Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.A) (TSX:QBR.B) today reported its consolidated financial
results for the 2008 financial year and the fourth quarter of 2008. Quebecor
consolidates the financial results of its Quebecor Media Inc. subsidiary, in
which it holds a 54.7% interest.
2008 Highlights
- Quebecor reports revenues of $3.73 billion, an increase of $364.2 million
(10.8%) from 2007.
- Operating income(1): up $171.7 million (18.1%) to $1.12 billion.
- Net income: $187.3 million ($2.91 per basic share) in 2008, compared with a
net loss of $969.2 million ($15.07 per basic share) in 2007.
- Adjusted income from continuing operating activities(2): up $45.1 million
(33.7%) to $178.8 million ($2.78 per basic share) in 2008.
- Cable segment: operating income up $154.5 million (24.0%). Customer growth in
2008: +215,600 for cable telephone service, +130,800 for cable Internet access,
+77,500 for cable television service (including 159,100 customer increase for
illico Digital TV), +18,300 activated phones for wireless telephone service.
- Quebecor Media confirmed in 2008 its intention to invest between $800.0
million and $1 billion in its new Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) network over
the next four years, including $554.6 million already disbursed in 2008 for the
purpose of acquiring 17 operating licences.
- $671.2 million non-cash charge of impairment of goodwill and mastheads,
primarily in the Newspapers segment, due to industry challenges and the
difficult economic environment. Restructuring initiatives totalling $54.6
million announced in order to adapt to market conditions and reduce staff.
"Quebecor succeeded in growing its revenues and operating income in 2008," noted
Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor. "The
progress was spearheaded by the strong results of its Cable segment, which
continued logging solid subscriber growth for all its services. Indeed, in the
fourth quarter of 2008, the segment registered the largest quarterly customer
increase for illico Digital TV since the service was introduced in 1999. At the
same time, the Newspapers segment is being impacted by the dramatic
industry-wide changes of the past several years and the troubled financial and
economic environment, which together are negatively affecting its advertising
revenues. As a result, a 10% staff reduction was announced in the Newspapers
segment in December 2008. As well, a significant non-cash charge for impairment
of goodwill and intangible assets was recorded in income.
(1) See "Operating income" under "Definitions".
(2) See "Adjusted income from continuing operations" under "Definitions".
"Quebecor remains a highly diversified communications and media company that is
responsive to customer needs and committed to its business development and
growth strategy. We remain confident that Quebecor Media's decision in 2008 to
invest in an Advanced Wireless Services network will pay off in the medium term
and the long term. This strategy will enable the company to deliver its
exclusive original content on new platforms and will position Quebecor Media as
a still more integrated business equipped to offer consumers a full line of
high-calibre services at competitive prices, and to offer its business partners
new possibilities.
"As a highly integrated media group, we see not only major challenges in the
digital era but also, and most importantly, exciting business opportunities. Our
strategy is not to simply adapt to the new economy but to proactively and
creatively exploit its full potential. I believe the future belongs to
consumer-driven businesses that give consumers exactly what they want in terms
of information and entertainment, when they want and on the platform they want.
This is precisely the vision we are embracing in all our lines of business, for
this is the road to profitability in the future."
Table 1
Quebecor Inc. financial highlights - 2004-2008
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share data)
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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
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Revenues $3,730.1 $3,365.9 $2,998.6 $2,695.4 $2,456.8
Operating income(a) 1,121.0 949.3 788.5 732.9 697.7
Net income (loss) 187.3 (969.2) (93.9) 69.7 112.2
Adjusted income from
continuing
operations(b)(c) 178.8 133.7 97.7 55.3 44.7
Per basic share:
Net income (loss) 2.91 (15.07) (1.46) 1.08 1.74
Adjusted income from
continuing
operations(b)(c) 2.78 2.08 1.52 0.86 0.69
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(a) See "Operating income" under "Definitions".
(b) See "Quebecor Inc. - Discontinued operations".
(c) See "Adjusted income from continuing operations" under "Definitions".
Analysis of 2008 results
- Quebecor's consolidated revenues from continuing operations increased
$364.2 million (10.8%) to $3.73 billion. Revenues rose mainly in the
following segments:
- Cable (by $251.6 million or 16.2% of segment revenues), reflecting
customer growth for all services;
- Newspapers ($107.5 million or 10.0%), due primarily to the impact of
the acquisition of Osprey Media Income Fund (Osprey Media) in August
2007;
- Broadcasting ($21.2 million or 5.1%).
- Quebecor's operating income from continuing operations grew $171.7
million (18.1%) to $1.12 billion, mainly because of an increase in the
Cable segment ($154.5 million or 24.0% of segment operating income)
resulting primarily from customer growth.
- Quebecor's net income was $187.3 million ($2.91 per basic share) in 2008,
compared with a net loss of $969.2 million ($15.07 per basic share) in
2007. The favourable variance of $1.16 billion ($17.98 per basic share)
was mainly due to:
- $1.63 billion favourable variance in operating results of discontinued
operations(3);
- $171.7 million increase in operating income.
Partially offset by:
- recognition in the fourth quarter of 2008 of a non-cash impairment
charge totalling $671.2 million, including $631.0 million without any
tax consequences, for goodwill and intangible assets, primarily in the
Newspapers segment ($361.1 million net of income tax and non-
controlling interest);
- $119.2 million decrease in the gain on valuation and translation of
financial instruments;
- $48.4 million increase in income tax expense;
- $45.8 million increase in financial expenses due to higher average
indebtedness;
- $43.4 million increase in the charge for restructuring of operating
activities, impairment of assets and other special items, primarily in
the Newspapers segment.
