XFONE, Inc. (NYSE Amex and TASE: XFN) (“Xfone” or “the
Company”) announces results for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2011.
Revenue
Revenue from the Company’s Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) business
grew 30% to $3.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2011,
as compared to approximately $2.6 million in the third quarter of
2010. Sequentially, FTTP revenues increased 12.4% as compared to
the second quarter of 2011. FTTP revenues represented 23.4% of
total revenues for the third quarter of 2011 as compared to 17.6%
of total revenues for the third quarter of 2010.
Consolidated revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2011
were $14.6 million, a decrease of 2.5%, compared to $15.0 million
in the quarter ended September 30, 2010 but up 3.6% from $14.1
million in the second quarter of 2011. The year over year revenue
decline is related to attrition in non-FTTP residential customers
and legacy wholesale business.
For the first nine months of 2011, revenue from the Company’s
FTTP business grew 29% to $9.4 million from $7.3 million in the
first nine months of 2010. Consolidated revenues for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 were $43 million, a decrease of
2.3% compared to consolidated revenues of $44.0 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2010.
Customer Expansion
The Company’s total number of FTTP customers as of September 30,
2011 was 6,620 compared to 5,433 FTTP customers as of September 30,
2010 with sequential growth of 8% from 6,111 FTTP customers as of
June 30, 2011.
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for all of the Company’s fiber
markets is approximately $392 per month for business customers and
approximately $95 per month for residential customers.
Xfone has continued to make progress on construction of its
PRIDE Network, a project almost entirely financed by $99.9 million
in funds from the Federal Broadband Stimulus Program, of which
45.9% is in the form of grants and 54.1% is in the form of low cost
long-term loans. Following the end of the quarter, the Company
signed its first PRIDE Network customers in Brownfield and
Whitharel, Texas.
During the quarter, Xfone announced the acquisition of Reach
Broadband’s approximately 1,800 cable customers and equipment in
Brownfield, Anton, Abernathy, Hale Center, Idalou, O’Donnell, Olton
and Tahoka, Texas. The transaction is expected to close, pending
various approvals, on December 1, 2011. This transaction
complements the acquisition of Cobridge Telecom which included
approximately 2,400 cable customers and was closed on July 1, 2011.
Cobridge contributed revenues to the Company’s non-FTTP results in
the third quarter of 2011. Xfone plans to offer these non-FTTP
customers the opportunity to upgrade their service to include high
speed internet, voice and enhanced video services.
New Market Progress
During the quarter, Xfone brought its FTTP network to two new
markets, Burkburnett and Brownfield, Texas and has seen robust
customer acceptance of the Company’s triple play offering.
Likewise, Xfone continued to make excellent progress in the
Littlefield, Texas market where it established its FTTP network
during the second quarter and has sold to more than 30% of that
market as of the end of the third quarter.
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EBITDAS
EBITDAS (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
amortization and stock-based compensation) for the third quarter of
2011 was $2.4 million, a 23.9% increase over the same quarter last
year and a 12.5% increase sequentially when compared to the second
quarter of 2011. EBITDAS margin in the quarter ended September 30,
2011 was 16.2% compared to EBITDAS margin of 12.7% for the quarter
ended September 30, 2010.
Net Income
The Company had net income of $871,000 or $0.04 per diluted
share assuming 21,119,488 shares outstanding for the quarter ended
September 30, 2011 compared to a net loss from continued operations
of $1.5 million or a loss of $0.07 per diluted share assuming
21,169,288 shares outstanding for the quarter ended September 30,
2010.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company
reported a net loss from continued operations of $443,000 or a loss
of $0.02 per diluted share, assuming 21,119,488 shares outstanding
compared to a net loss of $2 million or a loss of $0.10 per diluted
share, assuming 20,295,714 shares outstanding for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010.
