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Cogeco Cable posts solid third quarter results, upgrading fiscal 2013 projections

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For immediate release
Cogeco Cable posts solid third quarter results, upgrading fiscal 2013
projections
Results from recent acquisitions, Atlantic Broadband ("ABB") and Peer 1 Network Enterprises, Inc.
("PEER 1"), meet projections;
Free cash flow improved by 68.4% in the quarter compared to last year;
Over half of total indebtedness is refinanced to extend maturity and take advantage of historically
low interest rates.
Montréal, July 10, 2013 Today, Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA) (“Cogeco Cable” or the “Corporation”) announced its financial
results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, ended May 31, 2013, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”).
For the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2013, which include six months operating results of ABB and four months
operating results for PEER 1:
Third quarter revenue increased by 45.3% to reach $464.5 million and by 28.2% for the first nine months to reach $1.2
billion when compared to the same periods of the prior year;
Operating income before depreciation and amortization increased by 40.9% to $215.1 million when compared to the
third quarter of fiscal 2012, and by 30.3% to $558.0 million when compared to the nine months of the prior year.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization increases for both periods are mainly attributable to the
acquisitions of ABB and PEER 1 ("recent acquisitions") as well as the improvement in the financial results of the
Canadian cable services segment;
Operating margin
(1)
decreased to 46.3% from 47.7% in the quarter and increased to 45.7% from 44.9% in the first nine
months when compared to the same periods of the prior year;
Profit for the period from continuing operations amounted to $53.3 million in the third quarter compared to $53.2 million
for the same period of the previous fiscal year. Profit for the period from continuing operations increased slightly during
the quarter mostly due to the operating income before depreciation and amortization generated by the Canadian cable
services segment and by the recent acquisitions, partly offset by the acquisition costs, additional depreciation and
amortization and financial expense, including costs of approximately $3.5 million to refinance certain long-term debt
with respect to the recent acquisitions. For the first nine months of fiscal 2013, profit for the period from continuing
operations amounted to $153.9 million compared to $123.8 million for the same period of fiscal 2012. Profit progression
for the nine-month period is mostly attributable to factors described above and by additional income tax expense;
Profit for the period amounted to $53.3 million in the third quarter when compared to $53.2 million for the same period
of the previous fiscal year due to the factors described in the paragraph above. For the nine months period ended
May 31, 2013, profit for the period amounted to $153.9 million when compared to $179.3 million for the same period
of fiscal 2012 mostly attributable to the improvement of the Canadian cable services segment and by the recent
acquisitions' financial results, offset by last year’s profit from the Portuguese subsidiary, Cabovisão Televisão por
Cabo, S.A. (“Cabovisão”), reported as discontinued operations and disposed of on February 29, 2012;
Free cash flow
(1)
reached $43.1 million for the third quarter compared to $25.6 million in the comparable quarter of the
prior year. For the first nine months, free cash flow amounted to $96.2 million, compared to $63.8 million in the same
period of fiscal 2012. The increase for both periods is mostly attributable to the improvement of operating income
before depreciation and amortization, partly offset by the increase in financial expense, the recent acquisition costs
as well as the increase in acquisition of property, plant and equipment;
(1) The indicated terms do not have standard definitions prescribed by IFRS and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other
companies. For more details, please consult the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section of the Management's discussion and analysis.
A quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share was paid to the holders of subordinate and multiple voting shares, an increase
of $0.01 per share, or 4%, when compared to a dividend of $0.25 per share paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.
Dividend payments in the first nine months totaled $0.78 per share in fiscal 2013, compared to $0.75 per share in fiscal
2012;
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter primary service units (“PSU”)
(1)
decreased by 3,331 and increased by 15,851 for the first nine
months of fiscal 2013. At May 31, 2013, consolidated PSU amounted to 2,470,164 of which 1,981,290 come from the
Canadian cable services segment and 488,874 from the American cable services segment;
On May 28, 2013, the First Lien Credit Facilities were amended. Pursuant to the amendment, US$50 million of the
Term Loan A Facility was converted into the Revolving Facility resulting in amounts borrowed under these two tranches
of US$190 million and of US$100 million, respectively, while the Term Loan B Facility remained the same. Interest
rates on the First Lien Credit Facilities are based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin, with a LIBOR floor for the Term
Loan B Facility. The applicable margin was reduced by 0.625% for the Revolving Facility and for the Term Loan A
Facility and by 1.00% for the Term Loan B Facility. In addition, the LIBOR floor for the Term Loan B Facility was reduced
from 1.00% to 0.75%. All other terms and conditions remained the same. In connection with the amendment, transaction
costs of $US 6.2 million were incurred;
On May 27, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed pursuant to a public debt offering, the issue of $300 million Senior Secured
Debentures Series “4” (the “Debentures”) for a net proceed of $297.1 million net of transaction costs of $2.9 million.
The net proceeds from this offering were used to reduce indebtedness. These Debentures mature on May 26, 2023
and bear interest at 4.175% per annum payable semi-annually. These Debentures are indirectly secured by a first
priority fixed and floating charge and a security interest on substantially all present and future real and personal property
and undertaking of every nature and kind of the Corporation and its subsidiaries except for ABB and certain immaterial
subsidiaries (the "unrestricted subsidiaries"). The provisions under these Debentures provide for restrictions on the
operations and activities of Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the
most significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness, dispositions and maintenance of certain financial ratios;
On April 23, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed a private placement of $410.4 million (US$400 million) aggregate principal
amount of Senior Unsecured Notes (the “2020 Notes”) for a net proceed of $402.6 million (US$392.4 million), net of
transaction costs of $7.8 million (US$7.6 million). The net proceeds from this offering were used to reduce indebtedness.
These 2020 Notes mature on May 1, 2020 and bear interest at 4.875% per annum payable semi-annually. These 2020
Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted
subsidiaries. The provisions under these 2020 Notes provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of Cogeco
Cable and its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions relate to
permitted indebtedness, investments and distributions.
“We are pleased with our third quarter results. Our business should deliver better projections as we remain focused on generating
sustained profitability while maintaining our rigor on cost controls thus generating free cash flow to reduce indebtedness,”
declared Louis Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Cable. “The results generated from our subsidiaries
ABB and PEER1 are in line with what we had expected,” Louis Audet added.
“In the last three months, we successfully refinanced over half of Cogeco Cable's indebtedness in order to take advantage of
historically low interest rates. In the process, we extended average maturity from 4.6 years to 6.1 years and increased its fixed
rate debt from 35% to 66%. We are pleased with the financial market's reception and furthermore confident that Cogeco Cable
is well positioned going forward,” concluded Louis Audet.
ABOUT COGECO CABLE
Cogeco Cable (www.cogeco.ca) is a telecommunications corporation and is the11th largest hybrid fiber coaxial cable operator in North America
operating in Canada under the Cogeco Cable brand name in Quebec and Ontario, and in the United States through its subsidiary Atlantic
Broadband in Western Pennsylvania, South Florida, Maryland, Delaware and South Carolina. Its two-way broadband cable networks provide to
its residential and small business customers Analogue and Digital Television, High Speed Internet («HSI») and Telephony services. Through its
subsidiaries Cogeco Data Services and PEER 1 Hosting, Cogeco Cable provides its commercial customers a suite of IT hosting, information and
communications technology services (Data Centre, Co-location, Managed Hosting, Cloud Infrastructure and Connectivity), with 23 data centres,
extensive fiber networks in Montreal and Toronto as well as points-of-presence in North America and Europe. Cogeco Cable's subordinate voting
shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA). For more information about Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries visit www.cogeco.ca,
cogecodata.com, peer1.com and peer1hosting.co.uk.
(1) Represents the sum of Television, High Speed Internet ("HSI") and Telephony service customers.
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Source: Cogeco Cable Inc.
Pierre Gagné
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tel.: 514-764-4700
Information: Media
René Guimond
Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications
Tel.: 514-764-4700
Analyst Conference Call: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
Media representatives may attend as listeners only.
Please use the following dial-in number to have access to the conference call by dialing five minutes
before the start of the conference:
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By Internet at www.cogeco.ca/investors
A rebroadcast of the conference call will be available until October 11, 2013, by dialing:
Canada and US access number: 1 888-203-1112
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Confirmation code: 7336653
SHAREHOLDERS’ REPORT
Three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013
COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 2
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quarters ended Nine months ended
(in thousands of dollars, except PSU growth, percentages and
per share data)
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
$ $ % $ $ %
Operations
Revenue 464,497 319,771 45.3 1,222,080 952,930 28.2
Operating income before depreciation and amortization
(1)
215,132 152,661 40.9 558,034 428,227 30.3
Operating margin
(1)
46.3% 47.7% 45.7% 44.9%
Operating income 109,648 90,981 20.5 288,529 217,471 32.7
Profit for the period from continuing operations 53,258 53,159 0.2 153,876 123,812 24.3
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 55,446
Profit for the period 53,258 53,159 0.2 153,876 179,258 (14.2)
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation 53,056 53,159 (0.2) 153,876 179,258 (14.2)
Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities 166,976 112,275 48.7 316,780 247,043 28.2
Cash flow from operations
(1)
155,982 113,075 37.9 396,342 314,740 25.9
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and
other assets 112,841 87,459 29.0 300,107 250,976 19.6
Free cash flow
(1)
43,141 25,616 68.4 96,235 63,764 50.9
Financial Condition
(2)
Property, plant and equipment 1,751,785 1,322,093 32.5
Total assets 5,233,590 2,908,079 80.0
Indebtedness
(3)
3,026,408 1,069,112
Equity attributable to owners of the Corporation 1,316,500 1,188,431 10.8
Primary service units (“PSU”) growth
(4)
(3,331) 6,246 15,851 64,705 (75.5)
Per Share Data
(5)
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the Corporation
From continuing and discontinued operations
Basic 1.09 1.09 3.16 3.68 (14.1)
Diluted 1.08 1.09 (0.9) 3.14 3.66 (14.2)
From continuing operations
Basic 1.09 1.09 3.16 2.54 24.4
Diluted 1.08 1.09 (0.9) 3.14 2.53 24.1
From discontinued operations
Basic 1.14
Diluted 1.13
(1) The indicated terms do not have standardized definitions prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and therefore, may not be
comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For more details, please consult the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section of the
Management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”).
(2) At May 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012.
(3) Indebtedness is defined as the total of bank indebtedness, principal on long-term debt, balance due on a business combination and obligations under derivative
financial instruments.
(4) Represents the sum of Television, High Speed Internet (“HSI”) and Telephony service customers.
(5) Per multiple and subordinate voting share.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (MD&A)
Three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 4
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of
securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to Cogeco Cable’s future outlook and anticipated events, business, operations, financial
performance, financial condition or results and, in some cases, can be identified by terminology such as "may"; "will"; "should"; "expect"; "plan";
"anticipate"; "believe"; "intend"; "estimate"; "predict"; "potential"; "continue"; "foresee", "ensure" or other similar expressions concerning matters
that are not historical facts. In particular, statements regarding the Corporation’s future operating results and economic performance and its
objectives and strategies are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain factors and assumptions including expected
growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities, which Cogeco Cable believes are reasonable as of the
current date. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to the Corporation, they
may prove to be incorrect. The Corporation cautions the reader that the economic downturn experienced over the past few years makes forward-
looking information and the underlying assumptions subject to greater uncertainty and that, consequently, they may not materialize, or the results
may significantly differ from the Corporation’s expectations. It is impossible for Cogeco Cable to predict with certainty the impact that the current
economic uncertainties may have on future results. Forward-looking information is also subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties
(described in the “Uncertainties and main risk factors” section of the Corporation’s 2012 annual MD&A, the Corporation's MD&A for the period
ended February 28, 2013 as well as in the present MD&A) that could cause actual results to differ materially from what Cogeco Cable currently
expects. These factors include risks pertaining to markets and competition, technology, regulatory developments, operating costs, information
systems, disasters or other contingencies, financial risks related to capital requirements, human resources, controlling shareholder and holding
structure, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control. Therefore, future events and results may vary significantly from what management
currently foresees. The reader should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as
of any other date. While management may elect to, the Corporation is under no obligation and does not undertake to update or alter this information
at any particular time, except as may be required by law.
All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. This report should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s condensed
interim consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) and the MD&A included in the Corporation’s 2012 Annual Report.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 5
CORPORATE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
Cogeco Cable Inc.’s (“Cogeco Cable” or the “Corporation”) objectives are to provide outstanding service to its customers, improve profitability
and create shareholder value. To achieve these objectives, the Corporation has developed strategies that focus on expanding its service offering,
enhancing its existing services and bundles, improving customer experience and business processes as well as keeping a sound capital
management and a strict control over spending.The Corporation measures its performance, with regard to these objectives by monitoring operating
income before depreciation and amortization
(1)
, operating margin
(1)
, PSU
(2)
growth and free cash flow
(1)
.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND OPERATING
MARGIN
For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, operating income before depreciation and amortization increased by 30.3% when compared to
the same period of fiscal 2012 to reach $558.0 million and operating margin increased to 45.7% from 44.9%. As a result of the improvement of
operating income before depreciation and amortization in the Canadian Cable services segment resulting essentially from cost reduction initiatives,
management revised its April 10, 2013 projections for fiscal 2013. Operating income before depreciation and amortization is now expected to
reach $780 million from $767 million and operating margin should increase to 46.0% from 45.2%. For further details, please consult the fiscal
2013 revised projections in the “Fiscal 2013 financial guidelines” section.
FREE CASH FLOW
For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, Cogeco Cable reports free cash flow of $96.2 million, compared to $63.8 million for the same
period of the previous fiscal year, an increase of $32.5 million. This variance is mostly attributable to the improvement of operating income before
depreciation and amortization from the Canadian cable services segment and Atlantic Broadband (“ABB”) and Peer 1 Network Enterprises, Inc.
("PEER 1") acquisitions (the "recent acquisitions"), partly offset by the increase in financial expense, the recent acquisition costs as well as the
increase in acquisition of property, plant and equipment.
PSU GROWTH AND PENETRATION OF SERVICE OFFERINGS
During the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, PSU reached 2,470,164 of which 1,981,290 come from the Canadian cable services segment
and 488,874 from the American cable services segment. PSU for the American cable services segment increased by 3,694 stemming primarily
from additional HSI services, partly offset by losses in Television services. PSU for the Canadian cable services segment increased by 12,157
when compared to an increase of 64,705 PSU for the comparable period of the prior year, mainly as a result of service category maturity and a
more competitive environment in the Television services. Cogeco Cable maintains targeted marketing initiatives to increase the penetration level
of its services.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER
On July 5, 2013, Cogeco Cable reduced its Term Revolving Facility from $750 million to $600 million and its Revolving Facility of its Secured
Credit Facilities from $240 million to $190 million.
On June 27, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed, pursuant to a private placement, the issuance of US$215 million Senior Secured Notes bearing
interest at 4.30% payable semi-annually and maturing on June 16, 2025. The net proceeds from this offering along with drawings under the
Corporation's credit facilities will be used to repay, on July 29, 2013, all the outstanding amount of $300 million Senior Secured Debentures Series
1, due on June 9, 2014.
