Liberty Global Group (Europe) | Q1 2017 | YOY Growth/(Decline)* | |||||
Subscribers | |||||||
Organic RGU Net Additions | 244,300 | 40.0 | % | ||||
Financial (in USD millions, unless noted) | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 3,519 | 2.1 | % | |||
OCF | $ | 1,605 | 4.1 | % | |||
Operating income | $ | 431 | (18.1 | %) | |||
Adjusted FCF | $ | (333 | ) | 217.1 | % | ||
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 903 | |||||
Cash provided by investing activities | $ | 1,891 | |||||
Cash used by financing activities | $ | (1,783 | ) |
Liberty Latin America & Caribbean | Q1 2017 | YOY Growth/(Decline)* | |||||
Subscribers | |||||||
Organic RGU Net Additions | 41,900 | 96.7 | % | ||||
Financial (in USD millions, unless noted) | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 911 | (0.8 | %) | |||
OCF | $ | 354 | (9.6 | %) | |||
Operating income | $ | 138 | 130.0 | % | |||
Adjusted FCF | $ | (58 | ) | (391.5 | %) | ||
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 76 | |||||
Cash used by investing activities | $ | (130 | ) | ||||
Cash provided by financing activities | $ | 29 |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||
Organic RGU net additions (losses) by product | (excluding NL)(4) | |||||
Video | (15,100 | ) | (97,700 | ) | ||
Data | 154,400 | 145,200 | ||||
Voice | 105,000 | 127,000 | ||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 244,300 | 174,500 | ||||
Organic RGU net additions (losses) by market | ||||||
U.K./Ireland | 158,000 | 92,900 | ||||
Germany | 52,400 | 23,600 | ||||
Belgium | (12,000 | ) | 6,300 | |||
Switzerland/Austria | (2,400 | ) | (12,000 | ) | ||
Central and Eastern Europe | 48,300 | 63,700 | ||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 244,300 | 174,500 | ||||
Organic Mobile SIM additions (losses) by product | ||||||
Postpaid | 91,200 | 88,600 | ||||
Prepaid | (73,000 | ) | (66,500 | ) | ||
Total Liberty Global Group | 18,200 | 22,100 | ||||
Organic Mobile SIM additions (losses) by market | ||||||
U.K./Ireland | 3,400 | (16,100 | ) | |||
Belgium | 3,500 | 17,800 | ||||
Other | 11,300 | 20,400 | ||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 18,200 | 22,100 |
• | Cable Product Performance: we added 244,000 RGUs, up 40% YoY when excluding the Netherlands from our Q1 2016 result. This acceleration was driven by materially lower video attrition, which was reduced by 83,000 RGUs, mainly related to our improved performances in the U.K. and Germany. Broadband growth was slightly up (added 9,000 more RGUs), while telephony RGU growth slowed (added 22,000 fewer RGUs) as compared to the RGU additions in Q1 2016 |
◦ | The improved video trend was supported by our new build programs across Europe, the U.K. in particular, and success in the MDU segment in Germany |
• | Next-Generation TV platforms (including Horizon TV, Horizon-Lite, TiVo, Eos (v6) and Yelo TV): we added 253,000 subscribers, as our next-generation subscriber base reached 6.9 million, representing 39% of our total video base (excluding DTH) in Europe |
◦ | Take-up of our new 4K enabled "Virgin TV V6" set-top box was robust in Q1 and customer satisfaction for this product has been significantly higher than our prior device. This new box is expected to be rolled out across additional markets later this year |
◦ | Added the popular Netflix app to our Horizon platform in Germany in March, offering convenience and more on-demand content, and it is now available in four countries |
• | WiFi Connect Box: investing in best-in-class connectivity to enhance the customer experience by rolling out our WiFi Connect boxes. As of March 31, 2017, we have 3.7 million boxes installed across Europe, representing 26% penetration of our broadband base |
◦ | The average broadband speed of our internet subscribers was 108 Mbps and on average they consumed 121GB of data per month during Q1 |
• | U.K./Ireland: delivered accelerated RGU growth with 158,000 additions in Q1, up 70% YoY. Of particular note was our U.K. video performance with 46,000 RGU additions, a 53,000 improvement year-over-year. This result was supported by our network extension program and our new 4K set-top box. RGU attrition in Ireland was reduced from 17,000 in Q1 2016 to 5,000 this quarter, boosted by improvements across all products |
• | Germany: delivered 52,000 RGU gains in Q1, while implementing price increases for four million subscribers. Sales remained steady during Q1 on the back of our new spring campaign and enhanced product portfolio, highlighting our 400Mbps top speed, which has improved our tier mix. Germany's video result improved by 34,000 RGUs YoY with support from a strong MDU video business |
• | Belgium: Q1 attrition of 12,000 RGUs was primarily related to intensified competition and the announcement of certain price increases. This mainly impacted our stand-alone video subscribers resulting in a video loss of 21,000 RGUs. On the broadband and fixed telephony fronts, we delivered 6,000 and 3,000 RGU additions, respectively, and were able to drive our "WIGO" all-in-one converged bundle penetration to 9% of our fixed-line customer base at the end March 31, 2017 |
• | Switzerland/Austria: lost 2,000 RGUs in Q1, a 10,000 improvement as compared to Q1 2016, all related to an improved fixed telephony performance. Aggressive marketing efforts and new bundles from competitors impacted the sequential RGU growth. Our Swiss "Connect" and "Connect & Play" portfolios will be enriched with an exclusive sports channel called "MySports" that we plan to launch in Q3 to further differentiate our product offer |
• | CEE: posted 48,000 RGU additions, with a stable video and improved internet performance that was more than offset by lower fixed telephony additions as compared to Q1 2016. From a country perspective, the lower year-over-year performance was mainly related to our performance in Poland, driven by lower fixed telephony and broadband internet additions, attributable to increased competition, and lower video additions in Hungary (DTH related) |
• | Mobile17: added 18,000 mobile subscribers, as 91,000 postpaid subscriber additions were largely offset by 73,000 prepaid subscriber losses |
◦ | Virgin Media's subscriber base in the U.K. declined by 7,000 SIM cards in Q1 as 27,000 postpaid additions were more than offset by low-ARPU prepaid subscriber losses. As of March 31, 2017, 21% of our U.K. postpaid mobile base had a 4G contract, just five months after launch. In Ireland, we gained 10,000 subscribers, a record quarterly result |
◦ | Telenet in Belgium delivered 43,000 postpaid additions in Q1, supported by the continued success of "WIGO" and a refreshed BASE20 postpaid offering. This solid performance was largely offset by declines in our prepaid base of 40,000 during Q1 2017 |
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Revenue | 2017 | 2016 | % | Rebased % | ||||||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||||||||
European Division: | ||||||||||||||
U.K./Ireland | $ | 1,504.4 | $ | 1,686.5 | (10.8 | ) | 1.7 | |||||||
Belgium | 661.4 | 610.2 | 8.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||
Germany | 629.1 | 617.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
Switzerland/Austria | 423.7 | 433.4 | (2.2 | ) | (1.3 | ) | ||||||||
The Netherlands | — | 669.8 | * | * | ||||||||||
Total Western Europe | 3,218.6 | 4,017.0 | (19.9 | ) | 1.8 | |||||||||
Central and Eastern Europe | 271.3 | 266.1 | 2.0 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
Central and other | 28.7 | (2.4 | ) | N.M. | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
Total European Division | 3,518.6 | 4,280.7 | (17.8 | ) | 2.1 | |||||||||
Corporate and other | 0.4 | 14.6 | N.M. | — | ||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | — | (11.2 | ) | N.M. | * | |||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | $ | 3,519.0 | $ | 4,284.1 | (17.9 | ) | 2.1 | |||||||
• | Reported revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 declined 18% year-over-year |
◦ | This decline was primarily driven by the net impact of (i) the deconsolidation of our operations in the Netherlands in connection with the completion of our joint venture with Vodafone Group plc (the "VodafoneZiggo JV"), (ii) negative foreign exchange ("FX") movements, mainly related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British pound, and (iii) our organic revenue growth |
• | Rebased revenue grew 2% during the Q1 2017 period despite the net negative impact of certain items, the most significant of which include: |
◦ | The net negative impact of our mobile split-contract program21 in the U.K. totaling $26 million |
◦ | A reduction in cable subscription revenue of $9 million resulting from a change in U.K. regulations governing payment handling fees that Virgin Media charges its customers |
◦ | The favorable $6 million impact of the expected recovery of VAT paid in prior periods with respect to copyright fees in Belgium |
• | In Q1 2017, the Liberty Global Group recognized $31.5 million of revenue from the VodafoneZiggo JV pursuant to the framework agreement that governs the services that we provide to the VodafoneZiggo JV. Our rebased growth calculations include an estimate of the revenue from the framework agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as if the framework agreement had been in place at the beginning of 2016 |
• | Our B2B (including SOHO) and mobile (including interconnect and handset sales) businesses reported 9% rebased revenue growth and a 5% rebased revenue contraction, respectively, in Q1 |
◦ | Contraction of mobile revenue was due to the 9% and 7% rebased revenue declines in the U.K. and Belgium, respectively, which together represent over 90% of our mobile business |
▪ | The decline was related to (i) the aforementioned reduction in revenue associated with our mobile split-contract program in the U.K. and (ii) continued declines in mobile interconnect revenue |
