Alaska Communications Reports First Quarter 2017 Results

-Operating performance of top and bottom line growth driven by 11% broadband revenue growth-

-Repurchased $84.0 million, or 89%, of its outstanding 6.25% Convertible Notes due 2018-

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--()--Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017.

We continue steady progress on the operating front with top and bottom line growth, driven primarily by broadband revenue growth of 11.1%. New fiber capacity to the North Slope through our Quintillion partnership and several new IT partnership certifications provide opportunities for differentiation and continued growth,” said Anand Vadapalli, president and CEO of Alaska Communications.

With a successful tender for our convertible notes, we are also pleased with the completion of our refinancing activity extending our debt maturities. We remain well positioned to drive long term shareholder value,” concluded Vadapalli.

Revenue Highlights: First Quarter 2017 Compared to First Quarter 2016

  • Total revenues:
    • Revenue increased to $56.7 million, up 0.7 percent from $56.3 million.
    • Total broadband revenue reached $31.0 million, up 11.1 percent from $27.9 million.
  • Business and wholesale:
    • Comprised 60.9 percent of total revenue.
    • Revenue grew to $34.5 million, up 2.9 percent from $33.6 million.
    • Broadband revenues reached $24.6 million, up 12.9 percent from $21.8 million.
  • Consumer:
    • Comprised 16.4 percent of total revenue.
    • Revenue was $9.3 million, down 2.1 percent from $9.5 million.
    • Broadband revenue was $6.4 million, up 4.5 percent from $6.1 million.
  • Regulatory:
    • Comprised 22.7 percent of total revenue.
    • Revenue was $12.9 million, down 2.9 percent from $13.3 million.

Financial Metrics: First Quarter 2017 compared to First Quarter 2016

  • Operating income was $4.6 million, compared to $4.3 million.
  • Net loss was $0.7 million, compared to net income of $0.1 million, including loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.3 million, compared to $10.2 million. The difference reflects higher accounts receivable at March 31 2017 over 2016 reflecting several transactions closing late in the quarter.
  • Capital expenditures were $5.1 million, compared to $5.2 million.

Balance Sheet Metrics: March 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016

  • Cash was $12.0 million, compared to $21.2 million. In March, the company entered into a new $180.0 million senior credit facility and placed $94.0 million in restricted cash designated for the repurchase, or settlement at maturity, of its 6.25% convertible notes due 2018. The remaining proceeds, plus cash on hand, were used to repay long-term debt and related expenses of $93.3 million. On April 17, $84.0 million of the restricted cash was used to settle 89.3% of the convertible notes, leaving $10 million in restricted cash for settlement of the notes.
  • Net debt was $171.3 million, compared to $162.8 million. This increase reflects the utilization of $6.5 million cash in the settlement of the 2015 Senior Credit Facilities and other changes in working capital.

Non-GAAP Metrics: First Quarter 2017 compared to First Quarter 2016

  • Adjusted EBITDA was $14.1 million, compared to $13.9 million.
  • Adjusted free cash flow was $7.5 million, compared to $8.5 million, which included $2.7 million of proceeds on the sale of fiber.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures can be found in tables at the end of this release and on the company’s website at http://www.alsk.com in the investment data section.

Laurie Butcher, Alaska Communications senior vice-president of finance, said, “We are pleased with the results of the refinance of our balance sheet and expect to see the benefits going forward. For 2017, we are on track for our annual revenue guidance, while providing free cash flow guidance for the year as below. While timing of revenue and cash flow will fluctuate quarter to quarter, we believe our full-year 2017 free cash flow performance will provide a baseline from which we expect to see annual increases.”

2017 Guidance:

The company updated guidance as follows:

  • Confirmed Total Wireline Revenue between $229 million and $235 million
  • Confirmed Adjusted EBITDA between $59 million and $61 million
  • Confirmed Capital Expenditures between $35 million and $38 million
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow between $4 million and $7 million

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. Parties in the United States and Canada can access the call at 1-855-303-0062 and enter pass code 842937. All other parties can access the call at 1-719-785-1762 and use the same code.

