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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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TIME WARNER INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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(212) 484-8000
(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
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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
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Restatement of Prior Financial Information
As previously
disclosed by Time Warner Inc. (
“Time Warner” or the
“Company”), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (
“SEC”) had been conducting an investigation into certain accounting and
disclosure practices of
the Company. On
March 21, 2005,
the Company announced that the SEC had
approved
the Company’s proposed settlement, which resolved the SEC’s investigation of
the Company.
Under the terms of the settlement with the SEC,
the Company agreed, without admitting or denying
the SEC’s allegations, to be enjoined from future violations of certain provisions of the
securities laws and to comply with the cease-and-desist order issued by the SEC to AOL LLC
(formerly America Online, Inc.,
“AOL”), a subsidiary of
the Company, in May 2000.
The Company also
agreed to appoint an independent examiner, who was to either be or hire a certified public
accountant. The independent examiner was to review whether
the Company’s historical accounting for
transactions (as well as any subsequent amendments) with 17 counterparties identified by the SEC
staff, principally involving online advertising revenues and including three cable programming
affiliation agreements with related online advertising elements, was appropriate, and provide a
report to
the Company’s Audit and Finance Committee of its conclusions, originally within 180 days
of being engaged. The transactions that were to be reviewed were entered into (or amended) between
June 1, 2000 and
December 31, 2001, including subsequent amendments thereto, and involved online
advertising and related transactions for which the majority of the revenue was recognized before
January 1, 2002.
The independent
examiner began his review in June 2005 and, after several extensions of time,
recently completed that review, in which he concluded that certain of the transactions under review
with 15 counterparties, including three cable programming affiliation agreements with advertising
elements, were accounted for improperly because the historical accounting did not reflect the
substance of the arrangements. Under the terms of its SEC settlement,
the Company is required to
restate any transactions that the independent examiner determined were accounted for improperly.
Accordingly, on
August 15, 2006,
the Company determined it would restate its consolidated financial
results for each of the years ended
December 31, 2000 through
December 31, 2005 and for the six
months ended
June 30, 2006. The financial statements presented in this report reflect the impact of
the adjustments being made in
the Company’s financial results.
The transactions
being restated are principally transactions in which (i) AOL secured online
advertising commitments from counterparties (and subsequently delivered on such commitments) at the
same time that
the Company entered into commitments with those same counterparties to purchase
products or services or to make an investment in such counterparties and (ii) in the case of three
counterparties, Time Warner Cable, a subsidiary of
the Company, entered into cable programming
affiliation agreements at the same time it committed to deliver (and did subsequently deliver)
network and online advertising services to those same counterparties. Total advertising revenue
recognized by
the Company under these transactions was $584 million ($24 million in 2000, $378
million in 2001, $107 million in 2002, $67 million in 2003 and $8 million in 2004). Included in
the $584 million is $37 million related to operations that have been subsequently classified as
discontinued operations and $12 million of amounts that were reclassified to another revenue
category (content or other) in connection with the restatement. In addition to reversing the
recognition of revenue, based on the independent examiner’s conclusions and as described more fully
below,
the Company has recorded corresponding reductions in the cost of the products or services
that were acquired or investments that were made contemporaneously with the execution of the
advertising agreements. In addition, the independent examiner concluded that approximately
$119 million in marketing expenses were not recognized in the appropriate accounting period.
Included
in the $584 million of restated advertising revenues is $310 million of advertising
revenues in which the advertising arrangements were secured by AOL contemporaneously with the
purchase of products or services or making an investment. In restating these transactions, the
Company has reduced the cost of the related products, services or investment, which has had the
effect of increasing earnings during certain of the periods. The remaining balance of the $584
million (or $274 million) consists of advertising arrangements that were secured contemporaneously
with cable programming affiliation agreements. In restating these advertising arrangements, the
Company is reducing cable programming costs over the life of the related cable programming
affiliation arrangements (which range from 10 to 12 years), which has the effect of increasing
earnings during certain of the periods restated and in future periods.
The net effect
of restating these transactions is that
the Company’s net income has been
increased by $8 million and $4 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005,
respectively.
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Except for the information affected by the restatement and the elimination of the condensed
consolidating financial statements discussed below,
the Company has not updated the information
contained herein for events or transactions occurring subsequent to the date
the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 (the
“March 2006 Form 10-Q”) was
filed with the SEC.
The Company therefore recommends that this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A be
read in conjunction with
the Company’s reports filed subsequent to the filing date of the March
2006 Form 10-Q.
Amended Items
The Company hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits or other
portions of the March 2006 Form 10-Q as set forth herein.
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
At the time
the Company filed the March 2006 Form 10-Q, certain debt securities of Time Warner
Companies, Inc., which were guaranteed by
the Company and certain
subsidiaries of
the Company, were
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, the March 2006 Form 10-Q included the
condensed consolidating financial statements required under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. In June
2006, the Time Warner Companies, Inc. debt was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and
deregistered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the requirement to
include the condensed consolidating financial statements was suspended. Because
the Company is no
longer required to include this supplementary data, such supplementary data has not been restated
or included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10/Q-A.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The information set forth under the caption
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” is amended to read in its entirety as set forth at pages 4
through 34 herein and is
incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits.
