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Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts | Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||
Net Revenues | $ | 599,614 | $ | 636,954 | (5.9) | % | $ | 1,822,009 | $ | 2,033,029 | (10.4) | % |
Operating Income | $ | 93,653 | $ | 120,850 | (22.5) | % | $ | 214,619 | $ | 399,855 | (46.3) | % |
Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 131,476 | $ | 177,268 | (25.8) | % | $ | 433,407 | $ | 569,808 | (23.9) | % |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.44 | (47.2) | % | $ | 1.21 | $ | 5.40 | (77.6) | % |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share | $ | 0.91 | $ | 1.85 | (50.8) | % | $ | 3.27 | $ | 6.49 | (49.6) | % |
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 62,235 | $ | 106,092 | (41.3) | % | $ | 317,507 | $ | 131,139 | 142.1 | % |
Free Cash Flow | $ | 53,941 | $ | 99,150 | (45.6) | % | $ | 293,255 | $ | 102,747 | 185.4 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||
Net Revenues: | ||||||||||||
Domestic Operations | $ | 530,243 | $ | 541,198 | (2.0) | % | $ | 1,592,760 | $ | 1,734,871 | (8.2) | % |
International | 73,706 | 97,598 | (24.5) | % | 239,406 | 304,974 | (21.5) | % | ||||
Inter-segment Eliminations | (4,335) | (1,842) | (135.3) | % | (10,157) | (6,816) | (49.0) | % | ||||
Total Net Revenues | $ | 599,614 | $ | 636,954 | (5.9) | % | $ | 1,822,009 | $ | 2,033,029 | (10.4) | % |
Operating Income (Loss): | ||||||||||||
Domestic Operations | $ | 129,978 | $ | 161,627 | (19.6) | % | $ | 374,730 | $ | 523,645 | (28.4) | % |
International | 8,702 | 7,985 | 9.0 | % | (26,484) | 10,422 | n/m | |||||
Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | (45,027) | (48,762) | 7.7 | % | (133,627) | (134,212) | 0.4 | % | ||||
Total Operating Income | $ | 93,653 | $ | 120,850 | (22.5) | % | $ | 214,619 | $ | 399,855 | (46.3) | % |
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss): | ||||||||||||
Domestic Operations | $ | 150,189 | $ | 185,011 | (18.8) | % | $ | 467,856 | $ | 589,205 | (20.6) | % |
International | 13,542 | 13,067 | 3.6 | % | 56,207 | 53,390 | 5.3 | % | ||||
Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | (32,255) | (20,810) | (55.0) | % | (90,656) | (72,787) | (24.5) | % | ||||
Total Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 131,476 | $ | 177,268 | (25.8) | % | $ | 433,407 | $ | 569,808 | (23.9) | % |
Investor Relations | Corporate Communications |
Nicholas Seibert | Georgia Juvelis |
[email protected] | [email protected] |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
Revenues, net
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$ | 599,614 | $ | 636,954 | $ | 1,822,009 | $ | 2,033,029 |
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Technical and operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
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287,746 | 284,900 | 840,049 | 933,590 | ||||
Selling, general and administrative
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191,622 | 187,232 | 588,679 | 567,136 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 23,097 | 28,009 | 75,416 | 79,629 | ||||
Impairment and other charges | - | 5,400 | 96,819 | 30,282 | ||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 3,496 | 10,563 | 6,427 | 22,537 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 505,961 | 516,104 | 1,607,390 | 1,633,174 | ||||
Operating income | 93,653 | 120,850 | 214,619 | 399,855 | ||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest expense | (45,123) | (38,757) | (121,180) | (115,304) | ||||
Interest income | 9,303 | 11,686 | 27,480 | 26,944 | ||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | (352) | - | (105) | - | ||||
Miscellaneous, net | 8,850 | (2,211) | 5,153 | 12,518 | ||||
Total other expense | (27,322) | (29,282) | (88,652) | (75,842) | ||||
Income from operations before income taxes | 66,331 | 91,568 | 125,967 | 324,013 | ||||
Income tax expense | (19,891) | (23,671) | (54,433) | (82,725) | ||||
Net income including noncontrolling interests | 46,440 | 67,897 | 71,534 | 241,288 | ||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5,058) | (4,473) | (13,583) | (4,015) | ||||
Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | $ | 41,382 | $ | 63,424 | $ | 57,951 | $ | 237,273 |
Net income per share attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.93 | $ | 1.44 | $ | 1.31 | $ | 5.42 |
Diluted | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.44 | $ | 1.21 | $ | 5.40 |
Weighted average common shares: | ||||||||
Basic | 44,607 | 43,951 | 44,381 | 43,786 | ||||
Diluted | 56,149 | 44,041 | 49,038 | 43,905 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
Domestic Operations | International | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||
Operating income (loss)
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$ | 129,978 | $ | 8,702 | $ | (45,027) | $ | 93,653 |
Share-based compensation expenses
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2,608 | 775 | 2,393 | 5,776 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 8,695 | 4,065 | 10,337 | 23,097 | ||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 3,454 | - | 42 | 3,496 | ||||
