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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

 

OR

 

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from           to             

 

Commission File Number 001-12593

 


 

ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

47-0728886

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

500 Cummings Center

Beverly, MA 01915

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(978) 619-1300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒  No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ☒  No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☒

 

Accelerated filer ☐

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐

 

Smaller reporting company ☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes  ☐  No  ☒

 

As of November 9, 2016, the registrant had outstanding 16,139,477 shares of its common stock ($.01 par value).

 

 

 


 

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ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 

 

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

 

 

 

Item 1 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2016

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2016

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2016

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

Item 2 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

27-46

 

 

 

Item 3 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

46 

 

 

 

Item 4 

Controls and Procedures

47 

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION 

48 

 

 

 

Item 1 

Legal Proceedings

48 

 

 

 

Item1A 

Risk Factors

48 

 

 

 

Item 2 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

48 

 

 

 

Item 6 

Exhibits

50 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES 

51 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or the “Report”) contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other matters, our future financial performance and results of operations; the competitive environment in our key markets, demand for our services and industry trends; the outcome of regulatory matters; changes to governmental regulations and laws affecting our business; our continued access to the credit and capital markets; the pace of our network expansion and improvement, including our level of estimated future capital expenditures and our realization of the benefits of these investments; our recent acquisitions; and management’s plans and strategy for the future. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or results.  Actual future events and results could differ materially from the events and results indicated in these statements as a result of many factors, including, among others, (1) our ability to operate our newly acquired businesses in Bermuda and the U.S. Virgin Islands and integrate these operations into our existing operations; (2) the general performance of our operations, including operating margins, revenues, and the future growth and retention of our major customers and subscriber base and consumer demand for solar power; (3) government regulation of our businesses, which may impact our FCC and other telecommunications licenses or our renewables business; (4) economic, political and other risks facing our operations; (5) our ability to maintain favorable roaming arrangements; (6) our ability to efficiently and cost-effectively upgrade our networks and IT platforms to address rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry; (7) the loss of or an inability to recruit skilled personnel in our various jurisdictions, including key members of management; (8) our ability to find investment or acquisition or disposition opportunities that fit our strategic goals for the Company; (9) increased competition; (10) our ability to operate and expand our renewable energy business; (11) our reliance on a limited number of key suppliers and vendors for timely supply of equipment and services relating to our network infrastructure; (12) the adequacy and expansion capabilities of our network capacity and customer service system to support our customer growth; (13) the occurrence of weather events and natural catastrophes; (14) our continued access to capital and credit markets;  (15) our ability to realize the value that we believe exists in our businesses and (16) our ability to receive requisite regulatory consents and approvals and satisfy other conditions needed to complete our pending sale. These and other additional factors that may cause actual future events and results to differ materially from the events and results indicated in the forward-looking statements above are set forth more fully under Item 1A "Risk Factors" herein and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2016, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016 and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC.  The Company undertakes no obligation and has no intention to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors that may affect such forward-looking statements.

 

In this Report, the words “the Company”, “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us” and “ATN” refer to ATN International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. This Report contains trademarks, service marks and trade names that are the property of, or licensed by, ATN, and its subsidiaries.

 

Reference to dollars ($) refer to U.S. dollars unless otherwise specifically indicated.

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

252,433

 

$

392,045

 

Restricted cash

 

 

29,426

 

 

824

 

Short-term investments

 

 

7,422

 

 

 —

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10.7 million and $9.3 million, respectively

 

 

51,753

 

 

39,020

 

Materials and supplies

 

 

14,734

 

 

8,220

 

Prepayments and other current assets

 

 

29,129

 

 

28,383

 

Total current assets

 

 

384,897

 

 

468,492

 

Fixed Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

1,083,301

 

 

807,247

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(464,766)

 

 

(433,744)

 

Net fixed assets

 

 

618,535

 

 

373,503

 

Telecommunication licenses, net

 

 

50,625

 

 

43,468

 

Goodwill

 

 

62,042

 

 

45,077

 

Trade name license, net

 

 

1,929

 

 

417

 

Customer relationships, net

 

 

15,800

 

 

1,081

 

Restricted cash

 

 

5,163

 

 

5,477

 

Other assets

 

 

27,066

 

 

7,489

 

Total assets

 

$

1,166,057

 

$

945,004

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

11,969

 

$

6,284

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

84,495

 

 

54,289

 

Dividends payable

 

 

5,498

 

 

5,142

 

Accrued taxes

 

 

13,756

 

 

9,181

 

Advance payments and deposits

 

 

22,530

 

 

9,459

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

138,248

 

 

84,355

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

43,202

 

 

45,406

 

Other liabilities

 

 

69,839

 

 

26,944

 

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

 

 

106,928

 

 

26,575

 

Total liabilities

 

 

358,217

 

 

183,280

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized; 16,970 and 16,828 shares issued, respectively, and 16,139 and 16,068 shares outstanding respectively

 

 

168

 

 

168

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 830 and 761 shares, respectively

 

 

(23,010)

 

 

(18,254)

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

156,750

 

 

154,768

 

Retained earnings

 

 

541,702

 

 

547,321

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(3,904)

 

 

(3,704)

 

Total ATN International, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

671,706

 

 

680,299

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

136,134

 

 

81,425

 

Total equity

 

 

807,840

 

 

761,724

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,166,057

 

$

945,004

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  September 30, 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

$

61,151

 

$

67,521

 

$

177,300

 

$

185,272

 

Wireline

 

 

66,129

 

 

21,760

 

 

122,190

 

 

63,520

 

Equipment and other

 

 

5,731

 

 

2,449

 

 

12,046

 

 

8,030

 

Renewable energy

 

 

5,784

 

 

5,052

 

 

16,935

 

 

15,631

 

Total revenue

 

 

138,795

 

 

96,782

 

 

328,471

 

 

272,453

 

OPERATING EXPENSES (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and access fees

 

 

36,728

 

 

20,275

 

 

80,479

 

 

57,755

 

Engineering and operations

 

 

16,282

 

 

11,206

 

 

36,270

 

 

28,591

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

8,954

 

 

6,406

 

 

22,387

 

 

17,634

 

Equipment expense

 

 

3,146

 

 

3,591

 

 

10,498

 

 

10,228

 

General and administrative

 

 

27,242

 

 

15,654

 

 

63,949

 

 

43,992

 

Transaction-related charges

 

 

2,091

 

 

2,536

 

 

16,156

 

 

2,852

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,785

 

 

 —

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21,866

 

 

14,590

 

 

52,913

 

 

43,813

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

349

 

 

 —

 

 

11,425

 

 

 —

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,304)

 

 

 —

 

(Gain) Loss on disposition of long-lived assets

 

 

56

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

(2,823)

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

116,714

 

 

74,258

 

 

288,585

 

 

202,042

 

Income from operations

 

 

22,081

 

 

22,524

 

 

39,886

 

 

70,411

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

236

 

 

70

 

 

929

 

 

280

 

Interest expense

 

 

(1,787)

 

 

(865)

 

 

(3,674)

 

 

(2,433)

 

Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(19,937)

 

Other income, net

 

 

766

 

 

53

 

 

643

 

 

118

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(785)

 

 

(742)

 

 

(2,102)

 

 

(21,972)

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

21,296

 

 

21,782

 

 

37,784

 

 

48,439

 

Income taxes

 

 

9,602

 

 

10,134

 

 

17,178

 

 

22,655

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

11,694

 

 

11,648

 

 

20,606

 

 

25,784

 

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

390

 

NET INCOME

 

 

11,694

 

 

11,648

 

 

20,606

 

 

26,174

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax expense of $0.6 million, $0.1 million, $1.0 million, and $0.9 million, respectively.

 

 

(4,523)

 

 

(5,072)

 

 

(10,400)

 

 

(13,417)

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

7,171

 

$

6,576

 

$

10,206

 

$

12,757

 

NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASIC SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.77

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

0.02

 

Total

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.79

 

NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.77

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

0.02

 

Total

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.79

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

16,148

 

 

16,049

 

 

16,128

 

 

16,009

 

Diluted

 

 

16,241

 

 

16,165

 

 

16,228

 

 

16,128

 

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.98

 

$

0.90

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  September 30, 

 

Nine months ended    September 30, 

 

 

2016

    

2015

 

2016

    

2015

 

Net income

$

11,694

 

$

11,648

 

$

20,606

 

$

26,174

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(164)

 

 

1

 

 

(200)

 

 

29

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

(164)

 

 

1

 

 

(200)

 

 

29

 

Comprehensive income

 

11,530

 

 

11,649

 

 

20,406

 

 

26,203

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(4,523)

 

 

(5,072)

 

 

(10,400)

 

 

(13,417)

 

Comprehensive income attributable to ATN International, Inc.

$

7,007

 

$

6,577

 

$

10,006

 

$

12,786

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

2016

    

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

20,606

 

$

26,174

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

52,913

 

 

43,813

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

1,058

 

 

711

 

Amortization and write off of debt discount and debt issuance costs

 

372

 

 

424

 

Stock-based compensation

 

5,032

 

 

3,832

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(8,775)

 

 

 —

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

(390)

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

(7,304)

 

 

 —

 

(Gain) Loss on disposition of long-lived assets

 

27

 

 

(2,823)

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

11,425

 

 

 —

 

Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary

 

 —

 

 

19,937

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(2,234)

 

 

3,832

 

Materials and supplies, prepayments, and other current assets

 

(9,471)

 

 

(5,563)

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advance payments and deposits and other current liabilities

 

(2,854)

 

 

399

 

Accrued taxes

 

21,886

 

 

27,684

 

Other assets

 

(2,169)

 

 

(35)

 

Other liabilities

 

11,593

 

 

(5,450)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

92,105

 

 

112,545

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

 

 —

 

 

566

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

92,105

 

 

113,111

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(78,455)

 

 

(46,031)

 

Purchase of marketable securities

 

(2,000)

 

 

 —

 

Acquisition of businesses,  net of acquired cash of $12.6 million and $6.6 million

 

(145,454)

 

 

(11,968)

 

Purchases of spectrum licenses and other intangible assets, including deposits

 

(10,860)

 

 

 —

 

Acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiary

 

(7,045)

 

 

 —

 

Purchase of short-term investments

 

(7,422)

 

 

 —

 

Change in restricted cash

 

(28,287)

 

 

39,368

 

Proceeds from disposition of long-lived assets

 

1,424

 

 

5,873

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

 

(278,099)

 

 

(12,758)

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

(15,469)

 

 

(13,920)

 

Borrowings - Acquisition

 

60,000

 

 

 —

 

Distribution to non-controlling stockholders

 

(7,667)

 

 

(11,363)

 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(494)

 

 

(30)

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

612

 

 

1,686

 

Principal repayments of term loan

 

(7,982)

 

 

(4,482)

 

Purchase of common stock

 

(3,997)

 

 

(1,568)

 

Repurchases of non-controlling interests

 

(767)

 

 

 —

 

Investments made by minority shareholders in consolidated affiliates

 

22,409

 

 

905

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

46,645

 

 

(28,772)

 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

(263)

 

 

 —

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(139,612)

 

 

71,581

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

392,045

 

 

326,216

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

252,433

 

$

397,797

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

The Company is a holding company that, through its operating subsidiaries, (i) provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean, (ii) develops, owns and operates commercial distributed generation solar power systems in the United States and India, and (iii) owns and operates terrestrial and submarine fiber optic transport systems in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.

 

The Company offers the following principal services:

 

·

Wireless.  In the United States, the Company offers wholesale wireless voice and data roaming services to national, regional, local and selected international wireless carriers in rural markets located principally in the Southwest and Midwest United States. The Company also offers wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Bermuda, Guyana, and in other smaller markets in the Caribbean and the United States.

 

·

Wireline.  The Company’s wireline services include local telephone, data, and cable television services in Bermuda, Guyana, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in other smaller markets in the Caribbean and the United States. The Company is the exclusive licensed provider of domestic wireline local and long-distance telephone services in Guyana and international voice and data communications into and out of Guyana. In addition, the Company offers wholesale long-distance voice services to telecommunications carriers. The Company also offers facilities-based integrated voice and data communications services and wholesale transport services to enterprise and residential customers in New England, primarily Vermont, and in New York State.

 

·

Renewable Energy.   In the United States, the Company provides distributed generation solar power to corporate, utility and municipal customers in Massachusetts, California and New Jersey. Beginning in April 2016, the Company began developing projects in India to provide distributed generation solar power to corporate and utility customers.

 

The following chart summarizes the operating activities of the Company’s principal subsidiaries, the segments in which the Company reports its revenue and the markets it served as of September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

   

Segment

   

Markets

   

Tradenames

 

Wireless

 

U.S. Telecom

 

United States (rural markets)

 

Commnet, Choice

 

 

 

International Telecom

 

Aruba, Bermuda, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Mio, CellOne, Choice, Innovative

 

Wireline

 

U.S. Telecom

 

United States (New England and New York State)

 

Sovernet, ION, Essextel

 

 

 

International Telecom

 

Guyana, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten

 

GTT, KeyTech, Bermuda CableVision, Logic, Innovative

 

Renewable Energy

 

Renewable Energy

 

United States (Massachusetts, California, and New Jersey), India

 

Ahana Renewables, Vibrant Energy

 

 

The Company actively evaluates potential acquisitions, investment opportunities and other strategic transactions, both domestic and international, that meet its return on investment and other criteria. The Company provides management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing services to its subsidiaries and typically receives a management fee equal to a percentage of their respective revenue. Management fees from subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation.

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To be consistent with how management allocates resources and assesses the performance of its business operations in 2016, the Company updated its reportable operating segments in the first quarter of the year to consist of the following: i) U.S. Telecom, consisting of the Company’s former U.S. Wireless and U.S. Wireline segments, ii) International Telecom, consisting of the Company’s former Island Wireless and International Integrated Telephony segments and the results of its KeyTech and Innovative Acquisitions as discussed below, and iii) Renewable Energy, consisting of the Company’s former Renewable Energy segment and the results of its Vibrant Energy Acquisition.  The prior year segment information has been recast to conform to the current year’s segment presentation.

