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Crown Castle Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results and Updates Outlook for Full Year 2022

Crown Castle International Corp.
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HOUSTON, July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and updated its full year 2022 outlook to reflect improving operating conditions offset by increasing interest expense.

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Current Full Year 2022 Outlook(a)

Full Year 2021 Actual

% Change

Previous Full Year 2022 Outlook(b)

Current Compared to Previous Outlook

Site rental revenues

$6,265

$5,719

10%

$6,265

$—

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,694

$1,158(c)

46%

$1,714

-$20

Income (loss) from continuing operations per share—diluted

$3.90

$2.67(c)

46%

$3.94

-$0.04

Adjusted EBITDA(d)

$4,352

$3,816

14%

$4,332

+$20

AFFO(d)

$3,201

$3,013

6%

$3,201

$—

AFFO per share(d)

$7.36

$6.95

6%

$7.36

$—

(a)   Reflects midpoint of full year 2022 Outlook as issued on July 20, 2022.
(b)   Reflects midpoint of full year 2022 Outlook as issued on April 20, 2022.
(c)   Does not reflect the impact related to the ATO Settlement (as defined in the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2021 ("April 2021 8-K"), which is attributable to discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2021 as discussed in the April 2021 8-K.
(d)   See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for further information and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to income (loss) from continuing operations, as computed in accordance with GAAP.

ANNUNCIO PUBBLICITARIO

"We delivered another solid quarter of growth in the second quarter and once again increased our operating expectations for the full year 2022," stated Jay Brown, Crown Castle’s Chief Executive Officer. "Consistent with the last couple of decades, it is clear to us that the U.S. represents the highest growth and lowest risk market in the world for communications infrastructure ownership. We are busy supporting our customers as they have begun to upgrade their existing cell sites and deploy thousands of new sites on our macro towers as part of the first phase of the 5G build out, which drove 6% organic revenue growth in our Towers segment through the first half of this year. At the same time, 2022 represents an important transition year for our small cells and fiber business as we prepare to double the rate of expected small cell deployments next year when compared to the approximately 5,000 small cell nodes we expect to deploy this year. We believe our comprehensive offering of 40,000 towers, 115,000 small cells on air or under contract and 85,000 route miles of fiber provides shareholders with the most exposure to the development of next-generation wireless networks in the best market in the world and extends our opportunity to create value for our shareholders by delivering long-term annual dividend per share growth of 7% to 8%."

RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER

The table below sets forth select financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021.

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Q2 2022

Q2 2021

Change

Change %

Site rental revenues

$1,567

$1,425

$142

10%

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$421

$333

$88

26%

Income (loss) from continuing operations per share—diluted

$0.97

$0.77

$0.20

26%

Adjusted EBITDA(a)

$1,078

$958

$120

13%

AFFO(a)

$783

$741

$42

6%

AFFO per share(a)

$1.80

$1.71

$0.09

5%

(a)   See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for further information and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to income (loss) from continuing operations, as computed in accordance with GAAP.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE QUARTER

  • Site rental revenues. Site rental revenues grew 10%, or $142 million, from second quarter 2021 to second quarter 2022, inclusive of approximately $58 million in Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings and a $75 million increase in straight-lined revenues. The $58 million in Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings represents approximately 4.7% growth, comprised of approximately 7.8% growth from core leasing activity and contracted tenant escalations, net of approximately 3.1% from tenant non-renewals.

  • Income from continuing operations. Income from continuing operations for the second quarter 2022 was $421 million compared to $333 million for the second quarter 2021.

  • Adjusted EBITDA. Second quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA was $1.1 billion compared to $958 million for the second quarter 2021, representing 13% growth from the second quarter 2021 as a result of the growth in site rental revenues and higher services contribution.

  • AFFO and AFFO per share. Second quarter 2022 AFFO was $783 million, or $1.80 per share, representing growth from the second quarter 2021 of 6% and 5%, respectively.

  • Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures during the quarter were $303 million, comprised of $21 million of sustaining capital expenditures and $282 million of discretionary capital expenditures. Discretionary capital expenditures during the quarter primarily included approximately $235 million attributable to Fiber and approximately $42 million attributable to Towers.

  • Common stock dividend. During the quarter, Crown Castle paid common stock dividends of approximately $637 million in the aggregate, or $1.47 per common share, an increase of approximately 11% on a per share basis compared to the same period a year ago.

HIGHLIGHTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE QUARTER

  • Crown Castle International Corp. to change name to Crown Castle Inc. Crown Castle plans to change its corporate name to Crown Castle Inc., effective August 1, 2022, while its common stock will continue to trade under the ticker symbol "CCI" on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Financing activities. In July 2022, Crown Castle increased the commitments under its Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility by $2 billion, for aggregate commitments of $7 billion, and extended the maturity date on its Senior Unsecured Credit Facility from June 2026 to July 2027.

"We are excited about the growth in our business as our customers are deploying 5G at scale, which is resulting in meaningfully higher operating performance relative to our expectations at the beginning of the year," stated Dan Schlanger, Crown Castle’s Chief Financial Officer. "Although we expect the rapid rise in interest rates to prevent that outperformance from flowing through to additional AFFO growth this year, we believe our business and balance sheet will allow us to deliver compelling growth through various economic cycles. Our cost structure is largely fixed in nature, and we have taken deliberate steps to further strengthen our balance sheet position to where we sit today with nine years of weighted average term remaining and 85% fixed-rate debt. With significant liquidity following the increase in our Revolving Credit Facility to $7 billion and limited debt maturities through 2024, we are well positioned to pursue investment opportunities that are consistent with our strategy and support our ability to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of dividends and growth."

OUTLOOK

This Outlook section contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially. Information regarding potential risks which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements herein is set forth below and in Crown Castle's filings with the SEC.
The following table sets forth Crown Castle's current outlook for full year 2022.

