LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) released financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 today. Live Nation completed its merger with Ticketmaster in January 2010; consequently, third quarter 2010 reported results include the legacy Ticketmaster operations for the full quarter.
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“During the third quarter we executed a number of revenue enhancement programs to drive attendance and reduce the impact of the economic slowdown on consumer spending,” said Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation Entertainment. “We continued to drive results in our higher margin businesses, including our eCommerce and sponsorship assets. Given our direct access to over 200 million fans through our online storefront, we’re focused on improving our digital offerings and participating in multiple revenue streams linked to the online ticket purchase. Looking ahead, the artist pipeline for 2011 appears solid and we are taking a more profit-driven and measured approach to securing and pricing our shows given the uncertain economy. We are also taking additional steps to reduce our operating costs and further improve efficiencies across our operations as we move toward 2011. As we execute our strategy, we remain confident in our ability to maximize the value of our end-to-end platform and improve the performance of our business.”
“Clearly the adverse economic environment has negatively impacted our concert business during the 2010 year so far, and has had a similar impact on our ticketing and artist businesses as well,” said Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment. “We continue to grow our Artist Nation business with new signings and acquisitions. While our roster of superstar clients and tour schedules for 2011 remains strong, we need some improvement in the overall economic environment in order to optimize profits going forward.”
The company will host a teleconference today, November 4th, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, which can be accessed by dialing 888-603-6873 (U.S.) or 973-321-1019 (Int’l) and referencing passcode 16775958. To access the call via webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.livenation.com/investors. Please visit the website approximately ten minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection. Additional statistical and financial information to be provided on the call, if any, will be posted supplementally under that same link. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the Live Nation website through November 11, 2010.
Live Nation Combined Metrics
In order to give comparable information, metrics below include the results of the legacy Ticketmaster operations, as applicable, for the three months and from the date of the merger (January 25) through the nine months ended September 30 for each of 2010 and 2009.
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COMBINED METRICS |
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(Unaudited; $ in millions except as noted) |
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Key Drivers |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2009 |
Variance |
9 months 2010 |
9 months 2009 |
Variance |
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CONCERTS |
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Number of Concerts (est.) |
4,907 |
4,775 |
2.8% |
15,049 |
14,933 |
0.8% |
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Total Attendance (est.) |
16,447,000 |
19,534,000 |
(15.8%) |
35,667,000 |
39,711,000 |
(10.2%) |
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Ancillary Net Revenue per Attendee – NA Amps |
$ 17.53 |
$ 17.67 |
(0.8%) |
$ 17.80 |
$ 17.89 |
(0.5%) |
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Ancillary Net Revenue per Attendee – Intl Festivals |
$ 15.47 |
$ 14.81 |
4.5% |
$ 15.50 |
$ 14.43 |
7.4% |
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eCOMMERCE |
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# of Average Monthly Unique Visitors (rounded, est.) |
27,000,000 |
24,800,000 |
8.9% |
26,900,000 |
25,100,000 |
7.2% |
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Online Advertising Revenue |
$ 10.7 |
$ 9.7 |
10.3% |
$ 26.7 |
$ 23.6 |
13.1% |
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SPONSORSHIP |
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Number of Sponsors – as of end of period (est.) |
722 |
808 |
(10.6%) |
722 |
808 |
(10.6%) |
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Sponsorship Revenue Recognized |
$ 69.5 |
$ 73.9 |
(6.0%) |
$ 129.6 |
$ 133.3 |
(2.8%) |
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Average Revenue per Sponsor (rounded, whole $) |
$ 96,000 |
$ 91,000 |
