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Press Release -- October 30th, 2013
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results

  • Wireless service revenue of $7.3 billion grew year-over-year for the 13thconsecutive quarter
    • Best-ever Sprint platform postpaid service revenue of $5.8 billion
    • Best-ever Sprint platform postpaid ARPU of $64.28
  • Net income of $1.1 billion in predecessor period and net loss of $699 million for successor period results in combined quarterly net income of $383 million
    • Operating Loss of $398 million
    • Adjusted EBITDA* of $1.34 billion, up 5 percent year-over-year
  • Smartphones account for record 92 percent of Sprint platform postpaid handset sales
  • Network Vision deployment on track to cover 200 million people with 4G LTE by the end of 2013
  • Introduced innovative new pricing programs
    • Unlimited, My WaySM and My All-InSM Plans
    • Sprint Unlimited GuaranteeSM
    • Sprint One UpSM

The company’s third quarter 2013 earnings conference call will be held at 8 a.m. ET today. Participants may dial 800-938-1120 in the U.S. or Canada (706-634-7849 internationally) and provide the following ID: 72584884 or may listen via the Internet atwww.sprint.com/investors.

Additional information about results can be found in the “Quarterly Investor Update” posted on our Investor Relations website at www.sprint.com/investors.

Financial results in the enclosed tables for 2013 include a predecessor period from July 1, 2013, through the closing of the SoftBank transaction on July 10, 2013, and a successor period for the three months ended September 30, 2013. In order to present financial results in a way that offers investors a more meaningful calendar period-to-period comparison, we have combined the current year results of operations for the predecessor and successor periods. In addition, information provided with respect to forecasts of financial measures is provided on a combined basis. The enclosed remarks are in reference to the unaudited combined period unless otherwise noted. For additional information please reference the section titled Financial Measures.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S, news, filings) today reported third quarter 2013 results including continued year-over-year growth in wireless service revenue for the 13th consecutive quarter. Quarterly net income was $383 million, operating loss was $398 million, and Adjusted EBITDA* was $1.34 billion.

“During the third quarter Sprint platform postpaid service revenue and ARPU once again hit record levels and we continue to make great strides in our 4G LTE rollout,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO. “We expect our network investments will bring customers greater speeds and capacity and, when combined with our unique unlimited for life offers, will improve our competitive positioning.”

Sprint Platform Highlights

The company recorded best-ever Sprint platform postpaid ARPU and service revenue. Sprint sold nearly 5 million smartphones in the third quarter with postpaid smartphone sales mix reaching record levels. Sprint sold nearly 1.4 million iPhones® during the quarter of which 40 percent were to new customers. For the quarter, the Sprint platform lost 360,000 postpaid subscribers and gained 84,000 prepaid subscribers and 181,000 wholesale and affiliate subscribers.

Net Income and Operating Loss Include Transaction-Related Impacts; Adjusted EBITDA* Improved 5 percent Year-Over-Year

Quarterly net income was $383 million and operating loss for the quarter was $398 million. Net income and operating loss included pre-tax expenses of $217 million primarily related to the Clearwire and SoftBank transactions including fees, severance and exit costs. Additionally, net income included a one-time, non-cash, $1.4 billion gain, net of taxes related to the write-up of Sprint’s previously held investment in Clearwire.

For the third quarter 2012, net loss was $767 million and operating loss was $231 million, including pre-tax, accelerated depreciation of $397 million primarily associated with the Nextel platform shutdown.

Adjusted EBITDA* of $1.34 billion improved 5 percent year-over-year as growth in Sprint platform service revenue, network savings resulting from the Nextel platform shutdown and lower net subsidy expense were partially offset by the loss of Nextel platform revenue and transaction-related dilution including the impact from purchase price allocations of approximately $125 million and the inclusion of 100 percent of Clearwire’s net loss.