• | U.K./Ireland: overall 2% growth includes: |
◦ | Cable subscription (including SOHO) (~70% of revenue) rebased growth of 3%, driven by the net effect of (i) accelerating RGU growth to 317,000 over the LTM period, (ii) a 1% increase in ARPU per RGU on an FX-neutral basis and (iii) the aforementioned $9 million reduction in Q1 related to payment handling fees |
◦ | A rebased revenue decline in Q1 of 9% in our mobile business (including interconnect and mobile handset revenue), primarily due to the impact of the split-contract program, as mentioned above |
◦ | Rebased business revenue (excluding SOHO) growth of 1%, mainly driven by higher underlying data volumes |
• | Belgium: rebased growth rate of 1% was driven by the net effect of (i) higher cable subscription revenue, mainly related to a 2% increase in ARPU per RGU, (ii) growth in B2B and (iii) the mobile revenue headwinds highlighted above |
• | Germany: rebased revenue growth of 6% was largely attributable to (i) higher cable subscription revenue (~90% of revenue), as a result of adding nearly 350,000 subscribers over the LTM period and a 2% increase in ARPU per RGU and (ii) higher low-margin mobile handset revenue |
• | Switzerland/Austria: rebased revenue decline of 1% was mainly due to lower ARPU per RGU, primarily related to a weaker tier-mix in combination with limited volume growth, which was only partially offset by solid mobile subscriber additions |
• | CEE: rebased revenue growth of 5%, mainly driven by new build related subscriber growth that was only partially offset by lower ARPU per RGU in most countries |
• | Operating income of $431 million and $527 million in Q1 2017 and Q1 2016, respectively, representing a decrease of 18% |
• | The decrease in operating income was primarily impacted by decreases in (i) OCF, as further described below, and (ii) depreciation and amortization |
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OCF | 2017 | 2016 | % | Rebased % | ||||||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||||||||
European Division: | ||||||||||||||
U.K./Ireland | $ | 648.5 | $ | 744.6 | (12.9 | ) | 0.9 | |||||||
Belgium | 297.9 | 269.8 | 10.4 | 8.4 | ||||||||||
Germany | 382.8 | 379.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | ||||||||||
Switzerland/Austria | 255.1 | 258.1 | (1.2 | ) | (0.3 | ) | ||||||||
The Netherlands | — | 367.9 | * | * | ||||||||||
Total Western Europe | 1,584.3 | 2,019.8 | (21.6 | ) | 2.9 | |||||||||
Central and Eastern Europe | 111.0 | 110.9 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ||||||||||
Central and other | (42.0 | ) | (84.3 | ) | 50.2 | 23.6 | ||||||||
Total European Division | 1,653.3 | 2,046.4 | (19.2 | ) | 3.9 | |||||||||
Corporate and other | (48.6 | ) | (52.8 | ) | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | $ | 1,604.7 | $ | 1,993.6 | (19.5 | ) | 4.1 | |||||||
OCF Margin | 45.6 | % | 46.5 | % |
• | Reported OCF for the three months ended March 31, 2017 declined 20% year-over-year |
◦ | Mainly result of the net effect of (i) the deconsolidation of our operations in the Netherlands, (ii) the adverse impact of FX movements mentioned above and (iii) organic OCF growth |
• | Rebased OCF growth of 4% in Q1 2017 included the net negative impact of certain items, the most significant of which included: |
◦ | The net unfavorable revenue items discussed in the "Revenue Highlights" section above |
◦ | A $6 million headwind associated with the settlement of an operational contingency in the U.K. during the first quarter of 2016 |
• | As compared to the prior-year period, our Q1 2017 OCF margin22 was negatively impacted by the deconsolidation of the Netherlands |
• | U.K./Ireland: 1% rebased OCF growth as the increase in rebased revenue was offset by higher programming costs, higher marketing spend mainly related to our Virgin TV V6, Virgin Fibre and Virgin Mobile campaigns and higher network expenses |
• | Belgium: rebased OCF growth of 8% was largely driven by the aforementioned favorable impact of the expected recovery of prior-period VAT payments ($6m), lower handset sales/subsidies and indirect cost containment, partially offset by higher programming and copyright costs |
• | Germany: grew rebased OCF by 5% primarily as a result of the net impact of previously-mentioned revenue growth drivers, including the impact of low-margin handset sales, and (i) higher staff-related costs, (ii) higher direct costs, largely due to increased mobile handset sales, (iii) higher customer service-related costs and (iv) lower network related costs |
• | Switzerland/Austria: flat rebased OCF result as the 1% rebased revenue contraction was offset by lower SG&A expense and indirect cost controls |
• | CEE: rebased OCF growth of 4% was primarily driven by aforementioned revenue growth, partially offset by increases in (i) programming and copyright costs, primarily in Hungary, Romania and Poland, (ii) interconnect costs, primarily in the Czech Republic, and (iii) network-related expenses, primarily in Romania |
• | Central and other: year-over-year rebased improvement due to (i) lower staff-related costs and (ii) lower costs associated with our Liberty Go initiative |
• | Net loss was $293 million and $334 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively |
• | Beginning January 1, 2017, we changed the categories of our Property and Equipment additions23 from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association ("NCTA") classification approach to a new categorization, which aligns to our internal categories. We also applied this change retroactively to the prior-year period. The new categories are: |
◦ | Customer Premises Equipment: includes capitalizable equipment and labor, materials and other costs directly associated with the installation of such CPE |
◦ | New Build & Upgrade: includes capitalizable costs of network equipment, materials, labor and other costs directly associated with entering a new service area and upgrading our existing network |
◦ | Capacity: includes capitalizable costs for network capacity required for growth and services expansions from both existing and new customers. This category covers Core and Access parts of the network and includes, for example, fiber node splits, upstream/downstream spectrum upgrades and optical equipment additions in our international backbone connections |
◦ | Baseline: includes capitalizable costs of equipment, materials, labor and other costs directly associated with maintaining and supporting the business. Relates to areas such as network improvement, property and facilities, technical sites, information technology systems and fleet |
◦ | Product & Enablers: discretionary capitalizable costs include investments (i) required to support, maintain, launch or innovate in new customer products, and (ii) in infrastructure, which drive operational efficiency over the long term |
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in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||
Customer premises equipment | $ | 296.0 | $ | 236.2 | ||||
New Build & Upgrade | 189.8 | 151.0 | ||||||
Capacity | 116.6 | 106.3 | ||||||
Baseline | 156.3 | 174.5 | ||||||
Product & Enablers | 125.7 | 117.4 | ||||||
Property and equipment additions (excluding the Netherlands) | 884.4 | 785.4 | ||||||
The Netherlands | — | 140.1 | ||||||
Total property and equipment additions | $ | 884.4 | $ | 925.5 | ||||
Property and equipment additions as % of revenue (excluding the Netherlands) | 25.1 | % | 21.7 | % |
• | Increase in property and equipment additions in absolute terms and as a percentage of revenue was primarily driven by (i) higher CPE spend year-over-year in the U.K. and Germany and (ii) increased new build activities across our footprint, in the U.K. in particular, partly offset by lower baseline spend, primarily at Virgin Media |
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2017 | 2016 | Variance | ||||||||||||
in millions | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided (used) by: | ||||||||||||||
Operating Activities | $ | 902.8 | $ | 1,020.8 | $ | (118.0 | ) | |||||||
Investing Activities | $ | 1,890.7 | $ | (1,879.3 | ) | $ | 3,770.0 | |||||||
Financing Activities | $ | (1,783.1 | ) | $ | 788.5 | $ | (2,571.6 | ) |
• | Operating Activities: the decrease in cash provided was primarily attributable to the net effect of (i) a decrease in cash provided by OCF and related working capital items, including a decrease due to the completion of the VodafoneZiggo JV transaction, (ii) higher cash receipts related to derivative instruments, (iii) higher payments for taxes and (iv) a decrease due to unfavorable movements in FX |
• | Investing Activities: the change in net cash provided (used) by investing activities was primarily attributable to an increase in cash related to (i) distributions received from affiliates, (ii) lower payments for acquisitions, (iii) the equalization payment received in connection with the completion of the VodafoneZiggo JV transaction and (iv) lower capital expenditures |
• | Financing Activities: the change in net cash provided (used) by financing activities was primarily attributable to (i) higher net repayments and repurchases of debt and capital lease obligations and (ii) higher cash payments associated with the repurchase of shares |
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2017 | 2016 | ||||||
in millions | |||||||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow | $ | (332.6 | ) | $ | (104.9 | ) |
• | The Q1 adjusted free cash flow decrease of $228 million, as compared to the prior-year period, was attributable to the net effect of: |
◦ | Lower cash provided from OCF and related working capital items |
◦ | Lower interest payments (including related derivative instruments) |
◦ | Favorable movements in FX |
◦ | Higher cash taxes |