On January 31, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed the acquisition of 96.57% of the issued and outstanding shares of PEER 1 by way of takeover
bid (the “offer”) valued at approximately $649 million. On April 3, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed the acquisition of the remaining 3.43% of the
issued and outstanding shares of PEER 1 for a cash consideration of $17 million pursuant to the compulsory acquisition provisions in Section
300 of the Business Corporations Act ("British Columbia"). In connection with the completion of the offer, Cogeco Cable has entered into secured
credit facilities in the amount of approximately $650 million and maturing in 2017, with a syndicate of lenders. PEER 1 is one of the world’s leading
internet infrastructure providers, specializing in managed hosting, dedicated servers, cloud services and co-location. This acquisition enhances
Cogeco Cable's footprint and builds on its strategic initiatives by increasing scale in an attractive industry segment with significant growth prospects
in the state of the art data center platforms. The Corporation will also serve additional businesses worldwide, in addition to approximately 11,000
customers currently served, through 23 data centres and 21 points-of-presence across North America and Europe. PEER 1's primary network
centre and head office remain located in Vancouver. For the purpose of segmented operating results, operating results from PEER 1 acquisition
are incorporated in the Enterprise services segment. For further details on PEER 1 operating results, please refer to the "Enterprise services"
section.
(1) The indicated terms do not have standardized definitions prescribed by IFRS and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other
companies. For more details, please consult the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section.
(2) Represents the sum of Television, High Speed Internet ("HSI") and Telephony service customers.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 6
On November 30, 2012, the Corporation completed the acquisition of ABB, an independent cable system operator formed in 2003, serving about
485,000 PSU’s and providing Analogue and Digital Television, as well as HSI and Telephony services. The acquisition is an attractive entry point
into the United States of America ("US") market, providing a significant increase in PSU base with further growth potential, a high quality network
infrastructure and the ability for the Corporation’s management to leverage its core knowledge and operational experience. The transaction,
valued at US$1.36 billion, was financed through a combination of cash on hand, a draw-down on the existing Term Revolving Facility of
approximately US$588 million and US$660 million of borrowings under a new committed non-recourse debt financing at ABB. Ranked the 12th-
largest cable television system operator in the US, ABB operates cable systems in Western Pennsylvania, Southern Florida, Maryland, Delaware
and South Carolina. For the purpose of segmented operating results, operating results from ABB acquisition are presented in the American cable
services operations. For further details on ABB's operating results, please refer to the "American cables services" section.
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL RESULTS
OPERATING RESULTS
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages) $ $ % $ $ %
Revenue 464,497 319,771 45.3 1,222,080 952,930 28.2
Operating expenses 249,365 167,110 49.2 654,477 515,218 27.0
Management fees – COGECO Inc. 9,569 9,485
0.9
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 215,132 152,661 40.9 558,034 428,227 30.3
Operating margin 46.3% 47.7% 45.7% 44.9%
REVENUE
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter revenue increased by $144.7 million, or 45.3%, to reach $464.5 million, when compared to the same period last year.
For the first nine months, revenue amounted to $1.2 billion, an increase of $269.2 million, or 28.2% when compared to the same period of fiscal
2012. Revenue increases for both periods are mainly attributable to the operating results of the recent acquisitions as well as rate increases
implemented in June and July 2012 in the Canadian cable services segment. For further details on the Corporation’s revenue, please refer to
the “Canadian cable services”, "American cable services" and “Enterprise services” sections.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, operating expenses increased by $82.3 million, or 49.2%, to reach $249.4 million. For the first nine months
of the fiscal year, operating expenses amounted to $654.5 million, an increase of $139.3 million, or 27.0%, when compared to the same period
of fiscal 2012. These additional operating expenses are mostly attributable to the recent acquisitions, partly offset by cost reduction initiatives
and the reduction in operating expenses in the Canadian cable services related to the deployment and support costs incurred in fiscal 2012 for
the migration of Television service customers from analogue to digital. For further details on the Corporation’s operating expenses, please refer
to the “Canadian cable services”, "American cable services" and “Enterprise services” sections.
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND OPERATING
MARGIN
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter operating income before depreciation and amortization increased by $62.5 million, or 40.9%, to reach $215.1 million,
and by $129.8 million, or 30.3%, to reach $558.0 million in the first nine months as a result of the recent acquisitions and the improvement in the
Canadian cable services segment. Cogeco Cable’s third-quarter operating margin decreased to 46.3% from 47.7% mainly due to lower margins
generated by PEER 1 acquisition and increased to 45.7% from 44.9% for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 when compared to the comparable
periods of the prior year. For further details on the Corporation’s operating income before depreciation and amortization and operating margin,
please refer to the “Canadian cable services”, "American cable services" and “Enterprise services” sections.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 7
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
Consolidated
Net additions (losses) Net additions (losses)
Consolidated US
(1)
CANADA Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
PSU 2,470,164 488,874 1,981,290 (3,331) 6,246 15,851 64,705
Television service customers 1,079,285 233,941
845,344
(8,407) (4,453) (21,143)
(9,112
)
HSI service customers 826,495 176,170
650,325
2,351 2,835 22,408 27,638
Telephony service customers 564,384 78,763
485,621
2,725 7,864 14,586 46,179
(1) Include 485,180 PSU (237,313 Television service, 169,553 HSI service and 78,314 Telephony service customers) from the acquisition of ABB. In the third quarter
of fiscal 2013, PSU from ABB at November 30, 2012 and February 28, 2013 have been adjusted downwards to comply with Cogeco Cable's and Canadian
practices mostly related to reporting the number of hotels and hotel units.
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter and first nine months, PSU net additions for the Canadian cable services segment were lower than in the comparable
period of the prior year mainly as a result of service category maturity, competitive offers and tightening of our customer credit controls and
processes. PSU net additions for the American cable services segment were also lower than the last quarter resulting mainly from snowbirds
returning home for the summer in its Miami cluster. For the third quarter net customer losses for Television service customers stood at 8,407
compared to 4,453 for fiscal 2012 third-quarter. Television service customer net losses are mainly due to the promotional offers of competitors
for the video service combined with the tightening of our customer credit controls in Canada. Fiscal 2013 third-quarter HSI service customers
grew by 2,351 compared to 2,835 in the third quarter of the prior year, and the number of net additions to the Telephony service stood at 2,725
customers compared to 7,864 customers for the same period of the prior year. For the nine-month periods, PSU net additions are stemming
primarily from additional HSI services, partly offset by losses in Television services for both Canadian and American cable services segment. For
further details on the Corporation’s customer statistics, please refer to the “Canadian cable services” and "American cable services" sections.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Cogeco Cable Inc. is a subsidiary of COGECO Inc., which holds 32.1% of the Corporation’s equity shares, representing 82.6% of the Corporation’s
voting shares. On September 1, 1992, Cogeco Cable Inc. executed a management agreement with COGECO Inc. under which the parent company
agreed to provide certain executive, administrative, legal, regulatory, strategic and financial planning services and additional services to the
Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Management Agreement”). These services are provided by COGECO Inc.’s senior executives, including
the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President Corporate Affairs, the Vice
President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, the Vice President Corporate Development, the Vice President and Treasurer, the Vice President
Public Affairs and Communications and the Vice President Internal Audit. No direct remuneration is payable to such senior executives by the
Corporation. However, the Corporation granted 71,233 stock options (47,729 in 2012) to these senior executives as executives of Cogeco Cable
during the first nine months of fiscal year 2013. During the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2013, the Corporation charged COGECO
Inc. an amount of $99,000 and $275,000 ($83,000 and $232,000 in 2012) with regards to the Corporation’s stock options to these employees.
During the first nine months of fiscal 2013, the Corporation also granted 12,280 (11,006 in 2012) Incentive Share Units (“ISUs”) to these senior
executives as executives of Cogeco Cable. During the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2013, the Corporation charged COGECO Inc.
an amount of $117,000 and $336,000 ($105,000 and $285,000 in 2012) with regards to the Corporation’s ISUs granted to these employees.
Under the Management Agreement, the Corporation pays monthly fees equal to 2% of its total revenue to COGECO Inc. for the above-mentioned
services. In 1997, the management fee was capped at $7 million per year, subject to annual upward adjustment based on increases in the
Consumer Price Index in Canada. This limit can be increased under certain circumstances upon request to that effect by COGECO Inc. For fiscal
year 2013, management fees have been set at a maximum of $9.6 million ($9.5 million in 2012), which was paid within the first six months of the
fiscal year. For fiscal year 2012, management fees were also fully paid in the first half of the year. In addition, the Corporation reimburses
COGECO Inc.’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred with respect to services provided to the Corporation under the Management Agreement.
Details regarding the Management Agreement and stock options and ISUs granted to COGECO Inc.’s employees are provided in the Corporation’s
2012 Annual Report.
There were no other material related party transactions during the periods covered.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 8
FIXED CHARGES
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages) $ $ % $ $ %
Depreciation and amortization 103,383 61,680 67.6 252,640 210,756 19.9
Financial expense 35,032 16,373 79,726 47,990 66.1
For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, depreciation and amortization expense reached $103.4 million and $252.6 million,
respectively compared to $61.7 million and $210.8 million for the same periods of the prior year, respectively. The increases result mainly from
the recent acquisitions and from additional acquisition of property, plant and equipment in the Enterprise services segment, offset by higher fiscal
2012 depreciation expense related to the reduction of useful lives for certain home terminal devices for the Canadian cable services segment.
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter financial expense increased by $18.7 million to reach $35.0 million compared to $16.4 million in fiscal 2012 third-quarter.
For the first nine months of fiscal 2013, financial expense increased by $31.7 million, or 66.1%, to reach $79.7 million, compared to $48.0 million
in the prior year. Financial expense increased in both periods as a result of the cost of financing the recent acquisitions, including costs of
approximately $3.5 million to refinance certain long-term debt with respect to these recent acquisitions.
INCOME TAXES
For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, income tax expense amounted to $21.4 million and $54.9 million, respectively,
compared to $21.4 million and $45.7 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in the prior year. The increase in the first nine months is
mostly attributable to the improvement in operating income before depreciation and amortization, partly offset by the increase in depreciation and
amortization and the financial expense.
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, profit for the period from continuing operations amounted to $53.3 million and $153.9
million, respectively, compared to a profit for the period from continuing operations of $53.2 million and $123.8 million for the comparable periods
in fiscal 2012. Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation for the three-month period reached $53.1 million, or $1.09 per share
compared to $53.2 million, or $1.09 per share in fiscal 2012 and $153.9 million, or $3.16 per share compared to $123.8 million, or $2.54 per
share for the nine-month period. Profit for the period from continuing operations increased slightly during the quarter mostly due to the operating
income before depreciation and amortization generated by the Canadian cable services segment and by the recent acquisitions, partly offset by
the acquisition costs, additional depreciation and amortization and financial expense, including costs of approximately $3.5 million to refinance
certain long-term debt with respect to the recent acquisitions. Profit progression for the period from continuing operations for the first nine months
of fiscal 2013 is mostly attributable to the increase in operating income before depreciation and amortization generated by the Canadian cable
services segment and by the recent acquisitions, partly offset by the recent acquisitions costs and by the depreciation and amortization, financial
expense and income tax increases explained above.
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, profit for the period amounted to $53.3 million and $153.9 million, respectively,
compared to $53.2 million and $179.3 million for the comparable periods. Fiscal 2013 third-quarter profit for the period attributable to owners of
the Corporation amounted to $53.1 million, or $1.09 per share, compared to $53.2 million, or $1.09 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.
The increase in the quarter is attributable to the factors described above. For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, profit for the period
attributable to owners of the Corporation amounted to $153.9 million or $3.16 per share, compared to $179.3 million, or $3.68 per share for the
comparable period of fiscal 2012. The decline for the period is mostly attributable to last year's profit from the Portuguese subsidiary, Cabovisão
- Televisão por Cabo, S.A. (“Cabovisão”), reported as discontinued operations and disposed of on February 29, 2012 and by the increases in
depreciation and amortization, financial expense and acquisition costs all related to the recent acquisitions, partly offset by the operating income
before depreciation and amortization generated by the Canadian cable services segment and by the recent acquisitions.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 9
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012
(in thousands of dollars)
$ $ $ $
Operating activities
Cash flow from operations 155,982 113,075
396,342 314,740
Changes in non-cash operating activities (2,526) (12,083) (78,708) (71,572)
Amortization of deferred transaction costs and discounts on long-term debt (3,580) (713)
(7,043
)
(2,070
)
Income taxes paid (16,894) (10,821) (76,902) (64,638)
Current income tax expense 25,789 24,044 73,907 69,740
Financial expense paid (26,827) (17,600) (70,542) (47,147)
Financial expense 35,032 16,373 79,726 47,990
166,976 112,275
316,780 247,043
Investing activities (135,161) (86,861) (2,305,469) (250,231)
Financing activities (31,688) (12,035) 1,809,398 47,475
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents denominated in foreign
currencies
1,089
1,794
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations 1,216 13,379 (177,497) 44,287
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations
(1)
49,597
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing and discontinued operations, beginning of
year 36,678 135,952
215,391
55,447
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing and discontinued operations, end of year 37,894 149,331 37,894
149,331
(1) For further details on the Corporation’s cash flows attributable to discontinued operations, please refer to the “Disposal of subsidiary and discontinued operations”
in note 14 of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter cash flow from operations reached $156.0 million compared to $113.1 million, an increase of $42.9 million, or 37.9%,
compared to the same period of prior year. For the first nine months, cash flow from operations reached $396.3 million compared to $314.7 million
for the same period last year, an increase of $81.6 million, or 25.9%. Increases for both periods are primarily due to the improvement of operating
income before depreciation and amortization, partly offset by financial expense increase and by the recent acquisition costs. For the third quarter,
changes in non-cash operating activities generated cash outflows of $2.5 million compared to $12.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012,
mainly as a result of a lower decrease in trade and other payables, partly offset by a lower increase in provisions. For the first nine months,
changes in non-cash operating activities generated cash outflows of $78.7 million compared to $71.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2012,
mainly as a result of a decrease in provisions compared to an increase in prior year, partly offset by an increase in deferred and prepaid revenue
and other liabilities compared to a decrease in the prior year.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 10
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS IN FISCAL 2013
On March 6, 2013, Cogeco Cable, completed the working capital adjustments in relation to the ABB acquisition, which increased income tax
receivable by $3.4 million and goodwill by $0.6 million, and decreased trade and other payables assumed by $1.5 million and income tax liabilities
assumed by $0.1 million. In addition, on April 3, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed the acquisition of the remaining 3.43% of the issued and outstanding
shares of PEER 1 for a cash consideration of $17 million. The acquisition of non-controlling interest resulted has not changed the purchase price
allocation. On January 31, 2013, the Corporation completed the acquisition of PEER 1 and on November 30, 2012, the acquisition of ABB. These
acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method.
The preliminary purchase price allocation of these acquisitions, pending the completion of the valuation of the net assets acquired, is as follows:
PEER 1 ABB TOTAL
$ $ $
Consideration
Paid
Purchase of shares
494,796 337,779 832,575
Working capital adjustments
5,415 5,415
Repayment of secured debts and settlement of options outstanding
170,872
1,021,854 1,192,726
665,668
1,365,048 2,030,716
Net assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents 10,840
5,480 16,320
Restricted cash
8,729 8,729
Trade and other receivables 12,772
9,569 22,341
Prepaid expenses and other
3,855 1,370 5,225
Income tax receivable 672
3,418 4,090
Other assets
3,328 3,328
Property, plant and equipment
150,206 205,353 355,559
Intangible assets
139,703 763,084 902,787
Goodwill
421,986 603,254
1,025,240
Deferred tax assets
8,355 33,835 42,190
Trade and other payables assumed (26,330)
(26,134
)
(52,464
)
Provisions
(721
)
(721
)
Income tax liabilities assumed
(4,716
) (53)
(4,769
)
Deferred and prepaid revenue and other liabilities assumed
(3,315
)
(5,254
)
(8,569
)
Long-term debt assumed
(1,735
)
(1,735
)
Deferred tax liabilities (58,682) (228,153) (286,835)
665,668
1,365,048 2,030,716
ACQUISITIONS OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS
Investing activities, including acquisition of property, plant and equipment segmented according to the National Cable Television Association
(“NCTA”) standard reporting categories, are as follows:
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012
(in thousands of dollars) $ $ $ $
Customer premise equipment
(1)
18,000 18,552 55,874 75,623
Scalable infrastructure
(2)
21,512 33,235 78,428 84,585
Line extensions 5,961 4,402 14,081 12,323
Upgrade / Rebuild 10,924 5,923 26,574 17,577
Support capital 4,552 6,997 14,935 18,800
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment - Canadian and American cable services 60,949 69,109
189,892 208,908
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment - Enterprise services 47,376 14,370 96,565 31,498
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment 108,325 83,479
286,457 240,406
Acquisition of intangible and other assets - Canadian and American cable services 3,933 2,660 12,048
8,913
Acquisition of intangible and other assets - Enterprise services 583 1,320
1,602 1,657
Acquisitions of intangible and other assets 4,516 3,980 13,650 10,570
112,841 87,459
300,107 250,976
(1) Includes mainly home terminal devices as well as new and replacement drops.