Network Vision Surpasses 26,000 Sites on Air

Sprint continued to make strong progress on the Network Vision deployment in the quarter and currently has more than 26,000 Network Vision sites on air compared to more than 20,000 reported with second quarter results. Additionally, Sprint began realizing significant cost savings from the shutdown of the Nextel platform including tower rent, backhaul and utilities.

As part of Network Vision, Sprint has launched 4G LTE in 230 total markets across the country and expects to provide 200 million people with 4G LTE by the end of 2013.

Sprint Continues to Lead with Innovative Plans

During the quarter, Sprint also continued its commitment to offer customers the best value in wireless by launching new Unlimited, My Way and My All-In plans featuring unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network. Customers signing up for these plans are also eligible for the new Sprint Unlimited Guarantee, which offers customers unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network, for the life of the line of servicei. Finally, Sprint began offering Sprint One Up, a new upgrade program that gives customers unlimited talk, text and high speed data while on the Sprint Network plus the ability to upgrade their smartphone every 12 monthsii.

Sprint’s Leadership Continues to Receive Accolades

Third parties continued to recognize Sprint and its brands in the third quarter. Sprint was recognized as an “Enterprise Trusted Advisor” within the new Nemertes Enterprise Trusted Advisor™ program. Boost Mobile once again received the highest ranking in the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Wireless Purchase Experience Non-Contract StudySM, Volume 2. It was Boost’s second consecutive highest ranking for Non-Contract Providers and sixth J.D. Power award overall since 2011. Virgin Mobile was the top rated wireless carrier in the 2013 Temkin Customer Service Ratings.

Sprint also received top honors for its environmental efforts. The company was the only telecommunications company named to CDP’s S&P 500 Climate Performance Leadership Index, which highlights companies that demonstrate strategies committed to improving their impact on the environment. Sprint was also named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America, which tracks the corporate sustainability performance of the top 20 percent of the 600 largest companies by industry in the United States and Canada.

Forecast

The company continues to expect 2013 Adjusted EBITDA* to be between $5.1 billion and $5.3 billion including the dilutive effects of the SoftBank and Clearwire transactions.

The company continues to expect 2013 capital expenditures of approximately $8 billion.

