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Postpaid Phone Net Additions in the Last Two Months of the Quarter
Lowest Postpaid Churn in Company History
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Sprint platform postpaid phone losses were 12,000 in the quarter
with phone net additions in May, June and July
-
Improved sequentially for the fifth consecutive quarter and by
over 600,000 year-over-year
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Best-ever Sprint platform postpaid churn of 1.56 percent improved
49 basis points year-over-year
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Sprint platform net additions of 675,000 compared to net losses of
220,000 in the prior year quarter
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Massive improvement in network performance
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Earned 180 RootScore® awards in the
first-half of 2015 compared to only 27 a year ago
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Deployment of carrier aggregation bringing greater data speed
and capacity to customers
-
Operating Income of $501 million and Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.1
billion
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Raising fiscal year 2015 Adjusted EBITDA* outlook from $6.5 to
$6.9 billion to $7.2 to $7.6 billion
Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) today reported operating results for
the first fiscal quarter of 2015, including record low Sprint platform
postpaid churn of 1.56 percent, total net additions of 675,000, and for
the fifth consecutive quarter, reduced postpaid phone losses to reach
phone net additions in May and June. In addition, the company reported
net operating revenue of $8 billion, operating income of $501 million
and Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.1 billion, and is raising its fiscal year
2015 Adjusted EBITDA* outlook from the previous expectation of $6.5 to
$6.9 billion to $7.2 to $7.6 billion, excluding any accounting impacts
from potential lease financing.
“Over the past year, Sprint has made meaningful progress in our
turnaround by improving our network performance and enhancing our
overall value proposition,” said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. “As a
result, we hit significant milestones during the quarter by posting the
company’s lowest-ever churn and recording postpaid phone net additions
in both May and June, as well as for a third consecutive month in July.
Going forward, we are confident in our plan to leverage our unique
spectrum assets to make our network a competitive advantage,
aggressively reduce operating costs, and utilize our business
relationships and assets to fund our turnaround.”
Record Sprint Platform Postpaid Churn Highlights Continued
Improvement in Customer Metrics
Sprint is improving the customer experience with better network
performance and a compelling value proposition, including simple offers
such as its industry-first leasing program and the recently introduced
All-In Wireless plans. The company made significant progress on
retaining more of its valuable postpaid customers, including a record
low Sprint platform postpaid churn rate of 1.56 percent – a 49 basis
point improvement year-over-year. Additionally, the company saw strong
improvement in the more profitable phone customers. These trends
contributed to improvement in several Sprint platform postpaid customer
metrics.
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Postpaid net additions of 310,000 compared to net losses of 181,000 in
the prior year quarter – an improvement of 491,000 year-over-year.
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Postpaid phone losses were 12,000, but for the first time in nearly
two years Sprint recorded monthly postpaid phone net additions in both
May and June. This marked the fifth consecutive quarter of sequential
improvement and compared to losses of 620,000 in the prior year
quarter. The 608,000 year-over-year improvement was driven by lower
churn and a 13 percent increase in gross additions, including a 47
percent increase in gross additions with prime credit quality.
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Net port positive for the second consecutive quarter.
The company also reported the following Sprint platform results:
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Total net additions of 675,000 compared to net losses of 220,000 in
the prior year quarter. The 895,000 year-over-year improvement was
mostly driven by fewer postpaid phone customer losses.
-
Prepaid net losses of 366,000 compared to net losses of 542,000 in the
prior year quarter. The 176,000 year-over-year improvement was mostly
due to fewer customer losses in the Assurance brand.
-
Wholesale net additions of 731,000 compared to 503,000 in the prior
year quarter. The year-over-year growth was mostly driven by connected
devices.
RootScore® Awards Demonstrate Continued
Progress on Network Performance; Next Evolution Underway
Sprint remained focused on building a network that delivers the
consistent reliability, capacity and speed that customers demand and its
progress continues to be recognized. Independent mobile analytics firm
RootMetrics demonstrated the company’s network improvements by awarding
Sprint a total of 180 first place (outright or shared) RootScore Awards
for overall, reliability, speed, data, call, or text network performance
in 125 markets measured in the first half of 2015 compared to only 27
awards in the year-ago periodi.
