EX-99.1 2 pressreleasefinaledgar.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 31, 2005 Converted by EDGARwiz

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For Immediate Release


Contact:

Donald Miller-Jones

Chief Financial Officer

+7-095-132 7012

dmillerjones@moscowcablecom.com

Or:

Barbara Cano

Breakstone & Ruth International

(646) 536-7015

bcano@breakstoneruth.com


Moscow CableCom Corp. Announces Results for Ten- Month Transition Period


New York, NY – March 31, 2005 – Moscow CableCom Corp. (NASDAQ: MOCC) today announced its results of operations for the ten-month transition period ended December 31, 2004.  For this period, the Company incurred a net loss applicable to common shares of $5,341,000 or $0.62 per share, basic and diluted, based on 8,612,000 weighted average shares outstanding for the period.  This compares to the unaudited results for the same period ended December 31, 2003, for which the Company reported a net loss applicable to common shares of $1,831,000 or $0.87 per share, basic and diluted, based on 2,100,000 weighted average shares outstanding.  The more than four-fold increase in the number of shares outstanding is primarily attributable to those shares issued to complete the Company’s February 2004 acquisition of ComCor-TV (“CCTV”), the Company’s wholly-owned cable television and Internet access company in Moscow, Russia.


The two periods are not comparable, as the current transition period includes the consolidation of the results of CCTV for the year ended December 31, 2004 as part of the process to change the Company’s fiscal year end to December 31, thereby aligning the Company’s fiscal year with that of CCTV and eliminating a two-month lag in reporting CCTV’s results with those of Moscow CableCom.  Results for this transition period also add back $525,000 of CCTV’s losses to reflect the Company’s less than full equity interest in CCTV prior to its acquisition on February 24, 2004.  The comparative ten-month period from 2003 includes only the equity in CCTV’s losses relating to the Company’s indirect 12½% ownership interest of CCTV during the period.  


For the ten-month period ended December 31, 2004, the Company reported total revenues of $6,132,000, a 68.2% increase from CCTV’s total revenues of $3,646,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003.  The Company’s 2004 transition period revenue total includes $5,574,000 in subscription revenues for CCTV’s television and Internet access services for the year 2004, an increase of 112.3% from CCTV’s subscription revenues of $2,626,000 for the year 2003.


Warren Mobley, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “Our revenue growth for this transition period in 2004 helped reduce operating losses at CCTV, and we continue to have high expectations for the Company’s future, particularly as we are now operating with what we believe to be sufficient capital to fund expansion and upgrades in many key areas of our business.  We expect that the market’s acceptance of our cable-based services will continue to grow, both within regions that are presently covered by our



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access network and in new areas as we continue the construction to expand our reach within Moscow.”



About Moscow CableCom

Moscow CableCom Corp., (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 may contain "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These statements may contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “projects” and words of similar meaning.  These statements relate to our future business and financial performance, including CCTV's development, including its ability to attract new subscribers, to continue to expand its network, to achieve positive cash flow and its ability to raise funds for CCTV's development.  These statements 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 and involve substantial risks and uncertainties.  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, including lack of operating history of CCTV, liquidity difficulties, developments in the marketplace for cable services in Moscow, Russia, technological changes, operating in the Russian Federation, including general economic, political, social and tax conditions and legislative and regulatory matters affecting the cable industry, and changes in generally accepted accounting principles are described in the our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the ten-month period ended December 31, 2004 and other public filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.  There may be other risks that we have not described that may adversely affect our business and financial condition.  We disclaim 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.

 


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


 

December 31,

February 29,

 

2004

2004

Assets

  

Current assets:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$            1,817 

$          3,240

Marketable securities

2,897

Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful
 accounts of $90, $40 and $25


192 


124 

Inventories

681 

793 

Taxes receivable

1,751 

1,396 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,291 

154 

   

Total current assets

5,732 

8,604 

Property, plant and equipment, net

17,019 

13,552 

Construction in progress and advances

4,547 

5,209 

Prepaid pension expense

4,927 

4,754 

Intangible assets and Goodwill

10,071 

Intangible assets, net

5,456 

Goodwill

5,115 

Investment in Institute for Automated Systems

7,585 

7,894 

Investment in Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd.

Other assets

1,383 

448 

   

Total assets

$          51,764 

$          50,532 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  

Current liabilities:

  

Current maturities of long-term debt

$            4,598 

 $               598 

Payable to affiliate

1,584 

1,824 

Accounts payable

1,884 

880 

Accrued liabilities

2,666 

1,565 

Deferred income taxes

614 

   

Total current liabilities

10,732 

5,481 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

2,371 

2,941 

Other long-term obligations

1,212 

625 

Deferred income taxes

4,353 

4,063 

   

Total liabilities

18,668 

13,110 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

  

Cumulative convertible preferred stock, no par value; authorized
 800,000 shares; 115,044 shares, 188,006 shares and 188,006 shares
 issued and outstanding; liquidation preference $18.75 per share



2,792 



3,497 

Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 15,000,000 shares;
 issued and outstanding 8,799,541 shares, 8,430,335 shares and
 2,099,908 shares, respectively



88 



84 

Treasury stock, at cost, 24,500 shares

(180)

Additional paid-in capital

35,246 

33,350 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

(4,850)

491 

   

Total stockholders’ equity

33,096 

37,422 

   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$         51,764 

$         50,532 




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


 

                   Ten-month periods ended December 31,

 

2004

2003

  

(unaudited)

Sales and revenues

  

Subscription revenue, connection fees and equipment sales

$5,752 

$              - 

Other

380 

   

Total revenue

6,132 

   

Cost of sales

  

Services from related party

1,310 

Salaries and benefits

1,143 

Depreciation and amortization

1,451 

Other

1,279 

   

Total cost of sales

5,183 

   

Gross margin

949 

   

Operating expenses

  

Salaries and benefits

2,851 

472 

Depreciation

349 

198 

General and administrative

3,626 

1,647 

Loss on sale of real estate

   

Total operating expenses

6,826 

2,317 

   

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

(5,877)

(2,317)

Equity in losses of Institute for Automated Systems

(347)

Equity in losses of Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd.

(531)

Investment income and other income

677 

1,399 

Interest expense

(317)

(204)

Foreign currency transactions gain (loss)

20 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
 cumulative effect type accounting adjustment


(5,844)


(1,653)

Income tax benefit

168 

57 

Add back of losses of CCTV prior to consolidation

525 

Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect-
 type accounting adjustment


(5,151)


(1,596)

Cumulative effect-type accounting adjustment – loss on
 derivative securities, net of income tax



   

Net loss from continuing operations

(5,151)

(1,596)

Net income from discontinued operations, net of income
 taxes of $80 and $1,366, respectively



Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income
 taxes of $686



   

Net (loss) income

(5,151)

(1,596)

Preferred dividends

(190)

(235)

   

(Loss) income applicable to common shareholders

$(5,341)

$(1,831)

Income (loss) per common share:

  

BASIC AND DILUTED:

  

Net income (loss) from continuing operations before

 cumulative effect-type accounting adjustments


($0.62)


$(0.87)

Cumulative effect-type accounting adjustment

Income from discontinued operations

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

   
 

$(0.62)

$(0.87)





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