             
Wireless Operating Statistics (Unaudited)
Quarter To Date Year To Date
9/30/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/13 9/30/12
Net (Losses) Additions (in thousands)
Sprint platform:
Postpaid (3) (360 ) 194 410 (154 ) 1,115
Prepaid (4) 84 (486 ) 459 166 1,780
Wholesale and affiliate 181 (228 ) 14 (271 ) 1,187
Total Sprint platform (95 ) (520 ) 883 (259 ) 4,082
Nextel platform:
Postpaid (3) – (1,060 ) (866 ) (1,632 ) (2,009 )
Prepaid (4) – (255 ) (440 ) (454 ) (1,131 )
Total Nextel platform – (1,315 ) (1,306 ) (2,086 ) (3,140 )
Transactions: (a)
Postpaid (3) (175 ) (179 ) – (354 ) –
Prepaid (4) (56 ) (20 ) – (76 ) –
Wholesale 13 – – 13 –
Total transactions (218 ) (199 ) – (417 ) –
Total retail postpaid net losses (535 ) (1,045 ) (456 ) (2,140 ) (894 )
Total retail prepaid net additions (losses) 28 (761 ) 19 (364 ) 649
Total wholesale and affiliate net additions (losses) 194 (228 ) 14 (258 ) 1,187
Total Wireless Net (Losses) Additions (313 ) (2,034 ) (423 ) (2,762 ) 942
End of Period Subscribers (in thousands)
Sprint platform:
Postpaid (3) 30,091 30,451 29,844 30,091 29,844
Prepaid (4) 15,299 15,215 14,608 15,299 14,608
Wholesale and affiliate 7,862 7,710 8,405 7,862 8,405
Total Sprint platform 53,252 53,376 52,857 53,252 52,857
Nextel platform:
Postpaid (3) – – 2,276 – 2,276
Prepaid (4) – – 830 – 830
Total Nextel platform – – 3,106 – 3,106
Transactions: (a)
Postpaid (3) 815 173 – 815 –
Prepaid (4) 704 39 – 704 –
Wholesale 106 – – 106 –
Total transactions 1,625 212 – 1,625 –
Total retail postpaid end of period subscribers 30,906 30,624 32,120 30,906 32,120
Total retail prepaid end of period subscribers 16,003 15,254 15,438 16,003 15,438
Total wholesale and affiliate end of period subscribers 7,968 7,710 8,405 7,968 8,405
Total End of Period Subscribers 54,877 53,588 55,963 54,877 55,963
Supplemental Data – Connected Devices
End of Period Subscribers (in thousands)
Retail postpaid 834 798 817 834 817
Wholesale and affiliate 3,298 3,057 2,542 3,298 2,542
Total 4,132 3,855 3,359 4,132 3,359
Churn
Sprint platform:
Postpaid 1.99 % 1.83 % 1.88 % 1.89 % 1.86 %
Prepaid 3.57 % 5.22 % 2.93 % 3.96 % 3.01 %
Nextel platform:
Postpaid – 33.90 % 4.38 % 16.40 % 2.85 %
Prepaid – 32.13 % 9.39 % 18.58 % 8.37 %
Transactions: (a)
Postpaid 6.38 % 26.64 % – 9.47 % –
Prepaid 8.84 % 16.72 % – 9.15 % –
Total retail postpaid churn 2.09 % 2.63 % 2.09 % 2.27 % 1.96 %
Total retail prepaid churn 3.78 % 5.51 % 3.37 % 4.18 % 3.50 %
Nextel Platform Subscriber Recaptures
Subscribers (in thousands) (5):
Postpaid – 364 516 628 1,175
Prepaid – 101 152 168 432
Rate (6):
Postpaid – 34 % 59 % 38 % 56 %
Prepaid – 39 % 34 % 37 % 29 %
(a) We acquired approximately 352,000 postpaid subscribers and 59,000 prepaid subscribers through the acquisition of assets from U.S. Cellular when the transaction closed on May 17, 2013. We acquired approximately 788,000 postpaid subscribers, 721,000 prepaid subscribers, 93,000 wholesale subscribers and transferred 29,000 Sprint wholesale subscribers that were originally recognized through our Clearwire MVNO arrangement to Transactions postpaid subscribers as a result of the Clearwire acquisition when the transaction closed on July 9, 2013.
Wireless Operating Statistics (Unaudited) (continued)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
ARPU (b)
Sprint platform:
Postpaid $ 64.28 $ 64.05 $ 64.24 $ 64.24 $ 64.71 $ 63.98 $ 64.20 $ 63.21 $ 63.05
Prepaid $ 25.33 $ 26.09 $ 25.14 $ 25.14 $ 26.99 $ 26.49 $ 26.96 $ 26.19 $ 25.78
Nextel platform:
Postpaid $ – $ 35.84 $ – $ – $ – $ 35.84 $ 36.66 $ 38.65 $ 40.11