(2) Includes mainly head-end equipment, digital video and telephony transport as well as HSI equipment.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 11
For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, acquisition of property, plant and equipment amounted to $108.3 million and $286.5
million, respectively, compared to $83.5 million and $240.4 million for the comparable periods of fiscal 2012. In the Canadian cable services,
fiscal 2013 third-quarter acquisition of property, plant and equipment amounted to $47.6 million, a decrease of 31.1% when compared to $69.1
million in the third quarter of the prior year. For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, acquisition of property, plant and equipment amounted
to $163.4 million, a decrease of 21.8% when compared to the prior year. For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, acquisition
of property, plant and equipment in the American cable services segment amounted $13.3 million and $26.5 million, respectively. The decreases
in the Canadian cable services segment are mainly attributable to the following factors:
A decrease in scalable infrastructure due to the timing of initiatives to improve network capacity in existing areas served;
A decrease in customer premise equipment, mainly due to the achievement in fiscal 2012 of the first phase in the conversion of Television
service customers from analogue to digital and the lower PSU growth as a result of service maturity; and
An increase in network upgrade and rebuild to deploy advanced technologies such as DOCSIS 3.0 and Switched Digital Video in
existing areas served;
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter and first nine months acquisition of property, plant and equipment in the Enterprise services segment, including the
capital expenditures of the recent acquisition of PEER 1, amounted to $47.4 million and $96.6 million compared to $14.4 million and $31.5 million
in the comparable periods of fiscal 2012, respectively. The increases for both periods are mainly due to the construction of a new data centre
facility in Barrie, Ontario, opened last June, and by the expansion of data centre facilities in Toronto, Canada and in Portsmouth, England as well
as the fiber expansion in the Toronto area in order to fulfill orders from new customers demand.
Acquisition of intangible and other assets are mainly attributable to reconnect and additional service activation costs as well as other customer
acquisition costs. For the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2013, the acquisition of intangible and other assets amounted to $4.5
million and $13.7 million, compared to $4.0 million and $10.6 million for the same periods last year, respectively.
FREE CASH FLOW AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, free cash flow amounted to $43.1 million, $17.5 million, or 68.4%, higher than in the comparable period of fiscal
2012. For the nine-month period, free cash flow amounted to $96.2 million, $32.5 million, or 50.9%, higher than the same period of last year.
Free cash flow increase for both periods over the prior year are due to the improvement of operating income before depreciation and amortization
in the Canadian cable services segment and the recent acquisitions, partly offset by the increase in financial expense, the recent acquisition
costs as well as the increase in acquisition of property, plant and equipment.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, higher Indebtedness level provided for a cash decrease of $17.2 million, mainly due to the issuance of $300
million Senior Secured Debentures Series “4” (the “Debentures”) for a net proceed of $297.1 million, net of transaction costs of $2.9 million and
the issuance of a private placement of $410.4 million (US$400 million) Senior Unsecured Notes (the “2020 Notes”) for a net proceed of $402.6
million (US$392.4 million), net of transaction costs of $7.8 million (US$7.6 million). In addition, Cogeco Cable used the net proceeds under the
Debentures and the 2020 Notes to repay the Canadian Term Facility amounting to $175 million, the US Term Facility amounting to $230.8 million
(US$225 million), the $114.7 Revolving loan in connection with the financing of the acquisition of PEER 1 and the $192.4 million Term Revolving
Facility. In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, Indebtedness remained essentially the same.
For the nine-month period of fiscal 2013, higher Indebtedness level provided for a cash increase of $1.9 billion, mainly due to the issuance of the
2020 Notes and the Debentures, described above, as well as draw-down on the existing Term Revolving Facility of $411.9 million (US$420 million)
including the repayment made during the quarter explained above and the new First Lien Credit Facilities of $637.4 million (US$660 million for
a net proceed of US$641.5 million, net of transaction costs of US$18.5 million) to finance the acquisition of ABB as well to drawings of $125.1 million,
under Secured Credit Facilities to finance the acquisition of PEER 1, net of the repayment made during the third quarter explained above. In the
first nine months of fiscal 2012, Indebtedness affecting cash increased by $86.3 million mainly due to the issuance, on February 14, 2012, of
$200 million Senior Secured Debentures Series 3 (“Fiscal 2012 debentures”) for net proceeds of $198.1 million which was used to repay the
$110 million Term Revolving Facility.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share was paid to the holders of subordinate and multiple voting shares,
totaling $12.6 million, when compared to a dividend paid of $0.25 per share, or $12.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Dividend payments
in the first nine months totaled $0.78 per share, or $37.9 million, compared to $0.75 per share, or $36.5 million the year before.
As at May 31, 2013, the Corporation had a working capital deficiency of $149.7 million compared to $17.2 million at August 31, 2012. The increase
of $132.5 million in the deficiency is mainly due to the decrease of $177.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, primarily used for the acquisition
of ABB. The deficiency was also impacted by an increase of $22.0 million in trade and other receivables, a decrease of $29.8 million in trade and
other payables and by an increase of $14.7 million in deferred and prepaid revenue. As part of the usual conduct of its business, Cogeco Cable
maintains a working capital deficiency due to a low level of accounts receivable as a large portion of the Corporation’s customers pay before their
services are rendered, unlike trade and other payables, which are paid after products are delivered or services are rendered, thus enabling the
Corporation to use cash and cash equivalents to reduce Indebtedness.
At May 31, 2013, the Corporation had used $439.9 million of its $750 million Term Revolving Facility for a remaining availability of $310.1 million.
In addition, the Corporation also benefits from additional Revolving Facilities of $251 million as a result of the acquisition of PEER 1, of which
$131.7 million was used at May 31, 2013 for a remaining availability of $119.3 million. Two subsidiaries of the Corporation also benefits from a
Revolving Facility of $103.7 million (US$100 million) related to the acquisition of ABB, of which $55.7 million (US$53.7 million) was used at
May 31, 2013 for a remaining availability of $48 million (US$46.3 million).
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 12
FINANCIAL POSITION
As a result of the acquisition of ABB and PEER 1, most financial position balances have changed significantly since August 31, 2012. For further
details on the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the acquisitions, please refer to the investing activities under the “Cash flow analysis”
section.
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
A description of Cogeco Cable’s share data at June 30, 2013 is presented in the table below. Additional details are provided in note 10 of the
condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
Number of
shares/options
Amount
(in thousands
of dollars)
Common shares
Multiple voting shares 15,691,100 98,346
Subordinate voting shares
33,149,955 900,965
Options to purchase subordinate voting shares
Outstanding options 763,961
Exercisable options 436,344
FINANCING
In the normal course of business, Cogeco Cable has incurred financial obligations, primarily in the form of long-term debt, operating and finance
leases and guarantees. Cogeco Cable’s obligations, as discussed in the 2012 Annual Report, have not materially changed since August 31, 2012,
except as mentioned below.
On May 28, 2013, the First Lien Credit Facilities were amended. Pursuant to the amendment, US$50 million of the Term Loan A Facility was
converted into the Revolving Facility resulting in amounts borrowed under these two tranches of US$190 million and of US$100 million, respectively,
while the Term Loan B Facility remained the same. Interest rates on the First Lien Credit Facilities are based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin,
with a LIBOR floor for the Term Loan B Facility. The applicable margin was reduced by 0.625% for the Revolving Facility and for the Term Loan
A Facility and by 1.00% for the Term Loan B Facility. In addition, the LIBOR floor for the Term Loan B Facility was reduced from 1.00% to 0.75%.
All other terms and conditions remained the same. In connection with the amendment, transaction costs of US$6.2 million were incurred. In
connection with the acquisition of ABB on November 30, 2012, the Corporation initially concluded, through two of its US subsidiaries, First Lien
Credit Facilities totaling US$710 in three tranches for a net proceed of US$641.5 million net of transaction costs of US$18.5 million. The first
tranche, a Term Loan A Facility will mature on November 30, 2017, the second tranche, a Term Loan B Facility will mature on November 30, 2019
and the third tranche, a Revolving Credit Facility will mature on November 30, 2017. Effective on December 31, 2013, the Term Loan A Facility
is subject to quarterly amortization of $3 million in the first year, $6 million in the second year and $7.2 million in the third and fourth years. Effective
on December 31, 2012, the Term Loan B Facility is subject to quarterly amortization of 0.25% until its maturity date. In addition to the fixed
amortization schedule and commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, loans under the Term Loan Facilities shall be prepaid according to a
Prepayment Percentage of excess cash flow generated during the prior fiscal year. The First Lien Credit Facilities are non-recourse to the
Corporation, its Canadian subsidiaries and PEER 1's subsidiaries and are indirectly secured by a first priority fixed and floating charge on
substantially all present and future real and personal property and undertaking of every nature and kind of ABB and its subsidiaries. The provisions
under these facilities provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of ABB and its subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions
relate to permitted indebtedness and investments, distributions and maintenance of certain financial ratios.
On May 27, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed pursuant to a public debt offering, the issue of $300 million Senior Secured Debentures Series “4” (the
“Debentures”) for a net proceed of $297.1 million, net of transaction costs of $2.9 million. These Debentures mature on May 26, 2023 and bear
interest at 4.175% per annum payable semi-annually. These Debentures are indirectly secured by a first priority fixed and floating charge and a
security interest on substantially all present and future real and personal property and undertaking of every nature and kind of the Corporation
and its subsidiaries except for ABB and certain immaterial subsidiaries (the "unrestricted subsidiaries"). The provisions under these Debentures
provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally,
the most significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness, dispositions and maintenance of certain financial ratios.
On April 23, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed a private placement of $410.4 million (US$400 million) aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured
Notes (the “2020 Notes”) for a net proceed of $402.6 million (US$392.4 million) net of transaction costs of $7.8 million (US$7.6 million). These
2020 Notes mature on May 1, 2020 and bear interest at 4.875% per annum payable semi-annually. These 2020 Notes are guaranteed on a senior
unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. The provisions under these 2020 Notes provide
for restrictions on the operations and activities of Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the most
significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness, investments and distributions.
On April 23, 2013, Cogeco Cable reimbursed the Canadian Term Facility of $175 million and the US Term Facility of US$225 million in connection
with the financing for the acquisition of PEER 1. As a result of the acquisition of PEER 1 on January 31, 2013, the Corporation concluded Secured
Credit Facilities totaling approximately $650 million with a syndicate of lenders in four tranches for a net proceed of $640.3 million net of transaction
costs of $2.8 million. The first tranche, a Canadian Term Facility amounting to $175 million, the second tranche, a US Term Facility amounting to
US$225 million, the third tranche, a Revolving Facility of $240 million and the fourth tranche, a UK Revolving Facility of £7 million. The Revolving
Facility is available in Canadian dollars, US dollars, British Pounds and Euros and interest rates are based on Bankers' Acceptance, LIBOR Loans
in US dollars, British Pounds or Euros, Prime Rate Loans or US and British Pounds Base Rate Loans, plus the applicable margin. The UK
Revolving Facility is available in British Pounds and interest rates are based on British Pounds Base Rate Loans or British Pounds LIBOR Loans.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 13
The Secured Credit Facilities will mature on January 31, 2017. The Secured Credit Facilities are indirectly secured by a first priority fixed and
floating charge on substantially all present and future real and personal property and undertaking of every nature and kind of the Corporation
and most of its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries, and provides for certain permitted encumbrances, including purchased money
obligations, existing funded obligations and charges granted by any subsidiary prior to the date when it becomes a subsidiary, subject to a
maximum amount. The provisions under this facility provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of the Corporation but do not cover
the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions relate to permitted investments and dividends on multiple and subordinate
voting shares, as well as incurrence and maintenance of certain financial ratios primarily linked to operating income before amortization, financial
expense and total indebtedness.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
The Corporation has entered into cross-currency swap agreements to set the liability for interest and principal payments on its US$190 million
Senior Secured Notes Series A maturing on October 1, 2015. These agreements have the effect of converting the U.S. interest coupon rate of
7.00% per annum to an average Canadian dollar interest rate of 7.24% per annum. The exchange rate applicable to the principal portion of the
debt has been fixed at $1.0625 per US dollar. The Corporation elected to apply cash flow hedge accounting on these derivative financial instruments.
During the first nine months of fiscal 2013, amounts due under the US$190 million Senior Secured Notes Series A increased by $9.7 million due
to the US dollar’s appreciation relative to the Canadian dollar. The fair value of cross-currency swaps liability decreased by a net amount of $9.3
million, of which a decrease of $9.7 million offsets the foreign exchange loss on the debt denominated in US dollars. The difference of $0.4 million
was recorded as a decrease of other comprehensive income. During the first nine months of fiscal 2012, amounts due under the US$190 million
Senior Secured Notes Series A increased by $10.2 million due to the US dollar’s appreciation over the Canadian dollar. The fair value of cross-
currency swaps liability decreased by a net amount of $11.4 million, of which $10.2 million offsets the foreign exchange loss on the debt denominated
in US dollars.
Furthermore, the Corporation’s net investment in foreign subsidiaries is exposed to market risk attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates, primarily changes in the values of the Canadian dollar versus the US dollar and British Pound. This risk was mitigated since the
major part of the purchase prices for ABB and PEER 1 were borrowed directly in US dollars and British Pounds. These debts were designated
as hedges of net investments in foreign operations. At May 31, 2013, the net investment for ABB and for PEER 1 amounted to US$1.1 billion and
£66.6 million while long-term debt amounted to US$841.7 million. and £69.1 million.The exchange rate used to convert the US dollar currency
and British Pound currency into Canadian dollars for the statement of financial position accounts at May 31, 2013 was $1.0368 per US dollar and
$1.5752 per British Pound. The impact of a 10% change in the exchange rate of the US dollar and British Pound into Canadian dollars would
change other comprehensive income by approximately $27.5 million.
The Corporation is also impacted by foreign currency exchange rates, primarily changes in the values of the US dollar relative to the Canadian
dollar with regards to purchases of certain equipment, as the majority of customer premise equipment is purchased and subsequently paid in US
dollars. Please consult the “Foreign Exchange Risk” section in Note 13 of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for further
details.
DIVIDEND DECLARATION
At its July 10, 2013 meeting, the Board of Directors of Cogeco Cable declared a quarterly eligible dividend of $0.26 per share for multiple voting
and subordinate voting shares, payable on August 7, 2013, to shareholders of record on July 24, 2013. The declaration, amount and date of any
future dividend will continue to be considered and approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation based upon the Corporation’s financial
condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors, at its sole discretion, deems relevant.
There is therefore no assurance that dividends will be declared, and if declared, the amount and frequency may vary.
SEGMENTED OPERATING RESULTS
The Corporation reports its operating results in three operating segments: Canadian cable services, American cable services and Enterprise
services. The reporting structure reflects how the Corporation manages the business activities to make decisions about resources to be allocated
to the segment and to assess its performance. For the purpose of segmented operating results, operating results from the ABB acquisition are
presented in the American cable services and operating results from the PEER 1 acquisition are included in the Enterprise services segment.
