience share concentration benchmarks with respect to television and radio station acquisitions, above which a transaction may receive additional antitrust scrutiny. See Risk Factors below.
The FCC is examining such understandings as part of its quadrennial media ownership review that began in 2010 and in connection with proposed assignments of licenses and transfers of control pending before the FCC.
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Digital Television Services. The FCC has adopted rules for implementing digital television service in the United States. Implementation of digital television has improved the technical quality of television signals and provides broadcasters the flexibility to offer new services, including high-definition television and broadband data transmission. The digital transition for full-power television stations was completed on June 12, 2009.
The FCC has required full-power television stations in the United States to operate in digital television. The FCC has set September 1, 2015 as the date for the transition of low-power television stations to digital transmission. We are in the process of transitioning certain of our low-power stations to digital where we believe that an audience is present to view such stations.
The FCC has adopted rules to permit low-power stations to operate on a paired or stand-alone basis in digital service. We have secured authority for certain of our low-power stations to have paired operations or operate in digital. In certain cases, we have requested authority to flash cut certain of our low-power stations to digital service. In those markets where no spectrum was available for paired operations, we will make a decision to switch individual stations from analog to digital service based on the viewing patterns of our viewers.
Equipment and other costs associated with the transition to digital television, including the necessity of temporary dual-mode operations and the relocation of stations from one channel to another, have imposed some near-term financial costs on our television stations providing the services. The potential also exists for new sources of revenue to be derived from use of the digital spectrum, which we have begun to explore in certain of our markets.
Digital Radio Services. The FCC has adopted standards for authorizing and implementing terrestrial digital audio broadcasting technology, known as In-Band On-Channel or HD Radio, for radio stations. Digital audio broadcastings advantages over traditional analog broadcasting technology include improved sound quality and the ability to offer a greater variety of auxiliary services. This technology permits FM and AM stations to transmit radio programming in both analog and digital formats, or in digital only formats, using the bandwidth that the radio station is currently licensed to use. We have elected and commenced the process of rolling out this technology on a gradual basis owing to the absence of receivers equipped to receive such signals and are considering its merits as well as its costs. It is unclear what effect such technology will have on our business or the operations of our radio stations.
Radio Frequency Radiation. The FCC has adopted rules limiting human exposure to levels of radio frequency radiation. These rules require applicants for renewal of broadcast licenses or modification of existing licenses to inform the FCC whether an applicants broadcast facility would expose people to excessive radio frequency radiation. We currently believe that all of our stations are in compliance with the FCCs current rules regarding radio frequency radiation exposure.
Low-Power Radio Broadcast Service. The FCC has created a low-power FM radio service and has granted a limited number of construction permits for such stations. Pursuant to legislation adopted in 2011, this service is being expanded and the opportunities for FM translator stations reduced. The low-power FM service allows for the operation of low-power FM radio stations, with a maximum power level of 100 watts. The 100-watt stations reach an area with a radius of approximately three and one-half miles. The low-power FM stations are required to protect other existing FM stations, as currently required of full-powered FM stations.
The low-power FM service is exclusively non-commercial. To date, our stations have not suffered any technical interference from such low-power FM stations signals. Due to current technical restrictions and the non-commercial ownership requirement for low-power FM stations, we have not found that low-power FM service has caused any detrimental economic impact on our stations as well. Federal legislation has resulted in the increase in the availability of the low-power FM service and the FCC has recently begun granting new low-power FM authorizations. We do not foresee any material impact on our stations as a result of this legislation.
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Other Proceedings. The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, or SHVIA, allows satellite carriers to deliver broadcast programming to subscribers who are unable to obtain television network programming over the air from local television stations. Congress in 1999 enacted legislation to amend the SHVIA to facilitate the ability of satellite carriers to provide subscribers with programming from local television stations. Any satellite company that has chosen to provide local-into-local service must provide subscribers with all of the local broadcast television signals that are assigned to the market and where television licensees ask to be carried on the satellite system. We have taken advantage of this law to secure carriage of our full-power stations in those markets where the satellite operators have implemented local-into-local service. SHVIA expired in 2004 and Congress adopted the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, or SHVERA. SHVERA extended the ability of satellite operators to implement local-into-local service. SHVERA expired in late 2009, but was extended in May 2010 by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, or STELA. STELA provided a further five-year extension of the carry one/carry all rule earlier adopted in SHVIA and SHVERA and will expire in 2014 unless renewed at that time. To the extent we have decided to secure our carriage on DBS through retransmission consent agreements, the carry one/carry all rule is no longer relevant to us. While STELA made certain changes, we do not foresee a material impact of such legislation on our operations. The 2014 renewal and extension of STELA may be accompanied by modifications to the must-carry and retransmission consent rules. We cannot say at this time what the exact terms of such renewal and extension might be.
White Spaces. The FCC has adopted rules, that are under appeal by the National Association of Broadcasters and other parties, to allow unlicensed users to operate within the broadcast spectrum in unoccupied parts known as the white spaces. The intention of the rules was to make available unused spectrum for use in connection with wireless functions related to connectivity between computers and related devices and the Internet. The FCC believes that the provisions it adopted will protect broadcast services. Broadcast groups, on the other hand, believe that operation of unlicensed devices in the white spaces has the potential for causing interference to broadcast reception. It is premature to judge the potential impact of what services, if any, operate under the FCCs rules on over-the-air broadcasting.
Performance Tax. While radio broadcasters have long paid license fees to composers for the musical works they have written, radio broadcasters have never compensated musical artists for their recordings of these works. The rationale was that the radio broadcasting industry provided artists, free of charge, with a promotional service for their performance.
As the entire music industry has changed, with revenues from the sale of CDs continuing to drop dramatically, both musical artists and the recording companies have sought a change in how business is done. The recording companies, with the backing of many artists, have asked Congress to require that broadcasters pay fees for the broadcast exploitation of musical works. Such legislation received favorable committee action in Congress during 2009 and 2010, but no legislation was then enacted. Congress has not taken any subsequent actions, but the issue remains under consideration. Were such legislation to be adopted, its impact would depend on how any fees were structured.
Spectrum Policies. After studying national broadband needs, the FCC made a determination that a critical need exists to expand the spectrum available for wireless broadband services. This need is perceived to arise based on a finding that consumers and businesses will have an increasing usage of wireless devices and the associated spectrum for telephony, data transmission, and entertainment purposes. The FCC has further determined that in order to avert a spectrum crisis, it must recover and reallocate to wireless broadband a total of 500 MHz of spectrum, of which 120 MHz (amounting to 20 channels) are expected to come from spectrum currently allocated to television broadcasting.
In order to achieve this spectrum recovery, the FCC has proposed that broadcasters participate in voluntary incentive auctions in which interested station owners would offer the spectrum of their stations in a reverse auction, providing spectrum for wireless operators to purchase in a simultaneous or future forward auction.
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Legislation to achieve that goal was enacted by Congress in February 2012. The FCC has commenced a series of rulemaking proceedings to develop rules to establish how such auctions, now expected to occur in 2015, will be undertaken, how stations will be valued, what percentage of the auction payments will go to broadcasters, and what rights, if any, will selling stations or stations agreeing to share spectrum retain following the completion of the sale of their stations and associated spectrum. Likewise, following the completion of the auction process, the FCC intends to repack the television band and this repacking may have an impact on our full-service and Class A stations as such stations may have to be relocated and the levels of interference protection and other regulatory provisions may be altered to accommodate the reduction in available broadcast channels.
Any reduction in available spectrum arising from the post-auction repacking process may have a detrimental impact on low-power stations (other than Class A stations), including the loss of those in television markets where there will no longer be available spectrum to accommodate them. The loss of such broadcasting opportunities could have a detrimental effect on our business.
The FCC commenced a proceeding in November 2010 to determine how to modernize spectrum rules for the television band. Among the proposals under consideration are the sharing of the spectrum allocated to a television station among multiple stations, altering spacing among stations and interference protections between stations through an unpacking of broadcast television allocations, and improving television reception in the VHF band so that remaining television stations would use VHF spectrum while freeing up UHF channels from 32 to 51. Until the related incentive auction and modernization proceedings are completed, it is premature to reach any conclusions as to these proceedings and the eventual impact therefrom on the future of television broadcasting.
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
While we have a history of losses in some periods and income in other periods, periods of losses, if continued, could adversely affect the market price of our securities and our ability to raise capital.
We had net income of approximately $133.8 million and $13.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and a net loss of approximately $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. If we cannot continue to generate net income or generate it on a consistent basis in the future, there could be an adverse effect on the market price of our securities, which in turn could adversely affect our ability to raise additional equity capital or to incur additional debt as and when needed.
If we cannot raise required capital, we may have to reduce or curtail certain existing operations.
We require significant additional capital for general working capital and debt service needs. If our cash flow and existing working capital are not sufficient to fund our general working capital and debt service requirements, we will have to raise additional funds by selling equity, refinancing some or all of our existing debt or selling assets or subsidiaries. None of these alternatives for raising additional funds may be available on acceptable terms to us, in amounts sufficient for us to meet our requirements, or at all. In addition, our ability to raise additional funds and engage in acquisitions is limited by the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. Our failure to obtain any required new financing may, if needed, require us to reduce or curtail certain existing operations.
Our substantial level of debt could limit our ability to grow and compete.
Our total indebtedness was approximately $364.1 million as of December 31, 2013. A significant portion of our cash flow from operations is and will continue to be used to service our debt obligations, and our ability to obtain additional financing is limited by the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. We may not have sufficient future cash flow to meet our debt payments, or we may not be able to refinance any of our debt at maturity. We have pledged substantially all of our assets and our existing and future domestic subsidiaries to our lenders as collateral. Our lenders could proceed against the collateral to repay outstanding indebtedness if we are unable to meet our debt service obligations. If amounts outstanding under the amended Credit Agreement were to be accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full the money owed to such lender.
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Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences to our business, such as:
| preventing us, under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement, from obtaining additional financing to grow our business and compete effectively; |
| limiting our ability, as a practical matter, to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our growth strategy or other purposes; and |
| placing us at a disadvantage compared to those of our competitors who have less debt. |
The 2013 Credit Agreement contains various covenants that limit managements discretion in the operation of our business and could limit our ability to grow and compete.
Subject to certain exceptions, the 2013 Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit our ability to, among other things:
| incur additional indebtedness or change or amend the terms of any senior indebtedness, subject to certain conditions; |
| incur liens; |
| dispose of certain assets; |
| consummate any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all assets; |
| make certain investments; |
| enter into transactions with affiliates; |
| use loan proceeds to purchase or carry margin stock or for any other prohibited purpose; |
| incur certain contingent obligations; |
| make certain restricted payments; and |
| enter new lines of business, change accounting methods or amend our organizational documents in any materially adverse way to the agent or the lenders. |
Moreover, if we fail to comply with any of the financial covenants or ratios under the 2013 Credit Agreement, our lenders could:
| Elect to declare all amounts borrowed to be immediately due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest; and/or |
| Terminate their commitments, if any, to make further extensions of credit. |
Any such action by our lenders would have a material adverse effect on our overall business and financial condition.
In recent years, we have experienced net losses, primarily as a result of challenging and uncertain economic conditions. Were these conditions to continue for an extended period of time or worsen, our ability to comply with the 2013 Credit Agreement, including financial covenants and ratios, and continue to operate our business as it is presently conducted, could be jeopardized.
We reported net income of $133.8 million and had positive cash flow from operations of $32.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. We reported net income of $13.6 million and had positive cash flow from operations of $40.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Additionally, as of December 31, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of $791.6 million. If we were to experience net losses and declining net revenue over a period of time, there could be an adverse effect on our liquidity and capital resources. In addition, if events or
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circumstances occur such that we were not able to generate positive cash flow and operate our business as it is presently conducted, we may be required to refinance our existing debt, sell assets, curtail certain operations and/or obtain additional equity or debt financing. There is no assurance that any such transactions, if required, could be consummated on terms satisfactory to us or at all. Any default under our 2013 Credit Facility, inability to renegotiate such agreements if required, obtain additional financing if needed, or obtain waivers for any failure to comply with financial covenants and ratios would have a material adverse effect on our overall business and financial condition.
Our ability to generate the significant amount of cash needed to service our indebtedness and financial obligations and our ability to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness or obtain additional financing depends on many factors beyond our control. In addition, we may not be able to pay amounts due on our indebtedness.
As of December 31, 2013, we had outstanding total indebtedness of approximately $364.1 million. Our ability to make payments on and refinance our indebtedness, including the amounts borrowed under our 2013 Credit Facility and other financial obligations, and to fund our operations will depend on our ability to generate substantial operating cash flow. Our cash flow generation will depend on our future performance, which is subject to many factors, including prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available to us under our 2013 Credit Facility or otherwise, in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness, including the borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility, or to fund our other liquidity needs. If events or circumstances occur such that we are not able to generate positive cash flow and operate our business as it is presently conducted, we may be required to refinance our existing indebtedness, sell assets, curtail certain operations and/or obtain additional equity or debt financing. There is no assurance that any such transactions, if required, could be consummated on terms satisfactory to us or at all. In addition, the current uncertain economic environment has had and may continue to have an impact on our liquidity and capital resources. Because of these and other factors beyond our control, we may be unable to pay the principal, premium (if any), interest or other amounts on our indebtedness.
Current uncertain economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our industry, business, results of operations or financial position.