- Adjusted income from continuing operating activities: $178.8 million in
2008 ($2.78 per basic share), compared with $133.7 million ($2.08 per
basic share) in 2007, an increase of $45.1 million ($0.70 per basic
share), or 33.7%.
(3) See "Quebecor Inc. - Discontinued operations."
Analysis of fourth quarter 2008 operating results
- Quebecor's consolidated revenues from continuing operations rose $37.7
million (3.9%) to $1.00 billion. Revenues increased mainly in the Cable
segment (by $46.2 million or 10.8% of segment revenues), reflecting
customer growth for all services.
- Quebecor's operating income from continuing operations grew $32.0 million
(11.5%) to $310.1 million. The largest increase was in the Cable segment
($42.4 million or 24.1% of segment operating income) resulting primarily
from customer growth.
- Net loss of $343.7 million ($5.34 per basic share) in the fourth quarter
of 2008, compared with a net loss of $962.6 million ($14.96 per basic
share) in the fourth quarter of 2007. The favourable variance of $618.9
million ($9.62 per basic share) was due primarily to:
- favourable impact on the comparative numbers for 2008 of the $1.10
billion loss related to discontinued operations recognized in the
fourth quarter of 2007;
- $32.0 million increase in operating income.
Partially offset by:
- recognition of a non-cash impairment charge totalling $671.2 million,
including $631.0 million without any tax consequences, for goodwill and
intangible assets ($361.1 million net of income tax and non-controlling
interest);
- $122.2 million unfavourable variance in gain on valuation and
translation of financial instruments;
- $53.8 million unfavourable variance in the charge for restructuring of
operations, impairment of assets and other special items.
- Adjusted income from continuing operations: $60.7 million in the fourth
quarter of 2008 ($0.95 per basic share), compared with $37.5 million
($0.58 per basic share) in the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of
$23.2 million ($0.37 per basic share) or 61.9%.
Dividend
On February 24, 2009, the Board of Directors of Quebecor Inc. declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on Class A Multiple Voting Shares and
Class B Subordinate Voting Shares, payable on April 7, 2009 to shareholders of
record at the close of business on March 13, 2009. This dividend is designated
to be an eligible dividend, as provided under subsection 89(14) of the Canadian
Income Tax Act and its provincial counterpart.
Quebecor Inc. - Discontinued operations
On January 21, 2008, Quebecor World Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries were granted
creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada. On
the same date, its U.S. subsidiaries also filed a petition under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code. Since that date, in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, Quebecor's investment in Quebecor World has no
longer been consolidated, Quebecor's investment in Quebecor World has been
valued at zero, and Quebecor World's activities are considered discontinued
operations for the purposes of Quebecor's consolidated financial statements.
Quebecor World's operating results have been restated and are reported in the
financial statements under the item "Income (loss) from discontinued
operations," and the cash flows provided by these operations have been restated
and are reported in the financial statements under the item "Cash flows (used
in) provided by discontinued operations."
The results of discontinued operations include the $17.7 million net loss (net
of non-controlling interest) recognized by Quebecor World for the period of
January 1 to 21, 2008, compared with a net loss of $1.24 billion (net of
non-controlling interest) reported in 2007.
At January 21, 2008, the Company's consolidated balance sheet included a net
assets deficiency of $761.3 million, representing the excess of liabilities and
non-controlling interest related to Quebecor World over Quebecor World's assets.
At January 21, 2008, the Company also had net losses accumulated in other
comprehensive income in the amount of $326.5 million, net of income tax,
consisting primarily of accumulated currency translation losses in connection
with the net investment in Quebecor World. The results of discontinued
operations for the first quarter of 2008 also include a net gain of $399.7
million in respect of the difference between the reversal of the net assets
deficiency and the reclassification in the results of the net losses accumulated
in other comprehensive income as of the deconsolidation date, January 21, 2008,
net of the $35.1 million decrease in future income tax assets related to the
investment in Quebecor World.
These procedures will have no material impact on the operations of Quebecor Media.
Detailed financial information
For a detailed analysis of Quebecor Inc.'s results for the fourth quarter and
financial year 2008, please refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis and
consolidated financial statements of Quebecor Inc., available on the Company's
website at http://www.quebecor.com/InvestorCenter/QIQuarterlyReports.aspx or
from the SEDAR filing service at http://www.sedar.com.
Conference call for investors and webcast
Quebecor Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss the results of Quebecor and
Quebecor Media for the fourth quarter and financial year 2008 on February 25,
2009, at 9 a.m. EST. There will be a question period reserved for financial
analysts. To access the conference call, please dial 1 877 293-8052, access code
89833#. A tape recording of the call will be available from February 25 through
March 26, 2009, by dialling 1 877 293-8133, access code 726975#. The conference
call will also be broadcast live on the Quebecor website at
www.quebecor.com/InvestorCenter/QIConferenceCall.aspx. It is advisable to ensure
the appropriate software is installed before accessing the call. Instructions
and links to free player downloads are available at the Internet address shown
above.
