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Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2007

Comcast Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-32871   27-0000798
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1500 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA

  19102-2148
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 665-1700

 

 


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 1, 2007, Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) issued a press release reporting the results of its operations for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2006. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Comcast does not intend for this Item 2.02 or Exhibit 99.1 to be treated as “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

In the press release, Comcast presented non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures differ from financial measures reported in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Comcast provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial GAAP measures in the tables accompanying the press release. In addition, in Table 7, entitled Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures, Comcast disclosed why management believes the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures it customarily presents provided useful information to investors in understanding Comcast’s financial condition and results of operations as well as any additional purposes for which Comcast’s management uses these as performance measures.

In the press release, Comcast provided one additional non-GAAP financial measure to those described in Table 7, along with a reconciliation of this measure in Table 7C:

 

   

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and 2006—For 2006, Adjusted Net Income excludes a gain on discontinued operations, net of tax, and an investment gain, net of tax, related to the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions. For 2005, Adjusted Net Income excludes Investment Income and Other Income (Expense) (as presented in our Consolidated Statement of Operations), net of a 40% income tax rate and excludes in the fourth quarter of 2005 a refinement to our effective tax rate.

Comcast believes this additional non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors. Among other things, it may help investors evaluate Comcast’s ongoing operations, can assist in making meaningful period-over-period comparisons and can help identify trends that could otherwise be masked or distorted by the excluded items. In particular, net income in 2006 includes significant non-operating investment income and a gain on discontinued operations resulting from the closing of transactions with Adelphia Communications Corporation and Time Warner Inc. that did not occur in 2005.

Item 9.01. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

99.1   

Comcast Corporation press release dated February 1, 2007.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    COMCAST CORPORATION

Date: February 1, 2007

   

By:

 

/s/ Lawrence J. Salva

       

Lawrence J. Salva

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Press Release dated February 1, 2007

Exhibit 99.1

 


LOGO   PRESS RELEASE

 

Investor Contacts:    

Press Contacts:

  

  Marlene S. Dooner

 

(215) 981-7392

 

  D’Arcy Rudnay

  

(215) 981-8582

  Daniel J. Goodwin

 

(215) 981-7518

    

COMCAST REPORTS 2006 RESULTS AND OUTLOOK FOR 2007

ANNOUNCES 3-for-2 STOCK SPLIT

Triple Play and superior products power record-setting results

4th Quarter Cable Revenue increased 14%

Cable Operating Cash Flow increased 17%

Added 5 Million RGUs in 2006 – up 69%

Cable Revenue up 12%

Cable Operating Cash Flow up 15%

Expects Another Record-Setting Year in 2007 – 6.5 Million New RGUs

Minimum 14% Cable Operating Cash Flow Growth

Philadelphia, PA – February 1, 2007…Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) today reported results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2006. The following table highlights financial and operational results (dollars in millions, except per share amounts; units in thousands):

 


                Growth
    4Q06    2006    Quarter   Year

Consolidated

         

Revenue

  $ 7,031    $ 24,966    30%   18%

Operating Cash Flow1

  $ 2,594    $ 9,442    30%   19%

Operating Income1

  $ 1,218    $ 4,619    43%   31%

Earnings per Share1

  $ 0.18    $ 1.19    200%   183%

Pro Forma Cable2

         

Revenue

  $ 6,894    $ 26,339    14%   12%

Operating Cash Flow

  $ 2,749    $ 10,511    17%   15%

Revenue Generating Unit Additions

    1,632      5,026    77%   69%

Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, said, “2006 was simply our best year ever. Powered by our triple play offering and superior products, we added more RGUs than at any other time in our history and reported terrific growth in cable revenue and Operating Cash Flow. This record-setting performance demonstrates substantial operating momentum, and we could not be more enthusiastic about the future. Looking ahead, we are perfectly positioned to continue to offer consumers the best entertainment and communications value proposition available anywhere, and to continue to deliver significant value to our shareholders.”

Mr. Roberts added, “Reflecting our strong results and outlook, our Board of Directors authorized a 3-for-2 stock split – the 11th stock split in our company’s history.”

 


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Pro Forma Cable Segment Results2

Year ended December 31, 2006

Cable results are presented as if the acquisition of Susquehanna Communications and the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions were effective on January 1, 2005. Cable results also include the results of the Houston, TX cable systems received with the dissolution of the Texas/Kansas City cable partnership as if that transaction was effective on January 1, 2005. (See note 2 for additional details).

Revenue increased 12% to $26.3 billion for the year reflecting increasing consumer demand for Comcast’s services and the success of Comcast’s Triple Play offer.

Revenue generating units (RGUs)3 increased 69%, or a record 5.0 million from prior year net additions of 3.0 million, to end the year at 50.8 million RGUs.

Operating Cash Flow (as defined in Table 7) grew 15% to $10.5 billion resulting in an Operating Cash Flow margin of 39.9%, an increase from the 38.8% reported last year. The margin improvement reflects strong revenue growth and our continuing success in controlling the growth of operating costs. In 2006, programming expense increased 8% to $5.4 billion, Comcast hired and trained 6,500 new employees to support higher service and installation activity that resulted from record RGU additions and integrated lower-margin operations received with the cable system acquisitions.

Video

 

Added 1.9 million new digital cable subscribers in 2006 – 59% above last year

 

 

Added 80,000 basic cable subscribers during 2006 compared to a loss of 141,000 in the prior year

Video revenue increased 8% to $16.6 billion in 2006, reflecting growth in both basic and digital cable customers and increased demand for advanced digital features including ON DEMAND, digital video recorders (DVRs) and HDTV programming, as well as higher basic cable pricing.