More recently, the company announced the availability of carrier
aggregation, which produces more capacity and is expected to double data
speeds, addressing a key area for improvement. The company is rolling
out two-channel (2x20 MHz) carrier aggregation, a feature of
LTE-Advanced that combines bands of spectrum to create wider channels in
the 2.5 GHz band, on select sites within various markets across the
country. In addition, Sprint is one of the first operators to roll out
carrier aggregation with antenna beamforming, which significantly
improves customers’ experience at the cell edge. Tests by independent
third parties have confirmed the performance improvements of these
actions.
Sprint has made significant progress on network performance and has
started the next evolution of the network. This will involve significant
densification of the network including additional macro cell sites,
deployment of tens of thousands of small cells, and further expansion of
the 2.5 GHz spectrum across the company’s existing sites.
Closing the Gap on Distribution
To build on its recent momentum and increase customer acquisition in the
future, Sprint took several actions to expand its retail distribution
and close the gap with its competitors. Sprint’s total retail footprint
now includes approximately 4,500 locations in the U.S.
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Sprint-RadioShack Stores – All 1,435 co-branded stores are open
and staffed with Sprint employees. The fully operational
“store-within-a-store” retail model has been completed in about one
quarter of the locations with the remaining expected to be complete by
the end of calendar year 2015.
-
Sprint® Direct 2 You – This
one-of-a-kind service, which features a Sprint expert helping
customers set up a mobile device at any location the customer chooses
for free, has expanded to several new major metropolitan areas across
the country. The service is now available in Chicago, Dallas, Denver,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Tampa,
Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
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Dixon’s Carphone – Sprint entered into a commercial
relationship with Dixon’s Carphone, a premier European consumer
electronics retailer renowned for innovation in wireless retail sales,
to build and operate approximately 20 new Sprint stores in select U.S.
markets with potential for significant expansion.
Quarterly Financial Results
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Net operating revenues of $8 billion decreased nine percent
year-over-year, as customer shifts to rate plans associated with
device financing options and postpaid phone customer losses drove
lower wireless service revenues, and equipment revenues were impacted
due to a shift from installment billing sales, which recognize more
revenue at the point of sale, to leasing sales, which recognize
revenues over time.
-
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.1 billion grew 14 percent from the
prior year period, as expense reductions more than offset the decline
in operating revenues. In spite of additional costs related to higher
retail sales volumes, total expenses improved primarily due to lower
cost of product expenses related to the introduction of device leasing
options for which the associated cost is recorded as depreciation
expense over the term of the lease, lower cost of service expenses on
the wireline network, and lower wireless bad debt expense as a result
of a higher mix of prime credit quality customers.
-
Operating income of $501 million was relatively flat from $519 million
in the year-ago quarter as higher depreciation expenses offset the
growth in Adjusted EBITDA*.
-
Net loss of $20 million, or loss per share of $.01, compared to a net
income of $23 million, or earnings per share of $.01, in the year-ago
period primarily due to higher interest expenses.
-
Total liquidity was $6.6 billion at the end of the quarter and the
company had an additional $1.3 billion of availability under vendor
financing agreements that can be utilized toward the purchase of 2.5
GHz network equipment. Sprint has been working with Softbank and other
partners in setting up a leasing company that will finance its devices
leased by customers on attractive terms. These arrangements are
expected to be finalized in the coming months, and Softbank is
expected to be a minority equity investor in the leasing company. With
additional expected expense reductions, a capital efficient deployment
of the network, and funding from the proposed leasing company, Sprint
currently does not expect to raise additional capital through the
public debt or equity markets in the foreseeable future, nor does it
currently expect to sell spectrum.
Financial Outlook
-
As a result of improved customer trends, a greater reduction in
operating expenses, and a higher mix of sales on device financing
options, the company is raising its outlook for fiscal year 2015
Adjusted EBITDA* from its previous expectation of $6.5 to $6.9 billion
to a range of $7.2 and $7.6 billion, excluding any accounting impacts
from the potential lease financing.
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The company expects fiscal year 2015 cash capital expenditures
to be approximately $5 billion, excluding the impact of leased devices
sold through indirect channels. This compares to the previous
expectation of accrued capital expenditures of approximately $5
billion.