The live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the "Events Calendar" section of the Company's website (www.alsk.com). The webcast will be archived for a period of 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours after the call and will run until June 3, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To hear the replay, parties in the U.S. and Canada can call 1-888-203-1112 and enter pass code 8667848. All other parties can call 1-719-457-0820 and enter pass code 8667848.

About Alaska Communications

Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) is the leading provider of advanced broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network with the latest technology and the most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more information, visit www.alaskacommunications.com or www.alsk.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have provided certain non-GAAP financial information, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company’s business operations and is used by Management and the Company’s Board of Directors to evaluate current operating financial performance, analyze and evaluate strategic and operational decisions and better evaluate comparability between periods. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measured used by Management and the Company’s Board of Directors to assess the Company’s ability to generate cash and plan for future operating and capital actions. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are common measures utilized by our peers (other telecommunications companies) and we believe they provide useful information to investors and analysts about the Company’s operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Net Debt provides Management and the Company’s Board of Directors with a measure of the Company’s current leverage position. The definition of these non-GAAP measures is provided on Schedules 4, 6 and 9 to this press release. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow should not be considered a substitute for Net Income, Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and other measures of financial performance recorded in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to our nearest GAAP measures can be found in the tables in this release and on our website in the investment data section. Other companies may not calculate non-GAAP measures in the same manner as Alaska Communications. The Company does not provide reconciliations of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Net Cash from Operating Activities, in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company does not forecast certain items required to develop the comparable GAAP financial measures. These items are charges and benefits for uncollectible accounts, certain other non-cash expenses, unusual items typically excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, and changes in operating assets and liabilities (generally the most significant of these items, representing cash outflows of $6.0 million in the three-month period of 2017).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made using information currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation, Federal and Alaska Universal Service Fund changes, adverse economic conditions, the effects of competition in our markets, our relatively small size compared with our competitors, the Company’s ability to compete, manage, integrate, market, maintain, and attract sufficient customers for its products and services, adverse changes in labor matters, including workforce levels, our ability to service our debt and refinance as required, labor negotiations, including renegotiating our collective bargaining agreement, employee benefit costs, our ability to control other operating costs, disruption of our supplier’s provisioning of critical products or services, the impact of natural or man-made disasters, changes in Company's relationships with large customers, unforeseen changes in public policies, regulatory changes, changes in technology and standards, our internal control over financial reporting, and changes in accounting standards or policies, which could affect reported financial results. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business, please refer to the Company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of the Company's SEC filings may be obtained by contacting its investor relations department at (907) 564-7556 or by visiting its investor relations website at www.alsk.com.

Schedule 1
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
 
      Three Months Ended
March 31,
2017   2016
 
 
Operating revenues $ 56,731 $ 56,328
 
Operating expenses:
Cost of services and sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) 25,142 26,128
Selling, general & administrative 18,093 17,340
Depreciation and amortization 8,903 8,520
Loss on disposal of assets, net   19     24  
 
Total operating expenses   52,157     52,012  
 
Operating income 4,574 4,316
 
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense (3,845 ) (3,869 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt (2,276 ) (336 )
Interest income   7     5  
Total other income and (expense)   (6,114 )   (4,200 )
 
(Loss) income before income tax benefit (expense) (1,540 ) 116
 
Income tax benefit (expense)   832     (63 )
 
Net (loss) income (708 ) 53
 
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (32 )   (33 )
 
Net (loss) income attributable to Alaska Communications $ (676 ) $ 86  
 
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Alaska Communications:
Basic and Diluted $ (0.01 ) $ 0.00  
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic   52,011     50,742  
Diluted   52,011     51,637  
 
Schedule 2
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
 
      March 31,   December 31,
Assets 2017 2016
 
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,978 $ 21,228
Restricted cash 95,917 1,917
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,089 and $1,115 28,938 25,062
Materials and supplies 5,281 4,917
Prepayments and other current assets   6,506     5,995  
Total current assets 148,620 59,119
 