 

 

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, the Company believes such information and the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for such periods. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Results of interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and certain entities, which are consolidated in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) authoritative guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities since it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of these entities.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior period financial statements to conform the Company’s consolidated income statements to how management analyzes its operations in the current period.  The changes did not impact operating income.  For the three months ended September 30, 2015 the aggregate impact of the changes included a decrease to termination and access fees of $1.1 million, an increase to engineering and operations expenses of $0.6 million, an increase to sales and marketing expenses of $0.6 million, an increase to equipment expense of $0.1 million and a decrease to general and administrative expenses of $0.3 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 the aggregate impact of the changes included a decrease to termination and access fees of $3.1 million, an increase to engineering and operations expenses of $2.4 million, an increase to sales and marketing expenses of $1.3 million, an increase to equipment expense of $0.2 million and a decrease to general and administrative expenses of $0.8 million.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company’s other assets increased primarily due to a deposit to purchase spectrum licenses of $10.9 million, a $2.0 million purchase of securities in an unaffiliated entity, $3.2 million of assets acquired in the KeyTech Transaction, and $4.3 million of assets acquired in the Innovative Transaction.    

 

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were 45.1% and 46.5%, respectively.  The Company’s effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were 45.5 % and 46.8 %, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was impacted by the following items: (i) certain transactional charges incurred in connection with the Company’s recent acquisitions that had no tax benefit, (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and (iii) $1.6 million provision (net) to record multiple discrete items.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was impacted by the following items:  (i) the $19.9 million loss on deconsolidation within the Company’s International Telecom business that had no tax benefit and (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates.  The Company’s effective tax rate is based upon estimated income before provision for income taxes for the year, composition of the income in different countries, and adjustments, if any, in the applicable quarterly periods for potential tax consequences, benefits and/or resolutions of tax contingencies. The Company’s consolidated tax rate will continue to be impacted by the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was impacted by the

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following items: (i) certain transactional charges incurred in connection with the Company’s  recent acquisitions that had no tax benefit, (ii) an impairment charge to write down the value of assets related to the Company’s wireline business, (iii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and (iv) $2.2 million provision (net) to record  multiple discrete items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was impacted by the following items:  (i) the $19.9 million loss on deconsolidation within the Company’s International Telecom business that had no tax benefit and (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates.  The Company’s effective tax rate is based upon estimated income before provision for income taxes for the year, composition of the income in different countries, and adjustments, if any, in the applicable quarterly periods for potential tax consequences, benefits and/or resolutions of tax contingencies. The Company’s consolidated tax rate will continue to be impacted by the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which the Company operates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. The revenue standard is based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the new standard's effective date by one year. The new standard is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The FASB will permit companies to adopt the new standard early, but not before the original effective date of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.   The Company is currently evaluating the adoption method options and the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40),” which requires management to assess a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. ASU 2014-15 will be effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amends the presentation of debt issuance costs on the consolidated balance sheet. Under the new guidance, debt issuance costs are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability rather than as an asset. The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 on January 1, 2016 and has determined that its adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement”, which provides guidance about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes software and how to account for that software license.  The new guidance does not change the accounting for a customer’s accounting for service contracts.  The standard is effective beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively.  The Company does not expect ASU 2015-05 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. 

   

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments”, which provides updated guidance related to simplifying the accounting for measurement period adjustments related to business combinations.  The amended guidance eliminates the requirement to retrospectively account for adjustments made during the measurement period. The standard was adopted January 1, 2016, and did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which provides comprehensive lease accounting guidance.  The standard requires entities to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet as well as disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements.   ASU 2016-02 will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which provides further clarification on eight cash flow classification issues. The standard further clarifies the classification of the following: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing; (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; (vi) distributions received from equity method investees; (vii) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-15 should be applied using a retrospective transition method for each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory. The new standard eliminates for all intra-entity sales of assets other than inventory, the exception under current standards that permits the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers to be deferred until the transferred asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. As a result, a reporting entity would recognize the tax expense from the sale of the asset in the seller’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs. Any deferred tax asset that arises in the buyer’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its results of operations.

 

 

3. USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. The most significant estimates relate to the allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of the Company’s fixed and finite-lived intangible assets, allocation of purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets, goodwill and income taxes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

4. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

 

International Telecom

 

KeyTech Limited

 

On May 3, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in KeyTech Limited  (“KeyTech”), a publicly held Bermuda company listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) that provides broadband and cable television services and other telecommunications services to residential and enterprise customers under the “Logic” name in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands (the “KeyTech Transaction”). KeyTech also owned a minority interest of approximately 43% in the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd. (“BDC”), which provides wireless services in Bermuda under the “CellOne” name. As part of the transaction, the Company contributed its ownership interest of approximately 43% in BDC and $41.6 million in cash in exchange for a

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51% ownership interest in KeyTech. As part of the transaction, BDC was merged with and into a company within the KeyTech group and the approximate 15% interest in BDC held, in the aggregate, by BDC’s minority shareholders was converted into the right to receive common shares in KeyTech. Following the transaction, BDC is now wholly owned by KeyTech, and KeyTech continues to be listed on the BSX. A portion of the cash proceeds that KeyTech received upon closing was used to fund a one-time special dividend to KeyTech's pre-transaction shareholders and to retire KeyTech’s subordinated debt. On May 3, 2016, the Company began consolidating the results of KeyTech within its financial statements in its International Telecom segment.

 

The KeyTech Transaction was accounted for as a business combination of a controlling interest in KeyTech in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), and the acquisition of an incremental ownership interest in BDC in accordance with ASC 810, ConsolidationThe total purchase consideration of $41.6 million of cash was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition.  The table below represents the allocation of the consideration transferred to the net assets of KeyTech and incremental interest acquired in BDC based on their acquisition date fair values (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration Transferred

 

 

Cash consideration - KeyTech

$
34,518

 

Cash consideration - BDC

7,045

 

Total consideration transferred

41,563

 

Non-controlling interests - KeyTech

32,909

 

Total value to allocate

$
74,472

 

Value to allocate KeyTech

67,427

 

Value to allocate - BDC

7,045

 

 

 

 

Purchase price allocation KeyTech:

 

 

Cash

8,185

 

Accounts receivable

6,451

 

Other current assets

3,241

 

Property, plant and equipment

100,892

 

Identifiable intangible assets

10,590

 

Other long term assets

3,464

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(16,051)

 

Advance payments and deposits

(6,683)

 

Current debt

(6,429)

 

Long term debt

(28,929)

 

Net assets acquired

74,731

 

 

 

 

Gain on KeyTech bargain purchase

$
7,304

 

 

 

 

Purchase price allocation BDC:

 

 

Carrying value of BDC non-controlling interest acquired

2,940

 

 

 

 

Excess of purchase price paid over carrying value of non-controlling interest acquired

$
4,105

 

 

The acquired property, plant and equipment is comprised of telecommunication equipment located in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.   The property, plant and equipment was valued using the income and cost approaches.  Cash flows were discounted at approximately 15% rate to determine fair value under the income approach.  The property,

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plant and equipment have useful lives ranging from 3 to 18 years and the customer relationships acquired have useful lives ranging from 9 to 12 years.  The fair value of the non-controlling interest was determined using the income approach and a discount rate of approximately 15%.  The acquired receivables consist of trade receivables incurred in the ordinary course of business.  The Company expects to collect the full amount of the receivables.

 

The purchase price and resulting bargain purchase gain are the result of the market conditions and competitive environment in which KeyTech operates along with the Company's strategic position and resources in those same markets.  Both companies realized that their combined resources would accelerate the transformation of both companies to better serve customers in these markets.  The bargain purchase gain is included in operating income in the accompanying income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. 

 

The Company’s statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes $34.7 million of revenue and $1.9 million of income before taxes attributable to the KeyTech Transaction.  The Company incurred $4.3 million of transaction related charges pertaining to legal, accounting and consulting services associated with the transaction, of which $3.3 million were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

Innovative

 

On July 1, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the membership interests of Caribbean Asset Holdings LLC (“CAH”), the holding company for the Innovative group of companies operating cable television, Internet, wireless and landline services in the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten (“Innovative”), from the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (“CFC”). The Company acquired the Innovative operations for a contractual purchase price of $145 million, reduced by purchase price adjustments of $4.9 million (the “Innovative Transaction”).  In connection with the transaction, the Company financed $60 million of the purchase price with a loan from an affiliate of CFC, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (“RTFC”) on the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement by and among RTFC, CAH and ATN VI Holdings, LLC, the parent entity of CAH and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  The Company funded $50.9 million of the purchase price in cash and will pay $27.8 million to fund Innovative’s pension and other postretirement benefit obligations in the fourth quarter of 2016. At September 30, 2016 approximately $1.4 million of purchase price was accrued to settle working capital adjustments.  Following the purchase, the Company’s current operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the “Choice” name will be combined with Innovative to deliver residential and business subscribers a full range of telecommunications and media services.  On July 1, 2016, the Company began consolidating the results of Innovative within its financial statements in its International Telecom segment.

 

The Innovative Transaction was accounted as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805.  The consideration transferred of $112.3 million, and used for the purchase price allocation, differed from the contractual purchase price of $145.0 million, due to certain GAAP purchase price adjustments including a reduction of $4.9 million related to working capital adjustments and the Company agreeing to subsequently settle assumed pension and other postretirement benefit  liabilities of $27.8 million.  As of September 30, 2016, the Company transferred consideration of $112.3 million which was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition.  The table below represents the allocation of the consideration transferred to the net assets of Innovative based on their acquisition date fair values:

 

 

 

 

Consideration Transferred

$
112,301

 

Non-controlling interests

221

 

Total value to allocate

112,522

 

 

 

 

Preliminary Purchase price allocation:

 

 

Cash

4,229

 

Accounts receivable

6,553

 

Materials & supplies

6,533

 

Other current assets

2,286

 

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Property, plant and equipment

108,284

 

Telecommunication licenses

7,623

 

Goodwill

20,586

 

Intangible assets

7,800

 

Other Assets

4,394

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(15,889)

 

Advance payments and deposits

(7,793)

 

Deferred tax liability

(2,935)

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities

(29,149)

 

Net assets acquired

$
112,522

 

 

The acquired property, plant and equipment is comprised of telecommunication equipment located in the U.S Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten.  The property, plant and equipment was valued using the income and cost approaches.  Cash flows were discounted between 14% and 25% based on the risk associated with the cash flows to determine fair value under the income approach.  The property, plant and equipment have useful lives ranging from 1 to 18 years and the customer relationships acquired have useful lives ranging from 9 to 16 years.  The fair value of the non-controlling interest was determined using the income approach and a discount rates ranging from 15% to 25%.  The acquired receivables consist of trade receivables incurred in the ordinary course of business.  The Company expects to collect the full amount of the receivables.

 

The goodwill generated from the Innovative Transaction is primarily related to value placed on the acquired employee workforces, service offerings, and capabilities of the acquired businesses as well as expected synergies from future combined operations.  The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.

 

The Company also acquired Innovative’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans as part of the transaction. The plans cover employees located in the U.S. Virgin Islands and consist of noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and noncontributory defined medical, dental, vision and life benefit plans.  As noted above, the contractual purchase price included an adjustment related to the funded status of Innovative’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  As contemplated by the transaction, the Company will contribute approximately $27.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2016 to certain Innovative pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  Due to the Company’s intent and the specific nature of this commitment, the amount is classified as restricted cash at September 30, 2016.  The funded status of the pension plans as of June 30, 2016 is detailed in the table below (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

 

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Fair value of plan assets

$

45,117

 

$

 -

 

Benefit obligations

 

69,178

 

 

5,472

 

Funded status at June 30, 2016

$

(24,061)

 

$

(5,472)

 

 

 

The Company recorded a liability equal to the funded status of the plans in its purchase price allocation.  Discount rates between 3.6% and 3.9% were used to determine the benefit obligation.  The Company is currently evaluating the net periodic pension expense which will be impacted by the Company’s contributions to the plans in the fourth quarter of 2016.

 

The Company’s statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes $26.5 million of revenue and $1.4 million of income before taxes attributable to the Innovative Transaction.  The Company incurred $4.3 million of transaction related charges pertaining to legal, accounting and consulting services associated with the transaction, of which $2.4 million were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

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Disposition

 

In September 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Innovative cable operations located in St. Maarten. The sales price is subject to certain closing adjustments and is expected to approximate the carrying value of the assets. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016. 

 

 

Pro forma Results

 

The following table reflects unaudited pro forma operating results of the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 assuming that the KeyTech and Innovative Transactions occurred at the beginning of each period presented.  No pro forma adjustments were made to the results for the three months ended September 30, 2016 because the transactions were complete at the beginning of that period.  The pro forma amounts adjust KeyTech’s and Innovative’s results to reflect the depreciation and amortization that would have been recorded assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2015.  Also, the pro forma results were adjusted to reflect changes to the acquired entities’ financial structure related to the transaction.  KeyTech’s results reflect the retirement of $24.7 million of debt.  Innovative’s results reflect the retirement of $185.5 million of debt and the addition of $60 million of purchase price debt.  Finally, ATN’s results were adjusted to reflect ATN’s incremental ownership in BDC. 

 

The pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 include $5.4 million of impairment charges, $4.3 recorded by KeyTech and $1.1 million recorded by Innovative. The pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 include $168.7 million of impairment charges, $85.6 million recorded by KeyTech and $83.1 million recorded by Innovative.  Amounts are presented in thousands, except per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

As

 

Pro-

 

As

 

Pro-

 

As

 

Pro-

 

 

 

Reported

 

Forma

 

Reported

 

Forma

 

Reported

 

Forma

 

Revenue

$

96,782

$

146,074

$

328,471

$

407,096

$

272,453

$

415,501

 

Net Income attributable to ATN International, Inc. Stockholders

 

6,576

 

6,566

 

10,206

 

12,767

 

12,757

 

(101,631)

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

0.41

 

0.41

 

0.63

 

0.79

 

0.79

 

(6.35)

 

Diluted

 

0.41

 

0.41

 

0.63

 

0.79

 

0.79

 

(6.30)

 

 

The unaudited pro forma data is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating resulted that would have occurred if the acquisitions had been consummated on these dates or of future operating results of the combined company following this transaction.  