Forward-looking statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements and are subject to significant known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause Quebecor Inc.'s actual
results for future periods to differ materially from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the
use of the conditional or by forward-looking terminology such as the terms
"plans," "expects," "may," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," "projects,"
"seeks," "believes" or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative
of such terms. Certain factors that may cause actual results to differ from
current expectations include seasonality (including seasonal fluctuations in
customer orders), operating risk (including fluctuations in demand for
Quebecor's products and pricing actions by competitors), insurance risk, risks
associated with capital investment (including risks related to technological
development and equipment availability and breakdown), environmental risks,
risks associated with labour agreements, risks associated with commodities and
energy prices (including fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw
materials), credit risk, financial risks, debt risks, risks related to interest
rate fluctuations, foreign exchange risks, risks associated with government acts
and regulations, risks related to changes in tax legislation, and changes in the
general political and economic environment. Investors and others are cautioned
that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not
exhaustive and that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking
statements. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause Quebecor's actual results to differ from current expectations,
please refer to Quebecor Inc.'s public filings available at www.sedar.com and
www.quebecor.com including, in particular, the "Risks and Uncertainties" section
in Quebecor Inc.'s Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect Quebecor Inc.'s
expectations as of February 25, 2008, and are subject to change after that date.
Quebecor Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or intention to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.
The Company
Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.A)(TSX:QBR.B) is a holding company with a 54.7% interest
in Quebecor Media Inc, one of Canada's largest media groups. Quebecor Media owns
operating companies in numerous media related businesses: Videotron Ltd., an
integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive
multimedia development, Internet access services, cable telephony and wireless
telephone service; Sun Media Corporation, the largest publisher of newspapers in
Canada; Canoe Inc., operator of a network of English- and French-language
Internet properties in Canada; TVA Group Inc., operator of the largest
French-language over-the-air television network in Quebec, a number of specialty
channels, and the English-language over-the-air station Sun TV; Nurun Inc., a
major interactive technologies and communications agency with offices in Canada,
the United States, Europe and Asia; magazine publisher TVA Publishing Inc.; book
publishers and distributors Sogides Group Inc. and CEC Publishing Inc.;
Archambault Group Inc. and TVA Films, companies engaged in the production,
distribution and retailing of cultural products; Le SuperClub Videotron ltee, a
DVD and console game rental and retail chain; and Quebecor MediaPages, publisher
of print and online directories.
SEGMENTED ANALYSIS
Quebecor Media Inc.
Table 2
Revenues and operating income - 2004-2008
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
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Revenues $3,730.1 $3,365.9 $2,998.6 $2,695.4 $2,456.8
Operating income 1,119.5 963.9 799.6 732.1 697.2
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Cable segment
2008 financial year
Revenues: $1.80 billion in 2008, an increase of $251.6 million (16.2%).
- Combined revenues from all cable television services increased $74.1
million (10.1%) to $809.9 million due primarily to customer base
growth, migration from analog to digital service, increased video on
demand orders, the success of high definition (HD) packages, and
increases in some rates.
- Revenues from Internet access services increased $77.2 million (18.3%)
to $499.6 million. The improvement was due to customer growth, as well as
customer migration to higher-speed services.
- Revenues from cable telephone service increased $90.6 million (46.3%) to
$286.1 million, almost entirely due to customer growth. The increase
would have been greater had there not been a decrease in average long-
distance revenues.
- Revenues from wireless telephone service increased $13.9 million (78.5%)
to $31.6 million, mainly due to customer growth.
- Revenues of Le SuperClub Videotron ltee decreased $2.9 million (-4.9%) to
$57.0 million. The decrease was mainly due to the sale of StarStruck
stores in Ontario and the franchising or closing of some locations,
partially offset by an increase in revenues from rentals and retail sales
on a comparable basis, as well as by increased royalty revenues.
Monthly average monthly revenue per user (ARPU): $81.17 in 2008, compared
with $71.52 in 2007, an increase of $9.65 (13.5%).
Customer statistics - Net customer growth in 2008:
- cable telephone service: +215,600 (+238,600 in 2007);
- cable Internet access: +130,800 (+141,000 in 2007);
- all cable television services combined (i.e., net increase for analog
service and illico Digital TV): +77,500 (+65,700 in 2007), including
159,100 more customers for illico Digital TV (+144,600 in 2007);
- wireless telephone service: +18,300 activated phones (+33,300 in 2007).
Table 3
Cable segment year-end customer numbers, 2004-2008
(in thousands of customers)
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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
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Cable television:
Analog 788.3 869.9 948.8 1,031.5 1,118.9
Digital 927.3 768.2 623.6 474.6 333.7
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Total cable
television 1,715.6 1,638.1 1,572.4 1,506.1 1,452.6
Cable Internet 1,063.8 933.0 792.0 638.0 502.6
Cable telephone 852.0 636.4 397.8 163.0 -
Wireless telephone
(in thousands of phones) 63.4 45.1 11.8 - -
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Operating income: $797.2 million, an increase of $154.5 million (24.0%).
- The increase was due primarily to:
- customer growth for all services;
- increases in some rates, mainly for cable television and cable Internet
service;
- $40.6 million favourable variance in expenses related to Quebecor
Media's stock option plan that are charged to its operating segments as
a direct charge, to reflect participation by segment managers in the
plan, and management fees.
Partially offset by:
- an unfavourable variance of $29.0 million related to the recognition in
2008 of a provision for CRTC Part II licence fees following the
decision by the Federal Court of Appeal on April 29, 2008 overturning
the Federal Court ruling on the matter. The Federal Court judgement had
been favourable to Quebecor Media and had led to the reversal of
current CRTC Part II licence fee accruals in the third quarter of 2007.