Prepaid $ – $ 32.60 $ – $ – $ – $ 32.60 $ 34.48 $ 34.73 $ 35.96
Transactions: (a)
Postpaid $ 40.00 $ 43.03 $ 37.44 $ 37.44 $ 35.75 $ 56.98 $ 59.87 $ – $ –
Prepaid $ 43.20 $ 42.28 $ 40.62 $ 40.62 $ 12.78 $ 18.26 $ 19.17 $ – $ –
Total retail postpaid ARPU $ 63.69 $ 63.24 $ 63.48 $ 63.48 $ 64.55 $ 63.10 $ 63.59 $ 61.18 $ 60.64
Total retail prepaid ARPU $ 26.04 $ 26.38 $ 25.86 $ 25.86 $ 26.96 $ 26.57 $ 27.02 $ 26.77 $ 26.73
(a) We acquired approximately 352,000 postpaid subscribers and 59,000 prepaid subscribers through the acquisition of assets from U.S. Cellular when the transaction closed on May 17, 2013. We acquired approximately 788,000 postpaid subscribers, 721,000 prepaid subscribers, 93,000 wholesale subscribers and transferred 29,000 Sprint wholesale subscribers that were originally recognized through our Clearwire MVNO arrangement to Transactions postpaid subscribers as a result of the Clearwire acquisition when the transaction closed on July 9, 2013.
(b) ARPU is calculated by dividing service revenue by the sum of the average number of subscribers in the applicable service category. Changes in average monthly service revenue reflect subscribers for either the postpaid or prepaid service category who change rate plans, the level of voice and data usage, the amount of service credits which are offered to subscribers, plus the net effect of average monthly revenue generated by new subscribers and deactivating subscribers. Combined ARPU for the quarter to date September 30, 2013 period aggregate service revenue of the ten days ended July 10, 2013 predecessor period and the quarter to date September 30, 2013 successor period divided by the sum of the average subscribers during the quarter. Combined ARPU for the year to date September 30, 2013 period aggregate service revenue of the 191 days ended July 10, 2013 predecessor period and the year to date September 30, 2013 successor period divided by the sum of the average subscribers during the year to date period.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Net Operating Revenues $ 8,681 $ 26,351 $ 7,749 $ 7,749 $ 932 $ 18,602 $ 8,877 $ 8,763 $ 26,340
Net Operating Expenses
Cost of services 2,756 8,143 2,470 2,470 286 5,673 2,747 2,702 8,277
Cost of products 2,153 6,744 1,872 1,872 281 4,872 2,298 2,391 6,912
Selling, general and administrative 2,548 7,362 2,259 2,295 289 5,067 2,442 2,391 7,208
Depreciation and amortization 1,524 4,648 1,403 1,403 121 3,245 1,632 1,488 5,050
Other, net 98 733 103 103 (5 ) 630 632 22 8
Total net operating expenses 9,079 27,630 8,107 8,143 972 19,487 9,751 8,994 27,455
Operating Loss (398 ) (1,279 ) (358 ) (394 ) (40 ) (885 ) (874 ) (231 ) (1,115 )
Interest expense (691 ) (1,551 ) (416 ) (416 ) (275 ) (1,135 ) (428 ) (377 ) (996 )
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investments and other, net 3,070 2,481 165 18 2,905 2,463 (240 ) (112 ) (783 )
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 1,981 (349 ) (609 ) (792 ) 2,590 443 (1,542 ) (720 ) (2,894 )
Income tax expense (1,598 ) (1,631 ) (90 ) (30 ) (1,508 ) (1,601 ) (55 ) (47 ) (110 )
Net Income (Loss) $ 383 $ (1,980 ) $ (699 ) $ (822 ) $ 1,082 $ (1,158 ) $ (1,597 ) $ (767 ) $ (3,004 )
Effective Tax Rate NM NM -14.8 % -3.8 % 58.2 % 361.4 % -3.6 % -6.5 % -3.8 %
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA* (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Net Income (Loss) $ 383 $ (1,980 ) $ (699 ) $ (822 ) $ 1,082 $ (1,158 ) $ (1,597 ) $ (767 ) $ (3,004 )
Income tax expense 1,598 1,631 90 30 1,508 1,601 55 47 110