 

U.S. Telecom

 

In July 2016, the Company acquired certain telecommunications fixed assets and the associated operations in the western United States.  The acquisition qualified as a business combination for accounting purposes.  The Company transferred $9.1 million of cash consideration in the acquisition.  The consideration transferred was preliminarily allocated to approximately $10.2 million of acquired fixed assets and $1.7 million to other net liabilities, resulting in goodwill of $0.6 million. Results of operations for the business are included in the U.S. Telecom segment and are not material to the Company’s historical results of operations. 

 

Renewable Energy

 

Vibrant Energy

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On April 7, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of a solar power development portfolio in India from Armstrong Energy Global Limited (“Armstrong”), a well-known developer, builder, and owner of solar farms (the “Vibrant Energy Acquisition”). The business operates under the name Vibrant Energy.  The Company also retained several Armstrong employees in the UK and India who are employed by the Company to oversee the development, construction and operation of the India solar projects. The projects to be developed initially are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and are based on a commercial and industrial business model, similar to the Company’s existing renewable energy operations in the United States.  As of April 7, 2016, the Company began consolidating the results of Vibrant Energy in its financial statements within its Renewable Energy segment.

 

The Vibrant Energy Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805.  The total purchase consideration of $6.2 million cash was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition.  The table below represents the allocation of the consideration transferred to the net assets of Vibrant Energy based on their acquisition date fair values (in thousands):

 

 

 

Consideration Transferred

$
6,193

 

 

 

 

Purchase price allocation:

 

Cash

$
136

Prepayments and other assets

636

Property, plant and equipment

7,321

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(5,179)

Goodwill

3,279

Net assets acquired

$
6,193

 

 The consideration transferred includes $3.5 million paid and $2.7 million payable at future dates, which is contingent upon the passage of time and achievement of initial production milestones which are considered probable.  The acquired property, plant and equipment is comprised of solar equipment and the accounts payable and accrued liabilities consists mainly of amounts payable for certain asset purchases.  The fair value of the property, plant, and equipment was based on recent acquisition costs for the assets, given their recent purchase dates from third parties.  The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes and primarily relates to the assembled workforce of the business acquired.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Vibrant Energy Acquisition accounted for $0.3 million of the Company’s revenue.  The Company incurred $11.2 million of transaction related charges pertaining to legal, accounting and consulting services associated with the transaction, of which $9.9 million were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  Results of operations for the business are not material to the Company’s historical results of operations.      

 

 

5. LOSS ON DECONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARY

 

During March 2015, the Company sold certain assets and liabilities of its Turks and Caicos business in its International Telecom segment.  As a result, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $19.9 million arising from the deconsolidation of non-controlling interests of $20.0 million and a gain of $0.1 million arising from an excess of sales proceeds over the carrying value of net assets disposed of.  The net loss on disposition is included within other income (expense) and does not relate to a strategic shift in the Company’s operations.  As a result, the subsidiary’s historical results and financial position are presented with continuing operations.

 

 

 

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6. IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND GOODWILL

 

During June 2016, as a result of recent industry consolidation activities and a review of strategic alternatives for the Company’s U.S. Wireline business in the Northeast, the Company identified factors indicating the carrying amount of certain assets may not be recoverable.  More specifically, the factors included the competitive environment, recent industry consolidation, and the Company’s view of future opportunities in the market which began to evolve in the second quarter of 2016.  On August 4, 2016, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell the majority of its U.S. Wireline business.  The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals. 

 

As a result of this transaction and the recent developments in the market, the Company determined it was appropriate to assess the reporting unit’s assets for impairment.  The reporting unit holds three types of assets for purposes of impairment testing: i) other assets such as accounts receivable and inventory, ii) long lived assets such as property plant and equipment, and iii) goodwill.  Management first assessed the other assets for impairment and determined no impairment was appropriate.  Second, the property, plant and equipment was assessed for impairment.  The impairment test compared the undiscounted cash flows from the use and eventual disposition of the asset group to its carrying amount and determined the carrying amount was not recoverable.  The impairment loss of $3.6 million was equal to the amount by which the carrying amount exceeded the fair value. Third management assessed goodwill for impairment following the two step impairment test.  The carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeded its fair value, after considering the $3.6 million asset impairment.  The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of goodwill to measure the amount of impairment loss.  The impairment loss equaled $7.5 million.  The Company utilized the income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, which considered both the purchase agreement and cash flows discounted at a rate of 14% in its fair value calculations. In total, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $11.1 million.  The impairment charge is included in income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

In accordance with the provisions of fair value accounting, a fair value measurement assumes that a transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability and defines fair value based upon an exit price model.

 

The fair value measurement guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset and liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 assets and liabilities include money market funds, debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.

 

 

 

Level 2

 

Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes corporate obligations and non-exchange traded derivative contracts.

 

 

 

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Level 3

 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments and intangible assets that have been impaired whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

 

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2016

 

 

    

 

 

    

Significant Other

    

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Observable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

Description

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

Total

 

Certificates of deposit

 

$

 —

 

$

388

 

$

388

 

Money market funds

 

$

15,824

 

$

 —

 

$

15,824

 

Short term investments

 

$

 —

 

$

7,422

 

$

7,422

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

15,824

 

$

7,810

 

$

23,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

    

 

 

    

Significant Other

    

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Observable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

Description

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

Total

 

Certificates of deposit

 

$

 —

 

$

377

 

$

377

 

Money market funds

 

$

76,263

 

$

 —

 

$

76,263

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

76,263

 

$

377

 

$

76,640

 

 

Certificate of Deposit

 

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, this asset class consisted of a time deposit at a financial institution denominated in U.S. dollars. The asset class is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the fair value was based on observable market data.

 

Money Market Funds

 

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, this asset class consisted of a money market portfolio that comprises Federal government and U.S. Treasury securities. The asset class is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because its underlying investments are valued using quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

Short Term Investments

 

As of September 30, 2016, this asset class consisted of short term foreign and U.S. corporate bonds. The asset class is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the fair value was based on observable market data.

 

Other Fair Value Disclosures

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. 

The fair value of marketable securities is estimated using Level 2 inputs.  At September 30, 2016, the fair value of marketable securities approximated its carrying amount of $2.0 million and is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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The fair value of long-term debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs.  At September 30, 2016, the fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion, approximated its carrying amount of $118.9 million.  At December 31, 2015, the fair value of the long-term debt, including the current portion, was equal to its carrying amount of $32.9 million.

 

 

8. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

On December 19, 2014, the Company amended and restated its then existing credit facility with CoBank, ACB and a syndicate of other lenders to provide for a $225 million revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) that includes (i) up to $10 million under the Credit Facility for standby or trade letters of credit, (ii) up to $25 million under the Credit Facility for letters of credit that are necessary or desirable to qualify for disbursements from the FCC’s mobility fund and (iii) up to $10 million under a swingline sub-facility.

Amounts the Company may borrow under the Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at its option, either (i) the London Interbank

 

Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.50% to 1.75% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 0.75%.  Swingline loans will bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable margin for base rate loans.  The base rate is equal to the higher of (i) 1.00% plus the higher of (x) the one-week LIBOR and (y) the one-month LIBOR; (ii) the federal funds effective rate (as defined in the Credit Facility) plus 0.50% per annum; and (iii) the prime rate (as defined in the Credit Facility). The applicable margin is determined based on the ratio (as further defined in the Credit Facility) of the Company’s indebtedness to EBITDA. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company must also pay a fee ranging from 0.175% to 0.250% of the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility over each calendar quarter.

 

On January 11, 2016, the Company amended the Credit Facility (the “Amendment”) to provide for lender consent to, among other actions, (i) the contribution by the Company of all of its equity interests in ATN Bermuda Holdings, Ltd. to ATN Overseas Holdings, Ltd. in connection with the KeyTech Transaction, and subject to the closing of the KeyTech Transaction, a one-time, non-pro rata cash distribution by KeyTech in an aggregate amount not to exceed $13.0 million to certain of KeyTech’s shareholders; and (ii) the incurrence by certain subsidiaries of the Company of secured debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $60.0 million in connection with the Company’s option to finance a portion of the Innovative Transaction. The Amendment increases the amount the Company is permitted to invest in “unrestricted” subsidiaries of the Company, which are not subject to the covenants of the Credit Facility, from $275.0 million to $400.0 million (as such increased amount shall be reduced from time to time by the aggregate amount of certain dividend payments to the Company’s stockholders).    The Amendment also provides for the incurrence by the Company of incremental term loan facilities, when combined with increases to revolving loan commitments under the Credit Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200.0 million, which facilities shall be subject to certain conditions, including pro forma compliance with the total net leverage ratio financial covenant under the Credit Facility.

The Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including a financial covenant that imposes a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA as well as covenants by the Company limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. In addition, the Credit Facility contains a financial covenant by us that imposes a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA. As of September 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2016, the Company had no borrowings under the Credit Facility and approximately $10.6 million of outstanding letters of credit.

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Ahana Debt

In connection with the Ahana Acquisition on December 24, 2014, the Company assumed $38.9 million in long-term debt (the “Ahana Debt”).  The Ahana Debt includes multiple loan agreements with banks that bear interest at rates between 4.5% and 6.0 %, mature at various times between 2018 and 2023 and are secured by certain solar facilities.  Repayment of the Ahana Debt with the banks is made on a monthly basis until maturity.

 

The Ahana Debt also includes a loan from Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G).  The note payable to PSE&G bears interest at 11.3%, matures in 2027, and is secured by certain solar facilities.  Repayment of the Ahana Debt with PSE&G can be made in either cash or solar renewable energy credits (“SRECs”), at the Company’s discretion, with the value of the SRECs being fixed at the time of the loan’s closing.  Historically, the Company has made all repayments of the note payable to PSE&G using SRECs.

 

As of September 30, 2016, $27.7 million of the Ahana Debt remained outstanding.

 

KeyTech Debt

In connection with the KeyTech Transaction on May 3, 2016, the Company assumed $35.4 million in debt (the “KeyTech Debt”) in the form of a loan from HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited.  The KeyTech Debt matures in 2021, bears interest of the three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25%, and repayment is made quarterly until maturity.  The debt is secured by the property and assets of certain KeyTech subsidiaries.  See Note 4 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

As of September 30, 2016, $32.1 million of the KeyTech Debt remained outstanding

 

Innovative Debt

In connection with the Innovative Transaction on July 1, 2016, the Company incurred $60 million in debt (the “Innovative Debt”) with a loan from an affiliate of CFC, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (“RTFC”).  The Company paid a fee of $0.9 million to lock the interest rate at 4% per annum over the term of the debt.  The fee was recorded as a reduction to the debt carry amount and will be amortized over the life of the loan.  Interest is paid quarterly and principal repayment is not required until maturity on July 1, 2026.  See Note 4 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

As of September 30, 2016, $60.0 million of the Innovative Debt remained outstanding and $0.8 million of the rate lock fee was unamortized.

 

 

9. GOVERNMENT GRANTS

 

The Company has received funding from the U.S. Government and its agencies under Stimulus and Universal Services Fund programs.  These are generally designed to fund telecommunications infrastructure expansion into rural or underserved areas of the United States.  The fund programs are evaluated to determine if they represent funding related to capital expenditures (capital grants) or operating activities (income grants).

 

Phase I Mobility Fund Grants

 

As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) reform of its Universal Service Fund (“USF”) program, which previously provided support to carriers seeking to offer telecommunications services in high-cost areas and to low-income households, the FCC created two new funds, including the Phase I Mobility Fund (“Mobility Fund”), a one-time award meant to support wireless coverage in underserved geographic areas in the United States. In August 2013 and October 2014, the Company received FCC final approvals  for $21.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, of Mobility Fund support to its wholesale wireless business (the “Mobility Funds”), to expand voice and broadband networks in certain geographic areas in order to offer either 3G or 4G coverage. As part of the receipt of the

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Mobility Funds, the Company committed to comply with certain additional FCC construction and other requirements. A portion of these funds will be used to offset network capital costs and a portion is used to offset the costs of supporting the networks for a period of five years from the award date. In connection with the Company’s application for the Mobility Funds, the Company has issued approximately $10.6 million in letters of credit to the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) to secure these obligations. If the Company fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Funds were granted, or if the Company loses eligibility for the Mobility Funds, USAC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project plus penalties and may disqualify the Company from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund support.

 

The Mobility Funds projects and their results are included within the Company’s U.S. Telecom segment. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had received approximately $9.3 million in Mobility Funds. Of these funds, $3.1 million was recorded as an offset to operating expenses, $5.8 million was recorded as an offset to the cost of the property, plant, and equipment associated with these projects and, consequentially, a reduction of future depreciation expense and the remaining $0.4 million of future operating costs is recorded within current liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016. The balance sheet presentation is based on the timing of the expected usage of the funds which will reduce future operations expenses.

 

10. EQUITY

 

Stockholders’ equity was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

ATN

 

Non-Controlling

 

 

 

 

ATN

 

Non-Controlling

 

Total

 

 

    

International, Inc.

    

Interests

    

Total Equity

    

International, Inc.