CANADIAN CABLE SERVICES
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
Net additions (losses) % of penetration
(1)
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
PSU 1,981,290 (3,265)
6,246
12,157 64,705
Television service customers 845,344 (7,363)
(4,453
) (17,771) (9,112) 50.7 52.9
HSI service customers 650,325 1,160
2,835
15,791 27,638 39.0 38.3
Telephony service customers 485,621 2,938
7,864
14,137 46,179 29.1 28.3
(1) As a percentage of homes passed.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 14
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter and first nine months PSU net additions were lower than in the comparable periods of the prior year mainly as a result
of service category maturity, competitive offers and tightening of our customer qualifications. For the third quarter and the first nine months net
customer losses for Television service customers stood at 7,363 and 17,771, respectively, compared to 4,453 and 9,112 for the same periods of
the prior year. Television service customer net losses are mainly due to the promotional offers of competitors for the video service combined with
the tightening of our customer credit controls. Fiscal 2013 third-quarter HSI service customers grew by 1,160 compared to 2,835 in the third
quarter of the prior year, and the number of net additions to the Telephony service stood at 2,938 customers compared to 7,864 customers for
the same period of the prior year. For the first nine months of fiscal 2013, net additions for HSI service customers stood at 15,791 and Telephony
net additions at 14,137 compared to 27,638 and 46,179, respectively, for the comparable periods of the prior year. HSI and Telephony net additions
continue to stem from the enhancement of the product offering, the impact of the bundled offer (Cogeco Complete Connection) of Television, HSI
and Telephony services, and promotional activities.
OPERATING RESULTS
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages) $ $ % $ $ %
Revenue 306,401 297,595 3.0 917,389 886,725 3.5
Operating expenses 153,288 149,283 2.7 465,368 465,919
(0.1
)
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 153,113 148,312 3.2 452,021 420,806 7.4
Operating margin 50.0% 49.8% 49.3% 47.5%
Revenue
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter revenue increased by $8.8 million, or 3.0%, to reach $306.4 million, when compared to the same period last year. For
the first nine months, revenue amounted to $917.4 million, an increase of 3.5% when compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. These
increases are primarily due to rate increases implemented in June and July 2012 in Quebec and Ontario.
Operating expenses
For the period ended May 31, 2013, operating expenses increased by $4.0 million, or 2.7%, to $153.3 million. For the first nine months, operating
expenses amounted to $465.4 million, a decrease of $0.6 million when compared to the same period of prior year. Operating expenses increased
during the third quarter as a result of additional personnel to manage the PSU base, programming costs increases and incentives programs such
as bonus, partly offset by cost reduction initiatives.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization and operating margin
As a result of revenue growth exceeding operating expenses, fiscal 2013 third-quarter operating income before depreciation and amortization
amounted to $153.1 million, or 3.2% higher than in the same period of the prior year. For the first nine months of fiscal 2013, operating income
before depreciation and amortization amounted to $452.0 million, or 7.4% higher than in the same period of the prior year. Operating margin
increased to 50.0% from 49.8% when compared to fiscal 2012 third-quarter and from 47.5% to 49.3% for the first nine months of fiscal 2013
when compared to prior year.
AMERICAN CABLE SERVICES
On November 30, 2012, the Corporation completed the acquisition of ABB, an independent cable system operator formed in 2003 and providing
Analogue and Digital Television, as well as HSI and Telephony services. ABB operates cable systems in Western Pennsylvania, Southern Florida,
Maryland, Delaware and South Carolina. Fiscal 2013 nine-month period included six months of operations of ABB.
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
Net additions (losses) % of penetration
(1)
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013
(2)
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
PSU 488,874 (66) 3,694
Television service customers 233,941 (1,044) (3,372) 45.3
HSI service customers 176,170 1,191 6,617 34.1
Telephony service customers 78,763 (213) 449 15.2
(1) As a percentage of homes passed.
(2) Include 485,180 PSU (237,313 Television service, 169,553 HSI service and 78,314 Telephony service customers) from the acquisition of ABB. In the third quarter
of fiscal 2013, PSU from ABB at November 30, 2012 and February 28, 2013 have been adjusted downwards to comply with Cogeco Cable's and Canadian
practices mostly related to reporting the number of hotels and hotel units.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 15
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter, PSU net losses stood at 66 compared to net additions of 3,694 for the first nine months. The decrease in PSU for the
quarter is mainly attributable to seasonal variations in the Miami area due to snowbirds leaving for the summer, partly offset by the increases in
residential HSI subscribers. PSU increases for the first nine months is mostly attributable to the increase in residential HSI subscribers through
additional marketing focus on bundle package offerings and increased overall demand given the higher speed offerings with the rollout of DOCSIS
3.0 capabilities in 2012 to a majority of ABB's markets, as well as increased commercial HSI and Telephony growth driven by improved sales
focus and resources.
OPERATING RESULTS
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages) $ $ % $ $ %
Revenue 90,394 176,244
Operating expenses 49,145 95,774
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 41,249 80,470
Operating margin 45.6% —% 45.7% —%
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter revenue reached $90.4 million mainly as a result of (i) an increase in HSI revenue from continued marketing focus for
this service offering driving HSI subscriber growth; (ii) an increase in Telephony revenue generated by increases in subscriber level and an
increase in commercial revenue as ABB continues to expand its non-residential customer base through targeted marketing efforts. Fiscal 2013
third-quarter operating expenses amounted to $49.1 million and operating income before depreciation and amortization reached $41.2 million,
and consequently, operating margin stood at 45.6%. ABB's operating results are in line with management's expectations.
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
May 31,
2013
May 31,
2012 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages) $ $ % $ $ %
Revenue 68,130 22,669 129,610 66,698 94.3
Operating expenses 44,710 13,248 82,063 39,773
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 23,420 9,421 47,547 26,925 76.6
Operating margin 34.4% 41.6% 36.7% 40.4%
OPERATING RESULTS
Revenue
Fiscal 2013 third-quarter revenue reached $68.1 million compared to $22.7 million for the same period last year. For the first nine months, revenue
amounted to $129.6 million, an increase of 94.3% when compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Revenue increased for both periods
primarily due to the four months results of PEER 1 recently acquired as well as the organic growth of Cogeco Data Services ("CDS").
Operating expenses
For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, operating expenses increased by $31.5 million to $44.7 million. For the first nine months, operating expenses
amounted to $82.1 million, an increase of $42.3 million when compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Operating expenses increased
for both periods primarily due to PEER 1 recently acquired as well as CDS's organic growth.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization and operating margin
As a result of revenue growth exceeding the increase in operating expenses, fiscal 2013 third-quarter operating income before depreciation and
amortization increased by $14.0 million to reach $23.4 million and by $20.6 million, or 76.6%, for the first nine months to reach $47.5 million,
when compared to the same periods of the prior year. Operating margin decreased to 34.4% from 41.6% in the third quarter and to 36.7% from
40.4% for first nine months compared to the comparable periods of fiscal 2012 as a result of lower margins business activities from PEER 1.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 16
FISCAL 2013 FINANCIAL GUIDELINES
Giving effect to the improvement of the Corporation's financial performance in the Canadian Cable services segment with regards to the operating
income before depreciation and amortization mainly as a result of costs reduction initiatives, management revised upwards its operating income
before depreciation and amortization projections issued on April 10, 2013 from $767 million to $780 million which should contribute to increase
the operating margin from 45.2% to 46.0%. PSU growth should decline from 35,000 to 15,000 as a consequence of a more competitive environment
in the Canadian services segment combined with service category maturity and tighter customer credit qualification. However, revenue projections
should remain the same as a result of the rate increases implemented in June 2013 in Quebec and Ontario. Furthermore, the Corporation will
use the net proceeds of the issuance of US$215 million Senior Secured Notes, under a private placement, on June 27, 2013, and borrow under
its credit facilities to repay, on July 29, 2013, all the outstanding amount of $300 million Senior Secured Debentures Series 1, due on June 9,
2014. Therefore, financial expense should reach $125 million, an increase of $12 million, mainly as a result of the estimated make-whole premium
on the early repayment of the Senior Secured Debentures Series 1.
Fiscal 2013 revised financial guidelines are as follows:
Revised
projections
July 10, 2013
Revised
projections
April 10, 2013
Fiscal 2013 Fiscal 2013
(in millions of dollars, except net customer additions and operating margin) $ $
Financial guidelines
Revenue 1,695 1,695
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 780 767
Operating margin 46.0% 45.2%
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs 17 16
Depreciation and amortization 368 368
Financial expense 125 113
Current income tax expense 92 92
Profit for the year 205 205
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets 401 401
Free cash flow
(1)
145 145
Net customer addition guidelines
PSU growth 15,000 35,000
(1) Free cash flow is calculated as operating income before depreciation and amortization less integration, restructuring and acquisition costs, financial expense,
current income tax expense and acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets.
FISCAL 2014 PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL GUIDELINES
The fiscal 2014 preliminary financial guidelines take into consideration the current uncertain global economic environment. These preliminary
guidelines also take into consideration the competitive environment that prevails in Canada, the deployment of new technologies such as Fibre
to the Home ("FTTH"), Fibre to the Node (“FTTN”) and Internet Protocol Television (“IPTV”) by the incumbent telecommunications providers.
For fiscal 2014, Cogeco Cable expects to achieve revenue of $1.935 billion, representing growth of $240 million, or 14.2% when compared to
the revised fiscal 2013 projections issued on July 10, 2013. Revenue should increase as a result of the full year impact from the recent acquisitions.
In the Cable services segment, revenue should stem primarily from targeted marketing initiatives to improve penetration rates of the Digital
Television, HSI and Telephony services. Furthermore, the Digital Television service should continue to benefit from the customers' ongoing strong
interest in the Corporation's growing HD service offerings. Revenue will also benefit, in the Canadian cable services, from the impact of rate
increases implemented in June 2013 in Quebec and Ontario, ranging on average between $2 to $3 per HSI and Telephony service customers.
Cogeco Cable's strategies include consistently effective marketing to residential and business customers, competitive product offerings and
superior customer service, which combined, lead to the expansion and loyalty of the Television service clientele. As the penetration of residential
HSI, Telephony and Digital Television services increase, the new demand for these products should slow in the Canadian cable services, reflecting
service category maturity. However, growth in the commercial and business sector is expected to continue at a consistent pace in the Cable
services segment. In the Enterprise services segment, revenue growth should stem primarily from the hosting services and the opening of the
Barrie data centre facility.
As a result of the full year impact from the recent acquisitions, the increased costs to service additional customers, inflation and manpower
increases, as well as the continuation of the marketing initiatives and retention strategies, operating expenses are expected to expand by
approximately $135 million, or 14.8% in the 2014 fiscal year when compared to the revised 2013 projections.
For fiscal 2014, the Corporation expects operating income before depreciation and amortization of $885 million, an increase of $105 million, or
13.5% when compared to the revised projections for 2013. The operating margin is expected to reach approximately 45.7% in fiscal 2014,
compared to the revised projections for the 2013 fiscal year of 46.0%, reflecting operating expenses growth slightly higher than the revenue
growth as well as lower margins business activities from the Enterprise services segment.
Cogeco Cable expects the depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to increase by $67 million for
fiscal 2014, mainly from the full year impact of recent acquisitions. Cash flows from operations should finance capital expenditures and the
increase in intangible assets amounting to $425 million, an increase of $24 million when compared to the revised 2013 projections. Capital
expenditures projected for the 2014 fiscal year are mainly due to scalable infrastructure for product enhancements and the deployment of new
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 17
technologies, line extensions to expand existing territories, support capital to improve business information systems and support facility
requirements and expansion for the Enterprise services segment in order to fulfill orders from new customers.
Fiscal 2014 free cash flow is expected to amount to $225 million, an increase of $80 million, or 55.2% when compared to the projected free cash
flow of $145 million for fiscal 2013, resulting from the growth in operating income before depreciation and amortization, partly offset by additional
capital expenditures and financial expense from the full year impact of the recent acquisitions of ABB and PEER 1 and by an increase in current
income taxes. Generated free cash flow will reduce Indebtedness net of cash and cash equivalent, thus improving the Corporation's net leverage
ratios. Financial expense should amount to $130 million an increase of $5 million related to ABB's and PEER 1's acquisition financing. As a result,
profit for the year of approximately $245 million should be achieved compared to $205 million for the revised projections for fiscal 2013.
Fiscal 2014 preliminary financial guidelines are as follows:
Preliminary
projections
Revised
projections
July 10, 2013
Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2013
(in millions of dollars, except operating margin) $ $
Financial guidelines
Revenue 1,935 1,695
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 885 780
Operating margin 45.7% 46.0%
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs 17
Depreciation and amortization 435 368
Financial expense 130 125
Current income tax expense 105 92
Profit for the year 245 205
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets 425 401
Free cash flow
(1)
225 145
(1) Free cash flow is calculated as operating income before depreciation and amortization less integration, restructuring and acquisition costs, financial expense,
current income tax expense and acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), together with Management,
are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, as
defined in National Instrument 52-109. Cogeco Cable’s internal control framework is based on the criteria published in the report Internal Control-
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and is designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
IFRS.
The CEO and CFO, supported by Management, evaluated the design of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls
over financial reporting as of May 31, 2013, and have concluded that they are adequate. Furthermore, no significant changes to the internal
controls over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended May 31, 2013, except as described below with respect to ABB and PEER 1.
On November 30, 2012, the Corporation completed the acquisition of ABB and, subsequently on January 31, 2013 and on April 3, 2013, the
Corporation acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of PEER 1. Due to the short period of time between those acquisition dates
and the certification date on July 10, 2013, management was unable to complete its review of the design of Internal Controls Over Financial
Reporting ("ICFR") for the recent acquisitions. At May 31, 2013, risks were however mitigated as management was fully apprised of any material
events affecting these recent acquisitions. In addition, all the assets and liabilities acquired were valued and recorded in the condensed interim
consolidated financial statements as part of the preliminary purchase price allocation process and both ABB and PEER 1 results of operations
were also included in the Corporation's consolidated results. ABB constitutes 14% of revenue, 13% of profit of the period, 33% of the total assets,
23% of the current assets, 33% of the non current assets, 14% of the current liabilities and 25% of the non current liabilities of the consolidated
condensed interim financial statements for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013. PEER 1 constitutes 5% of revenue, -8% of profit of the
period, 15% of the total assets, 12% of the current assets, 15% of the non current assets, 10% of the current liabilities and 10% of the non current
liabilities of the consolidated condensed interim financial statements for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013. In the upcoming quarters,
management will complete its review of the design of ICFR for ABB and PEER 1 and assess its effectiveness. The business combinations of
fiscal 2013 under the "Cash flow analysis" section of this MD&A presents summary financial information about the preliminary purchase price
allocation, assets acquired and liabilities assumed as well as other financial information about ABB and PEER 1 business impact on the consolidated
results of the Corporation. Other financial information about ABB can be found in the Business Acquisition Report filed by the Corporation on
www.sedar.com, on February 13, 2013.
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 18
UNCERTAINTIES AND MAIN RISK FACTORS
The uncertainties and main risk factors faced by the Corporation have not changed significantly for its Canadian cable services since August 31,
2012, except for the proposed Astral/Bell amended Arrangement Agreement described below. A detailed description of the uncertainties and main
risk factors faced by Cogeco Cable can be found in the 2012 Annual Report and the Corporation's MD&A for the period ended February 28, 2013
filed on SEDAR, available at www.sedar.com.
On June 27, 2013, the CRTC approved the application by Astral Media Inc. (“Astral”) to transfer the control of Astral to BCE Inc. (“Bell”). The
CRTC concluded that the transaction as modified is in the public interest and advances the objectives set out for the Canadian broadcasting.