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes 1,981 (349 ) (609 ) (792 ) 2,590 443 (1,542 ) (720 ) (2,894 )
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investments and other, net (3,070 ) (2,481 ) (165 ) (18 ) (2,905 ) (2,463 ) 240 112 783
Interest expense 691 1,551 416 416 275 1,135 428 377 996
Operating Loss (398 ) (1,279 ) (358 ) (394 ) (40 ) (885 ) (874 ) (231 ) (1,115 )
Depreciation and amortization 1,524 4,648 1,403 1,403 121 3,245 1,632 1,488 5,050
EBITDA* 1,126 3,369 1,045 1,009 81 2,360 758 1,257 3,935
Severance and exit costs (7) 98 755 103 103 (5 ) 652 632 22 206
Gains from asset dispositions and exchanges(8) – – – – – – – – (29 )
Asset impairments and abandonments(9) – – – – – – – – 18
Spectrum hosting contract termination, net(10) – – – – – – – – (170 )
Access costs(11) – – – – – – – – (17 )
Litigation (12) – (22 ) – – – (22 ) – – –
Business combinations(13) 119 153 100 100 19 53 34 – –
Adjusted EBITDA* $ 1,343 $ 4,255 $ 1,248 $ 1,212 $ 95 $ 3,043 $ 1,424 $ 1,279 $ 3,943
Capital expenditures(2) 1,841 5,550 1,666 1,666 175 3,884 1,897 1,489 3,447
Adjusted EBITDA* less Capex $ (498 ) $ (1,295 ) $ (418 ) $ (454 ) $ (80 ) $ (841 ) $ (473 ) $ (210 ) $ 496
Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 16.8 % 17.7 % 17.5 % 17.0 % 11.1 % 18.0 % 17.7 % 16.0 % 16.4 %
Selected item:
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance $ 851 $ 1,737 $ 327 $ 327 $ 524 $ 1,410 $ 621 $ 308 $ 1,210
WIRELESS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Net Operating Revenues
Service revenue
Sprint platform:
Postpaid (3) $ 5,835 $ 17,443 $ 5,201 $ 5,201 $ 634 $ 12,242 $ 5,835 $ 5,625 $ 16,573
Prepaid (4) 1,160 3,630 1,028 1,028 132 2,602 1,276 1,127 3,207
Wholesale, affiliate and other 131 395 116 116 15 279 131 121 348
Total Sprint platform 7,126 21,468 6,345 6,345 781 15,123 7,242 6,873 20,128
Nextel platform:
Postpaid (3) – 217 – – – 217 74 311 1,236
Prepaid (4) – 50 – – – 50 17 108 457
Total Nextel platform – 267 – – – 267 91 419 1,693
Transactions:
Postpaid (3) 91 115 89 89 2 26 24 – –
Prepaid (4) 82 83 81 81 1 2 1 – –
Wholesale 8 8 8 8 – – – – –
Total transactions 181 206 178 178 3 28 25 – –
Equipment revenue 710 2,343 636 636 74 1,707 820 750 2,238
Total net operating revenues 8,017 24,284 7,159 7,159 858 17,125 8,178 8,042 24,059
Net Operating Expenses
Cost of services 2,327 6,790 2,087 2,087 240 4,703 2,292 2,256 6,824
Cost of products 2,153 6,744 1,872 1,872 281 4,872 2,298 2,391 6,912
Selling, general and administrative 2,356 6,880 2,100 2,100 256 4,780 2,294 2,277 6,854
Depreciation and amortization 1,448 4,367 1,338 1,338 110 3,029 1,526 1,377 4,737
Other, net 88 720 93 93 (5 ) 627 632 22 25
Total net operating expenses 8,372 25,501 7,490 7,490 882 18,011 9,042 8,323 25,352
Operating Loss $ (355 ) $ (1,217 ) $ (331 ) $ (331 ) $ (24 ) $ (886 ) $ (864 ) $ (281 ) $ (1,293 )
Supplemental Revenue Data
Total retail service revenue $ 7,168 $ 21,538 $ 6,399 $ 6,399 $ 769 $ 15,139 $ 7,227 $ 7,171 $ 21,473
Total… service revenue $ 7,307 $ 21,941 $ 6,523 $ 6,523 $ 784 $ 15,418 $ 7,358 $ 7,292 $ 21,821
WIRELESS NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Operating Loss $ (355 ) $ (1,217 ) $ (331 ) $ (331 ) $ (24 ) $ (886 ) $ (864 ) $ (281 ) $ (1,293 )
Severance and exit costs (7) 88 742 93 93 (5 ) 649 632 22 206
Gains from asset dispositions and exchanges(8) – – – – – – – – (29 )
Asset impairments and abandonments(9) – – – – – – – – 18
Spectrum hosting contract termination, net(10) – – – – – – – – (170 )
Litigation (12) – (22 ) – – – (22 ) – – –
