MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
MEXICO CITY, D.F., OCTOBER 22, 2015—GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO; "TELEVISA" OR THE "COMPANY"), TODAY ANNOUNCED RESULTS FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ("IFRS").
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SETS FORTH CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014, IN MILLIONS OF MEXICAN PESOS, AS WELL AS THE PERCENTAGE THAT EACH LINE REPRESENTS OF NET SALES AND THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE WHEN COMPARING 2015 WITH 2014:
NET SALES
NET SALES INCREASED BY 12.2% TO PS.22,255.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.19,829.7 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS INCREASE WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO STRONG GROWTH IN OUR SKY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENTS. OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME INCREASED BY 15.3%, REACHING PS.9,585.7 MILLION WITH A MARGIN OF 42.0% IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.8,312.1 MILLION WITH A MARGIN OF 41.1% IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014.
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
NET INCOME OR LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AMOUNTED TO A NET INCOME OF PS.6,545.8 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH A NET LOSS OF PS.182.8 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE FAVORABLE NET CHANGE OF PS.6,728.6 MILLION REFLECTED (I) A PS.5,883.1 MILLION FAVORABLE CHANGE IN FINANCE INCOME OR EXPENSE, NET; (II) A PS.3,852.9 MILLION DECREASE IN OTHER EXPENSE, NET; (III) A PS.200.3 MILLION INCREASE IN INCOME BEFORE OTHER EXPENSE, NET; AND (IV) A PS.114.8 MILLION DECREASE IN NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS. THESE FAVORABLE VARIANCES WERE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY (I) A PS.3,187.0 MILLION INCREASE IN INCOME TAXES; AND (II) A PS.135.5 MILLION UNFAVORABLE CHANGE IN SHARE OF INCOME OR LOSS OF JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES, NET.
THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PRESENTS THIRD-QUARTER CONSOLIDATED RESULTS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014, FOR EACH OF OUR BUSINESS SEGMENTS. CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 AND 2014 ARE PRESENTED IN MILLIONS OF MEXICAN PESOS:
CONTENT
THIRD-QUARTER SALES INCREASED BY 1.6% TO PS.8,625.3 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.8,491.8 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014.
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING REVENUE DECREASED BY 8.9% TO PS.5,479.6 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.6,015.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE DROP PRIMARILY RESULTED FROM THE RESTRUCTURING OF OUR ADVERTISING SALES EFFORTS AND THE INITIAL REACTION FROM OUR ADVERTISING CUSTOMERS AS WE UPDATE OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
NETWORK SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE
THIRD-QUARTER NETWORK SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE INCREASED BY 30.1% TO PS.934.7 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.718.5 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE GROWTH WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY THE SUSTAINED ADDITION OF PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS, BOTH IN MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA AND TO A LESSER EXTENT A POSITIVE TRANSLATION EFFECT ON FOREIGN-CURRENCY DENOMINATED REVENUES. DURING THE THIRD-QUARTER, TELEVISA CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND TRANSMIT SEVERAL OF THE LEADING PAY-TV NETWORKS IN MEXICO IN KEY CATEGORIES, INCLUDING GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC AND LIFESTYLE, AND MOVIES. 10 OF THE TOP 30 PAY-TV NETWORKS IN MEXICO WERE PRODUCED BY TELEVISA.
LICENSING AND SYNDICATION
LICENSING AND SYNDICATION REVENUE INCREASED BY 25.8% TO PS.2,211.0 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.1,757.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE INCREASE IS EXPLAINED MAINLY BY A POSITIVE TRANSLATION EFFECT ON FOREIGN-CURRENCY DENOMINATED REVENUES. THIRD-QUARTER ROYALTIES FROM UNIVISION INCREASED BY 2.6% TO US$89.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 FROM US$87.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE OTHER REVENUE COMPONENTS OF LICENSING AND SYNDICATION, ROYALTIES FROM NETFLIX AND EXPORTS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE.
THIRD-QUARTER OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME DECREASED BY 0.5% TO PS.4,021.7 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.4,042.0 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014; THE MARGIN WAS 46.6%. THE DROP IN THE MARGIN OF 100 BASIS POINTS FROM THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR IS MAINLY EXPLAINED BY I) THE DROP IN OUR ADVERTISING REVENUES; AND II) AN INCREASE IN PROGRAMMING COSTS. THIS EFFECT WAS PARTIALLY COMPENSATED BY THE ABSENCE OF PRODUCTION COSTS RELATED TO THE 2014 WORLD CUP.