Specific measures have been imposed by the CRTC to ensure that the transaction benefits Canadians and the Canadian broadcasting system.
As a part of the conditions, BCE will have to sell 10 of the radio stations it acquired in the deal as well as 11 specialty TV channels and be subject
to greater increase of regulatory oversight with respect to affiliation agreements. Bell will control over forty percent (40 %) of Cogeco Cable's
programming service affiliation payments at current wholesale rates. In the event of future disputes concerning the terms of affiliation between
Cogeco Cable and Bell for services controlled by Bell, the CRTC may set such terms at either party's request following a dispute resolution
process, and the services may not be interrupted by either party while such dispute resolution process is pending.
FUTURE ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS IN CANADA
A number of new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards were issued by the International Accounting Standard Board
(“IASB”) that are mandatory but not yet effective for the period ended May 31, 2013 and have not been applied in preparing the condensed interim
consolidated financial statements. These standards are described under “Future accounting developments in Canada” in the Corporation’s 2012
annual MD&A, available at www.sedar.com and www.cogeco.ca.
CHANGES IN CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
There has been no significant change in Cogeco Cable’s accounting policies, estimates and future accounting pronouncements since August 31,
2012. A description of the Corporation’s policies and estimates can be found in the 2012 Annual Report, available at www.sedar.com and
www.cogeco.ca.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
This section describes non-IFRS financial measures used by Cogeco Cable throughout this MD&A. It also provides reconciliations between these
non-IFRS measures and the most comparable IFRS financial measures. These financial measures do not have standard definitions prescribed
by IFRS and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These measures include “cash flow from
operations”, “free cash flow”, “operating income before depreciation and amortization” and “operating margin”.
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS AND FREE CASH FLOW
Cash flow from operations is used by Cogeco Cable’s management and investors to evaluate cash flows generated by operating activities,
excluding the impact of changes in non-cash operating activities, amortization of deferred transaction costs and discounts on long-term debt,
income taxes paid, current income tax expense, financial expense paid and financial expense. This allows the Corporation to isolate the cash
flows from operating activities from the impact of cash management decisions. Cash flow from operations is subsequently used in calculating
the non-IFRS measure, “free cash flow”. Free cash flow is used, by Cogeco Cable’s management and investors, to measure its ability to repay
debt, distribute capital to its shareholders and finance its growth.
The most comparable IFRS measure is cash flow from operating activities. Cash flow from operations is calculated as follows:
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(in thousands of dollars) $ $ $ $
Cash flow from operating activities 166,976 112,275
316,780 247,043
Changes in non-cash operating activities 2,526 12,083 78,708 71,572
Amortization of deferred transaction costs and discounts on long-term debt 3,580 713
7,043 2,070
Income taxes paid 16,894 10,821 76,902 64,638
Current income tax expense (25,789) (24,044) (73,907) (69,740)
Financial expense paid 26,827 17,600 70,542 47,147
Financial expense (35,032) (16,373) (79,726) (47,990)
Cash flow from operations 155,982 113,075
396,342 314,740
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 19
Free cash flow is calculated as follows:
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(in thousands of dollars) $ $ $ $
Cash flow from operations 155,982 113,075
396,342 314,740
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (108,325) (83,479) (286,457) (240,406)
Acquisition of intangible and other assets (4,516) (3,980) (13,650) (10,570)
Free cash flow 43,141 25,616 96,235 63,764
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND
OPERATING MARGIN
Operating income before depreciation and amortization is used by Cogeco Cable’s management and investors to assess the Corporation’s ability
to seize growth opportunities in a cost effective manner, to finance its ongoing operations and to service its debt. Operating income before
depreciation and amortization is a proxy for cash flows from operations excluding the impact of the capital structure chosen, and is one of the
key metrics used by the financial community to value the business and its financial strength. Operating margin is a measure of the proportion of
the Corporation's revenue which is available, before income taxes, to pay for its fixed costs, such as interest on Indebtedness. Operating margin
is calculated by dividing operating income before depreciation and amortization by revenue.
The most comparable IFRS financial measure is operating income. Operating income before depreciation and amortization and operating margin
are calculated as follows:
Quarters ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
$ $ $ $
Operating income 109,648 90,981 288,529 217,471
Depreciation and amortization 103,383 61,680 252,640 210,756
Integration, restructuring and acquisitions costs 2,101 16,865
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 215,132 152,661 558,034 428,227
Revenue 464,497 319,771 1,222,080 952,930
Operating margin 46.3% 47.7% 45.7% 44.9%
Management's discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 20
SUPPLEMENTARY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Quarters ended May 31,
February
28,
February
29,
November 30, August 31,
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages and per
share data)
2013 2012 2013 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Revenue 464,497 319,771 429,672 317,735 327,911 315,424 324,768 305,811
Operating income before depreciation and
amortization
215,132 152,661 195,776 143,743 147,126 131,823 160,825 151,579
Operating margin 46.3% 47.7% 45.6% 45.2% 44.9% 41.8% 49.5% 49.6%
Operating income 109,648 90,981 103,721 59,491 75,160 66,999 94,709 97,941
Income taxes 21,358 21,449 16,169 13,617 17,400 10,603 32,987 20,713
Profit for the period from continuing operations 53,258 53,159 58,458 31,086 42,160 39,567 45,705 62,745
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 52,047 3,399 6,219
Profit for the period 53,258 53,159 58,458 83,133 42,160 42,966 45,705 68,964
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the
Corporation 53,056 53,159 58,660 83,133 42,160 42,966 45,705 68,964
Cash flow from operating activities 166,976 112,275 150,084 120,961 (280) 13,807 203,343 211,847
Cash flow from operations 155,982 113,075 140,515 104,622 99,845 97,043 126,946 144,699
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment,
intangible and other assets
112,841 87,459 104,433 86,234 82,833 77,283 124,392 120,663
Free cash flow 43,141 25,616 36,082 18,388 17,012 19,760 2,554 24,036
Earnings per share
(1)
From continuing and discontinued operations
Basic 1.09 1.09 1.20 1.71 0.87 0.88 0.94 1.42
Diluted 1.08 1.09 1.19 1.70 0.86 0.88 0.93 1.42
From continuing operations
Basic 1.09 1.09 1.20 0.64 0.87 0.81 0.94 1.29
Diluted 1.08 1.09 1.19 0.63 0.86 0.81 0.93 1.29
From discontinued operations
Basic 1.07 0.07 0.13
Diluted 1.06 0.07 0.13
(1) Per multiple and subordinate voting share.
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Cogeco Cable’s operating results are not generally subject to material seasonal fluctuations except as follows. In the Canadian cable services
segment, the customer growth in the Television service customers and HSI service are generally lower in the second half of the fiscal year as a
result of a decrease in economic activity due to the beginning of the vacation period, the end of the television season, and students leaving their
campuses at the end of the school year. Cogeco Cable offers its services in several university and college towns such as Kingston, Windsor,
St.Catharines, Hamilton, Peterborough, Trois-Rivières and Rimouski in Canada. In the American cable services segment, the customer growth
in the Television service customers and HSI service are also generally lower in the second half of the fiscal year as a result of a decrease in
economic activity due to the snowbirds leaving for the summer season essentially in the Miami area. Furthermore, the third and fourth quarter’s
operating margin is usually higher as no management fees are paid to COGECO Inc. Under the Management Agreement, Cogeco Cable pays
a fee equal to 2% of its total revenue subject to a maximum amount. As the maximum amount has been reached in the second quarter of fiscal
2013, Cogeco Cable will not pay management fees in the second half of fiscal 2013. Similarly, as the maximum amount was paid in the first six
months of fiscal 2012, Cogeco Cable paid no management fees in the second half of the previous fiscal year.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This MD&A was prepared on July 10, 2013. Additional information relating to the Corporation, including its Annual Information Form, is available
on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
/s/ Jan Peeters /s/ Louis Audet
Jan Peeters Louis Audet
Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer
Cogeco Cable Inc.
Montréal, Québec
July 10, 2013
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 22
COGECO CABLE INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) $ $ $ $
Revenue 464,497 319,771 1,222,080 952,930
Operating expenses (note 4) 249,365 167,110
654,477
515,218
Management fees – COGECO Inc.
9,569
9,485
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs (note 2) 2,101 16,865
Depreciation and amortization (note 5) 103,383 61,680
252,640
210,756
Operating income 109,648 90,981
288,529
217,471
Financial expense (note 6) 35,032 16,373 79,726 47,990
Profit before income taxes 74,616 74,608
208,803
169,481
Income taxes (note 7) 21,358 21,449 54,927 45,669
Profit for the period from continuing operations 53,258 53,159
153,876
123,812
Profit for the period from discontinued operations (note 14) 55,446
Profit for the period 53,258 53,159
153,876
179,258
Profit for the period attributable to:
Owners of the Corporation 53,056 53,159
153,876
179,258
Non-controlling interest 202
53,258 53,159
153,876
179,258
Earnings per share (note 8)
Basic
Profit for the period from continuing operations 1.09 1.09 3.16 2.54
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 1.14
Profit for the period 1.09 1.09 3.16 3.68
Diluted
Profit for the period from continuing operations 1.08 1.09 3.14 2.53
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 1.13
Profit for the period 1.08 1.09 3.14 3.66
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 23
COGECO CABLE INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(In thousands of Canadian dollars) $ $ $ $
Profit for the period 53,258 53,159
153,876 179,258
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Cash flow hedging adjustments
Net change in fair value of hedging derivative financial instruments 1,343 9,566
9,288
11,446
Net change in fair value of hedging derivative financial instruments reclassified to
financial expense (1,026) (8,246)
(9,709
) (10,165)
Income tax expense on cash flow hedging adjustments (119) (518)
(304
)
(663
)
198 802
(725
) 618
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Net foreign currency translation differences on net investments in foreign operations 2,394 31,487
(745
)
Net changes in unrealized adjustments on translation of long-term debts designated
as hedges of net investments in foreign operations (712) (19,517)
Reclassification to profit and loss of accumulated realized foreign currency translation
gain of a net investment in foreign operations (19,817)
1,682 11,970 (20,562)
Defined benefit pension plans actuarial adjustments
Net change in defined benefit pension plans actuarial adjustments 1,737 (1,070)
2,596 (2,261
)
Income tax recovery (expense) on defined benefit pension plans actuarial adjustments (467) 288
(698
) 608
1,270 (782)
1,898 (1,653
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period 3,150 20 13,143 (21,597)
Comprehensive income for the period 56,408 53,179
167,019 157,661
Comprehensive income for the period attributable to:
Owners of the Corporation 56,583 53,179
167,019 157,661
Non-controlling interest (175)
56,408 53,179
167,019 157,661
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 24
COGECO CABLE INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
Equity attributable to owners of the Corporation
Share
capital
Share-based
compensation
reserve
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
Retained
earnings
Equity
attributable to
non-controlling
interest
Total
shareholders'
equity
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
$ $ $ $ $ $
(note 10)
Balance at August 31, 2011 992,922 7,782 22,554
9,994
1,033,252
Profit for the period
179,258
179,258
Other comprehensive loss for the period (19,944)
(1,653
) (21,597)
Comprehensive income for the period (19,944)
177,605
157,661
Issuance of subordinate voting shares under the Stock
Option Plan 1,295
1,295
Share-based compensation 1,677
1,677
Share-based compensation previously recorded in share-
based compensation reserve for options exercised 375 (375)
Dividends on multiple voting shares (11,768) (11,768)
Dividends on subordinate voting shares (24,723) (24,723)
Acquisition of subordinate voting shares held in trust under
the Incentive Share Unit Plan (3,049)
(3,049
)
Disposal of subordinate voting shares held in trust under
the Incentive Share Unit Plan 522 171 693
Total contributions by and distributions to shareholders (857) 1,302 (36,320) (35,875)
Balance at May 31, 2012 992,065 9,084
2,610 151,279
1,155,038
Balance at August 31, 2012 992,164 9,749
3,105 183,413
1,188,431
Profit for the period
153,876
153,876
Other comprehensive income for the period 11,245
1,898
13,143
Comprehensive income for the period 11,245
155,774
167,019
Issuance of subordinate voting shares under the Stock
Option Plan 717 717
Share-based compensation 2,351
2,351
Share-based compensation previously recorded in share-
based compensation reserve for options exercised 251 (251)
Dividends on multiple voting shares (12,239) (12,239)
Dividends on subordinate voting shares (25,703) (25,703)
Acquisition of subordinate voting shares held in trust under
the Incentive Share Unit Plan (4,076)
(4,076
)
Distribution to employees of subordinate voting shares held
in trust under the Incentive Share Unit Plan 1,415 (1,420) 5
Non-controlling interest acquired as a result of a business
combination (note 2)
16,962 16,962
Acquisition of non-controlling interest (note 2)
(16,962) (16,962)
Total contributions by and distributions to shareholders (1,693) 680 (37,937) (38,950)
Balance at May 31, 2013 990,471 10,429 14,350
301,250
1,316,500
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 25
COGECO CABLE INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(unaudited)
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
(In thousands of Canadian dollars) $ $
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents (note 11 b)) 37,894
215,391
Trade and other receivables (note 13 a)) 90,425 68,420
Income taxes receivable 14,650 12,407
Prepaid expenses and other 16,505 12,064
159,474
308,282
Non-current
Other assets 13,830
6,413
Property, plant and equipment 1,751,785 1,322,093
Intangible assets 1,964,499 1,039,982
Goodwill 1,271,334
210,442
Deferred tax assets 72,668 20,867
5,233,590 2,908,079
Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Current
Trade and other payables 190,635
220,386
Provisions 10,113 10,317
Income tax liabilities 40,386 41,129
Deferred and prepaid revenue 56,138 41,456
Balance due on a business combination, bank prime rate plus 1% and payable in February 2013 11,400
Current portion of long-term debt (note 9) 11,919 830
309,191
325,518
Non-current
Long-term debt (note 9) 2,972,337 1,036,202
Balance due on a business combination, bank prime rate plus 1% and payable in July 2014 875
Derivative financial instruments
2,380
11,668
Deferred and prepaid revenue and other liabilities 17,921 15,084
Pension plan liabilities and accrued employees benefits
7,433
12,454
Deferred tax liabilities 606,953
318,722
3,917,090 1,719,648
Shareholders’ equity
Equity attributable to owners Corporation
Share capital (note 10) 990,471
992,164
Share-based compensation reserve 10,429
9,749
Accumulated other comprehensive income 14,350
3,105
Retained earnings 301,250
183,413
1,316,500 1,188,431
5,233,590 2,908,079
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 26
COGECO CABLE INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
$ $ $ $
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit for the period from continuing operations 53,258 53,159
153,876 123,812
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization (note 5) 103,383 61,680
252,640 210,756
Income taxes (note 7) 21,358 21,449
54,927 45,669
Financial expense (note 6) 35,032 16,373
79,726 47,990
Share-based compensation (note 10) 945 734
2,620 1,739
Loss on disposals and write-offs of property, plant and equipment 13 156
1,837 907
Defined benefit pension plans contributions, net of expense (766) (772)
(2,694
)
(473
)
213,223 152,779
542,932 430,400
Changes in non-cash operating activities (note 11a)) (2,526) (12,083)
(78,708
)
(71,572
)
Income taxes paid (16,894) (10,821)
(76,902
)
(64,638
)
Financial expense paid (26,827) (17,600)
(70,542
)
(47,147
)
166,976 112,275
316,780 247,043
Cash flow from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (108,325) (83,479) (286,457) (240,406)
Acquisition of intangible and other assets (4,516) (3,980)
(13,650
)
(10,570
)
Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired (note 2) (22,377) (337)
(2,005,667
)
(337
)
Other 57 935
305 1,082
(135,161) (86,861)
(2,305,469
) (250,231)
Cash flow from financing activities
Net increases (repayments) under the revolving facilities (304,915)
545,470
(110,000)
Issuance of long-term debts, net of discounts and transaction costs 694,651 1,728,617
198,074
Repayments of long-term debt (406,950) (524) (408,621)
(1,726
)
Increase in deferred transaction costs (1,960) (41)
(4,242
)
(1,321
)
Repayment of balance due on a business combination
(10,525
)
Issuance of subordinate voting shares (note 10) 130
717 1,295
Acquisition of subordinate voting shares held in trust under the Incentive
Share Unit Plan (note 10)
(4,076
)
(3,049
)
Disposal of subordinate voting shares held in trust under the Incentive Share Unit Plan 693
693
Dividends paid on multiple voting shares (4,080) (3,922)
(12,239
)
(11,768
)
Dividends paid on subordinate voting shares (8,564) (8,241)
(25,703
)
(24,723
)
(31,688) (12,035) 1,809,398
47,475
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents denominated in
foreign currencies 1,089
1,794
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations 1,216 13,379 (177,497)
44,287
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations (note 14)
49,597
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 36,678 135,952
215,391 55,447
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period 37,894 149,331
37,894 149,331
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 27
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Cogeco Cable Inc. (the “Corporation” or the “Parent Corporation”) is a Canadian public corporation whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (“TSX”). The Corporation’s core business is providing Cable Television, High Speed Internet (“HSI”), Telephony, managed information
technology and infrastructure, and other telecommunications services to its residential and commercial customers in Canada, in the United States
of America (“US”), in the United Kingdom ("UK") and in France (see note 3).