Basic cable subscribers increased by 80,000 to 24.2 million during 2006 with 12.7 million or 52% of video customers taking digital cable services. Comcast added 1.9 million digital cable customers in 2006, an increase of 59% from the 1.2 million digital cable customers added in 2005. The digital cable customer additions in 2006 include 900,000 digital cable and 1.0 million Digital Starter subscribers. During the year, 1.5 million digital cable customers subscribed to advanced services, like DVR and HDTV, either by upgrading their digital cable service or as new customers. Customers subscribing to digital cable with advanced services pay $75 or more per month, 15% more than the average Comcast Digital Cable subscriber. Growth in video revenue also reflects increasing ON DEMAND movie purchases. Pay-per-view revenue increased 27% to $633 million in 2006.

High-Speed Internet

 

 

Added 1.9 million high-speed Internet subscribers during 2006—highest level of annual additions in Company history

High-speed Internet revenues increased 23% to $5.5 billion in 2006, reflecting a 1.9 million or 19% increase in subscribers from the prior year and relatively stable average monthly revenue per subscriber. Comcast ended 2006 with 11.5 million high-speed Internet subscribers or 25% penetration of our footprint.

Phone

 

 

Added over 1.5 million Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) customers compared to 290,000 in the prior year

 

 

CDV service now marketed to 32 million homes representing 68% of Comcast’s footprint

Phone revenue increased 45% to $955 million due to significant growth in CDV subscriber additions, offset by a $132 million decline in circuit-switched phone revenues as Comcast primarily focuses on marketing CDV in most markets. Comcast ended 2006 with a total of 1.9 million CDV customers or 5.7% of available homes.

 


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Advertising revenue increased 13% to $1.7 billion in 2006 when compared to 2005, reflecting strong political advertising growth in the second half of 2006. Comcast reported political advertising revenue of more than $90 million in 2006.

Capital expenditures of $4.6 billion increased 15% in 2006 reflecting primarily the record increase in RGU additions during the year. Comcast added 69% more RGUs in 2006 than 2005. Consistent with historical trends, approximately 75% of cable capital expenditures were variable and directly associated with demand for new products in 2006.

Comcast delivered strong cable results as compared to the annual guidance updated on October 26, 2006:

 


    Guidance   Results

Revenue growth

  10 - 11%   12%

Operating Cash Flow growth

  At least 13%   15%

RGU addition growth

  Approximately 60%   69%

Capital expenditures

  Approximately $4.5 billion   $4.6 billion

Fourth Quarter 2006

 

 

Added 1.6 million RGUs during the quarter—most quarterly additions in Company history

 

 

Record RGU additions fueled 14% growth in revenue and 17% growth in Operating Cash Flow

Comcast Cable reported revenue of $6.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006, an increase of 14% from the prior year. Video revenue increased 9% reflecting growth in both basic and digital cable customers and increased demand for advanced digital features, such as DVR and HDTV. Comcast Cable added 613,000 digital cable subscribers and 110,000 basic cable subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2006, each representing the highest quarterly additions in more than 10 years. Driven by increasing ON DEMAND movie purchases, pay-per-view revenue increased 24% to $159 million in 2006. Pay-per-view revenue has increased more than 20% on average for the past eight quarters.

High-speed Internet revenues increased 23% in the quarter to $1.5 billion. The strong growth includes the addition of 488,000 high-speed Internet subscribers, a 12% increase from the same period last year and relatively stable monthly revenue per subscriber. Cable phone revenue nearly doubled in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $302 million reflecting the addition of 508,000 CDV customers offset by the decline of 87,000 circuit-switched customers during the quarter.

Advertising revenue increased 26% to $501 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, reflecting double-digit growth in local and regional/national advertising, as well as a five-fold increase in political advertising to $54 million principally associated with the fall 2006 elections.

Operating Cash Flow grew 17% to $2.7 billion during the quarter, reflecting strong revenue growth and the Company’s success in controlling the growth of operating costs, even as we experience higher service and installation activity from record RGU additions and integrate recently acquired cable systems. Operating Cash Flow margin for the quarter was 39.9% compared to 38.9% one year ago.

Comcast Cable capital expenditures of $1.4 billion for the quarter were 43% higher than the fourth quarter of 2005 driven by the record RGU additions during the period. Comcast added 77% more RGUs in the fourth quarter of 2006 than 2005.

Programming Segment Results4

Comcast’s Programming segment consists of our national programming networks E! Entertainment Television and Style Network (E! Networks), The Golf Channel, VERSUS (formerly OLN), G4 and AZN Television.

The Programming segment reported 2006 revenue of $1.1 billion, a 15% increase from 2005, reflecting increases in network ratings, advertising and distribution revenue. Operating Cash Flow decreased 11%

 


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to $241 million in 2006, reflecting investments in programming at all our networks, particularly programming and production expenses related to VERSUS’ coverage of the National Hockey League.

For the fourth quarter of 2006, Comcast’s Programming segment reported revenue of $283 million, a 21% increase compared to the prior year and Operating Cash Flow of $43 million, an increase of 35% from the same period last year reflecting increases in network ratings, advertising revenue and distribution revenue.

Corporate and Other4

Corporate and Other includes Comcast Spectacor, corporate overhead and other operations, and eliminations between Comcast’s businesses. In 2006, Comcast reported Corporate and Other revenue of $203 million and an Operating Cash Flow loss of $362 million, as compared to revenue of $170 million and an Operating Cash Flow loss of $313 million in 2005.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2006, Corporate and Other revenue increased to $90 million from the $72 million reported in 2005. The Operating Cash Flow loss for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $109 million compared to a loss of $77 million in 2005.