SKY
THIRD-QUARTER SALES GREW BY 9.3% TO PS.4,894.8 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.4,476.8 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE INCREASE WAS DRIVEN BY SOLID GROWTH IN THE SUBSCRIBER BASE IN MEXICO, WHICH IS EXPLAINED BY THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF SKY'S LOW-COST OFFERINGS. THE NUMBER OF NET ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS INCREASED BY 166,303 DURING THE QUARTER TO 7,053,731 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, OF WHICH 189,168 ARE IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, COMPARED WITH 6,517,735 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.
THIRD-QUARTER OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME INCREASED BY 9.1% TO PS.2,332.2 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.2,136.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, AND THE MARGIN WAS 47.6% IN LINE WITH THE MARGIN REPORTED IN THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. DURING THE QUARTER, SKY EXPERIENCED MAINLY HIGHER PROGRAMMING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND HIGHER PROMOTION EXPENSES; WHICH WERE PARTIALLY COMPENSATED BY LOWER PERSONNEL COSTS AND MARKETING EXPENSES.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THIRD-QUARTER SALES INCREASED BY 37.5% TO PS.7,294.3 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.5,305.1 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014 DRIVEN BY GROWTH IN ALL OF OUR CABLE PLATFORMS AND THE CONSOLIDATION, FOR THE FULL QUARTER, OF PS.1,632.1 MILLION OF REVENUES FROM CABLECOM AND TELECABLE. EXCLUDING CABLECOM AND TELECABLE, THIRD-QUARTER SALES FROM OUR CABLE AND NETWORK OPERATIONS INCREASED BY 13.8%.
VOICE AND DATA REVENUE GENERATING UNITS, OR RGUS, GREW BY 52.5% AND 33.9% COMPARED WITH THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESPECTIVELY, AND VIDEO RGUS GREW BY 19.2%. EXCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF TELECABLE, VOICE AND DATA RGUS, GREW BY 45.0% AND 25.7% COMPARED WITH THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESPECTIVELY, WHILE VIDEO RGUS GREW BY 5.0%.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SETS FORTH THE BREAKDOWN OF RGUS PER SERVICE TYPE FOR OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014:
THE RGUS OF VIDEO, BROADBAND AND VOICE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AMOUNTED TO 3,948,428, 2,900,771 AND 1,750,249, RESPECTIVELY, A TOTAL OF 8,599,448 RGUS.
THE RGUS OF VIDEO, BROADBAND AND VOICE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AMOUNTED TO 3,312,431, 2,165,641 AND 1,147,897, RESPECTIVELY, A TOTAL OF 6,625,969 RGUS.
THIRD-QUARTER OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME INCREASED BY 50.1% TO PS.2,973.4 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.1,981.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, AND THE MARGIN REACHED 40.8%, AN INCREASE OF 340 BASIS POINTS FROM THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. THESE RESULTS PRIMARILY REFLECT THE CONSOLIDATION OF CABLECOM AND TELECABLE, WHICH CONTRIBUTED WITH PS.808.2 MILLION TO OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015, CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE CABLE PLATFORMS AND BESTEL, AND LOWER TELECOM EQUIPMENT COSTS. THESE FAVORABLE VARIANCES WERE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY THE INCREASE IN MAINTENANCE COSTS, PROGRAMMING COSTS, LEASING EXPENSES, AND PERSONNEL COSTS AND EXPENSES DURING THE QUARTER. EXCLUDING CABLECOM AND TELECABLE, FOR THE FULL QUARTER, OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME INCREASED BY 18.7%.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SETS FORTH THE BREAKDOWN OF REVENUES AND OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME, EXCLUDING CONSOLIDATION ADJUSTMENTS, FOR OUR CABLE AND NETWORK OPERATIONS FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 AND 2014.