The Corporation is a subsidiary of COGECO Inc., which holds 32.1% of the Corporation’s equity shares, representing 82.6% of the votes attached
to the Corporation’s voting shares.
The Corporation's registered office is located at 5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1700, Montréal, Québec, H3B 0B3.
1. Basis of Presentation
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards
(“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting and do not include all the information required for annual financial statements. Certain information
and footnote disclosure included in annual financial statements were omitted or condensed where such information is not considered material
to the understanding of the Corporation’s interim financial information. As such, these condensed interim consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s 2012 annual consolidated financial statements.
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared with the accounting policies the Corporation adopted in its
2012 annual consolidated financial statements. The accounting policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the
condensed interim consolidated financial statements unless otherwise indicated.
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis using historical cost except for
derivative financial instruments and cash-settled share-based payment arrangements, which are measured at fair value, and for the pension
plan liabilities and accrued employee benefits, which are measured at present value.
Financial information is presented in Canadian dollars, which is the functional currency of Cogeco Cable Inc.
The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The Corporation
does not expect seasonality to be a material factor in quarterly results except that the customer growth in the Cable Television and HSI
service are generally lower in the second half of the fiscal year as a result of a decrease in economic activity due to the beginning of the
vacation period, the end of the television season, and students leaving their campuses at the end of the school year in Canada, and in the
US, snowbirds leaving for the summer season in the Miami area. Furthermore, the third and fourth quarter’s operating margin is usually
higher as no management fees are paid to COGECO Inc. Under the Management Agreement, the Corporation pays a fee equal to 2% of
its total revenue subject to a maximum amount. As the maximum amount was reached in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Corporation
will not pay management fees in the second half of fiscal 2013.
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors of Cogeco Cable Inc. at its meeting held
on July 10, 2013.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 28
2. Business Combinations
On November 30, 2012, the Corporation completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Atlantic Broadband ("ABB"), an independent
cable system operator formed in 2003, serving about 485,000 primary service units and providing Analogue and Digital Television, as well
as HSI and Telephony services. The acquisition is an attractive entry point into the US market, providing a significant increase in Primary
Service Units base with further growth potential, a high quality network infrastructure and the ability for the Corporation’s management to
leverage its core knowledge and operational experience. The transaction, valued at US$1.36 billion, was financed through a combination
of cash on hand, a draw-down on the existing Term Revolving Facility of approximately US$588 million and US$660 million of borrowings
under a new committed non-recourse debt financing at ABB (see note 9 d)). Ranked the 12th-largest cable television system operator in
the US, ABB operates cable systems in Western Pennsylvania, Southern Florida, Maryland, Delaware and South Carolina.
On January 31, 2013, the Corporation acquired approximately 96.57% of the issued and outstanding shares of Peer 1 Network Enterprises,
Inc. (“PEER 1”). The transaction, valued at approximately $649 million, was financed by new secured revolving credit facilities in the amount
of approximately $250 million as well as new secured term credit facilities in the amount of approximately $400 million both having a maturity
of four years (see note 9 a)). PEER 1 is one of the world's leading internet infrastructure providers, specializing in managed hosting, dedicated
servers, cloud services and collocation. This acquisition enhances Cogeco Cable's footprint and builds on its strategic initiatives by increasing
scale in an attractive industry segment with significant growth prospects in the state of the art data center platforms. The Corporation will
also serve additional businesses worldwide, in addition to approximately 11,000 customers currently served, through 23 data centres and
21 points-of-presence across North America and Europe. PEER 1's primary network centre and head office remain located in Vancouver.
On March 6, 2013, Cogeco Cable Inc., completed the working capital adjustments in relation to the ABB acquisition, which increased Income
tax receivable by $3.4 million and goodwill by $0.6 million, and decreased trade and other payables assumed by $1.5 million and income
tax liabilities assumed by $0.1 million.
On April 3, 2013, Cogeco Cable Inc. completed the acquisition of the remaining 3.43% of the issued and outstanding shares of PEER 1
pursuant to the compulsory acquisition provisions in Section 300 of the Business Corporations Act ("British Columbia") for a cash consideration
of $17 million. The acquisition of non-controlling interest resulted in no changes to the preliminary purchase price allocation.
The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the acquisitions, pending
the completion of the valuation of the net assets acquired, are as follows:
PEER 1 ABB TOTAL
$ $ $
Consideration
Paid
Purchase of shares
494,796 337,779 832,575
Working capital adjustments
5,415 5,415
Repayment of secured debts and settlement of options outstanding
170,872
1,021,854 1,192,726
665,668
1,365,048 2,030,716
Net assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents 10,840
5,480 16,320
Restricted cash
8,729 8,729
Trade and other receivables 12,772
9,569 22,341
Prepaid expenses and other
3,855 1,370 5,225
Income tax receivable 672
3,418 4,090
Other assets
3,328 3,328
Property, plant and equipment
150,206 205,353 355,559
Intangible assets
139,703 763,084 902,787
Goodwill
421,986 603,254
1,025,240
Deferred tax assets
8,355
33,835
42,190
Trade and other payables assumed (26,330) (26,134)
(52,464
)
Provisions
(721
)
(721
)
Income tax liabilities assumed
(4,716
) (53)
(4,769
)
Deferred and prepaid revenue and other liabilities assumed
(3,315
)
(5,254
)
(8,569
)
Long-term debt assumed
(1,735
)
(1,735
)
Deferred tax liabilities (58,682) (228,153) (286,835)
665,668
1,365,048 2,030,716
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 29
ABB
The amount of goodwill, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is mainly attributable to revenue and operating income
before depreciation and amortization growth, future market development related to the entry of the Corporation in the US market, expected
benefits from the corporate tax structure and from the future utilization of tax losses carryforward and to the strength of ABB assembled
workforce.
In connection with this acquisition, the Corporation incurred acquisition-related costs of $11.1 million of which $9.4 million have been
recognized in the current year as “Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs” in the Corporation’s consolidated statements of profit or
loss.
PEER 1
The amount of goodwill, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is mainly attributable to revenue and operating income
before depreciation and amortization growth in the Enterprise services segment, future development of service suite for businesses across
the Canadian, US and European markets to the expected benefits from the corporate tax structure and to the strength of PEER 1's assembled
workforce.
In connection with this acquisition, the Corporation incurred acquisition-related costs of $7.4 million which have been recognized in the
current year as “Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs” in the Corporation's consolidated statements of profit or loss.
Impact of acquisitions on the results of Cogeco Cable Inc.
Revenue and profit for the period for the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, include revenue of $90.4 million and $176.2 million
and profit for the period of $13.3 million and $20.1 million, respectively, attributable to the additional operations generated by ABB and
revenue of $44.2 million and $58.5 million and loss for the period of $9.6 million and $15.5 million, respectively, attributable to the additional
operations generated by PEER 1.
Had the business combinations been effective at September 1, 2012, the consolidated revenue of the Corporation would have been $1.4 billion,
and the profit for the year would have been $153.2 million for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013. Management considers these
“pro-forma” numbers to represent an approximate measure of the performance of the combined group and to provide a reference point for
comparison in future periods. In determining these amounts, management has assumed that the fair value adjustments, determined
provisionally, that arose on the dates of acquisitions would have been the same, in all material respects, if the acquisition had occurred on
September 1, 2012.
3. Operating Segments
The Corporation’s profit for the period are reported in three operating segments: Canadian cable services, American cable services and
Enterprise services.
The Canadian and American cable services segments provide a wide range of Analogue and Digital Television, HSI and Telephony services
primarily to residential customers in Canada and in the US, respectively. The Canadian cable services segment also provides business
solutions, including data networking, Ethernet, hosting, HSI access and Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services, to small and medium
sized businesses.
The Enterprise services segment provides data centre, managed IT and connectivity services for small, medium and large enterprises and
public sector customers. It also provides high-performance Ethernet broadband connectivity services to carriers. This segment’s offerings
includes the provision of physical space and power within its secured data centres and a new suite of managed IT and infrastructure services
as well as a full suite of connectivity services provisioned over its wholly-owned optical networks. The activities of the Enterprise services
segment are carried out in Canada, in the US and in Europe, mostly in the UK.
The Corporation assesses the performance of each segment based on segment operating income. Financial expense and income taxes
are managed on a total corporation basis and, accordingly, are not reflected in segmented results. The inter-segment eliminations and other
eliminate any intercompany transactions included in each segment’s results and include head office activities. Transactions between segments
are measured at the amounts agreed to between the parties.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 30
Three months ended May 31, 2013
Canadian cable
services
American cable
services
Enterprise
services
Inter-segment
eliminations
and other Consolidated
$ $ $ $ $
Revenue
(1)
306,401 90,394 68,130
(428
)
464,497
Operating expenses 153,288 49,145 44,710
2,222 249,365
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs 175
1,926 2,101
Depreciation and amortization 60,803 14,340 28,240
103,383
Operating income (loss) 92,310 26,734
(6,746
)
(2,650
)
109,648
Financial expense
35,032
Income taxes
21,358
Profit for the period
53,258
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 47,640 13,309 47,376
108,325
Acquisition of intangible and other assets 3,442 491 583
4,516
(1) Revenue by geographic market includes $341,451 in Canada, $115,931 in the US and $7,115 in Europe.
Three months ended May 31, 2012
Canadian cable
services
American cable
services
Enterprise
services
Inter-segment
eliminations and
other Consolidated
$ $ $ $ $
Revenue
(1)
297,595 22,669
(493
)
319,771
Operating expenses 149,283 13,248
4,579 167,110
Depreciation and amortization 52,132
9,548 61,680
Operating income (loss) 96,180
(127
)
(5,072
)
90,981
Financial expense 16,373
Income taxes 21,449
Profit for the period 53,159
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 69,109 14,370
83,479
Acquisition of intangible and other assets 2,660
1,320 3,980
(1) Revenue by geographic market were all in Canada.
Nine months ended May 31, 2013
Canadian cable
services
American cable
services
Enterprise
services
Inter-segment
eliminations
and other Consolidated
$ $ $ $ $
Revenue
(1)
917,389 176,244
129,610 (1,163
) 1,222,080
Operating expenses 465,368 95,774 82,063 11,272
654,477
Management fees – COGECO Inc.
9,569 9,569
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs 9,424
7,441 16,865
Depreciation and amortization 169,211 27,801 55,628
252,640
Operating income (loss) 282,810 43,245 (15,522) (22,004)
288,529
Financial expense
79,726
Income taxes
54,927
Profit for the period
153,876
Property, plant and equipment
(2)
1,155,195 220,185
376,405
1,751,785
Intangible assets
(2)
993,304 791,239
179,956
1,964,499
Goodwill
(2)
4,662 628,894
637,778
1,271,334
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 163,384 26,508 96,565
286,457
Acquisition of intangible and other assets 11,215 833
1,602 13,650
(1) Revenue by geographic market includes $1,002,793 in Canada, $209,851 in the US and $9,436 in Europe.
(2) At May 31, 2013.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 31
Nine months ended May 31, 2012
Canadian cable
services
American cable
services
Enterprise
services
Inter-segment
eliminations and
other Consolidated
$ $ $ $ $
Revenue
(1)
886,725 66,698
(493
)
952,930
Operating expenses 465,919 39,773
9,526 515,218
Management fees – COGECO Inc.
9,485 9,485
Depreciation and amortization 183,824 26,932
210,756
Operating income (loss) 236,982 (7) (19,504)
217,471
Financial expense
47,990
Income taxes
45,669
Profit for the period from continuing operations
123,812
Profit for the period from discontinued operations
55,446
Profit for the period
179,258
Property, plant and equipment
(2)
1,154,266
167,827
1,322,093
Intangible assets
(2)
991,094 48,888
1,039,982
Goodwill
(2)
4,662
205,780 210,442
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 208,908 31,498
240,406
Acquisition of intangible and other assets 8,913
1,657 10,570
(1) Revenue by geographic market were all in Canada.
(2) At August 31, 2012.
The following table sets out certain geographic market information at May 31, 2013:
Canada US Europe Total
$ $ $ $
Property, plant and equipment 1,412,339 292,962 46,484 1,751,785
Intangible assets 1,088,896 863,570 12,033 1,964,499
Goodwill 319,245 892,907 59,182 1,271,334
4. Operating Expenses
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Salaries, employee benefits and outsourced services 76,868 49,371 198,029
152,488
Service delivery costs
(1)
133,388
90,495 352,010
276,721
Customer related costs
(2)
17,222 11,426 44,500 37,183
Other external purchases
(3)
21,887 15,818 59,938 48,826
249,365
167,110 654,477
515,218
(1) Include cost of equipment sold, content and programming costs, payment to other carriers, data center expenses, franchise fees and network costs.
(2) Include advertising and marketing expenses, selling costs, billing expenses, bad debts and collection expenses.
