Press release

 SBA Communications Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

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SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAC) (“SBA” or the “Company”) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Highlights of the second quarter include:

  • Strong operating results in both the leasing and site development businesses
  • Net income of $32.0 million or $0.28 per share
  • AFFO per share growth of 15.8% over the year earlier period on a constant currency basis
  • Will increase investment in and consolidate Atlas Tower South Africa, adding approximately 900 sites and a substantial backlog of new tower builds
  • Increased 2019 Outlook for Revenue, TCF, Adjusted EBITDA and AFFO per share

In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors declared its first cash dividend of $0.37 per share of Class A common stock, payable September 25, 2019, to shareholders of record on August 28, 2019

“The second quarter was a special one for SBA, as it was the first in our history where we earned $500 million in revenue,” commented Jeffrey A. Stoops, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continued to see strong activity in both our leasing and services segments. Second quarter results ahead of our projections and expectations of continued strength in customer activity in the second half of 2019 have allowed us to increase our full year outlook for 2019. In the US, wireless customer activity remains very strong, as it has all year and we believe that strength will continue into 2020 as our customers remain on a multi-year path to provide 5G service. Given the most recent regulatory news related to the T-Mobile acquisition of Sprint, including date-certain 5G coverage requirements, it appears that substantial 5G network development will continue in the US for many years to come from four, nationwide, facilities-based wireless carriers. Internationally, activity levels are more varied by market, but activity in Brazil, our largest market, remains very strong. These strong operating results once again led to double-digit growth in AFFO per share. Our financial condition continues to be in excellent shape with a strong ability to organically de-lever quickly, as evidenced by our net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio dropping to 6.9x notwithstanding some healthy investments in assets and stock repurchases. Given the strength of our operating results, financial condition and future prospects, management and our Board of Directors decided it was time for another milestone – the initiation of a cash dividend. We are very pleased to add a dividend to the tools we have to generate increasing value for our shareholders, and excited to look to the future as to the additional value we believe we can create.”

Operating Results

The table below details select financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and comparisons to the prior year period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

excluding

 

 

Q2 2019

 

Q2 2018

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

FX 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Site leasing revenue

 

$

459.0

 

$

429.9

 

 

$

29.1

 

 

6.8%

 

 

8.1%

Site development revenue

 

 

41.1

 

 

26.4

 

 

 

14.7

 

 

55.6%

 

 

55.6%

Tower cash flow 1

 

 

367.9

 

 

337.6

 

 

 

30.3

 

 

9.0%

 

 

10.0%

Net income

 

 

32.0

 

 

(57.3

)

 

 

89.3

 

 

NM 2

 

 

NM 2

Earnings per share – diluted

 

 

0.28

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

0.78

 

 

NM 2

 

 

NM 2

Adjusted EBITDA 1

 

 

347.2

 

 

318.9

 

 

 

28.3

 

 

8.9%

 

 

9.9%

AFFO 1

 

 

240.1

 

 

213.5

 

 

 

26.6

 

 

12.5%

 

 

14.0%

AFFO per share 1

 

 

2.09

 

 

1.83

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

14.2%

 

 

15.8%

1.

See the reconciliations and other disclosures under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” later in this press release.

2.

NM – Not Meaningful

Total revenues in the second quarter of 2019 were $500.1 million compared to $456.3 million in the year earlier period, an increase of 9.6%. Site leasing revenue in the quarter of $459.0 million was comprised of domestic site leasing revenue of $369.2 million and international site leasing revenue of $89.8 million. Domestic cash site leasing revenue was $366.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 compared to $343.5 million in the year earlier period, an increase of 6.8%. International cash site leasing revenue was $89.4 million in the second quarter of 2019 compared to $81.3 million in the year earlier period, an increase of 10.1%, or 16.8% excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Site leasing operating profit was $365.5 million, an increase of 8.7% over the year earlier period. Site leasing contributed 97.3% of the Company’s total operating profit in the second quarter of 2019. Domestic site leasing segment operating profit was $303.6 million, an increase of 8.8% over the year earlier period. International site leasing segment operating profit was $61.9 million, an increase of 8.2% over the year earlier period.

Tower Cash Flow for the second quarter of 2019 of $367.9 million was comprised of Domestic Tower Cash Flow of $306.0 million and International Tower Cash Flow of $61.9 million. Domestic Tower Cash Flow for the quarter increased 8.5% over the prior year period and International Tower Cash Flow increased 11.1% over the prior year period. Tower Cash Flow Margin was 80.7% for the second quarter of 2019, as compared to 79.5% for the year earlier period.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $347.2 million, an 8.9% increase over the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 69.8% in the second quarter of 2019 compared to 70.7% in the second quarter of 2018.

Net Cash Interest Expense was $95.9 million in the second quarter of 2019 compared to $92.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 4.2%.

Net income for the second quarter of 2019 was $32.0 million, or $0.28 per share, and included a $6.0 million gain, net of taxes, on the currency related remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loans with a Brazilian subsidiary, while net loss for the second quarter of 2018 was $57.4 million, or $(0.50) per share, and included a $58.7 million loss, net of taxes, on the currency related remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loans with a Brazilian subsidiary.