5.5% |
$ 179,000 |
$ 165,000 |
8.5% |
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TICKETING |
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# of Tickets Sold (rounded, est.) |
32,271,000 |
33,711,000 |
(4.3%) |
86,015,000 |
95,385,000 |
(9.8%) |
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(Unaudited; $ in millions, tickets in thousands) |
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Primary Ticketing Volume Trends by Category |
Gross Value of Tickets Sold |
Ticket Volume Totals |
Total Mix % of Total |
Gross Value of Tickets Sold |
Ticket Volume Totals |
Total Mix % of Total |
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Third Quarter – 2010 |
Nine Months – 2010 |
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Concerts |
$ 1,068 |
17,948 |
56% |
$ 2,979 |
46,325 |
54% |
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Sports |
330 |
6,084 |
19% |
861 |
16,771 |
19% |
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Arts & Theater |
319 |
4,563 |
14% |
850 |
12,611 |
15% |
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Family |
100 |
2,392 |
7% |
287 |
7,232 |
8% |
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Other (1) |
43 |
1,284 |
4% |
113 |
3,076 |
4% |
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Total – 2010 |
$ 1,860 |
32,271 |
100% |
$ 5,090 |
86,015 |
100% |
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Third Quarter – 2009 |
Nine Months – 2009 |
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Concerts |
$ 1,083 |
18,564 |
55% |
$ 3,388 |
52,795 |
55% |
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Sports |
324 |
6,042 |
18% |
848 |
17,187 |
18% |
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Arts & Theater |
341 |
5,171 |
15% |
978 |
14,756 |
15% |
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Family |
107 |
2,543 |
8% |
279 |
7,310 |
8% |
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Other (1) |
38 |
1,391 |
4% |
111 |
3,337 |
4% |
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Total – 2009 |
$ 1,893 |
33,711 |
100% |
$ 5,604 |
95,385 |
100% |
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(1) Other category includes tickets for: comedy shows; parking; audio and facility tours; donations; lectures; and seminars. |
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In order to give comparable information, the combined results of operations below include the results of the legacy Ticketmaster operations for the three months and from the date of the merger (January 25) through the nine months ended September 30 for each of 2010 and 2009. As reported 2009 includes only Live Nation operations as reported in 2009.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – 3rd QUARTER and NINE MONTHS (Unaudited) |
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COMBINED |
COMBINED |
AS REPORTED 2009 |
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Q3 2010 |
Q3 2009 |
Growth |
9 months 2010 |
9 months 2009 |
Growth |
Q3 2009 |
9 Months 2009 |
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($ in millions) |
($ in millions) |
($ in millions) |
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Revenue |
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Concerts |
$ 1,380.5 |
$ 1,613.7 |
(14.5%) |
$ 2,648.1 |
$ 2,951.6 |
(10.3%) |
$1,613.7 |
$ 2,951.6 |
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Ticketing |
261.7 |
292.8 |
(10.6%) |
734.7 |
856.4 |
(14.2%) |
26.0 |
51.9 |
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Artist Nation |
111.0 |
151.7 |
(26.8%) |
269.2 |
332.3 |
(19.0%) |
90.2 |
193.7 |
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eCommerce |
25.8 |
25.3 |
2.0% |
62.8 |
61.2 |
2.6% |
5.4 |
11.0 |
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Sponsorship |
69.5 |
73.9 |
(6.0%) |
129.6 |
133.3 |
(2.8%) |
73.5 |
132.3 |
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Other & Eliminations |
(12.1) |
(14.3) |
15.4% |
(18.5) |
(13.8) |
(34.1%) |
(14.2) |
(13.8) |
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$ 1,836.4 |
$ 2,143.1 |
(14.3%) |
$ 3,825.9 |
$ 4,321.0 |
(11.5%) |
$ 1,794.6 |
$ 3,326.7 |
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Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) |
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Concerts |
$ 61.9 |
$ 103.1 |
(40.0%) |
$ 43.7 |
$ 101.0 |
(56.7%) |
$ 103.1 |
$ 101.0 |
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Ticketing |
65.5 |
56.0 |
17.0% |
175.1 |
157.6 |
11.1% |
11.4 |
10.5 |
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Artist Nation |
21.7 |
25.5 |
(14.9%) |
32.4 |
41.9 |
(22.7%) |
6.7 |
8.2 |
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eCommerce |
13.5 |
13.0 |
3.8% |
24.4 |
25.2 |
(3.2%) |
0.6 |
(3.8) |