The list of exhibits set forth in, and incorporated from, the
Exhibit Index is amended to
include the following additional exhibits, each of which is
filed herewith:
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant
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This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r) or otherwise subject to the liability of
that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference. |
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTRODUCTION
Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition (“MD&A”)
is provided as a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to help
provide an understanding of Time Warner Inc.’s (“Time Warner” or the “Company”) financial
condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:
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Overview. This section provides a general description of Time Warner’s business
segments, as well as recent developments the Company believes are important in
understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding
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Results of operations. This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This analysis is presented on both a
consolidated and a business segment basis. In addition, a brief description is provided of
significant transactions and events that impact the comparability of the results being
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Financial condition and liquidity. This section provides an analysis of the Company’s
financial condition as of March 31, 2006 and cash flows for the three months ended March
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Caution concerning forward-looking statements. This section provides a description of
the use of forward-looking information appearing in this report, including in MD&A and the
consolidated financial statements. Such information is based on management’s current
expectations about future events, which are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Refer to the Company’s 2005 Form 10-K for a discussion of the
risk factors for the Company and to Item 1A of this report for an update to such risk
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Use of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization
The Company utilizes Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization, among other
measures, to evaluate the performance of its businesses. Operating Income before Depreciation and
Amortization is considered an important indicator of the operational strength of
the Company’s
businesses. Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization eliminates the uneven effect
across all business segments of considerable amounts of noncash depreciation of tangible assets and
amortization of certain intangible assets that were recognized in business combinations. A
limitation of this measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain
capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in
the Company’s businesses.
Management evaluates the investments in such tangible and intangible assets through other financial
measures, such as capital expenditure budgets, investment spending levels and return on capital.
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization should be considered in addition to, not
as a substitute for,
the Company’s Operating Income and Net Income, as well as other measures of
financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(
“GAAP”). A reconciliation of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to both
Operating Income and Net Income is presented under
“Results of Operations.”
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OVERVIEW
Time Warner is a leading media and entertainment company, whose major businesses encompass an
array of the most respected and successful media brands. Among
the Company’s brands are HBO, CNN,
AOL,
People, Sports Illustrated, Time and Time Warner Cable.
The Company produces and distributes
films, including the
Harry Potter series,
The Lord of the Rings trilogy and
Wedding Crashers, as
well as television programs, including
ER, Two and a Half Men, Cold Case and
Without a Trace.
During the three months ended
March 31, 2006,
the Company generated revenues of $10.455 billion (up
1% from $10.363 billion in 2005), Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization of $2.693
billion (up 8% from $2.485 billion in 2005), Operating Income of $1.879 billion (up 11% from $1.689
billion in 2005), Net Income of $1.463 billion (up 59% from $919 million in 2005) and Cash Provided
by Operations of $2.330 billion (up 27% from $1.832 billion in 2005).
Time Warner Businesses
Time Warner classifies its operations into five reportable segments: AOL, Cable, Filmed
Entertainment, Networks and Publishing.
AOL. On
April 3, 2006, in connection with an investment by Google Inc. (
“Google”) as more
fully described below, America Online, Inc. converted to a Delaware limited liability company and
changed its name to AOL LLC (together with its
subsidiaries,
“AOL”). AOL operates a leading network
of web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States, with 24.5
million total AOL brand subscribers in the U.S. and Europe at
March 31, 2006. AOL reported total
revenues of $1.981 billion (19% of
the Company’s overall revenues), $444 million in Operating
Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $277 million in Operating Income for the three
months ended
March 31, 2006. AOL generates its revenues primarily from subscription fees charged to
subscribers and from providing advertising services. AOL is organized into four business units:
Access, Audience, Digital Services and International.
The Access business unit offers Internet access and on-line subscription services, primarily
dial-up telephone Internet access and the AOL service. The AOL service, offered under a variety of
different terms and price plans, generates the substantial majority of AOL’s revenues. Over the
past several years, the Access business unit has experienced significant declines in U.S.
subscribers to the AOL service and in related Subscription revenues, and these declines are
expected to continue. These decreases are due primarily to the continued industry-wide maturing of
the premium dial-up services business, as consumers migrate to high-speed services and lower-cost
dial-up services. AOL continues to develop, change, test and implement marketing and new product
strategies to attract and retain subscribers. AOL has recently entered into a number of agreements
with high-speed access providers to offer the AOL service along with high-speed Internet access.
AOL’s Audience business unit generates Advertising revenues from the sale of advertising on a
fixed impression or fixed placement basis, as well as from the sale of paid-search and other
pay-for-performance advertising on AOL’s and Advertising.com, Inc.’s (
“Advertising.com”) networks
of Internet properties, which include owned and third-party properties, as well as certain Internet
properties owned by other divisions of
the Company. Currently, a significant majority of
Advertising revenues are generated from traffic by subscribers to the AOL subscription service. The
strategy of the Audience business unit focuses on generating Advertising revenue by increasing the
reach of its audience and depth of its usage across its web properties, including properties such
as AOL.com, AIM, MapQuest and Moviefone. A key component of this strategy was the third-quarter
2005 re-launch of the publicly available version of the AOL.com web portal that includes a
substantial portion of AOL’s content, features and tools that were historically available only to
AOL subscribers. AOL seeks to generate Advertising revenue from increased traffic to AOL’s network
of Internet services and
websites through sales of branded advertising and performance-based
advertising, including paid-search, as well as from increased utilization and optimization of AOL’s
advertising inventory.
AOL’s Digital Services business unit works to develop next-generation digital services,
including a variety of wireless, voice and other premium services and applications that appeal to
AOL members and Internet users.
AOL’s International business unit, which primarily includes AOL Europe, has an Internet access
business, sells advertising and develops and offers premium digital services. AOL Europe has
focused on increasing revenues from
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advertising and digital services. AOL Europe has experienced declines in subscribers as
consumers have shifted from traditional dial-up plans to highly competitive broadband plans offered
by AOL and others, which have lower margins, and this trend is expected to continue.