The continuation or worsening of current uncertain economic conditions could have an adverse effect on the fundamentals of our business, results of operations and/or financial position. These conditions could have a negative impact on our industry or the industry of those customers who advertise on our stations, including, among others, the services, telecommunications, automotive, fast food and restaurant, and retail industries, which provide a significant amount of our advertising revenue. There can be no assurance that we will not experience any further material adverse effect on our business as a result of current economic conditions or that the actions of the United States Government, Federal Reserve or other governmental and regulatory bodies for the reported purpose of stabilizing the economy or financial markets will achieve their intended effect. Additionally, some of these actions may adversely affect financial institutions, capital providers, advertisers or other consumers or our financial condition, results of operations or the trading price of our securities. Potential consequences of the foregoing include:
| the financial condition of companies that advertise on our stations, including, among others, those in the services, telecommunications, automotive, fast food and restaurant, and retail industries, which may file for bankruptcy protection or face severe cash flow issues, may result in a further significant decline in our advertising revenue; |
| our ability to borrow capital on terms and conditions that we find acceptable, or at all, may be limited, which could limit our ability to refinance our existing debt; |
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| our ability to pursue permitted acquisitions or divestitures of television or radio assets may be limited, both as a result of these factors and, with respect to acquisitions, limitations contained in our 2013 Credit Agreement; |
| the possible further impairment of some or all of the value of our syndicated programming, goodwill and other intangible assets, including our broadcast licenses; and |
| the possibility that our lenders under the 2013 Credit Facility could refuse to fund its commitment to us or could fail, and we may not be able to replace the financing commitment of any such lender on satisfactory terms, or at all. |
The recent recession and difficulties in the global capital and credit markets have adversely affected, and current uncertain economic conditions may continue to adversely affect, our business, as well as the industries of many of our customers, which are cyclical in nature.
Some of the markets in which our advertisers participate, such as the services, telecommunications, automotive, fast food and restaurant, and retail industries, are cyclical in nature, thus posing a risk to us which is beyond our control. Recent declines in consumer and business confidence and spending, together with significant reductions in the availability and increases in the cost of credit and volatility in the capital and credit markets, have adversely affected the business and economic environment in which we operate and can affect the profitability of our business. Our business is exposed to risks associated with the creditworthiness of our key advertisers and other strategic business partners. These conditions have resulted in financial instability or other adverse effects at many of our advertisers and other strategic business partners. The consequences of such adverse effects could include the delay or cancellation of customer advertising orders, cancellation of our programming and termination of facilities that broadcast or re-broadcast our programming. The reoccurrence of any of these conditions may adversely affect our cash flow, profitability and financial condition. During 2008 and 2009, as a result of the global financial crisis and recession, lenders and institutional investors reduced and, in some cases, ceased to provide funding to borrowers reducing the availability of liquidity and credit to fund or support the continuation and expansion of business operations worldwide. Although the markets have improved since the depths of the recession, the overall economic recovery has continued to be uneven. Future disruption of the credit markets and/or sluggish economic growth in future periods could adversely affect our customers access to credit which supports the continuation and expansion of their businesses and could result in advertising or broadcast cancellations or suspensions, payment delays or defaults by our customers.
Current uncertain economic conditions and their impact on consumer and general business confidence could negatively affect us.
Recent disruption in the financial markets has generally created difficult conditions for companies globally. Consumer confidence and business and consumer spending have been volatile during this period, and could remain so for an extended period of time. Consumer purchases of advertising time are sensitive to these conditions and may decline in future periods where disposable income is adversely affected or there is economic uncertainty. The tightening of credit in financial markets also adversely affects the ability of our customers to obtain financing for advertising purchases.
Adverse or uncertain general economic conditions may cause potential customers to defer or forgo the purchase of advertising time. Moreover, insolvencies associated with current economic conditions or future economic downturns could adversely affect our business through the loss of carriers and clients or by hampering our ability to sell advertising or generate retransmission consent revenue. Further, reduced levels of staffing due to further layoffs could also have a negative impact on our business by spreading our personnel resources too thinly and not being able to cover all of our customer markets as effectively as in previous periods.
If our earnings were to decrease in future periods, it is possible that we would fail to comply with the terms of the our 2013 Credit Facility, which would have a significant adverse effect on us.
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Current uncertain economic conditions may affect our financial performance or our ability to forecast our business with accuracy.
Our operations and performance depend significantly on U.S. and, to a lesser extent, international economic conditions and their impact on purchases of advertising by our customers. As a result of the global financial crisis, which was experienced on a broad and extensive scope and scale, and the recession in the United States, general economic conditions deteriorated significantly throughout 2008 and most of 2009, and the economic recovery since that time has been uneven. Economic conditions may remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. In 2010, we experienced increased customer demand for advertising commitments in both our television and radio segments. However, excluding advertising solely attributable to the World Cup and political activity, we believe that demand was relatively flat for advertising during 2010. Additionally, in 2011, we did not benefit from the occurrence of any of these periodic events. In 2012, we experienced increased customer demand for advertising commitments in both our television and radio segments, and benefited from increased revenue attributable to political activity. In 2013, we experienced conditions similar to 2011, that is, the absence of major sporting events and political activity. We believe that this general economic uncertainty may continue in future periods, as our customers alter their purchasing activities in response to the new economic reality, and, among other things, our customers may change or scale back future purchases of advertising. This uncertainty may also affect our ability to prepare accurate financial forecasts or meet specific forecasted results. It is currently unclear as to what overall effect the current uncertain economic conditions will continue to have on the marketplace and our future business. If we are unable to adequately respond to or forecast further changes in demand for advertising if current uncertain economic conditions persist or deteriorate, our results of operations, financial condition and business prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
Cancellations or reductions of advertising could adversely affect our results of operations.
We do not obtain long-term commitments from our advertisers, and advertisers may cancel, reduce or postpone orders without penalty. We have experienced cancellations, reductions or delays in purchases of advertising from time to time in the past and more regularly during the recent global financial crisis and recession. These have affected, and could continue to affect, our revenue and results of operations, especially if we are unable to replace such advertising purchases. Many of our expenses are based, at least in part, on our expectations of future revenue and are therefore relatively fixed once budgeted. Therefore, weakness in advertising sales would adversely impact both our revenue and our results of operations.
Our advertising revenue can vary substantially from period to period based on many factors beyond our control, including but not limited to those discussed above. This volatility affects our operating results and may reduce our ability to repay indebtedness or reduce the market value of our securities.
We rely on sales of advertising time for most of our revenues and, as a result, our operating results are sensitive to the amount of advertising revenue we generate. If we generate less revenue, it may be more difficult for us to repay our indebtedness and the value of our business may decline. Our ability to sell advertising time depends on:
| the levels of advertising, which can fluctuate between and among industry groups and in general, based on industry and general economic conditions; |
| the health of the economy in the area where our television and radio stations are located and in the nation as a whole; |
| the popularity of our programming and that of our competition; |
| changes in the makeup of the population in the areas where our stations are located; |
| the activities of our competitors, including increased competition from other forms of advertising-based mediums, such as other broadcast television stations, radio stations, MVPDs and internet and broadband content providers serving in the same markets; and |
| other factors that may be beyond our control. |
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Changes in our accounting estimates and assumptions could negatively affect our financial position and operating results.
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and our financial statements. We are also required to make certain judgments that affect the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during each reporting period. We periodically evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those relating to the valuation of intangible assets, investments, income taxes, stock-based compensation, claims handling obligations, retirement plans, reserves, litigation and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable at the time we make those assumptions, based on specific circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from our estimated results. Additionally, changes in accounting standards, assumptions or estimates may have an adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
The terms of any additional equity or convertible debt financing could contain terms that are superior to the rights of our existing security holders.
Depending upon our future results of operations, ability to further reduce costs as necessary and comply with our financing agreements, including financial covenants and ratios, we may require additional equity or debt financing. If future funds are raised through issuance of stock or convertible debt, these securities could have rights, privileges and preference senior to those of common stock. The sale of additional equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities could also result in dilution to our current shareholders. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if required, will be available on terms satisfactory to us or at all.
Any failure to maintain our FCC broadcast licenses could cause a default under our 2013 Credit Facility and cause an acceleration of our indebtedness.
Our 2013 Credit Facility requires us to maintain our FCC licenses. If the FCC were to revoke any of our material licenses, our lender could declare all amounts outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable. If our indebtedness is accelerated, we may not have sufficient funds to pay the amounts owed.
We have a significant amount of goodwill and other intangible assets and we may never realize the full value of our intangible assets. Although we have not recorded impairment of our television or radio assets since 2010, in prior years we recorded impairment of certain assets.
Goodwill and intangible assets totaled $277 million and $280 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily attributable to acquisitions in prior years. At the date of these acquisitions, the fair value of the acquired goodwill and intangible assets equaled its book value.
Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are tested annually on October 1 for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that our assets might be impaired. Such circumstances may include, among other things, a further significant decrease in our operating performance, decrease in prevailing broadcast transaction multiples, deterioration in broadcasting industry revenues, adverse market conditions, a further significant decrease in our market capitalization, adverse changes in applicable laws and regulations, including changes that restrict the activities of or affect the products or services sold by our businesses and a variety of other factors. Appraisals of any of our reporting units or changes in estimates of our future cash flows could affect our impairment analysis in future periods and cause us to record either an additional expense for impairment of assets previously determined to be impaired or record an expense for impairment of other assets. Depending on future circumstances, we may never realize the full value of our intangible assets. Any determination of impairment of our goodwill or other intangibles could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
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Univisions ownership of our Class U common stock may make some transactions difficult or impossible to complete without Univisions support.
Univision is the holder of all of our issued and outstanding Class U common stock. Although the Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors, Univision does have the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving our company, any dissolution of our company and any assignment of the FCC licenses for any of our Univision-affiliated television stations. Univisions ownership interest may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company and may make some transactions more difficult or impossible to complete without Univisions support or due to Univisions then-existing media interests in applicable markets.
If our affiliation or other contractual relationships with Univision or Univisions programming success change in an adverse manner, it could negatively affect our television ratings, business, revenue and results of operations.
Our affiliation and other contractual relationships with Univision have a significant impact on our business, revenue and results of operations of our television stations. If our affiliation agreement or another contractual relationship with Univision were terminated, or if Univision were to stop providing programming to us for any reason and we were unable to obtain replacement programming of comparable quality, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue and results of operations. We regularly engage in discussions with Univision regarding various matters relating to our contractual relationships. If Univision were to not continue to provide programming, marketing, available advertising time and other support to us on the same basis as currently provided, or if our affiliation agreement or another contractual relationship with Univision were to otherwise change in an adverse manner, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue and results of operations.
Our television stations compete for audiences and advertising revenue primarily on the basis of programming content and advertising rates. Audience ratings are a key factor in determining our television advertising rates and the revenue that we generate. If Univisions programming success or ratings were to decline, it could lead to a reduction in our advertising rates and advertising revenue on which our television business depends. Univisions relationships with Televisa and Venevision are important to Univisions, and consequently our, continued success. If Televisa were to stop providing programming to Univision for any reason, and Univision were unable to provide us with replacement programming of comparable quality, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Additionally, by aligning ourselves closely with Univision, we might forego other opportunities that could diversify our television programming and avoid dependence on Univisions television networks
Because three of our directors, and stockholders affiliated with them, hold the majority of our voting power, they can ensure the outcome of most matters on which our stockholders vote.
As of December 31, 2013, Walter F. Ulloa, Philip C. Wilkinson and Paul A. Zevnik together held approximately 76% of the combined voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock. Each of Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik is a member of our board of directors, and Mr. Ulloa also serves as our chief executive officer. In addition to their shares of our Class A common stock, collectively these individuals own all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class B common stock, which have ten votes per share on any matter subject to a vote of the stockholders. Accordingly, Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik together have the ability to elect each of the members of our board of directors. Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik have agreed contractually to vote their shares to elect themselves as directors of our company. Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik, voting in concert, also have the ability to control the outcome of most matters requiring stockholder approval. This control may discourage certain types of transactions involving an actual or potential change of control of our company, such as a merger or sale of the company.
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Stockholders who desire to change control of our company may be prevented from doing so by provisions of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the agreement that governs our 2013 Credit Facility. In addition, other agreements contain provisions that could discourage a takeover.
Our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would benefit our stockholders. The provisions of our certificate of incorporation could diminish the opportunities for a stockholder to participate in tender offers. In addition, under our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors may issue preferred stock on terms that could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company. The issuance of preferred stock could also negatively affect the voting power of holders of our common stock. The provisions of our certificate of incorporation may have the effect of discouraging or preventing an acquisition or sale of our business.
In addition, the 2013 Credit Agreement contains limitations on our ability to enter into a change of control transaction. Under the 2013 Credit Agreement, the occurrence of a change of control would constitute an event of default permitting acceleration of our outstanding indebtedness.
If we do not successfully respond to rapid changes in technology and evolving industry trends, we may not be able to compete effectively.