- Excluding the favourable variation in the stock option expense, and if
the figures for prior periods were restated to reflect the CRTC Part II
licence fee adjustment, operating income would have increased by 21.3%
in 2008, compared with 26.0% in 2007.
Fourth quarter 2008
Revenues: $473.5 million, an increase of $46.2 million (10.8%) compared
with the fourth quarter of 2007.
- Total revenues from cable television services increased $17.1 million
(9.0%) to $208.1 million.
- Revenues from Internet access services increased $17.5 million (15.3%) to
$132.2 million.
- Revenues from cable telephone service increased $19.2 million (32.4%) to
$78.5 million.
- Revenues from the wireless telephone service increased $2.5 million
(41.0%) to $8.6 million.
- Revenues of Le SuperClub Videotron decreased $3.8 million (-19.1%) to
$16.1 million.
Monthly ARPU: $83.62 in fourth quarter 2008, compared with $75.97 in the
same period of 2007, an increase of $7.65 (10.1%).
Customer statistics - Net customer growth in fourth quarter 2008:
- cable telephone service: +54,100 (+62,600 in 2007);
- cable Internet access: +32,400 (+34,100 in 2007);
- all cable television services combined (i.e., net increase for analog
service and illico Digital TV): +24,100 (+21,800 in 2007), including
50,600 more customers for illico Digital TV, the largest quarterly
increase since the service was introduced in 1999 (+47,900 in 2007);
- wireless telephone service: +4,800 activated phones (+6,400 in 2007).
Operating income: $218.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase
of $42.4 million (24.1%).
- The increase was due primarily to:
- customer growth for all services;
- higher volume of orders on illico on Demand;
- $14.6 million favourable variance in expenses related to Quebecor
Media's stock option plan.
Partially offset by:
- an unfavourable variance related to $3.2 million in CRTC Part II
licence fee accruals recognized in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared
with nil in the same quarter of 2007.
- Excluding the favourable variation in the stock option expense, and if
the figures for prior periods were restated to reflect the Part II
licence fee adjustment, operating income would have increased by 16.7%
in 2008, compared with 22.7% in 2007.
Newspapers segment
2008 financial year
Revenues: $1.18 billion, an increase of $107.5 million (10.0%).
- The increase mainly reflects a favourable variance related to the
acquisition of Osprey Media ($120.2 million), which closed in August
2007.
- Excluding the impact of that acquisition, total revenues decreased by
$12.7 million (-1.3%); advertising revenues decreased 3.1%, circulation
revenues decreased 3.0%, and combined revenues from commercial printing
and other sources increased 28.9%. The Newspapers segment has been going
through a period of dramatic transformation for several years due to
industry-wide changes, combined with the impact of the difficult economic
environment on its advertising revenues.
- The revenues of the urban dailies decreased 2.9%; excluding the
acquisition of Osprey Media, the revenues of the community newspapers
decreased 0.4%.
- At the urban dailies, revenues of the free dailies increased 12.6% due to
strong results posted by the Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton
dailies.
- 15.1% increase in revenues at general-interest portals, due mainly to
website creation and maintenance, including the sites of affiliated
companies, and 8.5% increase in revenues at special-interest portals,
primarily attributable to revenue growth at the autonet.ca site resulting
mainly from the acquisition of ASL Ltd.
Operating income: $227.1 million, a decrease of $5.7 million (-2.4%).
- Osprey Media generated operating income of $45.6 million in 2008,
compared with $25.3 million in August through December 2007, for an
increase of $20.3 million compared with 2007.
- Excluding the impact of Osprey Media, operating income decreased $26.1
million (-12.6%) in the Newspapers segment.
- The decrease was due primarily to:
- impact of the decrease in advertising and circulation revenues, on a
comparable basis;
- wage indexing and certain unusual payroll expenses, including charges
related to the transition plan for printing facilities in Ontario and
Quebec;
- expenditures related to the start-up of Quebecor MediaPages;
- cost of introducing a new business development strategy for portals.
Partially offset by:
- $14.7 million favourable impact related to the Quebecor Media stock
option plan expense;
- $3.1 million decrease in newsprint costs.
Fourth quarter 2008
Revenues: $302.0 million, a decrease of $17.6 (-5.5%).
- Advertising revenues decreased 8.2%, circulation revenues increased 2.9%,
commercial printing and other revenues combined increased 10.7%.
- The revenues of the urban dailies and the community newspapers decreased
by 5.2% and 4.3% respectively in the fourth quarter of 2008.
- 19.1% increase in revenues at the general-interest portals, due mainly to
website creation and maintenance, and 6.8% increase at the special-
interest portals, primarily attributable to revenue growth at the
autonet.ca site resulting mainly from the acquisition of ASL .
Operating income: $54.8 million, a decrease of $24.6 million (-31.0%).
- The decrease was due primarily to:
- impact of the decrease in revenues, on a comparable basis;
- wage indexing;
- expenditures related to the start-up of Quebecor MediaPages;
- increase in operating expenses at the portals, including advertising
expenses and investment in new products.
Partially offset by:
- $4.3 million favourable variance related to the stock option expense.
Broadcasting segment
2008 financial year
Revenues: $436.7 million, an increase of $21.2 million (5.1%).
