PETRACOM HOLDINGS INC
10-Q, 1998-05-11
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)
[ X ]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
         MARCH 31, 1998 OR
[    ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
         ______________________________to___________________________________

                         Commission file number 33-98756

                             PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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DELAWARE                                                               59-3324165
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)         (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

1527 N DALE MABRY HWY, SUITE 105, LUTZ, FL                             33549
(Address of principal executive offices)                               (Zip code)

                                                      (813) 948-2554
                                   (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.        Yes    X          No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.                            Yes     No    Not Applicable

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

240,000 shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and
60,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were
outstanding at May 5, 1998.


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                             PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.

                     INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                                 March 31, 1998

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                                                                              Number
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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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         Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)
                  --------------------------------

         Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1998
         and December 31, 1997                                                  3

         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
         three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                             4

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
         three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                             5

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                             6-7

         Item. 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                   ---------------------------------------
                   Financial Condition and Results of Operations                8
                   ---------------------------------------------

PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION
           -----------------
         Item 6.  Reports on Form 8-K                                           9

         Signatures                                                             10
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PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  (in 000's)
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                                                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                                      DECEMBER 31,   MARCH 31,
                                                                          1997          1998
<S>                                                                   <C>            <C>
ASSETS
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                                          $     1,164    $   1,675
   Accounts receivable, less allowances of $605 and $613                    5,740        4,818
   Trade receivables                                                          213          281   
   Current portion of broadcast program rights                              2,347        2,117   
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                1,503          691   
                                                                        ---------    --------- 
           Total current assets                                            10,967        9,582   
                                                                     
Property and equipment, net                                                11,452       11,434
Broadcast program rights                                                    1,918        1,719
Intangible assets, net                                                     55,143       53,675
                                                                        ---------    ---------
           Total assets                                                 $  79,480    $  76,410
                                                                        =========    =========

LIABILITIES, MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE SECURITIES
 AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                $   1,669    $   1,419
   Income taxes payable                                                        52           18
   Trade payables                                                             674          704
   Accrued interest                                                            --           --
   Current portion of broadcast program rights contracts payable            2,320        2,124
   Current portion of long-term debt                                        4,700        4,681
                                                                        ---------    --------- 
           Total current liabilities                                        9,415        8,946

Broadcast program rights contracts payable                                  1,962        1,686
Long-term debt                                                            100,920      102,618
                                                                        ---------    --------- 
           Total liabilities                                              112,297      113,250
                                                                        ---------    --------- 

Mandatorily redeemable securities
   Class B, non-voting, common stock                                        2,379        2,496
   Warrants                                                                 4,000        4,000
                                                                        ---------    --------- 
           Total mandatorily redeemable securities                          6,379        6,496
                                                                        ---------    --------- 

Stockholders' deficit
   Class A, voting, common stock                                                3            3
   Accumulated deficit                                                    (39,199)     (43,339)
                                                                        ---------    --------- 
           Total stockholders' deficit                                    (39,196)     (43,336)
                                                                        ---------    --------- 


           Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable securities and
              stockholders' deficit                                     $  79,480    $  76,410
                                                                        =========    =========

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              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                       consolidated financial statements.

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PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)  (in 000's)
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                                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                              1997              1998
         
<S>                                                        <C>                  <C> 
Revenues                                                   $ 6,939              $ 7,551
   Less - agency and national representative commissions    (1,005)              (1,028)
                                                           -------              ------- 
                                                             5,934                6,523
   Barter and trade revenues                                   501                  589
                                                           -------              ------- 
      Total net revenues                                     6,435                7,112
                                                           -------              -------

Expenses
   Operating                                                   384                  401
   Selling, general and administrative                       2,923                3,240
   Programming                                               1,525                1,682
   Depreciation and amortization                             1,763                1,755
                                                           -------              ------- 
                                                             6,595                7,078
                                                           -------              ------- 
Income from operations                                        (160)                  34

Other expenses
   Interest expense                                          3,455                3,927
   Other expenses                                               43                   92
                                                           -------              ------- 

Loss before income taxes                                    (3,658)              (3,985)

Provision for income taxes                                      40                   36
                                                           -------              ------- 
Net loss                                                   $(3,698)             $(4,021)
                                                           =======              ======= 


Net loss per Class A Common Voting Shares outstanding      $   (15)             $   (17)
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        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
                             financial statements.