Property, plant and equipment 1,355,147 1,349,899
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization   (991,577 )   (983,050 )
Property, plant and equipment, net 363,570 366,849
 
Deferred income taxes 15,521 14,718
Other assets   1,621     1,674  
Total assets $ 529,332   $ 442,360  
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term obligations $ 3,570 $ 1,973
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities 37,554 38,180
Advance billings and customer deposits   4,196     4,167  
Total current liabilities 45,320 44,320
 
Long-term obligations, net of current portion 265,060 177,626
Other long-term liabilities, net of current portion   60,569     61,538  
Total liabilities   370,949     283,484  
Commitments and contingencies
Alaska Communications stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 145,000 authorized 524 515
Additional paid in capital 158,198 159,474
Retained earnings 1,421 752
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (2,773 )   (2,910 )
Total Alaska Communications stockholders' equity 157,370 157,831
Noncontrolling interest   1,013     1,045  
Total stockholders' equity   158,383     158,876  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 529,332   $ 442,360  
 
Schedule 3
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      Three Months Ended
March 31,
2017   2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net (loss) income $ (708 ) $ 53

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 8,903 8,520
Loss on the disposal of assets, net 19 24
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount 1,025 1,016
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,276 336
Amortization of deferred capacity revenue (847 ) (847 )
Stock-based compensation 610 805
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (832 ) 267
Tax deficiencies from share-based payments - (51 )
Charge (benefit) for uncollectible accounts 89 (132 )
Other non-cash expense, net 145 217
Income taxes payable (receivable) 574 (730 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities   (5,956 )   703  
Net cash provided by operating activities   5,298     10,181  
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures (5,148 ) (5,175 )
Capitalized interest (243 ) (303 )
Change in unsettled capital expenditures (1,225 ) (4,225 )
Proceeds on sale of assets   3     2,663  
Net cash used by investing activities   (6,613 )   (7,040 )
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt (86,806 ) (10,617 )
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt 180,000 -
Debt issuance costs and discounts (5,217 ) (37 )
Cash paid for debt extinguishment (1,313 ) (150 )
Payment of withholding taxes on stock-based compensation   (599 )   (472 )
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities   86,065     (11,276 )
 
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 84,750 (8,135 )
 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period   23,145     37,825  
 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 107,895   $ 29,690  
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Data:
Interest paid $ 1,536 $ 1,797
Income taxes (refunded) paid, net $ (574 ) $ 577
Schedule 4
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      Three Months Ended
March 31,
2017   2016
 
Net (loss) income $ (708 ) $ 53
Add (subtract):
Interest expense 3,845 3,869
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,276 336
Interest income (7 ) (5 )
Depreciation and amortization 8,903 8,520
Loss on disposal of assets, net 19 24
Income tax (benefit) expense (832 ) 63
Stock-based compensation 610 805
Long-term cash incentives - 211
Pension adjustment - 21
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   32     33  
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 14,138   $ 13,930  

NonGAAP Measures:

The Company provides certain non-GAAP financial information, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company’s business operations and is used by Management and the Company’s Board of Directors to evaluate current operating financial performance, analyze and evaluate strategic and operational decisions and better evaluate comparability between periods. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure used by Management to assess the Company’s ability to generate cash and plan for future operating and capital actions. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are common measures utilized by our peers (other telecommunications companies) and we believe they provide useful information to investors and analysts about the Company’s operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Net Debt provides Management and the Board of Directors with a measure of the Company’s current leverage position.

The Company does not provide reconciliations of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company does not forecast certain items required to develop the comparable GAAP financial measures. These items are charges and benefits for uncollectible accounts, certain other non-cash expenses, unusual items typically excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, and changes in operating assets and liabilities (generally the most significant of these items, representing cash outflows of $6.0 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are not GAAP measures and should not be considered a substitute for net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or net cash provided or used. Adjusted EBITDA as computed below is not consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA referenced in our 2015 Senior Credit Agreements, and other companies may not calculate Non-GAAP measures in the same manner we do.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on asset purchases or disposals, income taxes, stock-based compensation, pension adjustments, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and expenses under the Company’s long term cash incentive plan (“LTCI”). LTCI expenses are considered part of an interim compensation structure, which ended in 2016, to mitigate the dilutive impact of additional share issuances for executive compensation.