AFFO for the quarter was $240.1 million, a 12.5% increase over the prior year period. AFFO per share for the second quarter of 2019 was $2.09, a 14.2% increase over the prior year period.

Investing Activities

During the second quarter of 2019, SBA purchased 82 communication sites for total cash consideration of $83.0 million. SBA also built 87 towers during the second quarter of 2019. As of June 30, 2019, SBA owned or operated 29,845 communication sites, 16,371 of which are located in the United States and its territories, and 13,474 of which are located internationally. In addition, the Company spent $12.6 million to purchase land and easements and to extend lease terms. Total cash capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2019 were $132.3 million, consisting of $8.6 million of non-discretionary cash capital expenditures (tower maintenance and general corporate) and $123.7 million of discretionary cash capital expenditures (new tower builds, tower augmentations, acquisitions, and purchasing land and easements).

Subsequent to the second quarter of 2019, the Company acquired 59 communication sites for an aggregate consideration of $17.9 million in cash. In addition, the Company has agreed to purchase and anticipates closing on 125 additional communication sites for an aggregate amount of $45.7 million. The Company anticipates that the majority of these acquisitions will be consummated by the end of the first quarter of 2020.

Announcement of Operations in South Africa

In the third quarter of 2019, the Company intends to exercise and close on its option to acquire all but 6.0% of a previously unconsolidated joint venture in South Africa. The joint venture is currently operated under the name Atlas Tower South Africa (“Atlas SA”). SBA has been a venture partner, providing investment and operational support for approximately four years. Atlas SA currently owns and operates approximately 900 sites throughout all of South Africa and has a substantial new tower development backlog. The cumulative amount anticipated to be invested by the Company in Atlas SA through the closing is approximately USD $140.0 million. Based on current foreign currency exchange rates, Atlas SA is expected to generate annual revenues and Adjusted EBITDA during its first full year of operation after the closing of approximately USD $31.0 million and USD $21.0 million, respectively. The Company’s 2019 Outlook has been updated to include the impact of this transaction.

“We are very excited to announce our operations in South Africa through Atlas Tower South Africa,” commented Jeffrey A. Stoops, President and CEO. “Atlas SA builds tremendous assets and has a very talented team, which we know first-hand having been involved in the venture now for four years and knowing the CEO of the venture for 20 years. We believe South Africa represents a fantastic growth opportunity, with many of the same, or better, qualities and characteristics that we have enjoyed in our existing markets. We look forward to incremental growth opportunities throughout South Africa over the coming years as the wireless carriers in this market continue to invest meaningfully in 4G and, at some point, 5G deployments.”

Financing Activities and Liquidity

SBA ended the second quarter of 2019 with $9.8 billion of total debt, $7.2 billion of total secured debt, $150.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments, and $9.6 billion of Net Debt. SBA’s Net Debt and Net Secured Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Ratios were 6.9x and 5.1x, respectively.

On May 23, 2019, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, SBA Senior Finance II LLC, entered into a four year interest rate swap on a portion of it 2018 Term Loan. The Company swapped $750.0 million of notional value accruing interest at one month LIBOR plus 200 basis points for a fixed rate of 4.08% per annum.

As of the date of this press release, the Company had no amount outstanding under the $1.25 billion Revolving Credit Facility.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company repurchased 0.5 million shares of its Class A common stock for $94.6 million, at an average price per share of $204.06.

Today, July 29, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new $1.0 billion stock repurchase plan, replacing the prior plan authorized on February 16, 2018 which had a remaining authorization of $110.0 million. This new plan authorizes the Company to purchase, from time to time, up to $1.0 billion of our outstanding Class A common stock through open market repurchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act and/or in privately negotiated transactions at management’s discretion based on market and business conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. Shares repurchased will be retired. The new plan has no time deadline and will continue until otherwise modified or terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors at any time in its sole discretion.

Declaration of First Cash Dividend

Today, July 29, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors declared the Company’s first quarterly cash dividend of 37 cents per share on shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 25, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2019. Future dividends are subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. SBA expects to continue to invest its cash flow after dividends consistent with its past practice of investing in acquisitions, the construction of new sites, land purchases and the repurchase of its own shares.

“We are excited to announce the initiation of a quarterly dividend later this year, as another method of returning value to our shareholders,” commented Brendan T. Cavanagh, Chief Financial Officer. “By initiating a dividend today at a lesser amount than our anticipated 2021 dividend obligations would otherwise require, we create greater operational and capital structure flexibility, and the ability to grow the dividend at a higher rate over a longer period of time. Based on our expectation for growth in our business, we believe we can grow our dividend by at least 20% annually for the next several years.”