Consolidated Results

Year ended December 31, 2006

Consolidated results include all acquisitions as of the date of their closing. Comcast acquired Susquehanna Communications in April 2006 and completed the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions in July 2006. As part of the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions Comcast transferred cable systems serving Los Angeles, Dallas and Cleveland to Time Warner (presented as discontinued operations for all periods). Consolidated results, as of December 31, 2006, include our interest in the Texas/Kansas City cable partnership as an equity method investment.

Revenue increased 18% in 2006 to $25.0 billion while Operating Cash Flow1 increased 19% to $9.4 billion and Operating Income increased 31% to $4.6 billion. This significant growth was due to strong results at Comcast Cable and the impact of cable system acquisitions in 2006.

Net Income increased to $2.5 billion, or $1.19 per share, in 2006, compared to net income of $928 million or $0.42 per share in 2005. In addition to strong operating results at Comcast Cable, the year includes an estimated one-time gain, included in investment income, of $646 million (or $405 million net of tax) related to the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions. Also included in this year’s results is a one-time gain of $195 million, net of tax, on discontinued operations related to the transfer of cable systems to Time Warner. Excluding these gains and reconciled in Table 7-C, Adjusted Net Income for 2006 would be $1.9 billion or $0.90 per share.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities increased to $6.6 billion in 2006 from $4.8 billion in 2005 due primarily to stronger operating results, the cable system acquisitions and changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Free Cash Flow (described further on Table 4) increased $628 million to $2.6 billion in 2006 compared to $2.0 billion in 2005, due primarily to growth in consolidated Operating Cash Flow, the cable system acquisitions and changes in working capital.

Fourth Quarter 20062

Driven by strong results at Comcast Cable and the impact of cable acquisitions in 2006, Comcast reported consolidated revenue of $7.0 billion, an increase of 30%, in the fourth quarter of 2006 while consolidated Operating Cash Flow1 increased 30% to $2.6 billion. Consolidated operating income increased 43% to $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to $849 million reported in 2005.

Net income increased to $390 million, or $0.18 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to net income of $133 million, or $0.06 per share, in the prior year. Strong operating results at Comcast Cable contributed to the growth in net income. Included in this quarter’s results are two adjustments reducing the gains recorded on the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions in the third quarter of 2006. These reductions represent a refinement of estimated gains due primarily to updated valuations. The first

 


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adjustment, included in investment income, is $49 million (or $30 million net of tax). The second is an adjustment of $39 million net of tax on the gain on discontinued operations related to the transfer of cable systems to Time Warner. Excluding these adjustments and reconciled in Table 7-C, Adjusted Net Income for the fourth quarter of 2006 would be $459 million or $0.21 per share.

Pro Forma Consolidated Results5

Pro forma consolidated results are presented as if the acquisition of Susquehanna Communications and the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions were effective on January 1, 2005. Pro forma consolidated results also include the results of the Houston, TX cable systems received with the dissolution of the Texas/Kansas City cable partnership as if that transaction was effective on January 1, 2005 as well. (See note 2 for additional details).

Revenue increased 12% to $27.6 billion in 2006 while Operating Cash Flow increased 14% to $10.4 billion for the year reflecting record setting results at Comcast Cable.

Comcast delivered strong consolidated results as compared to the annual guidance updated on October 26, 2006:

 


 

    Guidance   Results

Revenue growth5

  10 - 11%   12%

Operating Cash Flow growth5

  At least 12%   14%

Free Cash Flow Conversion

  25 - 30%   28%

 


Share Repurchase Program

In 2006, Comcast repurchased $2.3 billion or 75.4 million Class A Special Common (CMCSK) shares, reducing the number of total shares outstanding by more than 3%. Comcast repurchased $447 million or 11.2 million shares of its CMCSK stock during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Availability under the Company’s stock repurchase program, as of December 31, 2006, is $3.0 billion. Comcast expects that repurchases continue from time to time in the open market or in private transactions, subject to market conditions.

Since the inception of the repurchase program in December 2003, the Company has invested $7.4 billion in its common stock and related securities, reducing the number of shares outstanding by 11%. These investments include repurchasing $6.0 billion or 202.3 million shares of common stock and redeeming several debt issues for $1.4 billion that were exchangeable into 47.3 million shares of common stock. The share amounts above are not adjusted for today’s announced stock split.

2007 Financial Outlook

 

 

Cable revenue growth of at least 12%2

 

 

Cable Operating Cash Flow growth of at least 14%2

 

 

Cable RGU net additions of approximately 6.5 million, 30% above 2006 RGU net additions2 of 5 million

 

   

RGU outlook incldudes an expected decrease of 500,000 circuit-switched phone RGUs

 

 

Cable capital expenditures of approximately $5.7 billion, including commercial services capital expenditures of approximately $250 million

 

 

Corporate and other capital expenditures of approximately $250 million primarily due to the relocation of Comcast’s headquarters

 

 

Consolidated revenue growth of at least 11%5

 

 

Consolidated Operating Cash Flow growth of at least 13%5

 

 

Consolidated Free Cash Flow approximately the same as 2006

 


See notes on page 6

 

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Notes:

 

1

Operating Cash Flow percentage growth is adjusted as if stock options had been expensed in 2005. Operating income and earnings per share percentage growth are unadjusted. Per share amounts are not adjusted for today’s announced stock split. See Tables 7-A and 7-B for reconciliation of “as adjusted” financial data.