 
Schedule 5
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW

(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      Three Months Ended
March 31,
2017   2016
 
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 5,298 $ 10,181

Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted free cash flow:

Capital expenditures (5,148 ) (5,175 )
Proceeds on sale of fiber to joint venture partner - 2,650
Amortization of deferred capacity revenue 847 847
Amortization of GCI capacity revenue (511 ) (509 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount (1,025 ) (1,016 )
Interest expense 3,845 3,869
Interest paid (1,536 ) (1,797 )
Interest income (7 ) (5 )
Income tax expense (832 ) 63
Income taxes (payable) receivable (574 ) 730
Income taxes refunded (paid), net 574 (577 )
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) 832 (267 )
Tax deficiencies from share-based payments - 51
(Charge) benefit for uncollectible accounts (89 ) 132
Long-term cash incentives - 211
Pension adjustment - 21
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 32 33
Other non-cash expense, net (145 ) (217 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities   5,956     (703 )
Adjusted free cash flow $ 7,517   $ 8,522  
 
Schedule 6
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      Three Months Ended
March 31,
2017   2016
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 14,138 $ 13,930
 
Less:
Capital expenditures (5,148 ) (5,175 )
Proceeds on sale of fiber to joint venture partner - 2,650
Amortization of GCI capacity revenue (511 ) (509 )
Income taxes refunded (paid), net 574 (577 )
Interest paid   (1,536 )   (1,797 )
 
Adjusted free cash flow* $ 7,517   $ 8,522  

* Quarterly Adjusted Free Cash Flow fluctuates and should not be viewed as an indicator of annual performance. Onetime events, seasonality of capital spend and the timing of interest payments may result in negative Adjusted Free Cash Flow in one or more quarters.

NonGAAP Measures:

Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure and is defined as Adjusted EBITDA, less recurring operating cash requirements which include capital expenditures, cash income taxes refunded or paid, cash interest paid, amortization of GCI capacity revenue, and cash receipts and payments associated with the purchase of the North Slope fiber network and establishment of our joint venture with QHL. Amortization of deferred revenue associated with our interconnection agreement with GCI is excluded from Adjusted Free Cash Flow because no cash was received by the Company in connection with this agreement. Amortization of all other deferred revenue, including that associated with other IRU capacity arrangements, is included in Adjusted Free Cash Flow because cash was received by the Company, typically at contract inception, and is being amortized to revenue over the term of the relevant agreement.

See Schedule 3 for Net cash provided by operating activities, Net cash used by investing activities, and Net cash provided (used) by financing activities.

See Schedule 5 for the reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow.

 
Schedule 7
 
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
REVENUE BY CUSTOMER GROUP
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2017   2016 2017   2016
Business and wholesale revenue
Business broadband $ 16,281 $ 14,180 $ 16,281 $ 14,180
Business voice and other 6,631 7,090 6,631 7,090
Managed IT services 907 1,081 907 1,081
Equipment sales and installations 774 1,587 774 1,587
Wholesale broadband 8,317 7,598 8,317 7,598
Wholesale voice and other   1,629     2,015   1,629     2,015
 
Total business and wholesale revenue   34,539     33,551   34,539     33,551
Growth in business and wholesale 2.9 % 2.9 %
Consumer revenue
Broadband 6,418 6,142 6,418 6,142
Voice and other   2,910     3,382   2,910     3,382
Total consumer revenue   9,328     9,524   9,328     9,524
 
Total business, wholesale, and consumer revenue   43,867     43,075   43,867     43,075
Growth in business, wholesale and consumer revenue 1.8 % 1.8 %
Growth in broadband revenue 11.1 % 11.1 %
 