Technology in the broadcast, entertainment and Internet industries is changing rapidly. Advances in technologies or alternative methods of content delivery, as well as certain changes in consumer or advertiser behavior driven by changes in these or other technologies and methods of delivery, could have a negative effect on our business. Examples of such advances in technologies include video-on-demand, satellite radio, video games, DVD players and other personal video and audio systems (e.g., iPods, iPads and tablet devices), wireless devices, text messaging, streaming video, and downloading from the Internet. For example, devices that allow users to view or listen to television or radio programs on a time-shifted basis, and technologies which enable users to fast-forward or skip advertisements altogether, such as DVRs (e.g., TiVo), Aereo (whose operations involving the retransmission of local broadcast signals are scheduled to be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014), the Dish Network Hopper and portable digital devices, may cause changes in consumer behavior that could affect the perceived attractiveness of our services to advertisers, and could adversely affect our advertising revenue and our results of operations. In addition, further increases in the use of portable digital devices which allow users to view or listen to content of their own choosing, in their own time, while avoiding traditional commercial advertisements, could adversely affect our advertising revenue and our results of operations. Additionally, cable providers and direct-to-home satellite operators are developing new video compression technologies that allow them to transmit more channels on their existing equipment to highly targeted audiences, reducing the cost of creating such channels and potentially leading to increased competition for viewers in some of our markets. Our ability to adapt to changes in technology on a timely and effective basis and exploit new sources of revenue from these changes may affect our business prospects and results of operations.
If we cannot renew our FCC broadcast licenses, our broadcast operations would be impaired.
Our television and radio businesses depend upon maintaining our broadcast licenses, which are issued by the FCC. The FCC has the authority to renew licenses, not renew them, renew them only with significant qualifications, including renewals for less than a full term, or revoke them. Although we expect to renew all our FCC licenses in the ordinary course, we cannot assure investors that our future renewal applications will be approved, or that the renewals will not include conditions or qualifications that could adversely affect our operations. Failing to renew any of our stations main licenses would prevent us from operating the affected stations, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we renew our licenses with substantial conditions or modifications (including renewing one or more of our licenses for less than the standard term of eight years), it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Displacement of any of our low-power television stations (other than Class A stations) could cause our ratings and revenue for any such station to decrease.
A significant portion of our television stations are licensed by the FCC for low-power service only. Our low-power television stations operate with less power and coverage than our full-power stations. The FCC rules under which we operate provide that low-power television stations are treated as a secondary service. If any or all of our low-power stations are found to cause interference to full-power stations or sufficient channels become unavailable to accommodate incumbent broadcast television stations, owing to the relocation of full-power stations to fewer channels, we could be required to eliminate the interference or terminate service. In a few urban markets where we operate, including San Diego, there are a limited number of alternative channels to which our low-power television stations can migrate. If, as a result of the elimination of part of the broadcast spectrum or otherwise, we are unable to move the signals of our low-power television stations to replacement channels, or such channels do not permit us to maintain the same level of service, we may be unable to maintain the viewership these stations currently have, which could harm our ratings and advertising revenue or, in the worst case, cause us to discontinue operations at these low-power television stations.
Because our full-power television stations rely on retransmission consent rights to obtain cable carriage, new laws or regulations that eliminate or limit the scope of our cable carriage rights could have a material adverse impact on our television operations.
We no longer rely on must carry rights to obtain the retransmission of our full-power television stations on MVPDs. New laws or regulations could affect retransmission consent rights and the negotiating process between broadcasters and MVPDs.
Our low-power television stations do not have MVPD must carry rights. Some of our low-power television stations are carried on cable systems as they provide broadcast programming the cable systems desire and are part of the retransmission consent agreements we are party to. Where MVPDs are not contractually required to carry our low-power stations, we may face future uncertainty with respect to the availability of MVPD carriage for our low-power stations.
We are a party to various retransmission consent agreements that may be terminated or not extended following their current termination dates.
If our retransmission consent agreements are terminated or not extended following their current termination dates, our ability to reach MVPD subscribers and, thereby, compete effectively, may be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Retransmission consent revenue may not continue to grow at recent rates and are subject to reverse network compensation.
While we expect the amount of revenues generated from our retransmission consent agreements to continue to grow in the near-term and beyond, the rate of growth of such revenue may not continue at recent and current rates and may be detrimentally affected by network program suppliers seeking reverse network compensation.
Carriage of our signals on DBS services is subject to DBS companies providing local broadcast signals in the television markets we serve and our decision as to the terms upon which our signals will be carried.
SHVIA allowed DBS television companies, which are currently DirecTV and EchoStar/Dish Network, for the first time to transmit local broadcast television station signals back to their subscribers in local markets. In exchange for this privilege, however, SHVIA required that in television markets in which a DBS company elects to pick up and retransmit any local broadcast station signals, the DBS provider must also offer to its subscribers signals from all other qualified local broadcast television stations in that market. Our broadcast television stations in markets for which DBS operators have elected to carry local stations have previously obtained carriage under this carry one/carry all rule.
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SHVIA expired in 2004 and Congress adopted SHVERA, which expired in 2009, but was extended in May 2010 by STELA. STELA provides a further five-year extension, until 2014, of the carry one/carry all rule earlier adopted in SHVIA and SHVERA. To the extent we have decided to secure our carriage on DBS through retransmission consent agreements, the carry one/carry all rule no longer is relevant to us.
Changes in the FCCs ownership rules could lead to increased market power for our competitors or could place limits on our ability to acquire stations in certain markets.
As required by the Communications Act and as the regulator of over-the-air broadcasting, the FCC, both on a quadrennial basis and in individual proceedings, continues to review its policies for the ownership of both radio and television stations. To date, however, only a reduction in the nationwide television cap, to 39% of the viewing public, has been the subject of federal legislation. The impact of changes in the FCCs rules as to how many stations a party may own, operate and/or control, depends on whether the FCC expands its ownership limits, as it has done in the past, or adopts new limits on ownership, as it has also done. In the case of the former, expanding ownership limits could result in our competitors ability to increase their ownership presence in the markets in which we operate. In the case of the latter, we may be unable to acquire stations in markets where additional station ownership would enable us to achieve operating efficiencies or grow our broadcasting business.
We rely on over-the-air spectrum which might be taken away, auctioned or be subject to other modifications (including repacking) pursuant to an FCC-sanctioned process.
Our television business operates through over-the-air transmission of broadcast signals. These transmissions are authorized under licenses issued to our stations by the FCC. The current electromagnetic spectrum is finite and certain parts of the spectrum are better than others owing to the ability of electromagnetic signals to penetrate buildings. This is the portion of the spectrum where broadcast stations operate.
With the advent of mobile wireless communications and its use not only for voice but for broadband distribution, the need for spectrum has grown. The FCC is engaged in efforts related to the implementation of a national broadcast plan it has developed. The plan calls for an increase in the amount of spectrum available for use by wireless broadband services. Available sources of such spectrum are limited and the spectrum allotted for television broadcasting as a source for such spectrum repurposing has been identified as containing spectrum that the FCC believes should be recovered in part and made available for wireless broadband use. The FCC has been required by statute to undertake any such repurposing in a manner such that its application to full-service and Class A television stations will be voluntary and television broadcasters will not be required to return their existing spectrum. However, it cannot be certain how the FCCs efforts to secure additional spectrum for mobile wireless communications and the incentive auction and repacking processes that accompany the redistribution of broadcast spectrum will affect television broadcasting, as it remains dependent on the applications of such legislation, the rules to be adopted by the FCC, and the actions of broadcasters in responding to the new, altered spectrum environment.
There are significant political, legal and technical issues to overcome and be considered by us before changes in spectrum use may occur. The loss of spectrum could have a significant impact on our television business as would the sale or auction of spectrum or the modification of the available spectrum. We are giving consideration to all of the implications of the expected changes in how spectrum will be made available for broadcasting.
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Available Information
We make available free of charge on our corporate website, www.entravision.com, the following reports, and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC:
| our annual report on Form 10-K; |
| our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; and |
| our current reports on Form 8-K. |
The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this report or incorporated by reference into this or any other filing we make with the SEC.
ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
None.
ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES |
Our corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. We lease approximately 16,000 square feet of space in the building housing our corporate headquarters under a lease expiring in 2021. We also lease approximately 45,000 square feet of space in the building housing our radio network headquarters in Los Angeles, California, under a lease expiring in 2016.
The types of properties required to support each of our television and radio stations typically include offices, broadcasting studios and antenna towers where broadcasting transmitters and antenna equipment are located. The majority of our office, studio and tower facilities are leased pursuant to long-term leases. We also own the buildings and/or land used for office, studio and tower facilities at certain of our television and/or radio properties. We own substantially all of the equipment used in our television and radio broadcasting business. We believe that all of our facilities and equipment are adequate to conduct our present operations. We also lease certain facilities and broadcast equipment in the operation of our business. See Note 11 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
We currently and from time to time are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business, but we are not currently a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us or our business.
ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Our Class A common stock has been listed and traded on The New York Stock Exchange since August 2, 2000 under the symbol EVC. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices reported by The New York Stock Exchange for our Class A common stock for the periods indicated:
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Year Ending December 31, 2012 |
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First Quarter |
$ | 1.95 | $ | 1.35 | ||||
Second Quarter |
$ | 1.85 | $ | 1.14 | ||||
Third Quarter |
$ | 1.55 | $ | 1.10 | ||||
Fourth Quarter |
$ | 1.73 | $ | 1.13 | ||||
Year Ending December 31, 2013 |
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First Quarter |
$ | 3.53 | $ | 1.64 | ||||
Second Quarter |
$ | 6.25 | $ | 2.66 | ||||
Third Quarter |
$ | 7.27 | $ | 5.02 | ||||
Fourth Quarter |
$ | 7.03 | $ | 5.08 |
As of March 3, 2014, there were approximately 152 holders of record of our Class A common stock. We believe that the number of beneficial owners of our Class A common stock substantially exceeds this number.
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Performance Graph
The following graph, which was produced by Research Data Group, Inc., depicts our quarterly performance for the period from December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2013, as measured by total stockholder return on our Class A common stock compared with the total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Broadcasting & Cable TV Index. Upon request, we will furnish to stockholders a list of the component companies of such indices.
We caution that the stock price performance shown in the graph below should not be considered indicative of potential future stock price performance.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Entravision Communications Corporation, the S&P 500 Index
and the S&P Broadcasting Index
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Index | 12/31/08 | 12/31/09 | 12/31/10 | 12/31/11 | 12/31/12 | 12/31/13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Entravision Communications Corporation |
100.00 | 217.95 | 164.74 | 103.47 | 118.97 | 445.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 |
100.00 | 126.46 | 145.51 | 148.59 | 172.37 | 228.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P Broadcasting |
100.00 | 176.79 | 228.86 | 265.42 | 387.26 | 608.38 |
Source: SNL Financial LC, Charlottesville, VA
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Dividend Policy
We paid a cash dividend on our Class A, Class B, and Class U common stock of $0.125 per share on December 30, 2013, consisting of a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share and a special dividend of $0.10 per share. We paid a special cash dividend on our Class A, Class B, and Class U common stock of $0.12 per share on December 28, 2012. We paid a special cash dividend on our Class A, Class B, and Class U common stock of $0.06 per share on December 30, 2011. We currently anticipate making cash dividends on a quarterly basis in future periods. Any decision to pay future cash dividends will be subject to further approval by the Board. Our future dividend policy, including the amount of any dividend, will depend on factors considered relevant in the discretion of the Board of Directors, which may include, among other things, our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition. In addition, the 2013 Credit Agreement places certain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on any class of our common stock.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and shares reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2013:
Plan Category |
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding Securities Reflected in the First Column) |
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Incentive Stock Plans (1) |
8,210,850 | (2) | $ | 4.05 | (3) | 6,283,701 | ||||||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
N/A | (4) | N/A | (4) | 3,997,062 | |||||||
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8,210,850 | $ | 4.05 | 10,280,763 | ||||||||
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(1) | Represents information with respect to both our 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. No options, warrants or rights have been issued other than pursuant to these plans. |
(2) | Includes an aggregate of 494,500 restricted stock units. |
(3) | Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options; excludes restricted stock units. |
(4) | Our 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, permits full-time employees to have payroll deductions made to purchase shares of our Class A common stock during specified purchase periods. The purchase price is the lower of 85% of (1) the fair market value per share of our Class A common stock on the last business day before the purchase period begins and (2) the fair market value per share of our Class A common stock on the last business day of the purchase period. Consequently, the price at which shares will be purchased for the purchase period currently in effect is not known. We suspended the ESPP in 2009. |
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ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
The selected financial data set forth below with respect to our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and with respect to our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements which are included elsewhere herein. The consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included herein.
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with both, Item 7 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this annual report on Form 10-K and the consolidated statements and the notes to those consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this annual report on Form 10-K.
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31,556 | 37,818 | 36,511 | 38,046 | 38,278 | |||||||||||||||
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19,771 | 17,976 | 15,669 | 18,416 | 14,918 | |||||||||||||||
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14,953 | 16,426 | 18,653 | 19,229 | 21,033 | |||||||||||||||
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53,950 | 58,777 | 34,973 | 3,874 | (19,548 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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(24,631 | ) | (35,407 | ) | (37,650 | ) | (24,429 | ) | (27,948 | ) | ||||||||||
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(29,675 | ) | (3,743 | ) | (423 | ) | (987 | ) | (4,716 | ) | ||||||||||
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(312 | ) | 19,713 | (2,410 | ) | (21,282 | ) | (51,753 | ) | |||||||||||
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134,137 | (6,112 | ) | (5,790 | ) | 3,376 | 1,917 | |||||||||||||
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133,825 | 13,601 | (8,200 | ) | (17,906 | ) | (49,836 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 133,825 | $ | 13,601 | $ | (8,200 | ) | $ | (18,086 | ) | $ | (50,072 | ) | |||||||
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$ | 1.53 | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.60 | ) | |||||||
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$ | 1.50 | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.60 | ) | |||||||
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$ | 9,748 | $ | 9,900 | $ | 8,218 | $ | 7,177 | $ | 6,961 | ||||||||||
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$ | 43,822 | $ | 36,130 | $ | 58,719 | $ | 72,390 | $ | 27,666 | ||||||||||
Total assets |
538,237 | 438,051 | 467,321 | 490,810 | 487,927 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portion |
364,063 | 340,814 | 379,662 | 396,119 | 363,949 | |||||||||||||||
Total stockholders equity (deficit) |
$ | 136,024 | $ | 5,401 | $ | (561 | ) | $ | 10,357 | $ | 25,235 |
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ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion of our consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and consolidated financial condition as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this document.