Cable. Time Warner’s cable business, Time Warner Cable Inc. and its
subsidiaries (
“TWC”), is
the second-largest cable operator in the U.S. (in terms of basic cable subscribers). At
March 31,
2006, TWC managed approximately 11.039 million basic cable subscribers (including approximately
1.577 million subscribers of unconsolidated investees), in highly clustered and technologically
upgraded systems in 27 states. TWC delivered revenues of $2.580 billion (25% of
the Company’s
overall revenues), $937 million of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $506
million in Operating Income for the three months ended
March 31, 2006. As part of the strategy to
expand TWC’s cable footprint and improve the clustering of its cable systems, TWC, through a
subsidiary, entered into agreements on
April 20, 2005 to acquire, in conjunction with Comcast
Corporation (
“Comcast”), substantially all of the assets of Adelphia Communications Corporation
(
“Adelphia”). Refer to
“Recent Developments” for further details.
TWC principally offers three products — video, high-speed data and voice. Video is TWC’s
largest product in terms of revenues generated; however, the potential growth of its customer base
within TWC’s existing footprint for video cable service is limited, as the customer base has
matured and industry-wide competition has increased. Nevertheless, TWC is continuing to increase
its video revenues through rate increases, subscriber growth and its offerings of advanced digital
video services such as Digital Video, Video-on-Demand (VOD), Subscription-Video-on-Demand (SVOD)
and Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), which are available throughout TWC’s footprint. TWC’s digital
video subscribers provide a broad base of potential customers for these advanced services. Video
programming costs represent a major component of TWC’s expenses and are expected to continue to
increase, reflecting an expansion of service offerings and contractual rate increases.
High-speed data service has been one of TWC’s fastest-growing products over the past several
years and is a key driver of its results. TWC expects continued strong growth in residential
high-speed data subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future; however, the rate of growth of
both subscribers and revenue could be impacted by intensified competition with other service
providers.
TWC’s voice product, Digital Phone, was available to over 88% of TWC’s homes passed, and
approximately 1.4 million subscribers (including 176,000 subscribers of unconsolidated investees)
received the service as of
March 31, 2006. For a monthly fixed fee, Digital Phone customers
typically receive unlimited local, in-state and U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico long-distance calling,
as well as call waiting, caller ID and enhanced
“911” services. In the future, TWC intends to offer
additional plans with a variety of local and long-distance options. Digital Phone enables TWC to
offer its customers a convenient package of video, high-speed data and voice services and to
compete effectively against similar bundled products available from its competitors. TWC expects
strong growth in Digital Phone subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future.
In addition to the subscription services, TWC also earns revenue by selling advertising time
to national, regional and local businesses.
Filmed Entertainment. Time Warner’s Filmed Entertainment businesses, Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc. (
“Warner Bros.”) and New Line Cinema Corporation (
“New Line”), generated
revenues of $2.779 billion (25% of
the Company’s overall revenues), $457 million in Operating
Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $368 million in Operating Income for the three
months ended
March 31, 2006.
One of the world’s leading studios, Warner Bros. has diversified sources of revenues with its
film and television businesses, combined with an extensive film library and global distribution
infrastructure. This diversification has helped Warner Bros. deliver consistent long-term growth
and performance. New Line is the world’s oldest independent film company. Its primary source of
revenues is the creation and distribution of theatrical motion pictures.
Warner Bros. continues to develop its industry-leading television business, including the
successful releases of television series into the home video market. For the 2005-2006 television
season, Warner Bros. has more current prime-time productions on the air than any other studio, with
prime-time series on all six broadcast networks (including Two and a Half Men, ER, Without a Trace,
The O.C., Cold Case and Smallville).
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The sale of DVDs has been one of the largest drivers of the segment’s profit growth over the
last few years and Warner Bros.’ extensive library of theatrical and television titles positions it
to continue to benefit from DVD sales; however,
the Company has begun to see slower growth in DVD
sales due to several factors, including increasing competition for consumer discretionary spending,
piracy, the maturation of the DVD format and the fragmentation of consumer time.
Piracy, including physical piracy as well as illegal online file-sharing, continues to be a
significant issue for the filmed entertainment industry. Due to technological advances, piracy has
expanded from music to movies and television programming.
The Company has taken a variety of
actions to combat piracy over the last several years, including a pilot program to release low-cost
DVDs and VCDs in China and to coordinate worldwide release dates for franchise films, and will
continue to do so, both individually and together with cross-industry groups, trade associations
and strategic partners.
Networks. Time Warner’s Networks group comprises Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (
“Turner”),
Home Box Office, Inc. (
“HBO”) and The WB Television Network (
“The WB Network”). The Networks
segment delivered revenues of $2.351 billion (21% of
the Company’s overall revenues), $857 million
in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization and $788 million in Operating Income for
the three months ended
March 31, 2006.
The Turner networks — including such recognized brands as TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network and
CNN Headline News — are among the leaders in advertising-supported cable TV networks. For over four
consecutive years, more prime-time viewers watched advertising-supported cable TV networks than the
national broadcast networks. For the first quarter of 2006, TNT ranked second among
advertising-supported cable networks in prime-time delivery of its key demographics, adults 18-49
and adults 25-54, and first in total day delivery of adults 25-54. TBS ranked second among
advertising-supported cable networks in prime-time delivery of its key demographic, adults 18-34.