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Full Year 2022

 

Change to Midpoint from Previous Outlook(d)

Site rental revenues

$6,242

to

$6,287

 

$—

Site rental costs of operations(a)

$1,548

to

$1,593

 

$—

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,654

to

$1,734

 

-$20

Adjusted EBITDA(b)

$4,329

to

$4,374

 

+$20

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs(c)

$680

to

$725

 

+$45

FFO(b)

$3,343

to

$3,388

 

-$15

AFFO(b)

$3,178

to

$3,223

 

$—

AFFO per share(b)

$7.31

to

$7.41

 

$—

(a)   Exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion.
(b)   See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for further information and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to income (loss) from continuing operations, as computed in accordance with GAAP.
(c)   See reconciliation of "Components of Outlook for Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs" for a discussion of non-cash interest expense.
(d)   As issued on April 20, 2022.

  • The increase to the midpoint of the full year 2022 Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA reflects a $20 million increase in expected services contribution.

  • The full year 2022 Outlook for AFFO is unchanged, with the $20 million increase to the Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA combined with $25 million in lower expected sustaining capital expenditures and cash taxes offset by a $45 million increase to the expected full year interest expense resulting from higher expected interest rates.

  • The chart below reconciles the components of expected growth in site rental revenues from 2021 to 2022 of $535 million to $580 million, inclusive of Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings during 2022 of $230 million to $270 million, or approximately 5%.

Chart 1
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  • The chart below reconciles the components of expected growth in AFFO from 2021 to 2022 of $165 million to $210 million.

Chart 2
Chart 2

Additional information is available in Crown Castle's quarterly Supplemental Information Package posted in the Investors section of our website.

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
Crown Castle has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its second quarter 2022 results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-263-0877 and asking for the Crown Castle call (access code 7823263) at least 30 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call may also be accessed live over the Internet at investor.crowncastle.com. Supplemental materials for the call have been posted on the Crown Castle website at investor.crowncastle.com.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, July 21, 2022, through 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, and may be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 and using access code 7823263. An audio archive will also be available on Crown Castle's website at investor.crowncastle.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days.

ABOUT CROWN CASTLE
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 85,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.

 

Contacts: Dan Schlanger, CFO

 

Ben Lowe, SVP & Treasurer

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

713-570-3050

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations

This press release includes presentations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Funds from Operations ("AFFO"), including per share amounts, Funds from Operations ("FFO"), including per share amounts, and Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended as alternative measures of operating results or cash flow from operations (as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP")).

Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, including other companies in the communications infrastructure sector or other real estate investment trusts ("REITs").

In addition to the non-GAAP financial measures used herein, we also provide Segment Site Rental Gross Margin, Segment Services and Other Gross Margin and Segment Operating Profit, which are key measures used by management to evaluate our operating segments. These segment measures are provided pursuant to GAAP requirements related to segment reporting. In addition, we provide the components of certain GAAP measures, such as site rental revenues and capital expenditures.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are presented as additional information because management believes these measures are useful indicators of the financial performance of our business. Among other things, management believes that:

  • Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by management (1) to evaluate the economic productivity of our operations and (2) for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to, and assessing the performance of, our operations. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations (1) from period to period and (2) to our competitors, by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest charges from our outstanding debt) and asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) from our financial results. Management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors or other interested parties in the evaluation of the communications infrastructure sector and other REITs to measure financial performance without regard to items such as depreciation, amortization and accretion, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is similar to the measure of current financial performance generally used in our debt covenant calculations. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as a supplement to income (loss) from continuing operations computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

  • AFFO, including per share amounts, is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Management believes that AFFO helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate our financial performance as it includes (1) the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding debt and dividends on our preferred stock (in periods where applicable)) and (2) sustaining capital expenditures, and excludes the impact of our (1) asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) and (2) certain non-cash items, including straight-lined revenues and expenses related to fixed escalations and rent free periods. GAAP requires rental revenues and expenses related to leases that contain specified rental increases over the life of the lease to be recognized evenly over the life of the lease. In accordance with GAAP, if payment terms call for fixed escalations or rent free periods, the revenues or expenses are recognized on a straight-lined basis over the fixed, non-cancelable term of the contract. Management notes that Crown Castle uses AFFO only as a performance measure. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to income (loss) from continuing operations computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operations or as residual cash flow available for discretionary investment.

  • FFO, including per share amounts, is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Management believes that FFO may be used by investors or other interested parties as a basis to compare our financial performance with that of other REITs. FFO helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate financial performance by excluding the impact of our asset base (primarily real estate depreciation, amortization and accretion). FFO is not a key performance indicator used by Crown Castle. FFO should be considered only as a supplement to income (loss) from continuing operations computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operations.

  • Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings is useful to investors or other interested parties in understanding the components of the year-over-year changes in our site rental revenues computed in accordance with GAAP. Management uses Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings to assess year-over-year growth rates for our rental activities, to evaluate current performance, to capture trends in rental rates, core leasing activities and tenant non-renewals in our core business, as well as to forecast future results. Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings is not meant as an alternative measure of revenue and should be considered only as a supplement in understanding and assessing the performance of our site rental revenues computed in accordance with GAAP.

We define our non-GAAP financial measures, segment measures and other calculations as follows:

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations plus restructuring charges (credits), asset write-down charges, acquisition and integration costs, depreciation, amortization and accretion, amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments, interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, (gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations, net (gain) loss on interest rate swaps, (gains) losses on foreign currency swaps, impairment of available-for-sale securities, interest income, other (income) expense, (benefit) provision for income taxes, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and stock-based compensation expense.