Business combinations(13) 25 25 25 25 – – – – –
Depreciation and amortization 1,448 4,367 1,338 1,338 110 3,029 1,526 1,377 4,737
Adjusted EBITDA* 1,206 3,895 1,125 1,125 81 2,770 1,294 1,118 3,469
Capital expenditures (2) 1,683 5,117 1,527 1,527 156 3,590 1,728 1,376 3,098
Adjusted EBITDA* less Capex $ (477 ) $ (1,222 ) $ (402 ) $ (402 ) $ (75 ) $ (820 ) $ (434 ) $ (258 ) $ 371
Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 16.5 % 17.8 % 17.2 % 17.2 % 10.3 % 18.0 % 17.6 % 15.3 % 15.9 %
WIRELINE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Net Operating Revenues
Voice $ 375 $ 1,104 $ 333 $ 333 $ 42 $ 771 $ 377 $ 399 $ 1,242
Data 64 245 57 57 7 188 87 95 302
Internet 420 1,286 373 373 47 913 432 428 1,330
Other 16 43 14 14 2 29 14 17 58
Total net operating revenues 875 2,678 777 777 98 1,901 910 939 2,932
Net Operating Expenses
Costs of services and products 648 1,978 576 576 72 1,402 669 667 2,113
Selling, general and administrative 95 311 84 84 11 227 112 114 351
Depreciation 71 274 61 61 10 213 105 106 310
Other, net 10 13 10 10 – 3 – – (17 )
Total net operating expenses 824 2,576 731 731 93 1,845 886 887 2,757
Operating Income $ 51 $ 102 $ 46 $ 46 $ 5 $ 56 $ 24 $ 52 $ 175
WIRELINE NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Operating Income $ 51 $ 102 $ 46 $ 46 $ 5 $ 56 $ 24 $ 52 $ 175
Severance and exit costs(7) 10 13 10 10 – 3 – – –
Access costs(11) – – – – – – – – (17 )
Depreciation 71 274 61 61 10 213 105 106 310
Adjusted EBITDA* 132 389 117 117 15 272 129 158 468
Capital expenditures(2) 84 238 73 73 11 165 93 60 184
Adjusted EBITDA* less Capex $ 48 $ 151 $ 44 $ 44 $ 4 $ 107 $ 36 $ 98 $ 284
Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 15.1 % 14.5 % 15.1 % 15.1 % 15.3 % 14.3 % 14.2 % 16.8 % 16.0 %
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Year
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 191 Days
Ended		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 9/30/12
Operating Activities
Net loss $ (1,980 ) $ (822 ) $ (1,158 ) $ (3,004 )
Depreciation and amortization 4,648 1,403 3,245 5,050
Provision for losses on accounts receivable 313 119 194 413
Share-based and long-term incentive compensation expense 95 58 37 57
Deferred income taxes 1,608 22 1,586 142
Gain on previously-held equity interests (2,926 ) – (2,926 ) –
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net 482 – 482 927
Interest expense related to beneficial conversion feature on convertible bond 247 – 247 –
Contribution to pension plan – – – (108 )
Spectrum hosting contract termination, net (10) – – – (170 )
Other working capital changes, net 758 30 728 (479 )
Other, net 126 (110 ) 236 (45 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,371 700 2,671 2,783
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures(2) (5,018 ) (1,878 ) (3,140 ) (2,784 )
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses (156 ) (31 ) (125 ) (152 )
Change in short-term investments, net 888 (336 ) 1,224 (534 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (18,151 ) (14,112 ) (4,039 ) –
Increase in restricted cash (3,050 ) (3,050 ) – –
Investment in Clearwire (including debt securities) (308 ) – (308 ) (128 )
Other, net 3 – 3 13
Net cash used in investing activities (25,792 ) (19,407 ) (6,385 ) (3,585 )
Financing Activities
Proceeds from debt and financings 7,030 6,826 204 3,577
Debt financing costs (118 ) (107 ) (11 ) (90 )
Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations (859 ) (497 ) (362 ) (2,508 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net 18,612 18,552 60 21