 

2

Cable results are presented on a pro forma, as adjusted, basis. Pro forma results adjust only for certain acquisitions and dispositions, including Susquehanna Communications (April 2006), the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions (July 2006) and the dissolution of the Texas/Kansas City cable partnership (effective January 1, 2007). Effective August 1, 2006, our economic interest in the Texas/Kansas City cable partnership tracked solely the performance of the Houston, TX cable systems. Accordingly, we included the systems’ results in Cable pro forma data. Cable results are presented as if the transactions noted above were effective on January 1, 2005. The net impact of these transactions was to increase the number of basic cable subscribers by 2.6 million. These “As Adjusted” results are presented as if stock options had been expensed in 2005. Please refer to Tables 7-A and 7-B for a reconciliation of pro forma, “As Adjusted” financial data.

 

3

Represents the sum of basic and digital cable, high-speed Internet and net phone subscribers, excluding additional outlets. Subscriptions to DVR and/or HDTV services by existing Comcast Digital Cable customers do not result in additional RGUs.

 

4

Operating Cash Flow adjusted as if stock options had been expensed in 2005.

 

5

Pro forma consolidated results are presented on a pro forma, as adjusted, basis as described in note 2.

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Conference Call Information

Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community today February 1, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The conference call will be broadcast live on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.cmcsa.com or www.cmcsk.com. A recording of the call will be available on the Investor Relations website starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 1, 2007. To participate via telephone, please dial (800) 263-8495 with the conference ID number 5668483. A telephone replay will begin immediately following the call and will be available until Friday, February 2, 2007 at midnight Eastern Time (ET). To access the rebroadcast, please dial (800) 642-1687 and enter passcode number 5668483. To automatically receive Comcast financial news by email, please visit www.cmcsa.com or www.cmcsk.com and subscribe to email alerts.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Readers are directed to Comcast’s periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a description of such risks and uncertainties.

In this discussion, we sometimes refer to financial measures that are not presented according to generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP). Certain of these measures are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the SEC regulations; those rules require the supplemental explanations and reconciliations provided in Table 7 of this release. All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

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About Comcast:

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 11.5 million high-speed Internet customers, and 2.5 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast’s programming networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS (formerly OLN), G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

 

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TABLE 1

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)        2006              2005              2006              2005      

Revenues

   $ 7,031      $ 5,416      $ 24,966      $ 21,075  

Operating expenses

     2,451        1,943        9,010        7,513  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,986        1,433        6,514        5,490  
     4,437        3,376        15,524        13,003  

Operating cash flow

     2,594        2,040        9,442        8,072  

Depreciation expense

     1,080        888        3,828        3,413  

Amortization expense

     296        303        995        1,138  
     1,376        1,191        4,823        4,551  

Operating income

     1,218        849        4,619        3,521  

Other income (expense)

           

Interest expense

     (562 )      (462 )      (2,064 )      (1,795 )

Investment income (loss), net

     55        53        990        89  

Equity in net (losses) income of affiliates

     (38 )      (23 )      (124 )      (42 )

Other income (expense)

     (21 )      5        173        (53 )
     (566 )      (427 )      (1,025 )      (1,801 )

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     652        422        3,594        1,720  

Income tax expense

     (221 )      (303 )      (1,347 )      (873 )

Income before minority interest

     431        119        2,247        847  

Minority interest

     (2 )      (12 )      (12 )      (19 )

Net income from continuing operations

     429        107        2,235        828  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          26        103        100  

Gain (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax

     (39 )      —          195        —    

Net income

   $ 390      $ 133      $ 2,533      $ 928  

Basic earnings per common share

           

Income from continuing operations per common share

   $ 0.21      $ 0.05      $ 1.06      $ 0.37  

Income from discontinued operations per common share

     —          0.01        0.05        0.05  

Gain (loss) on discontinued operations per common share

     (0.02 )      —          0.09        —    

Net income per common share

   $ 0.19      $ 0.06      $ 1.20      $ 0.42  

Diluted earnings per common share

           

Income from continuing operations per common share

   $ 0.20      $ 0.05      $ 1.05      $ 0.37  

Income from discontinued operations per common share

     —          0.01        0.05        0.05  

Gain (loss) on discontinued operations per common share

     (0.02 )      —          0.09        —    

Net income per common share

   $ 0.18      $ 0.06      $ 1.19      $ 0.42  

Basic weighted-average number of common shares

     2,084        2,169        2,107        2,197  

Diluted weighted-average number of common shares

     2,109        2,179        2,120        2,208  

 

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TABLE 2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in millions)   

December 31,

2006

    

December 31,

2005

ASSETS

       

Current Assets

       

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,239      $ 947

Investments

     1,735        148

Accounts receivable, net

     1,450        1,008

Other current assets

     778        685

Current assets of discontinued operations

     —          60

Total current assets

     5,202        2,848

Investments

     8,847        12,675

Property and equipment, net

     21,248        17,704

Franchise rights

     55,927        48,804

Goodwill

     13,768        13,498

Other intangible assets, net

     4,881        3,118

Other noncurrent assets, net

     532        635

Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations, net

     —          4,118
   $ 110,405      $ 103,400

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

Current Liabilities

       

Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors

   $ 2,862      $ 2,239

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     3,032        2,482

Deferred income taxes

     563        2

Current portion of long-term debt

     983        1,689

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     —          112

Total current liabilities

     7,440        6,524

Long-term debt, less current portion

     27,992        21,682

Deferred income taxes

     27,089        27,370

Other noncurrent liabilities

     6,498        6,920

Minority interest

     251        657

Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations

     —          28

Stockholders’ equity

     41,135        40,219
   $ 110,405      $ 103,400

 

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TABLE 3

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
(Dollars in millions)        2006              2005      

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 6,618      $ 4,835  

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     

Proceeds from borrowings

     7,497        3,978  

Retirements and repayments of debt

     (2,039 )      (2,706 )

Repurchases of common stock

     (2,347 )      (2,313 )

Issuances of common stock

     410        93  

Other

     25        15  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,546        (933 )

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     

Capital expenditures

     (4,395 )      (3,621 )