◦ | Lower capital expenditures |
• | The impact of the VodafoneZiggo JV transaction accounted for a significant portion of the above decreases |
• | On a net basis, our vendor financing programs resulted in approximately $25 million higher adjusted free cash flow in Q1 2017, as compared to Q1 2016 |
• | Total capital leases and principal amount of third-party debt: $38.5 billion |
• | Leverage ratios: Our adjusted gross and net leverage ratios24 at March 31, 2017 were 5.3x and 5.0x, respectively |
• | Average debt tenor13 : approximately 7.5 years, with ~90% not due until 2021 or beyond |
• | Borrowing costs14: blended fully-swapped borrowing cost of our third-party debt was 4.6% |
• | Liquidity: $5.1 billion, including (i) $2.1 billion of cash at March 31, 2017, and (ii) aggregate unused borrowing capacity25 under our credit facilities of $3.0 billion |
• | Total pro forma revenue decline of 2%; €6 million of decline due to impact of mobile regulation |
• | Stable fixed-line pro forma revenue and lower fixed RGU attrition in Q1; loss of 5,000 in Q1 compared to 40,000 in Q1 2016 |
• | Pro forma mobile (consumer and SOHO) revenue decline of 7% driven by increasing competition and regulation |
• | Pro forma B2B (fixed and mobile for medium to large enterprises) revenue growth of 1% |
• | Operating income decreased 30% on a pro forma basis in Q1 2017 to €53 million |
• | OCF** decline of 6% on a pro forma basis, primarily resulting from lower revenue |
• | New convergence propositions launched in April, providing significant cross-selling opportunity |
* | VodafoneZiggo (formerly known as Ziggo Group Holding B.V.) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. ("VodafoneZiggo JV"), a 50:50 joint venture between Vodafone Group plc ("Vodafone") and Liberty Global. Prior to December 31, 2016, the predecessor of VodafoneZiggo was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global. On December 31, 2016, Liberty Global and Vodafone completed a transaction (the "JV Transaction") whereby (i) VodafoneZiggo became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the VodafoneZiggo JV and (ii) Vodafone Libertel B.V. ("Vodafone NL"), the entity that owns Vodafone’s mobile operations in the Netherlands, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo. In connection with the closing of the JV Transaction, the VodafoneZiggo JV recorded all of its assets and liabilities at fair value. As the entity contributed to the VodafoneZiggo JV by Liberty Global is considered to be the predecessor of VodafoneZiggo for financial reporting purposes, the historical consolidated financial statements for VodafoneZiggo do not include Vodafone NL for periods prior to December 31, 2016. In order to provide meaningful comparisons, the preliminary financial and operating information presented herein for the 2016 period is presented on a pro forma basis that gives effect to, among other items, (i) the inclusion of the financial and operating information of Vodafone NL (excluding Vodafone Thuis) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016, (ii) the impacts of the fair value accounting applied to the opening balance sheet of VodafoneZiggo in connection with the closing of the JV Transaction, (iii) the services provided to VodafoneZiggo by Vodafone and Liberty Global pursuant to a “Framework Agreement” that was entered into in connection with the JV Transaction; (iv) the elimination of historical related-party charges from Vodafone and Liberty that will not continue in the periods following the JV Transaction, with each adjustment recorded as if the JV Transaction had occurred on January 1, 2015. VodafoneZiggo financial information is denominated in euro, its functional currency, and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. |
** | OCF for VodafoneZiggo is defined on a basis consistent with Liberty Global. For the definition of OCF see note 7. A reconciliation of operating income to OCF is presented below (in millions). |
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Pro forma | |||||||
Operating income | € | 53.2 | € | 76.0 | |||
Share-based compensation expense | 2.7 | 2.8 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 375.3 | 376.8 | |||||
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net | 0.2 | 2.7 | |||||
OCF | € | 431.4 | € | 458.3 |
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2017 | 2016 | ||||
Fixed-line Subscribers (RGUs)(a) | |||||
Basic Video | 619,300 | 736,500 | |||
Enhanced Video | 3,338,200 | 3,307,900 | |||
Total Video | 3,957,500 | 4,044,400 | |||
Internet | 3,188,600 | 3,108,900 | |||
Telephony | 2,538,900 | 2,535,000 | |||
Total RGUs | 9,685,000 | 9,688,300 | |||
Fixed Customer Relationships | 3,960,300 | 4,046,500 | |||
Mobile Subscribers (a) (pro forma for March 31, 2016) | |||||
Postpaid | 4,066,900 | 4,055,600 | |||
Prepaid | 1,006,300 | 1,171,100 | |||
Total Mobile subscribers | 5,073,200 | 5,226,700 |
(a) | As defined by VodafoneZiggo. |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||
Organic RGU net additions (losses) by product | ||||||
Video | 5,200 | 3,500 | ||||
Data | 38,600 | 25,500 | ||||
Voice | (1,900 | ) | (7,700 | ) | ||
Total LiLAC Group | 41,900 | 21,300 | ||||
Organic RGU net additions by market | ||||||
CWC | 9,900 | — | ||||
Chile | 25,400 | 16,200 | ||||
Puerto Rico | 6,600 | 5,100 | ||||
Total LiLAC Group | 41,900 | 21,300 | ||||
Organic Mobile SIM additions (losses) by product | ||||||
Postpaid | 12,100 | 1,000 | ||||
Prepaid | 27,000 | (1,000 | ) | |||
Total LiLAC Group | 39,100 | — | ||||
Organic Mobile SIM additions by market | ||||||
CWC | 26,600 | — | ||||
Chile | 12,500 | — | ||||
Puerto Rico | — | — | ||||
Total LiLAC Group | 39,100 | — |
• | Product Additions: organic RGU additions increased 97% year-over-year to 42,000 as Chile, Puerto Rico and CWC all contributed to improved RGU performance |
◦ | This performance was led by a 51% increase in broadband RGU additions, as we added 39,000 subscribers in Q1 along with a significant reduction in fixed-line voice attrition, while organic video RGU growth remained relatively stable |
• | Chile: VTR's market-leading HD channel line-up, cutting-edge video-on-demand user interface and broadband speed leadership fueled improved results across all three fixed-line products, delivering 25,000 organic RGU additions in Q1. Broadband adds of 27,000 RGUs marked our best Q1 since 2006 as VTR reinforced its best-in-class "Vive Mas" bundles with speed upgrades |
• | Puerto Rico: LCPR reported 7,000 subscriber additions supported by market-leading broadband speeds of up to 400 Mbps in certain areas (with the speed in our core bundle at 60 Mbps) and a rich variety of video packages, including cost-effective Spanish speaking bundles and the successful introduction of UPick "skinny bundles" in late 2016 |
• | Panama: we continued to build momentum through our revitalized go-to-market approach, adding 8,000 organic RGUs. We added 2,000 internet and 2,000 cable video RGUs in Q1, as our bundled offers gained traction through network investments enabling faster speeds of up to 300 Mbps. We also grew our DTH base by 3,000 subscribers, targeting areas where we do not provide video through our HFC network |
• | Jamaica: fixed-line telephony and internet RGUs grew, however this was offset by video declines |
• | Bahamas: we added 2,000 RGUs in Q1 with momentum steadily building as we increased penetration of our newly constructed Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) network |
• | Barbados: RGUs declined by 2,000, primarily resulting from a decline in fixed-line telephony subscribers. We saw stability across video and internet as we improved service quality across our fixed network, which was a significant improvement compared to combined losses of 5,000 in Q4 2016 across these two products |
• | Mobile: we added 39,000 mobile subscribers in the first quarter, driven by prepaid gains in Panama (49,000) and continued postpaid success in Chile (13,000) that were only partially offset by losses across other CWC businesses, including Jamaica (10,000) and the Bahamas (6,000) |
◦ | Panama: our prepaid mobile subscriber base grew in the quarter as we launched targeted data-led promotions and benefited from the seasonal Carnival uplift |
◦ | Jamaica: the mobile subscriber base remained above 900,000, however, we saw a decline in Q1, primarily prepaid churn, following increased promotional activity in Q4 2016 |
◦ | Bahamas: entry of first mobile competitor in November 2016 led to subscriber decline |
◦ | Chile: subscribers increased as we continued to focus on penetrating our fixed subscriber base, adding nearly 50,000 postpaid subscribers over the past twelve months |
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Revenue | 2017 | 2016 | % | Rebased % | |||||||||
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LiLAC Division: | |||||||||||||
CWC | $ | 575.6 | $ | — | * | (4.1 | ) | ||||||
Chile | 229.3 | 200.0 | 14.7 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 106.7 | 103.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |||||||||
Total LiLAC Division | 911.6 | 303.9 | 200.0 | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (0.7 | ) | — | N.M. | — | ||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | $ | 910.9 | $ | 303.9 | 199.7 | (0.8 | ) |
• | Reported revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 increased by 200% |
◦ | The Q1 result was primarily driven by the acquisition of CWC and beneficial movements of the Chilean peso relative to the U.S. dollar |
• | From a rebased perspective, revenue decreased 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 |
• | CWC: rebased revenue decline of 4% as we experienced weakness primarily in our mobile and fixed-line telephony segments. The decrease in mobile revenue was mainly driven by a decline in the Bahamas, where competition increased and we reduced roaming rates year-over-year, partially offset by continued mobile growth in Jamaica |
