- Revenue increased by $25.6 million, or 4.5%, to reach $599.7 million;
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased by $11.7 million, or 4.6%, to reach $264.8 million;
- Free cash flow(1) reached $109.6 million, an increase of $17.7 million, or 19.3%;
- Cogeco Communications' subsidiary, Atlantic Broadband, announced the acquisition of all MetroCast cable systems; and
- A quarterly eligible dividend of $0.34 per share was declared, an increase of 15.3%, compared to the same period of fiscal 2016.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jul 13, 2017) - Today, Cogeco Inc. (TSX:CGO) ("Cogeco" or the "Corporation") announced its financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2017, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
For the third quarter of fiscal 2017:
(1) | The indicated terms do not have standardized definitions prescribed by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For more details, please consult the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section of the Management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A"). |
For the nine-month period ended May 31, 2017:
"Overall we are pleased with our results for the third quarter of fiscal 2017," declared Louis Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Inc. "Cogeco Connexion, our Canadian broadband subsidiary, has seen marked growth in terms of both revenue and EBITDA."
"Atlantic Broadband continues to produce positive results, in line with expectations," added M. Audet. "Our American subsidiary is concentrating its efforts on investments in Florida, a region with a strong potential for growth. On this note, we were very pleased to announce on July 10, the acquisition of the MetroCast cable systems, allowing Atlantic Broadband to increase its presence in the growing and lucrative U.S. cable market. Moreover, we are delighted to be partnering with CDPQ in this transaction, providing us with a long-term partner with a similar vision," stated Mr. Audet.
"At Cogeco Peer 1, our Business ICT subsidiary, the leadership team continues to build and consolidate its client relationships, with a focus on medium and large customers, positioning themselves as a trusted advisor bringing more relevant solutions to market and cross-selling services," stated Mr. Audet.
"At Cogeco Media, our radio subsidiary, the latest Numeris ratings results confirm that we continue to maintain our leadership position in the Québec radio market, with very strong audience ratings backed by our solid financial performance," concluded Louis Audet. "Our results in this sector are excellent and I am proud of our team's outstanding work."
ABOUT COGECO
Cogeco Inc. is a diversified holding corporation which operates in the communications and media sectors. Through its Cogeco Communications Inc. subsidiary, Cogeco provides its residential and business customers with video, Internet and telephony services through its two-way broadband fibre networks. Cogeco Communications Inc. operates in Canada under the Cogeco Connexion name in Québec and Ontario, and in the United States under the Atlantic Broadband name in western Pennsylvania, south Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and eastern Connecticut. Through Cogeco Peer 1, Cogeco Communications Inc. provides its business customers with a suite of information technology services (colocation, network connectivity, hosting, cloud and managed services), through its 16 data centres, extensive FastFiber Network® and more than 50 points of presence in North America and Europe. Through its subsidiary Cogeco Media, Cogeco owns and operates 13 radio stations across most of Québec with complementary radio formats serving a wide range of audiences as well as Cogeco News, its radio news agency. Cogeco Inc.'s subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:CGO). The subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Communications Inc. are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:CCA).
Analyst Conference Call: | Friday, July 14, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) |
Media representatives may attend as listeners only. | |
Please use the following dial-in number to have access to the conference call by dialing five minutes before the start of the conference: | |
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IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to join this conference, participants are only required to provide the operator with the company name, that is, Cogeco Inc. or Cogeco Communications Inc. No confirmation code is required. | |
By Internet at corpo.cogeco.com/cgo/en/investors/ | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
Quarters ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||
May 31, 2017 |
May 31, 2016 |
Change |
May 31, 2017 |
May 31, 2016 |
Change |
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(in thousands of dollars, except percentages and per share data) | $ | $ | % | $ | $ | % | ||||
Operations | ||||||||||
Revenue | 599,654 | 574,005 | 4.5 | 1,769,159 | 1,735,358 | 1.9 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 264,831 | 253,151 | 4.6 | 784,141 | 760,434 | 3.1 | ||||
Integration, restructuring and acquisition costs | - | 1,126 | - | - | 7,476 | - | ||||
Claims and litigations | - | 10,499 | - | - | 10,499 | - | ||||
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | - | 450,000 | - | - | 450,000 | - | ||||
Gain on disposal of a subsidiary | - | - | - | - | (12,940 | ) | - | |||
Profit (loss) for the period | 82,082 | (381,886 | ) | - | 242,273 | (239,367 | ) | - | ||
Profit (loss) for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation | 30,043 | (117,670 | ) | - | 86,673 | (59,143 | ) | - | ||
Cash Flow | ||||||||||
Cash flow from operating activities | 243,584 | 186,209 | 30.8 | 620,267 | 487,916 | 27.1 | ||||
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets | 100,742 | 94,905 | 6.2 | 285,122 | 359,355 | (20.7 | ) | |||
Free cash flow(1) | 109,639 | 91,934 | 19.3 | 338,433 | 210,044 | 61.1 | ||||
Financial Condition(2) | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | 146,661 | 68,344 | - | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | 1,967,042 | 2,004,247 | (1.9 | ) | |||
Total assets | - | - | - | 5,551,804 | 5,495,520 | 1.0 | ||||
Indebtedness(3) | - | - | - | 2,834,890 | 2,974,119 | (4.7 | ) | |||
Equity attributable to owners of the Corporation | - | - | - | 569,840 | 503,344 | 13.2 | ||||
Per Share Data(4) | ||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share | ||||||||||
Basic | 1.81 | (7.03 | ) | - | 5.21 | (3.54 | ) | - | ||
Diluted | 1.80 | (7.03 | ) | - | 5.17 | (3.54 | ) | - | ||
Dividends | 0.34 | 0.295 | 15.3 | 1.02 | 0.885 | 15.3 |
(1) | The indicated terms do not have standardized definitions prescribed by the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For more details, please consult the "Non-IFRS financial measures" section of the MD&A. |
(2) | At May 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016. Total assets and shareholders' equity were restated for the year ended August 31, 2016 as reported in note 2 of the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. |
(3) | Indebtedness is defined as the aggregate of bank indebtedness, balance due on a business combination, principal on long-term debt and obligations under derivative financial instruments. |
(4) | Per multiple and subordinate voting share. |
Source:
Cogeco Inc.
Patrice Ouimet
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
514-764-4700
Information:
Media
Rene Guimond
Senior Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications
514-764-4700