- Revenues from broadcasting operations increased $21.8 million, mainly
because of:
- higher advertising, video on demand and other revenues at the TVA
Network;
- higher advertising and subscription revenues at the specialty channels;
- higher revenues from the Internet, commercial production and Canal
Indigo (100% of the revenues of Canal Indigo have been included since
the buyout on August 31, 2008 of the interest TVA Group did not already
hold).
- Revenues from distribution operations decreased by $0.6 million.
- Publishing revenues decreased $1.3 million, primarily as a result of
decreases in advertising and newsstand revenues, partially offset by an
increase in custom publishing operations.
Operating income: $66.3 million, an increase of $6.9 million (11.6%);
excluding the unfavourable impact of provisions for CRTC Part II licence
fees, the increase was $15.3 million.
- Operating income from broadcasting operations increased $5.5 million,
mainly because of:
- impact of revenue growth at the TVA Network and the specialty channels;
- decrease in selling and administrative expenses at the TVA Network;
- $2.4 million favourable variance related to stock option expense.
Partially offset by:
- unfavourable variance of $8.4 million related to the recognition in the
second quarter of 2008 of a provision for CRTC Part II licence fees
following the Federal Court of Appeal decision of April 29, 2008
overturning the Federal Court decision on these fees. The Federal Court
judgement had been favourable to Quebecor Media and had led to the
reversal of current Part II licence fee accruals in the third quarter
of 2007;
- higher content and production costs at the TVA Network.
- Operating income from publishing operations increased by $1.5 million,
mainly as a result of the decrease in advertising, marketing,
distribution and printing expenses, partially offset by the unfavourable
impact of the decrease in revenues.
Fourth quarter 2008
Revenues: $126.9 million, an increase of $2.8 million (2.3%).
- Revenues from broadcasting operations increased $3.4 million, mainly
because of:
- higher advertising and video on demand revenues at the TVA Network;
- higher subscription revenues and advertising revenues at the specialty
channels (Mystere, ARGENT, Prise 2, LCN, MENTV, Mystery and Les idees
de ma maison);
- higher revenues from the Internet and Canal Indigo.
- Publishing revenues decreased $0.5 million, primarily as a result of the
decrease in advertising revenues, partially offset by an increase in custom
publishing operations.
Operating income: $22.4 million, a decrease of $0.4 million (-1.8%).
- The favourable impact of the revenue increase and the decrease in selling
and administrative expenses for broadcasting operations was more than
offset by higher content costs and the unfavourable variance related to
the $1.0 million provision for Part II licence fee accruals recognized in
the fourth quarter of 2008.
- Operating income from distribution operations decreased by $0.4 million,
mainly because of lower revenues from television products.
- Operating income from publishing operations increased by $0.3 million,
mainly as a result of the decrease in advertising, marketing and
distribution expenses, partially offset by the unfavourable impact of the
decrease in revenues.
Leisure and Entertainment segment
2008 financial year
Revenues: $301.9 million, a decrease of $27.9 million (-8.5%). The Leisure
and Entertainment segment is being affected by the fundamental
transformation under way in the music- and book-selling industry, coupled
with a difficult economic environment that is impacting its retail
revenues.
- 8.8% decrease in the Book Division's revenues, due primarily to lower
distribution volume than in 2007 and decreased sales in the academic
segment.
- 7.4% decrease in the revenues of Archambault Group Inc. mainly because of
fewer CDs released and distributed and lower retail sales of music
products. The impact of higher broadcast revenues due to the success of
the Paul McCartney concert during Quebec City's 400th anniversary
celebrations was outweighed by a decrease in revenues due to the transfer
of video on demand operations to the Cable segment.
Operating income: $20.5 million, a decrease of $6.5 million (-24.1%) due
primarily to a decrease in gross margin on retail sales and higher
operating expenses at Archambault Group, combined with the impact of
decreased sales at the Book Division.
Fourth quarter 2008
Revenues: $100.4 million, a decrease of $3.0 million (-2.9%).
Operating income: $11.1 million, an increase of $0.8 million (7.8%).
Interactive Technologies and Communications segment
2008 financial year
Revenues: $89.6 million, an increase of $7.6 million (9.3%).
- The increase was mainly due to:
- impact of increased volumes from customers in Europe, particularly
France and Italy, as well as in Asia and Canada, and favourable
variance in currency translation, partially offset by a decrease in
volume in the United States.
Operating income: $5.1 million, an increase of $2.3 million (82.1%).
- The increase was due mainly to:
- impact of increased revenues in Canada, Europe and Asia;
- increase in tax credits for e-commerce R&D;
- favourable variance in currency translation.
Partially offset by:
- impact of decreased volume in the United States;
- increases in some operating expenses, including those related to
labour.
Fourth quarter 2008
Revenues: $24.0 million, an increase of $3.9 million (19.4%).
Operating income: $3.0 million, compared with nil in the same period
of 2007.
DEFINITIONS
Operating income
In its analysis of operating results, the Company defines operating income or
loss, as reconciled to net income (loss) under Canadian GAAP, as net income
(loss) before amortization, financial expenses, gain on valuation and
translation of financial instruments, restructuring of operations, impairment of
assets and other special items, loss on debt refinancing, impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets, income tax, non-controlling interest and the results of
discontinued operations. Operating income as defined above is not a measure of
results that is consistent with Canadian GAAP. It is not intended to be regarded
as an alternative to other financial operating performance measures or to the
statement of cash flows as a measure of liquidity. It should not be considered
in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in
accordance with Canadian GAAP. Management believes that operating income is a
meaningful measure of performance. The Company uses operating income in order to
assess the performance of its investment in Quebecor Media. The Company's
management and Board of Directors use this measure in evaluating its
consolidated results as well as the results of the Company's operating segments.