• | Chile: robust rebased revenue growth of 7% for Q1 2017 was primarily related to higher ARPU per RGU and an increase in the average number of subscribers as well as increased mobile subscription revenue, driven by subscriber growth and, to a much lesser degree, higher ARPU |
• | Puerto Rico: rebased revenue growth of 3% was driven by subscriber growth and Puerto Rico's B2B business |
• | Operating income of $138 million and $60 million in Q1 2017 and Q1 2016, respectively, representing an increase of 130% |
• | The increase in operating income, which was primarily driven by increases in (i) OCF, as further described below, and (ii) depreciation and amortization, was largely due to the inclusion of CWC |
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OCF | 2017 | 2016 | % | Rebased % | ||||||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||||||||
LiLAC Division: | ||||||||||||||
CWC | $ | 213.1 | $ | — | * | (19.4 | ) | |||||||
Chile | 91.6 | 76.3 | 20.1 | 12.1 | ||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 51.3 | 46.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||||||||||
Total LiLAC Division | 356.0 | 123.1 | 189.2 | (9.4 | ) | |||||||||
Corporate and other | (2.1 | ) | (1.2 | ) | (75.0 | ) | (75.0 | ) | ||||||
Total segment OCF | $ | 353.9 | $ | 121.9 | 190.3 | (9.6 | ) | |||||||
OCF Margin | 38.9 | % | 40.1 | % |
• | Reported OCF for the three months ended March 31, 2017 increased 190% primarily as a result of the aforementioned revenue drivers, including the impact associated with the acquisition of CWC |
• | From a rebased perspective, OCF decreased 10% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 |
• | CWC: as previously identified we faced a challenging first quarter due to the comparison against CWC’s prior-year OCF result, which was an anomaly when compared to preceding and subsequent quarters. Rebased OCF declined 19% due to a combination of (i) lower revenue of $31 million, (ii) |
• | Chile: increase was driven by the aforementioned revenue growth and lower interconnect charges, partially offset by an increase in costs associated with our mobile network, higher mobile handset costs and higher call center costs |
• | Puerto Rico: increase supported by revenue growth and ongoing cost containment across the business |
• | Net losses were $11 million and $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively |
• | Beginning January 1, 2017, we changed the categories of our Property and Equipment additions23 from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association ("NCTA") classification approach to a new categorization, which aligns to our internal categories. We applied this change retroactively to the prior year period. For a description of these new categories please see Property and Equipment Additions - Liberty Global Group. |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||
Customer premises equipment | $ | 45.4 | $ | 38.6 | ||||
New Build & Upgrade | 14.6 | 13.8 | ||||||
Capacity | 9.4 | 7.6 | ||||||
Baseline | 7.6 | 5.0 | ||||||
Product & Enablers | 1.7 | 6.5 | ||||||
CWC | 60.5 | — | ||||||
Property and equipment additions | $ | 139.2 | $ | 71.5 | ||||
Property and equipment additions as % of revenue | 15.3 | % | 23.5 | % |
• | The increase in property and equipment additions in absolute terms was driven primarily by the acquisition of CWC and, to a lesser extent, increases in CPE and new build activities across the legacy LiLAC footprint. |
• | We continue to expect the percentage of revenue represented by our property and equipment additions to range from 21% to 23% for the LiLAC Group in 2017 |
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2017 | 2016 | Variance | ||||||||||||
in millions | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided (used) by: | ||||||||||||||
Operating Activities | $ | 75.9 | $ | 69.9 | $ | 6.0 | ||||||||
Investing Activities | $ | (129.8 | ) | $ | (55.5 | ) | $ | (74.3 | ) | |||||
Financing Activities | $ | 28.9 | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 29.1 |
• | Operating Activities: the increase in cash provided was primarily attributable to the net effect of (i) an increase in cash provided by OCF and related working capital items, (ii) higher payments for interest and taxes and (iii) higher cash payments related to derivative instruments |
• | Investing Activities: the increase in cash used was primarily due to higher payments for capital expenditures |
• | Financing Activities: the change in net cash provided (used) was primarily attributable to higher net borrowings of debt, partially offset by higher cash payments associated with the repurchase of shares |
• | The inclusion of CWC in the 2017 period accounted for the majority of these changes |
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Adjusted Free Cash Flow | $ | (58.0 | ) | $ | 19.9 |
• | The Q1 decrease, as compared to the prior-year period, was attributable to: |
◦ | Higher cash provided from OCF and related working capital items |
◦ | Higher interest payments (including related derivative instruments) |
◦ | Higher capital expenditures |
◦ | Higher cash taxes |
• | The inclusion of CWC in the 2017 period accounted for the majority of these increases |
• | Total capital leases and principal amount of third-party debt: $6.1 billion |
• | Leverage ratios: consolidated gross and net leverage ratios24 of 4.3x and 4.0x, respectively |
• | Average debt tenor13: over 5.0 years, with less than 10% due prior to 2021 |
• | Borrowing costs14: blended fully-swapped borrowing cost of our third-party debt was 6.6% |
• | Liquidity: approximately $1.5 billion, including $527 million of cash and $1.0 billion of aggregate unused borrowing capacity25 under our credit facilities |
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1 | The Liberty Global ordinary shares and the LiLAC ordinary shares are tracking shares. Tracking shares are intended by the issuing company to reflect or “track” the economic performance of a particular business or “group,” rather than the economic performance of the company as a whole. The Liberty Global ordinary shares and the LiLAC ordinary shares are intended to “track” the economic performance of the Liberty Global Group and the LiLAC Group, respectively (each as defined and described below). For more information regarding the tracking shares, see note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2017 (the "Form 10-Q"). While the LiLAC Group and the Liberty Global Group have separate collections of businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to them, neither group is a separate legal entity. The LiLAC Group comprises our operations in Latin America and the Caribbean and has attributed to it CWC, VTR and Liberty Puerto Rico. The Liberty Global Group comprises our businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the LiLAC Group, including Virgin Media, Unitymedia, UPC Holding, Telenet and, through December 31, 2016, Ziggo Group Holding. The condensed consolidated financial statements of Liberty Global are included in our Form 10-Q. For attributed financial information of the Liberty Global Group and the LiLAC Group, see Exhibit 99.1 to our Form 10-Q. |
2 | Our next-generation video base consists of Horizon TV, TiVo (in the U.K.), Digital TV with a Horizon-like user interface (Yelo in Belgium) as well as Horizon-Lite set-top boxes. |
3 | Please see Footnotes for Operating Data and Subscriber Variance Tables for the definition of RGUs. Organic figures exclude RGUs of acquired entities at the date of acquisition and other nonorganic adjustments, but include the impact of changes in RGUs from the date of acquisition. All subscriber/RGU additions or losses refer to net organic changes, unless otherwise noted. |
4 | As we no longer consolidate the Netherlands effective December 31, 2016, we have removed the Netherlands from certain information presented for periods prior to December 31, 2016 to enhance comparability. |
5 | Please see Revenue and Operating Cash Flow for information on rebased growth. |
6 | Total B2B includes subscription (SOHO) and non-subscription revenue. |
7 | Please see OCF Definition and Reconciliation for our Operating Cash Flow ("OCF") definition and the required reconciliations. |
8 | Average Revenue Per Unit (“ARPU”) refers to the average monthly subscription revenue per average customer relationship or mobile subscriber, as applicable, and is calculated by dividing the average monthly cable subscription revenue (excluding mobile services, B2B services, interconnect, channel carriage fees, mobile handset sales, installation fees and revenue from the VodafoneZiggo JV for services we provide to them) or mobile subscription revenue, as applicable, for the indicated period, by the average of the opening and closing balances for customer relationships or mobile subscribers, as applicable, for the period. Customer relationships of entities acquired during the period are normalized. Unless otherwise indicated, ARPU per customer relationship or mobile subscriber are not adjusted for currency impacts. ARPU per RGU refers to average monthly subscription revenue per average RGU, which is calculated by dividing the average monthly cable subscription revenue for the indicated period, by the average of the opening and closing balances of RGUs for the period. Unless otherwise noted, ARPU in this release is considered to be ARPU per average customer relationship or mobile subscriber, as applicable. |
9 | Please see Liberty Global's 8-K/A filed on March 28, 2017. |
10 | The amounts presented for our 2017 new build programs in Europe, which exclude upgrades, include homes, residential multiple dwelling units and commercial premises that potentially could subscribe to our residential or SOHO services. |