Outlook

The Company is updating its full year 2019 Outlook for anticipated results. The Outlook provided is based on a number of assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at the time of this press release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s full year 2019 Outlook assumes the acquisitions of only those communication sites under contract and anticipated to close at the time of this press release, including the impact of the Company exercising its option on the South Africa joint venture. The Company may spend additional capital in 2019 on acquiring revenue producing assets not yet identified or under contract, the impact of which is not reflected in the 2019 guidance. The Outlook also does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock during the remainder of 2019 but does include the impact of the announced dividend. The Outlook contemplates one new financing during the third quarter of 2019 to refinance the Company’s 2014-1C Tower Securities. The assumed interest rate of this new financing is 3.5%. There are no additional new financings contemplated in our 2019 Outlook.

The Company’s Outlook assumes an average foreign currency exchange rate of 3.80 Brazilian Reais to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 1.30 Canadian Dollars to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, and 14.2 South African Rand to 1.0 U.S. Dollar throughout the last two quarters of 2019. When compared to the Company’s full year 2019 Outlook provided April 29, 2019, the variances in the actual second quarter foreign currency exchange rates versus the Company’s assumptions, and the changes in the Company’s foreign currency rate assumptions for the remainder of the year positively impacted the full year 2019 Outlook by approximately $2.8 million for Site Lease Revenue, $1.8 million for Tower Cash Flow, and $1.7 million for Adjusted EBITDA and AFFO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Full Year 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site leasing revenue 1

$

1,844.0

to

$

1,864.0

Site development revenue

$

130.0

to

$

150.0

Total revenues

$

1,974.0

to

$

2,014.0

Tower Cash Flow 2

$

1,480.0

to

$

1,500.0

Adjusted EBITDA 2

$

1,395.0

to

$

1,415.0

Net cash interest expense 3

$

380.0

to

$

390.0

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures 4

$

29.0

to

$

39.0

AFFO 2

$

943.0

to

$

989.0

AFFO per share 2, 5

$

8.20

to

$

8.60

Discretionary cash capital expenditures 6

$

425.0

to

$

445.0

1.

The Company’s Outlook for site leasing revenue includes revenue associated with pass through reimbursable expenses.

2.

See the reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

3.

Net cash interest expense is defined as interest expense less interest income. Net cash interest expense does not include amortization of deferred financing fees or non-cash interest expense.

4.

Consists of tower maintenance and general corporate capital expenditures.

5.

Outlook for AFFO per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s outlook for AFFO by an assumed weighted average number of diluted common shares of 115.0 million. Our Outlook does not include the impact of any potential future repurchases of the Company’s stock during 2019.

6.

Consists of new tower builds, tower augmentations, communication site acquisitions and ground lease purchases. Does not include expenditures for acquisitions of revenue producing assets not under contract at the date of this press release.

Conference Call Information

SBA Communications Corporation will host a conference call on Monday, July 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM (EST) to discuss the quarterly results. The call may be accessed as follows:

When:

Monday, July 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

Dial-in Number:

(844) 767-5679

Access Code:

2647145

Conference Name:

SBA second quarter results

Replay Available:

July 29, 2019 at 11:00 PM to August 12, 2019 at 11:59 PM (TZ: Eastern)

Replay Number:

(866) 207-1041 – Access Code: 5653388

Internet Access:

www.sbasite.com

Information regarding Sprint and T-Mobile

SBA is providing the following information in light of the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, Sprint accounted for 15.1% and T-Mobile accounted for 17.2% of SBA’s total consolidated site leasing revenue.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, on sites where both companies had separate leases for antenna space, the cash site leasing revenue generated from Sprint represented approximately 6.4% of SBA’s consolidated cash site leasing revenue and the cash site leasing revenue generated from T-Mobile represented approximately 6.5% of SBA’s consolidated cash site leasing revenue, excluding and incremental to the impact from previously disclosed expected consolidation churn from T-Mobile’s MetroPCS and Sprint’s Clearwire and IDEN networks. The average remaining non-cancellable current lease term on these sites is 4.6 years with Sprint and 4.3 years with T-Mobile.

Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and our earnings call include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding (i) customer demand and its ability to capture demand, (ii) the number of facilities-based carriers, carrier investment and 5G deployment, (iii) the Company’s portfolio growth goals, its strategy with respect to portfolio growth and opportunities throughout its domestic and international markets, (iv) capital allocation and the Company’s target net debt leverage range, (v) the Company’s financial and operational guidance for the full year 2019, the assumptions it made and the drivers contributing to the increase in its full year guidance, (vi) the timing of closing for currently pending acquisitions and the exercise of the Atlas SA option, (vii) growth opportunities in the South Africa market, the characteristics of that market as compared to the Company’s existing markets, carrier investment in that market and estimated future results of Atlas SA, (viii) dividends, the Company’s expected future dividend growth rate, including the drivers of expected growth, and its expectations with respect to capital allocation, (ix) additional capital spending in 2019 and the Company’s capital allocation mix, including allocating capital to share repurchases, portfolio growth and dividends, (x) its belief that 2019 will be a strong year for the Company, (xi) financing of indebtedness in 2019, and (xii) foreign exchange rates and their impact on the Company’s financial and operational guidance.