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Sponsorship |
53.1 |
48.0 |
10.6% |
88.1 |
81.4 |
8.2% |
47.7 |
80.5 |
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Other & Eliminations |
– |
0.4 |
** |
(0.4) |
1.0 |
** |
0.4 |
1.0 |
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Corporate |
(23.5) |
(23.8) |
(1.3%) |
(57.3) |
(66.9) |
14.3% |
(14.3) |
(36.4) |
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|
$ 192.2 |
$ 222.2 |
(13.5%) |
$ 306.0 |
$ 341.2 |
(10.3%) |
$ 155.6 |
$ 161.0 |
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Operating Income (Loss) |
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|
Concerts |
$ 30.4 |
$ 71.5 |
(57.5%) |
$ (40.4) |
$ 4.7 |
** |
$ 71.4 |
$ 4.7 |
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Ticketing |
43.4 |
32.2 |
34.8% |
94.1 |
86.7 |
8.5% |
8.7 |
2.6 |
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Artist Nation |
5.7 |
8.7 |
(34.5%) |
(4.2) |
(2.3) |
** |
4.8 |
1.0 |
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eCommerce |
11.1 |
10.8 |
2.8% |
18.7 |
18.6 |
0.5% |
(0.4) |
(7.8) |
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Sponsorship |
52.9 |
47.9 |
10.4% |
87.5 |
81.2 |
7.8% |
47.6 |
80.4 |
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Other & Eliminations |
0.6 |
0.2 |
** |
1.3 |
0.7 |
** |
0.2 |
0.6 |
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Corporate |
(29.1) |
(27.1) |
7.4% |
(81.2) |
(77.2) |
5.2% |
(16.2) |
(43.0) |
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|
$ 115.0 |
$ 144.2 |
(20.2%) |
$ 75.8 |
$ 112.4 |
(32.6%) |
$ 116.1 |
$ 38.5 |
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Acquisition Expenses |
$ 4.8 |
$ 14.7 |
$ 36.4 |
$ 43.0 |
$ 7.7 |
$ 26.5 |
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|
$ 110.2 |
$ 129.5 |
$ 39.4 |
$ 69.4 |
$ 108.4 |
$ 12.0 |
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** percentages are not meaningful |
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Free cash as of September 30, 2010 was $425.0 million. Free cash flow was $147.1 million for the third quarter of 2010 as compared to $153.4 million on a combined basis for the same period in 2009, and $177.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $163.1 million on a combined basis for the same period of last year.
About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) is the largest live entertainment company in the world: connecting 200 million fans to 100,000 events in over 40 countries which has made Ticketmaster.com the #3 eCommerce website in the world. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
2009 |
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(in thousands except share and per share data) |
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|
Revenue |
$ 1,836,351 |
$ 1,794,588 |
$ 3,825,902 |
$ 3,326,716 |
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|
Operating expenses: |
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|
Direct operating expenses |
1,387,302 |
1,467,647 |
2,769,459 |
2,679,438 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
244,065 |
158,412 |
727,708 |
453,920 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
65,320 |
35,953 |
181,525 |
113,539 |
|
|
Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets |
(779) |
(27) |
3,155 |
(1,009) |
|
|
Corporate expenses |
27,660 |
16,424 |
86,666 |
42,308 |
|
|
Acquisition transaction expenses |
2,581 |
7,780 |
17,992 |
26,515 |
|
|
Operating income |
110,202 |
108,399 |
39,397 |
12,005 |
|
|
Interest expense |
29,414 |
17,438 |
85,773 |
50,557 |
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
— |
— |
21,172 |
— |
|
|
Interest income |
(715) |
(342) |
(2,158) |
(1,908) |
|
|
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(629) |
(163) |
(2,884) |
(979) |
|
|
Other expense (income) — net |
(212) |
3,858 |
(1,845) |
4,465 |
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
82,344 |
87,608 |
(60,661) |
(40,130) |
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit): |
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|
Current |
14,004 |
17,344 |
17,844 |
28,220 |
|
|
Deferred |
2,905 |
(2,129) |
(4,950) |
(4,316) |
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
65,435 |
72,393 |
(73,555) |
(64,034) |
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
(3,213) |
6,779 |
(3,893) |
13,241 |
|
|
Net income (loss) |
62,222 |
79,172 |
(77,448) |
(50,793) |
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
10,818 |
9,925 |
11,648 |
9,865 |
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
$ 51,404 |
$ 69,247 |
$ (89,096) |
$ (60,658) |
|
|
Basic net income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders: |
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|