Adjusted Funds from Operations. We define Adjusted Funds from Operations as FFO before straight-lined revenues, straight-lined expenses, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash portion of tax provision, non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion, amortization of non-cash interest expense, other (income) expense, (gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations, net (gain) loss on interest rate swaps, (gains) losses on foreign currency swaps, impairment of available-for-sale securities, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring charges (credits), cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and adjustments for noncontrolling interests, less sustaining capital expenditures.

AFFO per share. We define AFFO per share as AFFO divided by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

Funds from Operations. We define Funds from Operations as income (loss) from continuing operations plus real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion and asset write-down charges, less noncontrolling interest and cash paid for preferred stock dividends (in periods where applicable), and is a measure of funds from operations attributable to common stockholders.

FFO per share. We define FFO per share as FFO divided by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings. We define Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings as the sum of the change in GAAP site rental revenues related to core leasing activity and escalators, less non-renewals of tenant contracts.

Segment Measures

Segment site rental gross margin. We define segment site rental gross margin as segment site rental revenues less segment site rental costs of operations, excluding stock-based compensation expense and amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments recorded in consolidated site rental costs of operations.

Segment services and other gross margin. We define segment services and other gross margin as segment services and other revenues less segment services and other costs of operations, excluding stock-based compensation expense recorded in consolidated services and other costs of operations.

Segment operating profit. We define segment operating profit as segment site rental gross margin plus segment services and other gross margin, and segment other operating (income) expense, less selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the respective segment.

All of these measurements of profit or loss are exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion, which are shown separately. Additionally, certain costs are shared across segments and are reflected in our segment measures through allocations that management believes to be reasonable.

Other Calculations

Site rental billings. We define site rental billings as site rental revenues exclusive of the impacts from (1) straight-lined revenues, (2) amortization of prepaid rent in accordance with GAAP and (3) contribution from recent acquisitions until the one-year anniversary of such acquisitions.

Core leasing activity. We define core leasing activity as site rental revenues growth from tenant additions across our entire portfolio and renewals or extensions of tenant contracts, exclusive of the impacts from both straight-lined revenues and amortization of prepaid rent in accordance with GAAP.

Non-renewals. We define non-renewals of tenant contracts as the reduction in site rental revenues as a result of tenant churn, terminations and, in limited circumstances, reductions of existing lease rates.

Discretionary capital expenditures. We define discretionary capital expenditures as those capital expenditures made with respect to activities which we believe exhibit sufficient potential to enhance long-term stockholder value. They primarily consist of expansion or development of communications infrastructure (including capital expenditures related to (1) enhancing communications infrastructure in order to add new tenants for the first time or support subsequent tenant equipment augmentations or (2) modifying the structure of a communications infrastructure asset to accommodate additional tenants) and construction of new communications infrastructure. Discretionary capital expenditures also include purchases of land interests (which primarily relates to land assets under towers as we seek to manage our interests in the land beneath our towers), certain technology-related investments necessary to support and scale future customer demand for our communications infrastructure, and other capital projects.

Sustaining capital expenditures. We define sustaining capital expenditures as those capital expenditures not otherwise categorized as discretionary capital expenditures, such as (1) maintenance capital expenditures on our communications infrastructure assets that enable our tenants' ongoing quiet enjoyment of the communications infrastructure and (2) ordinary corporate capital expenditures.

The tables set forth on the following pages reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures used herein to comparable GAAP financial measures.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures:

Reconciliation of Historical Adjusted EBITDA:

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

For the Twelve
Months Ended

 

(in millions)

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

December 31, 2021

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

421

 

$

333

 

 

$

842

 

 

$

455

 

(a)

$

1,158

 

(a)

Adjustments to increase (decrease) income (loss) from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset write-down charges

 

9

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

21

 

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

427

 

 

408

 

 

 

847

 

 

 

816

 

 

 

1,644

 

 

Amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

18

 

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs(b)

 

165

 

 

161

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

330

 

 

 

657

 

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

145

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

Other (income) expense

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

21

 

 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

21

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

44

 

 

34

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

131

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(c)(d)

$

1,078

 

$

958

 

 

$

2,173

 

 

$

1,856

 

 

$

3,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Current Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Full Year 2022

(in millions)

Outlook(f)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,654

 

to

$1,734

 

Adjustments to increase (decrease) income (loss) from continuing operations:

 

 

 

Asset write-down charges

$20

 

to

$30

 

Acquisition and integration costs

$1

 

to

$9

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

$1,650

 

to

$1,745

 

Amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments

$16

 

to

$18

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs(e)

$680

 

to

$725

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

$25

 

to

$75

 

Interest income

$(3)

 

to

$(2)

 

Other (income) expense

$0

 

to

$5

 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

$20

 

to

$28

 

Stock-based compensation expense

$135

 

to

$139

 

Adjusted EBITDA(c)(d)

$4,329

 

to

$4,374

 

(a) Does not reflect the impact related to the ATO Settlement (as defined in the April 2021 8-K), which is attributable to discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2021 as discussed in the April 2021 8-K.
(b) See reconciliation of "Components of Historical Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs" for a discussion of non-cash interest expense.
(c) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definition of Adjusted EBITDA.
(d) The above reconciliation excludes line items included in our definition which are not applicable for the periods shown.
(e) See reconciliation of "Components of Outlook for Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs" for a discussion of non-cash interest expense.
(f) As issued on July 20, 2022.