OVERVIEW
We are a diversified Spanish-language media company utilizing a combination of television and radio operations, together with mobile, digital and other interactive media platforms, to reach Hispanic consumers across the United States, as well as the border markets of Mexico. We operate in two reportable segments: television broadcasting and radio broadcasting. Our net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $223.9 million. Of that amount, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for 70% and revenue generated by our radio segment accounted for 30%.
As of the date of filing this report, we own and/or operate 58 primary television stations located primarily in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington, D.C. We own and operate 49 radio stations (38 FM and 11 AM) located primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas and a national sales representation firm. Our television and radio stations typically have local websites and other digital and interactive media platforms that provide users with news and information as well as a variety of other products and services.
We generate revenue primarily from sales of national and local advertising time on television and radio stations, and from retransmission consent agreements. Advertising rates are, in large part, based on each mediums ability to attract audiences in demographic groups targeted by advertisers. We recognize advertising revenue when commercials are broadcast. We do not obtain long-term commitments from our advertisers and, consequently, they may cancel, reduce or postpone orders without penalties. We pay commissions to agencies for local, regional and national advertising. For contracts directly with agencies, we record net revenue from these agencies. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the broadcasting industry and are due primarily to variations in advertising expenditures by both local and national advertisers. In addition, advertising revenue is generally higher during even-numbered years resulting from political advertising and in years when Univision has rights to broadcast the World Cup, which currently does not extend past 2014.
We also generate revenue from retransmission consent agreements that are entered into with MVPDs. We refer to such revenue as retransmission consent revenue, which represents payments from MVPDs for access to our television station signals so that they may rebroadcast our signals and charge their subscribers for this programming. We recognize retransmission consent revenue when it is accrued pursuant to the agreements we have entered into with respect to such revenue.
Our primary expenses are employee compensation, including commissions paid to our sales staff and amounts paid to our national representative firms, as well as expenses for marketing, promotion and selling, technical, local programming, engineering, and general and administrative. Our local programming costs for television consist primarily of costs related to producing a local newscast in most of our markets.
Highlights
During 2013, we achieved revenue growth primarily driven by local advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013. Net revenue increased to $223.9 million, an increase of $0.6 million, from $223.3 million in 2012. Our audience shares
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remain strong in the nations most densely populated Hispanic markets, and we believe we are well positioned to benefit as the U.S. Hispanic market continues to expand and advertisers increasingly recognize the importance of reaching our target audience.
Net revenue for our television segment increased to $157.0 million in 2013, from $156.8 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to increases in local advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013. We generated a total of $22.2 million in retransmission consent revenue in 2013. We anticipate that retransmission consent revenue for the full year 2014 will be greater than it was for the full year 2013 and will continue to be a growing source of net revenues in future periods.
Net revenue for our radio segment increased to $66.9 million in 2013, from $66.4 million in 2012. This increase of $0.5 million, or 1%, was primarily due to an increase in local advertising revenue, partially offset by political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
On January 3, 2011, we completed the acquisition of Lotus/Entravision Reps LLC, or LER, a representation firm that sells national spots and digital advertising to advertising agencies on our behalf and other clients. We previously owned 50% of LER, which was accounted for under the equity method. We decided to acquire the 50% of LER that we did not own in order to integrate LERs sales force with our radio operations. We paid $1.1 million for the remaining 50% of LER. As a result of our obtaining control of LER, our previously-held 50% interest was remeasured to its fair value of $1.1 million. The resulting gain of $0.7 million is included in the line item Other income (loss) on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011. LER is now known as Entravision Solutions.
We evaluated the transferred set of activities, assets, inputs and processes applied to these inputs in this acquisition and determined that the acquisition did constitute a business. Currently, we are subject to certain limitations on acquisitions under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement. Please see Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
In a strategic effort to focus our resources on strengthening existing clusters and expanding into new U.S. Hispanic markets, we periodically review our portfolio of media properties and, from time to time, consider divesting assets in markets where we do not see the opportunity to grow to scale and build out media clusters, subject to limitations contained in our amended Credit Agreement. Please see Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
Relationship with Univision
Substantially all of our television stations are Univision- or UniMás-affiliated television stations. Our network affiliation agreements with Univision provide certain of our owned stations the exclusive right to broadcast Univisions primary network and UniMás network programming in their respective markets. These long-term affiliation agreements each expire in 2021, and can be renewed for multiple, successive two-year terms at Univisions option, subject to our consent. Under our Univision network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately six minutes per hour of the available advertising time on Univisions primary network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision, but in no event less than four minutes. Under our UniMás network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately four and a half minutes per hour of the available advertising time the UniMás network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision.
Under the network affiliation agreements, Univision acts as our exclusive sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations, and we pay certain sales representation fees to Univision relating to sales of all advertising for broadcast on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations.
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We also generate revenue under two marketing and sales agreements with Univision, which give us the right through 2021 to manage the marketing and sales operations of Univision-owned UniMás and Univision affiliates in six markets Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Orlando, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
In August 2008, we entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which we granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for our Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years, expiring in December 2014. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to us by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with MVPDs. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, retransmission consent revenue accounted for approximately $22.2 million and $20.2 million, respectively. The term of the proxy agreement extends with respect to any MVPD for the length of the term of any retransmission consent agreement in effect before the expiration of the proxy agreement. It is also our current intention to negotiate with Univision an extension of the current proxy agreement or a new proxy agreement; however, no assurance can be given regarding the terms of any such extension or new agreement or that any such extension or new agreement will be entered into.
Univision currently owns approximately 10% of our common stock on a fully-converted basis. The Companys Class U common stock held by Univision has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of the Companys issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, any dissolution of the Company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of the Companys Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Companys Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Separate financial data for each of the Companys operating segments is provided below. Segment operating profit (loss) is defined as operating profit (loss) before corporate expenses, loss (gain) on sale of assets and impairment charge. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on the following (in thousands):
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$ | 156,994 | $ | 156,839 | $ | 131,490 | 0 | % | 19 | % | ||||||||||
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programming amortization less syndication programming payments. We use the term consolidated adjusted EBITDA because that measure is defined in our 2013 Credit Facility and does not include gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses and syndication programming amortization and does include syndication programming payments. |
Since our ability to borrow from our 2013 Credit Facility is based on a consolidated adjusted EBITDA financial covenant, we believe that it is important to disclose consolidated adjusted EBITDA to our investors. Our 2013 Credit Facility contains a total net leverage ratio financial covenant in the event that the revolving credit facility is drawn. The total net leverage ratio, or the ratio of consolidated total debt (net of up to $20 million of unrestricted cash) to trailing-twelve-month consolidated adjusted EBITDA, affects both our ability to borrow from our 2013 Credit Facility and our applicable margin for the interest rate calculation. Under our 2013 Credit Facility, our maximum total leverage ratio may not exceed 7.00 to 1 in the event that the revolving credit facility is drawn. The total leverage ratio was as follows (in each case as of December 31): 2013, 4.7 to 1; 2012, 4.2 to 1. Therefore, we were in compliance with this covenant at each of those dates.
While many in the financial community and we consider consolidated adjusted EBITDA to be important, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income and net income. As consolidated adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash gain (loss) on sale of assets, non-cash depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses and syndication programming amortization and includes syndication programming payments, consolidated adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes and includes several important non-cash financial line items. Therefore, we consider both non-GAAP and GAAP measures when evaluating our business. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is also used to make executive compensation decisions.
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Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to consolidated adjusted EBITDA is cash flows from operating activities. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities follows (in thousands):
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134,137 | (6,112 | ) | (5,790 | ) | |||||||
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(1,070 | ) | (146 | ) | (229 | ) | ||||||
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(3,701 | ) | (1,738 | ) | (1,302 | ) | ||||||
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(134,975 | ) | 6,477 | 4,565 | ||||||||
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1,647 | 2,284 | 2,207 | |||||||||
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587 | 707 | 1,482 | |||||||||
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(1,258 | ) | (1,698 | ) | (1,976 | ) | ||||||
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4,771 | 2,651 | 2,343 | |||||||||
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
(8,706 | ) | (3,740 | ) | (574 | ) | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
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Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2012
Consolidated Operations
Net Revenue. Net revenue increased to $223.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $223.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $0.6 million. Of the overall increase, $0.5 million was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in local advertising revenue, partially offset by a decrease in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013. Additionally, the balance of the overall increase was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to increases in local advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by a decrease in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013.
We currently anticipate that net revenue will increase for the full year 2014, primarily due to advertising revenue from World Cup and political activity, as well as retransmission consent revenue.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses increased to $103.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $92.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $11.4 million. Of the overall increase, $6.9 million was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries to direct operating expense from selling, general and administrative expense, and an increase in performance based commissions and bonuses associated with the increase in local revenue. Additionally, $4.5 million of the overall increase was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries to direct operating expense from selling, general and administrative expense, and an increase in performance based commissions and bonuses associated with the increase in local revenue. As a percentage of net revenue, direct operating expenses increased to 46% for the year ended December 31, 2013 from 41% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Direct operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased because the increase in direct operating expenses outpaced the increase in net revenue. However, this increase as a percentage of revenue may not be directly comparable because of the new management structure and the shifting of certain expenses to direct operating expenses (which increased) from selling, general and administrative expense (which decreased).
We believe that direct operating expenses will continue to increase during 2014 primarily as a result of employee salary increases, and an increase in expenses associated with the anticipated increase in net revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $31.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $37.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $6.2 million. Of the overall decrease, $4.8 million was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to a decrease in salary expense due to the companys new management structure, which shifted salaries from selling, general and administrative expense to direct operating expense, and a decrease in bad debt expense. Additionally, $1.4 million of the overall decrease was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to a decrease in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries from selling, general and administrative expense to direct operating expense. As a percentage of net revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 14% for the year ended December 31, 2013 from 17% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased because net revenue increased and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased. However, this decrease as a percentage of revenue may not be directly comparable because of the new management structure and the shifting of certain expenses from selling, general and administrative expense (which decreased) to direct operating expenses (which increased).
We believe that selling, general and administrative expenses will increase during 2014 primarily as a result of employee salary increases.
Corporate expenses increased to $19.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $1.8 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation expense. As a percentage of net revenue, corporate expenses increased to 9% for year ended December 31, 2013 from 8% for the year ended December 31, 2012.
We believe that corporate expenses will continue to increase during 2014 primarily as a result of increased non-cash stock-based compensation expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased to $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $1.4 million. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in depreciation as certain assets are now fully depreciated.
Operating Income. As a result of the above factors, operating income was $54.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $58.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased to $24.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $35.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $10.8 million. This decrease was primarily attributable to a lower average outstanding balance of our Notes, which were fully redeemed in August 2013, and due to our new Term Loan B under the 2013 Credit Facility, which bears interest at a lower rate than did our redeemed Notes.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $29.7 million, primarily related to the premium associated with the redemption of our Notes, the unamortized bond discount, and finance costs during the year ended December 31, 2013. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $3.7 million related to the premium paid, unamortized finance costs and unamortized bond discount associated with the repurchase of Notes during the year ended December 31, 2012.
Income Tax Expense or Benefit. Income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $134.1 million. The effective income tax rate was significantly higher than our federal corporate income tax rate of 34%. The difference is due primarily to the release of the entire valuation allowance of our federal deferred tax assets and the release of the majority of the valuation allowance of our state deferred tax assets. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $6.1 million. The effective income tax rate differed from our federal corporate income tax rate of 34% due to changes in the valuation allowance and deductions attributable to indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Our management periodically evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets and, if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable, adjusts the valuation allowance accordingly. Valuation allowances are established and maintained for deferred tax assets on a more likely than not threshold. The process of evaluating the need to maintain a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the amount maintained in any such allowance is highly subjective and is based on many factors, several of which are subject to significant judgment calls.
Prior to the fourth quarter of 2013, we maintained a valuation allowance for our entire deferred tax assets as a result of uncertainties regarding their realization due to numerous factors, including without limitation historical losses, the variability of operating results, and limited visibility into our future projected results. This valuation allowance was maintained since the likelihood of the realization of those assets had not become more likely than not based on our assessment of then available positive and negative evidence.
During our periodic review of the valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2013 we performed an analysis and a review of all positive and negative evidence such as recent historical operations, future projections of taxable income and tax planning strategies. We gave significant weight to objective and verifiable evidence, primarily the improving trend in our pretax core earnings in recent years and in recent quarters. We also considered subjective evidence including but not limited to future projected reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in prior carryback years, future projected taxable income, and tax planning strategies that are prudent and feasible.