OUR CABLE OPERATIONS INCLUDE VIDEO, VOICE AND DATA SERVICES PROVIDED BY CABLEVISIÓN, CABLEMÁS, TVI, CABLECOM AND TELECABLE. OUR NETWORK OPERATIONS INCLUDE SERVICES OFFERED BY BESTEL AND THE NETWORK OPERATIONS OF CABLECOM:
THE REVENUES IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 OF CABLE OPERATIONS AND NETWORK OPERATIONS AMOUNTED TO PS.6,182.4 MILLION AND PS.1,340.3 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
THE REVENUES IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014 OF CABLE OPERATIONS AND NETWORK OPERATIONS AMOUNTED TO PS.4,398.9 MILLION AND PS.1,027.3 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
THE OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 OF CABLE OPERATIONS AND NETWORK OPERATIONS AMOUNTED TO PS.2,505.4 MILLION AND PS.548.6 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
THE OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014 OF CABLE OPERATIONS AND NETWORK OPERATIONS AMOUNTED TO PS.1,729.1 MILLION AND PS.378.9 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
THESE RESULTS DO NOT INCLUDE CONSOLIDATION ADJUSTMENTS OF PS.228.4 MILLION AND PS.121.1 MILLION IN REVENUES IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 AND THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESPECTIVELY, OR PS.80.6 MILLION AND PS.126.4 MILLION IN OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 AND THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT.
OTHER BUSINESSES
THIRD-QUARTER SALES INCREASED BY 3.7% TO PS.2,008.7 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.1,936.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS INCREASE IS EXPLAINED MAINLY BY I) AN INCREASE IN THE REVENUES OF OUR FEATURE-FILM DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES; AND II) AN INCREASE IN THE REVENUES OF OUR GAMING BUSINESS, AS A RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES. THIS EFFECT WAS PARTIALLY COMPENSATED BY A DECREASE IN THE REVENUES OF OUR PUBLISHING DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS AND OUR SOCCER BUSINESS.
THIRD-QUARTER OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME INCREASED BY 70.4% TO PS.258.4 MILLION COMPARED WITH PS.151.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, AND THE MARGIN REACHED 12.9%. THESE RESULTS REFLECT A SMALLER OPERATING SEGMENT LOSS IN OUR FEATURE-FILM DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN THE OPERATING SEGMENT INCOME OF OUR GAMING, AND SOCCER BUSINESSES. THIS EFFECT WAS PARTIALLY COMPENSATED BY AN INCREASE IN THE OPERATING SEGMENT LOSS OF OUR PUBLISHING BUSINESS.
INTERSEGMENT OPERATIONS
INTERSEGMENT OPERATIONS FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 AND 2014 AMOUNTED TO PS.567.5 MILLION AND PS.380.6 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
CORPORATE EXPENSE
CORPORATE EXPENSE INCREASED BY PS.138.4 MILLION, OR 38.7%, TO PS.496.3 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015, FROM PS. 357.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THE INCREASE REFLECTED PRIMARILY A HIGHER SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2015 AND 2014 AMOUNTED TO PS.325.0 MILLION AND PS.224.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY, AND WAS ACCOUNTED FOR AS A CORPORATE EXPENSE. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE IS MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE AT THE TIME THE EQUITY BENEFITS ARE CONDITIONALLY SOLD TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND IS RECOGNIZED OVER THE VESTING PERIOD.
OTHER EXPENSE, NET
OTHER EXPENSE, NET, DECREASED BY PS.3,852.9 MILLION TO PS.693.7 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015, FROM PS.4,546.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS DECREASE REFLECTED PRIMARILY THE ABSENCE OF A PS.4,168.5 MILLION NON-CASH LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF OUR FORMER 50% JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT IN THE IUSACELL TELECOM BUSINESS IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, WHICH WAS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY A HIGHER EXPENSE RELATED TO FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A NON-RECURRENT SEVERANCE EXPENSE IN CONNECTION WITH DISMISSALS OF PERSONNEL IN OUR CONTENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES SEGMENTS, AND A HIGHER LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.
OTHER EXPENSE, NET, FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 INCLUDED PRIMARILY EXPENSE RELATED TO FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A NON-RECURRENT SEVERANCE EXPENSE IN CONNECTION WITH DISMISSALS OF PERSONNEL, LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AND DONATIONS.