(3) Include office building expenses, professional service fees, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) fees and other
administrative expenses.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 32
5. Depreciation and Amortization
Three months ended
Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Property, plant and equipment 90,386 56,537 224,520 195,575
Intangible assets 12,997 5,143 28,120 15,181
103,383
61,680 252,640 210,756
6. Financial Expense
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Interest on long-term debt 35,810 16,042 79,700 44,985
Net foreign exchange losses 186 81 924
1,091
Amortization of deferred transaction costs
(197
) 399 874
1,197
Capitalized borrowing costs
(995
) (492) (2,792)
(1,225
)
Other 228 343 1,020
1,942
35,032 16,373 79,726 47,990
7. Income Taxes
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Current 25,789 24,044 73,907 69,740
Deferred
(4,431
) (2,595) (18,980) (24,071)
21,358 21,449 54,927 45,669
The following table provides the reconciliation between income tax expense at the Canadian statutory federal and provincial income tax
rates and the consolidated income tax expense:
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Profit before income taxes 74,616 74,608 208,803 169,481
Combined income tax rate 25.46% 27.05% 26.59% 27.05%
Income tax expense at combined income tax rate 18,995 20,181 55,521 45,844
Adjustment for losses or profit subject to lower or higher tax rates 3,191 402 2,798 754
Decrease in income taxes from changes in tax legislation on partnership
income (3,450)
Income taxes arising from non-deductible expenses 812 199 5,229 616
Tax impacts related to investments in foreign operations (3,501) (6,908)
Changes in valuation allowance (76) (3,198)
Other 1,937 667 1,485 1,905
Income tax expense at effective income tax rate 21,358 21,449 54,927 45,669
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 33
8. Earnings Per Share
The following table provides the reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share:
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to owners of the
Corporation 53,056 53,159 153,876 123,812
Profit for the period from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the
Corporation 55,446
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation 53,056 53,159 153,876
179,258
Weighted average number of multiple and subordinate voting shares
outstanding
48,632,635
48,656,657 48,643,069
48,652,918
Effect of dilutive stock options
(1)
155,767
176,049 128,409
179,297
Effect of dilutive incentive share units
201,205
151,802 180,234
147,897
Weighted average number of diluted multiple and subordinate voting shares
outstanding
48,989,607
48,984,508 48,951,712
48,980,112
Earnings per share
Basic
Profit for the period from continuing operations 1.09 1.09 3.16 2.54
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 1.14
Profit for the period 1.09 1.09 3.16 3.68
Diluted
Profit for the period from continuing operations 1.08 1.09 3.14 2.53
Profit for the period from discontinued operations 1.13
Profit for the period 1.08 1.09 3.14 3.66
(1) For the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, 157,470 and 161,860 stock options, respectively, (66,726 in 2012) were excluded from the
calculation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price of the options was greater than the average share price of the subordinate voting shares.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 34
9. Long-Term Debt
Maturity Interest rate May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
% $ $
Parent Corporation
Term Revolving Facility
Revolving loan – US$420 million November 2017
(1)
2.03
(2)
435,456
Secured Credit Facilities
a)
Revolving Facility
Revolving loan – £65 million January 2017 2.49
(2)
102,388
Revolving loan – US$21.7 million January 2017 2.19
(2)
22,499
UK Revolving Facility – £4.1 million January 2017 3.00
(2)
6,458
Senior Secured Notes
Series A – US$190 million October 2015 7.00
(3)
196,191
186,244
Series B October 2018 7.60 54,659 54,619
Senior Secured Debentures Series 1 June 2014 5.95
299,234
298,694
Senior Secured Debentures Series 2 November 2020 5.15
198,649
198,539
Senior Secured Debentures Series 3 February 2022 4.93
198,389
198,249
Senior Secured Debentures Series 4
b)
May 2023 4.18
297,083
Senior Unsecured Debenture March 2018 5.94 99,821 99,850
Senior Unsecured Notes – US$400 million
c)
May 2020 4.88
407,026
Subsidiaries
First Lien Credit Facilities
d)
Term Loan A Facility – US$190 million November 2017 2.57
191,788
Term Loan B Facility – US$417.9 million November 2019 3.25
417,748
Revolving Facility – US$52.5 million November 2017 2.67 54,432
Finance leases March 2013 to January 2015 3.94
(4)
2,435
837
2,984,256 1,037,032
Less current portion 11,919 830
2,972,337 1,036,202
(1) On October 26, 2012, the Corporation amended its Term Revolving Facility. Under the term of the amendment, the maturity was extended by an additional
year and consequently, the Term Revolving Facility will mature on November 22, 2017.
(2) Interest rate on debt as at May 31, 2013, including applicable margin.
(3) Cross-currency swap agreements have resulted in an effective interest rate of 7.24% on the Canadian dollar equivalent of the US denominated debt.
(4) Weighted average interest rate on finance leases.
a) As a result of the acquisition of PEER 1 on January 31, 2013, the Corporation concluded Secured Credit Facilities totaling
approximately $650 million with a syndicate of lenders in four tranches for a net proceed of $640.3 million net of transaction costs
of $2.8 million. The first tranche, a Canadian Term Facility amounting to $175 million, the second tranche, a US Term Facility
amounting to US$225 million, the third tranche, a Revolving Facility of $240 million and the fourth tranche, a UK Revolving Facility
of £7 million. The Revolving Facility is available in Canadian dollars, US dollars, British Pounds and Euros and interest rates are
based on Bankers' Acceptance, LIBOR Loans in US dollars, British Pounds or Euros, Prime Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans in US
dollars or British Pounds, plus the applicable margin. The UK Revolving Facility is available in British Pounds and interest rates
are based on British Pounds Base Rate Loans or British Pounds LIBOR Loans. The Secured Credit Facilities will mature on January
27, 2017. The Secured Credit Facilities are indirectly secured by a first priority fixed and floating charge on substantially all present
and future real and personal property and undertaking of every nature and kind of the Corporation and most of its subsidiaries
excluding ABB and its subsidiaries and certain other immaterial subsidiaries (the "unrestricted subsidiaries"), and provides for
certain permitted encumbrances, including purchased money obligations, existing funded obligations and charges granted by any
subsidiary prior to the date when it becomes a subsidiary, subject to a maximum amount. The provisions under this facility provides
for restrictions on the operations and activities of the Corporation but does not cover the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the
most significant restrictions relate to permitted investments and dividends on multiple and subordinate voting shares, as well as
incurrence and maintenance of certain financial ratios primarily linked to operating income before amortization, financial expense
and total indebtedness.
On April 23, 2013, the Corporation reimbursed the Canadian Term Facility amounting $175 million and the US Term Facility amounting
US$225 million.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 35
b) On May 27, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed pursuant to a public debt offering, the issue of $300 million Senior Secured Debentures
Series “4” (the “Debentures”) for a net proceed of $297.1 million net of transaction costs of $2.9 million. These Debentures mature
on May 26, 2023 and bear interest at 4.175% per annum payable semi-annually. These Debentures are indirectly secured by a
first priority fixed and floating charge and a security interest on substantially all present and future real and personal property and
undertaking of every nature and kind of the Corporation and its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. The provisions
under these Debentures provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries except for
the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness, dispositions and
maintenance of certain financial ratios.
c) On April 23, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed a private placement of $410.4 million (US$400 million) aggregate principal amount of
Senior Unsecured Notes (the “2020 Notes”) for a net proceed of $402.6 million (US$392.4 million) net of transaction costs of $7.8
million (US$7.6 million). These 2020 Notes mature on May 1, 2020 and bear interest at 4.875% per annum payable semi-annually.
These 2020 Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted
subsidiaries. The provisions under these 2020 Notes provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of Cogeco Cable and
its subsidiaries except for the unrestricted subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness,
investments and distributions.
d) In connection with the acquisition of ABB on November 30, 2012, the Corporation concluded, through two of its US subsidiaries,
First Lien Credit Facilities totaling US$710 in three tranches for a net proceed of US$641.5 million net of transaction costs of US
$18.5 million. The first tranche, a Term Loan A Facility will mature on November 30, 2017, the second tranche, a Term Loan B
Facility will mature on November 30, 2019 and the third tranche, a Revolving Credit Facility will mature on November 30, 2017.
Effective on December 31, 2013, the Term Loan A Facility is subject to quarterly amortization of US$3 million in the first year, US
$6 million in the second year and US$7.2 million in the third and fourth years. Effective on December 31, 2012, the Term Loan B
Facility is subject to quarterly amortization of 0.25% until its maturity date. In addition to the fixed amortization schedule and
commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, loans under the Term Loan Facilities shall be prepaid according to a Prepayment
Percentage of excess cash flow generated during the prior fiscal year defined as follows:
(i) 50% if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00;
(ii) 25% if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to
1.00; and
(iii) 0% if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00.
The First Lien Credit Facilities are non-recourse to the Corporation, its Canadian subsidiaries and PEER 1's subsidiaries and are
indirectly secured by a first priority fixed and floating charge on substantially all present and future real and personal property and
undertaking of every nature and kind of ABB and its subsidiaries. The provisions under these facilities provide for restrictions on
the operations and activities of ABB and its subsidiaries. Generally, the most significant restrictions relate to permitted indebtedness
and investments, distributions and maintenance of certain financial ratios.
On May 28, 2013, the First Lien Credit Facilities were amended. Pursuant to the amendment, US$50 million of the Term Loan A
Facility was converted into the Revolving Facility resulting in amounts borrowed under the two tranches of US$190 million and of
US$100 million, respectively, while the Term Loan B Facility remained the same. Interest rates on the First Lien Credit Facilities
are based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin, with a LIBOR floor for the Term Loan B Facility. The applicable margin was reduced
by 0.625% for the Revolving Facility and for the Term Loan A Facility and by 1.00% for the Term Loan B Facility. In addition, the
LIBOR floor for the Term Loan B Facility was reduced from 1.00% to 0.75%. All other terms and conditions remained the same. In
connection with the amendment, transaction costs of US$6.2 million were incurred.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 36
10. Share Capital
Authorized
Unlimited number of:
Class A Preference shares, without voting rights, redeemable by the Corporation and retractable at the option of the holder at any time at a
price of $1 per share, carrying a cumulative preferential cash dividend at a rate of 11% of the redemption price per year.
Class B Preference shares, without voting rights, could be issued in series.
Multiple voting shares, 10 votes per share.
Subordinate voting shares, 1 vote per share.
Issued and paid
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
$ $
15,691,100 multiple voting shares 98,346 98,346
33,149,955 subordinate voting shares (33,117,508 at August 31, 2012) 900,965
899,997
999,311
998,343
206,708 subordinate voting shares held in trust under the Incentive Share Unit Plan (149,802 at
August 31, 2012)
(8,840)
(6,179
)
990,471
992,164
During the first nine months of fiscal 2013, subordinate voting share transactions were as follows:
Number of shares Amount
$
Balance at August 31, 2012 33,117,508
899,997
Shares issued for cash under the Stock Option Plan 32,447 717
Compensation expense previously recorded in share-based compensation reserve for options exercised 251
Balance at May 31, 2013 33,149,955
900,965
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 37
During the first nine months of fiscal 2013, subordinate voting shares held in trust under the Incentive Share Unit Plan transactions were as
follows:
Number of shares Amount
$
Balance at August 31, 2012 149,802
6,179
Subordinate voting shares acquired 101,047
4,076
Subordinate voting shares distributed to employees (44,141)
(1,415
)
Balance at May 31, 2013 206,708
8,840
Dividends
For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, quarterly dividends of $0.26 per share, for a total of $0.78 per share, were paid to the holders
of multiple and subordinate voting shares, totaling $37.9 million, compared to quarterly dividends of $0.25 per share, for a total of $0.75 per
share or $36.5 million for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2012.
Share-based payment plans
The Corporation offers, for certain executives a Stock Option Plan, which is described in the Corporation’s annual consolidated financial
statements. For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, the Corporation granted 207,142 stock options (91,961 in 2012) with an exercise
price of $38.08 to $45.60 ($48.02 to $48.15 in 2012) of which 71,233 stock options (47,729 in 2012) were granted to COGECO Inc.’s employees.
These options vest equally over a period of five years beginning one year after the day such options are granted and are exercisable over
ten years. During the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, the Corporation charged COGECO Inc. an amount of $99,000 and
$275,000 ($83,000 and $232,000 in 2012) with respect to the Corporation’s options granted to COGECO Inc.’s employees. As a result, a
compensation expense of $101,000 and $274,000 ($85,000 and $251,000 in 2012) was recorded for the three and nine-month periods ended
May 31, 2013.
The weighted average fair value of stock options granted for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013 was $7.77 ($11.30 in 2012) per
option. The weighted average fair value of each option granted was estimated at the grant date for purposes of determining stock-based
compensation expense using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions:
2013 2012
% %
Expected dividend yield 2.60 1.66
Expected volatility 26.59 26.85
Risk-free interest rate 1.49 1.74
Expected life (in years) 6.2 6.1
Under the Stock Option Plan, the following options were granted by the Corporation and are outstanding at May 31, 2013:
Options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$
Outstanding at August 31, 2012 609,686 34.80
Granted 207,142 39.19
Exercised
(1)
(32,447) 22.09
Cancelled (20,420) 42.18
Balance at May 31, 2013 763,961 36.33
Exercisable at May 31, 2013 436,344 33.19
(1) The weighted average share price for options exercised during the period was $42.03.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 38
The Corporation also offers a senior executive and designated employee Incentive Share Unit Plan (“ISU Plan”), which is described in the
Corporation’s annual consolidated financial statements. For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, the Corporation granted 103,947
(60,479 in 2012) incentive share units (“ISUs”) of which 12,280 (11,006 in 2012) ISUs were granted to COGECO Inc.’s employees. The
Corporation establishes the value of the compensation related to the ISUs granted based on the fair value of the Corporation’s subordinate
voting shares at the date of grant and a compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period, which is three years less one day. A
trust was created for the purpose of purchasing these shares on the stock market in order to protect against stock price fluctuation. The
Corporation instructed the trustee to purchase 101,047 (61,815 in 2012) subordinate voting shares of the Corporation on the stock market.
These shares were purchased for cash consideration aggregating $4,076,000 ($3,049,000 in 2012) and are held in trust for the participants
until they are fully vested. The trust, considered as a special purpose entity, is consolidated in the Corporation’s financial statements with the
value of the acquired shares presented as subordinate voting shares held in trust under the ISU Plan in reduction of share capital. A
compensation expense of $523,000 and $1,466,000 ($414,000 and $909,000 in 2012) was recorded for the three and nine-month periods
ended May 31, 2013 related to this plan. During the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013, the Corporation charged COGECO Inc.
an amount of $117,000 and $336,000 ($105,000 and $285,000 in 2012) with respect to the Corporation’s ISUs granted to COGECO Inc.’s
employees.
Under the ISU Plan, the following ISUs were granted by the Corporation and are outstanding at May 31, 2013:
Outstanding at August 31, 2012
149,802
Granted
103,947
Distributed (44,141)
Cancelled
(8,400
)
Outstanding at May 31, 2013
201,208
The Corporation offers a Deferred Share Unit Plan (“DSU Plan”) for members of the Board of directors which is described in the Corporation’s
annual consolidated financial statements. For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2013, the Corporation issued 5,573 deferred share units
(“DSUs”) (4,446 in 2012) to the participants in connection with the DSU Plan. A compensation expense of $105,000 and $269,000 ($47,000
and $62,000 in 2012) was recorded for the three and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2013 for the increase in liability related to this plan.
Under the DSU Plan, the following DSUs were issued by the Corporation and are outstanding at May 31, 2013:
Outstanding at August 31, 2012 20,491
Issued
5,573
Redeemed
(2,868
)
Dividend equivalents 424
Outstanding at May 31, 2013 23,620
11. Statements of Cash Flows
a) Changes in non-cash operating activities
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Trade and other receivables
6,332
8,170 650
1,110
Prepaid expenses and other
(370
) (1,677) 954
(1,644
)
Trade and other payables (11,180) (22,935) (87,654) (83,109)
Provisions 122 3,907 (960) 12,404
Deferred and prepaid revenue and other liabilities
2,570
452 8,302
(333
)
(2,526
) (12,083) (78,708) (71,572)
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 39
b) Cash and cash equivalents
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
$ $
Cash 37,894 65,442
Cash equivalents
(1)
149,949
37,894
215,391
(1) At August 31, 2012, Banker’s acceptances for a total of $149.9 million, bearing interest of 1.10% with maturity dates ranging from September 4, 2012 to
September 17, 2012.
12. Employee Benefits
The Corporation and its subsidiaries offer their employees contributory defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution pension plans or
collective registered retirement savings plans, which are described in the Corporation’s annual consolidated financial statements. The total
expense related to these plans is as follows:
Three months ended Nine months ended
May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012 May 31, 2013 May 31, 2012
$ $ $ $
Contributory defined benefit pension plans 577 449 1,731 1,347
Defined contribution pension plans and collective registered retirement
savings plans
1,441
1,492 4,552 4,153
2,018
1,941 6,283 5,500
13. Financial instruments
a) Financial risk management
Management’s objectives are to protect Cogeco Cable Inc. and its subsidiaries against material economic exposures and variability of results,
and against certain financial risks including credit, liquidity, interest rate and foreign exchange risks.