The Company recorded a net financing income of $421,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to net financing
expense of $2.3 million in the three months ended September 30,
2010. The net financing benefit is related to the valuation of the
U.S. Dollar to the New Israeli Shekel.
Balance Sheet
Following the close of the third quarter, Xfone announced that
it had raised $6 million in a successful rights offering to
shareholders. Taking into account the oversubscription privileges,
there was a demand for 95% of the offered shares. In connection
with the consummation of the rights offering, on November 2, 2011,
the Company issued 20,067,108 shares of its common stock at a
purchase price of $0.30 per share.
In addition, also subsequent to the close of the quarter, Xfone
received long-term funding of $7.5 million related to its loan
agreement with ICON Agent LLC. This financing will be used in part
to pay off the Company’s short term debt.
Mr. Guy Nissenson, Xfone’s President and CEO, commented, “The
build out of our high margin fiber network is proceeding on
schedule and below budget. We are particularly pleased by the
acceptance rate for our services in our new market, Littlefield,
Texas where we’ve sold to more than 30% of that market since we
launched in June. Likewise, we have made strategic customer base
acquisitions to further augment our organic growth through the
addition of the cable customers of Cobridge Telecommunications last
quarter and through the anticipated close of Reach Broadband next
month.
“We are very pleased to have recently completed our rights
offering, which resulted in raising approximately $6 million for
our Company. The successful completion of the rights offering and
the funding of our $7.5 million loan agreement with ICON,
significantly strengthens our capital structure and enhances our
liquidity. This funding has dramatically fortified our working
capital and we intend to use the additional resources to pay down
our debt and to expand our FTTP sales and marketing efforts with
the goal of increasing our presence in new and existing
markets.”
Conference Call:
The Company will host a conference call today, November 15, 2011
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. The
conference call may be accessed in the U.S. and Canada by dialing
toll-free 1-877-407-8035. International callers may access the call
by dialing 1-201-689-8035.
A replay of the teleconference will be available for 30 days
after the call and may be accessed domestically by dialing
1-877-660-6853 and international callers may dial 1-201-612-7415.
Callers must enter account number 286 and conference number
383174.
To access the live webcast, log onto the Xfone website at
http://www.xfone.com. The webcast can also be accessed at
http://www.InvestorCalendar.com. An online replay will be available
shortly after the call.
About XFONE, Inc.
Xfone is a provider of high speed broadband services,
including Internet access, digital cable TV programming and
local and long distance telephone service to residential and
business customers in northern Texas and southeastern Louisiana.
Xfone's Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network provides one of the
fastest internet connections available. The Company currently has
operations in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana and also serves
customers in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
For the company's website, please visit: www.xfone.com.
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in
accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the US
(GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain the
following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP EBITDAS (non-GAAP
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and
stock-based compensation, other expenses and non-recurring loss).
The presentation of this financial information is not intended to
be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to,
the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with
GAAP.
There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP
EBITDAS. First, these non-GAAP financial measures exclude
depreciation and amortization expenses that are recurring and
significant non-recurring expenses. First, Depreciation and
amortization have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable
future, a significant recurring expense with an impact upon our
company notwithstanding the lack of immediate impact upon cash.