11 | On May 16, 2016, we acquired Cable & Wireless Communications Limited ("CWC"). |
12 | A reconciliation of our LiLAC OCF guidance for 2017 to a U.S. GAAP measure is not provided due to the fact that not all elements of the reconciliation is projected as part of our forecasting process, as certain items may vary significantly from one period to another. For example, impairments or other operating charges such as direct acquisition costs are contingent upon the underlying activity, which cannot be reasonably forecasted. FX rates as of February 12, 2017. |
13 | For purposes of calculating our average tenor, total third-party debt excludes vendor financing. |
14 | Our blended fully-swapped debt borrowing cost represents the weighted average interest rate on our aggregate variable- and fixed-rate indebtedness (excluding capital leases and including vendor financing obligations), including the effects of derivative instruments, original issue premiums or discounts and commitment fees, but excluding the impact of financing costs. |
15 | Liquidity refers to cash and cash equivalents plus the maximum undrawn commitments under subsidiary borrowing facilities, without regard to covenant compliance calculations. |
16 | Please see Footnotes for Operating Data and Subscriber Variance Tables for the definition of Customer Relationships. |
17 | Please see Footnotes for Operating Data and Subscriber Variance Tables for the definition of mobile subscribers. |
18 | Our residential fixed business consists of our fixed-line triple-play and DTH businesses, but excludes SOHO services. Residential fixed also excludes the framework services revenue from the VodafoneZiggo JV and our small Irish broadcasting businesses. |
19 | Please see Adjusted Free Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation for information on Adjusted Free Cash Flow (“FCF”) and the required reconciliations. For more detailed information concerning our operating, investing and financing cash flows, see the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included in our Form 10-Q. A reconciliation of our 2017 FCF guidance to a U.S. GAAP measure is not provided due to the fact that not all elements of the reconciliation are projected as part of our forecasting process, as certain items may vary significantly from one period to another. |
20 | On February 11, 2016, Telenet acquired Telenet Group BVBA ("BASE"). |
21 | We offer our customers in the U.K., Belgium and Switzerland the option to purchase a mobile handset pursuant to a contract that is independent of a mobile airtime services contract ("split-contract programs"). Revenue associated with handsets sold under our split-contract programs is recognized upfront and included in other non-subscription revenue. We generally recognize the full sales price for the mobile handset upon delivery, regardless of whether the sales price is received upfront or in installments. Revenue associated with the airtime services is recognized as mobile subscription revenue over the contractual term of the airtime services contract. Prior to our split-contract programs, all revenue from handset sales that was contingent upon delivering future airtime services was recognized over the life of the customer contract as part of the monthly fee and included in mobile subscription revenue. |
22 | OCF margin is calculated by dividing OCF by total revenue for the applicable period. |
23 | Our property and equipment additions include our capital expenditures on an accrual basis and amounts financed under vendor financing or capital lease arrangements. |
24 | Our gross and net debt ratios are defined as total debt and net debt to annualized OCF of the latest quarter. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. For purposes of these calculations, debt is measured using swapped foreign currency rates, consistent with the covenant calculation requirements of our subsidiary debt agreements, and, in the case of the Liberty Global Group, excludes the loans backed or secured by the shares we hold in ITV plc, Sumitomo Corporation and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. |
25 | Our aggregate unused borrowing capacity of $4.0 billion represents the maximum undrawn commitments under our subsidiaries' applicable facilities without regard to covenant compliance calculations. This consists of $3.0 billion attributed to the Liberty Global Group and $1.0 billion attributed to the LiLAC Group. Upon completion of the relevant March 31, 2017 compliance reporting requirements for our credit facilities, and assuming no further changes from quarter-end borrowing levels, we anticipate that our subsidiaries' borrowing capacity would be $3.9 billion. This consists of $3.0 billion attributed to the Liberty Global Group and $879 million attributed to the LiLAC Group. LiLAC cash of $527 million includes $288 million of cash held by CWC, substantially all of which is held by CWC subsidiaries. For information regarding limitations on CWC's ability to access this cash, see the discussion under "Material Changes in Financial Condition" in our Form 10-Q. |
Revenue | OCF | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2016 | Three months ended March 31, 2016 | ||||||||
Liberty Global Group | in millions | ||||||||
Acquisitions | $ | 120.2 | $ | 39.4 | |||||
Contribution of Ziggo Group Holding to the VodafoneZiggo JV and other dispositions (a) | (680.2 | ) | (370.6 | ) | |||||
Foreign Currency | (276.5 | ) | (120.3 | ) | |||||
Total decrease | $ | (836.5 | ) | $ | (451.5 | ) | |||
LiLAC Group | |||||||||
CWC | $ | 605.6 | $ | 267.2 | |||||
Foreign Currency | 8.3 | 2.5 | |||||||
Total increase | $ | 613.9 | $ | 269.7 |
(a) | In connection with the December 31, 2016 closing of the VodafoneZiggo JV transaction, we entered into a Framework Agreement that provides for the terms under which we provide services to the VodafoneZiggo JV. These adjustments to revenue and OCF are net of $31 million of revenue that we assumed would have been earned if the Framework Agreement had been in place on January 1, 2016. |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
in millions | ||||||||
Consolidated Liberty Global | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 569.2 | $ | 586.6 | ||||
Share-based compensation expense | 39.0 | 69.0 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,322.2 | 1,435.5 | ||||||
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net | 28.2 | 24.4 | ||||||
Total segment OCF | $ | 1,958.6 | $ | 2,115.5 | ||||
Liberty Global Group | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 431.2 | $ | 526.6 | ||||
Share-based compensation expense | 33.4 | 67.2 | ||||||
Inter-group fees and allocations | (3.0 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,128.3 | 1,383.2 | ||||||
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net | 14.8 | 18.7 | ||||||
Total segment OCF | $ | 1,604.7 | $ | 1,993.6 | ||||
LiLAC Group | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 138.0 | $ | 60.0 | ||||
Share-based compensation expense | 5.6 | 1.8 | ||||||
Inter-group fees and allocations | 3.0 | 2.1 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 193.9 | 52.3 | ||||||
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net | 13.4 | 5.7 | ||||||
Total segment OCF | $ | 353.9 | $ | 121.9 |
Capital | Debt & Capital | Cash | ||||||||||||||
Lease | Lease | and Cash | ||||||||||||||
Debt2 | Obligations | Obligations | Equivalents | |||||||||||||
in millions | ||||||||||||||||
Liberty Global and Liberty Global Group unrestricted subsidiaries | $ | 2,269.8 | $ | 66.7 | $ | 2,336.5 | $ | 1,955.3 | ||||||||
Virgin Media3 | 15,220.1 | 84.1 | 15,304.2 | 60.6 | ||||||||||||
UPC Holding | 6,908.5 | 41.1 | 6,949.6 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||
Unitymedia | 8,132.8 | 661.6 | 8,794.4 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
Telenet | 4,746.5 | 387.1 | 5,133.6 | 76.2 | ||||||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 37,277.7 | 1,240.6 | 38,518.3 | 2,109.6 | ||||||||||||
LiLAC Group unrestricted subsidiaries | — | — | — | 93.8 | ||||||||||||
CWC | 3,670.9 | 20.0 | 3,690.9 | 288.4 | ||||||||||||
VTR Finance | 1,455.8 | 0.6 | 1,456.4 | 98.9 | ||||||||||||
Liberty Puerto Rico | 942.5 | 0.1 | 942.6 | 46.0 | ||||||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 6,069.2 | 20.7 | 6,089.9 | 527.1 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 43,346.9 | $ | 1,261.3 | $ | 44,608.2 | $ | 2,636.7 |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||
Customer premises equipment | $ | 296.0 | $ | 236.2 | ||||
New Build & Upgrade | 189.8 | 151.0 | ||||||
Capacity | 116.6 | 106.3 | ||||||
Baseline | 156.3 | 174.5 | ||||||
Product & Enablers | 125.7 | 117.4 | ||||||
Property and equipment additions (excluding the Netherlands) | 884.4 | 785.4 | ||||||
The Netherlands | — | 140.1 | ||||||
Total property and equipment additions | 884.4 | 925.5 | ||||||
Reconciliation of property and equipment additions to capital expenditures: | ||||||||
Excluding the Netherlands: | ||||||||
Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements4 | (614.4 | ) | (398.5 | ) | ||||
Assets acquired under capital leases | (31.4 | ) | (27.9 | ) | ||||
Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures | 261.8 | 110.4 | ||||||
The Netherlands | — | (22.4 | ) | |||||
Total capital expenditures5 | $ | 500.4 | $ | 587.1 | ||||
Property and equipment additions as % of revenue (excluding the Netherlands) | 25.1 | % | 21.7 | % |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
in millions, except % amounts | ||||||||
Customer premises equipment | $ | 45.4 | $ | 38.6 | ||||
New Build & Upgrade | 14.6 | 13.8 | ||||||
Capacity | 9.4 | 7.6 | ||||||
Baseline | 7.6 | 5.0 | ||||||
Product & Enablers | 1.7 | 6.5 | ||||||
CWC P&E Additions | 60.5 | — | ||||||
Property and equipment additions | 139.2 | 71.5 | ||||||
Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements | (14.1 | ) | — | |||||
Assets acquired under capital leases | (0.9 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in current liabilities and cash derivatives related to capital expenditures | 0.2 | (21.5 | ) | |||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 124.4 | $ | 50.0 | ||||
Property and equipment additions as % of revenue | 15.3 | % | 23.5 | % |
1 | Except as otherwise indicated, the amounts reported in the table include the named entity and its subsidiaries. |
2 | Debt amounts for UPC Holding and Telenet include notes issued by special purpose entities that are consolidated by the respective subsidiary. |
3 | The Virgin Media borrowing group includes certain subsidiaries of Virgin Media, but excludes Virgin Media. The cash and cash equivalents amount includes cash and cash equivalents held by the Virgin Media borrowing group, but excludes $0.3 million of cash and cash equivalents held by Virgin Media. This amount is included in the amount shown for Liberty Global and Liberty Global Group unrestricted subsidiaries. |
4 | Amounts exclude related VAT of $98 million and $56 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, that were also financed by our vendors under these arrangements. |
5 | The capital expenditures that we report in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows do not include amounts that are financed under vendor financing or capital lease arrangements. Instead, these expenditures are reflected as non-cash additions to our property and equipment when the underlying assets are delivered, and as repayments of debt when the related principal is repaid. |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
in millions | ||||||||
Consolidated Liberty Global | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 978.7 | $ | 1,090.7 | ||||
Cash payments for direct acquisition and disposition costs | 2.7 | 8.2 | ||||||
Expenses financed by an intermediary6 | 308.1 | 153.5 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (624.8 | ) | (637.1 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on amounts financed by vendors and intermediaries | (1,033.0 | ) | (672.9 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on certain capital leases | (22.3 | ) | (27.4 | ) | ||||
Adjusted FCF | $ | (390.6 | ) | $ | (85.0 | ) | ||
Liberty Global Group | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 902.8 | $ | 1,020.8 | ||||
Cash payments for direct acquisition and disposition costs | 1.8 | 8.1 | ||||||
Expenses financed by an intermediary | 297.8 | 153.5 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (500.4 | ) | (587.1 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on amounts financed by vendors and intermediaries | (1,014.2 | ) | (672.9 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on certain capital leases | (20.4 | ) | (27.3 | ) | ||||
Adjusted FCF | $ | (332.6 | ) | $ | (104.9 | ) | ||
LiLAC Group | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 75.9 | $ | 69.9 | ||||
Cash payments for direct acquisition and disposition costs | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||||||
Expenses financed by an intermediary | 10.3 | — | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (124.4 | ) | (50.0 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on amounts financed by vendors and intermediaries | (18.8 | ) | — | |||||
Principal payments on certain capital leases | (1.9 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||
Adjusted FCF | $ | (58.0 | ) | $ | 19.9 |
6 | For purposes of our consolidated statements of cash flows, expenses financed by an intermediary are treated as hypothetical operating cash outflows and hypothetical financing cash inflows when the expenses are incurred. When we pay the financing intermediary, we record financing cash outflows in our consolidated statements of cash flows. For purposes of our Adjusted Free Cash Flow definition, we add back the hypothetical operating cash outflow when these financed expenses are incurred and deduct the financing cash outflows when we pay the financing intermediary. |
Three months ended March 31, | % | FX-Neutral8 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
Liberty Global Consolidated | $ | 40.71 | $ | 43.74 | (6.9 | %) | (1.4 | %) | ||||||
Liberty Global Group | € | 37.19 | € | 39.04 | (4.7 | %) | (1.6 | %) | ||||||
U.K. & Ireland (Virgin Media) | £ | 49.99 | £ | 49.20 | 1.6 | % | 0.8 | % | ||||||
Germany (Unitymedia) | € | 24.82 | € | 23.87 | 4.0 | % | 4.0 | % | ||||||
Belgium (Telenet) | € | 54.37 | € | 52.34 | 3.9 | % | 3.9 | % | ||||||
The Netherlands (Ziggo Group Holding) | € | — | € | 44.88 | * | * | ||||||||
Other Europe (UPC Holding) | € | 26.98 | € | 26.67 | 1.2 | % | (0.2 | %) | ||||||
LiLAC Group9 | $ | 48.99 | $ | 54.36 | (9.9 | %) | (13.9 | %) | ||||||
Chile (VTR) | CLP | 33,676 | CLP | 33,049 | 1.9 | % | 1.9 | % | ||||||
CWC | $ | 35.70 | $ | — | * | * | ||||||||
Puerto Rico | $ | 79.07 | $ | 77.40 | 2.2 | % | 2.2 | % |
8 | The FX-neutral change represents the percentage change on a year-over-year basis adjusted for FX impacts and is calculated by adjusting the prior-year figures to reflect translation at the foreign currency rates used to translate the current year amounts. |
9 | The decrease in the LiLAC Group ARPU is primarily due to the inclusion of CWC. Excluding CWC, the LiLAC Group ARPU was $57.82 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. |
ARPU per Mobile Subscriber | ||||||||||||||
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2017 | 2016 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
Liberty Global Group: | ||||||||||||||
Including interconnect revenue | $ | 17.44 | $ | 19.88 | (12.3 | %) | (5.2 | %) | ||||||
Excluding interconnect revenue | $ | 14.16 | $ | 16.23 | (12.8 | %) | (5.3 | %) | ||||||
LiLAC Group: | ||||||||||||||
Including interconnect revenue | $ | 16.81 | $ | 24.77 | (32.1 | %) | (36.6 | %) | ||||||
Excluding interconnect revenue | $ | 15.67 | $ | 22.40 | (30.0 | %) | (34.7 | %) |
10 | Our ARPU per mobile subscriber calculation that excludes interconnect revenue refers to the average monthly mobile subscription revenue per average mobile subscriber in service and is calculated by dividing the average monthly mobile subscription revenue (excluding activation fees, handset sales and late fees) for the indicated period, by the average of the opening and closing balances of mobile subscribers in service for the period. Our ARPU per mobile subscriber calculation that includes interconnect revenue increases the numerator in the above-described calculation by the amount of mobile interconnect revenue during the period. The amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2016 do not include the impact of CWC. The decrease in ARPU per mobile subscriber for the Liberty Global Group is largely due to our split-contract programs. The decrease in ARPU per mobile subscriber for the LiLAC Group is primarily due to the inclusion of CWC. Excluding CWC, the LiLAC Group ARPU per mobile subscriber for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $26.66 (including interconnect) and $24.41 (excluding interconnect). |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2016 | Q1’17 / Q4’16 (% Change) | Q1’17 / Q1’16 (% Change) | |||||||||||
Liberty Global Group | |||||||||||||||
Total RGUs | |||||||||||||||
Video RGUs | 18,472,500 | 18,483,800 | 22,580,300 | (0.1 | %) | (18.2 | %) | ||||||||
Broadband Internet RGUs | 14,486,300 | 14,334,600 | 16,945,500 | 1.1 | % | (14.5 | %) | ||||||||
Telephony RGUs | 12,065,900 | 11,962,900 | 14,118,400 | 0.9 | % | (14.5 | %) | ||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 45,024,700 | 44,781,300 | 53,644,200 | 0.5 | % | (16.1 | %) | ||||||||
Customers | |||||||||||||||
Single-Play Customers | 8,330,700 | 8,417,300 | 9,551,100 | (1.0 | %) | (12.8 | %) | ||||||||
Dual-Play Customers | 3,925,700 | 3,889,900 | 4,415,200 | 0.9 | % | (11.1 | %) | ||||||||
Triple-Play Customers | 9,614,200 | 9,528,100 | 11,754,200 | 0.9 | % | (18.2 | %) | ||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 21,870,600 | 21,835,300 | 25,720,500 | 0.2 | % | (15.0 | %) | ||||||||
Bundling | |||||||||||||||
% of Single-Play Customers | 38.1 | % | 38.6 | % | 37.1 | % | (1.3 | %) | 2.7 | % | |||||
% of Dual-Play Customers | 17.9 | % | 17.8 | % | 17.2 | % | 0.6 | % | 4.1 | % | |||||
% of Triple-Play Customers | 44.0 | % | 43.6 | % | 45.7 | % | 0.9 | % | (3.7 | %) | |||||
RGUs per customer relationship | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.09 | 0.5 | % | (1.4 | %) | ||||||||
LiLAC Group | |||||||||||||||
Total RGUs | |||||||||||||||
Video RGUs | 1,717,100 | 1,714,300 | 1,293,400 | 0.2 | % | 32.8 | % | ||||||||
Broadband Internet RGUs | 2,061,500 | 2,022,900 | 1,347,600 | 1.9 | % | 53.0 | % | ||||||||
Telephony RGUs | 1,639,300 | 1,641,200 | 876,200 | (0.1 | %) | 87.1 | % | ||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 5,417,900 | 5,378,400 | 3,517,200 | 0.7 | % | 54.0 | % | ||||||||
Customers | |||||||||||||||
Single-Play Customers | 1,271,800 | 1,249,000 | 570,000 | 1.8 | % | 123.1 | % | ||||||||
Dual-Play Customers | 801,200 | 793,900 | 382,200 | 0.9 | % | 109.6 | % | ||||||||
Triple-Play Customers | 847,900 | 847,200 | 727,600 | 0.1 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 2,920,900 | 2,890,100 | 1,679,800 | 1.1 | % | 73.9 | % | ||||||||
Bundling | |||||||||||||||
% of Single-Play Customers | 43.6 | % | 43.2 | % | 33.9 | % | 0.9 | % | 28.6 | % | |||||
% of Dual-Play Customers | 27.4 | % | 27.5 | % | 22.8 | % | (0.4 | %) | 20.2 | % | |||||
% of Triple-play Customers | 29.0 | % | 29.3 | % | 43.3 | % | (1.0 | %) | (33.0 | %) | |||||
RGUs per customer relationship | 1.85 | 1.86 | 2.09 | (0.5 | %) | (11.5 | %) |