The Turner networks generate revenues principally from the sale of advertising time and
monthly subscriber fees paid by cable systems, direct-to-home (“DTH”) satellite operators and other
affiliates. Key contributors to Turner’s success are its continued investments in high-quality
programming focused on sports, network premieres, licensed and original series, news and animation,
leading to strong ratings and Advertising and Subscription revenue growth, as well as strong brands
and operating efficiency.
HBO operates the HBO and Cinemax multichannel pay television programming services, with the
HBO service ranking as the nation’s most widely distributed pay television network. HBO generates
revenues principally from monthly subscriber fees from cable system operators, satellite companies
and other affiliates. An additional source of revenue is the ancillary sales of its original
programming, including such programs as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Band of
Brothers and Deadwood.
The WB Network is a broadcast television network whose target audience consists primarily of
young adults in the 12-34 demographic. The WB Network generates revenues almost exclusively from
the sale of advertising time. As discussed in more detail in
“Recent Developments,” on
January 24,
2006, Warner Bros. and CBS Corp. (
“CBS”) announced an agreement to form a new fully-distributed
national broadcast network, to be called The CW. At the same time, Warner Bros. and CBS are
preparing to cease the standalone operations of The WB Network and UPN, respectively, at the end of
the 2005/2006 television season (September 2006).
Publishing. Time Warner’s Publishing segment consists principally of magazine publishing and
a number of direct-marketing and direct-selling businesses. The segment generated revenues of
$1.126 billion (10% of
the Company’s overall revenues), $116 million in Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization and $71 million in Operating Income for the three months ended
March
31, 2006.
Time Inc. publishes over 145 magazines globally, including People, Sports Illustrated,
Southern Living, In Style, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Fortune, Cooking Light and
What’s on TV. It generates revenues primarily from advertising, magazine subscriptions and
newsstand sales, and its growth is derived from higher circulation and advertising on existing
magazines, new magazine launches and acquisitions. Time Inc. owns IPC
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Media (the U.K.’s largest magazine company, “IPC”) and the magazine subscription marketer
Synapse Group, Inc. In addition, Time Inc. continues to invest in developing digital content,
including the launch of Officepirates.com, the redesign of CNNmoney.com and the acquisition of
Golf.com. Time Inc.’s direct-selling division, Southern Living At Home, sells home decor products
through independent consultants at parties hosted in people’s homes throughout the U.S.
Recent Developments
AOL-Google Alliance
During December 2005,
the Company announced that AOL is expanding its current strategic
alliance with Google to enhance its global online advertising partnership and make more of AOL’s
content available to Google users. In addition, Google agreed to invest $1 billion to acquire a 5%
equity interest in a limited liability company that owns all of the outstanding equity interests in
AOL. On
March 24, 2006,
the Company and Google signed definitive agreements governing the
investment and the commercial arrangements. Under the alliance, Google will continue to provide
search technology to AOL’s network of Internet properties worldwide and provide AOL with an
improved share in revenues generated through search conducted on the AOL network. Other key aspects
of the alliance include:
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Google-owned Internet properties as well as $100 million of AOL/Google co-sponsored
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Collaborating in video search and promoting the AOL Video destination within Google
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AOL and Google also agreed to collaborate in the future to expand on the alliance, including
the possible sale by AOL of display advertising on the Google network.
On
April 13, 2006,
the Company completed its issuance of a 5% equity interest in AOL to Google
for $1 billion in cash. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 51,
Accounting for the
Sales of Stock of a Subsidiary, Time Warner will recognize a gain of approximately $800 million,
which will be reflected in shareholders’ equity, as an adjustment to paid-in capital in the second
quarter of 2006.
The WB Network
On
January 24, 2006, Warner Bros. and CBS announced an agreement to form a new
fully-distributed national broadcast network, to be called The CW. At the same time, Warner Bros.
and CBS are preparing to cease the standalone operations of The WB Network and UPN, respectively,
at the end of the 2005/2006 television season (September 2006). Warner Bros. and CBS will each own
50% of the new network and will have joint and equal control. In addition, Warner Bros. has reached
an agreement with Tribune Corp. (
“Tribune”), currently a subordinated 22.25% limited partner in The
WB Network, under which Tribune will surrender its ownership interest in The WB Network and will be
relieved of funding obligations. In addition, Tribune will become one of the principal affiliate
groups for the new network.
Upon the closing of this transaction,
the Company will account for its investment in The CW
under the equity method of accounting.
The Company anticipates that prior to the closing of this
transaction it will incur restructuring charges ranging from $25 million to $30 million related to
employee terminations and contractual settlements. In addition, The WB Network may incur up to $100
million in terminating certain programming arrangements (primarily licensed movie rights), most of
which are not expected to be contributed to the new network and may not be sold or utilized in
another manner. Included in these costs are approximately $70 million associated with intercompany
programming arrangements with Warner Bros. and New Line. Any costs incurred by The WB Network on
such intercompany programming would be largely offset by amounts recognized by Warner Bros. and New
Line, with the impact of all intercompany transactions being eliminated in consolidation. Excluding
the impact
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
of these intercompany transactions, the anticipated exit costs to
the Company of programming
arrangements and employee and other contractual arrangements range from approximately $55 million
to $60 million.
Adelphia Acquisition Agreement
On
April 20, 2005, a subsidiary of TWC, Time Warner NY Cable LLC (
“TW NY”), and Comcast each
entered into separate definitive agreements with Adelphia to, collectively, acquire substantially
all the assets of Adelphia for a total of $12.7 billion in cash (of which TW NY will pay $9.2
billion and Comcast will pay the remaining $3.5 billion) and 16% of the common stock of TWC (the
“Adelphia Acquisition”).