Reconciliation of Historical FFO and AFFO:

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

For the Twelve Months Ended

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

December 31, 2021

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

421

 

 

$

333

 

 

$

842

 

 

$

455

 

(a)

$

1,158

 

(a)

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

412

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

1,593

 

 

Asset write-down charges

 

9

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

21

 

 

FFO(b)(c)

$

842

 

 

$

734

 

 

$

1,685

 

 

$

1,254

 

 

$

2,772

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

FFO per share(b)(c)

$

1.94

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

$

3.88

 

 

$

2.89

 

 

$

6.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (from above)

$

842

 

 

$

734

 

 

$

1,685

 

 

$

1,254

 

 

$

2,772

 

 

Adjustments to increase (decrease) FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-lined revenues

 

(120

)

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(235

)

 

 

(35

)

 

 

(111

)

 

Straight-lined expenses

 

19

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

76

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

44

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

131

 

 

Non-cash portion of tax provision

 

(3

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

51

 

 

Amortization of non-cash interest expense

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

13

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

2

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

21

 

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

145

 

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

 

(21

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(87

)

 

AFFO(b)(c)

$

783

 

 

$

741

 

 

$

1,595

 

 

$

1,479

 

 

$

3,013

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

AFFO per share(b)(c)

$

1.80

 

 

$

1.71

 

 

$

3.67

 

 

$

3.41

 

 

$

6.95

 

 

(a) Does not reflect the impact related to the ATO Settlement (as defined in the April 2021 8-K), which is attributable to discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2021 as discussed in the April 2021 8-K.
(b) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definitions of FFO and AFFO, including per share amounts.
(c) The above reconciliation excludes line items included in our definition which are not applicable for the periods shown.

Reconciliation of Current Outlook for FFO and AFFO:

 

Full Year 2022

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Outlook(a)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,654

 

to

$1,734

 

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

$1,607

 

to

$1,687

 

Asset write-down charges

$20

 

to

$30

 

FFO(b)(c)

$3,343

 

to

$3,388

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted(d)

435

FFO per share(b)(c)(d)

$7.69

 

to

$7.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (from above)

$3,343

 

to

$3,388

 

Adjustments to increase (decrease) FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-lined revenues

$(419)

 

to

$(399)

 

Straight-lined expenses

$56

 

to

$76

 

Stock-based compensation expense

$135

 

to

$139

 

Non-cash portion of tax provision

$0

 

to

$15

 

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

$43

 

to

$58

 

Amortization of non-cash interest expense

$5

 

to

$15

 

Other (income) expense

$0

 

to

$5

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

$25

 

to

$75

 

Acquisition and integration costs

$1

 

to

$9

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

$(98)

 

to

$(78)

 

AFFO(b)(c)

$3,178

 

to

$3,223

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted(d)

435

AFFO per share(b)(c)(d)

$7.31

 

to

$7.41

 

(a) As issued on July 20, 2022.
(b) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definitions of FFO and AFFO, including per share amounts.
(c) The above reconciliation excludes line items included in our definition which are not applicable for the periods shown.
(d) The assumption for diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for full year 2022 Outlook is based on the diluted common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2022.

For Comparative Purposes - Reconciliation of Previous Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Previously Issued

 

Full Year 2022

(in millions)

Outlook(a)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,674

 

to

$1,754

Adjustments to increase (decrease) income (loss) from continuing operations:

 

 

 

Asset write-down charges

$15

 

to

$25

Acquisition and integration costs

$0

 

to

$8

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

$1,650

 

to

$1,745

Amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments

$16

 

to

$18

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs(b)

$635

 

to

$680

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

$25

 

to

$75

Interest income

$(1)

 

to

$0

Other (income) expense

$0

 

to

$5

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

$25

 

to

$33

Stock-based compensation expense

$135

 

to

$139

Adjusted EBITDA(c)(d)

$4,309

 

to

$4,354

 

 

 

 

 

For Comparative Purposes - Reconciliation of Previous Outlook for FFO and AFFO:

 

Previously Issued

 

Full Year 2022

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Outlook(a)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$1,674

 

to

$1,754

 

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

$1,607

 

to

$1,687

 

Asset write-down charges

$15

 

to

$25

 

FFO(c)(d)

$3,358

 

to

$3,403

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted(e)

435

FFO per share(c)(d)(e)

$7.72

 

to

$7.82

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (from above)

$3,358

 

to

$3,403

 

Adjustments to increase (decrease) FFO:

 

 

 

Straight-lined revenues

$(419)

 

to

$(399)

 

Straight-lined expenses

$56

 

to

$76

 

Stock-based compensation expense

$135

 

to

$139

 

Non-cash portion of tax provision

$0

 

to

$15

 

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

$43

 

to

$58

 

Amortization of non-cash interest expense

$5

 

to

$15

 

Other (income) expense

$0

 

to

$5

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

$25

 

to

$75

 

Acquisition and integration costs

$0

 

to

$8

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

$(113)

 

to

$(93)

 

AFFO(c)(d)

$3,178

 

to

$3,223

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted(e)

435

AFFO per share(c)(d)(e)

$7.31

 

to

$7.41

 

(a) As issued on April 20, 2022.
(b) See reconciliation of "Components of Outlook for Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs" for a discussion of non-cash interest expense.
(c) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definitions of Adjusted EBITDA as well as FFO and AFFO, including per share amounts
(d) The above reconciliation excludes line items included in our definition which are not applicable for the periods shown.
(e) The assumption for diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for full year 2022 Outlook is based on the diluted common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2022.