    

Interests

    

Equity

 

Equity, beginning of period

 

$

680,299

 

$

81,425

 

$

761,724

 

$

677,222

 

$

60,960

 

$

738,182

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

5,034

 

 

 —

 

 

5,034

 

 

3,832

 

 

 —

 

 

3,832

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

10,206

 

 

10,400

 

 

20,606

 

 

12,757

 

 

13,417

 

 

26,174

 

Foreign Currency translation adjustment

 

 

(200)

 

 

 

 

(200)

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

29

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

10,006

 

 

10,400

 

 

20,406

 

 

12,786

 

 

13,417

 

 

26,203

 

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

 

 

1,371

 

 

 —

 

 

1,371

 

 

2,073

 

 

 —

 

 

2,073

 

Dividends declared on common stock

 

 

(15,838)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,838)

 

 

(14,442)

 

 

 —

 

 

(14,442)

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,828)

 

 

(7,828)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,513)

 

 

(11,513)

 

Investments made by non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

22,409 (1)

 

 

22,409

 

 

 

 

905

 

 

905

 

Acquisition of KeyTech

 

 

 —

 

 

32,717

 

 

32,717

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Acquisition of Innovative

 

 

 —

 

 

221

 

 

221

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Acquisition from non-controlling interests

 

 

(306)

 

 

(270)

 

 

(576)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Sale of non-controlling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

20,013

 

 

20,013

 

Purchase of non-controlling interests

 

 

(4,105)

 

 

(2,940)

 

 

(7,045)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(4,755)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,755)

 

 

(1,955)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,955)

 

Equity, end of period

 

$

671,706

 

$

136,134

 

$

807,840

 

$

679,516

 

$

83,782

 

$

763,298

 

 

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(1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the holder of a non-controlling interest in one of ATN’s U.S. Telecom subsidiaries contributed $21.7 million of cash to the subsidiary. ATN maintained a controlling interest in the subsidiary both before and after the contribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, outstanding stock options were the only potentially dilutive securities. The reconciliation from basic to diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended  September 30, 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 

16,148

 

16,049

 

16,128

 

16,009

 

Stock options

 

93

 

116

 

100

 

119

 

Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 

16,241

 

16,165

 

16,228

 

16,128

 

 

The above calculation does not include approximately 5,000 shares related to certain stock options because the effects of such options were anti-dilutive during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. There were no anti-dilutive options for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

12. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company had five reportable segments for separate disclosure in accordance with the FASB’s authoritative guidance on disclosures about segments of an enterprise. Those five segments were: i) U.S. Wireless, which generated all of its revenues in and had all of its assets located in the United States, ii) International Integrated Telephony, which generated all of its revenues in and had all of its assets located in Guyana, iii) Island Wireless, which generated a majority of its revenues in, and had a majority of its assets located in, Bermuda and which also generated revenues in and had assets located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aruba and Turks and Caicos (through March 23, 2015),  iv) U.S. Wireline, which generated all of its revenues in and had all of its assets located in the United States, and v) Renewable Energy, which generated all of its revenues in and had all of its assets located in the United States.  The operating segments were managed separately because each offers different services and serves different markets. 

 

To be consistent with how management allocates resources and assesses the performance of its business operations in 2016, the Company updated its reportable operating segments in the first quarter of the year to consist of the following: i) U.S. Telecom, consisting of the Company’s former U.S. Wireless and U.S. Wireline segments, ii) International Telecom, consisting of the Company’s former Island Wireless and International Integrated Telephony segments and the results of its KeyTech and Innovative Acquisitions as discussed below, and iii) Renewable Energy, consisting of the Company’s former Renewable Energy segment and the results of its Vibrant Energy Acquisition.  The prior year segment information has been recast to conform to the current year’s segment presentation.

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The following tables provide information for each operating segment (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

International

 

Renewable

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom

 

Telecom

 

Energy

 

Items  (1)

 

Consolidated

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

$

40,076

 

$

21,075

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

61,151

Wireline

 

 

6,936

 

 

59,193

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

66,129

Equipment and Other

 

 

548

 

 

5,045

 

 

138

 

 

 —

 

 

5,731

Renewable Energy

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,784

 

 

 —

 

 

5,784

Total Revenue

 

 

47,560

 

 

85,313

 

 

5,922

 

 

 —

 

 

138,795

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,176

 

 

12,896

 

 

1,227

 

 

1,567

 

 

21,866

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

28

 

 

1,371

 

 

1,399

Operating income (loss)

 

 

18,120

 

 

11,358

 

 

2,822

 

 

(10,219)

 

 

22,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

    

 

 

    

    

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

International

 

Renewable

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom

 

Telecom

 

Energy

 

Items  (1)

 

Consolidated

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

$

47,047

 

$

20,474

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

67,521

Wireline

 

 

6,243

 

 

15,517

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21,760

Equipment and Other

 

 

535

 

 

1,914

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,449

Renewable Energy

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,052

 

 

 —

 

 

5,052

Total Revenue

 

 

53,825

 

 

37,905

 

 

5,052

 

 

 —

 

 

96,782

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,715

 

 

6,400

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,270

 

 

14,590

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

29

 

 

1,127

 

 

1,156

Operating income (loss)

 

 

24,218

 

 

4,928

 

 

2,694

 

 

(9,316)

 

 

22,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

International

 

Renewable

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom

 

Telecom

 

Energy

 

Items  (1)

 

Consolidated

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

$

117,194

 

$

60,106

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

177,300

Wireline

 

 

18,793

 

 

103,397

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

122,190

Equipment and Other

 

 

1,716

 

 

10,071

 

 

259

 

 

 —

 

 

12,046

Renewable Energy

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

16,935

 

 

 —

 

 

16,935

Total Revenue

 

 

137,703

 

 

173,574

 

 

17,194

 

 

 —

 

 

328,471

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,405

 

 

27,482

 

 

3,642

 

 

4,384

 

 

52,913

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

86

 

 

4,946

 

 

5,032

Operating income (loss)

 

 

39,698

 

 

28,320

 

 

(734)

 

 

(27,398)

 

 

39,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

International

 

Renewable

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom

 

Telecom

 

Energy

 

Items  (1)

 

Consolidated

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless

 

$

122,993

 

$

62,279

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

185,272

Wireline

 

 

18,915

 

 

44,605

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

63,520

Equipment and Other

 

 

1,774

 

 

6,256

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8,030

Renewable Energy

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,631

 

 

 —

 

 

15,631

Total Revenue

 

 

143,682

 

 

113,140

 

 

15,631

 

 

 —

 

 

272,453

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

16,874

 

 

19,710

 

 

3,613

 

 

3,616

 

 

43,813

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

238

 

 

3,594

 

 

3,832

Operating income (loss)

 

 

64,114

 

 

21,447

 

 

8,037

 

 

(23,187)

 

 

70,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

    

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

International

 

Renewable

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom

 

Telecom

 

Energy

 

Items  (1)

 

Consolidated

September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets

 

$

134,219

 

$

357,733

 

$

116,354

 

$

10,229

 

$

618,535

Goodwill

 

 

32,739

 

 

26,024

 

 

3,279

 

 

 —

 

 

62,042

Total assets

 

 

252,827

 

 

588,190

 

 

180,115

 

 

144,925

 

 

1,166,057

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets

 

$

119,596

 

$

133,262

 

$

106,560

 

$

14,085

 

$

373,503

Goodwill

 

 

39,639

 

 

5,438

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

45,077

Total assets

 

 

227,707

 

 

278,770

 

 

122,788

 

 

315,739

 

 

945,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

International

 

 

Renewable

 

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

Telecom

 

 

Telecom

 

 

Energy

 

 

Items  (1)

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

2016

 

$

26,709

 

$

36,543

 

$

10,326

 

$

4,877

 

$

78,455

 

 

2015

 

 

27,632

 

 

15,797

 

 

26

 

 

2,576

 

 

46,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)   Reconciling items refer to corporate overhead costs and consolidating adjustments.

 

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Regulatory and Litigation Matters

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to certain regulatory and legal proceedings and other claims arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages and taxes that are substantial in amount. The Company believes that, except for the items discussed below, for which the Company is currently unable to predict the final outcome, the disposition of proceedings currently pending will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

As of September 30, 2016 the Company had approximately $10.6 million in letters of credit payable to USAC outstanding to cover its Mobility Fund obligations and there were no drawdowns against these letters of credit. The letters of credit accrue a fee at a rate of 1.75% per annum on the outstanding amounts. If the Company fails to comply with certain terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Funds are to be granted, or if it loses eligibility for Mobility Fund support, USAC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project including penalties. The results of the Company’s Mobility Fund projects are included in the Company’s “U.S. Telecom” segment.

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Currently, the Company’s Guyana subsidiary, GTT, holds a license to provide domestic fixed services and international voice and data services in Guyana on an exclusive basis until December 2030. Since 2001, the Government of Guyana has stated its intention to introduce additional competition into Guyana’s telecommunications sector. In connection therewith, the Company and GTT have met on several occasions with officials of the Government of Guyana to discuss potential modifications of GTT’s exclusivity and other rights under the existing agreement and license. On July 18, 2016, the Guyana Parliament passed telecommunications legislation, and on August 5, 2016, the legislation was signed into law, that introduces material changes to many features of Guyana’s existing telecommunications regulatory regime with the intention of creating a more competitive market.  In contrast to prior legislative proposals, the legislation that passed does not include a provision that permits other telecommunications carriers to receive licenses automatically upon signing of the legislation, nor does it have the effect of terminating the Company’s exclusive license.  Instead the legislation as passed requires the Minister of Telecommunications to conduct further proceedings and issue implementing orders to enact the various provisions of the legislation.  The Company cannot predict the manner in which it will be implemented by the Minister of Telecommunications. 

In November 2016 the Government of Guyana invited the Company to discuss modifications of the Company’s exclusivity rights and other rights under its existing agreement and license.  However, there can be no assurance that those discussions will be concluded before the Government issues new licenses contemplated by the legislation or at all, or that they will satisfactorily address contractual exclusivity rights.  Although the Company believes that it would be entitled to damages or other compensation for any involuntary termination of its contractual exclusivity rights, it cannot guarantee that the Company would prevail in a proceeding to enforce its rights or that its actions would effectively halt any unilateral action by the Government.

Historically, GTT has been subject to other litigation proceedings and disputes in Guyana that, while not conclusively resolved, to the Company’s knowledge have not been the subject of discussions or other significant activity in the last five years. It is possible, but not likely, that these disputes, as discussed below, may be revived. The Company believes that none of these additional proceedings would, in the event of an adverse outcome, have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operation or liquidity.

In a letter dated September 8, 2006, the National Frequency Management Unit (“NFMU”) agreed that total spectrum fees in Guyana should not increase for the years 2006 and 2007. However, that letter implied that spectrum fees in 2008 and onward may be increased beyond the amount GTT agreed to with the Government. GTT has objected to the NFMU’s proposed action and reiterated its position that an increase in fees prior to development of an acceptable methodology would violate the Government’s prior agreement. In 2011, GTT paid the NFMU $2.6 million representing payments in full for 2008, 2009 and 2010. However, by letter dated November 23, 2011, the NFMU stated that it did not concur with GTT’s inference that the amount was payment in full for the specified years as it was their continued opinion that the final calculation for GSM spectrum fees was not agreed upon and was still an outstanding issue. By further letter dated November 24, 2011, the NFMU further rejected a proposal that was previously submitted jointly by GTT and Digicel which outlined a recommended methodology for the calculation of these fees. The NFMU stated that it would prepare its own recommendation which it would send to the Minister of Telecommunications for decision of the matter. GTT has paid undisputed spectrum fees according to the methodology used for its 2011 payments, and has reserved amounts payable according to this methodology. There have been no further discussions on this subject and GTT has not had the opportunity to review any recommendation made to the Minister.

In November 2007, Caribbean Telecommunications Limited (“CTL”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against GTT and ATN claiming breach of an interconnection agreement for domestic cellular services in Guyana and related claims. CTL asserted over $200 million in damages. GTT and ATN moved to dismiss the complaint on procedural and jurisdictional grounds. On January 26, 2009, the court granted the motions to dismiss the complaint on the grounds asserted. On November 7, 2009 and again on April 4, 2013, CTL filed a similar claim against GTT and the Public Utility Commission in the High Court of Guyana. The matter remained idle from the April 2013 filing until December 2015 when CTL filed a “Statement of Claim” reiterating the claims previously made in its prior filings.  On April 7, 2016 the High Court of Guyana struck and dismissed CTL’s action as abandoned pursuant to the Court’s rules of civil procedure and the claim is no longer pending.

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On May 8, 2009, Digicel filed a lawsuit in Guyana challenging the legality of GTT’s exclusive license rights under Guyana’s constitution. Digicel initially filed this lawsuit against the Attorney General of Guyana in the High Court. On May 13, 2009, GTT petitioned to intervene in the suit in order to oppose Digicel’s claims and that petition was granted on May 18, 2009. GTT filed an answer to the charge on June 22, 2009 and the case is pending. The Company believes that any legal challenge to GTT’s exclusive license rights granted in 1990 is without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against such a legal challenge.

GTT has filed several lawsuits in the High Court of Guyana asserting that, despite its denials, Digicel is engaged in international bypass in violation of GTT’s exclusive license rights, the interconnection agreement between the parties, and the laws of Guyana. GTT is seeking, among other things, injunctive relief to stop the illegal bypass activity, actual damages in excess of US$9 million and punitive damages of approximately US$5 million. Digicel filed counterclaims alleging that GTT has violated the terms of the interconnection agreement and Guyana laws.  These suits, filed in 2010 and 2012, have yet to proceed to trial and it remains uncertain as to when a trial date may be set.  GTT intends to vigorously prosecute these matters.

GTT is also involved in several legal claims regarding its tax filings with the Guyana Revenue Authority dating back to 1991 regarding the deductibility of intercompany advisory fees as well as other tax assessments. Should GTT be held liable for any of the disputed tax assessments, totaling $44.1 million, the Company believes that the Government of Guyana would then be obligated to reimburse GTT for any amounts necessary to ensure that GTT’s return on investment was no less than 15% per annum for the relevant periods.  The Company believes that some adverse outcome is probable and has accordingly accrued $5.0 million as of September 30, 2016 for these matters.