The Company wishes to caution readers that these forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business as well as other important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. With respect to the Company’s expectations regarding all of these statements, including its financial and operational guidance, such risk factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability and willingness of wireless service providers to maintain or increase their capital expenditures; (2) the Company’s ability to identify and acquire sites at prices and upon terms that will provide accretive portfolio growth; (3) the Company’s ability to accurately identify and manage any risks associated with its acquired sites, to effectively integrate such sites into its business and to achieve the anticipated financial results; (4) the Company’s ability to secure and retain as many site leasing tenants as planned at anticipated lease rates; (5) the impact of continued consolidation among wireless service providers, including the impact of the potential T-Mobile and Sprint merger, on the Company’s leasing revenue; (6) the Company’s ability to successfully manage the risks associated with international operations, including risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates; (7) the Company’s ability to secure and deliver anticipated services business at contemplated margins; (8) the Company’s ability to maintain expenses and cash capital expenditures at appropriate levels for its business while seeking to attain its investment goals; (9) the Company’s ability to acquire land underneath towers on terms that are accretive; (10) the economic climate for the wireless communications industry in general and the wireless communications infrastructure providers in particular in the United States, Brazil, and internationally; (11) the Company’s ability to obtain future financing at commercially reasonable rates or at all; (12) the ability of the Company to achieve its long-term stock repurchases strategy, which will depend, among other things, on the trading price of the Company’s common stock, which may be positively or negatively impacted by the repurchase program, market and business conditions; (13) the Company’s ability to achieve the new builds targets included in its anticipated annual portfolio growth goals, which will depend, among other things, on obtaining zoning and regulatory approvals, weather, availability of labor and supplies and other factors beyond the Company’s control that could affect the Company’s ability to build additional towers in 2019; and (14) the Company’s ability to meet its total portfolio growth, which will depend, in addition to the new build risks, on the availability of sufficient towers for sale to meet our targets, competition from third parties for such acquisitions and our ability to negotiate the terms of, and acquire, these potential tower portfolios on terms that meet our internal return criteria. With respect to its expectations regarding the ability to close pending acquisitions and the exercise of the Atlas SA option, these factors also include satisfactorily completing due diligence, the amount and quality of due diligence that the Company is able to complete prior to closing of any acquisition and its ability to accurately anticipate the future performance of the acquired towers, the ability to receive required regulatory approval, the ability and willingness of each party to fulfill their respective closing conditions and their contractual obligations and the availability of cash on hand or borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility to fund the consideration. With respect to the repurchases under the Company’s stock repurchase program, the amount of shares repurchased, if any, and the timing of such repurchases will depend on, among other things, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, which may be positively or negatively impacted by the repurchase program, market and business conditions, the availability of stock, the Company’s financial performance or determinations following the date of this announcement in order to use the Company’s funds for other purposes. With respect to the information regarding Atlas SA, including Atlas SA’s estimates regarding its future results which is based on information provided by Atlas SA, these factors also include a variety of factors outside of the Company’s control, including the accuracy of the financial information provided to the Company, Atlas SA’s controls over financial reporting and accounting, the health of the South Africa economy and wireless communications market, and the willingness of carriers to invest in their networks in that market. Furthermore, the Company’s forward-looking statements and its 2019 outlook assumes that the Company continues to qualify for treatment as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the Company’s business is currently operated in a manner that complies with the REIT rules and that it will be able to continue to comply with and conduct its business in accordance with such rules. In addition, these forward-looking statements and the information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2019.

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures and the other Regulation G information is presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

This press release will be available on our website at www.sbasite.com.

About SBA Communications Corporation

SBA Communications Corporation is a first choice provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North, Central, and South America. By “Building Better Wireless,” SBA generates revenue from two primary businesses – site leasing and site development services. The primary focus of the Company is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant communication sites to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts. For more information please visit: www.sbasite.com.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months

 

For the six months

 

 

ended June 30,

 

ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site leasing

 

$

459,003

 

 

$

429,884

 

 

$

911,186

 

 

$

860,426

 

Site development

 

 

41,144

 

 

 

26,439

 

 

 

82,254

 

 

 

54,199

 

Total revenues

 

 

500,147

 

 

 

456,323

 

 

 

993,440

 

 

 

914,625

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of site leasing

 

 

93,460

 

 

 

93,688

 

 

 

186,175

 

 

 

186,506

 

Cost of site development

 

 

30,988

 

 

 

20,726

 

 

 

62,089

 

 

 

43,246

 

Selling, general, and administrative 1

 

 

55,524

 

 

 

35,943

 

 

 

106,483

 

 

 

71,993

 

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

3,133

 

 

 

4,976

 

 

 

6,177

 

Asset impairment and decommission costs

 

 

9,620

 

 

 

7,404

 

 

 

15,391

 

 

 

15,909

 

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

 

 

171,564

 

 

 

169,558

 

 

 

342,602

 

 

 

334,956

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

363,695

 

 

 

330,452

 

 

 