Credit risk
Credit risk represents the risk of financial loss for the Corporation if a customer or counterparty to a financial asset fails to meet its contractual
obligations. The Corporation is exposed to credit risk arising from the derivative financial instruments, cash and cash equivalents and trade
accounts receivable, the maximum exposure of which is represented by the carrying amounts reported on the statement of financial position.
Credit risk from derivative financial instruments arises from the possibility that counterparties to the cross-currency swaps may default on
their obligations in instances where these agreements have positive fair values for the Corporation. The Corporation reduces this risk by
completing transactions with financial institutions that carry a credit rating equal to or superior to its own credit rating. The Corporation
assesses the creditworthiness of the counterparties in order to minimize the risk of counterparties default under the agreements. At May 31,
2013, management believes that the credit risk relating to its derivative financial instruments is minimal, since the lowest credit rating of the
counterparties to the agreements is “BBB+” by Standard & Poor’s rating services (“S&P”) and “A (high)” by Dominion Bond Rating Services
(“DBRS”).
Cash and cash equivalents consist mainly of highly liquid money market short-term investments. The Corporation has deposited the cash
and cash equivalents with reputable financial institutions, for which management believes the risk of loss to be remote. At May 31, 2013,
management believes that the credit risk relating to its short-term investments is minimal, since the credit rating related to such investment
is “A-1+” by S&P.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 40
The Corporation is also exposed to credit risk in relation to its trade accounts receivable. To mitigate such risk, the Corporation continuously
monitors the financial condition of its customers and reviews the credit history or worthiness of each new large customer. At May 31, 2013
and August 31, 2012, no customer balance represented a significant portion of the Corporation’s consolidated trade accounts receivable.
The Corporation establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on specific credit risk of its customers by examining such factors as
the number of overdue days of the customer’s balance outstanding as well as the customer’s collection history. The Corporation believes
that its allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient to cover the related credit risk. The Corporation has credit policies in place and has
established various credit controls, including credit checks, deposits on accounts and advance billing, and has also established procedures
to suspend the availability of services when customers have fully utilized approved credit limits or have violated existing payment terms.
Since the Corporation has a large and diversified clientele dispersed throughout its market areas in Canada, in the US and in Europe, there
is no significant concentration of credit risk.
The following table provides further details on trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts:
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
$ $
Trade accounts receivable 79,144 65,570
Allowance for doubtful accounts (4,549)
(2,866
)
74,595 62,704
Other accounts receivable 15,830
5,716
90,425 68,420
Trade accounts receivable past due is defined as amount outstanding beyond normal credit terms and conditions for the respective customers.
A large portion of the Corporation’s customers are billed and pay before their services are rendered. The Corporation considers amount
outstanding at the due date as trade accounts receivable past due. The following table provides further details on trade accounts receivable
past due net of allowance for doubtful accounts at May 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012:
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
$ $
Less than 60 days overdue 19,158 9,530
60 to 90 days overdue 909 431
More than 90 days overdue 410 1,092
20,477 11,053
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Corporation manages
liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and access to different capital markets. It also manages liquidity risk by
continuously monitoring actual and projected cash flows to ensure sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations when due. At May 31, 2013, the
available amount under the Corporation’s revolving credit facilities was $429.3 million. Management believes that the committed revolving
credit facilities will, until their maturities in January 2017 and November 2017, provide sufficient liquidity to manage its long-term debt
maturities and support working capital requirements. Two subsidiaries of the Corporation also benefits from a Revolving Facility of US$100
million related to the acquisition of ABB, of which US$53.7 million ($55.7 million) was used at May 31, 2013.
The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of the financial liabilities and related capital amounts:
Contractual cash flows
Carrying
amount
$
2013
$
2014
$
2015
$
2016
$
2017
$
Thereafter
$
Total
$
Trade and other payables
(1)
170,579 170,579
170,579
Long-term debt
(2)
2,981,821 1,089
313,686
26,127 229,962 165,559 2,281,792 3,018,215
Balance due on a business combination
875 875 875
Derivative financial instruments
2,380 4,883
4,883
Finance leases
(3)
2,435 413 1,318 779
2,510
3,158,090 172,081
315,879
26,906 234,845 165,559 2,281,792 3,197,062
(1) Excluding accrued interest.
(2) Principal excluding finance leases.
(3) Including interest.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 41
The following table is a summary of interest payable on long-term debt (excluding interest on finance leases) that is due for each of the next
five years and thereafter, based on the principal amount and interest rate prevailing on the outstanding debt at May 31, 2013 and their
respective maturities:
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Thereafter Total
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
Interest payments on long-term debt 22,009 127,096
108,691
100,981 91,291 261,569
711,637
Interest receipts on derivative financial
instruments
(13,789) (13,789) (6,895) (34,473)
Interest payments on derivative financial
instruments
14,614 14,614 7,307 36,535
22,009 127,921
109,516
101,393 91,291 261,569
713,699
Interest rate risk
The Corporation is exposed to interest rate risks for both fixed and floating interest rate instruments. Fluctuations in interest rates will have
an effect on the valuation and collection or repayment of these instruments. At May 31, 2013, all of the Corporation’s long-term debt was at
fixed rate, except for the Corporation’s Revolving Facilities and Term Facilities. The sensitivity of the Corporation’s annual financial expense
to a variation of 1% in the interest rate applicable to the Revolving Facilities and Term Facilities is approximately $10.1 million based on the
current debt at May 31, 2013.
Foreign exchange risk
The Corporation is exposed to foreign exchange risk related to its long-term debt denominated in US dollars and British Pounds. In order
to mitigate this risk, the Corporation has established guidelines whereby currency swap agreements can be used to fix the exchange rates
applicable to its US dollar denominated long-term debt. All such agreements are exclusively used for hedging purposes. Accordingly, on
October 2, 2008, the Corporation entered into cross-currency swap agreements to set the liability for interest and principal payments on its
US$190 million Senior Secured Notes Series A issued on October 1, 2008. These agreements have the effect of converting the US interest
coupon rate of 7.00% per annum to an average Canadian dollar interest rate of 7.24% per annum. The exchange rate applicable to the
principal portion of the debt has been fixed at $1.0625. The Corporation elected to apply cash flow hedge accounting on these derivative
financial instruments. The impact of a 10% change in the exchange rate of the US dollar and British Pounds into Canadian dollars would
change financial expense by approximately $3.3 million based on the current debt at May 31, 2013.
The Corporation is also exposed to foreign exchange risk on cash and cash equivalents, bank indebtedness and trade and other payables
denominated in US dollars, Euros or British Pounds. The Corporation’s exposure to foreign currency risk is as follows:
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
US Euro
British
Pound US Euro
$ $ $ $ $
Financial assets (liabilities)
Cash and cash equivalents 4,810 1,260 147
3,630 1,243
Trade and other payables and provisions (6,360) (24) (21,569)
(7,068
)
(1,550) 1,236 147 (17,939)
(5,825
)
Due to their short-term nature, the risk arising from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates is usually not significant. The impact of a 10%
fluctuation in the foreign exchange rates (US dollar, Euro and British Pound) would not change financial expense.
Furthermore, the Corporation’s net investment in foreign operations is exposed to market risk attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates, primarily changes in the values of the Canadian dollar versus the US dollar and British Pound. This risk was mitigated since
the major part of the purchase prices for ABB and PEER 1 were borrowed directly in US dollars and British Pounds. These debts were
designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations. At May 31, 2013, the net investment for ABB and for PEER 1 amounted to
US$1.1 billion and £66.6 million while long-term debt was of US$841.7 million and £69.1 million.The exchange rate used to convert the US
dollar currency and British Pound currency into Canadian dollars for the statement of financial position accounts at May 31, 2013 was
$1.0368 per US dollar and $1.5752 per British Pound. The impact of a 10% change in the exchange rate of the US dollar and British Pound
into Canadian dollars would change other comprehensive income by approximately $27.5 million.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 42
b) Fair value of financial instruments
Fair value is the amount at which willing parties would accept to exchange a financial instrument based on the current market for instruments
with the same risk, principal and remaining maturity. Fair values are estimated at a specific point in time, by discounting expected cash flows
at rates for debts of the same remaining maturities and conditions. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and
matters of significant judgment, and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. In addition, income taxes and other expenses that would
be incurred on disposition of these financial instruments are not reflected in the fair values. As a result, the fair values are not necessarily
the net amounts that would be realized if these instruments were settled. The Corporation has determined the fair value of its financial
instruments as follows:
a) The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, bank indebtedness, trade and other payables and
balance due on a business combination approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
b) Interest rates under the terms of the Corporation’s term and revolving facilities are based on Bankers’ acceptance, LIBOR, EURIBOR,
bank prime rate loan or US or British Pounds base rate loan plus applicable margin. Therefore, the carrying value approximates fair
value for the term and revolving facilities, since these facilities have conditions similar to those currently available to the Corporation.
c) The fair value of the Senior Secured Debentures Series 1, 2, 3 and 4, Senior Secured Notes Series A and B, Senior Unsecured Notes
and Senior Unsecured Debenture are based upon current trading values for similar financial instruments.
d) The fair values of finance leases are not significantly different from their carrying amounts.
The carrying value of all the Corporation’s financial instruments approximates fair value, except as otherwise noted in the following table:
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
Carrying value Fair value Carrying value Fair value
$ $ $ $
Long-term debt 2,984,256 3,102,294 1,037,032 1,118,634
All financial instruments recognized at fair value on the consolidated statement of financial position must be measured based on the three
fair value hierarchy levels, which are as follows:
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices)
or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and
Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The Corporation considers that its derivative financial instruments are classified as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of
derivative financial instruments are estimated using valuation models that reflect projected future cash flows over contractual terms of the
derivative financial instruments and observable market data, such as interest and currency exchange rate curves.
c) Capital management
The Corporation’s objectives in managing capital are to ensure sufficient liquidity to support the capital requirements of its various businesses,
including growth opportunities. The Corporation manages its capital structure and makes adjustments in light of general economic conditions,
the risk characteristics of the underlying assets and the Corporation’s working capital requirements. Management of the capital structure
involves the issuance of new debt, the repayment of existing debts using cash generated by operations and the level of distribution to
shareholders.
The capital structure of the Corporation is composed of shareholders’ equity, cash and cash equivalents, bank indebtedness, long-term debt,
balance due on a business combination and assets or liabilities related to derivative financial instruments.
The provisions of the financing agreements provide for restrictions on the operations and activities of the Corporation. Generally, the most
significant restrictions relate to permitted investments and dividends on multiple and subordinate voting shares, as well as the maintenance
of certain financial ratios primarily linked to the operating income before depreciation and amortization, financial expense and total
indebtedness. At May 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012 the Corporation was in compliance with all of its debt covenants and was not subject
to any other externally imposed capital requirements.
COGECO CABLE INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2013
(unaudited)
(amounts in tables are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 43
The following table summarizes certain of the key ratios used to monitor and manage the Corporation’s capital structure:
May 31, 2013 August 31, 2012
Net senior indebtedness
(1)(2)
/ operating income before depreciation and amortization
(3)
2.8 1.3
Net indebtedness
(2)(4)
/ operating income before depreciation and amortization
(3)
3.6 1.4
Operating income before depreciation and amortization
(3)
/ financial expense
(3)
8.0 9.2
(1) Net senior indebtedness is defined as the total of bank indebtedness, principal on long-term debt and obligations under derivative financial instruments,
less cash and cash equivalents and principal on Senior Unsecured Debenture and Senior Unsecured Notes.
(2) Excluding ABB’s cash and cash equivalents and non-recourse First Lien Credit Facilities at May 31, 2013.
(3) Calculation based on operating income before depreciation and amortization and financial expense for the twelve-month period ended May 31, 2013
and August 31, 2012 excluding ABB and including PEER 1 results for the four-month period ended May 31, 2013.
(4) Net indebtedness is defined as the total of bank indebtedness, principal on long-term debt, balance due on a business combination and obligations
under derivative financial instruments, less cash and cash equivalents.
14. Disposal of Subsidiary and Discontinued Operations
On February 29, 2012, the Corporation completed the sale of its Portuguese subsidiary, Cabovisão – Televisão por Cabo, S.A. As a result
of the sale and in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, the Corporation reclassified
the prior year results and cash flows of these operations, up to the date of disposal, as discontinued operations.
The profit or loss of the discontinued operations for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2012 were as follows:
$
Revenue 80,546
Operating expenses 70,247
Depreciation and amortization 2,814
Operating income 7,485
Financial income 155
Gain on disposal 48,215
Profit before income taxes 55,855
Income taxes 409
Profit for the period 55,446
The cash flows of the discontinued operations for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2012 were as follows:
$
Net cash flows from operating activities 13,637
Net cash flows from investing activities 36,826
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents denominated in a foreign currency
(866
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 49,597
15. Subsequent Events
On July 5, 2013, Cogeco Cable reduced its Term Revolving Facility from $750 million to $600 million and its Revolving Facility of its Secured
Credit Facilities from $240 million to $190 million.
On June 27, 2013, Cogeco Cable completed, pursuant to a private placement, the issuance of US$215 million Senior Secured Notes bearing
interest at 4.30% payable semi-annually and maturing on June 16, 2025. The net proceeds from this offering along with drawings under the
Corporation's credit facilities will be used to repay, on July 29, 2013, all the outstanding amount of $300 million Senior Secured Debentures
Series 1, due on June 9, 2014.
Customer Statistics COGECO CABLE INC. Q3 2013 44
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
May 31,
2013
February 28,
2013
November 30,
2012
August 31,
2012
May 31,
2012
Primary service units
(1)
2,470,164 2,473,495 2,469,393 1,969,133 1,962,174
CANADA
1,981,290 1,984,555 1,984,213 1,969,133 1,962,174
US
488,874 488,940
(2)
485,180
(2)
Television service customers
1,079,285 1,087,692 1,098,352 863,115 868,873
CANADA
845,344 852,707 861,039 863,115 868,873
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed 50.7% 51.4% 52.1% 52.4% 52.9%
US 233,941 234,985 237,313
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed 45.3% 45.5% 46.0%
Digital Television service customers
924,155 922,703 922,576 771,503 765,585
CANADA 779,950 778,728 780,724 771,503 765,585
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
46.8% 46.9% 47.2% 46.8% 46.6%
US
144,205 143,975 141,852
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
27.9% 27.9% 27.5%
Analogue Television service customers
155,130 164,989 175,776 91,612 103,288
CANADA
65,394 73,979 80,315 91,612 103,288
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
3.9% 4.5% 4.9% 5.6% 6.3%
US
89,736 91,010 95,461
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed 17.4% 17.6% 18.5%
High Speed Internet service customers
826,495 824,144 814,932 634,534 628,852
CANADA
650,325 649,165 645,379 634,534 628,852
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
39.0% 39.1% 39.0% 38.5% 38.3%
US
176,170 174,979 169,553
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
34.1% 33.9% 32.9%
Telephony service customers
564,384 561,659 556,109 471,484 464,449
CANADA 485,621 482,683 477,795 471,484 464,449
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
29.1% 29.1% 28.9% 28.6% 28.3%
US
78,763 78,976 78,314
Penetration as a percentage of homes passed
15.2% 15.3% 15.2%
(1) Represents the sum of Television, High Speed Internet (“HSI”) and Telephony service customer.
(2) In the third quarter of fiscal 2013, PSU from ABB at November 30, 2012 and February 28, 2013 have been adjusted downwards to comply with Cogeco Cable's
and Canadian practices mostly related to reporting the number of hotels and hotel units.