NON-OPERATING RESULTS
FINANCE INCOME OR EXPENSE, NET
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SETS FORTH THE FINANCE INCOME (EXPENSE), NET, STATED IN MILLIONS OF MEXICAN PESOS FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014:
FINANCE INCOME OR EXPENSE, NET, CHANGED BY PS.5,883.1 MILLION TO A FINANCE INCOME, NET, OF PS.5,445.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 FROM A FINANCE EXPENSE, NET, OF PS.437.2 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS FAVORABLE CHANGE REFLECTED A PS.6,402.2 MILLION INCREASE IN OTHER FINANCE INCOME, NET, TO PS.7,289.6 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.887.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM (I) OUR CONVERSION IN JULY 2015 OF DEBENTURES ISSUED BY UNIVISION HOLDINGS, INC. OR "UHI" (FORMERLY, BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.), THE CONTROLLING COMPANY OF UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. ("UNIVISION"), INTO WARRANTS THAT ARE EXERCISABLE FOR UHI'S COMMON STOCK, WHICH INCLUDED, AS A CONSIDERATION FOR SUCH CONVERSION, A CASH AMOUNT OF US$135.1 MILLION (PS.2,195.0 MILLION) RECEIVED FROM UHI; AND (II) A PS.4,718.2 MILLION RECLASSIFICATION FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME IN CONSOLIDATED EQUITY IN CONNECTION WITH A CUMULATIVE GAIN RELATED TO CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF SUCH DEBENTURES, WHICH EFFECT WAS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY THE ABSENCE OF A FAVORABLE CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014 OF THE EMBEDDED DERIVATIVE RELATED TO OUR OPTION TO CONVERT OUR FORMER DEBENTURES IN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF UHI. THE FAVORABLE VARIANCE IN OTHER FINANCE INCOME, NET, WAS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY (I) A PS.136.0 MILLION INCREASE IN INTEREST EXPENSE TO PS.1,557.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.1,421.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, DUE PRIMARILY TO A HIGHER AVERAGE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015; (II) A PS.199.5 MILLION DECREASE IN INTEREST INCOME TO PS.130.5 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.330.0 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, EXPLAINED PRIMARILY BY THE ABSENCE OF INTEREST INCOME FROM OUR FORMER INVESTMENTS IN CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, AS WELL AS A REDUCTION IN APPLICABLE INTEREST RATES; AND (III) A PS.183.6 MILLION INCREASE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS TO PS.416.8 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.233.2 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014, RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM THE EFFECT OF A 7.9% DEPRECIATION OF THE MEXICAN PESO AGAINST THE U.S. DOLLAR ON OUR AVERAGE NET US DOLLAR LIABILITY POSITION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH A 3.2% DEPRECIATION ON A HIGHER US DOLLAR LIABILITY POSITION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014.
SHARE OF INCOME OR LOSS OF JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES, NET
SHARE OF INCOME OR LOSS OF JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES, NET, CHANGED BY PS.135.5 MILLION TO A SHARE OF LOSS OF PS.19.1 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 FROM A SHARE OF INCOME OF PS.116.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS UNFAVORABLE CHANGE REFLECTED MAINLY A LOWER SHARE OF INCOME OF UHI, THE CONTROLLING COMPANY OF UNIVISION.
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES INCREASED BY PS.3,187.0 MILLION TO PS.3,252.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015 COMPARED WITH PS.65.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS INCREASE REFLECTED PRIMARILY A HIGHER TAX BASE.
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS DECREASED BY PS.114.8 MILLION, OR 32.4%, TO PS.239.9 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015, COMPARED WITH PS.354.7 MILLION IN THE THIRD-QUARTER 2014. THIS DECREASE REFLECTED PRIMARILY A LOWER PORTION OF NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS IN OUR SKY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENTS.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS
DURING THE THIRD-QUARTER 2015, WE INVESTED APPROXIMATELY US$378.0 MILLION IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY US$235.2 MILLION FOR OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT, US$89.5 MILLION FOR OUR SKY SEGMENT, AND US$53.3 MILLION FOR OUR CONTENT AND OTHER BUSINESSES SEGMENTS.
IN JULY 2015, WE EXERCISED A PORTION OF OUR INVESTMENT IN WARRANTS ISSUED BY UHI FOR A NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF UHI, AND INCREASED OUR EQUITY STAKE IN THIS ASSOCIATE FROM 7.8% TO 10%. THIS NON-CASH TRANSACTION AMOUNTED TO US$107.4 MILLION (PS.1,695.5 MILLION).
DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SETS FORTH OUR TOTAL CONSOLIDATED DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014. AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN MILLIONS OF MEXICAN PESOS:
THE TOTAL CONSOLIDATED DEBT AMOUNTED TO PS.88,818.9 MILLION AND PS.80,997.6 MILLION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH INCLUDED A CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM DEBT IN THE AMOUNT OF PS.2,978.3 MILLION AND PS.337.1 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014, TOTAL DEBT IS PRESENTED NET OF FINANCE COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF PS.1,216.8 MILLION AND PS.1,268.8 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE RELATED ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE IN THE AMOUNT OF PS.1,345.9 MILLION AND PS.974.9 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF PS.5,830.4 MILLION AND PS.5,309.6 MILLION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH INCLUDED A CURRENT PORTION OF PS.504.0 MILLION AND PS.502.2 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, OUR CONSOLIDATED NET DEBT POSITION (TOTAL DEBT LESS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS, AND NON-CURRENT HELD-TO-MATURITY AND AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS) WAS PS.47,727.7 MILLION. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF NON-CURRENT HELD-TO-MATURITY AND AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, AMOUNTED TO PS.6,170.3 MILLION.
SHARES OUTSTANDING
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014, OUR SHARES OUTSTANDING AMOUNTED TO 338,461.8 MILLION AND 338,056.2 MILLION SHARES, RESPECTIVELY, AND OUR CPO EQUIVALENTS OUTSTANDING AMOUNTED TO 2,892.8 MILLION AND 2,889.4 MILLION CPO EQUIVALENTS, RESPECTIVELY. NOT ALL OF OUR SHARES ARE IN THE FORM OF CPOS. THE NUMBER OF CPO EQUIVALENTS IS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING BY 117.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE GDS (GLOBAL DEPOSITARY SHARES) EQUIVALENTS OUTSTANDING AMOUNTED TO 578.6 MILLION AND 577.9 MILLION GDS EQUIVALENTS, RESPECTIVELY. THE NUMBER OF GDS EQUIVALENTS IS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF CPO EQUIVALENTS BY FIVE.
IFT RULING
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTE RESOLVED, WITHIN THE INVESTIGATION OF TRANSITORY PROVISION 39 OF THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW, THAT THERE ARE NO ELEMENTS AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF AN ECONOMIC AGENT WITH SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER IN THE MARKET OF RESTRICTED AUDIO AND VIDEO IN MEXICO (PAY TV).
ABOUT TELEVISA
TELEVISA IS THE LARGEST MEDIA COMPANY IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD BASED ON ITS MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND A MAJOR PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS. IT OPERATES FOUR BROADCAST CHANNELS IN MEXICO CITY, PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES 25 PAY-TV BRANDS FOR DISTRIBUTION IN MEXICO AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND EXPORTS ITS PROGRAMS AND FORMATS TO THE U.S. THROUGH UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. ("UNIVISION") AND TO OTHER TELEVISION NETWORKS IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES. TELEVISA IS ALSO AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN MEXICO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. IT HAS A MAJORITY INTEREST IN SKY, A LEADING DIRECT-TO-HOME SATELLITE TELEVISION SYSTEM OPERATING IN MEXICO, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CENTRAL AMERICA. TELEVISA ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MEXICO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN MANY REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IT OFFERS VIDEO, VOICE AND BROADBAND SERVICES. TELEVISA ALSO HAS INTERESTS IN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION, RADIO PRODUCTION AND BROADCASTING, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURE-FILM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, THE OPERATION OF A HORIZONTAL INTERNET PORTAL AND GAMING. IN THE UNITED STATES, TELEVISA HAS EQUITY AND WARRANTS WHICH UPON ITS EXERCISE AND SUBJECT TO ANY NECESSARY APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ("FCC") IN THE UNITED STATES, WOULD REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 36% ON A FULLY DILUTED, AS-CONVERTED BASIS OF THE EQUITY CAPITAL IN UNIVISION HOLDINGS INC. (F/K/A BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.), THE CONTROLLING COMPANY OF UNIVISION, THE LEADING MEDIA COMPANY SERVING THE UNITED STATES HISPANIC MARKET.
DISCLAIMER
THIS ANNEX CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S RESULTS AND PROSPECTS. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE STATEMENTS. THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS ANNEX SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FACTORS DESCRIBED IN "ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION – FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" IN THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F, WHICH, AMONG OTHERS, COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS ANNEX AND IN ORAL STATEMENTS MADE BY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THEIR DATES. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.
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INSTITUTION:
BARCLAYS
BBVA BANCOMER
BTG PACTUAL
CITI
CREDIT SUISSE
GABELLI & CO.
GBM CASA DE BOLSA
GOLDMAN SACHS
HSBC
INVEX
ITAÚ SECURITIES
JPMORGAN
MAXIM GROUP
MERRILL LYNCH
MORGAN STANLEY
NEW STREET
SANTANDER
SCOTIABANK
UBS