Second, there is no assurance the components of the costs that we
exclude in our calculation of non-GAAP operating loss do not differ
from the components that our peer companies exclude when they
report their results of operations. Third, there is no assurance we
will avoid further non-recurring costs associated with other
balance sheet items. Our management compensates for these
limitations by providing specific reconciliation of GAAP amounts to
these non-GAAP financial EBITDAS and evaluating these non-GAAP
financial measures together with their most directly comparable
financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Readers
should note the chart at the end of this release which sets forth
how we calculate the non-GAAP EBITDAS.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The
words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will
likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is
anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are
intended to identify "forward-looking statements." XFONE's
financial and operational results reflected above should not be
construed by any means as representative of the current or future
value of its common stock. All information set forth in this news
release, except historical and factual information, represents
forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the
Company's plans, beliefs, estimates and expectations. These
statements are based on current estimates and projections, which
involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include issues related
to: rapidly changing technology and evolving standards in the
industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; the
ability to obtain sufficient funding to continue operations,
maintain adequate cash flow, profitably exploit new business,
license and sign new agreements; the unpredictable nature of
consumer preferences; and other factors set forth in the Company's
most recently filed annual report and registration statement.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis
only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Readers should
carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in other
documents that the Company files from time to time with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months
ended
September 30,
September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenues Services on Fiber-To-The-Premise network $
3,417,271 $ 2,634,074 $ 9,403,832 $ 7,288,042 Leased local loop
services and other 11,184,371 12,344,483
33,554,184 36,677,512
Total Revenues
14,601,642 14,978,557 42,958,016 43,965,554
Expenses Cost of services (excluding depreciation and
amortization shown below) 7,063,847 7,169,583 20,925,151 21,354,450
Selling, general and administrative 5,202,866 5,988,544 15,730,833
17,910,714 Depreciation and amortization 1,453,983 1,091,206
3,850,446 3,144,840 Financing expenses (income), net (421,121 )
2,340,159 2,831,573 3,597,274 Other expenses 115,453
159,712 405,299 453,048
Total Expenses
13,415,028 16,749,204 43,743,302 46,460,326
Income(loss) from continued operations before taxes and
non-controlling interest
1,186,614
(1,770,647
)
(785,286 ) (2,494,772 ) Income tax benefit (expense)
(177,952 ) 250,690 342,567 503,306 Net
Income (loss) from continued operations 1,008,662 (1,519,957 )
(442,719 ) (1,991,466 ) Income (loss) from discontinued
operations in the United Kingdom and Israel, before taxes (137,535
) (957,320 ) (137,535 ) (862,444 ) Capital gain from the
disposal of the discontinued operations in the United Kingdom and
Israel - 1,217,374 - 1,217,374 Income tax expense on
discontinued operations in the United Kingdom and Israel -
(4,040 ) - (189,295 ) Net income (loss)
871,127 (1,263,943 ) (580,254 ) (1,825,831 ) Less: Net
income (loss) attributed to non-controlling interest (related to
discontinued operations) - 26,693 -
(136,786 ) Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders $
871,127 $ (1,237,250 ) $ (580,254 ) $ (1,962,617 )
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share: Income (loss) from
continued operations $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.02 ) $ (0.10 ) Income
(loss) from discontinued operations (0.01 ) 0.01
(0.01 ) - Basic and diluted income (loss) per share $
0.04 $ (0.06 ) $ (0.03 ) $ $ (0.10 ) Basic weighted average
number of shares outstanding: 21,119,488 21,119,488
21,119,488 20,295,714 Diluted weighted average
number of shares outstanding: 21,119,488 21,169,288
21,119,488 20,295,714
Reconciliation of EBITDAS to Net income
(loss) applicable to
common stockholders as it is presented on
the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations for Xfone,
Inc.
Three months ended Nine months
ended
September 30,
September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
Net income (loss) attributed to
shareholders $ 871,127 $ (1,237,250 ) $ (580,254 ) $ (1,962,617 )
Depreciation and amortization 1,453,983 1,091,206 3,850,446
3,144,840 Compensation in connection with the issuance of warrants
and options 24,567 84,129 166,194 535,512 Financing expense
(income), net (421,121 ) 2,340,159 2,831,573 3,597,274 Other
expenses 115,453 159,712 405,299 453,048 Net income attributed to
non-controlling interest - (26,693 ) - 136,786 Income tax benefit
177,952 (250,690 ) (342,567 ) (503,306 ) Loss (income) from
discontinued operations, after taxes 137,535 (256,014
) 137,535 (165,635
)
EBITDAS $ 2,359,496 $ 1,904,559 $ 6,468,226 $ 5,235,902
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