 

The term of the Company’s telecommunications license to operate in Aruba expired on January 15, 2014. The government of Aruba informed the Company in January 2014 that a renewed license would be issued only upon payment by the Company of a fee in the amount of Afl 7.2 million (or approximately US$4 million). The Company is continuing to operate as it is actively contesting the assessment of such fee.

 

 

 

 

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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations that follows are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements herein and the accompanying notes thereto, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (our “2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K”), and in particular, the information set forth therein under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

 

Overview

 

We are a holding company that, through our operating subsidiaries, (i) provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean, (ii) develops, owns and operates commercial distributed generation solar power systems in the United States and India, and (iii) owns and operates terrestrial and submarine fiber optic transport systems in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1987 and began trading publicly in 1991. Since that time, we have engaged in strategic acquisitions and investments to grow our operations. We continue to actively evaluate additional domestic and international acquisition, divestiture, and investment opportunities and other strategic transactions in the telecommunications, energy-related and other industries that meet our return-on-investment and other acquisition criteria. For a discussion of our investment strategy and risks involved, see “Risk Factors—We are actively evaluating investment, acquisition and other strategic opportunities, which may affect our long-term growth prospects.” in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

We offer the following principal services:

 

·

Wireless.   In the United States, we offer wholesale wireless voice and data roaming services to national, regional, local and selected international wireless carriers in rural markets located principally in the Southwest and Midwest United States. We also offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Bermuda, Guyana, and in other smaller markets in the Caribbean and the United States

 

·

Wireline.   Our wireline services include local telephone, data, and cable television services in Bermuda, Guyana, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in other smaller markets in the Caribbean and the United States. We are the exclusive licensed provider of domestic wireline local and long-distance telephone services in Guyana and international voice and data communications into and out of Guyana. In addition, we offer wholesale long-distance voice services to telecommunications carriers. We also offer facilities-based integrated voice and data communications services and wholesale transport services to enterprise and residential customers in New England, primarily Vermont, and in New York State.

 

·

Renewable Energy.   In the United States, we provide distributed generation solar power to corporate, utility and municipal customers in Massachusetts, California and New Jersey. Beginning in April 2016, we began developing projects in India to provide distributed generation solar power to corporate and utility customers.

 

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The following chart summarizes the operating activities of our principal subsidiaries, the segments in which we report our revenue and the markets we served as of September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

   

Segment

   

Markets

   

Tradenames

 

Wireless

 

U.S. Telecom

 

United States (rural markets)

 

Commnet, Choice

 

 

 

International Telecom

 

Aruba, Bermuda, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Mio, CellOne, Choice, Innovative

 

Wireline

 

U.S. Telecom

 

United States (New England and New York State)

 

Sovernet, ION, Essextel

 

 

 

International Telecom

 

Guyana, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten

 

GTT, KeyTech, Bermuda CableVision, Logic, Innovative

 

Renewable Energy

 

Renewable Energy

 

United States (Massachusetts, California, and New Jersey), India

 

Ahana Renewables, Vibrant Energy

 

 

We provide management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing services to our subsidiaries and typically receive a management fee equal to a percentage of their respective revenue. Management fees from our subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation.

 

To be consistent with how management allocates resources and assesses the performance of our business operations in 2016, we updated our reportable operating segments to consist of the following: i) U.S. Telecom, consisting of our former U.S. Wireless and U.S. Wireline segments, ii) International Telecom, consisting of our former Island Wireless and International Integrated Telephony segments and the results of our KeyTech and Innovative Acquisitions as discussed below, and iii) Renewable Energy, consisting of our former Renewable Energy segment and the results of our Vibrant Energy Acquisition.  The prior period segment information has been recast to conform to the current year’s segment presentation.

 

Acquisitions

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we completed acquisitions within our International Telecom, Renewable Energy and U.S. Telecom segments (the “2016 Acquisitions”).

 

 

International Telecom

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we completed our acquisitions of a controlling interest in KeyTech Limited as well as all of the membership interests of Caribbean Asset Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Innovative group of companies (collectively, the “2016 International Telecom Acquisitions”).

 

KeyTech Limited

 

On May 3, 2016, we completed our acquisition (the “KeyTech Acquisition”) of a controlling interest in KeyTech Limited (“KeyTech”), a publicly held Bermuda company listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) that provides broadband and cable television services and other telecommunications services to residential and enterprise customers under the “Logic” name in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.  KeyTech also owned a minority interest of approximately 43% in the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd. (“BDC”), which provides wireless services in Bermuda under the “CellOne” name. As part of the transaction, the Company contributed its ownership interest of approximately 43% in BDC and approximately $42 million in cash in exchange for a 51% ownership interest in KeyTech. As part of the transaction, BDC was merged with and into a company within the KeyTech group and the approximate 15% interest in BDC held, in the aggregate, by BDC’s minority shareholders was converted into the right to receive common shares in KeyTech. Following the transaction, BDC became wholly owned by KeyTech, and KeyTech continues to be listed on the BSX. A portion of the cash proceeds that KeyTech received

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upon closing was used to fund a one-time special dividend to KeyTech’ s existing shareholders and to retire KeyTech’s subordinated debt. On May 3, 2016, we began consolidating the results of KeyTech within our financial statements in our International Telecom segment.

 

The KeyTech Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination of a controlling interest in KeyTech in accordance with ASC 805 and the acquisition of an incremental ownership interest in BDC in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation.  The total purchase consideration of $41.6 million of cash was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition. 

 

Innovative

 

On July 1, 2016,we completed its acquisition of all of the membership interests of Caribbean Asset Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Innovative group of companies operating cable television, Internet, wireless and landline services in the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten (“Innovative”), from the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (“CFC”). We acquired the Innovative operations for a contractual purchase price of $145 million, reduced by purchase price adjustments of $4.9 million (the “Innovative Transaction”).  In connection with the transaction, we financed $60 million of the purchase price with a loan from an affiliate of CFC, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (“RTFC”) on the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement by and among RTFC, CAH and ATN VI Holdings, LLC, the parent entity of CAH and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  We funded $50.9 million of the purchase price in cash and will pay $27.8 million to fund Innovative’s pension and other postretirement benefit obligations in the fourth quarter of 2016. At September 30, 2016 approximately $1.4 million of purchase price was accrued to settle working capital adjustments.  Following the purchase, our current operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the “Choice” name will be combined with Innovative to deliver residential and business subscribers a full range of telecommunications and media services.  On July 1, 2016, we began consolidating the results of Innovative within our financial statements in our International Telecom segment.

 

Following the Innovative Acquisition, our current operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the “Choice” name will be combined with Innovative to deliver residential and business subscribers a full range of telecommunications and media services.  Beginning July 1, 2016, the results of the Innovative Acquisition were included in our International Telecom segment.

 

The Innovative Transaction was accounted as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805.  The consideration transferred of $112.3 million, and used for the purchase price allocation, differed from the contractual purchase price of $145.0 million, due to certain GAAP purchase price adjustments related primarily to changes in working capital of $4.9 million and our agreeing to subsequently settle assumed pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities of $27.8 million.  As of September 30, 2016, we transferred consideration of $112.3 million to the seller that was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition

 

Renewable Energy

 

Vibrant Energy

On April 7, 2016, we completed our acquisition of a solar power development portfolio in India from Armstrong Energy Global Limited (“Armstrong”), a well-known developer, builder, and owner of solar farms (the “Vibrant Energy Acquisition”). The business operates under the name Vibrant Energy. The Company also retained several Armstrong employees in the United Kingdom and India who are employed by the Company to oversee the development, construction and operation of the India solar projects. The projects to be developed initially are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and are based on a commercial and industrial business model, similar to our existing renewable energy operations in the United States.  As of April 7, 2016, the Company began consolidating the results of Vibrant Energy in its financial statements within its Renewable Energy segment.

 

The Vibrant Energy Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”).  The total purchase consideration of $6.2 million cash was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition.   

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U.S. Telecom

 

In July 2016, we acquired certain telecommunications fixed assets and the associated operations, in the western United States.  The acquisition qualified as a business combination for accounting purposes.  We transferred $9.1 million of cash consideration in the acquisition.  The consideration transferred was preliminarily allocated to approximately $10.2 million of acquired fixed assets and $1.7 million to other net liabilities, resulting in goodwill of $0.6 million. Results of operations for the business are included in the U.S. Telecom segment and are not material to our historical results of operations. 

  

Dispositions

 

Pending- U.S. Wireline Business

 

On August 8, 2016, we announced that we entered into an agreement to sell our U.S. Wireline business in the Northeast, including our integrated voice and data operations in New England and our wholesale transport operations in New York to an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners.  Following the completion of the sale, we will retain our wholesale long-distance business in our “U.S. Telecom” segment.  The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter 2017, following the satisfaction of customary regulatory approvals.

 

Completed- Turks and Caicos Operations

 

During March 2015, we sold certain assets and liabilities of our Turks and Caicos business in our International Telecom segment.  As a result, we recorded a loss of approximately $19.9 million arising from the deconsolidation of non-controlling interests of $20.0 million and a gain of $0.1 million arising from an excess of sales proceeds over the carrying value of net assets disposed of.  The net loss on disposition is included within other income (expense) and does not relate to a strategic shift in our operations.  As a result, the subsidiary’s historical results and financial position are presented within continuing operations.

 

Phase I Mobility Fund Grants

 

As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) reform of its Universal Service Fund (“USF”) program, which previously provided support to carriers seeking to offer telecommunications services in high-cost areas and to low-income households, the FCC created two new funds, including the Phase I Mobility Fund (“Mobility Fund”), a one-time award meant to support wireless coverage in underserved geographic areas in the United States. We have received FCC final approvals for $24.1 million of Mobility Fund support to our wholesale wireless business (the “Mobility Funds”) to expand voice and broadband networks in certain geographic areas in order to offer either 3G or 4G coverage. As part of the receipt of the Mobility Funds, we committed to comply with certain additional FCC construction and other requirements. A portion of these funds will be used to offset network capital costs and a portion is used to offset the costs of supporting the networks for a period of five years from the award date. In connection with our application for the Mobility Funds, we have issued approximately $10.6 million in letters of credit to the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) to secure these obligations. If we fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Funds were granted, or if we lose eligibility for the Mobility Funds, USAC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project plus penalties and may disqualify us from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund support.

 

The results of our Mobility Fund projects are included within our U.S. Telecom segment. As of September 30, 2016, we had received approximately $9.3 million in Mobility Funds. Of these funds, $3.1 million was recorded as an offset to operating expenses, $5.8 million was recorded as an offset to the cost of the property, plant, and equipment associated with these projects and, consequentially, a reduction of future depreciation expense and the remaining $0.4 million of future operating costs is recorded within current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet as of September

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30, 2016. The balance sheet presentation is based on the timing of the expected usage of the funds which will reduce future operations expenses.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Amount of

 

Percent

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

REVENUE:

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

    

 

Wireless

 

$

61,151

 

$

67,521

 

$

(6,370)

 

(9.4)

%  

Wireline

 

 

66,129

 

 

21,760

 

 

44,369

 

203.9

 

Equipment and Other

 

 

5,731

 

 

2,449

 

 

3,282

 

134.0

 

Renewable Energy

 

 

5,784

 

 

5,052

 

 

732

 

14.5

 

Total revenue

 

 

138,795

 

 

96,782

 

 

42,013

 

43.4

 

OPERATING EXPENSES  (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and access fees

 

 

36,728

 

 

20,275

 

 

16,453

 

81.1

 

Engineering and operations

 

 

16,282

 

 

11,206

 

 

5,076

 

45.3

 

Sales, marketing and customer services

 

 

8,954

 

 

6,406

 

 

2,548

 

39.8

 

Equipment expense

 

 

3,146

 

 

3,591

 

 

(445)

 

(12.4)

 

General and administrative

 

 

27,242

 

 

15,654

 

 

11,588

 

74.0

 

Transaction-related charges

 

 

2,091

 

 

2,536

 

 

(445)

 

(17.5)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21,866

 

 

14,590

 

 

7,276

 

49.9

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

349

 

 

 —

 

 

349

 

100.0

 

Loss on disposition of long-lived assets

 

 

56

 

 

 —

 

 

56

 

100.0

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

116,714

 

 

74,258

 

 

42,456

 

57.2

 

Income from operations

 

 

22,081

 

 

22,524

 

 

(443)

 

(2.0)

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

236

 

 

70

 

 

166

 

237.1

 

Interest expense

 

 

(1,787)

 

 

(865)

 

 

(922)

 

106.6

 

Other income, net

 

 

766

 

 

53

 

 

713

 

1,345.3

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(785)

 

 

(742)

 

 

(43)

 

5.8

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

21,296

 

 

21,782

 

 

(486)

 

(2.2)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

9,602

 

 

10,134

 

 

(532)

 

(5.2)

 

NET INCOME

 

 

11,694

 

 

11,648

 

 

46

 

0.4

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:

 

 

(4,523)

 

 

(5,072)

 

 

549

 

(10.8)

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

7,171

 

$

6,576

 

$

595

 

9.0

%

 

Wireless revenue.  Our wireless revenue consists of wholesale revenue generated within our U.S. Telecom segment and retail revenue generated within both our U.S. Telecom and International Telecom segments.

 

Wholesale

 

Wholesale revenue from our U.S. Telecom segment is generated from providing mobile voice or data services to the customers of other wireless carriers, the provision of network switching services and certain transport services using our wireless networks.  Wholesale revenue is primarily driven by the number of sites and base stations we operate, the amount of voice and data traffic from the subscribers of other carriers that each of these sites generates and the rates we are paid from our carrier customers for carrying that traffic.