Cash paid for intangible assets

     (306 )      (281 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (5,110 )      (199 )

Proceeds from sales and restructuring of investments

     2,720        861  

Purchases of investments

     (2,812 )      (306 )

Proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term investments, net

     33        (86 )

Other investing activities

     (2 )      (116 )

Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,872 )      (3,748 )

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     292        154  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

     947        793  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

   $ 1,239      $ 947  

 


TABLE 4

Calculation of Free Cash Flow

(Unaudited) (1)

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
(Dollars in millions)        2006              2005      

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 6,618      $ 4,835  

Capital Expenditures

     (4,395 )      (3,621 )

Cash paid for Intangible Assets

     (306 )      (281 )

Non-operating items, net of tax

     706        1,062  

Free Cash Flow

   $ 2,623      $ 1,995  

 

(1)

See Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures in Table 7 for the definition of Free Cash Flow.

 

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TABLE 5

Pro Forma Financial Data by Business Segment

(Unaudited) (1)

 

(Dollars in millions)    Cable      Programming (2)     

Corporate

and Other

     Total

Three Months Ended December 31, 2006

             

Revenues

   $ 6,894      $ 283      $ 90      $ 7,267

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,749      $ 43      ($ 109 )    $ 2,683

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 1,357      $ 1      ($ 120 )    $ 1,238

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     39.9%        15.4%        NM        36.9%

Capital Expenditures (3)

   $ 1,381      ($ 2 )    $ 15      $ 1,394

Three Months Ended December 31, 2005, as adjusted (4)

             

Revenues

   $ 6,029      $ 235      $ 72      $ 6,336

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,348      $ 32      ($ 77 )    $ 2,303

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 922      ($ 10 )    ($ 91 )    $ 821

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     38.9%        13.8%        NM        36.4%

Capital Expenditures (3)

   $ 967      $ 5      $ 14      $ 986

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2006

             

Revenues

   $ 26,339      $ 1,053      $ 203      $ 27,595

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 10,511      $ 241      ($ 362 )    $ 10,390

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 5,246      $ 75      ($ 430 )    $ 4,891

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     39.9%        22.9%        NM        37.7%

Capital Expenditures (3)

   $ 4,640      $ 16      $ 30      $ 4,686

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2005, as adjusted (4)

             

Revenues

   $ 23,556      $ 919      $ 170      $ 24,645

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 9,132      $ 272      ($ 313 )    $ 9,091

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 3,652      $ 118      ($ 363 )    $ 3,407

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     38.8%        29.6%        NM        36.9%

Capital Expenditures (3)

   $ 4,030      $ 16      $ 38      $ 4,084

 

(1)

See Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures in Table 7. Historical financial data by business segment, as required under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), is available in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

 

(2)

Programming includes our national networks E! Entertainment Television and Style Network (E! Networks), The Golf Channel, VERSUS (formerly OLN), G4 and AZN Television.

 

(3)

Our Cable segment’s capital expenditures are comprised of the following categories:

 

    4Q06    4Q05   

YTD

4Q06

  

YTD

4Q05

New Service Offerings

          

Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

  $ 712    $ 512    $ 2,482    $ 2,080

Scalable Infrastructure

    330      214      917      881
    1,042      726      3,399      2,961

Recurring Capital Projects

          

Line Extensions

    62      64      320      293

Support Capital

    144      97      528      387
    206      161      848      680

Upgrades

    133      80      393      389

Total

  $ 1,381    $ 967    $ 4,640    $ 4,030

 

 

CPE includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues (e.g. digital converters). Scalable infrastructure includes costs, not CPE or network related, to secure growth of new customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues or provide service enhancements (e.g. headend equipment). Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g. fiber/coaxial cable). Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to obsolescence and wear out (e.g. non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles). Upgrades include costs to enhance or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including recurring betterments.

 

(4)

Adjusted as if stock options had been expensed in 2005. See Tables 7-A and 7-B for Reconciliation of “As Adjusted” Financial Data.

 

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TABLE 6

Pro Forma Data – Cable Segment Components

(Unaudited) (1) (2)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(Dollars in millions, except per subscriber and per unit data)        2006              2005              2006              2005    

Revenues:

                 

Video (3)

   $ 4,214      $ 3,865      $ 16,599      $ 15,386

High-Speed Internet

     1,454        1,184        5,451        4,445

Phone

     302        171        955        658

Advertising

     501        398        1,651        1,463

Other (4)

     226        229        908        877

Franchise Fees

     197        182        775        727

Total Revenues

   $ 6,894      $ 6,029      $ 26,339      $ 23,556

Programming Expense

             $ 5,406      $ 5,021

Operating Cash Flow (5)

   $ 2,749      $ 2,348      $ 10,511      $ 9,132

Operating Income (5)

   $ 1,357      $ 922      $ 5,246      $ 3,652

Operating Cash Flow Margin (5)

     39.9%        38.9%        39.9%        38.8%

Capital Expenditures

   $ 1,381      $ 967      $ 4,640      $ 4,030

 

    4Q06     4Q05     3Q06  

Video

     

Homes Passed (000’s)

    47,400       46,700       47,200  

Basic Subscribers (000’s)

    24,161       24,081       24,051  

Basic Penetration

    51.0 %     51.6 %     50.9 %

Quarterly Net Basic Subscriber Additions (000’s)

    110       28       10  

Digital Subscribers (000’s)

    12,666       10,804       12,053  

Digital Penetration

    52.4 %     44.9 %     50.1 %

Quarterly Net Digital Subscriber Additions (000’s)