At the same time that Comcast and TW NY entered into the Adelphia Acquisition agreements,
Comcast, TWC and/or their respective affiliates entered into agreements providing for the
redemption of Comcast’s interests in TWC and Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (
“TWE”) (the
“TWC Redemption Agreement” and the
“TWE Redemption Agreement,” respectively, and, collectively, the
“TWC and TWE Redemption Agreements”). Specifically, Comcast’s 17.9% interest in TWC will be
redeemed in exchange for 100% of the capital stock of a subsidiary of TWC holding cable systems
serving approximately 587,000 subscribers (as of
December 31, 2004), as well as approximately $1.9
billion in cash. In addition, Comcast’s 4.7% interest in TWE will be redeemed in exchange for 100%
of the equity interests in a subsidiary of TWE holding cable systems serving approximately 168,000
subscribers (as of
December 31, 2004), as well as approximately $133 million in cash. TWC, Comcast
and their respective
subsidiaries will also swap certain cable systems to enhance their respective
geographic clusters of subscribers (the
“Cable Swaps”).
After giving effect to the transactions, TWC will gain systems passing approximately 7.5
million homes, with approximately 3.5 million basic subscribers (each as of
December 31, 2004). TWC
will then manage a total of approximately 14.4 million basic subscribers (as of
December 31, 2004).
Time Warner will own 84% of TWC’s common stock (including 83% of the outstanding TWC Class A Common
Stock, which will become publicly traded at the time of closing, and all outstanding shares of TWC
Class B Common Stock) as well as an indirect non-voting economic interest in TW NY, a subsidiary of
TWC, valued at $2.9 billion at the time of entering into the agreement.
The transactions are subject to customary regulatory review and approvals, including antitrust
review by the Federal Trade Commission (
“FTC”) pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, review by the
Federal Communications Commission (
“FCC”) and local franchise approvals, as well as, in the case of
the Adelphia Acquisition, the Adelphia bankruptcy process, which involves approvals by the
bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over Adelphia’s Chapter 11 case and Adelphia’s creditors. On
January 31, 2006, the FTC completed its antitrust review of the transaction and closed its
investigation without further action. The parties are awaiting final clearance from the FCC and
certain local franchise approvals, as well as completion of the bankruptcy process. The parties
expect to close the Adelphia Acquisition on or before
July 31, 2006.
The closing of the Adelphia Acquisition is not dependent on the closing of the Cable Swaps or
the transactions contemplated by the TWC and TWE Redemption Agreements. Furthermore, if Comcast
fails to obtain certain necessary governmental authorizations, TW NY has agreed to acquire the
cable operations of Adelphia that would have been acquired by Comcast, with the purchase price
payable in cash or TWC stock at TWC’s discretion.
Pursuant to registration rights granted to Comcast and certain of its affiliates in
conjunction with the restructuring of TWE in 2003, TWC has an obligation to file a shelf
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (
“SEC”) by
June 1, 2006 covering
all the shares of TWC Class A Common Stock held by Comcast and its affiliates if the transactions
contemplated by the TWC Redemption Agreement have not occurred as of such date.
Common Stock Repurchase Program
Time Warner’s Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program that allows
the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $20 billion of common stock during the period from
July 29, 2005 through
December 31, 2007. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made
from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. Size and timing of
these purchases will be based on a number of factors, including price and business and market
conditions. As announced on
February 1, 2006,
the Company
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
increased the pace of stock repurchases during the first quarter of 2006. At existing price
levels,
the Company intends to continue the current pace of purchases under its stock repurchase
program within its stated objective of maintaining a net debt-to-Operating Income before
Depreciation and Amortization ratio, as defined, of approximately 3-to-1, and expects it will have
purchased approximately $15 billion of its common stock under the program by the end of 2006, and
the remainder in 2007. From the program’s inception through
May 2, 2006,
the Company repurchased
approximately 460 million shares of common stock for approximately $8.0 billion pursuant to trading
programs under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Sale of Time Warner Book Group
On
March 31, 2006,
the Company sold Time Warner Book Group (
“TWBG”) to Hachette Livre SA
(
“Hachette”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lagardère SCA (
“Lagardère”) for $532 million in cash
resulting in a pretax gain of approximately $206 million, after taking into account selling costs
and estimated working capital adjustments. As a result of the sale, TWBG has been reflected as
discontinued operations for all periods presented (Note 4).
Sale of Turner South
On
February 23, 2006,
the Company announced an agreement to sell the Turner South network
(
“Turner South”), a subsidiary of Turner, to Fox Cable Networks, Inc. (
“Fox”) for approximately
$375 million in cash. This transaction closed on
May 1, 2006. The results of Turner South have been
reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
The Company expects to record a
pretax gain ranging from approximately $120 million to $140 million (after taking into account
selling costs) in the second quarter of 2006. Since
the Company has sufficient tax attribute
carryforwards to offset the gain, there will not be any tax expense recognized on the sale of
Turner South (Note 4).
Time Warner Telecom
As of
December 31, 2005, wholly-owned
subsidiaries of
the Company owned a total of 50.4
million shares of Class B common stock of Time Warner Telecom Inc. (
“TWT”), a publicly traded
telecommunications company.
The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method of
accounting and, as a result of
the Company’s share in losses of TWT and impairment losses
recognized in previous years, the carrying value of the investment is zero. In the first quarter of
2006,
the Company’s
subsidiaries participated as selling shareholders in a TWT secondary offering,
converted approximately 17 million shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock of TWT
and sold the Class A common stock for approximately $239 million, net of underwriter commissions.