Components of Changes in Site Rental Revenues for the Quarters Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

(dollars in millions)

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Components of changes in site rental revenues:(a)

 

 

 

Prior year site rental billings(b)

$

1,245

 

 

$

1,181

 

 

 

 

 

Core leasing activity(b)

 

75

 

 

 

82

 

Escalators

 

22

 

 

 

23

 

Non-renewals(b)

 

(39

)

 

 

(43

)

Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings(b)

 

58

 

 

 

62

 

Impact from straight-lined revenues associated with fixed escalators

 

120

 

 

 

45

 

Impact from prepaid rent amortization

 

143

 

 

 

136

 

Acquisitions(c)

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Total GAAP site rental revenues

$

1,567

 

 

$

1,425

 

 

 

 

 

Year-over-year changes in revenues:

 

 

 

Reported GAAP site rental revenues

 

10.0

%

 

 

Contribution from core leasing and escalators(b)(d)

 

7.8

%

 

 

Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings(b)(e)

 

4.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of Changes in Site Rental Revenues for Full Year 2022 Outlook:

(dollars in millions)

Current Full Year 2022 Outlook(f)

Components of changes in site rental revenues:(a)

 

Prior year site rental billings(b)

$5,048

 

 

 

Core leasing activity(b)

$320

 

to

$350

 

Escalators

$95

 

to

$105

 

Non-renewals(b)

$(195)

 

to

$(175)

 

Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings(b)

$230

 

to

$270

 

Impact from straight-lined revenues associated with fixed escalators

$399

 

to

$419

 

Impact from prepaid rent amortization

$560

 

to

$570

 

Acquisitions(c)

 

Other

 

Total GAAP site rental revenues

$6,242

 

to

$6,287

 

 

 

Year-over-year changes in revenues:

 

Reported GAAP site rental revenues

9.5%(g)

Contribution from core leasing and escalators(b)(d)

8.6%(g)

Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings(b)(e)

5.0%(g)

(a) Additional information regarding our site rental revenues, including projected revenues from tenant contracts, straight-lined revenues and prepaid rent is available in our quarterly Supplemental Information Package posted in the Investors section of our website.
(b) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for our definitions of site rental billings, core leasing activity, non-renewals and Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings.
(c) Represents the contribution from recent acquisitions. The financial impact of recent acquisitions is excluded from Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings until the one-year anniversary of such acquisitions.
(d) Calculated as the percentage change from prior year site rental billings compared to the sum of core leasing and escalators for the current period.
(e) Calculated as the percentage change from prior year site rental billings compared to Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings for the current period.
(f) As issued on July 20, 2022.
(g) Calculated based on midpoint of full year 2022 Outlook.

Components of Historical Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs:

 

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

Interest expense on debt obligations

$

161

 

 

$

157

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt, net

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Capitalized interest

 

(3

)

 

 

(3

)

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

$

165

 

 

$

161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of Outlook for Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs:

(in millions)

Current Full Year 2022 Outlook(a)

 

Previous Full Year 2022 Outlook(b)

Interest expense on debt obligations

$682

 

to

$702

 

 

$637

 

to

$657

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt, net

$25

 

to

$30

 

 

$25

 

to

$30

 

Capitalized interest

$(20)

 

to

$(15)

 

 

$(20)

 

to

$(15)

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

$680

 

to

$725

 

 

$635

 

to

$680

 

(a) As issued on July 20, 2022.
(b) As issued on April 20, 2022.

Debt Balances and Maturity Dates as of June 30, 2022:

(in millions)

Face Value

 

Final Maturity

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

446

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Notes, Series 2009-1, Class A-2(a)

 

50

 

Aug. 2029

Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2015-2(b)

 

700

 

May 2045

Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2018-2(b)

 

750

 

July 2048

Finance leases and other obligations

 

235

 

Various

Total secured debt

$

1,735

 

 

2016 Revolver(c)(d)

 

1,150

 

July 2027

2016 Term Loan A(c)

 

1,207

 

July 2027

Commercial Paper Notes(e)

 

952

 

Various

3.150% Senior Notes

 

750

 

July 2023

3.200% Senior Notes

 

750

 

Sept. 2024

1.350% Senior Notes

 

500

 

July 2025

4.450% Senior Notes

 

900

 

Feb. 2026

3.700% Senior Notes

 

750

 

June 2026

1.050% Senior Notes

 

1,000

 

July 2026

2.900% Senior Notes

 

750

 

Mar. 2027

4.000% Senior Notes

 

500

 

Mar. 2027

3.650% Senior Notes

 

1,000

 

Sept. 2027

3.800% Senior Notes

 

1,000

 

Feb. 2028

4.300% Senior Notes

 

600

 

Feb. 2029

3.100% Senior Notes

 

550

 

Nov. 2029

3.300% Senior Notes

 

750

 

July 2030

2.250% Senior Notes

 

1,100

 

Jan. 2031

2.100% Senior Notes

 

1,000

 

Apr. 2031

2.500% Senior Notes

 

750

 

July 2031

2.900% Senior Notes

 

1,250

 

Apr. 2041

4.750% Senior Notes

 

350

 

May 2047

5.200% Senior Notes

 

400

 

Feb. 2049

4.000% Senior Notes

 

350

 

Nov. 2049

4.150% Senior Notes

 

500

 

July 2050

3.250% Senior Notes

 

900

 

Jan. 2051

Total unsecured debt

$

19,709

 

 

Total net debt

$

20,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) The Senior Secured Notes, 2009-1, Class A-2 principal amortizes over a period ending in August 2029.
(b) If the respective series of Tower Revenue Notes are not paid in full on or prior to an applicable anticipated repayment date, then the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the indenture) of the issuers of such notes will be used to repay principal of the applicable series, and additional interest (of an additional approximately 5% per annum) will accrue on the respective series. The Senior Secured Tower Revenue Notes, 2015-2 and 2018-2 have anticipated repayment dates in 2025 and 2028, respectively. Notes are prepayable at par if voluntarily repaid within eighteen months of maturity; earlier prepayment may require additional consideration.
(c) Gives effect to the July 2022 amendment to the credit agreement governing the Senior Unsecured Credit Facility ("2022 Credit Agreement Amendment").
(d) As of June 30, 2022, after giving effect to the 2022 Credit Agreement Amendment, the undrawn availability under the $7.0 billion 2016 Revolver was $5.8 billion.
(e) As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $1.0 billion available for issuance under the $2.0 billion unsecured commercial paper program. The maturities of the Commercial Paper Notes, when outstanding, may vary but may not exceed 397 days from the date of issue.