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
$ 0.32 |
$ 0.74 |
$ (0.53) |
$ (0.90) |
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
(0.02) |
0.08 |
(0.02) |
0.16 |
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.82 |
$ (0.55) |
$ (0.74) |
|
|
Diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders: |
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|
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
$ 0.32 |
$ 0.71 |
$ (0.53) |
$ (0.90) |
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
(0.02) |
0.07 |
(0.02) |
0.16 |
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.78 |
$ (0.55) |
$ (0.74) |
|
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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|
Basic |
170,285,159 |
83,631,558 |
162,285,785 |
82,296,605 |
|
|
Diluted |
172,302,273 |
92,717,666 |
162,285,785 |
82,296,605 |
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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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|
September 30, |
December 31, |
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|
2010 |
2009 |
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|
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
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|
(in thousands) |
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|
ASSETS |
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|
Current assets |
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|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 855,616 |
$ 236,955 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $13,042 as of September 30, 2010 and $8,230 as of December 31, 2009 |
470,503 |
176,179 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
433,434 |
277,599 |
|
|
Other current assets |
46,596 |
27,133 |
|
|
Total current assets |
1,806,149 |
717,866 |
|
|
Property, plant and equipment |
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|
Land, buildings and improvements |
888,838 |
875,958 |
|
|
Computer equipment and capitalized software |
186,251 |
131,875 |
|
|
Furniture and other equipment |
165,245 |
156,756 |
|
|
Construction in progress |
32,183 |
17,398 |
|
|
1,272,517 |
1,181,987 |
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|
Less accumulated depreciation |
503,390 |
432,003 |
|
|
769,127 |
749,984 |
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|
Intangible assets |
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|
Definite-lived intangible assets — net |
967,101 |
442,641 |
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |
381,157 |
28,248 |
|
|
Goodwill |
1,232,693 |
204,672 |
|
|
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates |
27,719 |
2,077 |
|
|
Other long-term assets |
208,603 |
196,271 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ 5,392,549 |
$ 2,341,759 |
|
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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|
Current liabilities |
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|
Accounts payable, client accounts |
$ 428,688 |
$ — |
|
|
Accounts payable |
99,799 |
50,844 |
|
|
Accrued expenses |
558,826 |
357,138 |
|
|
Deferred revenue |
326,219 |
284,536 |
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
65,324 |
41,032 |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
52,613 |
18,684 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
1,531,469 |
752,234 |
|
|
Long-term debt, net |
1,671,789 |
699,037 |
|
|
Long-term deferred income taxes |
227,337 |
30,480 |
|
|
Other long-term liabilities |
198,957 |
94,567 |
|
|
Series A and Series B redeemable preferred stock |
— |
40,000 |
|
|
Commitments and contingent liabilities |
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|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |
132,121 |
— |
|
|
Stockholders’ equity |
|||
|
Common stock |
1,723 |
860 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
2,044,110 |
1,090,572 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit |
(522,881) |
(433,785) |
|
|
Cost of shares held in treasury |
(9,592) |
(9,529) |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(3,211) |
4,199 |
|
|
Total Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
1,510,149 |
652,317 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
120,727 |
73,124 |
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
1,630,876 |
725,441 |
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ 5,392,549 |
$ 2,341,759 |
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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) |
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|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2010 |
2009 |
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|