Consolidated Operating Data — March 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homes Passed(1) | Two-way Homes Passed(2) | Fixed-line Customer Relationships(3) | Basic Video Subscribers(5) | Enhanced Video Subscribers(6) | DTH Subscribers(7) | Total Video | Internet Subscribers(8) | Telephony Subscribers(9) | Total RGUs(4) | Total Mobile Subscribers | |||||||||||||||
U.K.(11) | 13,554,400 | 13,542,200 | 5,351,500 | — | 3,775,300 | — | 3,775,300 | 4,997,400 | 4,425,700 | 13,198,400 | 3,015,700 | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 12,916,200 | 12,807,400 | 7,173,500 | 4,797,800 | 1,599,500 | — | 6,397,300 | 3,357,100 | 3,137,000 | 12,891,400 | 346,700 | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 2,996,700 | 2,996,700 | 2,134,200 | 268,700 | 1,727,600 | — | 1,996,300 | 1,608,100 | 1,258,200 | 4,862,600 | 2,837,500 | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland(10) | 2,251,100 | 2,251,100 | 1,281,400 | 569,000 | 672,200 | — | 1,241,200 | 744,500 | 517,900 | 2,503,600 | 85,300 | ||||||||||||||
Austria | 1,394,500 | 1,394,500 | 653,200 | 109,600 | 367,600 | — | 477,200 | 505,900 | 434,700 | 1,417,800 | 39,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ireland | 856,300 | 812,100 | 452,500 | 28,400 | 269,500 | — | 297,900 | 364,400 | 353,900 | 1,016,200 | 27,900 | ||||||||||||||
Total Western Europe | 33,969,200 | 33,804,000 | 17,046,300 | 5,773,500 | 8,411,700 | — | 14,185,200 | 11,577,400 | 10,127,400 | 35,890,000 | 6,352,100 | ||||||||||||||
Poland | 3,184,100 | 3,123,600 | 1,430,500 | 203,400 | 1,010,500 | — | 1,213,900 | 1,111,500 | 630,200 | 2,955,600 | 4,900 | ||||||||||||||
Romania | 2,922,500 | 2,877,000 | 1,290,900 | 255,000 | 647,400 | 356,400 | 1,258,800 | 544,000 | 488,300 | 2,291,100 | — | ||||||||||||||
Hungary | 1,738,100 | 1,720,600 | 1,107,000 | 118,400 | 545,600 | 284,800 | 948,800 | 641,600 | 589,800 | 2,180,200 | 67,100 | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 1,484,000 | 1,450,700 | 717,000 | 152,900 | 355,200 | 109,100 | 617,200 | 481,500 | 146,900 | 1,245,600 | — | ||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 588,700 | 566,800 | 278,900 | 27,100 | 144,900 | 76,600 | 248,600 | 130,300 | 83,300 | 462,200 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total CEE | 9,917,400 | 9,738,700 | 4,824,300 | 756,800 | 2,703,600 | 826,900 | 4,287,300 | 2,908,900 | 1,938,500 | 9,134,700 | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 43,886,600 | 43,542,700 | 21,870,600 | 6,530,300 | 11,115,300 | 826,900 | 18,472,500 | 14,486,300 | 12,065,900 | 45,024,700 | 6,424,100 | ||||||||||||||
Chile | 3,271,500 | 2,758,600 | 1,352,800 | 75,700 | 977,200 | — | 1,052,900 | 1,117,800 | 650,200 | 2,820,900 | 178,700 | ||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1,095,000 | 1,095,000 | 406,700 | — | 260,900 | — | 260,900 | 333,900 | 210,900 | 805,700 | — | ||||||||||||||
Panama | 527,800 | 453,200 | 343,300 | — | 42,500 | 42,500 | 85,000 | 97,700 | 275,900 | 458,600 | 1,783,200 | ||||||||||||||
Jamaica | 424,300 | 414,300 | 294,900 | — | 98,000 | — | 98,000 | 174,400 | 223,800 | 496,200 | 934,900 | ||||||||||||||
Trinidad | 311,700 | 311,700 | 163,400 | — | 114,100 | — | 114,100 | 123,500 | 33,400 | 271,000 | — | ||||||||||||||
Barbados | 122,500 | 122,500 | 89,500 | — | 18,100 | — | 18,100 | 63,000 | 79,500 | 160,600 | 128,600 | ||||||||||||||
Bahamas | 128,900 | 128,900 | 54,700 | — | 3,700 | — | 3,700 | 26,800 | 54,700 | 85,200 | 309,400 | ||||||||||||||
Other CWC | 356,300 | 336,500 | 215,600 | 12,000 | 72,400 | — | 84,400 | 124,400 | 110,900 | 319,700 | 397,300 | ||||||||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 6,238,000 | 5,620,700 | 2,920,900 | 87,700 | 1,586,900 | 42,500 | 1,717,100 | 2,061,500 | 1,639,300 | 5,417,900 | 3,732,100 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Total | 50,124,600 | 49,163,400 | 24,791,500 | 6,618,000 | 12,702,200 | 869,400 | 20,189,600 | 16,547,800 | 13,705,200 | 50,442,600 | 10,156,200 |
Subscriber Variance Table - March 31, 2017 vs December 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homes Passed(1) | Two-way Homes Passed(2) | Fixed-line Customer Relationships(3) | Basic Video Subscribers(5) | Enhanced Video Subscribers(6) | DTH Subscribers(7) | Total Video | Internet Subscribers(8) | Telephony Subscribers(9) | Total RGUs(4) | Total Mobile Subscribers | |||||||||||||||
U.K.(11) | 95,200 | 95,800 | 67,500 | — | 46,200 | — | 46,200 | 80,700 | 35,600 | 162,500 | (6,600 | ) | |||||||||||||
Germany | 21,700 | 40,300 | 11,300 | (25,100 | ) | 16,700 | — | (8,400 | ) | 31,500 | 29,300 | 52,400 | (6,400 | ) | |||||||||||
Belgium | 9,100 | 9,100 | (15,100 | ) | (15,900 | ) | (5,300 | ) | — | (21,200 | ) | 6,400 | 2,800 | (12,000 | ) | (154,400 | ) | ||||||||
Switzerland(10) | 14,300 | 14,300 | (13,300 | ) | (7,500 | ) | (3,000 | ) | — | (10,500 | ) | (5,300 | ) | 6,000 | (9,800 | ) | 5,000 | ||||||||
Austria | 3,100 | 3,100 | (800 | ) | (6,100 | ) | 300 | — | (5,800 | ) | 3,100 | 9,200 | 6,500 | 8,500 | |||||||||||
Ireland | 4,000 | 4,600 | (2,200 | ) | (1,300 | ) | (5,600 | ) | — | (6,900 | ) | 900 | 1,500 | (4,500 | ) | 10,000 | |||||||||
Total Western Europe | 147,400 | 167,200 | 47,400 | (55,900 | ) | 49,300 | — | (6,600 | ) | 117,300 | 84,400 | 195,100 | (143,900 | ) | |||||||||||
Poland | 26,500 | 28,700 | (8,700 | ) | (6,200 | ) | 5,600 | — | (600 | ) | 6,400 | (4,300 | ) | 1,500 | (400 | ) | |||||||||
Romania | 34,800 | 38,600 | (5,100 | ) | (8,400 | ) | 7,000 | (7,100 | ) | (8,500 | ) | 8,600 | 17,400 | 17,500 | — | ||||||||||
Hungary | 6,700 | 6,700 | (5,700 | ) | (12,800 | ) | 13,400 | (7,200 | ) | (6,600 | ) | 9,500 | 10,000 | 12,900 | 4,600 | ||||||||||
Czech Republic | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 9,500 | 400 | (2,400 | ) | 7,500 | 7,600 | (2,500 | ) | 12,600 | — | ||||||||||||
Slovakia | 900 | 2,000 | 4,400 | (1,400 | ) | 1,100 | 3,800 | 3,500 | 2,300 | (2,000 | ) | 3,800 | — | ||||||||||||
Total CEE | 72,900 | 80,000 | (12,100 | ) | (19,300 | ) | 27,500 | (12,900 | ) | (4,700 | ) | 34,400 | 18,600 | 48,300 | 4,200 | ||||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 220,300 | 247,200 | 35,300 | (75,200 | ) | 76,800 | (12,900 | ) | (11,300 | ) | 151,700 | 103,000 | 243,400 | (139,700 | ) | ||||||||||
Chile | 54,900 | 48,100 | 23,900 | (3,800 | ) | 9,400 | — | 5,600 | 26,600 | (6,800 | ) | 25,400 | 12,500 | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 2,700 | 2,700 | 3,000 | — | (400 | ) | — | (400 | ) | 4,900 | 2,100 | 6,600 | — | ||||||||||||
Panama | — | 36,900 | 7,300 | — | (300 | ) | 2,800 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 700 | 5,200 | 46,900 | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | — | (10,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | — | (4,500 | ) | — | (4,500 | ) | 2,100 | 2,600 | 200 | (9,900 | ) | |||||||||
Trinidad | 1,200 | 1,200 | (3,000 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | — | 2,700 | (400 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Barbados | 700 | 700 | (2,700 | ) | — | (300 | ) | — | (300 | ) | 500 | (2,100 | ) | (1,900 | ) | (2,900 | ) | ||||||||
Bahamas | (26,100 | ) | (26,100 | ) | (500 | ) | — | 2,100 | — | 2,100 | 400 | (400 | ) | 2,100 | (5,800 | ) | |||||||||
Other | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,800 | 1,900 | (1,000 | ) | — | 900 | 2,100 | (700 | ) | 2,300 | (1,700 | ) | |||||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 35,400 | 55,500 | 30,800 | (1,900 | ) | 1,900 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 38,600 | (1,900 | ) | 39,500 | 39,100 | ||||||||||||
Grand Total | 255,700 | 302,700 | 66,100 | (77,100 | ) | 78,700 | (10,100 | ) | (8,500 | ) | 190,300 | 101,100 | 282,900 | (100,600 | ) | ||||||||||
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Subscriber Variance Table - March 31, 2017 vs December 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homes Passed(1) | Two-way Homes Passed(2) | Fixed-line Customer Relationships(3) | Basic Video Subscribers(5) | Enhanced Video Subscribers(6) | DTH Subscribers(7) | Total Video | Internet Subscribers(8) | Telephony Subscribers(9) | Total RGUs(4) | Total Mobile Subscribers(12) | |||||||||||||||
Organic Change Summary: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.K. | 95,200 | 95,800 | 67,500 | — | 46,200 | — | 46,200 | 80,700 | 35,600 | 162,500 | (6,600 | ) | |||||||||||||
Germany | 21,700 | 52,200 | 11,300 | (25,100 | ) | 16,700 | — | (8,400 | ) | 31,500 | 29,300 | 52,400 | (6,400 | ) | |||||||||||
Belgium | 9,100 | 9,100 | (15,100 | ) | (15,900 | ) | (5,300 | ) | — | (21,200 | ) | 6,400 | 2,800 | (12,000 | ) | 3,500 | |||||||||
Other Europe | 85,600 | 93,300 | (23,500 | ) | (41,100 | ) | 22,300 | (12,900 | ) | (31,700 | ) | 35,800 | 37,300 | 41,400 | 27,700 | ||||||||||
Total Liberty Global Group | 211,600 | 250,400 | 40,200 | (82,100 | ) | 79,900 | (12,900 | ) | (15,100 | ) | 154,400 | 105,000 | 244,300 | 18,200 | |||||||||||
Chile | 54,900 | 48,100 | 23,900 | (3,800 | ) | 9,400 | — | 5,600 | 26,600 | (6,800 | ) | 25,400 | 12,500 | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 2,700 | 2,700 | 3,000 | — | (400 | ) | — | (400 | ) | 4,900 | 2,100 | 6,600 | — | ||||||||||||
Panama | — | 36,900 | 9,700 | — | 2,100 | 2,800 | 4,900 | 2,000 | 700 | 7,600 | 46,900 | ||||||||||||||
Jamaica | — | — | (1,000 | ) | — | (4,500 | ) | — | (4,500 | ) | 2,100 | 2,600 | 200 | (9,900 | ) | ||||||||||
Trinidad | 1,200 | 1,200 | (3,000 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | — | 2,700 | (400 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Barbados | 700 | 700 | (2,700 | ) | — | (300 | ) | — | (300 | ) | 500 | (2,100 | ) | (1,900 | ) | (2,900 | ) | ||||||||
Bahamas | — | — | (500 | ) | — | 2,100 | — | 2,100 | 400 | (400 | ) | 2,100 | (5,800 | ) | |||||||||||
Other | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,800 | 1,900 | (1,000 | ) | — | 900 | 2,100 | (700 | ) | 2,300 | (1,700 | ) | |||||||||||