Based on our analysis we determined that it was more likely than not that our deferred tax assets would be realized except for certain expiring state net operating loss carryforwards. Accordingly, we reversed a valuation allowance of approximately $144 million and recorded the reduction as a tax benefit for the period.
Segment Operations
Television
Net Revenue. Net revenue in our television segment increased to $157.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $156.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $0.2 million. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in local advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by a decrease in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013. We generated a total of $22.2 million and $20.2 million in retransmission consent revenue for the years ended December 31, 2013 and
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2012, respectively. We anticipate that retransmission consent revenue for the full year 2014 will be greater than it was for the full year 2013 and will continue to be a growing source of net revenue in future periods.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $63.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $56.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $6.9 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries to direct operating expense from selling, general and administrative expense, and an increase in performance based commissions and bonuses associated with the increase in local revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment decreased to $15.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $4.8 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in salary expense due to the companys new management structure, which shifted salaries from selling, general and administrative expense to direct operating expense, and a decrease in bad debt expense.
Radio
Net Revenue. Net revenue in our radio segment increased to $66.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $66.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $0.5 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in local advertising revenue, partially offset by a decrease in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2013.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our radio segment increased to $40.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $35.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $4.5 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries to direct operating expense from selling, general and administrative expense, and an increase in performance based commissions and bonuses associated with the increase in local revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our radio segment decreased to $15.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $17.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $1.4 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in salary expense due to our new management structure, which shifted salaries from selling, general and administrative expense to direct operating expense.
Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011
Consolidated Operations
Net Revenue. Net revenue increased to $223.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $194.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $28.9 million. Of the overall increase, $25.4 million was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to increases in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2011, core advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue. Additionally, $3.5 million of the overall increase was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to increases in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2011, and core advertising revenue.
We believe that we will continue to face a challenging advertising environment in 2013 as our advertising customers continue to make difficult choices in the current uncertain economic environment and we will not have revenue from political advertising that positively impacted our results of operations in 2012.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses increased to $92.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $88.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $3.7 million. Of the overall increase, $2.9 million was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to an
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increase in expenses associated with the increase in net revenue and an increase in salary expense. Additionally, $0.8 million of the overall increase was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense. As a percentage of net revenue, direct operating expenses decreased to 41% for the year ended December 31, 2012 from 46% for the year ended December 31, 2011. Direct operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased because the increase in net revenue outpaced the increase in direct operating expenses.
We believe that direct operating expenses will continue to increase during 2013 primarily as a result of employee salary increases.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $37.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $36.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $1.3 million. Of the overall increase, $1.0 million was generated by our television segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense and an increase in bad debt expense. Additionally, $0.3 million of the overall increase was generated by our radio segment and was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense. As a percentage of net revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 17% for the year ended December 31, 2012 from 19% for the year ended December 31, 2011. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased because the increase in net revenue outpaced the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
We believe that selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to increase during 2013 primarily as a result of employee salary increases.
Corporate expenses increased to $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $15.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $2.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in bonuses, non-cash stock-based compensation, salary expense and interactive media-related expenses. As a percentage of net revenue, corporate expenses remained constant at 8% for each of the year ends December 31, 2012 and 2011.
We believe that corporate expenses will continue to increase during 2013 primarily as a result of employee salary increases and interactive media-related expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased to $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $18.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a decrease of $2.3 million. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in depreciation as certain assets are now fully depreciated.
Operating Income. As a result of the above factors, operating income was $58.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $35.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased to $35.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $37.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a decrease of $2.3 million. On December 31, 2012 and May 30, 2012, we repurchased $40.0 million and $20.0 million, respectively, of our Notes. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we repurchased $16.2 million of our Notes. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to the decrease in our outstanding debt.
Other Income. We recorded other income of $0.7 million related to the remeasurement of our previously-held 50% interest in LER to fair value in connection with our acquisition of the remaining 50% interest of LER during the year ended December 31, 2011.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $3.7 million related to the premium paid, unamortized finance costs and unamortized bond discount associated with the repurchases of Notes during the year ended December 31, 2012. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.4 million
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related to unamortized finance costs and bond discount associated with the repurchase of Notes during the year ended December 31, 2011.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $6.1 million. The effective income tax rate was lower than our statutory rate of 34% due to changes in the valuation allowance and deductions attributable to indefinite-lived intangible assets. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $5.8 million. The effective income tax rate was lower than our statutory rate of 34% due to changes in the valuation allowance and deductions attributable to indefinite-lived intangible assets.
As of December 31, 2012, we believe that our deferred tax assets will not be fully realized in the future and we are providing a full valuation allowance against those deferred tax assets. In determining our deferred tax assets subject to a valuation allowance, we reduced our deferred tax assets by deferred tax liabilities except for the deferred tax liabilities attributable to indefinite-lived intangibles. We do not have any feasible tax planning strategies that would recover our deferred tax assets.
Segment Operations
Television
Net Revenue. Net revenue in our television segment increased to $156.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $131.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $25.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2011, core advertising revenue and retransmission consent revenue. We generated a total of $20.2 million and $17.1 million in retransmission consent revenue for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We anticipate that retransmission consent revenue for the full year 2013 will be greater than it was for the full year 2012 and will continue to be a growing source of net revenues in future periods.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $56.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $53.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $2.9 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in expenses associated with the increase in net revenue and an increase in salary expense.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment increased to $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $19.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $1.0 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense and an increase in bad debt expense.
Radio
Net Revenue. Net revenue in our radio segment increased to $66.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $62.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $3.5 million. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in political advertising revenue, which was not material in 2011, and core advertising revenue.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our radio segment increased to $35.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $34.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $0.8 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our radio segment increased to $17.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $16.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, an increase of $0.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in salary expense.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
While we have a history of operating losses in some periods and operating income in other periods, we also have a history of generating significant positive cash flows from our operations. We had net income of approximately $133.8 million, and $13.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and a net loss of approximately $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. We had positive cash flow from operations of $32.8 million, $40.0 million and $17.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We expect to fund our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and payments of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness, with cash on hand and cash flows from operations. We currently anticipate that funds generated from operations, cash on hand and available borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
The following discussion pertains to our Notes and the related indenture governing the Notes, or the Indenture, as the same existed during the year ended December 31, 2013. Only certain provisions of the Notes and the Indenture are summarized below. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Notes and the Indenture. On August 2, 2013, we redeemed the then outstanding Notes and the Indenture was terminated.
On July 27, 2010, we completed the offering and sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of our Notes. The Notes were issued at a discount to 98.722% of their principal amount and mature on August 1, 2017. Interest on the Notes accrued at a rate of 8.75% per annum from the date of original issuance and was payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on February 1, 2011. We received net proceeds of approximately $388 million from the sale of the Notes (net of bond discount of $5 million and fees of $7 million), which were used to pay all indebtedness then outstanding under our previous syndicated bank credit facility, terminate the related interest rate swap agreements, pay fees and expenses related to offering of the Notes and for general corporate purposes.
During the fourth quarter of 2011, we repurchased Notes on the open market with a principal amount of $16.2 million. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.4 million primarily due to the write off of unamortized finance costs and unamortized bond discount.
During the second quarter of 2012, we repurchased Notes with a principal amount of $20.0 million pursuant to the optional redemption provisions in the Indenture. The redemption price for the redeemed Notes was 103% of the principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.2 million related to the premium paid and the write off of unamortized finance costs and unamortized bond discount.
During the fourth quarter of 2012, we repurchased Notes with a principal amount of $40.0 million pursuant to the optional redemption provisions in the Indenture. The redemption price for the redeemed Notes was 103% of the principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $2.5 million related to the premium paid and the write off of unamortized finance costs and unamortized bond discount.
The Notes were guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Note Guarantors. The Notes and the guarantees ranked equal in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of our and the Note Guarantors existing and future subordinated indebtedness. In addition, the Notes and the guarantees were effectively junior: (i) to our and the Note Guarantors indebtedness secured by assets that are not collateral; (ii) pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement entered into at the same time that we entered into a previous credit facility in July 2010; and (iii) to all of the liabilities of any of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes, to the extent of the assets of those subsidiaries. The Notes were secured by substantially all of our assets, as well as the pledge of the stock of substantially all of our subsidiaries, including the special purpose subsidiary formed to hold the Companys FCC licenses.
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We had a right to redeem:
| prior to August 1, 2013, on one or more occasions, up to 10% of the original principal amount of the Notes during each 12-month period beginning on August 1, 2010, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest; |
| prior to August 1, 2013, on one or more occasions, up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Notes with the net proceeds from certain equity offerings, at a redemption price of 108.750% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest; provided that: (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after such redemption; and (ii) such redemption occurs within 60 days of the date of closing of any such equity offering; |
| prior to August 1, 2013, some or all of the Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus a make-whole premium plus accrued and unpaid interest; and |
| on or after August 1, 2013, some or all of the Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price of: (i) 106.563% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 1, 2013; (ii) 104.375% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 1, 2014; (iii) 102.188% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 1, 2015; and (iv) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed on or after August 1, 2016, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest. |
As discussed in more detail below, on August 2, 2013, we redeemed the then outstanding Notes and the Indenture was terminated.
2012 Credit Facility
The following discussion pertains to our 2012 Credit Facility. The 2012 Credit Facility was terminated on May 31, 2013 when we entered into our 2013 Credit Facility. Accordingly, the following discussion summarizes only certain provisions of the 2012 Credit Facility and the 2012 Credit Agreement. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2012 Credit Agreement.
On December 20, 2012, we entered into the 2012 Credit Facility pursuant to the 2012 Credit Agreement. The 2012 Credit Facility consisted of a four-year $20 million term loan facility and a four-year $30 million revolving credit facility that expired on December 20, 2016, which included a $3 million sub-facility for letters of credit.
Borrowings under the 2012 Credit Facility bore interest at either: (i) the Base Rate (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement); or (ii) LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement).
The 2012 Credit Facility was guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Guarantors. The 2012 Credit Facility was secured on a first priority basis by the Companys and the Credit Guarantors assets, which also secured the Notes. The Companys borrowings, if any, under the 2012 Credit Facility ranked senior to the Notes upon the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement that the Company entered into in connection with the credit facility that was in effect at that time.
The 2012 Credit Agreement also contained additional provisions that are customary for an agreement of this type, including indemnification by the Company and the Credit Guarantors.
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In connection with the Company entering into the Indenture and the 2012 Credit Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors also entered into the following agreements:
| a Security Agreement, pursuant to which the Company and the Guarantors each granted a first priority security interests in the collateral securing the Notes and the 2012 Credit Facility for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and the lender under the 2012 Credit Facility; and |
| an Intercreditor Agreement, in order to define the relative rights of the holders of the Notes and the lender under the 2012 Credit Facility with respect to the collateral securing the Companys and the Guarantors respective obligations under the Notes and the 2012 Credit Facility; and |
| a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Company registered the Notes and successfully conducted an exchange offering for the Notes in unregistered form, as originally issued. |
Subject to certain exceptions, either the 2012 Credit Agreement, the Indenture, or both contained various provisions that limited our ability, among other things, to engage in certain transactions, make dividend payments and dispose of certain assets, as more fully provided therein.
2013 Credit Facility
On May 31, 2013, we entered into our 2013 Credit Facility pursuant to the 2013 Credit Agreement. The 2013 Credit Facility consists of a $20.0 million senior secured Term Loan A Facility (the Term Loan A Facility), a $375.0 million senior secured Term Loan B Facility (the Term Loan B Facility; and together with the Term Loan A Facility, the Term Loan Facilities) which was drawn on August 1, 2013 (the Term Loan B Borrowing Date), and a $30.0 million senior secured Revolving Credit Facility (the Revolving Credit Facility). In addition, the 2013 Credit Facility provides that we may increase the aggregate principal amount of the 2013 Credit Facility by up to an additional $100.0 million, subject to us satisfying certain conditions.
Borrowings under the Term Loan A Facility were used on the Closing Date (together with cash on hand) to (a) repay in full all of our and our subsidiaries outstanding obligations under the 2012 Credit Agreement and to terminate the 2012 Credit Agreement, and (b) pay fees and expenses in connection the 2013 Credit Facility. As discussed in more detail below, on August 1, 2013, we drew on borrowings under our Term Loan B Facility to (a) repay in full all of the outstanding loans under the Term Loan A Facility and (b) redeem in full all of the then outstanding Notes. We intend to use any future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility to provide for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes and from time to time fund a portion of any acquisitions in which we may engage, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2013 Credit Agreement.
The 2013 Credit Facility is guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Credit Parties. The 2013 Credit Facility is secured on a first priority basis by our and the Credit Parties assets. Upon the redemption of the outstanding Notes, the security interests and guaranties of us and the Credit Parties under the Indenture and the Notes were terminated and released.
Our borrowings under the 2013 Credit Facility bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made at a rate per annum equal to either: (i) the Base Rate (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement); or (ii) LIBOR (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2013, our effective interest rate was 3.5%. The Term Loan A Facility expired on the Term Loan B Borrowing Date, which was August 1, 2013. The Term Loan B Facility expires on the Term Loan B Maturity Date, which is May 31, 2020 and the Revolving Credit Facility expires on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, which is May 31, 2018.