 

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The most significant competitive factor we face in our U.S. Telecom’s wholesale wireless business is the extent to which our carrier customers choose to roam on our networks or elect to build or acquire their own infrastructure in a market, reducing or eliminating their need for our services in those markets. Occasionally, we have entered into buildout projects with existing carrier customers to help the customer accelerate the buildout of a given area. Pursuant to these arrangements, we agree to incur the cost of building and operating a network in a newly designated area meeting specified conditions. In exchange, the carrier agrees to lease us spectrum in that area and enter into a contract with specific pricing and terms. These arrangements typically include a purchase right in favor of the carrier to purchase that portion of the network for a predetermined price, depending on when the option to purchase is exercised. We currently have one buildout arrangement of approximately 100 built cell sites, which provides the carrier with an option to purchase such sites exercisable beginning no earlier than 2018. At this time, we cannot predict whether the purchase option will be exercised.

 

Our U.S. Telecom’s wholesale revenue decreased by $8.9 million, or 20.6%, to $34.3 million from $43.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  This decrease was the result of a reduction in wholesale roaming rates partially offset by growth in data traffic volumes due to capacity and technology upgrades to our network and the increase in the number of base stations to 926 from 861 as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  

 

We expect revenues to decline and margins to contract as a result of the necessary steps we have taken to significantly reduce rates in exchange for longer‑term contracts with carriers.  While we expect that wholesale data volumes will continue to increase during 2016 and into 2017 due to increased demand combined with our increased capacity, we expect that our reduced rates will more than offset any revenue increase resulting from increased data volumes. We believe that this new model has much lower risk in that the extended term and reduced pricing create a potential for a long‑lived shared infrastructure solution with carriers

 

Retail

 

Retail revenues are generated from providing mobile voice or data services to our subscribers in both our U.S. Telecom and International Telecom segments.  Retail revenues also include roaming revenues generated by other carriers’ customers roaming into our retail markets.

 

Retail revenue accounted for the remaining $26.9 million and $24.3 million of our wireless revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of $2.6 million, or 10.7%.  Of this increase, $0.5 million was attributable to our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions with the remaining increase being attributable to our U.S. Telecom’s retail business.  During late 2015, we modified our definition of an active subscriber which resulted in a decrease in wireless subscribers.  This change was retroactively applied to the reported subscribers for September 30, 2015. Our wireless subscribers increased slightly to 353,000 from 352,000 as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.   

 

We expect retail revenues to remain relatively unchanged in future periods.  Growth in revenue from anticipated subscriber growth may be offset by a decline in roaming revenues because many visitors’ home market carriers continue to charge their customers unusually high rates for roaming services, resulting in lowered overall roaming traffic in these markets. Roaming revenues in these markets are also subject to seasonality and can fluctuate between quarters.

  

Wireline revenue.    Wireline revenue is generated by our International Telecom and U.S. Telecom segments.  Within our International Telecom segment, revenue is generated in Bermuda and the Caribbean (including the U.S. Virgin Islands) and includes internet, voice, international long-distance and media service revenues.  In our U.S. Telecom segment, revenue is generated by our integrated voice and data operations in New England, our wholesale transport operations in New York and our wholesale long-distance voice services to telecommunications carriers.  Wireline revenue includes basic service fees, measured service revenue, and internet access fees, as well as installation charges for new lines, monthly line rental charges, long-distance or toll charges, and maintenance.

 

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Wireline revenue increased by $44.3 million, or 203.2%, to $66.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $21.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.   The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which generated $43.7 million of wireline revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2016.   The remaining increase in wireline revenue was generated by our integrated voice and data operations as well as our wholesale transport operations within our U.S. Telecom segment as a result of increased traffic volumes.

 

On August 8, 2016, we announced that we had entered into an agreement to sell our U.S. Wireline business in the Northeast, including our integrated voice and data operations in New England and our wholesale transport operations in New York, which generate a combined $21 million in revenue per year, to an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners.  Following the completion of the sale, we will retain our wholesale long-distance business in our “U.S. Telecom” segment.  The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, following the satisfaction of customary regulatory approvals.   We expect that wireline revenue within the U.S. Telecom segment will remain relatively unchanged until the close of the transaction and that our remaining U.S. Telecom wireline revenue will be immaterial to the segment.

 

Within our International Telecom segment, we anticipate that wireline revenue from our international long‑distance business in Guyana will continue to decrease, principally as a result of the loss of market share, should we cease to be the exclusive provider of domestic fixed and international long‑distance service in Guyana, whether by reason of the Government of Guyana implementing recently-passed legislation or new regulations or lack of enforcement of our exclusive rights. While the loss of our exclusive rights will likely cause an immediate reduction in our wireline revenue, over the longer term, such declines may be offset by increased revenue from data services to consumers and enterprises in Guyana, an increase in regulated local calling rates in Guyana, an increase in wholesale transport services and large enterprise and agency sales in the United States.  We anticipate that wireline revenue within our USVI business will remain fairly consistent in future periods.

We currently cannot predict when or if the Government of Guyana will take any action to implement such legislation or any other action that would otherwise affect our exclusive rights in Guyana. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

 

Renewable Energy revenue.  Renewable energy revenue represents revenue from the sale of electricity through long-term (10 to 25 years) power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) as well as the sale of solar renewable energy credits (“SRECs”).

 

Renewable energy revenue increased $0.7 million, or 13.7%, to $5.8 million from $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  This increase was primarily the result of increased production and certain customer contract price escalations.

 

Our PPAs, which are typically priced at or below local retail electricity rates, allow our customers to secure electricity at predictable and stable prices over the duration of their long-term contract. As such, our PPAs provide us with high-quality contracted cash flows, which will continue over their average remaining life.  For these reasons, we expect that Renewable Energy revenue from our current portfolio of commercial solar projects will remain fairly consistent in future periods.

 

With the closing of our Vibrant Energy Acquisition, we are currently developing projects in India to provide distributed generation solar power to corporate and utility customers and expect to begin generating revenue during the fourth quarter of 2016 or first quarter of 2017, with a target of development of at least 250 MW in solar energy projects through the end of 2018. When fully developed, we expect that margins from this portfolio of projects will be in line with our current domestic solar operations.

 

Equipment and other revenue.  Equipment and other revenue represents wireless equipment sales, primarily handsets, to retail telecommunications customers within both our U.S. Telecom and International Telecom

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segments.  Equipment and other revenue also includes equipment rental income within our International Telecom segment and consulting fees within our Renewable Energy segment.

 

Equipment and other revenue increased by $3.3 million, or 137.5% to $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which generated $2.9 million of equipment and other revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  Other markets within our International Telecom segment increased their equipment and other revenues by $0.3 million.  

 

We believe that equipment and other revenue could continue to increase at a slower pace as a result of gross subscriber additions, continued growth in smartphone penetration and continued customer incentives such as device subsidies.

Termination and access fee.  Termination and access fee expenses are charges that we pay for voice and data transport circuits (in particular, the circuits between our wireless sites and our switches), internet capacity, other access fees we pay to terminate our calls, customer bad debt expense, telecommunication spectrum fees and direct costs associated with our Renewable Energy segment.

 

Termination and access fees increased by $16.4 million, or 80.8%, to $36.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $20.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which incurred $16.6 million of termination and access fees during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  Our U.S. telecom segment incurred an increase in termination and access fees of $0.4 million as a result of increased traffic volumes within our wholesale long-distance voice operations.  This increase was partially offset by decreases within the Guyana market of our other International Telecom segment’s operations of $0.6 million. 

 

We expect that these expenses will increase upon the completion of the Vibrant Energy construction projects but will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues in future periods.

  

Engineering and operations expenses.  Engineering and operations expenses include the expenses associated with developing, operating and supporting our expanding telecommunications networks and renewable energy operations, including the salaries and benefits paid to employees directly involved in the development and operation of our networks and renewable energy operations.

 

Engineering and operations expenses increased by $5.1 million, or 45.5%, to $16.3 million from $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which incurred $7.2 million of engineering and operations expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  This increase was partially offset by a $1.2 million reduction in our Guyana operations and a $1.1 million reduction in our U.S. Telecom segment which both experienced operating efficiencies during the quarter.

 

In the near term, we expect to incur additional engineering and operations expenses necessary to continue the construction of our Vibrant Energy projects and complete technology upgrades released to our acquired International Telecom businesses. However, upon completion of the construction, we expect that engineering and operations will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues.

 

Sales and marketing expenses.    Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and benefits we pay to sales personnel, customer service expenses, sales commissions and the costs associated with the development and implementation of our promotion and marketing campaigns.

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $2.6 million, or 40.6%, to $9.0 million from $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions incurred $3.1 million of expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  Partially offsetting this increase was a $0.5

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million decrease in our Guyana operations which incurred higher than usual sales and marketing expenses during 2015 in connection with product rebranding initiatives.

 

We expect that sales, marketing and customer service expenses remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues in future periods.

 

Equipment expenses.  Equipment expenses include the costs of our handset and customer resale equipment in our retail businesses.

 

Equipment expenses decreased by $0.5 million, or 13.9%, to $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in handset sales within the retail operations of our U.S. Telecom segment and in data modem sales within our International Telecom segment.

 

We believe that equipment expenses could continue to increase as a result of the increase in demand for smartphones and modems by our subscribers partially driven by customer incentives such as device subsidies.

 

General and administrative expenses.  General and administrative expenses include salaries, benefits and related costs for general corporate functions including executive management, finance and administration, legal and regulatory, facilities, information technology and human resources. General and administrative expenses also include internal costs associated with our performance of due-diligence in connection with acquisition activities.

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $11.5 million, or 73.2%, to $27.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $15.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.  The 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions contributed $10.8 million of this increase.  Of the remaining $0.7 million increase, $1.2 million was incurred within our corporate overhead to help support our recent acquisitions and $0.6 million was incurred within our Renewable Energy segment in connection with our recent Vibrant Energy Acquisition.  Partially offsetting these increases was a $1.2 million reduction in general and administrative expenses within the Guyana market of our International Telecom segment as a result of certain prior year legal charges and current year operating efficiencies.

 

We expect that these general and administrative expenses will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues in future periods.  However, we also expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses necessary to continue the construction of our Vibrant Energy projects that will disproportionately affect our Renewable Energy results until such projects start to become operational.

 

Transaction-related charges.  Transaction-related charges include the external costs, such as legal, tax, accounting and consulting fees directly associated with acquisition and disposition-related activities, which are expensed as incurred. Transaction-related charges do not include internal costs, such as employee salary and travel-related expenses, incurred in connection with acquisitions or dispositions or any integration-related costs.

 

We incurred $2.1 million and $2.5 million of transaction‑related charges during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A majority of the 2016 expenses was related to the 2016 International Telecom acquisitions and our pending sale of our U.S. Wireline business.

 

We expect that transaction- related expenses will continue throughout the remainder of 2016 related to our pending U.S. Wireline business, albeit at a substantially reduced amount. Thereafter, transaction related expenses will continue to be incurred from time to time as we continue to explore additional acquisition and investment opportunities.

Depreciation and amortization expenses.  Depreciation and amortization expenses represent the depreciation and amortization charges we record on our property and equipment and on certain intangible assets.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $7.3 million, or 50.0%, to $21.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $14.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which recognized $7.0 million of depreciation and

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amortization expense during the three months ended September 30, 2016 as well as increases of $0.5 million and $0.3 million of expense within our U.S. Telecom segment and corporate overhead, respectively, as a result of our expanding telecom networks and an increase in corporate overhead assets, respectively.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million within our other businesses within our International Telecom segment.

 

We expect depreciation expense to increase as we acquire more tangible assets to expand or upgrade our telecommunications networks, build or acquire solar power generating facilities and amortize intangible assets recorded in connection with acquisitions.

Impairment of long-lived assets.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we assessed the value of a tradename used within our International Telecom segment.  As a result of that assessment, we concluded that the book value such tradename exceeded its fair value and as a result, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016.   

  

Loss on disposition of long-lived assets.   During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we disposed of certain assets within our International Telecom segment and recognized a loss on such disposition of $0.1 million.

Interest income.  Interest income represents interest earned on our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investment balances.

Interest income increased to $0.2 million from $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We expect that interest income may decline in future periods as we deploy cash balances for acquisitions and the development of our solar portfolio in India.

Interest expense.  We incur interest expense on the financed portion of the Innovative Acquisition purchase price, the term loans assumed in the KeyTech and Ahana Acquisitions, commitment fees, letter of credit fees, amortization of debt issuance costs and interest incurred on our outstanding credit facilities.

Interest expense increased by $0.9 million to $1.8 million from $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The increase reflects the interest on the debt assumed with the KeyTech Acquisition and interest incurred on debt used to finance a portion of the Innovative Acquisition.

We expect that interest expense will decline in future periods as our amortizing term loans are repaid.

Other income (expense), net.  Other income (expense), net represents miscellaneous non-operational income we earned or expenses we incurred. Other income (expense), net was $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The majority of other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is the result of a gain on a foreign currency transaction.

 

 Income taxes.  Our effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were 45.1% and 46.5%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was impacted by the following items: (i) certain transactional charges incurred in connection with our recent acquisitions that had no tax benefit, (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate, and (iii) $1.6 million provision (net) to record multiple discrete items.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was impacted by the following items: (i) the $19.9 million loss on deconsolidation within our International Telecom business that had no tax benefit and (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate.  Our effective tax rate is based upon estimated income before provision for income taxes for the year, composition of the income in different countries, and adjustments, if any, in the applicable quarterly periods for potential tax consequences, benefits and/or resolutions of tax contingencies. Our consolidated tax rate will continue to be impacted by the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate.

