NextWave Wireless Files First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results


SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 7, 2009-- NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ:WAVE) today announced that it has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal quarter of fiscal 2009, ended March 28, 2009.

The Form 10Q is available on the web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and on the NextWave website at www.nextwave.com under the heading "Investor Relations - Financial Information - SEC Filings."

About NextWave: NextWave Wireless Inc. is a wireless technology company that develops, produces and markets mobile multimedia and consumer electronic connectivity products including device-embedded software for mobile handsets, client-server media platforms, media sharing software for consumer electronics and pocket-sized mobile broadcast receivers. The company also manages and maintains worldwide wireless spectrum licenses.


   

NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value data)

(Unaudited)

 

March 28, 2009

Dec. 27, 2008

ASSETS
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

18,734

$

60,848

Restricted cash and marketable securities 31,184 24,870
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $31 and $95 at March 28, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively 3,200 4,530
Wireless spectrum licenses held for sale 113,431 112,741
Deferred contract costs, prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,262 5,734
Current assets of discontinued operations   19,981     24,726  
Total current assets 190,792 233,449
Wireless spectrum licenses, net 418,581 442,415
Goodwill 38,109 38,662
Other intangible assets, net 17,460 18,933
Property and equipment, net 3,482 4,206
Other assets, including assets measured at fair value of $2,353 and $4,210 at March 28, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively   15,539     19,845  
Total assets $ 683,963   $ 757,510  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 4,779 $ 7,417
Accrued expenses 15,374 24,887
Current portion of long-term obligations 139,570 136,567
Deferred revenue 9,240 17,378
Other current liabilities 3,592 1,890
Current liabilities of discontinued operations   22,217     24,094  
Total current liabilities 194,772 212,233
Deferred income tax liabilities 89,193 89,062
Long-term obligations, net of current portion 524,797 496,297
Other liabilities   16,102     16,034  
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000 shares authorized; 355 shares designated as Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock; no other shares issued or outstanding - -
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000 shares authorized; 103,092 shares issued and outstanding at March 28, 2009 and December 27, 2008 103 103
Additional paid-in-capital 840,152 838,865
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,362 5,255
Accumulated deficit   (982,518 )   (900,339 )
Total stockholders' deficit   (140,901 )   (56,116 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 683,963   $ 757,510  
 
 

NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended

March 28, 2009

 

March 29, 2008

Revenues

$

16,915

 

$

14,550

 
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues 6,208 4,629
Engineering, research and development 6,095 6,144
Sales and marketing 2,834 4,499
General and administrative 12,777 21,047
Asset impairment charges 16,203 -
Restructuring charges   2,758     -  
Total operating expenses 46,875 36,319
Gain on sale of wireless spectrum licenses   3     -  
Loss from operations (29,957 ) (21,769 )
Interest and other expense, net   (38,213 )   (14,431 )
Loss from continuing operations before provision for income taxes (68,170 ) (36,200 )
Income tax provision   (187 )   (187 )
Net loss from continuing operations (68,357 ) (36,387 )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of net gain on divestiture of discontinued operations of $53 and $0 and income tax provision of $0 and $44, respectively   (13,822 )   (58,631 )
Net loss (82,179 ) (95,018 )
Less: Preferred stock imputed dividends - (7,125 )
Accretion of issuance costs on preferred stock   -     (72 )
Net loss applicable to common shares $ (82,179 ) $ (102,215 )
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted:
Continuing operations, including preferred stock dividends and costs $ (0.47 ) $ (0.46 )
Discontinued operations   (0.10 )   (0.63 )
Net loss $ (0.57 ) $ (1.09 )
Weighted average shares used in per share calculation 145,028 93,697
 
 

NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended

March 28, 2009

 

March 29, 2008

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net loss

$

(82,179

)

$

(95,018

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes   (13,822 )   (58,631 )
Loss from continuing operations (68,357 ) (36,387 )
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations:
Amortization of intangible assets 3,617 3,578
Depreciation 432 1,287
Non-cash share-based compensation 952 1,703
Non-cash interest expense 34,383 5,439
Gain on sale of spectrum licenses (3 ) -
Asset impairment charges 16,203 -
Other non-cash adjustments 69 1,265
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 1,371 33
Deferred contract costs, prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,446 646
Other assets 165 323
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (16,039 ) (10,012 )
Deferred revenue (8,399 ) 683
Other current liabilities   1,883     455  
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations   (32,277 )   (30,987 )
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities - 88,725
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities - 106,989
Purchases of marketable securities - (111,306 )
Proceeds from the sale of wireless spectrum licenses 1,740 -
Proceeds from the sale of other assets 207 -
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired - (4,459 )
Payments for wireless spectrum licenses - (31 )
Purchase of property and equipment (70 ) (1,306 )
Other, net   (26 )   (1,996 )
Net cash provided by investing activities of continuing operations   1,851     76,616  
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash released from restricted cash account securing long-term obligations - 25,000
Payments on long-term obligations (1,321 ) (5,143 )
Proceeds from the sale of common shares   -     101  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations   (1,321 )   19,958  
Cash used by discontinued operations:
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations (10,801 ) (51,296 )
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations (29 ) (7,654 )
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations   (15 )   (251 )
Net cash used by discontinued operations (10,845 ) (59,201 )
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash   (13 )   (86 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (42,605 ) 6,300
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   61,517     53,050  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 18,912 59,350
Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations, end of period   (178 )   (7,141 )
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations, end of period $ 18,734   $ 52,209  
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Common stock issued for business acquisitions $ - $ 44,447
Common stock issued under stock plans $ - $ 1,920
Wireless spectrum licenses acquired with lease obligations $ - $ 4,884



Source: NextWave Wireless Inc.

NextWave Wireless Investor Relations
Roseann Rustici
Vice President, Investor Relations
NextWave Wireless
203-742-2539
rrustici@nextwave.com