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PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)  (in 000's)
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                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                          1997                1998
<S>                                                    <C>                  <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
   Net loss                                            $(3,698)             $(4,021)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
     net cash provided by operating activities
       Depreciation                                        473                  470
       Amortization of intangible assets                 1,288                1,285
       Amortization of deferred financing costs            180                  183
       Amortization of debt discount                        --                   24
       Amortization of broadcast program rights            326                  374
       Payments for broadcast program rights              (358)                (417)
       Net trade position                                  (18)                 (40)
       Changes in assets and liabilities
          Accounts receivable                            1,072                  922
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets       (179)                 812
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses           (187)                (250)
          Income taxes payable                              40                  (34)
          Accrued interest, including interest
           included in long-term debt                    2,106                2,673
                                                       -------              -------
           Net cash provided by operating activities     1,045                1,981
                                                       -------              -------
Cash flows from investing activities
       Additions of property and equipment                (160)                (452)
                                                       -------              -------
           Net cash used for investing activities         (160)                (452)
                                                       -------              -------
Cash flows from financing activities
       Payments on long-term debt and capital leases    (1,518)              (1,018)
                                                       -------              -------
           Net cash used for financing activities       (1,518)              (1,018)
                                                       -------              -------
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents          (633)                 511

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period           1,831                1,164
                                                       -------              -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period               $ 1,198              $ 1,675
                                                       =======              =======
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
   Cash paid during the period for interest            $ 1,176              $ 1,046
                                                       =======              =======
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              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                       consolidated financial statements.

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PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
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1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Petracom Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( "Petracom" or the "Company"),
is a holding company that through its subsidiaries owns and operates five
television stations and four radio stations. The Company's predecessor,
Petracom, Inc., was formed in January 1990 for the purpose of acquiring and
operating television and radio broadcast properties. The Company has owned and
operated WQRF-TV in Rockford, Illinois and KAYD-AM/KAYD-FM in Beaumont, Texas
since 1990 and KQHN-AM/KQXY-FM in Beaumont, Texas since 1994. On August 1, 1995,
the Company acquired KDEB-TV in Springfield, Missouri, WTVW-TV in Evansville,
Indiana, KARD-TV in Monroe, Louisiana, and KLBK-TV in Lubbock, Texas.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts have been
eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified
for comparative purposes.

The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, such
information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring
adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
statement of results for the interim periods.

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1998 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

2.    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents as cash and investments with a
maturity when purchased of three months or less.

3.    BARTER AND TRADE TRANSACTIONS

The Company barters advertising time for certain programming and for various
goods and services. These transactions are recorded at the fair value of the
services involved as determined by management. The related revenue is recognized
when the advertisements are broadcast while expenses are recognized when the
goods or services are utilized.

4.    BROADCAST PROGRAM RIGHTS AND CONTRACTS PAYABLE

Broadcast program rights, primarily in the form of syndicated programs and
feature films, represent amounts paid or payable to program suppliers for the
limited right to broadcast the suppliers' programming and are recorded when
available for use. Broadcast program rights are stated at the lower of
unamortized cost or net realizable value. Broadcast program rights are amortized
over the lives of the underlying contracts on the greater of straight-line over
the license

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PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
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term or on a per-play basis. Amounts expected to be amortized within one year
are classified as current assets. Broadcast program rights contracts payable
represent the gross amounts to be paid to program suppliers over the life of the
contracts. The portion of broadcast program rights contracts payable within one
year are classified as current liabilities.

5.    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed over the
estimated useful lives of the assets which range from 5 to 31 years on a
straight-line basis. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to
operations as incurred, whereas expenditures for renewals and betterment are
capitalized.

6.    INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets have been recorded based on their fair values at the date of
acquisition. Such amounts are being amortized on a straight-line basis over
their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years. The Company
annually evaluates whether there has been a permanent impairment in the value of
recorded intangible assets.