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests.  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests reflected an allocation of $4.5 million and $5.1 million of income generated by our less than wholly-owned subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  

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Net income attributable to ATN International, Inc. stockholders.  Net income attributable to ATN International, Inc. stockholders increased to $7.2 million from $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

On a per share basis, net income increased to $0.44 per diluted share from $0.41 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Results of Operations

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Amount of

 

Percent

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUE:

 

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

    

 

Wireless

 

$

177,300

 

$

185,272

 

$

(7,972)

 

(4.3)

%  

Wireline

 

 

122,190

 

 

63,520

 

 

58,670

 

92.4

 

Equipment and Other

 

 

12,046

 

 

8,030

 

 

4,016

 

50.0

 

Renewable Energy

 

 

16,935

 

 

15,631

 

 

1,304

 

8.3

 

Total revenue

 

$

328,471

 

$

272,453

 

$

56,018

 

20.6

%  

OPERATING EXPENSES  (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and access fees

 

 

80,479

 

 

57,755

 

 

22,724

 

39.3

 

Engineering and operations

 

 

36,270

 

 

28,591

 

 

7,679

 

26.9

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

22,387

 

 

17,634

 

 

4,753

 

27.0

 

Equipment expense

 

 

10,498

 

 

10,228

 

 

270

 

2.6

 

General and administrative

 

 

63,949

 

 

43,992

 

 

19,957

 

45.4

 

Transaction-related charges

 

 

16,156

 

 

2,852

 

 

13,304

 

466.5

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

1,785

 

 

 —

 

 

1,785

 

100.0

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

52,913

 

 

43,813

 

 

9,100

 

20.8

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

11,425

 

 

 —

 

 

11,425

 

100.0

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

(7,304)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,304)

 

(100.0)

 

Loss (gain) on disposition of long-lived asset

 

 

27

 

 

(2,823)

 

 

2,850

 

(101.0)

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

288,585

 

$

202,042

 

$

86,543

 

42.8

%  

Income from operations

 

$

39,886

 

$

70,411

 

$

(30,525)

 

(43.4)

%  

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

929

 

 

280

 

 

649

 

231.8

 

Interest expense

 

 

(3,674)

 

 

(2,433)

 

 

(1,241)

 

51.0

 

Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary

 

 

 —

 

 

(19,937)

 

 

19,937

 

(100.0)

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

643

 

 

118

 

 

525

 

444.9

 

Other income (expense), net

 

$

(2,102)

 

$

(21,972)

 

$

19,870

 

(90.4)

%  

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

37,784

 

 

48,439

 

 

(10,655)

 

(22.0)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

17,178

 

 

22,655

 

 

(5,477)

 

(24.2)

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

20,606

 

 

25,784

 

 

(5,178)

 

(20.1)

 

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 —

 

$

390

 

$

(390)

 

(100.0)

%  

NET INCOME

 

 

20,606

 

 

26,174

 

 

(5,568)

 

(21.3)

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:

 

 

(10,400)

 

 

(13,417)

 

 

3,017

 

(22.5)

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATN INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

10,206

 

$

12,757

 

$

(2,551)

 

(20.0)

%  

 

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Wholesale

 

Our U.S. Telecom’s wholesale revenue decreased by $9.4 million, or 8.3%, to $103.1 million from $112.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  This decrease was the result of a reduction in wholesale roaming rates partially offset by growth in data traffic volumes due to capacity and technology upgrades to our network and the increase in the number of base stations to 926 from 861 as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  

 

Retail

 

Retail revenue accounted for the remaining $74.2 million and $72.8 million of our wireless revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of $1.4 million, or 1.9%.  Of this increase, our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions generated $0.5 million of retail wireless revenue with the remaining increase being attributable to our U.S. telecom’s retail business.  During late 2015, we modified our definition of an active subscriber which resulted in a decrease in wireless subscribers.  This change was retroactively applied to the reported subscribers for September 30, 2015.  Our wireless subscribers slightly increased to 353,000 from 352,000 as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  However, a decrease in roaming revenue due to anticipated rate declines resulted in the decline in retail revenue.  

 

Wireline revenue.    Wireline revenue increased by $58.7 million, or 92.4%, to $122.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $63.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.   The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which generated $57.0 million of wireline revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.   The remaining increase was generated by our Guyana market as a result of increased subscribers and related broadband data revenues.

 

Renewable energy revenue.  Renewable energy revenue increased $1.3 million, or 8.3%, to $16.9 million from $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  This increase was primarily the result of increased production and certain customer contract price escalations.

 

Equipment and other revenue.  Equipment and other revenue increased by $4.0 million, or 50.0% to $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which incurred $3.7 million of equipment and other revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. 

 

Termination and access fee expenses.  Termination and access fees increased by $22.7 million, or 39.3%, to $80.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $57.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.   The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which incurred $22.0 million of termination and access fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. These increases were partially offset by decreases in other markets within our International Telecom segment of $0.6 million and a decrease of $0.5 million as a result of the March 2015 sale of our operations in Turks and Caicos.

 

Termination and access fees increased by $1.8 million within the wholesale wireless operations of our U.S. Telecom segment as a result of increased data traffic volumes, costs related to additional technologies and the expansion and upgrade of our networks.

 

Engineering and operations expenses.  Engineering and operations expenses increased by $7.7 million, or 26.9%, to $36.3 million from $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which incurred $8.2 million of engineering and operations expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  This increase was partially offset by a $0.4 million reduction in our U.S. Telecom segment which experienced operating efficiencies during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

 Sales and marketing expenses.    Sales and marketing expenses increased by $4.8 million, or 27.3%, to $22.4 million from $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Our 2016

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International Telecom Acquisitions incurred $4.0 million of sales and marketing expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The remaining $0.8 million increase was primarily incurred within our International Telecom segment as a result of increased promotional spending in Guyana.

 

Equipment expenses.  Equipment expenses increased by $0.3 million, or 2.9%, to $10.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in handset and data modem sales within our International Telecom segment and an increase in handset sales in the retail operations within our U.S. Telecom segment.

 

 General and administrative expenses.  General and administrative expenses increased by $19.9 million, or 45.2%, to $63.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $44.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  The 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions incurred $14.4 million of this increase.  Of the remaining $5.5 million increase, $3.1 million was incurred within our corporate overhead to help support our recent acquisitions, $0.9 million was incurred within our Renewable Energy segment in connection with our recent Vibrant Energy Acquisition and $2.1 million was incurred  within our U.S. Telecom segment primarily as a result of the conclusion of a transition services agreement entered into to provide support services following the sale of our Alltel business which was accounted for as an offset to the expenses in previous periods.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million within our International Telecom segment as a result of the March 2015 sale of our operations in Turks and Caicos.

 

 Transaction-related charges.  We incurred $16.2 million and $2.9 million of transaction‑related charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A substantial majority of the 2016 expenses was related to the Vibrant Energy, KeyTech and Innovative Acquisitions.

 

Restructuring charges.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we incurred $1.8 million of certain non-recurring restructuring costs in connection with the KeyTech Acquisition.

Depreciation and amortization expenses.  Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $9.1 million, or 20.8%, to $52.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $43.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily the result of our 2016 International Telecom Acquisitions which recognized $9.5 million of expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as well as increases of $0.6 million and $0.8 million of expense within our U.S. Telecom segment and corporate overhead, respectively, as a result of our expanding telecom networks and an increase in corporate overhead assets, respectively.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $1.9 million in our other businesses within our International Telecom segment including the effects of the March 2015 sale of our operations in Turks and Caicos.

 

 Impairment of long-lived assets.  During June 2016, as a result of recent industry consolidation activities and a review of strategic alternatives for our U.S. Wireline business in the Northeast, the Company identified factors indicating the carrying amount of certain assets may not be recoverable.  More specifically, the factors included the competitive environment, recent industry consolidation, and the Company’s view of future opportunities in the market which began to evolve in the second quarter of 2016 as discussed in Note 6 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.  

 

As a result of this transaction and the recent developments in the market, we determined it was appropriate to assess the reporting unit’s assets for impairment.  The reporting unit holds three types of assets for purposes of impairment testing: i) other assets such as accounts receivable and inventory, ii) long lived assets such as property plant and equipment, and iii) goodwill.  We first assessed the other assets for impairment and determined no impairment was appropriate.  Second, the property, plant and equipment was assessed for impairment.  The impairment test compared the undiscounted cash flows from the use and eventual disposition of the asset group to its carrying amount and determined the carrying amount was not recoverable.  The impairment loss of $3.6 million was equal to the amount by which the carrying amount exceeded the fair value.  Third management assessed goodwill for impairment following the two step impairment test.  The carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeded its fair value, after considering the $3.6 million asset impairment.  The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of goodwill to measure the amount of impairment loss.  The impairment loss equaled $7.5 million.  We utilized the income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, which considered both the

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purchase agreement and cash flows discounted at a rate of 14% in its fair value calculations. In total, we recorded an impairment charge of $11.1 million.  The impairment charge is included in income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

We also assessed the value of a tradename used within our International Telecom segment.  As a result of that assessment, we concluded that the book value of such tradename exceeded its fair value and as a result, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.   

 

Bargain purchase gain. In connection with the KeyTech Transaction, we recorded a bargain purchase gain of $7.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The purchase price and resulting bargain purchase gain are the result of the market conditions and competitive environment in which KeyTech operates along with the Company's strategic position and resources in those same markets.  Both companies realized that their combined resources would accelerate the transformation of both companies to better serve customers in these markets.  The bargain purchase gain is included in operating income in the accompanying income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. 

 

Gain on disposition of long-lived assets.   During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we sold certain network assets and telecommunications licenses in our U.S. Telecom segment and recognized a gain on such disposition of $2.8 million.

Interest income.   Interest income increased to $0.9 million from $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Interest expense.  Interest expense increased by $1.3 million to $3.7 million from $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The increase reflects the interest on the debt assumed with the KeyTech Acquisition and interest incurred on debt used to finance a portion of the Innovative Acquisition. 

Other income (expense), net.  Other income (expense), net represents miscellaneous non-operational income we earned or expenses we incurred. Other income (expense), net was $0.6 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The majority of other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is the result of a $0.4 million gain on a foreign currency transaction.

 

Income taxes.  Our effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were 45.5% and 46.8%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was impacted by the following items: (i) certain transactional charges incurred in connection with our recent acquisitions that had no tax benefit, (ii) an impairment charge to write down the value of assets related to our wireline business, (iii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate, and (iv) $2.2 million provision (net) to record multiple discrete items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was impacted by the following items:  (i) the $19.9 million loss on deconsolidation within its International Telecom business that had no tax benefit and (ii) the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate.  Our effective tax rate is based upon estimated income before provision for income taxes for the year, composition of the income in different countries, and adjustments, if any, in the applicable quarterly periods for potential tax consequences, benefits and/or resolutions of tax contingencies. Our consolidated tax rate will continue to be impacted by the mix of income generated among the jurisdictions in which we operate.

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests.  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests reflected an allocation of $10.4 million and $13.4 million of income generated by our less than wholly-owned subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  

 

Net income attributable to ATN International, Inc. stockholders.  Net income attributable to ATN International, Inc. stockholders decreased to $10.2 million from $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

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On a per share basis, net income decreased to $0.63 per diluted share from $0.79 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Regulatory and Tax Issues

 

We are involved in a number of regulatory and tax proceedings. A material and adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and future operations.  For discussion of ongoing proceedings, see Note 13 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, we have met our operational liquidity needs through a combination of cash on hand and internally generated funds and have funded capital expenditures and acquisitions with a combination of internally generated funds, cash on hand, proceeds from dispositions and borrowings under our credit facilities. We believe our current cash, cash equivalents and availability under our current credit facility will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for at least the next twelve months for working capital needs and capital expenditures.

Uses of Cash

 

Acquisitions and Investments.  Historically, we have funded our acquisitions with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facilities. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we funded the KeyTech Acquisition and Vibrant Energy Acquisition with $33.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively, of cash (net of cash acquired).  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we funded the Innovative Acquisition with $50.9 million in cash and financed the remaining $60.0 million of the purchase price with a loan from an affiliate of the seller, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative.  During the fourth quarter of 2016, we expect to pay an additional $27.8 million for the Innovative Acquisition in connection with our funding of Innovative’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

We continue to explore opportunities to expand our telecommunications and renewable energy businesses or acquire new businesses and licenses in the United States, the Caribbean and elsewhere. Such acquisitions, including acquisitions of renewable energy assets, may require external financing. While there can be no assurance as to whether, when or on what terms we will be able to acquire any such businesses or licenses or make such investments, such acquisitions may be accomplished through the issuance of shares of our capital stock, payment of cash or incurrence of additional debt. From time to time, we may raise capital ahead of any definitive use of proceeds to allow us to move more quickly and opportunistically if an attractive investment materializes.

As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $294.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investments. Of this amount, $103.3 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries and is permanently invested outside the United States.  We expect to pay an additional $27.8 million for the funding of Innovative’s pension plans and postretirement benefit plans in connection with our Innovative Acquisition.

In addition, we had approximately $118.9 million of debt as of September 30, 2016. How and when we deploy our balance sheet capacity will figure prominently in our longer-term growth prospects and stockholder returns.

Capital Expenditures.  A significant use of our cash has been for capital expenditures to expand and upgrade our telecommunications networks as well as for acquisitions.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we spent approximately $78.5 million and $46.0 million, respectively, on capital expenditures. The following notes our capital expenditures, by operating segment, for these periods (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

International

 

 

Renewable

 

 

Reconciling

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

Telecom

 

 

Telecom

 

 

Energy

 

 

Items  (1)

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

2016

 

$

26,709

 

$

36,543

 

$

10,326

 

$

4,877

 

$

78,455

 

 

2015

 

 

27,632

 

 

15,797

 

 

26

 

 

2,576

 

 

46,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  Reconciling items refer to corporate overhead costs and consolidating adjustments.

 

We are continuing to invest in upgrading and expanding our telecommunications networks and renewable energy assets in many of our markets, along with upgrading our operating and business support systems. We currently anticipate that capital expenditures for the combined U.S. Telecom and International Telecom segments, including the recent KeyTech and Innovative Acquisitions, for the year ending December 31, 2016 will be between $95 million and $110 million and capital expenditures for our Renewable Energy segment will be between $40 million and $50 million for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

We expect to fund our current capital expenditures primarily from our current cash balances and cash generated from operations.