717,716

 

 

 

658,787

 

Operating income

 

 

136,452

 

 

 

125,871

 

 

 

275,724

 

 

 

255,838

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,581

 

 

 

1,671

 

 

 

3,381

 

 

 

2,966

 

Interest expense

 

 

(97,447

)

 

 

(93,639

)

 

 

(196,114

)

 

 

(182,562

)

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

(651

)

 

 

(638

)

 

 

(1,292

)

 

 

(1,370

)

Amortization of deferred financing fees

 

 

(5,116

)

 

 

(4,897

)

 

 

(10,176

)

 

 

(10,285

)

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 

 

(13,798

)

 

 

 

 

(14,443

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

12,762

 

 

 

(90,210

)

 

 

12,254

 

 

 

(85,657

)

Total other expense, net

 

 

(88,871

)

 

 

(201,511

)

 

 

(191,947

)

 

 

(291,351

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

47,581

 

 

 

(75,640

)

 

 

83,777

 

 

 

(35,513

)

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

 

 

(15,608

)

 

 

18,249

 

 

 

(25,815

)

 

 

9,667

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

31,973

 

 

$

(57,391

)

 

$

57,962

 

 

$

(25,846

)

Net income (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

(0.22

)

Diluted

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

(0.22

)

Weighted average number of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

113,205

 

 

 

115,064

 

 

 

112,958

 

 

 

115,775

 

Diluted

 

 

114,940

 

 

 

115,064

 

 

 

114,643

 

 

 

115,775

1.

Includes non-cash compensation of $24,131 and $11,034 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and $46,736 and $20,927 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par values)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

ASSETS

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

101,836

 

 

$

143,444

 

Restricted cash

 

 

22,590

 

 

 

32,464

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

117,476

 

 

 

111,035

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

25,575

 

 

 

23,785

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1

 

 

48,252

 

 

 

63,126

 

Total current assets

 

 

315,729

 

 

 

373,854

 

Property and equipment, net 1

 

 

2,761,580

 

 

 

2,786,355

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

3,238,031

 

 

 

3,331,465

 

Right-of-use assets, net 1

 

 

2,502,601

 

 

 

Other assets 1

 

 

451,474

 

 

 

722,033

 

Total assets

 

$

9,269,415

 

 

$

7,213,707

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

41,270

 

 

$

34,308

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

58,483

 

 

 

63,665

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

943,161

 

 

 

941,728

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

95,127

 

 

 

108,054

 

Accrued interest

 

 

49,235

 

 

 

48,722

 

Current lease liabilities 1

 

 

231,681

 

 

 

Other current liabilities 1

 

 

9,181

 

 

 

9,802

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,428,138

 

 

 

1,206,279

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

8,749,450

 

 

 

8,996,825

 

Long-term lease liabilities 1

 

 

2,235,524

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities 1

 

 

195,649

 

 

 

387,426

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

11,180,623

 

 

 

9,384,251

 

Shareholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefer. stock-par value $.01, 30,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outst.

 

 

 

 

Common stock – Class A, par value $.01, 400,000 shares authorized, 113,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares and 112,433 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

and December 31, 2018, respectively

 

 

1,131

 

 

 

1,124

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,408,385

 

 

 

2,270,326

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(5,193,985

)

 

 

(5,136,368

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(554,877

)

 

 

(511,905

)

Total shareholders’ deficit

 

 

(3,339,346

)

 

 

(3,376,823

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

 

$

9,269,415

 

 

$

7,213,707

 

  1. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited) (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months

 

 

ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

 

31,973

 

 

$

 

(57,392

)

Adjust. to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

 

 

171,564

 

 

 

169,558

 

Non-cash asset impairment and decommission costs

 

 

9,286

 

 

 

7,232

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

24,487

 

 

 

11,297

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

11,352

 

 

 

(22,161

)

Loss (gain) on remeasurement of U.S. denominated intercompany loans

 

 

(9,087

)

 

 

88,898

 

Other non-cash items reflected in the Statements of Operations

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

20,545

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

AR and costs and est. earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, net

 

 

(6,477

)

 

 

8,026

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

4,045

 

 

 

(6,325

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

23,121

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

6,903

 

 

 

6,442

 

Accrued interest

 

 

14,176

 

 

 

15,902

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

 

(22,080

)

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(4,542

)

 

 

5,984

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

258,753

 

 

 

248,006

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions

 

 

(95,895

)

 

 

(167,741

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

(36,411

)

 

 

(37,518

)

Other investing activities

 

 

(38,193

)

 

 

(13,299

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(170,499

)

 

 

(218,558

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings (repayments) under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

(30,000

)

 

 

(150,000

)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

 

(94,572

)

 

 

(306,979

)

Proceeds from employee stock purchase/stock option plans

 

 

24,446

 

 

 

5,405

 

Repayment of Term Loans

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

(1,930,000

)

Proceeds from Term Loans, net of fees

 

 

 

 

2,377,264

 

Other financing activities

 

 

(290

)

 

 