(in thousands) |
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|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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|
Net loss |
$ (77,448) |
$ (50,793) |
|
|
Reconciling items: |
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|
Depreciation |
90,239 |
76,033 |
|
|
Amortization |
91,286 |
41,666 |
|
|
Deferred income tax benefit |
(4,950) |
(4,651) |
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
3,265 |
2,763 |
|
|
Amortization of debt discount/premium, net |
5,109 |
6,528 |
|
|
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable and advances |
16,661 |
2,704 |
|
|
Non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt |
8,272 |
— |
|
|
Non-cash compensation expense |
45,532 |
10,011 |
|
|
Unrealized changes in fair value contingent consideration |
2,965 |
— |
|
|
Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets |
7,048 |
(3,658) |
|
|
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(2,884) |
(1,982) |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions: |
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|
Increase in accounts receivable |
(153,403) |
(110,707) |
|
|
Increase in prepaid expenses |
(110,428) |
(73,228) |
|
|
Increase in other assets |
(27,083) |
(22,522) |
|
|
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
84,829 |
203,412 |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue |
34,696 |
(995) |
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
13,706 |
74,581 |
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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|
Collection and advances of notes receivable |
485 |
61 |
|
|
Distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates |
6,019 |
2,223 |
|
|
Investments made to nonconsolidated affiliates |
(775) |
(821) |
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(49,165) |
(53,854) |
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of operating assets, net of cash divested |
22,119 |
38,516 |
|
|
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
560,732 |
(5,146) |
|
|
Purchases of intangible assets |
(1,371) |
(27,863) |
|
|
Decrease (increase) in other — net |
(246) |
187 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
537,798 |
(46,697) |
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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|
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs |
1,318,132 |
430,511 |
|
|
Payments on long-term debt |
(1,191,712) |
(416,143) |
|
|
Redemption of preferred stock |
(40,000) |
— |
|
|
Contributions from noncontrolling interest partners |
14 |
— |
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners |
(10,538) |
(816) |
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
4,526 |
— |
|
|
Issuance of treasury stock |
— |
1,553 |
|
|
Equity issuance costs |
(357) |
— |
|
|
Payments for purchases of common stock |
(1,567) |
(5,803) |
|
|
Payments for deferred and contingent consideration. |
(11,109) |
(7,392) |
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
67,389 |
1,910 |
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(232) |
28,635 |
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
618,661 |
58,429 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
236,955 |
199,660 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ 855,616 |
$ 258,089 |
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Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations:
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential health and growth of Live Nation’s business; the company’s anticipated artist pipeline for 2011; potential improvements in the company’s digital offerings and the benefits expected to be derived therefrom; anticipated reduced operating costs and increased efficiencies; and the potential growth of the company’s Artist Nation business. Live Nation wishes to caution you that there are some known and unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company’s plans, the risk that the company’s markets do not evolve as anticipated, challenges related to the post-merger integration of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the potential impact of the economic slowdown and operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.
Live Nation refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, specifically the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the company’s most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company’s projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date on which they are made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Live Nation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Live Nation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided below.
