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WOW(WOW) - 2024 Q3 - Quarterly Report
WOWWOW(WOW)2024-11-04 21:10

Financial Performance - Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 158.0million,adecreaseof8.9158.0 million, a decrease of 8.9% compared to 173.1 million for the same period in 2023[6]. - Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 22.4million,comparedtoanetlossof22.4 million, compared to a net loss of 104.5 million for the same period in 2023[6]. - The company reported a basic loss per common share of 0.27forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoabasiclosspershareof0.27 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a basic loss per share of 1.29 for the same period in 2023[6]. - The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 48.2million,comparedtoanetlossof48.2 million, compared to a net loss of 244.2 million for the same period in 2023[12]. - Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 158.0million,adecreaseof8.9158.0 million, a decrease of 8.9% from 173.1 million for the same period in 2023[22]. - Subscription revenue decreased by 14.3million,or914.3 million, or 9%, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023[118]. Expenses and Liabilities - Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased to 62.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from 75.6millioninthesameperiodof2023,reflectingareductionof17.875.6 million in the same period of 2023, reflecting a reduction of 17.8%[6]. - The company incurred impairment losses on intangibles amounting to 259.8 million in the previous year[12]. - Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 0.4million,or10.4 million, or 1%, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023[123]. - Interest expense increased by 12.7 million, or 67%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and by 19.3million,or3819.3 million, or 38%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily due to higher debt balances and new interest rate derivatives[126]. - Total liabilities increased to 1,277.5 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to 1,256.5millionasofDecember31,2023[5].AssetsandEquityTotalassetsasofSeptember30,2024,were1,256.5 million as of December 31, 2023[5]. Assets and Equity - Total assets as of September 30, 2024, were 1,494.1 million, a decrease from 1,514.7millionasofDecember31,2023[5].Thecompanyreportedatotalstockholdersequityof1,514.7 million as of December 31, 2023[5]. - The company reported a total stockholders' equity of 216.6 million as of September 30, 2024[9]. - Stockholders' equity decreased from 258.2millionasofDecember31,2023,to258.2 million as of December 31, 2023, to 216.6 million as of September 30, 2024, a decline of approximately 16.1%[5]. - The company’s retained earnings showed a deficit of 27.9millionasofSeptember30,2024,comparedtoaccumulatedearningsof27.9 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to accumulated earnings of 20.3 million as of December 31, 2023[5]. Cash Flow - Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 132.8million,anincreasefrom132.8 million, an increase from 90.4 million in the prior year[12]. - Cash and cash equivalents decreased to 21.6millionasofSeptember30,2024,from21.6 million as of September 30, 2024, from 23.4 million as of December 31, 2023[4]. - The company reported a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of 1.8millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[12].Netcashprovidedbyfinancingactivitieswas1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[12]. - Net cash provided by financing activities was 29.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 89.3millionforthesameperiodin2023[143].MarketandCompetitionThecompanyanticipatescontinuedchallengesduetoincreasedcompetitionandrisingprogrammingcosts,impactingfutureperformance[3].Thecompanyservescustomersin16marketsacrosstheUnitedStates,includingmajorcitiesinMichigan,Georgia,SouthCarolina,Alabama,Tennessee,andFlorida[14].StockandCompensationThecompanyrepurchasedapproximately4.9millionsharesfor89.3 million for the same period in 2023[143]. Market and Competition - The company anticipates continued challenges due to increased competition and rising programming costs, impacting future performance[3]. - The company serves customers in 16 markets across the United States, including major cities in Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida[14]. Stock and Compensation - The company repurchased approximately 4.9 million shares for 50.4 million under its Share Repurchase Program, completed in June 2023[58]. - The stock incentive plan has authorized 18,424,128 shares for issuance, with 2,692,141 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024[52][55]. - The Company recorded 2.4millioninstockbasedcompensationexpenseforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,downfrom2.4 million in stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024, down from 3.5 million in the same period of 2023[54]. Debt and Financing - As of September 30, 2024, the total long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and other financing amounted to 976.1million,anincreasefrom976.1 million, an increase from 938.3 million as of December 31, 2023[49]. - The outstanding balance of Term B Loans was 706.4millionasofSeptember30,2024,withaneffectiveinterestrateof7.60706.4 million as of September 30, 2024, with an effective interest rate of 7.60%[49]. - The Company has a total available borrowing capacity of 250.0 million, with 245.0milliondrawnontheRevolvingCreditFacilityasofSeptember30,2024[49].ImpairmentandWritedownsThecompanyrecordedalossof245.0 million drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2024[49]. Impairment and Write-downs - The company recorded a loss of 2.4 million related to the estimated write-down of damaged fixed assets due to Hurricane Helene[38]. - The company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of 131.7millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,butdidnotrecognizesuchchargesforthesameperiodin2024[125].FutureProjectionsThecompanyexpectstorecognizetotalexpectedrevenueof131.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, but did not recognize such charges for the same period in 2024[125]. Future Projections - The company expects to recognize total expected revenue of 101.3 million from subscription services and other business services in future periods[33]. - Revenue from month-to-month residential subscription service contracts is expected to continue representing a significant portion of the company's revenue in future periods[30].