    613       365       558  

Digital Set-Top Boxes

    19,492       16,450       18,440  

Monthly Average Video Revenue per Basic Subscriber

  $ 58.41     $ 53.54     $ 57.75  

Monthly Average Total Revenue per Basic Subscriber

  $ 95.34     $ 83.51     $ 91.89  

High-Speed Internet

     

“Available” Homes (000’s)

    46,902       45,912       46,731  

Subscribers (000’s)

    11,487       9,619       11,000  

Penetration

    24.5 %     21.0 %     23.5 %

Quarterly Net Subscriber Additions (000’s)

    488       436       536  

Monthly Average Revenue per Subscriber

  $ 43.12     $ 41.99     $ 43.14  

Phone

     

Comcast Digital Voice

     

“Available” Homes (000’s)

    32,435       18,580       30,800  

Subscribers (000’s)

    1,855       306       1,348  

Penetration

    5.7 %     1.6 %     4.4 %

Quarterly Net Subscriber Additions (000’s)

    508       147       483  
     

Circuit Switched Phone

     

“Available” Homes (000’s)

    8,866       8,462       8,858  

Subscribers (000’s)

    652       986       740  

Penetration

    7.4 %     11.7 %     8.4 %

Quarterly Net Subscriber Additions (000’s)

    (87 )     (56 )     (102 )

Monthly Average Total Phone Revenue per Subscriber

  $ 43.92     $ 46.20     $ 45.09  

Total Revenue Generating Units (000’s) (6)

    50,822       45,796       49,190  

Quarterly Net Additions

    1,632       920       1,486  

 

(1)

See Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures in Table 7. All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

 

(2)

Pro forma financial data includes the results of Susquehanna Communications acquired on April 30, 2006, cable systems acquired in the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions on July 31, 2006, and cable systems serving Houston, Texas included as a result of the dissolution of our cable partnership with Time Warner, which was initiated in July 2006. The net impact of these transactions was to increase the number of basic cable subscribers by 2.6 million.

 

    

Pro forma subscriber data also includes 13,000 subscribers acquired in various small acquisitions during 2005. The impact of these acquisitions on our segment operating results was not material.

 

(3)

Video revenues consist of our basic, expanded basic, digital, premium, pay-per-view and equipment services.

 

(4)

Other revenues include installation revenues, guide revenues, commissions from electronic retailing, other product offerings, commercial data services and revenues of our digital media center and regional sports programming networks.

 

(5)

Adjusted as if stock options had been expensed in 2005.

 

(6)

Represents the sum of basic and digital video, high-speed Internet and net phone subscribers, excluding additional outlets. Subscriptions to DVR and/or HDTV services by existing Comcast Digital customers do not result in additional RGUs.

 

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TABLE 7

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Operating Cash Flow is the primary basis used to measure the operational strength and performance of our businesses. Free Cash Flow is an additional performance measure used as an indicator of our ability to repay debt, make investments and return capital to investors, principally through stock repurchases. We also adjust certain historical data on a pro forma basis following significant acquisitions or dispositions to enhance comparability.

Operating Cash Flow is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses on sale of assets, if any. As such, it eliminates the significant level of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital intensive nature of our businesses and intangible assets recognized in business combinations, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. Our management and Board of Directors use this measure in evaluating our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of all of our operating segments. This metric is used to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments and is a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that Operating Cash Flow is also useful to investors as it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with other companies in our industries, although our measure of Operating Cash Flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

As Operating Cash Flow is the measure of our segment profit or loss, we reconcile it to operating income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), in the business segment footnote of our quarterly and annual financial statements. Therefore, we believe our measure of Operating Cash Flow for our business segments is not a “non-GAAP financial measure” as contemplated by Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consolidated Operating Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure.

Beginning in 2006, we changed our definition of Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, to mean “Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities From Continuing Operations” (as stated in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows) reduced by capital expenditures and cash paid for intangible assets; and increased by any payments related to certain non-operating items, net of estimated tax benefits (such as income taxes on investment sales, and non-recurring payments related to income tax and litigation contingencies of acquired companies). We believe that Free Cash Flow is also useful to investors as it is one of the bases for comparing our performance with other companies in our industries, although our measure of Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Pro forma data is used by management to evaluate performance when significant acquisitions or dispositions occur. Historical data reflects results of acquired businesses only after the acquisition dates while pro forma data enhances comparability of financial information between periods by adjusting the data as if the acquisitions (or dispositions) occurred at the beginning of the prior year. Our pro forma data is only adjusted for the timing of acquisitions and does not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. We believe our pro forma data is not a non-GAAP financial measure as contemplated by Regulation G.

In certain circumstances we also present data, as adjusted, in order to enhance comparability between periods. In connection with the adoption of FAS 123R, we have adjusted 2005 data as if stock options had been expensed.

Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow should not be considered as substitutes for operating income (loss), net income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities or other measures of performance or liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, in the opinion of management, our pro forma data is not necessarily indicative of future results or what results would have been had the acquired businesses been operated by us after the assumed earlier date.

We provide reconciliations of Consolidated Operating Cash Flow in Table 1, Free Cash Flow in Table 4, Pro Forma and “As Adjusted” in Tables 7-A and 7-B, and Adjusted Net Income in Table 7-C.