Conference Call and Webcast
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Date/Time: 8:30 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015
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Call-in Information
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U.S./Canada: 866-360-1063 (ID: 79004041)
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International: 706-634-7849 (ID: 79004041)
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Webcast available via the Internet at www.sprint.com/investors
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Additional information about results, including the “Quarterly
Investor Update,” is available on our Investor Relations website
Contact Information
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Media Contact: Scott Sloat, 240-855-0164, scott.sloat@sprint.com
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Investor Contact: Jud Henry, 800-259-3755, investor.relations@sprint.com
Wireless Operating Statistics (Unaudited)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Sprint Platform:
Net Additions (Losses) (in thousands)
Postpaid
310
211
(181
)
Prepaid
(366
)
546
(542
)
Wholesale and affiliate
731
492
503
Total Sprint Platform Wireless Net Additions (Losses)
675
1,249
(220
)
End of Period Connections (in thousands)
Postpaid
30,016
29,706
29,737
Prepaid
15,340
15,706
14,715
Wholesale and affiliate
11,456
10,725
8,879
Total Sprint Platform End of Period Connections
56,812
56,137
53,331
Churn
Postpaid
1.56
%
1.84
%
2.05
%
Prepaid
5.08
%
3.84
%
4.44
%
Supplemental Data - Connected Devices
End of Period Connections (in thousands)
Retail postpaid
1,439
1,320
988
Wholesale and affiliate
6,620
5,832
4,192
Total
8,059
7,152
5,180
Supplemental Data - Total Company
End of Period Connections (in thousands)
Sprint platform
56,812
56,137
53,331
Transactions (1)
856
1,004
1,222
Total
57,668
57,141
54,553
Sprint Platform ARPU (a)
Postpaid
$
55.48
$
56.94
$
62.07
Prepaid
$
27.81
$
27.50
$
27.38
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION - AVERAGE BILLINGS PER USER (ABPU)* and
AVERAGE BILLINGS PER ACCOUNT (ABPA)* (Unaudited)
(Millions, except ABPU*, accounts and ABPA*)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
ABPU* (b) and ABPA* (c)
Sprint platform postpaid service revenue
$
4,964
$
5,049
$
5,553
Add: Installment plan billings and lease revenue
554
423
137
Total for Sprint platform postpaid connections
$
5,518
$
5,472
$
5,690
Sprint platform postpaid ABPU*
$
61.67
$
61.71
$
63.59
Sprint platform postpaid accounts (in thousands)
11,175
11,199
11,753
Sprint platform postpaid ABPA*
$
164.63
$
162.89
$
161.35
(a) ARPU is calculated by dividing service revenue by the
sum of the monthly average number of connections in the applicable
service category. Changes in average monthly service revenue reflect
connections for either the postpaid or prepaid service category who
change rate plans, the level of voice and data usage, the amount of
service credits which are offered to connections, plus the net
effect of average monthly revenue generated by new connections and
deactivating connections.
(b) Sprint platform postpaid ABPU* is calculated by dividing service
revenue earned from customers plus installment plan billings and
lease revenue by the sum of the monthly average number of
connections during the period.
(c) Sprint platform postpaid ABPA* is calculated by dividing service
revenue earned from customers plus installment plan billings and
lease revenue by the sum of the monthly average number of accounts
during the period.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions, except per Share Data)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Net Operating Revenues
Service revenue
$
7,037
$
7,138
$
7,683
Equipment revenue
990
1,144
1,106
Total Net Operating Revenues
8,027
8,282
8,789
Net Operating Expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)
2,393
2,381
2,520
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)
1,365
1,827
2,158
Selling, general and administrative
2,187
2,331
2,284
Depreciation and amortization
1,588
1,454
1,281
Other, net
(7
)
(29
)
27
Total net operating expenses
7,526
7,964
8,270
Operating Income
501
318
519
Interest expense
(542
)
(523
)
(512
)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments and other, net
4
8
1
(Loss) Income before Income Taxes
(37
)
(197
)
8
Income tax benefit (expense)
17
(27
)
15
Net (Loss) Income
$
(20
)
$
(224
)
$
23
Basic Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.06
)
$
0.01
Diluted Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.06
)
$
0.01