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), or AOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as operating income (loss) before acquisition expenses (including transaction costs, changes in the fair value of accrued acquisition-related contingent consideration arrangements, merger bonuses, payments under the Azoff Trust note and merger-related severance), depreciation and amortization (including goodwill impairment), loss (gain) on sale of operating assets and non-cash and certain stock-based compensation expense (including expense associated with grants of certain stock-based awards which are classified as liabilities). The company uses AOI to evaluate the performance of its operating segments. The company believes that information about AOI assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of the portfolio of the businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect net income, thus providing insights into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results. AOI is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of AOI as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain amortizing assets used in generating revenue in the company’s business. Accordingly, AOI should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, AOI as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) less maintenance capital expenditures, less net cash interest expense, less cash taxes, less net distributions to minority interest partners, plus distributions from investments in nonconsolidated affiliates net of contributions to investments in nonconsolidated affiliates. The company uses free cash flow, among other measures, to evaluate the ability of its operations to generate cash that is available for purposes other than maintenance capital expenditures. The company believes that information about free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt and make acquisitions. Free cash flow is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash flow as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available for operations and is not necessarily a measure of the company’s ability to fund its cash needs. Accordingly, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, operating income (loss) and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash flow as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Free Cash is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as cash and cash equivalents less ticketing-related client funds, less event-related deferred revenue, less accrued expenses due to artists and for cash collected on behalf of others for ticket sales, plus event-related prepaids. The company uses free cash as a proxy for how much cash it has available to, among other things, optionally repay debt balances, make acquisitions and finance venue and other revenue generating expenditures. Free cash is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available from operations and it is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, free cash should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, cash and cash equivalents and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to Their Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measures (Unaudited) |
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COMBINED RESULTS Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Operating Income (Loss) |
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|
($ in millions) |
Adjusted Operating income (loss) |
Non-cash and stock-based compensation expense |
Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets |
Depreciation and amortization |
Acquisition expenses |
Operating income (loss) |
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|
Three months ended September 30, 2010 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 61.9 |
$ 2.6 |
$ (0.8) |
$ 29.7 |
$ (2.9) |
$ 33.3 |
||
|
Ticketing |
65.5 |
1.4 |
– |
20.7 |
0.9 |
42.5 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
21.7 |
3.4 |
– |
12.6 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
||
|
eCommerce |
13.5 |
0.2 |
– |
2.2 |
0.1 |
11.0 |
||
|
Sponsorship |
53.1 |
0.1 |
– |
0.1 |
– |
52.9 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
– |
– |
– |
(0.6) |
– |
0.6 |
||
|
Corporate |
(23.5) |
5.0 |
– |
0.6 |
5.4 |
(34.5) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 192.2 |
$ 12.7 |
$ (0.8) |
$ 65.3 |
$ 4.8 |
$ 110.2 |
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|
Three months ended September 30, 2009 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 103.1 |
$ 1.8 |
$ (0.2) |
$ 30.0 |
$ 0.7 |
$ 70.8 |
||
|
Ticketing |
56.0 |
1.6 |
– |
22.2 |
– |
32.2 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
25.5 |
3.8 |