(3,022

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(106,416

)

 

 

(7,332

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

(10,573

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

(17,059

)

 

 

11,543

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

143,871

 

 

 

164,820

 

End of period

 

$

 

126,812

 

 

$

 

176,363

 

Selected Capital Expenditure Detail

 

 

For the three

 

For the six

 

 

months ended

 

months ended

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Construction and related costs on new builds

 

$

12,724

 

$

28,150

Augmentation and tower upgrades

 

 

15,122

 

 

28,825

Non-discretionary capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tower maintenance

 

 

7,609

 

 

14,029

General corporate

 

 

956

 

 

1,781

Total non-discretionary capital expenditures

 

 

8,565

 

 

15,810

Total capital expenditures

 

$

36,411

 

$

72,785

Communication Site Portfolio Summary

 

 

Domestic

 

International

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sites owned at March 31, 2019

 

16,289

 

 

13,398

 

 

29,687

 

Sites acquired during the second quarter

 

82

 

 

 

82

 

Sites built during the second quarter

 

7

 

 

80

 

 

87

 

Sites decommissioned during the second quarter

 

(7

)

 

(4

)

 

(11

)

Sites owned at June 30, 2019

 

16,371

 

 

13,474

 

 

29,845

 

Segment Operating Profit and Segment Operating Profit Margin

Domestic site leasing and International site leasing are the two segments within our site leasing business. Segment operating profit is a key business metric and one of our two measures of segment profitability. The calculation of Segment operating profit for each of our segments is set forth below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Site Leasing

 

Int’l Site Leasing

 

Site Development

 

 

For the three months

 

For the three months

 

For the three months

 

 

ended June 30,

 

ended June 30,

 

ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Segment revenue

 

$

369,180

 

 

$

346,683

 

 

$

89,823

 

 

$

83,201

 

 

$

41,144

 

 

$

26,439

 

Segment cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amort.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,576

)

 

 

(67,756

)

 

 

(27,884

)

 

 

(25,932

)

 

 

(30,988

)

 

 

(20,726

)

Segment operating profit

 

$

303,604

 

 

$

278,927

 

 

$

61,939

 

 

$

57,269

 

 

$

10,156

 

 

$

5,713

 

Segment operating profit margin

 

 

82.2

%

 

 

80.5

%

 

 

69.0

%

 

 

68.8

%

 

 

24.7

%

 

 

21.6

%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures including (i) Cash Site Leasing Revenue; (ii) Tower Cash Flow and Tower Cash Flow Margin; (iii) Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin; (iv) Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio (collectively, our “Non-GAAP Debt Measures”); (v) Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), and AFFO per share; and (vi) certain financial metrics after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (collectively, our “Constant Currency Measures”).

We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they provide investors additional tools in understanding our financial performance and condition.

Specifically, we believe that:

(1) Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow are useful indicators of the performance of our site leasing operations;

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by management (1) to evaluate the economic productivity of our operations and (2) for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to, and assessing the performance of, our operations. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations (1) from period to period and (2) to our competitors, by excluding the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest charges from our outstanding debt) and asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) from our financial results. Management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors or other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is similar to the measure of current financial performance generally used in our debt covenant calculations. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance;

(3) FFO, AFFO and AFFO per share, which are metrics used by our public company peers in the communication site industry, provide investors useful indicators of the financial performance of our business and permit investors an additional tool to evaluate the performance of our business against those of our two principal competitors. FFO, AFFO, and AFFO per share are also used to address questions we receive from analysts and investors who routinely assess our operating performance on the basis of these performance measures, which are considered industry standards. We believe that FFO helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate financial performance by excluding the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion). We believe that AFFO and AFFO per share help investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate our financial performance as they include (1) the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding debt) and (2) sustaining capital expenditures and exclude the impact of our (1) asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) and (2) certain non-cash items, including straight-lined revenues and expenses related to fixed escalations and rent free periods and the non-cash portion of our reported tax provision. GAAP requires rental revenues and expenses related to leases that contain specified rental increases over the life of the lease to be recognized evenly over the life of the lease. In accordance with GAAP, if payment terms call for fixed escalations, or rent free periods, the revenue or expense is recognized on a straight-lined basis over the fixed, non-cancelable term of the contract. We only use AFFO as a performance measure. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operations or as residual cash flow available for discretionary investment. We believe our definition of FFO is consistent with how that term is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and that our definition and use of AFFO and AFFO per share is consistent with those reported by the other communication site companies;

(4) Our Non-GAAP Debt Measures provide investors a more complete understanding of our net debt and leverage position as they include the full principal amount of our debt which will be due at maturity and, to the extent that such measures are calculated on Net Debt are net of our cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments; and

(5) Our Constant Currency Measures provide management and investors the ability to evaluate the performance of the business without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

In addition, Tower Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and our Non-GAAP Debt Measures are components of the calculations used by our lenders to determine compliance with certain covenants under our Senior Credit Agreement and indentures relating to our 2014 Senior Notes, 2016 Senior Notes, and 2017 Senior Notes. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be an alternative to any of the financial measures provided in our results of operations or our balance sheet as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Metrics after Eliminating the Impact of Changes In Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

We eliminate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates for each of the financial metrics listed in the table below by dividing the current period’s financial results by the average monthly exchange rates of the prior year period, and by eliminating the impact of the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. The table below provides the reconciliation of the reported growth rate year-over-year of each of such measures to the growth rate after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates to such measure.