Basic Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding
3,967
3,962
3,945
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding
3,967
3,962
4,002
Effective Tax Rate
45.9
%
-13.7
%
-187.5
%
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION - NET (LOSS) INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA*
(Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Net (Loss) Income
$
(20
)
$
(224
)
$
23
Income tax (benefit) expense
(17
)
27
(15
)
(Loss) Income before Income Taxes
(37
)
(197
)
8
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments and other, net
(4
)
(8
)
(1
)
Interest expense
542
523
512
Operating Income
501
318
519
Depreciation and amortization
1,588
1,454
1,281
EBITDA*
2,089
1,772
1,800
Severance and exit costs (2)
13
(29
)
27
Reduction in liability - U.S. Cellular asset acquisition (3)
(20
)
-
-
Adjusted EBITDA*
$
2,082
$
1,743
$
1,827
Adjusted EBITDA Margin*
29.6
%
24.4
%
23.8
%
Selected items:
Cash paid for capital expenditures - network and other
$
1,802
$
1,608
$
1,246
Cash paid for capital expenditures - leased devices
$
544
$
439
$
-
WIRELESS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Net Operating Revenues
Service revenue
Sprint platform:
Postpaid
$
4,964
$
5,049
$
5,553
Prepaid
1,300
1,272
1,221
Wholesale, affiliate and other
181
189
163
Total Sprint platform
6,445
6,510
6,937
Total transactions (1)
105
118
150
Total service revenue
6,550
6,628
7,087
Equipment revenue
990
1,144
1,106
Total net operating revenues
7,540
7,772
8,193
Net Operating Expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)
2,005
2,006
2,049
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)
1,365
1,827
2,158
Selling, general and administrative
2,096
2,242
2,193
Depreciation and amortization
1,540
1,406
1,212
Other, net
(8
)
(29
)
23
Total net operating expenses
6,998
7,452
7,635
Operating Income
$
542
$
320
$
558
WIRELESS NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Operating Income
$
542
$
320
$
558
Severance and exit costs (2)
12
(29
)
23
Reduction in liability - U.S. Cellular asset acquisition (3)
(20
)
-
-
Depreciation and amortization
1,540
1,406
1,212
Adjusted EBITDA*
$
2,074
$
1,697
$
1,793
Adjusted EBITDA Margin*
31.7
%
25.6
%
25.3
%
Selected items:
Cash paid for capital expenditures - network and other
$
1,640
$
1,518
$
1,120
Cash paid for capital expenditures - leased devices
$
544
$
439
$
-
WIRELINE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Net Operating Revenues
Voice
$
233
$
264
$
327
Data
49
52
56
Internet
328
335
345
Other
20
17
18
Total net operating revenues
630
668
746
Net Operating Expenses
Costs of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)
534
538
626
Selling, general and administrative
87
90
85
Depreciation and amortization
46
46
67
Other, net
1
(2
)
4
Total net operating expenses
668
672
782
Operating Loss
$
(38
)
$
(4
)
$
(36
)
WIRELINE NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Operating Loss
$
(38
)
$
(4
)
$
(36
)
Severance and exit costs (2)
1
(2
)
4
Depreciation and amortization
46
46
67
Adjusted EBITDA*
$
9
$
40
$
35
Adjusted EBITDA Margin*
1.4
%
6.0
%
4.7
%
Selected items:
Cash paid for capital expenditures - network and other
$
68
$
70
$
59
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Operating Activities
Net (loss) income
$
(20
)
$
(224
)
$
23
Depreciation and amortization
1,588
1,454
1,281
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
163
162
225
Share-based and long-term incentive compensation expense
18
(3
)
26
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
(13
)
25
(23
)
Amortization of long-term debt premiums, net
(78
)
(77
)
(74
)
Other changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable
(1,683
)
712
(369
)
Inventories and other current assets
869
(529
)
(97
)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
(867
)
(702
)
(272
)
Non-current assets and liabilities, net
83
82
(76
)
Other, net
68
76
35
Net cash provided by operating activities
128
976
679
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures - network and other
(1,802
)
(1,608
)
(1,246
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices
(544
)
(439
)
-
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses
(26
)
(42
)
(41
)
Reimbursements relating to FCC licenses
-
-
95
Change in short-term investments, net
(37
)
88
(102
)
Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses
1
201
20
Other, net
(3
)
(2
)
(3
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,411
)
(1,802
)
(1,277
)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from debt and financings
346
1,630
-
Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations
(26
)
(184
)
(210
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
4
(15
)
9
Other, net
9
(50
)
-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
333
1,381
(201
)
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(1,950
)
555
(799
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
4,010
3,455
4,970
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
$
2,060
$
4,010
$
4,171
RECONCILIATION TO CONSOLIDATED FREE CASH FLOW* (NON-GAAP)
(Unaudited)
(Millions)
Quarter To Date
6/30/15
3/31/15
6/30/14
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
128
$
976
$
679
Capital expenditures - network and other
(1,802
)
(1,608
)
(1,246
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices
(544
)
(439
)
-
(Expenditures) reimbursements relating to FCC licenses, net
(26
)
(42
)
54
Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses
1
201
20
Other investing activities, net
(3
)
(2
)
(3
)
Free Cash Flow*
$
(2,246
)
$
(914
)
$
(496
)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
6/30/15
3/31/15
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,060
$
4,010
Short-term investments
203
166
Accounts and notes receivable, net
3,813
2,290
Device and accessory inventory
949
1,359
Deferred tax assets
87
62
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
673
1,890
Total current assets
7,785
9,777
Property, plant and equipment, net
20,563
19,721
Goodwill
6,575
6,575
FCC licenses and other
40,013
39,987
Definite-lived intangible assets, net
5,516
5,893
Other assets
987
1,077
Total assets
$
81,439
$
83,030
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
3,272
$
4,347
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
4,458
5,293
Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease
obligations
1,384
1,300
Total current liabilities
9,114
10,940
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
32,746
32,531
Deferred tax liabilities
13,913
13,898
Other liabilities
3,941
3,951
Total liabilities
59,714
61,320
Stockholders' equity
Common shares
40
40
Paid-in capital
27,492
27,468
Treasury shares, at cost
-
(7
)
Accumulated deficit
(5,403
)
(5,383
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(404
)
(408
)
Total stockholders' equity
21,725
21,710
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
81,439
$
83,030
NET DEBT* (NON-GAAP) (Unaudited)
(Millions)
6/30/15
3/31/15
Total Debt
$
34,130
$
33,831
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
(2,060
)
(4,010
)
Less: Short-term investments
(203
)
(166
)
Net Debt*
$
31,867
$
29,655
SCHEDULE OF DEBT (Unaudited)
(Millions)
6/30/15
ISSUER
COUPON
MATURITY
PRINCIPAL
Sprint Corporation
7.25% Notes due 2021
7.250%
09/15/2021
$
2,250
7.875% Notes due 2023
7.875%
09/15/2023
4,250
7.125% Notes due 2024
7.125%
06/15/2024
2,500
7.625% Notes due 2025
7.625%
02/15/2025
1,500
Sprint Corporation
10,500
Sprint Communications, Inc.
Export Development Canada Facility (Tranche 2)
4.155%
12/15/2015
500
Export Development Canada Facility (Tranche 3)
3.655%
12/17/2019
300
6% Senior Notes due 2016
6.000%
12/01/2016
2,000
9.125% Senior Notes due 2017
9.125%
03/01/2017
1,000
8.375% Senior Notes due 2017
8.375%
08/15/2017
1,300
9% Guaranteed Notes due 2018
9.000%
11/15/2018
3,000
7% Guaranteed Notes due 2020
7.000%
03/01/2020
1,000
7% Senior Notes due 2020
7.000%
08/15/2020
1,500
11.5% Senior Notes due 2021
11.500%
11/15/2021
1,000
9.25% Debentures due 2022
9.250%
04/15/2022
200
6% Senior Notes due 2022
6.000%
11/15/2022
2,280
Sprint Communications, Inc.
14,080
Sprint Capital Corporation
6.9% Senior Notes due 2019
6.900%
05/01/2019
1,729
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
6.875%
11/15/2028
2,475
8.75% Senior Notes due 2032
8.750%
03/15/2032
2,000
Sprint Capital Corporation
6,204
Clearwire Communications LLC
14.75% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2016
14.750%
12/01/2016
300
8.25% Exchangeable Notes due 2040
8.250%
12/01/2040
629
Clearwire Communications LLC
929
Secured Equipment Credit Facilities
1.805% - 2.397%
2017 - 2022
956
Tower financing obligation
6.092%
09/30/2021
261
Capital lease obligations and other
2015 - 2023
174
TOTAL PRINCIPAL
33,104
Net premiums
1,026
TOTAL DEBT
$
34,130
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
(1)
Postpaid and prepaid connections from transactions are defined as
retail postpaid and prepaid connections acquired from Clearwire in
July 2013 who had not deactivated or been recaptured on the Sprint
platform.
(2)
Severance and exit costs are primarily associated with work force
reductions, access terminations and costs related to exiting certain
operations of Clearwire.
