EX-99.1 2 pressrelease011805q3final1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 18, 2005

 

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Donald Miller-Jones
Chief Financial Officer
+7-095-737-5163
dmillerjones@moscowcablecom.com

Or:

Barbara Cano
Breakstone& Ruth International
(646) 536-7015
bcano@breakstoneruth.com

 

Moscow CableCom Corp Announces Third Fiscal Quarter Results

New York, NY - January 18, 2005 - Moscow CableCom Corp. (NASDAQ:  MOCC) today announced the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2004.  For the three-month period, the Company incurred a net loss applicable to common shares of $1,384,000 or $0.16 per share, basic and diluted, as compared to a loss applicable to common shares of $456,000 or $0.22 per share basic and diluted for the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. For the nine-month period ended November 30, 2004, the Company incurred a net loss applicable to common shares of $3,968,000, or $0.46 per share, basic and diluted, as compared to results of the prior year's first nine months for which the Company reported a loss applicable to common shares of $1667,000, or $0.80 per share, basic and diluted for the same period in the prior year.  The current year results reflect the consolidation of the results of ComCor-TV ("CCTV") which was acquired in February 2004 and weighted average shares outstanding of 8,760,905 and 8,591,116 for the three and nine month periods, respectively, while the prior year's results included just the Company's then 12.5% indirect equity interest in CCTV and 2,099,908 weighted average shares outstanding for each of the three and nine-month periods.  CCTV's results are consolidated using a two-month lag period.  Accordingly, CCTV's results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 have been included in the Company's consolidated results through November 30, 2004. However, $525,000 of CCTV's losses incurred in the period prior to the CCTV acquisition, from January 1, 2004 to February 24, 2004, have been excluded from the Company's nine month year-to-date results. Revenues during the current year quarter totaled $1,470,000 and year-to-date, revenues totaled $4,252,000. Revenues from CCTV were 74.0% and 76.5% higher than the revenues which it had reported in the prior year for the comparable three and nine-month periods, respectively. The three and nine-month revenue increases include year-over-year increases of 117.4% and 109.5%, respectively, in monthly subscription fees for its television and Internet access services.  Three and nine-month subscription revenues totaled $1,402,000 and $3,732,000 for the three and nine months in the current year, respectively, as compared to $645,000 and $1,781,000, for the respective comparable periods in the prior year, respectively.

At November 30, 2004, CCTV had an access network of 197,521 homes in Moscow for its broadband-based cable offerings, as compared to 154,786 homes at December 31, 2003. At November 30, 2004, construction was in progress on approximately 35,000 homes, which are expected to be put into service during the first quarter of 2005.

Warren Mobley, newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During the Company's third fiscal quarter, subscriber growth increased and the Company began to deploy the funds extended by Columbus Nova in advance of the closing of the $51 million debt and equity financing which closed just last week. I am pleased to join a company that had developed momentum with modest financial resources, and I am confident that the new financing will allow us to better focus the company on its strategic direction and act more quickly in taking advantage of the opportunities for broadband services in the Moscow market."

About Moscow CableCom

Moscow CableCom, (www.moscowcablecom.com), is a US-based company quoted on the NASDAQ NM under the ticker "MOCC".  The Company owns 100% of ComCor-TV ("CCTV"), a Moscow-based hybrid-fiber-coaxial pay-TV and Internet service provider that has licenses to provide telecommunications services to 1.5 million homes and businesses in Moscow. 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.  These statements relate to CCTV's development, including CCTV's ability to attract new subscribers, its ability to continue to expand its network, its ability to achieve positive cash flow and Moscow CableCom's ability to raise funds for the expansion of CCTV's network, including the consummation of the proposed financing transaction with Columbus Nova, and are based on management's best assessment of Moscow CableCom's and CCTV's strategic and financial position and of future market conditions and trends.  These discussions involve risks and uncertainties, and the actual outcome may differ materially from these statements.  Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2004 and other public filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.  Moscow CableCom Corp. disclaims any obligation to update developments of these risks or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments.

 



MOSCOW CABLECOM CORP.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)

November 30, 2004

February 29, 2004

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                     3,669 

$                   3,240

Marketable securities

2,897

Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
 of $83 and $40, respectively


122 


124

Inventories 

631 

793

Taxes receivable

1,420 

1,396

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

869 

154

Deferred income taxes

128 

 

 

Total current assets

6,839 

8,604

Property, plant and equipment, net

16,783 

13,552

Construction in progress and advances

3,265 

5,209

Prepaid pension expense

4,884 

4,754

Intangible assets and goodwill

10,071

Intangible assets, net

5,608 

-

Goodwill

4,365 

-

Investment in Institute for Automated Systems

7,700 

7,894

Other assets

920 

448

 

 

Total assets

$                   50,364 

$                 50,532

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt 

$                     2,598 

 $                      598

Payable to affiliate

1,518 

1,824

Accounts payable

1,748 

880

Accrued liabilities 

2,039 

1,565

Deferred income taxes

614

 

 

Total current liabilities

7,903 

5,481

Long-term debt, less current maturities 

2,385 

2,941

Other long-term obligations

881 

625

Deferred income taxes

4,532 

4,063

 

 

Total liabilities

15,701 

13,110

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

Cumulative convertible preferred stock, no par value; authorized
 800,000 shares; 150,144 shares and 188,006 shares issued and
 outstanding, respectively; liquidation preference $18.75 per share



2,792 



3,497

Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 15,000,000 shares; issued
 and outstanding 8,798,028 shares and 8,430,335 shares respectively


88 


84

Additional paid-in capital

35,260 

33,350

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

(3,477)

491

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

34,663 

37,422

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $                  50,364 

$                 50,532

 

 


MOSCOW CABLECOM CORP.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three months ended November 30,

 

Nine months ended November 30,

2004

2003

 

2004

2003

Sales and revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 Subscription revenue, connection fees
  and equipment sales


$ 1,447  


$          - 

 


$ 4,010 


$          - 

 Other

23  

 

242 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

1,470  

 

4,252 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

 Services from related party

346  

 

965 

 Salaries and benefits

 465  

 

 818 

 Depreciation and amortization

 400  

 

1,049 

 Other

67  

 

925 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of sales

 1,278  

 

3,757 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 192  

 

495 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 Salaries and benefits

 579  

182 

 

2,223 

425 

 Depreciation

 57  

 60 

 

268 

178 

 General and administrative

 852  

 416 

 

2,753 

1,526 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total operating expenses

 1,488  

658 

 

5,244 

2,129 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(1,296)

(658)

 

(4,749)

(2,129)

Equity in losses of Institute for
 Automated Systems


(23)


 


(194)


Equity in losses of Moscow Broadband
 Communication Ltd.


-  


(167)

 



(488)

Investment income and other income

 73 

473 

 

599 

1,418 

Interest expense

(76)

(65)

 

(197)

(184)

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 (17)

 

28 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

(1,339)

(417)

 

(4,513)

(1,383)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 12 

32

 

192 

  (72)

Losses of subsidiaries prior to 
 consolidation



 


525 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(1,327)

(385)

 

(3,796)

(1,455)

Preferred dividends

(57)

(71)

 

(172)

(212)

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss applicable to common shares

$(1,384)

$   (456)

 

$(3,968)

$(1,667)

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

$  (0.16)

$  (0.22)

 

$  (0.46)

$  (0.80)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

8,760,905

2,099,908

 

8,591,116

2,099,908