 

 

Second quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 year

 

Foreign

 

Growth excluding

 

 

over year

 

currency

 

foreign

 

 

growth rate

 

impact

 

currency impact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total site leasing revenue

 

6.8%

 

(1.3%)

 

8.1%

Total cash site leasing revenue

 

7.4%

 

(1.3%)

 

8.7%

Int’l cash site leasing revenue

 

10.1%

 

(6.7%)

 

16.8%

Total site leasing segment operating profit

 

8.7%

 

(1.1%)

 

9.8%

Int’l site leasing segment operating profit

 

8.1%

 

(6.3%)

 

14.4%

Total site leasing tower cash flow

 

9.0%

 

(1.0%)

 

10.0%

Int’l site leasing tower cash flow

 

11.1%

 

(6.4%)

 

17.5%

Net income

 

NM 1

 

NM 1

 

NM 1

Earnings per share – diluted

 

NM 1

 

NM 1

 

NM 1

Adjusted EBITDA

 

8.9%

 

(1.0%)

 

9.9%

AFFO

 

12.5%

 

(1.5%)

 

14.0%

AFFO per share

 

14.2%

 

(1.6%)

 

15.8%

  1. NM – Not Meaningful 

Cash Site Leasing Revenue, Tower Cash Flow, and Tower Cash Flow Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow to their most comparable GAAP measurement and Tower Cash Flow Margin, which is calculated by dividing Tower Cash Flow by Cash Site Leasing Revenue.

 

 

Domestic Site Leasing

 

Int’l Site Leasing

 

Total Site Leasing

 

 

For the three months

 

For the three months

 

For the three months

 

 

ended June 30,

 

ended June 30,

 

ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Site leasing revenue

 

$

369,180

 

 

$

346,683

 

 

$

89,823

 

 

$

83,201

 

 

$

459,003

 

 

$

429,884

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

 

(2,499

)

 

 

(3,216

)

 

 

(393

)

 

 

(1,942

)

 

 

(2,892

)

 

 

(5,158

)

Cash site leasing revenue

 

 

366,681

 

 

 

343,467

 

 

 

89,430

 

 

 

81,259

 

 

 

456,111

 

 

 

424,726

 

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,576

)

 

 

(67,756

)

 

 

(27,884

)

 

 

(25,932

)

 

 

(93,460

)

 

 

(93,688

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

 

4,888

 

 

 

6,185

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

5,268

 

 

 

6,589

 

Tower Cash Flow

 

$

305,993

 

 

$

281,896

 

 

$

61,926

 

 

$

55,731

 

 

$

367,919

 

 

$

337,627

 

Tower Cash Flow Margin

 

 

83.4

%

 

 

82.1

%

 

 

69.2

%

 

 

68.6

%

 

 

80.7

%

 

 

79.5

%

Forecasted Tower Cash Flow for Full Year 2019

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of forecasted Tower Cash Flow set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2019:

 

Full Year 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Site leasing revenue

$

1,844.0

 

to

$

1,864.0

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

(12.0

)

to

 

(7.0

)

Cash site leasing revenue

 

1,832.0

 

to

 

1,857.0

 

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(372.0

)

to

 

(382.0

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

20.0

 

to

 

25.0

 

Tower Cash Flow

$

1,480.0

 

to

$

1,500.0

 

Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months

 

 

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Net income (loss)

 

$

31,973

 

 

$

(57,391

)

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

 

(2,892

)

 

 

(5,158

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

 

5,268

 

 

 

6,589

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

24,487

 

 

 

11,297

 

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 

 

13,798

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(12,762

)

 

 

90,210

 

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

3,133

 

Asset impairment and decommission costs

 

 

9,620

 

 

 

7,404

 

Interest income

 

 

(1,581

)

 

 

(1,671

)

Total interest expense 1

 

 

103,214

 

 

 

99,174

 

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

 

 

171,564

 

 

 

169,558

 

Provision for taxes 2

 

 

15,808

 

 

 

(18,059

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

347,238

 

 

$

318,884

 

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA 3

 

$

1,388,952

 

 

$

1,275,536

 

  1. Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.
  2. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, these amounts included $200 and $190, respectively, of franchise and gross receipts taxes reflected in the Statements of Operations in selling, general and administrative expenses.
  3. Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent quarter multiplied by four.