Net Debt to Last Quarter Annualized Adjusted EBITDA Calculation:

(dollars in millions)

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

Total face value of debt

$

21,444

Less: Ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

446

Total Net Debt

$

20,998

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022

$

1,078

Last quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA

 

4,312

Net Debt to Last Quarter Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

4.9x

 

 

Components of Capital Expenditures:(a)

 

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

Towers

Fiber

Other

Total

 

Towers

Fiber

Other

Total

Discretionary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of land interests

$

15

$

$

$

15

 

$

21

$

$

$

21

Communications infrastructure improvements and other capital projects

 

27

 

235

 

5

 

267

 

 

39

 

223

 

6

 

268

Sustaining

 

3

 

12

 

6

 

21

 

 

3

 

12

 

4

 

19

Total

$

45

$

247

$

11

$

303

 

$

63

$

235

$

10

$

308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

(in millions)

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

Towers

Fiber

Other

Total

 

Towers

Fiber

Other

Total

Discretionary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of land interests

$

25

$

$

$

25

 

$

35

$

$

$

35

Communications infrastructure improvements and other capital projects

 

62

 

444

 

11

 

517

 

 

73

 

449

 

16

 

538

Sustaining

 

5

 

25

 

12

 

42

 

 

6

 

23

 

7

 

36

Total

$

92

$

469

$

23

$

584

 

$

114

$

472

$

23

$

609

(a) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for further discussion of our components of capital expenditures.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on our management's current expectations as of the date of this news release. Statements that are not historical facts are hereby identified as forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as "estimate," "see," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "expect," "likely," "predicted," "positioned," "continue," "target," "focus," and any variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include our full year 2022 Outlook and plans, projections, and estimates regarding (1) potential benefits, growth, returns, capabilities, opportunities and shareholder value which may be derived from our business, strategy, risk profile, assets and customer solutions, investments, acquisitions and dividends, (2) our business, strategy, strategic position, business model and capabilities and the strength thereof, (3) 5G deployment in the United States and our customers' strategy and plans with respect thereto and demand for our assets and solutions created by such deployment and our customers' strategy and plans, (4) our long- and short-term prospects and the trends, events and industry activities impacting our business, (5) opportunities we see to deliver value to our shareholders, (6) our dividends (including timing of payment thereof), dividend targets, dividend payout ratio, and our long- and short-term dividend (including on a per share basis) growth rate, and its driving factors, (7) our debt and debt maturities, (8) cash flows, including growth thereof, (9) leasing environment and the leasing activity we see in our business (including with respect to our Towers segment), and benefits and opportunities created thereby, (10) tenant non-renewals, including the impact and timing thereof, (11) capital expenditures, including sustaining and discretionary capital expenditures, the timing and funding thereof and any benefits that may result therefrom, (12) revenues and growth thereof (including with respect to our Towers business) and benefits derived therefrom, (13) Income (loss) from continuing operations (including on a per share basis), (14) Adjusted EBITDA, including components thereof and growth thereof, (15) costs and expenses, including interest expense (and the increase thereof) and amortization of deferred financing costs, (16) FFO (including on a per share basis) and growth thereof, (17) AFFO (including on a per share basis) and its components and growth thereof and corresponding driving factors, (18) Organic Contribution to Site Rental Billings and its components, including growth thereof and contributions therefrom, (19) our weighted-average common shares outstanding (including on a diluted basis) and growth thereof, (20) site rental revenues and the growth thereof, (21) annual small cell deployment and the impacts therefrom, including its driving factors, (22) prepaid rent, including the additions and the amortization and growth thereof, (23) the strength of the U.S. market for communications infrastructure ownership, (24) the strength of our balance sheet, (25) the utility of certain financial measures, including non-GAAP financial measures, (26) investment opportunities and the benefits that may be derived therefrom, (27) interest rates, including the increase thereof, and the impacts therefrom, (28) our liquidity, (29) the change to our corporate name, including the timing thereof, (30) our operating conditions and expectations and (31) services contribution. All future dividends are subject to declaration by our board of directors.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including prevailing market conditions and the following:

  • Our business depends on the demand for our communications infrastructure, driven primarily by demand for data, and we may be adversely affected by any slowdown in such demand. Additionally, a reduction in the amount or change in the mix of network investment by our tenants may materially and adversely affect our business (including reducing demand for our communications infrastructure or services).

  • A substantial portion of our revenues is derived from a small number of tenants, and the loss, consolidation or financial instability of any of such tenants may materially decrease revenues or reduce demand for our communications infrastructure and services.

  • The expansion or development of our business, including through acquisitions, increased product offerings or other strategic growth opportunities, may cause disruptions in our business, which may have an adverse effect on our business, operations or financial results.

  • Our Fiber segment has expanded rapidly, and the Fiber business model contains certain differences from our Towers business model, resulting in different operational risks. If we do not successfully operate our Fiber business model or identify or manage the related operational risks, such operations may produce results that are lower than anticipated.

  • Failure to timely, efficiently and safely execute on our construction projects could adversely affect our business.

  • New technologies may reduce demand for our communications infrastructure or negatively impact our revenues.

  • If we fail to retain rights to our communications infrastructure, including the rights to land under our towers and the right-of-way and other agreements related to our small cells and fiber, our business may be adversely affected.

  • Our services business has historically experienced significant volatility in demand, which reduces the predictability of our results.

  • If radio frequency emissions from wireless handsets or equipment on our communications infrastructure are demonstrated to cause negative health effects, potential future claims could adversely affect our operations, costs or revenues.

  • Cybersecurity breaches or other information technology disruptions could adversely affect our operations, business and reputation.