Cloud computing amortization
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3,272 | - | - | 3,272 | ||||
Majority owned equity investees AOI | 2,182 | - | - | 2,182 | ||||
Adjusted operating income (loss)
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$ | 150,189 | $ | 13,542 | $ | (32,255) | $ | 131,476 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||
Domestic Operations | International | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 161,627 | $ | 7,985 | $ | (48,762) | $ | 120,850 |
Share-based compensation expenses | 3,494 | 815 | 2,069 | 6,378 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 11,536 | 4,271 | 12,202 | 28,009 | ||||
Restructuring and other related charges (credits) | (783) | (4) | 11,350 | 10,563 | ||||
Impairment and other charges | 5,400 | - | - | 5,400 | ||||
Cloud computing amortization | 5 | - | 2,331 | 2,336 | ||||
Majority owned equity investees AOI | 3,732 | - | - | 3,732 | ||||
Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 185,011 | $ | 13,067 | $ | (20,810) | $ | 177,268 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
Domestic Operations | International | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||
Operating income (loss)
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$ | 374,730 | $ | (26,484) | $ | (133,627) | $ | 214,619 |
Share-based compensation expenses
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8,586 | 2,446 | 9,276 | 20,308 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 29,522 | 12,241 | 33,653 | 75,416 | ||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 6,385 | - | 42 | 6,427 | ||||
Impairment and other charges | 28,815 | 68,004 | - | 96,819 | ||||
Cloud computing amortization
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10,103 | - | - | 10,103 | ||||
Majority owned equity investees AOI | 9,715 | - | - | 9,715 | ||||
Adjusted operating income (loss)
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$ | 467,856 | $ | 56,207 | $ | (90,656) | $ | 433,407 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||
Domestic Operations | International | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 523,645 | $ | 10,422 | $ | (134,212) | $ | 399,855 |
Share-based compensation expenses | 10,133 | 2,500 | 7,038 | 19,671 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 35,053 | 13,944 | 30,632 | 79,629 | ||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 3,940 | 1,642 | 16,955 | 22,537 | ||||
Impairment and other charges | 5,400 | 24,882 | - | 30,282 | ||||
Cloud computing amortization | 15 | - | 6,800 | 6,815 | ||||
Majority owned equity investees AOI | 11,019 | - | - | 11,019 | ||||
Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 589,205 | $ | 53,390 | $ | (72,787) | $ | 569,808 |
Capitalization | September 30, 2024 | |
Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 816,377 |
Credit facility debt (a)
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$ | 373,750 |
10.25% Senior Secured Notes due January 2029 | $ | 875,000 |
4.25% Senior Notes due February 2029 | 985,010 | |
4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due February 2029 | 143,750 | |
Senior notes (b)
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$ | 2,003,760 |
Total debt | $ | 2,377,510 |
Net debt
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$ | 1,561,133 |
Finance leases | 15,678 | |
Net debt and finance leases | $ | 1,576,811 |
Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||
Operating Income (GAAP) | $ | 203,176 |
Share-based compensation expense | 26,302 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 103,189 | |
Restructuring and other related charges | 11,677 | |
Impairment and other charges | 163,226 | |
Cloud computing amortization | 13,831 | |
Majority owned equity investees | 12,302 | |
Adjusted Operating Income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 533,703 |
Leverage ratio (c)
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3.0 | x |
Free Cash Flow (1)
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
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$ | 62,235 | $ | 106,092 | $ | 317,507 | $ | 131,139 |
Less: capital expenditures
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(8,294) | (6,942) | (24,252) | (28,392) | ||||
Free Cash Flow
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$ | 53,941 | $ | 99,150 | $ | 293,255 | $ | 102,747 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
Restructuring initiatives (2)
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$ | (2,248) | $ | (13,084) | $ | (10,351) | $ | (101,590) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
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(1,480) | (20,459) | (18,000) | (47,546) | ||||
(1) Free Cash Flow includes the impact of certain cash receipts or payments (such as restructuring initiatives, significant legal settlements, and programming write-offs) that affect period-to-period comparability.