The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months

 

 

 

 

 

ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

$

500,147

 

 

$

456,323

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

 

 

 

 

(2,892

)

 

 

(5,158

)

Total revenues minus non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

 

 

 

$

497,255

 

 

$

451,165

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

$

347,238

 

 

$

318,884

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

 

 

 

69.8

%

 

 

70.7

%

Forecasted Adjusted EBITDA for Full Year 2019

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of the forecasted Adjusted EBITDA set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2019:

 

Full Year 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Net income

$

120.0

 

to

$

174.0

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

(12.0

)

to

 

(7.0

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

20.0

 

to

 

25.0

 

Non-cash compensation

 

77.0

 

to

 

72.0

 

Other expense (income), net

 

(16.0

)

to

 

(21.0

)

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

 

15.0

 

to

 

10.0

 

Asset impairment and decommission costs

 

35.0

 

to

 

30.0

 

Interest income

 

(7.0

)

to

 

(4.0

)

Total interest expense 1

 

420.0

 

to

 

408.0

 

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

 

699.0

 

to

 

689.0

 

Provision for taxes 2

 

44.0

 

to

 

39.0

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,395.0

 

to

$

1,415.0

 

  1. Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.
  2. Includes projections for franchise taxes and gross receipts taxes which will be reflected in the Statement of Operations in Selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)

The table below sets forth the reconciliations of FFO and AFFO to their most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months

 

 

 

 

 

ended June 30,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

$

31,973

 

 

$

(57,391

)

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

170,470

 

 

 

168,379

 

Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

1,193

 

 

 

333

 

FFO

 

 

 

 

$

203,636

 

 

$

111,321

 

Adjustments to FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

 

 

 

 

(2,892

)

 

 

(5,158

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

 

 

 

 

5,268

 

 

 

6,589

 

Non-cash compensation

 

 

 

 

 

24,487

 

 

 

11,297

 

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

11,351

 

 

 

(23,759

)

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

1,179

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts

 

 

 

 

 

5,767

 

 

 

5,535

 

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,798

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

(12,762

)

 

 

90,210

 

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

3,133

 

Asset impairment and decommission costs

 

 

 

 

 

9,620

 

 

 

7,404

 

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

(8,565

)

 

 

(9,144

)

Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

554

 

 

 

1,104

 

AFFO

 

 

 

 

$

240,097

 

 

$

213,509

 

Weighted average number of common shares 1

 

 

 

 

 

114,940

 

 

 

116,679

 

AFFO per share

 

 

 

 

$

2.09

 

 

$

1.83

 

  1. For purposes of the AFFO per share calculation, the basic weighted average number of common shares has been adjusted to include the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units.

Forecasted AFFO for the Full Year 2019

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of the forecasted AFFO and AFFO per share set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2019:

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Full Year 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

120.0

 

to

$

174.0

 

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

692.0

 

to

 

684.0

 

Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2.0

 

to

 

3.0

 

FFO

$

814.0

 

to

$

861.0

 

Adjustments to FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

 

(12.0

)

to

 

(7.0

)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

 

20.0

 

to

 

25.0

 

Non-cash compensation

 

77.0

 

to

 

72.0

 

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax provision

 

17.0

 

to

 

17.0

 

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

7.0

 

to

 

5.0

 

Amort. of deferred financing costs and debt discounts

 

23.0

 

to

 

24.0

 

Other expense (income), net

 

(16.0

)

to

 

(21.0

)

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

 

15.0

 

to

 

10.0

 

Asset impairment and decommission costs

 

35.0

 

to

 

30.0

 

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

 

(39.0

)

to

 

(29.0

)

Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures

 

2.0

 

to

 

2.0

 

AFFO

$

943.0

 

to

$

989.0

 

Weighted average number of common shares 1

 

115.0

 

to

 

115.0

 

AFFO per share

$

8.20

 

to

$

8.60

 

  1. Our assumption for weighted average number of common shares does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock during the remainder of 2019.

Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio

Net Debt is calculated using the notional principal amount of outstanding debt. Under GAAP policies, the notional principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt is not necessarily reflected on the face of the Company’s financial statements.

The Net Debt and Leverage calculations are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

2013-2C Tower Securities

 

$

575,000

 

2014-1C Tower Securities

 

 

920,000

 

2014-2C Tower Securities

 

 

620,000

 

2015-1C Tower Securities

 

 

500,000

 

2016-1C Tower Securities

 

 

700,000

 

2017-1C Tower Securities

 

 

760,000

 

2018-1C Tower Securities

 

 

640,000

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

80,000

 

2018 Term Loan

 

 

2,376,000

 

Total secured debt

 

 

7,171,000

 

2014 Senior Notes

 

 

750,000

 

2016 Senior Notes

 

 

1,100,000

 

2017 Senior Notes

 

 

750,000

 

Total unsecured debt

 

 

2,600,000

 

Total debt

 

$

9,771,000

 

Leverage Ratio

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

9,771,000

 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

 

 

(149,963

)

Net debt

 

$

9,621,037

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

1,388,952

 

Leverage Ratio

 

 

6.9x

Secured Leverage Ratio

 

 

 

Total secured debt

 

$

7,171,000

 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

 

 

(149,963

)

Net Secured Debt

 

$

7,021,037

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

1,388,952

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

 

 

5.1x