  • Our business may be adversely impacted by climate-related events, natural disasters, including wildfires, and other unforeseen events.

  • The impact of COVID-19 and related risks could materially affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

  • As a result of competition in our industry, we may find it more difficult to negotiate favorable rates on our new or renewing tenant contracts.

  • New wireless technologies may not deploy or be adopted by tenants as rapidly or in the manner projected.

  • Our substantial level of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to react to changes in our business, and the terms of our debt instruments limit our ability to take a number of actions that our management might otherwise believe to be in our best interests. In addition, if we fail to comply with our covenants, our debt could be accelerated.

  • We have a substantial amount of indebtedness. In the event we do not repay or refinance such indebtedness, we could face substantial liquidity issues and might be required to issue equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities, or sell some of our assets to meet our debt payment obligations.

  • Sales or issuances of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into shares of our common stock may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

  • Certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated by-laws and operative agreements, and domestic and international competition laws may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us or for us to acquire control of a third party, even if such a change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders.

  • If we fail to comply with laws or regulations which regulate our business and which may change at any time, we may be fined or even lose our right to conduct some of our business.

  • Future dividend payments to our stockholders will reduce the availability of our cash on hand available to fund future discretionary investments, and may result in a need to incur indebtedness or issue equity securities to fund growth opportunities. In such event, the then current economic, credit market or equity market conditions will impact the availability or cost of such financing, which may hinder our ability to grow our per share results of operations.

  • Remaining qualified to be taxed as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Failure to remain qualified as a REIT would result in our inability to deduct dividends to stockholders when computing our taxable income, which would reduce our available cash.

  • Complying with REIT requirements, including the 90% distribution requirement, may limit our flexibility or cause us to forgo otherwise attractive opportunities, including certain discretionary investments and potential financing alternatives.

  • REIT related ownership limitations and transfer restrictions may prevent or restrict certain transfers of our capital stock.

Should one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. More information about potential risk factors which could affect our results is included in our filings with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are available through the SEC website at www.sec.gov or through our investor relations website at investor.crowncastle.com. We use our investor relations website to disclose information about us that may be deemed to be material. We encourage investors, the media and others interested in us to visit our investor relations website from time to time to review up-to-date information or to sign up for e-mail alerts to be notified when new or updated information is posted on the site.

As used in this release, the term "including," and any variation thereof, means "including without limitation."

 

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in millions, except par values)


 

June 30,
2022

 

December 31,
2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

281

 

 

$

292

 

Restricted cash

 

160

 

 

 

169

 

Receivables, net

 

516

 

 

 

543

 

Prepaid expenses

 

158

 

 

 

105

 

Other current assets

 

175

 

 

 

145

 

Total current assets

 

1,290

 

 

 

1,254

 

Deferred site rental receivables

 

1,796

 

 

 

1,588

 

Property and equipment, net

 

15,219

 

 

 

15,269

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

6,663

 

 

 

6,682

 

Goodwill

 

10,087

 

 

 

10,078

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

3,822

 

 

 

4,046

 

Other assets, net

 

136

 

 

 

123

 

Total assets

$

39,013

 

 

$

39,040

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

230

 

 

$

246

 

Accrued interest

 

180

 

 

 

182

 

Deferred revenues

 

701

 

 

 

776

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

342

 

 

 

401

 

Current maturities of debt and other obligations

 

70

 

 

 

72

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

348

 

 

 

349

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,871

 

 

 

2,026

 

Debt and other long-term obligations

 

21,212

 

 

 

20,557

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

6,017

 

 

 

6,031

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

2,052

 

 

 

2,168

 

Total liabilities

 

31,152

 

 

 

30,782

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,200 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: June 30, 2022—433 and December 31, 2021—432

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

18,050

 

 

 

18,011

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

Dividends/distributions in excess of earnings

 

(10,188

)

 

 

(9,753

)

Total equity

 

7,861

 

 

 

8,258

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

39,013

 

 

$

39,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in millions, except per share amounts)


 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site rental

$

1,567

 

 

$

1,425

 

 

$

3,143

 

 

$

2,794

 

Services and other

 

167

 

 

 

158

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

274

 

Net revenues

 

1,734

 

 

 

1,583

 

 

 

3,476

 

 

 

3,068

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of operations:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site rental

 

402

 

 

 

389

 

 

 

798

 

 

 

770

 

Services and other

 

112

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

186

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

190

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

333

 

Asset write-down charges

 

9

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

9

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

427

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

847

 

 

 

816

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,141

 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

2,265

 

 

 

2,115

 

Operating income (loss)

 

593

 

 

 

505

 

 

 

1,211

 

 

 

953

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

 

(165

)

 

 

(161

)

 

 

(329

)

 

 

(330

)

Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(144

)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Other income (expense)

 

(2

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(12

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

426

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

853

 

 

 

468

 

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(13

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

421

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

455

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62

)

Net income (loss)

$

421

 

 

$

334

 

 

$

842

 

 

$

393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss), per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, basic

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.95

 

 

$

1.05

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.14

)

Net income (loss), basic

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.95

 

 

$

0.91

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, diluted

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.94

 

 

$

1.04

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.14

)

Net income (loss), diluted

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.94

 

 

$

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

433

 

 

 

432

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

432

 

Diluted

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

434

 

(a) Exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately.