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(2) Restructuring initiatives includes cash payments of $0.4 million and $2.6 million for content impairments and other exit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.8 million and $7.7 million for severance and employee-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Restructuring initiatives includes cash payments of $9.1 million and $61.3 million for content impairments and other exit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $4.0 million and $40.3 million for severance and employee-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
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Adjusted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | Income tax expense | Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | Diluted EPS attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | ||||||
Reported Results (GAAP) (1)
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$ | 67,858 | $ | (20,274) | $ | (5,058) | $ | 42,526 | $ | 0.76 |
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 7,917 | (1,645) | (359) | 5,913 | 0.10 | |||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 3,496 | (860) | - | 2,636 | 0.05 | |||||
Impairment and other charges | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 352 | (93) | - | 259 | - | |||||
Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 79,623 | $ | (22,872) | $ | (5,417) | $ | 51,334 | $ | 0.91 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | Income tax expense | Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | Diluted EPS attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | ||||||
Reported Results (GAAP)
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$ | 91,568 | $ | (23,671) | $ | (4,473) | $ | 63,424 | $ | 1.44 |
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 9,839 | (2,291) | (1,329) | 6,219 | 0.14 | |||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 10,563 | (2,618) | - | 7,945 | 0.18 | |||||
Impairment and other charges | 5,400 | (1,343) | - | 4,057 | 0.09 | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 117,370 | $ | (29,923) | $ | (5,802) | $ | 81,645 | $ | 1.85 |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | Income tax expense | Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | Diluted EPS attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | ||||||
Reported Results (GAAP) (1)
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$ | 127,647 | $ | (54,853) | $ | (13,583) | $ | 59,211 | $ | 1.21 |
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 26,081 | (5,978) | (2,283) | 17,820 | 0.36 | |||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 6,427 | (1,644) | - | 4,783 | 0.10 | |||||
Impairment and other charges | 96,819 | (3,801) | (14,616) | 78,402 | 1.60 | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 105 | (27) | - | 78 | - | |||||
Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 257,079 | $ | (66,303) | $ | (30,482) | $ | 160,294 | $ | 3.27 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | Income tax expense | Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | Net income attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | Diluted EPS attributable to AMC Networks' stockholders | ||||||
Reported Results (GAAP)
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$ | 324,013 | $ | (82,725) | $ | (4,015) | $ | 237,273 | $ | 5.40 |
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 30,726 | (6,466) | (4,738) | 19,522 | 0.44 | |||||
Restructuring and other related charges | 22,537 | (5,395) | (204) | 16,938 | 0.39 | |||||
Impairment and other charges | 30,282 | (3,518) | (15,949) | 10,815 | 0.25 | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 605 | (147) | - | 458 | 0.01 | |||||
Adjusted Results (Non-GAAP) | $ | 408,163 | $ | (98,251) | $ | (24,906) | $ | 285,006 | $ | 6.49 |