This measure eliminates the significant level of non-cash depreciation of
tangible assets and amortization of certain intangible assets, and is unaffected
by the capital structure or investment activities of the Company and its
segments. Operating income is also relevant because it is a significant
component of the Company's annual incentive compensation programs. A limitation
of this measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of
capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the
Company's segments. The Company also uses other measures that do reflect such
costs, such as cash flows from segment operations and free cash flows from
operations. In addition, measures like operating income are commonly used by the
investment community to analyze and compare the performance of companies in the
industries in which the Company is engaged. The Company's definition of
operating income may not be the same as similarly titled measures reported by
other companies. Table 4 below reconciles Quebecor's operating income with the
closest Canadian GAAP measure.
Table 4
Reconciliation of the operating income measure used in this press release
to the net income (loss) measure used in the consolidated financial
statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Operating income:
Cable $797.2 $642.7 $512.5
Newspapers 227.1 232.8 217.7
Broadcasting 66.3 59.4 42.1
Leisure and Entertainment 20.5 27.0 19.3
Interactive Technologies and
Communications 5.1 2.8 7.5
Head Office 4.8 (15.4) (10.6)
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1,121.0 949.3 788.5
Amortization (320.0) (291.0) (261.5)
Financial expenses (299.1) (253.3) (242.3)
Gain on valuation and translation
of financial instruments 17.8 137.0 15.9
Restructuring of operations,
impairment of assets and other
special items (54.6) (11.2) (16.7)
Loss on debt refinancing - (1.0) (342.6)
Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets (671.2) (5.4) (180.0)
Income tax (139.9) (91.5) 66.6
Non-controlling interest related
to adjustments 150.0 (160.3) 77.6
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations 383.3 (1 241.8) 0.6
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Net income (loss) $187.3 $(969.2) $(93.9)
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Adjusted income from continuing operating activities
The Company defines adjusted income from continuing operating activities, as
reconciled to net income (loss) under Canadian GAAP, as net income (loss) before
gain on valuation and translation of financial instruments, restructuring of
operations, impairment of assets and other special items, loss on debt
refinancing, impairment of goodwill and the results of discontinued operations,
net of income tax and non-controlling interest. Adjusted income from continuing
operating activities as defined above is not a measure of results that is
consistent with Canadian GAAP. It should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with Canadian
GAAP. Management believes that adjusted income from continuing operating
activities is a meaningful measure that provides an indication of the long-term
profitability of the Company's operating activities by eliminating the impact of
unusual or one-time items. The Company's definition of adjusted income from
continuing operating activities may not be identical to similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.
Table 5 provides a reconciliation of adjusted income from continuing operating
activities to the net income (loss) measure used in the consolidated financial
statements.
Table 5
Reconciliation of the adjusted income from continuing operating activities
measure used in this press release for the years 2008 to 2006 to the net
income (loss) measure used in the consolidated financial statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
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Adjusted income from continuing
operating activities $178.8 $133.7 $97.7
Gain on valuation and translation
of financial instruments 17.8 137.0 15.9
Restructuring of operations,
impairment of assets and other
special items (54.6) (11.2) (16.7)
Loss on debt refinancing - (1.0) (342.6)
Impairment of goodwill and of
intangible assets (671.2) (5.4) (180.0)
Income tax related to adjustments(1) 3.8 14.2 137.9
Non-controlling interest related to
adjustments 329.4 5.3 193.3
Income (loss) from continuing
operating activities 383.3 (1 241.8) 0.6
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Net income (loss) $187.3 $(969.2) $(93.9)
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(1) Including the impact of tax rate increases applicable to adjusted tax
benefits, in connection with tax planning arrangements.
Table 6
Reconciliation of the adjusted income from continuing operating activities
measure used in this press release for the three-month periods ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007, to net income (loss) under generally accepted
accounting principles
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Three months ended
December 31
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Adjusted income from continuing operating
activities $60.7 $37.5
Gain on valuation and translation of financial
instruments (25.8) 96.4
Restructuring of operations, impairment of assets
and other special items (50.3) 3.5
Loss on debt refinancing - (1.0)
Impairment of goodwill and of intangible assets (671.2) (5.4)
Income tax related to adjustments(1) 7.3 5.7
Non-controlling interest related to adjustments,
per basic share 335.6 2.6
Income (loss) from discontinued operations - (1,101.8)
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Net income (loss) $(343.7) $(962.5)
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(1) Includes the impact of tax rate increases applicable to adjusted tax
benefits in connection with tax planning arrangements.
Average Monthly Revenue per User
ARPU is an industry metric that the Company uses to measure its average cable,
Internet, cable telephone and wireless telephone revenues per month per
customer. ARPU is not a measurement that is consistent with Canadian GAAP, and
the Company's definition and calculation of ARPU may not be the same as
identically titled measurements reported by other companies. The Company
calculates ARPU by dividing its combined cable television, Internet access,
cable telephone and wireless telephone revenues by the average number of
customers during the applicable period, and then dividing the resulting amount
by the number of months in the applicable period.