This sale resulted in a pretax gain of approximately $239 million, which is included as a component
of Other income, net, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three months
ended
March 31, 2006.
The Company does not consider its remaining investment in TWT to be strategic
and, therefore, additional sales or other dispositions may occur in the future, subject to
customary restrictions on transfer agreed to in connection with the offering and as provided in a
stockholders agreement among the holders of the Class B common stock of TWT.
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation
As previously disclosed, in July 2005,
the Company reached an agreement in principle for the
settlement of the securities class action lawsuits included in the matters consolidated under the
caption
In re: AOL Time Warner Inc. Securities & “ERISA” Litigation described in Note 13 to the
accompanying consolidated financial statements (the
“MSBI consolidated securities class action”).
In connection with reaching the agreement in principle on the securities class action,
the Company
established a reserve of $2.4 billion during the second quarter of 2005. Ernst & Young LLP also has
agreed to a settlement in this litigation matter and will pay $100 million. Pursuant to the
settlement, in October 2005, Time Warner paid $2.4 billion into a settlement fund (the
“MSBI
Settlement Fund”) for the members of the class represented in the action. In addition, the $150
million previously paid by Time Warner into a fund in connection with the settlement of the
investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (
“DOJ”) was transferred to the MSBI Settlement
Fund, and Time Warner is using its best efforts to have the $300 million it previously paid in
connection with the settlement of its SEC investigation, or at least a substantial portion thereof,
transferred to the MSBI Settlement Fund. The court issued an order dated
April 6, 2006 granting
final approval of the settlement.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
In addition to the $2.4 billion reserve established in connection with the agreement in
principle regarding the settlement of the MSBI consolidated securities class action, during the
second quarter of 2005,
the Company established an additional reserve totaling $600 million in
connection with the other related securities litigation matters (including suits brought by
individual shareholders) described in Note 13 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements
that are pending against
the Company. As of
May 1, 2006,
the Company has reached agreements to
resolve the actions alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (
“ERISA”)
and the derivative actions, both of which are subject to preliminary and final court approval, as
well as some of the individual suits. Of the $600 million reserve, through
May 1, 2006,
the Company
has paid, or has agreed to pay, approximately $358 million, after considering probable insurance
recoveries, to settle certain of these claims.
The Company has been successful in reaching
settlements with respect to certain of the securities actions brought by individual shareholders.
The Company also has engaged in, or expects to engage in, mediation in an attempt to resolve the
additional cases brought by shareholders who elected to
“opt out” of the settlement in the
consolidated securities action. Such mediation efforts have not been fruitful to date in certain of
these matters, in which trials are possible and for which plaintiffs have claimed several billion
dollars in aggregated damages.
The Company intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously. It is
possible that the ultimate amount paid to resolve all unsettled litigation in these matters could
be greater than the remaining reserve (Note 13).
The Company recognizes insurance recoveries when it becomes probable that such amounts will be
received. Amounts recognized in the first quarter of 2006 and 2005 totaled $50 million and $6
million, respectively. In 2005,
the Company reached an agreement with the carriers on its directors
and officers insurance policies in connection with the securities and derivative action matters
described above (other than the actions alleging violations of ERISA). As a result of this
agreement, in the fourth quarter,
the Company recorded a recovery of approximately $185 million
(bringing the total 2005 recoveries to $206 million), which was collected in the first quarter of
2006.
Government Investigations
As previously disclosed by
the Company, the DOJ and the SEC have resolved their investigations
into the accounting and disclosure practices of
the Company, the former through a deferred
prosecution agreement entered into in December 2004 for a two-year period, and the latter through a
settlement agreement that was approved by the SEC in March 2005. These resolutions are described
in more detail in
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Other Recent Developments – Government
Investigations” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005
(the
“2005 Form 10-K”). The historical accounting adjustments related thereto were reflected in the
restatement of
the Company’s financial results for each of the years ended
December 31, 2000
through
December 31, 2003, included in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (the
“2004 Form 10-K”).
With respect to the $300 million that was placed into an SEC Fair Fund as a condition of the
SEC settlement,
the Company has used its best efforts to have the $300 million, or a substantial
portion thereof, transferred to the MSBI Settlement Fund and distributed in connection with the
eventual distribution of proceeds pursuant to the settlement of the MSBI consolidated securities
class action. However, the SEC, as yet, has not made any determination as to how to distribute
those funds.
Under the terms of
the Company’s settlement with the SEC,
the Company agreed to the
appointment of an independent examiner to review whether
the Company’s historical accounting for
transactions with 17 counterparties, which were identified by the SEC staff, was in conformity with
GAAP. The transactions subject to review were entered into between
June 1, 2000 and
December 31,
2001 (but including subsequent amendments thereto), and principally involve online advertising
revenues, as well as three cable programming affiliation agreements with related advertising
elements. Revenue related to the 17 transactions principally was recognized prior to
January 1,
2002. The independent examiner has been engaged in his review, and, under the terms of the SEC
settlement, is required to provide a report to
the Company’s audit and finance committee of his
conclusions. The independent examiner recently completed his review and, as a result of the
conclusions,
the Company’s consolidated financial results have been restated as reflected in this
report. For more information on the restatement, see
“Restatement of Prior Financial Information”
on page 1.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Recently Adopted Accounting Principle
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (
“FASB”)
Statement No. 123 (revised 2004),
“Share-Based Payment” (
“FAS 123R”), as of
January 1, 2006. The
provisions of FAS 123R require a Company to measure the cost of employee services received in
exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That
cost is recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which an employee is
required to provide service in exchange for the award. FAS 123R also amends FASB Statement No. 95,
“Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that excess tax benefits, as defined, realized from the
exercise of stock options be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of
taxes paid in cash flow from operations.