 

Income taxes.    We have historically used cash‑on‑hand to make payments for income taxes.  Our policy is to indefinitely reinvest the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, and accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, our effective tax rates were 45.5% and 46.8%, respectively, as a result of certain acquisition and disposition related charges being incurred which had no tax benefit.

 

Dividends.    We use cash-on-hand to make dividend payments to our common stockholders when declared by our Board of Directors. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, our Board declared dividends to our stockholders, which includes a $0.34 per share dividend declared on September 19, 2016 and paid on October 7, 2016, of $5.5 million. We have declared quarterly dividends for the last 72 fiscal quarters.

 

Stock repurchase plan.     In September 2004, our Board of Directors approved a $5.0 million stock buyback plan (the “2004 Repurchase Plan”).  Through September 19, 2016, we repurchased $4.1 million of our common stock, including $2.0 million during the third quarter of 2016, under the 2004 Repurchase Plan.

 

On September 19, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions (the “2016 Repurchase Plan”).  The 2016 Repurchase Plan replaces the 2004 Repurchase Plan.  As of September 30, 2016, we have not repurchased any of our common stock under the 2016 Repurchase Plan.

 

Sources of Cash

 

Total liquidity.     As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $294.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investments a decrease of $97.6 million from the December 31, 2015 balance of $392.0 million. The decrease is primarily attributable to the use of $152.5 million to fund our 2016 Acquisitions and $89.3 million for our capital expenditures (which includes $10.9 million of deposits made in connection with an upcoming spectrum license auction).  These uses were partially offset by cash provided by our operating activities of $92.1 million.  During the fourth quarter of 2016, we expect to pay an additional $27.8 million for the funding of Innovative’ s pension plans and postretirement benefit plans in connection with our Innovative Acquisition.

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Cash provided by operations.     Cash provided by operating activities was $92.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as compared to $113.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  The decrease of $21.0 million included a decrease in cash provided by operations within our U.S. Telecom segment of $17.2 million primarily related to a reduction in wholesale roaming rates, and decreases in cash provided by operations within our International Telecom and Renewable Energy segments of $8.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, primarily as a result of certain expenses incurred within both of these segments for acquisition related charges.  Cash flow from operations within our corporate overhead decreased by $6.0 million primarily in preparation for the completion of the 2016 Acquisitions.

  

Cash used in investing activities.  Cash used in investing activities was $278.1 million and $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The increase in usage of cash for investing activities of $265.3 million was primarily related to the use of $152.5 million to fund our 2016 Acquisitions, an increase in our capital expenditures (which includes $10.9 million for the purchases of spectrum licenses and related deposits) of $43.3 million, and a $27.8 million increase in restricted cash that will be contributed to Innovatives pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes $39.0 million of cash provided by the final receipt of the escrowed funds from our 2013 sale of the retail wireless business operated under the Alltel name.

 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, cash provided by financing activities was $46.6 million as compared to cash used in financing activities of $28.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  The $75.4 million increase was primarily the result of $60.0 million of borrowings used to fund a portion of the Innovative Acquisition and an investment made by a minority shareholder of $21.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

Credit facility.    On December 19, 2014, we amended and restated our then existing credit facility with CoBank, ACB and a syndicate of other lenders to provide for a $225.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) that includes (i) up to $10 million under the Credit Facility for standby or trade letters of credit, (ii) up to $25.0 million under the Credit Facility for letters of credit that are necessary or desirable to qualify for disbursements from the FCC’s Mobility Fund and (iii) up to $10.0 million under a swingline sub-facility.

Amounts we may borrow under the Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.50% to 1.75% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 0.75%.  Swingline loans will bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable margin for base rate loans.  The base rate is equal to the higher of (i) 1.00% plus the higher of (x) the one-week LIBOR and (y) the one-month LIBOR; (ii) the federal funds effective rate (as defined in the Credit Facility) plus 0.50% per annum; and (iii) the prime rate (as defined in the Credit Facility). The applicable margin is determined based on the ratio (as further defined in the Credit Agreement) of our indebtedness to EBITDA. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we must also pay a fee ranging from 0.175% to 0.250% of the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility over each calendar quarter.

The Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including a financial covenant that imposes a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA as well as covenants by us limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. In addition, the Credit Facility contains a financial covenant by us that imposes a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA. As of September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Credit Facility.

On January 11, 2016, we amended the Credit Facility to provide for lender consent to, among other actions, (i) the contribution by the Company of all of its equity interests in ATN Bermuda Holdings, Ltd. to ATN Overseas Holdings, Ltd. in connection with the KeyTech Transaction, and subject to the closing of the KeyTech Transaction, a one-time, non-pro rata cash distribution by KeyTech of $12.7 million to certain of KeyTech’s shareholders; and (ii) the incurrence by certain subsidiaries of the Company of secured debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $60.0 million in connection with our option to finance a portion of the Innovative Transaction. The Amendment increases the

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amount the Company is permitted to invest in “unrestricted” subsidiaries of the Company, which are not subject to the covenants of the Credit Facility, from $275.0 million to $400.0 million (as such increased amount shall be reduced from time to time by the aggregate amount of certain dividend payments to the Company’s stockholders).    The Amendment also provides for the incurrence by the Company of incremental term loan facilities, when combined with increases to revolving loan commitments under the Credit Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200.0 million, which facilities shall be subject to certain conditions, including pro forma compliance with the total net leverage ratio financial covenant under the Credit Facility.

 

As of September 30, 2016, we had no borrowings under the Credit Facility and approximately $10.6 million of outstanding letters of credit.

Ahana Debt

In connection with the Ahana Acquisition on December 24, 2014, we assumed $38.9 million in debt (the “Ahana Debt”). The Ahana Debt includes multiple loan agreements with banks that bear interest at rates between 4.5% and 6.0%, mature at various times between 2018 and 2023 and are secured by certain solar facilities. Repayment of the Ahana Debt with the banks is made on a monthly basis until maturity.

The Ahana Debt includes a loan from Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G). The note payable to PSE&G bears interest at 11.3%, matures in 2027, and is secured by certain solar facilities. Repayment of the Ahana Debt with PSE&G can be made in either cash or SRECs, at our discretion.  The value of the SRECs was fixed at the time of the loan’s closing.

As of September 30, 2016, $27.7 million of the Ahana Debt remained outstanding.

 

KeyTech Debt

In connection with the KeyTech Transaction on May 3, 2016, we assumed $35.4 million in debt (the “KeyTech Debt”) in the form of a loan from HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited.  The KeyTech Debt matures in 2021, bears interest of the three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25%, and repayment is made quarterly until maturity.  The debt is secured by the property and assets of certain KeyTech subsidiaries. 

As of September 30, 2016, $32.1 million of the KeyTech Debt remained outstanding.

 

Innovative Debt

We funded the Innovative Acquisition with $50.9 million in cash and financed the remaining $60.0 million of the purchase price with a loan from an affiliate of the seller, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative.  The Company paid a fee of $0.9 million to lock the interest rate at 4% per annum over the term of the debt.  The fee was recorded as a reduction to the debt carrying amount and will be amortized over the life of the loan.  Interest is paid quarterly and principal repayment is not required until maturity on July 1, 2026.

 

As of September 30, 2016, $60.0 million of the Innovative Debt remained outstanding and $0.8 million of the rate lock fee were unamortized.

 

 

Factors Affecting Sources of Liquidity

 

Internally generated funds. The key factors affecting our internally generated funds are demand for our services, competition, regulatory developments, economic conditions in the markets where we operate our businesses and industry trends within the telecommunications and renewable energy industries. 

 

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Restrictions under Credit Facility.     Our Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes.

 

In addition, the Credit Facility contains a financial covenant that imposes a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA. As of September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Credit Facility.

 

Capital markets.     Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets depends on, among other things, general economic conditions, the conditions of the telecommunications and renewable energy industries, our financial performance, the state of the capital markets and our compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements for the offering of securities. On June 6, 2014, the SEC declared effective our “universal” shelf registration statement. This filing registered potential future offering of our securities.

 

Completed Acquisitions.     As discussed above, we funded the 2016 Acquisitions with $152.5 million of cash, net of cash acquired.  In addition, we financed $60.0 million of the Innovative Acquisition purchase price with a loan from an affiliate of the seller, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative. During the fourth quarter of 2016, we expect to pay an additional $27.8 million for the funding of Innovative’ s pension plans and postretirement benefit plans in connection with our Innovative Acquisition.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. The revenue standard is based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the new standard's effective date by one year. The new standard is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The FASB will permit companies to adopt the new standard early, but not before the original effective date of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.   We are currently evaluating the adoption method options and the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40),” which requires management to assess a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. ASU 2014-15 will be effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amends the presentation of debt issuance costs on the consolidated balance sheet. Under the new guidance, debt issuance costs are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability rather than as an asset. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2016 and it did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement”, which provides guidance about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes software and how to account for that software license.  The new guidance does not change the accounting for a customer’s accounting for service contracts.  The standard is effective beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively.  We do not expect ASU 2015-05 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. 

   

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account for adjustments made during the measurement period. The standard was adopted on January 1, 2016 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which provides comprehensive lease accounting guidance.  The standard requires entities to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet as well as disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements.   ASU 2016-02 will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted.  We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which provides further clarification on eight cash flow classification issues. The standard further clarifies the classification of the following: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing; (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; (vi) distributions received from equity method investees; (vii) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-15 should be applied using a retrospective transition method for each period presented. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory. The new standard eliminates for all intra-entity sales of assets other than inventory, the exception under current standards that permits the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers to be deferred until the transferred asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. As a result, a reporting entity would recognize the tax expense from the sale of the asset in the seller’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs. Any deferred tax asset that arises in the buyer’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer. The new standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2018. We are currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its results of operations.

 

 

Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Sensitivity.     The only foreign currency for which we have a material exposure is the Guyana dollar because a significant portion of our Guyana revenues and expenditures are transacted in Guyana dollars. The exchange rate has remained consistent at 210 Guyana dollars to 1 U.S. dollar since 2014 and remained at 210 Guyana dollars to 1 U.S. dollar as of September 30, 2016. The results of future operations may be affected by changes in the value of the Guyana dollar.

 

Upon the completion of the Vibrant Energy construction projects, we will have additional foreign currency exchange exposure to the Indian Rupee (INR) and British Pound Sterling (GBP).  We will assess the impact of that exposure in future periods.

 

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Interest Rate Sensitivity.    As of September 30, 2016, we had $28.5 million of variable rate debt outstanding, which we assumed as a part of the KeyTech Acquisition and is subject to fluctuations in interest rates.  Our interest expense may be affected by changes in interest rates.  We may have additional exposure to fluctuations in interest rates if we again borrow amounts under our revolver loan within our Credit Facility.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016. Disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d‑15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost‑benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See Note 13 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to our Cable Television Operations

 

We may have difficulty securing cable TV content from third parties desirable to our customers on terms and conditions favorable to us.

 

We have secured licensing agreements with numerous content providers to allow our various cable TV businesses to offer a wide array of the most popular programming to our subscribers. Typically, we make long-term commitments relating to these rights in advance even though we cannot predict the popularity of the services or ratings the programming will generate. License fees may be negotiated for a number of years and may include provisions requiring us to pay part of the fees even if we choose not to distribute such programming.

 

The success of our cable TV operations depends on our ability to access an attractive selection of television programming from content providers on terms and pricing favorable to us. Our ability to provide movie, sports and other popular programming is a major factor that attracts subscribers to our services. Our inability to provide the content desired by our subscribers on satisfactory terms or at all could result in reduced demand for, and lower revenue from, our cable operations that may not offset the typically large subscription fees that we pay for these services. In certain cases, we may not have satisfactory contracts in place with the owners of our distributed content, leading to such parties’ desire for increased renewed contractual pricing or lead to disputes with such parties including claims for copyright or other intellectual property infringement.

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016. The risks described herein and in such other reports are not the only risks facing our Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

In September 2004, our Board of Directors approved a $5.0 million stock buyback plan (the “2004 Repurchase Plan”).  Through September 19, 2016, we repurchased $4.1 million of our common stock, including $2.0 million during the third quarter of 2016, under the 2004 Repurchase Plan.

 

On September 19, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions (the “2016 Repurchase Plan”).  The 2016 Repurchase Plan replaces the 2004 Repurchase Plan.  As of September 30, 2016, we have not repurchased any of our common stock under the 2016 Repurchase Plan.

 

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The following table reflects the repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number (or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

Approximate

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Total Number of

 

Dollar Value) of

 

 

 

(a)

 

Average

 

Shares Purchased

 

Shares that May

 

 

 

Total Number

 

Price

 

as Part of Publicly

 

be Purchased

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Paid per

 

Announced Plans

 

Under the Plans or

 

Period

 

Purchased (1)

 

Share (1)

 

or Programs

 

Programs

 

July 1, 2016 — July 31, 2016

 

147

 

$

80.43

 

 

$

2,919,965

 

August 1, 2016 — August 31, 2016

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

22,015

 

$

1,498,145

 

September 1, 2016 — September 30, 2016

 

35,911

 

$

65.08

 

8,892

 

$

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 Includes 5,004 shares purchased on September 22, 2016 from our executive officers and other employees who tendered these shares to the Company to satisfy their tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock awards at such date. These shares were not purchased under the plan discussed above. The price paid per share was the closing price per share of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date those shares were purchased.

 


 

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Item 6. Exhibits :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc.

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

/s/ Michael T. Prior

 

Michael T. Prior

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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atni_Ex_31-1

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a),

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Michael T. Prior, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ATN International, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc.

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

/s/ Michael T. Prior

 

Michael T. Prior

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 


atni_Ex_31-2

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a),

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Justin D. Benincasa, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ATN International, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc.

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

By:

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


atni_Ex_32-1

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ATN International, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael T. Prior, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

By:

/s/ Michael T. Prior

 

 

Michael T. Prior

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 


atni_Ex_32-2

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ATN International, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Justin D. Benincasa, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

ATN International, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2016

By:

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

Chief Financial Officer