QUEBECOR INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for earnings per share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Years ended
December 31 December 31
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Revenues
Cable $473.5 $427.3 $1,804.2 $1,552.6
Newspapers 302.0 319.6 1,181.4 1,073.9
Broadcasting 126.9 124.1 436.7 415.5
Leisure and Entertainment 100.4 103.4 301.9 329.8
Interactive Technologies
and Communications 24.0 20.1 89.6 82.0
Inter-segment (24.2) (29.6) (83.7) (87.9)
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1,002.6 964.9 3,730.1 3,365.9
Cost of sales and
selling and
administrative expenses 692.5 686.8 2,609.1 2,416.6
Amortization 84.1 75.9 320.0 291.0
Financial expenses 72.1 73.8 299.1 253.3
Loss (gain) on valuation
and translation of
financial instruments 25.8 (96.4) (17.8) (137.0)
Restructuring of operations,
impairment of assets
and other special items 50.3 (3.5) 54.6 11.2
Loss on debt refinancing - 1.0 - 1.0
Impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets 671.2 5.4 671.2 5.4
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(Loss) income before
income taxes and
non-controlling interest (593.4) 221.9 (206.1) 524.4
Income taxes:
Current 11.5 14.0 12.7 15.2
Future 19.4 12.5 127.2 76.3
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30.9 26.5 139.9 91.5
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(624.3) 195.4 (346.0) 432.9
Non-controlling interest 280.6 (56.2) 150.0 (160.3)
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(Loss) income from
continuing operations (343.7) 139.2 (196.0) 272.6
(Loss) income from
discontinued operations - (1,101.8) 383.3 (1,241.8)
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Net (loss) income $(343.7) $(962.6) $187.3 $(969.2)
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Earnings per share
Basic
From continuing
operations $(5.34) $2.17 $(3.05) $4.24
From discontinued
operations - (17.13) 5.96 (19.31)
Net (loss) income (5.34) (14.96) 2.91 (15.07)
Diluted
From continuing
operations (5.34) 2.14 (3.05) 4.19
From discontinued
operations - (17.13) 5.96 (19.31)
Net (loss) income (5.34) (14.99) 2.91 (15.12)
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Weighted average number
of shares outstanding
(in millions) 64.3 64.3 64.3 64.3
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Weighted average number
of diluted shares
(in millions) 64.3 64.3 64.4 64.3
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QUEBECOR INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Years ended
December 31 December 31
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Income from continuing
operations before
amortization, financial
expenses, gain on
valuation and translation
of financial instruments,
restructuring of
operations, impairment of
assets and other special
items, loss on debt
refinancing, impairment
of goodwill and
intangible assets,
income taxes and
non-controlling interest
Cable $218.1 $175.7 $797.2 $642.7
Newspapers 54.8 79.4 227.1 232.8
Broadcasting 22.4 22.8 66.3 59.4
Leisure and Entertainment 11.1 10.3 20.5 27.0
Interactive Technologies
and Communications 3.0 - 5.1 2.8
Head office 0.7 (10.1) 4.8 (15.4)
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$310.1 $278.1 $1,121.0 $949.3
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Amortization
Cable $57.1 $55.6 $227.6 $219.4
Newspapers 16.9 14.1 62.1 46.3
Broadcasting 3.8 3.4 14.4 13.2
Leisure and Entertainment 3.7 1.9 9.6 7.9
Interactive Technologies
and Communications 1.4 0.8 4.3 3.0
Head Office 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.2
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$84.1 $75.9 $320.0 $291.0
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Additions to property,
plant and equipment
Cable $110.3 $94.3 $404.4 $330.1
Newspapers 15.4 65.2 86.8 116.0
Broadcasting 6.5 6.5 21.9 16.2
Leisure and Entertainment 3.4 1.5 9.1 2.9
Interactive Technologies
and Communications 1.0 0.7 3.6 3.3
Head office 5.4 7.4 15.5 24.3
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$142.0 $175.6 $541.3 $492.8
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QUEBECOR INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Years ended
December 31 December 31
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Net (loss) income $(343.7) $(962.6) $187.3 $(969.2)
Other comprehensive income
(loss), net of income
taxes and non-controlling
interest:
Unrealized gain (loss) on
translation of net
investments in foreign
operations 2.4 0.1 3.1 (1.0)
(Loss) gain on valuation
of derivative financial
instruments (28.7) 16.6 (35.3) 26.3
Other comprehensive loss
from discontinued
operations - 3.4 - (124.8)
Reclassification to income
of other comprehensive
loss related to
discontinued operations - 1.9 326.5 3.4
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(26.3) 22.0 294.3 (96.1)
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Comprehensive (loss)
income $(370.0) $(940.6) $481.6 $(1,065.3)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
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December 31 December 31
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Balance at beginning of
period, as previously
reported $912.9 $1,378.0 $412.1 $1,385.9
Cumulative effect of
changes in an
accounting policy - - (20.6) -
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Balance at beginning
of period, as revised 912.9 1,378.0 391.5 1,385.9
Net (loss) income (343.7) (962.6) 187.3 (969.2)
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569.2 415.4 578.8 416.7
Discontinued operations -
Redemption of
convertible notes - - - 8.3
Dividends (3.3) (3.3) (12.9) (12.9)
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Balance at end of period $565.9 $412.1 $565.9 $412.1
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QUEBECOR INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Years ended