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R,
the Company had followed the provisions of FASB Statement
No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (
“FAS 123”), which allowed
the Company to follow
the intrinsic value method set forth in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
“Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees,” and disclose the pro forma effects on net income (loss) had the fair
value of the equity awards been expensed. In connection with adopting FAS 123R,
the Company
elected to adopt the modified retrospective application method provided by FAS 123R and,
accordingly, financial statement amounts for all prior periods presented herein reflect results as
if the fair value method of expensing had been applied from the original effective date of FAS 123
(Refer to Note 1 for discussion of impact).
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R,
the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for
awards with graded vesting by treating each vesting tranche as a separate award and recognizing
compensation expense ratably for each tranche. For equity awards granted subsequent to the
adoption of FAS 123R,
the Company treats such awards as a single award and recognizes stock-based
compensation expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee
service period. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in costs of revenues or selling,
general and administrative expense depending on the employee’s job function.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
Additionally, when recording compensation cost for equity awards, FAS 123R requires companies
to estimate the number of equity awards granted that are expected to be forfeited. Prior to the
adoption of FAS 123R,
the Company recognized forfeitures when they occurred, rather than using an
estimate at the grant date and subsequently adjusting the estimated forfeitures to reflect actual
forfeitures. Accordingly, a pretax cumulative effect adjustment totaling $40 million ($25 million,
net of tax) has been recorded in the first quarter of 2006 to adjust for awards granted prior to
January 1, 2006 that are not expected to vest. Total impact of the adoption of FAS 123R and total
equity-based compensation expense recognized for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005 is
as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Equity-Based |
|
| |
|
Stock Option Expense(a) |
|
|
Compensation(a)(b) |
|
| |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
| |
|
3/31/06 |
|
|
3/31/05 |
|
|
3/31/06 |
|
|
3/31/05 |
|
| |
|
(millions) |
|
|
(millions) |
|
AOL |
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Cable |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Filmed Entertainment |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Networks |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Publishing |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
80 |
|
|
$ |
127 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (a) |
|
The amount expensed in the first quarter of each year is not consistent with the
amounts expected to be incurred during the remaining quarters of the year as the first quarter
includes the expensing of 100% of the equity awards granted to retirement eligible employees
as part of a broad-based grant. |
| |
| (b) |
|
Total equity-based compensation includes expense recognized related to stock
options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. |
Change in Accounting Principle for Recognizing Programming Inventory Costs at HBO
Effective
January 1, 2006,
the Company changed its methodology for recognizing programming
inventory costs (for both theatrical and original programming) at its HBO division. Previously, the
Company recognized HBO’s programming costs on a straight-line basis in the calendar year in which
the related programming first aired on the HBO and Cinemax pay television services. Now
the Company
recognizes programming costs on a straight-line basis over the license periods or estimated period
of use of the related shows, beginning with the month of initial exhibition.
The Company concluded
that this change in accounting for programming inventory costs was preferable after giving
consideration to the cumulative impact that marketplace and technological changes have had in
broadening the variety of viewing options and period over which consumers are now experiencing
HBO’s programming.
Since this change involves a revision to an inventory costing principle, the change is
reflected retrospectively to all prior periods presented, including the impact that such a change
has on retained earnings for the earliest year presented (Refer to Note 1 for discussion of
impact).
Discontinued Operations
As previously noted under
“Recent Developments,” the Company has reflected the operations of
TWBG and Turner South as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial information to conform
to the
March 31, 2006 presentation.
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
Significant Transactions and Other Items Affecting Comparability
As more fully described herein and in the related notes to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements, the comparability of Time Warner’s results from continuing operations has
been affected by certain significant transactions and other items in each period as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
| |
|
3/31/06 |
|
|
3/31/05 |
|
| |
|
(millions) |
|
Amounts related to securities litigation and government investigations |
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
(6 |
) |
Merger and restructuring costs |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
Asset impairments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
Gain on disposal of assets, net |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact on Operating Income |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
| |
Investment gains, net |
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Gain on WMG option |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact on Other income, net |
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pretax impact |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
Income tax impact |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax impact |
|
$ |
165 |
|
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation and Government Investigations
For the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005,
the Company recognized legal and other
professional fees related to the SEC and DOJ investigations into certain of
the Company’s
historical accounting and disclosure practices and the defense of various shareholder lawsuits, as
well as legal reserves, totaling $79 million and $12 million, respectively. In addition, for the
three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005,
the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $50
million and $6 million, respectively.
Merger and Restructuring Costs
During the three months ended
March 31, 2006,
the Company incurred restructuring costs,
primarily related to various employee terminations of approximately $23 million, including $12
million at the Publishing segment, $6 million at the Cable segment and $5 million at the Corporate
segment.
The Company also expensed $2 million at the Filmed Entertainment segment and $1 million at
the AOL segment as a result of changes in estimates of previously established restructuring
accruals. In addition, during the three months ended
March 31, 2006, the Cable segment expensed
approximately $4 million of non-capitalizable merger-related costs associated with the Adelphia
Acquisition.
During the three months ended
March 31, 2005,
the Company incurred restructuring costs at the
Cable segment primarily related to various employee terminations and exit activities of $17
million. In addition, there were changes in estimates of previously established restructuring
accruals at the AOL segment, which included $3 million of additional restructuring costs and the
reversal of $8 million of restructuring costs that were no longer required (Note 11).