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As defined in the 2013 Credit Facility, Applicable Margin means:
(a) with respect to the Term Loans (i) if a Base Rate Loan, one and one half percent (1.50%) per annum and (ii) if a LIBOR Rate Loan, two and one half percent (2.50%) per annum; and
(b) with respect to the Revolving Loans:
(i) for the period commencing on the Closing Date through the last day of the calendar month during which financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2013 are delivered: (A) if a Base Rate Loan, one and one half percent (1.50%) per annum and (B) if a LIBOR Rate Loan, two and one half percent (2.50%) per annum; and
(ii) thereafter, the Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans shall equal the applicable LIBOR margin or Base Rate margin in effect from time to time determined as set forth below based upon the applicable First Lien Net Leverage Ratio then in effect pursuant to the appropriate column under the table below:
First Lien Net Leverage Ratio |
LIBOR Margin | Base Rate Margin | ||||||
³ 4.50 to 1.00 |
2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||
< 4.50 to 1.00 |
2.25 | % | 1.25 | % |
In the event we engage in a transaction that has the effect of reducing the yield of any loans outstanding under the Term Loan B Facility within six months of the Term Loan B Borrowing Date, we will owe 1% of the amount of the loans so repriced or replaced to the Lenders thereof (such fee, the Repricing Fee). Other than the Repricing Fee, the amounts outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facility may be prepaid at our option without premium or penalty, provided that certain limitations are observed, and subject to customary breakage fees in connection with the prepayment of a LIBOR rate loan. The principal amount of the (i) Term Loan A Facility shall be paid in full on the Term Loan B Borrowing Date, (ii) Term Loan B Facility shall be paid in installments on the dates and in the respective amounts set forth in the 2013 Credit Agreement, with the final balance due on the Term Loan B Maturity Date and (iii) Revolving Credit Facility shall be due on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
Subject to certain exceptions, the 2013 Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the ability of us and the Credit Parties to, among other things:
| incur additional indebtedness or change or amend the terms of any senior indebtedness, subject to certain conditions; |
| incur liens on the property or assets of us and the Credit Parties; |
| dispose of certain assets; |
| consummate any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all assets; |
| make certain investments; |
| enter into transactions with affiliates; |
| use loan proceeds to purchase or carry margin stock or for any other prohibited purpose; |
| incur certain contingent obligations; |
| make certain restricted payments; and |
| enter new lines of business, change accounting methods or amend the organizational documents of us or any Credit Party in any materially adverse way to the agent or the lenders. |
The 2013 Credit Facility also requires compliance with a financial covenant related to total net leverage ratio (calculated as set forth in the 2013 Credit Agreement) in the event that the revolving credit facility is drawn.
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The 2013 Credit Facility also provides for certain customary events of default, including the following:
| default for three (3) business days in the payment of interest on borrowings under the 2013 Credit Facility when due; |
| default in payment when due of the principal amount of borrowings under the 2013 Credit Facility; |
| failure by us or any Credit Party to comply with the negative covenants, financial covenants (provided, that, an event of default under the Term Loan Facilities will not have occurred due to a violation of the financial covenants until the revolving lenders have terminated their commitments and declared all obligations to be due and payable), and certain other covenants relating to maintenance of customary property insurance coverage, maintenance of books and accounting records and permitted uses of proceeds from borrowings under the 2013 Credit Facility, each as set forth in the 2013 Credit Agreement; |
| failure by us or any Credit Party to comply with any of the other agreements in the 2013 Credit Agreement and related loan documents that continues for thirty (30) days (or ten (10) days in the case of certain financial statement delivery obligations) after officers of us first become aware of such failure or first receive written notice of such failure from any lender; |
| default in the payment of other indebtedness if the amount of such indebtedness aggregates to $15.0 million or more, or failure to comply with the terms of any agreements related to such indebtedness if the holder or holders of such indebtedness can cause such indebtedness to be declared due and payable; |
| failure of us or any Credit Party to pay, vacate or stay final judgments aggregating over $15.0 million for a period of thirty (30) days after the entry thereof; |
| certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us or any Credit Party; |
| certain change of control events; |
| the revocation or invalidation of any agreement or instrument governing the Notes or any subordinated indebtedness, including the Intercreditor Agreement; and |
| any termination, suspension, revocation, forfeiture, expiration (without timely application for renewal) or material adverse amendment of any material media license. |
In connection with our entering into the 2013 Credit Agreement, we and the Credit Parties also entered into an Amended and Restated Security Agreement, pursuant to which we and the Credit Parties each granted a first priority security interest in the collateral securing the 2013 Credit Facility for the benefit of the lenders under the 2013 Credit Facility.
On August 1, 2013, we drew on borrowings under our Term Loan B Facility. The borrowings were used to (i) repay in full all of the outstanding loans under our Term Loan A Facility; (ii) redeem in full and terminate all of its outstanding obligations (the Redemption) on August 2, 2013 (the Redemption Date) under the Indenture, in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $324 million, and (iii) pay any fees and expenses in connection therewith. The redemption price for the redeemed Notes was 106.563% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
The Redemption constituted a complete redemption of the then outstanding Notes, such that no amount remained outstanding following the Redemption. Accordingly, the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with its terms and the Notes have been cancelled, effective as of the Redemption Date.
On December 31, 2013, we made a prepayment $10 million to reduce the amount of loans outstanding under our Term Loan B Facility.
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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) decreased to $73.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $76.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of $3.9 million, or 5%. As a percentage of net revenue, consolidated adjusted EBITDA decreased to 33% for the year ended December 31, 2013 from 34% for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA means net income (loss) plus gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation included in operating and corporate expenses, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses and syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments. We use the term consolidated adjusted EBITDA because that measure is defined in our 2013 Credit Facility and does not include gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses and syndication programming amortization and does include syndication programming payments.
Since our ability to borrow from our 2013 Credit Facility is based on a consolidated adjusted EBITDA financial covenant, we believe that it is important to disclose consolidated adjusted EBITDA to our investors. Our 2013 Credit Facility contains a total net leverage ratio financial covenant in the event that the revolving credit facility is drawn. The total net leverage ratio, or the ratio of consolidated total debt (net of up to $20 million of unrestricted cash) to trailing-twelve-month consolidated adjusted EBITDA, affects both our ability to borrow from our 2013 Credit Facility and our applicable margin for the interest rate calculation. Under our 2013 Credit Facility, our maximum total leverage ratio may not exceed 7.00 to 1 in the event that the revolving credit facility is drawn. The total leverage ratio was as follows (in each case as of December 31): 2013, 4.7 to 1; 2012, 4.2 to 1. Therefore, we were in compliance with this covenant at each of those dates.
While many in the financial community and we consider consolidated adjusted EBITDA to be important, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income and net income. As consolidated adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash gain (loss) on sale of assets, non-cash depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses and syndication programming amortization and includes syndication programming payments, consolidated adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes and includes several important non-cash financial line items. Therefore, we consider both non-GAAP and GAAP measures when evaluating our business. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is also used to make executive compensation decisions.
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to cash flows from operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see page 47.
Cash Flow
Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $32.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to net cash flow provided by operating activities of $40.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. We had net income of $133.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was primarily a result of the reversal of $144.0 million of our valuation allowance, partially offset by other non-cash items, including a loss on debt extinguishment of $29.7 million, and depreciation and amortization expense of $15.0 million. We had net income of $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. We expect to have positive cash flow from operating activities for the 2014 year.
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Net cash flow used in investing activities was $10.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to net cash flow used in investing activities of $9.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we spent $10.2 million on net capital expenditures. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we spent $9.9 million on net capital expenditures. We anticipate that our capital expenditures will be approximately $10.0 million during the full year 2014. The amount of our anticipated capital expenditures may change based on future changes in business plans, our financial condition and general economic conditions. We expect to fund capital expenditures with cash on hand and net cash flow from operations.
Net cash flow used in financing activities was $14.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to net cash flow used in financing activities of $52.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we made debt payments of $381.7 million, a dividend payment of $11.0 million and received net proceeds of $375 million for the new term loan as part of the 2013 Credit Facility. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we made debt payments of $62.5 million and a dividend payment of $10.3 million and received net proceeds of $20.0 million for the term loan as part of the 2012 Credit Facility.
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
Our material contractual obligations at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
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$ | 453,181 | $ | 16,492 | $ | 35,808 | $ | 38,501 | $ | 362,380 | ||||||||||
Media research and ratings providers (2) |
19,188 | 12,447 | 6,741 | | | |||||||||||||||
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48,578 | 8,657 | 14,359 | 7,265 | 18,297 | |||||||||||||||
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9,624 | 1,685 | 3,604 | 3,643 | 692 | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | These amounts represent estimated future cash interest payments and mandatory principal payments related to our 2013 Credit Facility. Future interest payments could differ materially from amounts indicated in the table due to future operational and financing needs, market factors and other currently unanticipated events. |
(2) | We have agreements with certain media research and ratings providers, expiring at various dates through February 2017, to provide television and radio audience measurement services. |
(3) | We lease facilities and broadcast equipment under various operating lease agreements with various terms and conditions, expiring at various dates through November 2050. Does not include month-to-month leases. |
(4) | Primarily includes obligations for sales software licenses. Due to the uncertainty with respect to the timing of future cash flows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2013, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authorities. Therefore, $0.9 million of liabilities related to uncertain tax positions have been excluded from the table above. |
We have also entered into employment agreements with certain of our key employees, including Walter F. Ulloa, Jeffery A. Liberman, Mario M. Carrera and Christopher T. Young. Our obligations under these agreements are not reflected in the table above.
Other than lease commitments, legal contingencies incurred in the normal course of business and employment contracts for key employees, we do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities. We do not have any majority-owned subsidiaries or any interests in or relationships with any variable-interest entities that are not included in our consolidated financial statements.
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Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates
Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are the most important to the accurate portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. Critical accounting policies require managements subjective judgment and may produce materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We have discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee has reviewed and approved our related disclosure in this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Goodwill
We believe that the accounting estimates related to the fair value of our reporting units and indefinite life intangible assets and our estimates of the useful lives of our long-lived assets are critical accounting estimates because: (1) goodwill and other intangible assets are our most significant assets, and (2) the impact that recognizing an impairment would have on the assets reported on our balance sheet, as well as on our results of operations, could be material. Accordingly, the assumptions about future cash flows on the assets under evaluation are critical
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. We test our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually on the first day of our fourth fiscal quarter, or more frequently if certain events or certain changes in circumstances indicate they may be impaired. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, we must make a series of assumptions about such things as the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of these assets.
Goodwill impairment testing is a two-step process. The first step is a comparison of the fair values of our reporting units to their respective carrying amounts. We have determined that each of our operating segments is a reporting unit. If a reporting units estimated fair value is equal to or greater than that reporting units carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists and the testing is complete at the first step. However, if the reporting units carrying amount is greater than the estimated fair value, the second step must be completed to measure the amount of impairment of goodwill, if any. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of a reporting units goodwill with its carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, then an impairment exists and an impairment loss is recorded for the amount of the difference.
As of December 31, 2013, we had $35.9 million of goodwill in our television reporting unit. The fair value of our television reporting unit was greater than the carrying value by 215%. If the fair value of our television reporting unit is less than the carrying value in future periods, we would, at that time, have to proceed to the second step of the goodwill impairment testing process.
As of December 31, 2013, we had $0.7 million of goodwill in our radio reporting unit. The fair value of our radio reporting unit was greater than the carrying value by 35%. If the fair value of our radio reporting unit is less than the carrying value in future periods, we would, at that time, have to proceed to the second step of the goodwill impairment testing process.
The estimated fair value of goodwill is determined by using a combination of a market approach and an income approach. The market approach estimates fair value by applying sales, earnings and cash flow multiples to each reporting units operating performance. The multiples are derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics to our reporting units. The market approach requires us to make a series of assumptions, such as selecting comparable companies and comparable transactions and transaction premiums. The current economic conditions have led to a decrease in the number of comparable transactions, which makes the market approach of comparable transactions and transaction premiums more difficult to estimate than in previous years.
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The income approach estimates fair value based on our estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital that reflects current market conditions, which reflect the overall level of inherent risk of that reporting unit. The income approach also requires us to make a series of assumptions, such as discount rates, revenue projections, profit margin projections and terminal value multiples. We estimated our discount rates on a blended rate of return considering both debt and equity for comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. These comparable publicly-traded companies have similar size, operating characteristics and/or financial profiles to us. We also estimated the terminal value multiple based on comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. We estimated our revenue projections and profit margin projections based on internal forecasts about future performance.
The continuation or worsening of current economic uncertain conditions potentially could have an adverse effect on the capital markets, which would affect the discount rate assumptions, terminal value estimates, transaction premiums and comparable transactions. Such uncertain economic conditions could also have an adverse effect on the fundamentals of our business and results of operations, which would affect our internal forecasts about future performance and terminal value estimates. Furthermore, such uncertain economic conditions could have a negative impact on the advertising industry in general or the industries of those customers who advertise on our stations, including, among others, the automotive, financial and other services, telecommunications, travel and restaurant industries, which in the aggregate provide a significant amount of our historical and projected advertising revenue. The activities of our competitors, such as other broadcast television stations and radio stations, could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance and terminal value estimates. Changes in technology or our audience preferences, including increased competition from other forms of advertising-based mediums, such as internet, social media and broadband content providers serving the same markets, could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance, terminal value estimates and transaction premiums. Finally, the risk factors that we identify from time to time in our SEC reports could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance, terminal value estimates and transaction premiums.