– |
13.0 |
– |
8.7 |
||
|
eCommerce |
13.0 |
– |
– |
2.2 |
– |
10.8 |
||
|
Sponsorship |
48.0 |
– |
– |
0.1 |
– |
47.9 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
0.4 |
– |
0.1 |
0.1 |
– |
0.2 |
||
|
Corporate |
(23.8) |
3.1 |
– |
0.2 |
14.0 |
(41.1) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 222.2 |
$ 10.3 |
$ (0.1) |
$ 67.8 |
$ 14.7 |
$ 129.5 |
||
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2010 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 43.7 |
$ 6.2 |
$ (2.0) |
$ 79.9 |
$ (2.3) |
$ (38.1) |
||
|
Ticketing |
175.1 |
10.7 |
5.2 |
65.1 |
7.4 |
86.7 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
32.4 |
5.8 |
– |
30.8 |
7.1 |
(11.3) |
||
|
eCommerce |
24.4 |
0.4 |
– |
5.3 |
0.8 |
17.9 |
||
|
Sponsorship |
88.1 |
0.4 |
– |
0.2 |
0.1 |
87.4 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
(0.4) |
– |
– |
(1.7) |
– |
1.3 |
||
|
Corporate |
(57.3) |
22.0 |
– |
1.9 |
23.3 |
(104.5) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 306.0 |
$ 45.5 |
$ 3.2 |
$ 181.5 |
$ 36.4 |
$ 39.4 |
||
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 101.0 |
$ 3.8 |
$ (1.1) |
$ 93.6 |
$ 0.8 |
$ 3.9 |
||
|
Ticketing |
157.6 |
4.7 |
– |
66.2 |
– |
86.7 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
41.9 |
11.1 |
– |
33.1 |
– |
(2.3) |
||
|
eCommerce |
25.2 |
0.3 |
– |
6.3 |
– |
18.6 |
||
|
Sponsorship |
81.4 |
– |
– |
0.2 |
– |
81.2 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
1.0 |
– |
0.1 |
0.2 |
– |
0.7 |
||
|
Corporate |
(66.9) |
9.2 |
– |
1.1 |
42.2 |
(119.4) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 341.2 |
$ 29.1 |
$ (1.0) |
$ 200.7 |
$ 43.0 |
$ 69.4 |
||
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AS REPORTED RESULTS Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Operating Income (Loss) |
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|
Three months ended September 30, 2009 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 103.1 |
$ 1.8 |
$ (0.1) |
$ 30.0 |
$ 0.6 |
$ 70.8 |
||
|
Ticketing |
11.4 |
0.1 |
– |
2.6 |
– |
8.7 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
6.7 |
– |
– |
1.9 |
– |
4.8 |
||
|
eCommerce |
0.6 |
– |
– |
1.0 |
– |
(0.4) |
||
|
Sponsorship |
47.7 |
– |
– |
0.1 |
– |
47.6 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
0.4 |
– |
0.1 |
0.1 |
– |
0.2 |
||
|
Corporate |
(14.3) |
1.7 |
– |
0.2 |
7.1 |
(23.3) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 155.6 |
$ 3.6 |
$ – |
$ 35.9 |
$ 7.7 |
$ 108.4 |
||
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 |
||||||||
|
Concerts |
$ 101.0 |
$ 3.8 |
$ (1.1) |
$ 93.6 |
$ 0.8 |
$ 3.9 |
||
|
Ticketing |
10.5 |
0.1 |
– |
7.8 |
– |
2.6 |
||
|
Artist Nation |
8.2 |
0.3 |
– |
6.9 |
– |
1.0 |
||
|
eCommerce |
(3.8) |
0.2 |
– |
3.8 |
– |
(7.8) |
||
|
Sponsorship |
80.5 |
– |
– |
0.1 |
– |
80.4 |
||
|
Other & Eliminations |
1.0 |
– |
0.1 |
0.3 |
– |
0.6 |
||
|
Corporate |
(36.4) |
5.5 |
– |
1.1 |
25.7 |
(68.7) |
||
|
Total Live Nation |
$ 161.0 |
$ 9.9 |
$ (1.0) |
$ 113.6 |
$ 26.5 |
$ 12.0 |
||
|
Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Free Cash Flow |
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|
($ in millions) |
Reported Q3 2010 |
Reported Q3 2009 |
Combined Q3 2009 |
|
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ 192.2 |
$ 155.6 |
$ 222.2 |
|
|
Less: Cash interest expense—net |
(25.6) |
(13.9) |
(27.4) |
|
|
Cash taxes |
(14.0) |
(18.9) |
(26.7) |
|
|
Maintenance capital expenditures |
(7.4) |
(5.2) |
(12.5) |
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners |
(2.3) |
(0.5) |
(1.1) |
|
|
Distributions from (contributions to) investments in nonconsolidated affiliates |
4.2 |
(0.1) |
(1.1) |
|
|
Free cash flow |
$ 147.1 |
$ 117.0 |
$ 153.4 |
|
|
($ in millions) |
Reported 9 months 2010 |
Reported 9 months 2009 |
Combined 9 months 2009 |
|
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ 306.0 |
$ 161.0 |
$ 341.2 |
|
|
Less: Cash interest expense — net |
(75.2) |
(39.4) |
(82.9) |
|
|
Cash taxes |
(17.8) |
(32.5) |
(56.8) |
|
|
Maintenance capital expenditures |
(30.0) |
(13.9) |
(35.5) |
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners |
(10.5) |
(0.8) |
(7.1) |
|
|
Distributions from (contributions to) investments in nonconsolidated affiliates |
5.2 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
|
|
Free cash flow |
$ 177.7 |
$ 75.8 |
$ 163.1 |
|
|
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents to Free Cash |
|||
|
($ in millions) |
Sept 30, 2010 |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 855.6 |
||
|
Client Cash |
$ (350.2) |
||
|
Deferred revenue — event related |
$ (283.0) |
||
|
Accrued artist fees |
$ (39.0) |
||
|
Collections on behalf of others |
$ (39.9) |
||
|
Prepaids related to artist settlements/events |
$ 281.5 |
||
|
Free cash |
$ 425.0 |
||