(3)
As a result of the U.S. Cellular asset acquisition, we recorded a
liability related to network shut-down costs, which primarily
consisted of lease exit costs, for which we agreed to reimburse U.S.
Cellular. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, we revised
our estimate and, as a result, reduced the liability resulting in
approximately $20 million of income.
*FINANCIAL MEASURES
Sprint provides financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP
and adjusted GAAP (non-GAAP). The non-GAAP financial measures reflect
industry conventions, or standard measures of liquidity, profitability
or performance commonly used by the investment community for
comparability purposes. These measurements should be considered in
addition to, but not as a substitute for, financial information prepared
in accordance with GAAP. We have defined below each of the non-GAAP
measures we use, but these measures may not be synonymous to similar
measurement terms used by other companies.
Sprint provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures in its
financial reporting. Because Sprint does not predict special items that
might occur in the future, and our forecasts are developed at a level of
detail different than that used to prepare GAAP-based financial
measures, Sprint does not provide reconciliations to GAAP of its
forward-looking financial measures.
The measures used in this release include the following:
EBITDA is operating income/(loss) before depreciation and
amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding
severance, exit costs, and other special items. Adjusted EBITDA Margin
represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by non-equipment net operating
revenues for Wireless and Adjusted EBITDA divided by net operating
revenues for Wireline. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA Margin provide useful information to investors because they are
an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business
operations. While depreciation and amortization are considered operating
costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent non-cash current
period costs associated with the use of long-lived tangible and
definite-lived intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Margin are calculations commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts
and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the periodic and
future operating performance and value of companies within the
telecommunications industry.
ABPU is average billings per user and calculated by dividing
service revenue earned from customers plus installment plan billings and
lease revenue by the sum of the monthly average number of connections
during the period. We believe that ABPU provides useful information to
investors, analysts and our management to evaluate average Sprint
platform postpaid customer billings as it approximates the expected cash
collections, including installment plan billings and lease revenue, per
user each month.
ABPA is average billings per account and calculated by dividing
service revenue earned from customers plus installment plan billings and
lease revenue by the sum of the monthly average number of accounts
during the period. We believe that ABPA provides useful information to
investors, analysts and our management to evaluate average Sprint
platform postpaid customer billings per account as it approximates the
expected cash collections, including installment plan billings and lease
revenue, per account each month.
Free Cash Flow is the cash provided by operating activities less
the cash used in investing activities other than short-term investments,
including changes in restricted cash, if any, and amounts included as
investments in Sprint Communications, Inc. during the period, if
applicable. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides useful information
to investors, analysts and our management about the cash generated by
our core operations after interest and dividends, if any, and our
ability to fund scheduled debt maturities and other financing
activities, including discretionary refinancing and retirement of debt
and purchase or sale of investments.
Net Debt is consolidated debt, including current maturities, less
cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and, if any,
restricted cash. We believe that Net Debt provides useful information to
investors, analysts and credit rating agencies about the capacity of the
company to reduce the debt load and improve its capital structure.
SAFE HARBOR
This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the securities laws. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,”
“project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“target,” “plan,” “providing guidance,” and similar expressions are
intended to identify information that is not historical in nature. All
statements that address operating performance, events or developments
that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including
statements relating to our network, connections growth, and liquidity;
and statements expressing general views about future operating results —
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are estimates
and projections reflecting management’s judgment based on currently
available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
suggested by the forward-looking statements. With respect to these
forward-looking statements, management has made assumptions regarding,
among other things, the development and deployment of new technologies
and services; efficiencies and cost savings of new technologies and
services; customer and network usage; connection growth and retention;
service, speed, coverage and quality; availability of devices;
availability of various financings, including any leasing transactions;
the timing of various events and the economic environment. Sprint
believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are
based on current expectations and speak only as of the date when made.
Sprint undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition,
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
our company's historical experience and our present expectations or
projections. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are
not limited to, those discussed in Sprint Corporation’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. You should
understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such
factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a
complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 57 million connections as of June 30, 2015
and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past four years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
i Rankings based on 125 RootMetrics (January 1 – June 30,
2015) RootScore Reports for mobile performance as tested on best
available plans and devices on four mobile networks across all available
network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not
an endorsement of Sprint. Visit www.rootmetrics.com
for more details.
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