Total LiLAC Group | 61,500 | 91,600 | 33,200 | (1,900 | ) | 4,300 | 2,800 | 5,200 | 38,600 | (1,900 | ) | 41,900 | 39,100 | ||||||||||||
Total Organic Change | 273,100 | 342,000 | 73,400 | (84,000 | ) | 84,200 | (10,100 | ) | (9,900 | ) | 193,000 | 103,100 | 286,200 | 57,300 | |||||||||||
Q1 2017 Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Germany adjustments | — | (11,900 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Acquisitions - Switzerland | 8,700 | 8,700 | 4,800 | 4,800 | — | — | 4,800 | — | — | 4,800 | — | ||||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Switzerland adjustments | — | — | — | 2,100 | — | — | 2,100 | — | — | 2,100 | — | ||||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Disposition - Switzerland | — | — | (3,900 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | — | (3,100 | ) | (2,700 | ) | (2,000 | ) | (7,800 | ) | — | ||||||||
Q1 2017 Poland adjustments | — | — | (5,800 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Disposition - Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (157,900 | ) | |||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Jamaica adjustments | — | (10,000 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Bahamas adjustments | (26,100 | ) | (26,100 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Q1 2017 Panama adjustments | — | — | (2,400 | ) | — | (2,400 | ) | — | (2,400 | ) | — | — | (2,400 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net Adjustments | (17,400 | ) | (39,300 | ) | (7,300 | ) | 6,900 | (5,500 | ) | — | 1,400 | (2,700 | ) | (2,000 | ) | (3,300 | ) | (157,900 | ) | ||||||
Net Adds (Reductions) | 255,700 | 302,700 | 66,100 | (77,100 | ) | 78,700 | (10,100 | ) | (8,500 | ) | 190,300 | 101,100 | 282,900 | (100,600 | ) |
1 | Homes Passed are homes, residential multiple dwelling units or commercial units that can be connected to our networks without materially extending the distribution plant, except for DTH homes. Certain of our Homes Passed counts are based on census data that can change based on either revisions to the data or from new census results. We do not count homes passed for DTH. Due to the fact that we do not own the partner networks (defined below) used in Switzerland (see note 10) we do not report homes passed for Switzerland’s partner networks. |
2 | Two-way Homes Passed are Homes Passed by those sections of our networks that are technologically capable of providing two-way services, including video, internet and telephony services. |
3 | Fixed-line Customer Relationships are the number of customers who receive at least one of our video, internet or telephony services that we count as Revenue Generating Units (“RGUs”), without regard to which or to how many services they subscribe. To the extent that RGU counts include equivalent billing unit (“EBU”) adjustments, we reflect corresponding adjustments to our Customer Relationship counts. For further information regarding our EBU calculation, see Additional General Notes to Tables. Customer Relationships generally are counted on a unique premises basis. Accordingly, if an individual receives our services in two premises (e.g., a primary home and a vacation home), that individual generally will count as two Customer Relationships. We exclude mobile-only customers from Customer Relationships. |
4 | RGU is separately a Basic Video Subscriber, Enhanced Video Subscriber, DTH Subscriber, Internet Subscriber or Telephony Subscriber (each as defined and described below). A home, residential multiple dwelling unit, or commercial unit may contain one or more RGUs. For example, if a residential customer in our Austrian market subscribed to our enhanced video service, fixed-line telephony service and broadband internet service, the customer would constitute three RGUs. Total RGUs is the sum of Basic Video, Enhanced Video, DTH, Internet and Telephony Subscribers. RGUs generally are counted on a unique premises basis such that a given premises does not count as more than one RGU for any given service. On the other hand, if an individual receives one of our services in two premises (e.g., a primary home and a vacation home), that individual will count as two RGUs for that service. Each bundled cable, internet or telephony service is counted as a separate RGU regardless of the nature of any bundling discount or promotion. Non-paying subscribers are counted as subscribers during their free promotional service period. Some of these subscribers may choose to disconnect after their free service period. Services offered without charge on a long-term basis (e.g., VIP subscribers, free service to employees) generally are not counted as RGUs. We do not include subscriptions to mobile services in our externally reported RGU counts. In this regard, our March 31, 2017 RGU counts exclude our separately reported postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers. |
5 | Basic Video Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives our video service over our broadband network either via an analog video signal or via a digital video signal without subscribing to any recurring monthly service that requires the use of encryption-enabling technology. Encryption-enabling technology includes smart cards, or other integrated or virtual technologies that we use to provide our enhanced service offerings. With the exception of RGUs that we count on an EBU basis, we count RGUs on a unique premises basis. In other words, a subscriber with multiple outlets in one premises is counted as one RGU and a subscriber with two homes and a subscription to our video service at each home is counted as two RGUs. In Europe, we have approximately 173,900 “lifeline” customers that are counted on a per connection basis, representing the least expensive regulated tier of video cable service, with only a few channels. |
6 | Enhanced Video Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives our video service over our broadband network or through a partner network via a digital video signal while subscribing to any recurring monthly service that requires the use of encryption-enabling technology. Enhanced Video Subscribers that are not counted on an EBU basis are counted on a unique premises basis. For example, a subscriber with one or more set-top boxes that receives our video service in one premises is generally counted as just one subscriber. An Enhanced Video Subscriber is not counted as a Basic Video Subscriber. As we migrate customers from basic to enhanced video services, we report a decrease in our Basic Video Subscribers equal to the increase in our Enhanced Video Subscribers. Subscribers to enhanced video services provided by our operations in Switzerland over partner networks receive basic video services from the partner networks as opposed to our operations. |
7 | DTH Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives our video programming broadcast directly via a geosynchronous satellite. |
8 | Internet Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives internet services over our networks, or that we service through a partner network. Our Internet Subscribers exclude 43,500 and 19,900 digital subscriber line (“DSL”) subscribers within Austria and Belgium, respectively, who are not serviced over our networks. Our Internet Subscribers do not include customers that receive services from dial-up connections. In Switzerland, we offer a 2 Mbps internet service to our Basic and Enhanced Video Subscribers without an incremental recurring fee. Our Internet Subscribers in Switzerland include 93,400 subscribers who have requested and received this service. |
9 | Telephony Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives voice services over our networks, or that we service through a partner network. Telephony Subscribers exclude mobile telephony subscribers. Our Telephony Subscribers exclude 33,100 subscribers within Austria that are not serviced over our networks. In Switzerland, we offer a basic phone service to our Basic and Enhanced Video Subscribers without an incremental recurring fee. Our Telephony Subscribers in Switzerland include 101,600 subscribers who have requested and received this service. |
10 | Pursuant to service agreements, Switzerland offers enhanced video, broadband internet and telephony services over networks owned by third-party cable operators (“partner networks”). A partner network RGU is only recognized if there is a direct billing relationship with the customer. At March 31, 2017, Switzerland’s partner networks account for 133,700 Customer Relationships, 287,200 RGUs, 104,000 Enhanced Video Subscribers, 107,000 Internet Subscribers, and 76,200 Telephony Subscribers. |
11 | Our Homes Passed and Two-way Homes Passed counts for the U.K. as of December 31, 2016 have been reduced by 151,000 premises as further detailed in our Form 8-K/A filed on March 28, 2017. |
12 | Our mobile subscriber count represents the number of active subscriber identification module (“SIM”) cards in service rather than services provided. For example, if a mobile subscriber has both a data and voice plan on a smartphone this would equate to one mobile subscriber. Alternatively, a subscriber who has a voice and data plan for a mobile handset and a data plan for a laptop (via a dongle) would be counted as two mobile subscribers. Customers who do not pay a recurring monthly fee are excluded from our mobile telephony subscriber counts after periods of inactivity ranging from 30 to 90 days, based on industry standards within the respective country. In a number of countries, our mobile subscribers receive mobile services pursuant to prepaid contracts. As of March 31, 2017, the prepaid mobile subscriber count included the following: Panama (1,615,400), Jamaica (911,900), Belgium (683,400), U.K. (605,100), Bahamas (277,900), Barbados (99,300), Chile (7,700) and twelve remaining CWC geographies (338,800). |