Asset Impairments
During the three months ended
March 31, 2005,
the Company recorded a $24 million noncash
impairment charge related to goodwill associated with America Online Latin America, Inc. (
“AOLA”).
Gains on Disposal of Assets, Net
For the three months ended
March 31, 2006,
the Company recorded a gain of approximately $20
million at the Corporate segment related to the sale of two aircraft and a $2 million gain at the
AOL segment from the resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of
Netscape Security Solutions (
“NSS”).
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TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
For the three months ended
March 31, 2005,
the Company recorded a $2 million gain at the AOL
segment from the resolution of a previously contingent gain related to the 2004 sale of NSS and an
$8 million gain at the Publishing segment related to the collection of a loan made in conjunction
with
the Company’s 2003 sale of Time Life Inc., which was previously fully reserved due to concerns
about recoverability.
Investment Gains, Net
For the three months ended
March 31, 2006,
the Company recognized net gains of $295 million
primarily related to the sale of investments, including a $239 million gain on the sale of a
portion of
the Company’s investment in TWT and a $51 million gain on the sale of
the Company’s
investment in Canal Satellite Digital. Investment gains, net also include $7 million of gains to
reflect market fluctuations in equity derivative instruments.
For the three months ended
March 31, 2005,
the Company recognized net gains of $23 million
primarily related to the sale of investments. Investment gains, net included $3 million of
writedowns to reduce the carrying value of certain investments that experienced
other-than-temporary declines in market value, partially offset by $1 million of gains to reflect
market fluctuations in equity derivative instruments.
Gain on WMG Option
For the three months ended
March 31, 2005,
the Company recorded an $80 million gain reflecting
a fair value adjustment related to
the Company’s option in Warner Music Group (
“WMG”).
Consolidated Results
Revenues. The components of revenues are as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
| |
|
3/31/06 |
|
|
3/31/05 |
|
|
|
% Change |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
(recast) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
(millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription |
|
$ |
5,667 |
|
|
$ |
5,485 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
Advertising |
|
|
1,761 |
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
Content |
|
|
2,756 |
|
|
|
2,976 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
Other |
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
10,455 |
|
|
$ |
10,363 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The increase in Subscription revenues is primarily related to increases at the Cable and
Networks segments, offset partially by a decline at the AOL segment. The increase at the Cable
segment was principally due to the continued penetration of advanced services (primarily high-speed
data services, advanced digital video services and Digital Phone) and video rate increases. The
increase at the Networks segment was due primarily to higher subscription rates and, to a lesser
extent, an increase in the number of subscribers at Turner and HBO. The AOL segment declined
primarily as a result of lower domestic AOL brand subscribers and the unfavorable impact of foreign
currency exchange rates at AOL Europe.
The increase in Advertising revenues was primarily due to growth at the AOL and Networks
segments. The increase at the AOL segment was due to revenues from growth in traditional
advertising, paid-search advertising and sales of advertising run on third-party
websites generated
by Advertising.com. The increase at the Networks segment was primarily driven by higher CPMs
(advertising cost per one thousand viewers) and sellouts at Turner’s domestic entertainment
networks, partly offset by a decline at The WB Network as a result of lower ratings.
The decrease in Content revenues was principally due to decreases at the Filmed Entertainment
and Networks segments. The decrease at the Filmed Entertainment segment was driven by declines in
both theatrical and television product revenues. The decrease at the Networks segment was due
primarily to the absence of HBO’s licensing revenue from Everybody Loves Raymond, which ended its
broadcast network run in 2005, and, to a lesser extent, a decline in ancillary sales of HBO’s
original programming.
15
TIME WARNER INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION — (Continued)
Each of the revenue categories is discussed in greater detail by segment in “Business Segment
Results.”
Costs of Revenues. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005, costs of revenues
totaled $5.806 billion and $5.907 billion, respectively, and as a percentage of revenues were 56%
and 57%, respectively. The improvement in costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues related
primarily to improved margins at the Filmed Entertainment, Networks and Publishing segments,
partially offset by a decline in margins at the AOL and Cable segments. The segment variations are
discussed in detail in
“Business Segment Results.”
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005, selling, general and administrative expenses remained essentially flat ($2.600 billion in
2006 and $2.587 billion in 2005). The segment variations are discussed in detail in
“Business
Segment Results.”
Amounts Related to Securities Litigation and Government Investigations. As previously
discussed in
“Recent Developments,” in the results for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005,
the Company recognized legal and other professional fees related to the SEC and DOJ
investigations into certain of
the Company’s historical accounting and disclosure practices and the
defense of various shareholder lawsuits, as well as legal reserves, totaling $79 million and $12
million, respectively. In addition, for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and
2005,
the Company
recognized insurance recoveries of $50 million and $6 million, respectively (Note 1).
Reconciliation of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income and Net
Income.
The following table reconciles Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to
Operating Income. In addition, the table provides the components from Operating Income to Net
Income for purposes of the discussions that follow:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Three Months Ended |
| |
|
3/31/06 |
|
|
3/31/05 |
|
|
|
% Change |
| |
|
(recast) |
|
|
| |
|
(restated, millions) |
|
|
Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
2,693 |
|
|
$ |
2,485 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(681 |
) |
|
|
(648 |
) |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
Amortization |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
1,689 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(299 |
) |
|
|
(346 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
184 |
% |
|
Minority interest expense, net |
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative
effect of accounting change |
|
|
1,819 |
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
(613 |
) |
|
|
(488 |
) |
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of
accounting change |