 

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TABLE 7-A

Reconciliation of Pro Forma (1), “As Adjusted” Financial Data by Business Segment

(Unaudited)

 

                                  Cable      Total
(Dollars in millions)    Cable (2)      Programming     

Corporate,

Other and

Eliminations (2) (6)

     Total           

Pro Forma

Adjustments (1) (3)

    

Cable      

Pro Forma      

    

Pro Forma

Adjustments (1) (4)

    

Total

Pro Forma

Three Months Ended December 31, 2006

                                     

Revenue

   $ 6,895      $ 283      ($ 147 )    $ 7,031            ($ 1 )    $ 6,894            $ 236      $ 7,267
   

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     4,146        240        51        4,437              (1 )      4,145              147        4,584

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,749      $ 43      ($ 198 )    $ 2,594            $ —        $ 2,749            $ 89      $ 2,683

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,388        42        (54 )      1,376              4        1,392              69        1,445

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 1,361      $ 1      ($ 144 )    $ 1,218            ($ 4 )    $ 1,357            $ 20      $ 1,238
   

Capital Expenditures

   $ 1,381      ($ 2 )    ($ 35 )    $ 1,344            $ —        $ 1,381            $ 50      $ 1,394
   

Three Months Ended December 31, 2005

                                         

Revenue

   $ 5,108      $ 235      $ 73      $ 5,416            $ 919      $ 6,027            $ 920      $ 6,336

Segment reclassifications (5)

     2        —          (2 )      —                —          2              —          —  

Revenue

   $ 5,110      $ 235      $ 71      $ 5,416            $ 919      $ 6,029            $ 920      $ 6,336
   

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     3,051        200        125        3,376              608        3,659              609        3,985

Segment reclassifications (5)

     (8 )      5        3        —                —          (8)              —          —  

Stock option adjustment (6)

     30        (2 )      (28 )      —                —          30              —          —  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,037      $ 32      ($ 29 )    $ 2,040            $ 311      $ 2,348            $ 311      $ 2,351

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,134        42        15        1,191              292        1,426              291        1,482

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 903      ($ 10 )    ($ 44 )    $ 849            $ 19      $ 922            $ 20      $ 869
   

Capital Expenditures

   $ 815      $ 5      $ 48      $ 868            $ 152      $ 967            $ 118      $ 986

Reconciliation of Total Pro Forma (1), “As Adjusted” Financial Data

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2005     2006              
(Dollars in millions)   

Total

Pro Forma

    Adjustment (6)     

Total

Pro Forma,

As Adjusted

   

Total

Pro Forma

   

% Growth

As Adjusted

    % Growth    

Revenue

   $ 6,336     $ —        $ 6,336     $ 7,267     15 %   15 %  

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     3,985       48        4,033       4,584                  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,351     ($ 48 )    $ 2,303     $ 2,683     16 %   14 %  

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,482       —          1,482       1,445                  

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 869     ($ 48 )    $ 821     $ 1,238     51 %   43 %  

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     37.1 %     NM        36.4 %     36.9 %    

Reconciliation of Total “As Adjusted” Financial Data

 

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
     2005     2006              
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)   

Historical

Total

    Adjustment (6)      As Adjusted     Total    

% Growth

As Adjusted

    % Growth    

Revenue

   $ 5,416     $ —        $ 5,416     $ 7,031     30 %   30 %  

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     3,376       48        3,424       4,437                  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 2,040     ($ 48 )    $ 1,992     $ 2,594     30 %   27 %  

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,191       —          1,191       1,376                  

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 849     ($ 48 )    $ 801     $ 1,218     52 %   43 %  

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     37.7 %     NM        36.8 %     36.9 %    

Earnings Per Share

   $ 0.06     ($ 0.01 )    $ 0.05     $ 0.18     260 %   200 %  

 

(1)

Pro forma data is adjusted only for timing of acquisitions (or dispositions) and does not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro Forma results are presented as if the acquisitions and dispositions were effective on January 1, 2005. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

 

(2)

Beginning on August 1, 2006, the cable segment includes the operating results of the cable systems serving Houston, TX as a result of the dissolution of our cable partnership with Time Warner. This adjustment is reversed in the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column to reconcile to our consolidated amounts.

 

(3)

Cable Pro Forma adjustments include cable systems serving Houston, TX prior to August 1, 2006.

 

(4)

Total Pro Forma adjustments include cable systems serving Houston, TX for all periods.

 

(5)

To be consistent with our management reporting, reclassifications were made to technology development ventures, programming headquarters and other.

 

(6)

To be consistent with our management reporting, the 2005 segment amounts have been adjusted as if stock options had been expensed as of January 1, 2005. For the three months ended December 31, 2005, the adjustments reducing operating income before depreciation and amortization by segment were $30 million for Cable, ($2) million for Programming and $20 million for Corporate and Other. For the three months ended December 31, 2005, the total adjustment of $48 million is reversed in the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column to reconcile to our consolidated 2005 amounts.

 

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TABLE 7-B

Reconciliation of Pro Forma (1), “As Adjusted” Financial Data by Business Segment

(Unaudited)

 

                                  Cable      Total
(Dollars in millions)    Cable (2)      Programming     

Corporate,

Other and

Eliminations (2) (6)

     Total           

Pro Forma

Adjustments (1) (3)

    

Cable      

Pro Forma      

    

Pro Forma

Adjustments (1) (4)

    

Total

Pro Forma

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2006

                                         

Revenue

   $ 24,100      $ 1,053      ($ 187 )    $ 24,966            $ 2,239      $ 26,339            $ 2,629      $ 27,595
   

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     14,396        812        316        15,524              1,432        15,828              1,681        17,205

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 9,704      $ 241      ($ 503 )    $ 9,442            $ 807      $ 10,511            $ 948      $ 10,390

Depreciation and Amortization

     4,657        166        —          4,823              608        5,265              676        5,499

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 5,047      $ 75      ($ 503 )    $ 4,619            $ 199      $ 5,246            $ 272      $ 4,891
   

Capital Expenditures

   $ 4,327      $ 16      $ 52      $ 4,395            $ 313      $ 4,640            $ 291      $ 4,686
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2005

                                             

Revenue

   $ 19,979      $ 919      $ 177      $ 21,075            $ 3,569      $ 23,548            $ 3,570      $ 24,645