7.    INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Deferred income
taxes are provided for differences in the treatment of income and expense items
for financial reporting and income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is
provided for deferred income taxes for which the future utilization is not
assured.

8.    FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments approximate their
fair value.




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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net revenues, including trade and barter revenues, increased to $7,112,000 for
the three months ended March 31, 1998 from $6,435,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1997, an increase of $677,000 and 11%. The increase resulted primarily
from increased local advertising revenues at all of the Company's stations.
Total operating expenses, including expenses related to engineering, news,
production, programming, selling, general and administrative expenses,
amortization of programming rights, trade and barter expenses and depreciation
and amortization of intangibles, increased to $7,078,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 1998 from $6,595,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997,
an increase of $513,000 and 8%. The increase resulted primarily from the
additional selling, promotion, news and repair expenses related to improvements
to the television and radio stations' operations. Interest expense increased to
$3,903,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1998 from $3,455,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 1997, an increase of $448,000 and 13%. The increase
resulted primarily from the effects of compounding on the Senior Discount Notes
and the Junior Subordinated Note. There was a net loss of $3,997,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 1998 compared to a net loss of $3,698,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 1997. The increase in the loss resulted primarily
from the reasons discussed above.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's primary source of capital is cash flow from operations. Operating
cash flow (as defined below) increased to $1,726,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1998 from $1,487,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
Operating cash flow for this purpose is defined as income from operations,
excluding trade and barter, plus depreciation and amortization of intangibles
and programming rights less payments for programming rights. The Company
believes that operating cash flow is useful to investors to measure the
Company's ability to service debt and as a measure of the Company's performance
under the various covenants of its borrowings.

As of March 31, 1998, the Company had $45,971,000 in outstanding indebtedness
under a $55,000,000 term and revolving bank credit facility ("Bank Credit
Facility"), $38,546,000 of indebtedness under its 17.5% Senior Discount Notes
with warrants and $22,467,000 of indebtedness under a Junior Subordinated Note.
The amounts due under the Senior Discount Notes and the Junior Subordinated Note
include $14,136,000 and $8,967,000 of accrued interest at March 31, 1998,
respectively. Additionally, the company had $1,675,000 in cash on hand at March
31, 1998 and $1,200,000 available under its revolving bank credit facility.
During the period, the Company obtained waivers and amendments relating to
certain covenants under the Bank Credit Facility.

During the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company made interest payments
of $1,039,000 under its Bank Credit Facility. A scheduled principal payment of
$1,000,000 was made on the term portion of the Bank Credit Facility. Principal
payments under the Bank Credit Facility continue quarterly with final payment
due September 30, 2002. Cash interest payments on the Senior Discount Notes may
begin after August 1, 1998 and must begin after August 1, 2000, but the Company
expects to issue promissory notes in lieu of cash interest payments during the
period from August 1998 through August 2000. The Senior Discount Notes mature on
February 1, 2003. Interest on the Junior Subordinated Note will accrue and be
added to the unpaid balance until maturity on August 1, 2003.

During the three months ended March 31, 1998 the Company purchased $452,000 of
capital equipment and made program payments of $417,000.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. (a) Exhibits - 27 Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
        (b) Reports on Form 8-K

On April 1, 1998 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting under
Item 5. that in connection with the sale of the voting common stock of Petracom
Holdings, Inc. by its sole owner, the Company entered into an agreement on March
6, 1998 to sell the assets of its radio stations. Consummation of the
transactions is expected in the second quarter of 1998.


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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC.


By  /s/ HENRY A. ASH
    ----------------
    Henry A. Ash
    President
    Date: May 5, 1998




By  /s/ HENRY A. ASH                President and Director (principal executive
    ----------------                officer and sole director)
    Henry A. Ash                    
    Date: May 5, 1998




By  /s/ JOSEPH M. FRY                Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
    -----------------                Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
    Joseph M. Fry                    (principal financial officer and principal
    Date: May 5, 1998                accounting officer)


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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PETRACOM HOLDINGS, INC. FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
MAR 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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