 

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In millions of dollars)


 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

842

 

 

$

455

 

Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

847

 

 

 

816

 

(Gains) losses on retirement of long-term obligations

 

26

 

 

 

144

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs and other non-cash interest, net

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

83

 

 

 

67

 

Asset write-down charges

 

23

 

 

 

9

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) provision

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

Other non-cash adjustments, net

 

3

 

 

 

14

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in liabilities

 

(232

)

 

 

(56

)

Decrease (increase) in assets

 

(263

)

 

 

(87

)

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

1,337

 

 

 

1,371

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(584

)

 

 

(609

)

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(15

)

 

 

(15

)

Other investing activities, net

 

(10

)

 

 

8

 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

(609

)

 

 

(616

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

748

 

 

 

3,985

 

Principal payments on debt and other long-term obligations

 

(36

)

 

 

(1,038

)

Purchases and redemptions of long-term debt

 

(1,274

)

 

 

(1,789

)

Borrowings under revolving credit facility

 

2,050

 

 

 

580

 

Payments under revolving credit facility

 

(1,565

)

 

 

(870

)

Net borrowings (repayments) under commercial paper program

 

687

 

 

 

(210

)

Payments for financing costs

 

(8

)

 

 

(39

)

Purchases of common stock

 

(63

)

 

 

(68

)

Dividends/distributions paid on common stock

 

(1,287

)

 

 

(1,163

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

(748

)

 

 

(612

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(20

)

 

 

143

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

 

 

1

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

466

 

 

 

381

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

$

446

 

 

$

525

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

324

 

 

 

344

 

Income taxes paid

 

9

 

 

 

13

 


 

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
(In millions of dollars)


SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Towers

 

Fiber

 

Other

 

Consolidated Total

 

Towers

 

Fiber

 

Other

 

Consolidated Total

Segment site rental revenues

$

1,078

 

$

489

 

 

 

$

1,567

 

$

952

 

$

473

 

 

 

$

1,425

Segment services and other revenues

 

164

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

167

 

 

154

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

158

Segment revenues

 

1,242

 

 

492

 

 

 

 

1,734

 

 

1,106

 

 

477

 

 

 

 

1,583

Segment site rental costs of operations

 

232

 

 

162

 

 

 

 

394

 

 

221

 

 

161

 

 

 

 

382

Segment services and other costs of operations

 

107

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

100

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

103

Segment costs of operations(a)(b)

 

339

 

 

164

 

 

 

 

503

 

 

321

 

 

164

 

 

 

 

485

Segment site rental gross margin(c)

 

846

 

 

327

 

 

 

 

1,173

 

 

731

 

 

312

 

 

 

 

1,043

Segment services and other gross margin(c)

 

57

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

54

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

55

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses(b)

 

28

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

26

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

70

Segment operating profit(c)

 

875

 

 

282

 

 

 

 

1,157

 

 

759

 

 

269

 

 

 

 

1,028

Other selling, general and administrative expenses(b)

 

 

 

 

$

79

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

$

70

 

 

70

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

34

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

427

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

 

 

408

 

 

408

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

161

 

 

161

Other (income) expenses to reconcile to income (loss) before income taxes(d)

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

16

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

339


FIBER SEGMENT SITE RENTAL REVENUES SUMMARY

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Fiber Solutions

 

Small Cells

 

Total

 

Fiber Solutions

 

Small Cells

 

Total

Site rental revenues

$

333

 

$

156

 

$

489

 

$

329

 

$

144

 

$

473

(a) Exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately.
(b) Segment costs of operations exclude (1) stock-based compensation expense of $7 million and $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, (2) prepaid lease purchase price adjustments of $4 million for each of the the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Selling, general and administrative expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $37 million and $29 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(c) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definitions of segment site rental gross margin, segment services and other gross margin and segment operating profit.
(d) See condensed consolidated statement of operations for further information.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Towers

 

Fiber

 

Other

 

Consolidated Total

 

Towers

 

Fiber

 

Other

 

Consolidated Total

Segment site rental revenues

$

2,153

 

$

990

 

 

 

$

3,143

 

$

1,847

 

$

947

 

 

 

$

2,794

Segment services and other revenues

 

327

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

333

 

 

265

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

274

Segment revenues

 

2,480

 

 

996

 

 

 

 

3,476

 

 

2,112

 

 

956

 

 

 

 

3,068

Segment site rental costs of operations

 

458

 

 

323

 

 

 

 

781

 

 

433

 

 

322

 

 

 

 

755

Segment services and other costs of operations

 

216

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

220

 

 

175

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

181

Segment costs of operations(a)(b)

 

674

 

 

327

 

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

608

 

 

328

 

 

 

 

936

Segment site rental gross margin(c)

 

1,695

 

 

667

 

 

 

 

2,362

 

 

1,414

 

 

625

 

 

 

 

2,039

Segment services and other gross margin(c)

 

111

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

113

 

 

90

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

93

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses(b)

 

56

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

149

 

 

51

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

140

Segment operating profit(c)

 

1,750

 

 

576

 

 

 

 

2,326

 

 

1,453

 

 

539

 

 

 

 

1,992

Other selling, general and administrative expenses(b)

 

 

 

 

$

153

 

 

153

 

 

 

 

 

$

136

 

 

136

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

68

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

847

 

 

847

 

 

 

 

 

 

816

 

 

816

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

329

 

 

329

 

 

 

 

 

 

330

 

 

330

Other (income) expenses to reconcile to income (loss) before income taxes(d)

 

 

 

 

 

61

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

174

 

 

174

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FIBER SEGMENT SITE RENTAL REVENUES SUMMARY

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Fiber Solutions

 

Small Cells

 

Total

 

Fiber Solutions

 

Small Cells

 

Total

Site rental revenues

$

679

 

$

311

 

$

990

 

$

659

 

$

288

 

$

947

(a) Exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately.
(b) Segment costs of operations exclude (1) stock-based compensation expense of $14 million and $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and (2) prepaid lease purchase price adjustments of $8 million and $9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $69 million and $57 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(c) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Segment Measures and Other Calculations" for a discussion of our definitions of segment site rental gross margin, segment services and other gross margin and segment operating profit.
(d) See condensed consolidated statement of operations for further information.