Segment reclassifications (5)

     8        —          (8 )      —                —          8              —          —  

Revenue

   $ 19,987      $ 919      $ 169      $ 21,075            $ 3,569      $ 23,556            $ 3,570      $ 24,645
   

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     11,941        636        426        13,003              2,384        14,325              2,385        15,388

Segment reclassifications (5)

     (17 )      10        7        —                —          (17)              —          —  

Stock option adjustment (6)

     116        1        (117 )      —                —          116              —          —  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 7,947      $ 272      ($ 147 )    $ 8,072            $ 1,185      $ 9,132            $ 1,185      $ 9,257

Depreciation and Amortization

     4,346        154        51        4,551              1,134        5,480              1,133        5,684

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 3,601      $ 118      ($ 198 )    $ 3,521            $ 51      $ 3,652            $ 52      $ 3,573
   

Capital Expenditures

   $ 3,409      $ 16      $ 196      $ 3,621            $ 621      $ 4,030            $ 463      $ 4,084

Reconciliation of Total Pro Forma (1), “As Adjusted” Financial Data

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
     2005     2006              
(Dollars in millions)   

Total

Pro Forma

    Adjustment (6)     

Total

Pro Forma,

As Adjusted

   

Total

Pro Forma

   

% Growth

As Adjusted

    % Growth    

Revenue

   $ 24,645     $ —        $ 24,645     $ 27,595     12 %   12 %  

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     15,388       166        15,554       17,205                  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 9,257     ($ 166 )    $ 9,091     $ 10,390     14 %   12 %  

Depreciation and Amortization

     5,684       —          5,684       5,499                  

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 3,573     ($ 166 )    $ 3,407     $ 4,891     44 %   37 %  

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     37.6 %     NM        36.9 %     37.7 %    

Reconciliation of Total “As Adjusted” Financial Data

 

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
     2005     2006              
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)   

Historical

Total

    Adjustment (6)      As Adjusted     Total    

% Growth

As Adjusted

    % Growth    

Revenue

   $ 21,075     $ —        $ 21,075     $ 24,966     18 %   18 %  

Operating Expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     13,003       166        13,169       15,524                  

Operating Cash Flow

   $ 8,072     ($ 166 )    $ 7,906     $ 9,442     19 %   17 %  

Depreciation and Amortization

     4,551       —          4,551       4,823                  

Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 3,521     ($ 166 )    $ 3,355     $ 4,619     38 %   31 %  

Operating Cash Flow Margin

     38.3 %     NM        37.5 %     37.8 %    

Earnings Per Share

   $ 0.42     ($ 0.04 )    $ 0.38     $ 1.19     213 %   183 %  

 

(1)

Pro forma data is adjusted only for timing of acquisitions (or dispositions) and does not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro Forma results are presented as if the acquisitions and dispositions were effective on January 1, 2005. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

 

(2)

Beginning on August 1, 2006, the cable segment includes the operating results of the cable systems serving Houston, TX as a result of the dissolution of our cable partnership with Time Warner. This adjustment is reversed in the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column to reconcile to our consolidated amounts.

 

(3)

Cable Pro Forma adjustments include cable systems serving Houston, TX prior to August 1, 2006.

 

(4)

Total Pro Forma adjustments include cable systems serving Houston, TX for all periods.

 

(5)

To be consistent with our management reporting, reclassifications were made to technology development ventures, programming headquarters and other.

 

(6)

To be consistent with our management reporting, the 2005 segment amounts have been adjusted as if stock options had been expensed as of January 1, 2005. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, the adjustments reducing operating income before depreciation and amortization by segment were $116 million for Cable, $1 million for Programming and $49 million for Corporate and Other. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, the total adjustment of $166 million is reversed in the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column to reconcile to our consolidated 2005 amounts.

 

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TABLE 7-C

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
         2006              2005      
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)    $      EPS (1)      $      EPS (1)  

Net Income

   $ 390      $ 0.18      $ 133      $ 0.06  

Adjustments:

           

Investment income

     —          —          53        0.02  

Other income

     —          —          5        —    

Tax effect of adjustments (at 40%) and refinement of effective tax rate

     —          —          (111 )      (0.05 )

Adjustment to gain on discontinued operations, net of tax

     (39 )      (0.02 )      —          —    

Adjustment to gain on Adelphia/Time Warner transactions, net of tax

     (30 )      (0.01 )      —          —    

Adjusted Net Income (2)

   $ 459      $ 0.21      $ 186      $ 0.09  
    
 
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
         2006              2005      
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)    $      EPS (1)      $      EPS (1)  

Net Income

   $ 2,533      $ 1.19      $ 928      $ 0.42  

Adjustments:

           

Investment income

     —          —          89        0.04  

Other income (expense)

     —          —          (56 )      (0.02 )

Tax effect of adjustments (at 40%) and refinement of effective tax rate

     —          —          (13 )      (0.01 )

Gain on discontinued operations, net of tax

     195        0.09        —          —    

Gain on Adelphia/Time Warner transactions, net of tax

     405        0.20        —          —    

Adjusted Net Income (2)

   $ 1,933      $ 0.90      $ 908      $ 0.41  

 

(1)

Based on diluted average number of common shares for the respective periods as presented in Table 1.

 

(2)

For 2006, Adjusted Net Income excludes a one-time gain on discontinued operations, net of tax, and a one-time investment gain, net of tax, related to the Adelphia/Time Warner transactions.

 

 

For 2005, Adjusted Net Income excludes Investment Income and Other Income (Expense) (as presented in our Consolidated Statement of Operations), net of a 40% income tax rate and excludes in the fourth quarter of 2005 a refinement to our effective tax rate.

 

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