December 31 December 31
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Cash flows related
to operations
(Loss) income from
continuing
operations $(343.7) $139.2 $(196.0) $272.6
Adjustments for:
Amortization of
property, plant
and equipment 77.4 69.6 295.7 276.0
Amortization of
intangible assets
and deferred charges 6.7 6.3 24.3 15.0
Loss (gain) on
valuation and
translation of financial
instruments 25.8 (96.4) (17.8) (137.0)
Impairment of property,
plant and equipment 19.1 - 19.1 -
Impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets 671.2 5.4 671.2 5.4
Loss on debt refinancing - 1.0 - 1.0
Amortization of
financing costs and
long-term debt discount 2.6 1.9 9.3 4.9
Future income taxes 19.4 12.5 127.2 76.3
Non-controlling
interest (280.6) 56.2 (150.0) 160.3
Other (0.2) 3.5 (0.3) 6.6
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197.7 199.2 782.7 681.1
Net change in non-cash
balances related to
operating activities 91.3 87.2 (27.5) 51.4
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Cash flows provided by
continuing operating
activities 289.0 286.4 755.2 732.5
Cash flows (used in)
provided by
discontinued operations - (15.4) 20.5 106.7
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Cash flows provided by
operating activities 289.0 271.0 775.7 839.2
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Cash flows related to
investing activities
Additions to property,
plant and equipment (142.0) (175.6) (541.3) (492.8)
Business acquisitions,
net of cash and cash
equivalents - (2.1) (146.7) (438.6)
Additions to
intangible assets (8.8) - (567.1) -
Increase (Decrease) in
cash and cash
equivalents in trust - (1.2) (0.1) 2.8
Other 6.3 3.9 2.1 15.8
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Cash flows used in
continuing investing
activities (144.5) (175.0) (1,253.1) (912.8)
Cash flows used in
discontinued investing
activities and cash
and cash equivalents
of Quebecor World Inc.
at the date of
deconsolidation - (84.3) (117.7) (230.7)
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Cash flows used in
investing activities (144.5) (259.3) (1,370.8) (1,143.5)
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Cash flows related to
financing activities
Net (decrease) increase
in bank indebtedness (28.4) 8.3 (4.6) (6.9)
Net (repayments)
borrowings under
revolving bank
facilities (84.7) (607.0) 106.2 (105.8)
Issuance of long-term
debt, net of
financing fees 3.1 764.0 466.7 789.3
Repayments of long-term
debt and unwinding of
hedging contracts (4.4) (286.8) (25.7) (306.7)
Repayments of the
Additional Amount payable - - - (127.2)
Dividends (3.3) (3.3) (12.9) (12.9)
Dividends paid to
non-controlling
shareholders (18.7) (30.6) (32.4) (53.9)
Other (0.1) (0.1) 2.6 (3.2)
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Cash flows (used in)
provided by continuing
financing activities (136.5) (155.5) 499.9 172.7
Cash flows provided by
discontinued financing
activities - 161.0 37.3 265.1
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Cash flows (used in)
provided by financing
activities (136.5) 5.5 537.2 437.8
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Net increase (decrease)
in cash and cash
equivalents 8.0 17.2 (57.9) 133.5
Effect of exchange rate
changes on cash and
cash equivalents
denominated in foreign
currencies (0.1) (36.4) 1.4 (101.7)
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period 2.1 85.7 66.5 34.7
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Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period $10.0 $66.5 $10.0 $66.5
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Cash and cash equivalents
consist of
Cash $10.0 $54.8 $10.0 $54.8
Cash equivalents - 11.7 - 11.7
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$10.0 $66.5 $10.0 $66.5
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Continuing operations
Cash interest payments $99.0 $101.3 $299.1 $270.4
Cash income tax payments
(net of refunds) 4.5 1.5 24.4 (1.2)
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QUEBECOR INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
December 31 December 31
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2008 2007
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $10.0 $6.6
Cash and cash equivalents in trust 5.3 5.2
Accounts receivable 484.6 504.0
Income taxes 9.4 10.6
Inventories and investments in televisual
products and movies 189.3 169.0
Prepaid expenses 31.5 32.9
Future income taxes 115.2 195.6
Current assets related to
discontinued operations - 1,513.3
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845.3 2,437.2
Property, plant and equipment 2,392.4 2,155.4
Future income taxes 12.3 54.1
Derivative financial instruments 317.9 0.2
Intangible assets 858.6 334.4
Other assets 115.5 146.8
Goodwill 3,516.7 4,081.3
Long term assets related to
discontinued operations - 2,564.5
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$8,058.7 $11,773.9
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
Bank indebtedness $12.3 $16.9
Accounts payable and accrued charges 788.6 767.8
Deferred revenue 224.0 202.7
Income taxes 9.8 19.2
Current portion of long-term debt 42.3 24.7
Current liabilities related to
discontinued operations - 2,557.5
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1,077.0 3,588.8
Long-term debt 4,407.1 3,105.8
Exchangeable debentures 2.1 79.4
Derivative financial instruments 117.3 538.7
Other liabilities 114.9 130.6
Future income taxes 469.6 385.2
Non-controlling interest 985.7 1,263.7
Long term liabilities and non-controlling
interest related to discontinued operations - 2,244.8
Shareholders' equity
Capital stock 346.6 346.6
Retained earnings 565.9 412.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (27.5) (321.8)
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