Given the uncertainties of the current economic environment and the impact it has had, and may continue to have, on our business, there can be no assurance that our estimates and assumptions made for the purpose of our goodwill impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If our assumptions regarding internal forecasts of future performance of our business as a whole or of our units are not achieved, if market conditions change and affect the discount rate, or if there are lower comparable transactions and transaction premiums, we may be required to record additional goodwill impairment charges in future periods. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future change in our assumptions would have an adverse impact on our valuation models and result in impairment, or if it does, whether such impairment charge would be material.
Indefinite Life Intangible Assets
We believe that our broadcast licenses are indefinite life intangible assets. An intangible asset is determined to have an indefinite useful life when there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or any other factors that may limit the period over which the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows. The evaluation of impairment for indefinite life intangible assets is performed by a comparison of the assets carrying value to the assets fair value. When the carrying value exceeds fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the amount of the difference. The unit of accounting used to test broadcast licenses represents all licenses owned and operated within an individual market cluster, because such licenses are used together, are complimentary to each other and are representative of the best use of those assets. Our individual market clusters consist of cities or nearby cities. We test our broadcasting licenses for impairment based on certain assumptions about these market clusters. We wrote down the carrying value of certain broadcast licenses in our television and radio reporting units to fair value during our 2010 annual impairment test.
The estimated fair value of indefinite life intangible assets is determined by using an income approach. The income approach estimates fair value based on the estimated future cash flows of each market cluster that a
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hypothetical buyer would expect to generate, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital that reflects current market conditions, which reflect the overall level of inherent risk. The income approach requires us to make a series of assumptions, such as discount rates, revenue projections, profit margin projections and terminal value multiples. We estimate the discount rates on a blended rate of return considering both debt and equity for comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. These comparable publicly-traded companies have similar size, operating characteristics and/or financial profiles to us. We also estimated the terminal value multiple based on comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. We estimated the revenue projections and profit margin projections based on various market clusters signal coverage of the markets and industry information for an average station within a given market. The information for each market cluster includes such things as estimated market share, estimated capital start-up costs, population, household income, retail sales and other expenditures that would influence advertising expenditures. Alternatively, some stations under evaluation have had limited relevant cash flow history due to planned or actual conversion of format or upgrade of station signal. The assumptions we make about cash flows after conversion are based on the performance of similar stations in similar markets and potential proceeds from the sale of the assets. The fair values of our television FCC licenses for each of our market clusters exceeded the carrying values in amounts ranging from 50% to over 500%. The fair values of our radio FCC licenses for each of our market clusters exceeded the carrying values in amounts ranging from 26% to over 75%.
The continuation or worsening of current uncertain economic conditions potentially could have an adverse effect on the capital markets, which would affect the discount rate assumptions, terminal value estimates, transaction premiums and comparable transactions. Such uncertain economic conditions could also have an adverse effect on the fundamentals of our business and results of operations, which would affect our internal forecasts about future performance and terminal value estimates. Furthermore, such uncertain economic conditions could have a negative impact on the advertising industry in general or the industries of those customers who advertise on our stations, including, among others, the automotive, financial and other services, telecommunications, travel and restaurant industries, which in the aggregate provide a significant amount of our historical and projected advertising revenue. The activities of our competitors, such as other broadcast television stations and radio stations, could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance and terminal value estimates. Changes in technology or our audience preferences, including increased competition from other forms of advertising-based mediums, such as internet, social media and broadband content providers serving the same markets, could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance, terminal value estimates and transaction premiums. Finally, the risk factors that we identify from time to time in our SEC reports could have an adverse effect on our internal forecasts about future performance, terminal value estimates and transaction premiums.
Given the uncertainties of the current economic environment and the impact it has had, and may continue to have, on our business, there can be no assurance that our estimates and assumptions made for the purposes of our impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If our assumptions regarding internal forecasts of future performance of our business as a whole or of our units are not achieved, if market conditions change and affect the discount rate, or if there are lower comparable transactions and transaction premiums, we may be required to record additional impairment charges in future periods. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future change in our assumptions would have an adverse impact on our valuation models and result in impairment, or if it does, whether such impairment charge would be material.
Long-Lived Assets, Including Intangibles Subject to Amortization
Depreciation and amortization of our long-lived assets is provided using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Changes in circumstances, such as the passage of new laws or changes in regulations, technological advances, changes to our business model or changes in our capital strategy could result in the actual useful lives differing from initial estimates. In those cases where we determine that the useful life of a long-lived asset should be revised, we will depreciate the net book value in excess of the estimated residual value over its revised remaining useful life. Factors such as changes in the planned use of equipment, customer attrition, contractual amendments or mandated regulatory requirements could result in shortened useful lives.
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Long-lived assets and asset groups are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance and may differ from actual cash flows. Long-lived assets evaluated for impairment are grouped with other assets to the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of the assets, the assets will be written down to the estimated fair value in the period in which the determination is made.
Deferred Taxes
Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and deferred liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is determined to be more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
In evaluating our ability to realize net deferred tax assets, we consider all reasonably available evidence including our past operating results, tax strategies and forecasts of future taxable income. In considering these factors, we make certain assumptions and judgments that are based on the plans and estimates used to manage our business.
We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
Revenue Recognition
Television and radio revenue related to the sale of advertising is recognized at the time of broadcast. Revenue contracts with advertising agencies are recorded at an amount that is net of the commission retained by the agency. Revenue from contracts that we enter into directly with our advertisers is recorded at gross revenue and the related commission or national representation fee is recorded in operating expense. Cash payments received prior to services rendered result in deferred revenue, which is then recognized as revenue when the advertising time or space is actually provided.
We also generate interactive revenues under arrangements that are sold on a standalone basis and those that are sold on a combined basis that are integrated with our broadcast revenue and reported within the television and radio segments. We have determined that these integrated revenue arrangements include multiple deliverables and have separated them into different units of accounting based on their relative sales price based upon managements best estimate. Revenue for each unit of accounting is recognized as it is earned.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Our accounts receivable consist of a homogeneous pool of relatively small dollar amounts from a large number of customers. We evaluate the collectibility of our trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. When we are aware of a specific customers inability to meet its financial obligations to us, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount we believe will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on our recent past loss history and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable amounts outstanding.
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Derivative Instruments
We use derivatives in the management of interest rate risk with respect to interest expense on variable rate debt. Our current policy prohibits entering into derivative instruments for speculation or trading purposes. We are party to interest rate swap agreements with financial institutions that will fix the variable benchmark component (LIBOR) of our interest rate on a portion of its term loan beginning December 31, 2015.
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, requires us to recognize all of our derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship, and further, on the type of hedging relationship. The interest rate swap agreements were designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge; therefore, the effective portion of the changes in fair value is a component of other comprehensive income. Any ineffective portions of the changes in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements will be immediately recognized directly to interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
The carrying amount of our interest rate swap agreements is recorded at fair value, including non-performance risk, when material. The fair value of each interest rate swap agreement is determined by using multiple broker quotes, adjusted for non-performance risk, when material, which estimate the future discounted cash flows of any future payments that may be made under such agreements.
Additional Information
For additional information on our significant accounting policies, please see Note 2 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The update provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit, as either a reduction of a deferred tax asset or as a liability, when a net operating loss carryforward, similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This update becomes effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this update on the consolidated financial statements.
Sensitivity of Critical Accounting Estimates
We have critical accounting estimates that are sensitive to change. The most significant of those sensitive estimates relate to the impairment of intangible assets. Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are not amortized but instead are tested annually on October 1 for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets, we must make assumptions about the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of these assets.
Television
In calculating the estimated fair value of our television FCC licenses, we used models that rely on various assumptions, such as future cash flows, discount rates and multiples. The estimates of future cash flows assume that the television segment revenues will increase significantly faster than the increase in the television expenses, and therefore the television assets will also increase in value. If any of the estimates of future cash flows, discount rates, multiples or assumptions were to change in any future valuation, it could affect our impairment analysis and cause us to record an additional expense for impairment.
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We conducted a review of our television indefinite life intangible assets by using an income approach. The income approach estimates fair value based on the estimated future cash flows of each market cluster that a hypothetical buyer would expect to generate, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital that reflects current market conditions, which reflect the overall level of inherent risk. The income approach requires us to make a series of assumptions, such as discount rates, revenue projections, profit margin projections and terminal value multiples. We estimate the discount rates on a blended rate of return considering both debt and equity for comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. These comparable publicly-traded companies have similar size, operating characteristics and/or financial profiles to us. We also estimated the terminal value multiple based on comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. We estimated the revenue projections and profit margin projections based on various market clusters signal coverage of the markets and industry information for an average station within a given market. The information for each market cluster includes such things as estimated market share, estimated capital start-up costs, population, household income, retail sales and other expenditures that would influence advertising expenditures. Based on the assumptions and estimates described above, we did not record impairment in 2013 as the fair values of our television FCC licenses for each of our market clusters was greater than their respective carrying values. The fair values exceeded the carrying values in amounts ranging from 50% to over 500%.
We conducted our annual review of our television reporting unit as part of our goodwill testing and determined that the carrying value of our television reporting unit exceeded the fair value. The fair value of the television reporting unit was primarily determined by using a combination of a market approach and an income approach. The revenue projections and profit margin projections in the models are based on various market clusters signal coverage of the markets and industry information for an average station within a given market. The information for each market cluster includes such things as estimated market share, estimated capital start-up costs, population, household income, retail sales and other expenditures that would influence advertising expenditures. Alternatively, some stations under evaluation have had limited relevant cash flow history due to planned or actual conversion of format or upgrade of station signal. The assumptions about cash flows after conversion are based on the performance of similar stations in similar markets and potential proceeds from the sale of the assets. The market-based approach used comparable company earnings multiples. Based on the assumptions and estimates described above, we did not record impairment in 2013. The fair value of our television reporting unit was greater than the carrying value by 215%.
Radio
In calculating the estimated fair value of our radio reporting unit and FCC licenses, we used models that rely on various assumptions, such as future cash flows, discount rates and multiples. The estimates of future cash flows assume that the radio segment revenues will increase significantly faster than the increase in the radio expenses, and therefore the radio assets will also increase in value. If any of the estimates of future cash flows, discount rates, multiples or assumptions were to change in any future valuation, it could affect our impairment analysis and cause us to record an additional expense for impairment.
We conducted a review of our radio indefinite life intangible assets by using an income approach. The income approach estimates fair value based on the estimated future cash flows of each market cluster that a hypothetical buyer would expect to generate, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital that reflects current market conditions, which reflect the overall level of inherent risk. The income approach requires us to make a series of assumptions, such as discount rates, revenue projections, profit margin projections and terminal value multiples. We estimate the discount rates on a blended rate of return considering both debt and equity for comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. These comparable publicly-traded companies have similar size, operating characteristics and/or financial profiles to us. We also estimated the terminal value multiple based on comparable publicly-traded companies in the television and radio industries. We estimated the revenue projections and profit margin projections based on various market clusters signal coverage of the markets and industry information for an average station within a given market. The information for each market cluster includes such things as estimated market share, estimated capital start-up
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costs, population, household income, retail sales and other expenditures that would influence advertising expenditures. Based on the assumptions and estimates described above, we did not record impairment in 2013 as the fair values of our radio FCC licenses for each of our market clusters was greater than their respective carrying values. The fair values exceeded the carrying values in amounts ranging from 26% to over 75%.
We conducted our annual review of our radio reporting unit as part of our goodwill testing and determined that the carrying value of our radio reporting unit exceeded the fair value. The fair value of the radio reporting unit was primarily determined by using a combination of a market approach and an income approach. The revenue projections and profit margin projections in the models are based on various market clusters signal coverage of the markets and industry information for an average station within a given market. The information for each market cluster includes such things as estimated market share, estimated capital start-up costs, population, household income, retail sales and other expenditures that would influence advertising expenditures. Alternatively, some stations under evaluation have had limited relevant cash flow history due to planned or actual conversion of format or upgrade of station signal. The assumptions about cash flows after conversion are based on the performance of similar stations in similar markets and potential proceeds from the sale of the assets. The market-based approach used comparable company earnings multiples. Based on the assumptions and estimates described above, we did not record impairment in 2013. The fair value of our radio reporting unit was greater than the carrying value by 35%.
Impact of Inflation
We believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations for each of our fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013. However, there can be no assurance that future inflation would not have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.
ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
General
Market risk represents the potential loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in the financial markets. We are exposed to market risk from changes in the base rates on our Term Loan B. Under our 2013 Credit Facility, within two years from its commencement, we are required to enter into derivative financial instrument transactions, such as swaps or interest rate caps, for at least half of the principal balance, in order to manage or reduce our exposure to risk from changes in interest rates. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instrument transactions for speculative purposes.
Interest Rates
As of December 31, 2013, we had $364.1 million of variable rate bank debt outstanding under our 2013 Credit Facility. The debt bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5%. The LIBOR rate is subject to a 1.0% floor effectively resulting in an effective interest rate of 3.5% at December 31, 2013. In the event LIBOR remains below the floor rate we will still have to pay the floor rate plus the margin. If LIBOR rises above the floor rate, we will have to pay the prevailing LIBOR rate plus the margin.
Because our debt is subject to interest at a variable rate, our earnings will be affected in future periods by changes in interest rates. If LIBOR were to increase by 100 basis points, or one percentage point, from its December 31, 2013 level, our annual interest expense would increase and cash flow from operations would decrease by approximately $0.9 million based on the outstanding balance of our term loan as of December 31, 2013.