Regulatory revenue
Access 7,941 8,172 7,941 8,172
High cost support   4,923     5,081   4,923     5,081
Total regulatory revenue   12,864     13,253   12,864     13,253
 
Total revenue $ 56,731   $ 56,328 $ 56,731   $ 56,328
Growth in total revenue 0.7 % 0.7 %
 
Schedule 8
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)
 
      Three Months Ended  
March 31,   December 31,   March 31,
2017 2016 2016 Sequential Change   YoY Change
 
Voice:
Business access lines (1) 73,313 73,977 76,262 (664 ) -0.9 % (2,949 ) -3.9 %
Consumer access lines 32,519 33,418 36,567 (899 ) -2.7 % (4,048 ) -11.1 %
 
Voice ARPU business (1) $ 23.21 $ 22.44 $ 23.36 $ 0.77 3.4 % $ (0.15 ) -0.6 %
Voice ARPU consumer $ 27.66 $ 27.83 $ 28.39 $ (0.17 ) -0.6 % $ (0.73 ) -2.6 %
 
Broadband:
Business connections 15,223 15,239 15,189 (16 ) -0.1 % 34 0.2 %
Consumer connections 34,917 34,603 33,850 314 0.9 % 1,067 3.2 %
 
Broadband ARPU business $ 356.06 $ 337.98 $ 309.36 $ 18.08 5.3 % $ 46.70 15.1 %
Broadband ARPU consumer $ 61.22 $ 61.26 $ 60.59 $ (0.04 ) -0.1 % $ 0.63 1.0 %
 
Churn:
Business voice 0.8 % 1.1 % 1.0 % -0.3 % -27.3 % -0.2 % -20.0 %
Consumer broadband 2.1 % 2.2 % 2.2 % -0.1 % -4.5 % -0.1 % -4.5 %
Consumer voice 1.3 % 1.4 % 1.6 % -0.1 % -7.1 % -0.3 % -18.8 %
 
(1 )   How we calculate broadband and voice connections has changed to exclude certain connections.

Historical amounts for the period March 31, 2016 have been restated to reflect appropriate comparisons period over period.

 
Schedule 9
 
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
LONG TERM DEBT AND NET DEBT
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
 
      March 31,   December 31,
2017 2016
2017 senior secured credit facility due 2023 $ 180,000 $ -
Debt discount - 2017 senior secured credit facilities due 2023 (3,168 ) -
Debt issuance costs - 2017 senior secured credit facilities due 2023 (3,355 ) -
2015 senior secured credit facilities due 2018 - 86,750
Debt issuance costs - 2015 senior secured credit facilities due 2018 - (1,738 )
6.25% convertible notes due 2018 94,000 94,000
Debt discount - 6.25% convertible notes due 2018 (1,754 ) (2,271 )
Debt issuance costs - 6.25% convertible notes due 2018 (361 ) (467 )
Revolving credit facility loan - -
Capital leases and other long-term obligations   3,268     3,325  
Total debt 268,630 179,599
Less current portion   (3,570 )   (1,973 )
Long-term obligations, net of current portion $ 265,060   $ 177,626  
 
Total debt $ 268,630 $ 179,599
Plus debt discounts and debt issuance costs   8,638     4,476  
Gross debt 277,268 184,075
Cash and cash equivalents (11,978 ) (21,228 )
Restricted cash held for 6.25% convertible notes due 2018   (94,000 )   -  
Net debt $ 171,290   $ 162,847  

Contacts

Alaska Communications
Investor Contact:
Tiffany Smith, 907-564-7556
Manager, Board and Investor Relations
investors@acsalaska.com
or
Media Contact:
Hannah Blankenship, 907-564-1326
Manager, Corporate Communications
Hannah.Blankenship@acsalaska.com

Release Summary

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. reports financial results for the first quarter of 2017.

Contacts

Alaska Communications
Investor Contact:
Tiffany Smith, 907-564-7556
Manager, Board and Investor Relations
investors@acsalaska.com
or
Media Contact:
Hannah Blankenship, 907-564-1326
Manager, Corporate Communications
Hannah.Blankenship@acsalaska.com