As required by the terms of our 2013 Credit Agreement, on December 16, 2013, we entered into three forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with an aggregated notional amount of $186.0 million at a fixed
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rate of 2.73%, resulting in an all-in fixed rate of 5.23%. The interest rate swap agreements take effect on December 31, 2015 with a maturity date in December 31, 2018. Under these interest rate swap agreements, we pay at a fixed rate and receive payments at a variable rate based on three-month LIBOR. The interest rate swap agreements effectively fix the floating LIBOR-based interest of $186.0 million outstanding LIBOR-based debt. The interest rate swap agreements were designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge; therefore, the effective portion of the changes in fair value is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Any ineffective portions of the changes in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements will be immediately recognized directly to interest expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2013, the change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements totaling $0.2 million, net of tax, was reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2013, the Company estimates that none of the unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income related to these interest rate swap agreements will be realized and reported in earnings within the next twelve months.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See pages F-1 through F-39.
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ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
None.
ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report.
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information relating to our company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of the evaluation date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, McGladrey LLP, which has audited and reported on our financial statements, issued an attestation report regarding our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. McGladrey LLPs report is included in this annual report below.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control systems objectives will be met. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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Changes in Internal Control
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Entravision Communications Corporation
We have audited Entravision Communications Corporations and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 1992. Entravision Communications Corporations management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (a) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (b) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (c) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Entravision Communications Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 1992.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Entravision Communications Corporation and subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows, and our report dated March 10, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion.
/s/ McGladrey LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 10, 2014
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ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
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ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Information regarding our directors and matters pertaining to our corporate governance policies and procedures are set forth in Proposal 1Election of Directors under the captions Biographical Information Regarding Directors and Corporate Governance in our definitive proxy statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on May 29, 2014, or the 2014 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding compliance by our directors and executive officers and owners of more than ten percent of our Class A common stock with the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is set forth in the proxy statement under the caption Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Information regarding the compensation of our executive officers and directors is set forth in Proposal 1Election of Directors under the caption Director Compensation and under the caption Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation in the 2014 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Information regarding ownership of our common stock by certain persons is set forth under the caption Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and under the caption Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation in the 2014 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
Information regarding relationships or transactions between our affiliates and us is set forth under the caption Certain Relationships and Related Transactions in the 2014 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES |
Information regarding fees paid to and services performed by our independent accountants is set forth in Proposal 2Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor under the caption Audit and Other Fees in the 2014 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements contained herein are as listed on the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report.
2. Financial Statement Schedule
The consolidated financial statement schedule contained herein is as listed on the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report. All other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
(b) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
3.1(2) | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |
3.2(3) | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws, as adopted on December 9, 2005 | |
3.3(4) | First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws | |
10.1(5) | 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.2(6) | Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Agreement under the 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.3(5) | Form of Voting Agreement by and among Walter F. Ulloa, Philip C. Wilkinson, Paul A. Zevnik and the registrant | |
10.4(7) | Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2014 by and between the registrant and Walter F. Ulloa | |
10.5(9) | Consulting Agreement effective as of April 25, 2012 by and between the registrant and Philip C. Wilkinson | |
10.6(22) | Employment Agreement effective as of September 1, 2012 by and between the registrant and Jeffery A. Liberman | |
10.7 | Executive Employment Agreement effective as of May 12, 2011 between the registrant and Christopher T. Young | |
10.8(26) | Executive Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2013 between the registrant and Christopher T. Young | |
10.9(26) | Executive Employment Agreement effective as of September 1, 2012 between the registrant and Mario M. Carrera |
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.10(10) | Form of Indemnification Agreement for officers and directors of the registrant | |
10.11(5) | Form of Investors Rights Agreement by and among the registrant and certain of its stockholders | |
10.12(1) | Amendment to Investor Rights Agreement dated as of September 9, 2005 by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and Univision Communications Inc. | |
10.13(1) | Letter Agreement regarding registration rights of Univision dated as of September 9, 2005 by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and Univision Communications Inc. | |
10.14(5) | Office Lease dated August 19, 1999 by and between Water Garden Company L.L.C. and Entravision Communications Company, L.L.C. | |
10.15(11) | First Amendment to Lease and Agreement Re: Sixth Floor Additional Space dated as of March 15, 2001 by and between Water Garden Company L.L.C., Entravision Communications Company, L.L.C. and the registrant | |
10.16(8) | Second Amendment to Lease dated as of October 5, 2005 by and between Water Garden Company L.L.C. and the registrant | |
10.17(23) | Third Amendment to Lease effective as of January 31, 2011 by and between Water Garden Company L.L.C. and the registrant | |
10.18(12) | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Lotus/Entravision Reps LLC dated as of August 10, 2001 | |
10.19(13) | Master Network Affiliation Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2002, by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and Univision Network Limited Partnership | |
10.20(24) | Amendment, effective as of October 1, 2011, to Master Network Affiliation Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2002, by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and Univision Network Limited Partnership | |
10.21(13) | Master Network Affiliation Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2004, by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and TeleFutura | |
10.22(24) | Amendment, effective as of October 1, 2011, to Master Network Affiliation Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2004, by and between Entravision Communications Corporation and TeleFutura | |
10.23(2) | 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.24(14) | First Amendment, dated as of May 1, 2006, to 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.25(15) | Second Amendment, dated as of July 13, 2006, to 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.26(6) | Form of Stock Option Award under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.27(16) | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.28(17) | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.29(18) | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan | |
10.30(19) | Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation | |
10.31(20) | Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee | |
10.32(21) | Purchase Agreement, dated July 22, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers |
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.33(21) | Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers | |
10.34(21) | Credit Agreement, dated July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, as the Borrower, the other persons designated as Credit Parties, General Electric Capital Corporation, for itself, as a Lender and as Agent for all Lenders, the other financial institutions party thereto and GE Capital Markets, Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner | |
10.35(25) | First Amendment, dated February 24, 2012, to Credit Agreement, dated July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, as the Borrower, the other persons designated as Credit Parties, General Electric Capital Corporation, for itself, as a Lender and as Agent for all Lenders, the other financial institutions party thereto and GE Capital Markets, Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner | |
10.36(25) | Credit Agreement, dated December 20, 2012, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, as the Borrower, the other persons designated as Credit Parties, General Electric Capital Corporation, for itself, as a Lender and as Agent for all Lenders, the other financial institutions party thereto and GE Capital Markets, Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner | |
10.37(21) | Security Agreement, dated July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, each other guarantor from time to time party thereto and General Electric Capital Corporation, as Collateral Trustee | |
10.38(21) | Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement, dated July 27, 2010, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture, the Administrative Agent, the other Priority Debt Representatives from time to time party thereto and General Electric Capital Corporation, as Collateral Trustee | |
10.39(27) | Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2013, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, as the Borrower, the other persons designated as Credit Parties, General Electric Capital Corporation, for itself, as a Lender and as Agent for all Lenders, the other financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc., MacQuarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, as Co-Syndication Agents and Joint Lead Arrangers, and GE Capital Markets, Inc., as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner | |
10.40(27) | Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated August 1, 2013, by and among Entravision Communications Corporation, each other guarantor from time to time party thereto and General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent | |
21.1* | Subsidiaries of the registrant | |
23.1* | Consent of McGladrey LLP | |
24.1* | Power of Attorney (included after signatures hereto) | |
31.1* | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
31.2* | Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
32* | Certification of Periodic Financial Report by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
* | Filed herewith. |
| Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
(1) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2005. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2004. |
(3) | Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006. |
(4) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2009. |
(5) | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-35336, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2000, Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed with the SEC on July 10, 2000, Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed with the SEC on July 11, 2000 and Amendment No. 4 thereto, filed with the SEC on July 26, 2000. |
(6) | Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2005. |
(7) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2013. |
(8) | Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006. |
(9) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2012. |
(10) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on September 15, 2000. |
(11) | Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2001. |
(12) | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-3, No. 333-81652, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2002, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2002. |
(13) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2004. |
(14) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2006. |
(15) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2006. |
(16) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 4, 2006. |
(17) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2007 |
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(18) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2008. |
(19) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 17, 2006. |
(20) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2010. |
(21) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2010. |
(22) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 28, 2012. |
(23) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2011. |
(24) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 5, 2011. |
(25) | Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2012. |
(26) | Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2013. |
(27) | Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2013. |
(c) Financial Statement Schedules:
Not applicable.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||
By: | /S/ WALTER F. ULLOA | |
Walter F. Ulloa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: March 10, 2014
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Walter F. Ulloa and Christopher T. Young, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/S/ WALTER F. ULLOA Walter F. Ulloa |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ CHRISTOPHER T. YOUNG Christopher T. Young |
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ PHILIP C. WILKINSON Philip C. Wilkinson |
Director |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ PAUL A. ZEVNIK Paul A. Zevnik |
Director |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ ESTEBAN E. TORRES Esteban E. Torres |
Director |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ GILBERT R. VASQUEZ Gilbert R. Vasquez |
Director |
March 10, 2014 | ||
/S/ JULES G. BUENABENTA Jules G. Buenabenta |
Director |
March 10, 2014 |
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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Entravision Communications Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Entravision Communications Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Entravision Communications Corporation listed in Item 15(a). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Entravision Communications Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Entravision Communications Corporations and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 1992, and our report dated March 10, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of Entravision Communications Corporations internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ McGladrey LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 10, 2014
F-2
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2013 and 2012
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
December 31, 2013 |
December 31, 2012 |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 43,822 | $ | 36,130 | ||||
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,199 and $4,396 (including related parties of $7,102 and $4,916) |
57,043 | 48,030 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
6,100 | 425 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including related parties of $274 and $274) |
4,087 | 3,820 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
111,052 | 88,405 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
58,765 | 61,435 | ||||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (including related parties of $18,559 and $20,880) |
19,812 | 22,349 | ||||||
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
220,701 | 220,701 | ||||||
Goodwill |
36,647 | 36,647 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
83,856 | | ||||||
Other assets |
7,404 | 8,514 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 538,237 | $ | 438,051 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ | 3,750 | $ | 150 | ||||
Advances payable, related parties |
118 | 118 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (including related parties of $3,994 and $3,576) |
31,246 | 39,158 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
35,114 | 39,426 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities (net of bond discount of $0 and $2,982) |
360,313 | 340,664 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
6,786 | 7,359 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
| 45,201 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
402,213 | 432,650 | ||||||
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Commitments and contingencies (note 11) |
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Stockholders equity |
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Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 260,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2013 59,793,603; 2012 54,404,226 |
6 | 5 | ||||||
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2013 18,969,222; 2012 22,188,161 |
2 | 2 | ||||||
Class U common stock, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 2013 and 2012 9,352,729 |
1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
927,377 | 930,814 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(791,596 | ) | (925,421 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
234 | | ||||||
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Total stockholders equity |
136,024 | 5,401 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 538,237 | $ | 438,051 | ||||
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-3
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
Net revenue |
$ | 223,916 | $ | 223,253 | $ | 194,396 | ||||||
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Expenses: |
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Direct operating expenses (including related parties of $10,322, $10,599, and $8,373) (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $1,070, $146 and $229) |
103,686 | 92,256 | 88,590 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $0, $767, and $812) |
31,556 | 37,818 | 36,511 | |||||||||
Corporate expenses (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $3,701, $1,738, and $1,302) |
19,771 | 17,976 | 15,669 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (includes direct operating of $11,176, $12,332, and $13,258; selling, general and administrative of $2,923, $2,858, and $3,141; and corporate of $854, $1,236, and $2,254) (including related parties of $2,320, $2,633, and $3,617) |
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Operating income (loss) |
53,950 | 58,777 | 34,973 | |||||||||
Interest expense (including related parties of $0, $0, and $30) |
(24,631 | ) | (35,407 | ) | (37,650 | ) | ||||||
Interest income |
44 | 86 | 3 | |||||||||
Other income (loss) |
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(29,675 | ) | (3,743 | ) | (423 | ) | ||||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
(312 | ) | 19,713 | (2,410 | ) | |||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
134,137 | (6,112 | ) | (5,790 | ) | |||||||
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$ | 133,825 | $ | 13,601 | $ | (8,200 | ) | |||||
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Net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders, basic |
$ | 1.53 | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||
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$ | 1.50 | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||
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87,401,123 | 85,882,646 | 85,051,066 | |||||||||
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89,338,696 | 86,314,206 | 85,051,066 | |||||||||
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F-4
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 133,825 | $ | 13,601 | $ | (8,200 | ) | |||||
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 134,059 | $ | 13,601 | $ | (8,200 | ) | |||||
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F-5
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011
(In thousands, except share data)
Number of Common Shares | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
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Balance, December 31, 2010 |
52,978,304 | 22,188,161 | 9,352,729 | $ | 5 | $ | 2 | $ | 1 | $ | 941,171 | $ | (930,822 | ) | $ | | $ | 10,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options or awards of restricted stock units |
536,465 | | | | | | 41 | | | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | | | | | 2,343 | | | 2,343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid |
| | | | | | (5,102 | ) | | | (5,102 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2011 |
| | | | | | | (8,200 | ) | | (8,200 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance, December 31, 2011 |
53,514,769 | 22,188,161 | 9,352,729 | $ | 5 | $ | 2 | $ | 1 | $ | 938,453 | $ | (939,022 | ) | $ | | $ | (561 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stock-based compensation expense |
| | | | | | 2,651 | &nbs |