Other, net (14 ) (14 ) – –
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 24,651 24,760 (109 ) 1,000
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,230 6,053 (3,823 ) 198
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period 3,828 5 6,351 5,447
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period $ 6,058 $ 6,058 $ 2,528 $ 5,645
RECONCILIATION TO CONSOLIDATED FREE CASH FLOW* (NON-GAAP) (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Combined (1) Successor Predecessor
Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date		 10 Days
Ended		 191 Days
Ended		 Quarter
To
Date		 Quarter
To
Date		 Year
To
Date
9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 9/30/13 7/10/13 7/10/13 6/30/13 9/30/12 9/30/12
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 1,190 $ 3,371 $ 694 $ 700 $ 496 $ 2,671 $ 1,235 $ 628 $ 2,783
Capital expenditures(2) (2,066 ) (5,018 ) (1,878 ) (1,878 ) (188 ) (3,140 ) (1,571 ) (1,073 ) (2,784 )
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses, net (33 ) (156 ) (31 ) (31 ) (2 ) (125 ) (68 ) (45 ) (152 )
Other investing activities, net – 3 – – – 3 – 3 13
Free Cash Flow* (909 ) (1,800 ) (1,215 ) (1,209 ) 306 (591 ) (404 ) (487 ) (140 )
Debt financing costs (107 ) (118 ) (107 ) (107 ) – (11 ) (1 ) (33 ) (90 )
Increase (decrease) in debt and other, net 6,329 6,171 6,329 6,329 – (158 ) (303 ) 73 1,069
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (17,642 ) (18,151 ) (14,112 ) (14,112 ) (3,530 ) (4,039 ) (509 ) – –
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net 18,561 18,612 18,552 18,552 9 60 44 14 21
Increase in restricted cash (3,050 ) (3,050 ) (3,050 ) (3,050 ) – – – – –
Investment in Clearwire (including debt securities) (68 ) (308 ) – – (68 ) (308 ) (160 ) – (128 )
Other financing activities, net (14 ) (14 ) (14 ) (14 ) – – – – –
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments $ 3,100 $ 1,342 $ 6,383 $ 6,389 $ (3,283 ) $ (5,047 ) $ (1,333 ) $ (433 ) $ 732
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Successor Predecessor
9/30/13 12/31/12 12/31/12
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,058 $ 5 $ 6,351
Restricted cash 3,050 – –
Short-term investments 1,436 – 1,849
Accounts and notes receivable, net 3,193 6 3,658
Device and accessory inventory 1,028 – 1,200
Deferred tax assets 167 – 1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 498 – 700
Total current assets 15,430 11 13,759
Investments and other assets 474 3,104 1,833
Property, plant and equipment, net 15,312 – 13,607
Goodwill 6,819 – 359
FCC licenses and other 41,459 – 20,677
Definite-lived intangible assets, net 8,483 – 1,335
Total $ 87,977 $ 3,115 $ 51,570
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 3,777 $ – $ 3,487
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 6,042 4 5,008
Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations 1,131 – 379
Total current liabilities 10,950 4 8,874
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations 32,420 – 23,962
Deferred tax liabilities 14,263 1 7,047
Other liabilities 3,861 – 4,600
Total liabilities 61,494 5 44,483
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares 39 – 6,019
Paid-in capital 27,289 3,137 47,016
Accumulated deficit (849 ) (27 ) (44,815 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 4 – (1,133 )
Total shareholders’ equity 26,483 3,110 7,087
Total $ 87,977 $ 3,115 $ 51,570
NET DEBT* (NON-GAAP) (Unaudited)
(Millions)
Successor Predecessor
9/30/13 12/31/12 12/31/12
Total Debt $ 33,551 $ – $ 24,341
Less: Cash and cash equivalents (6,058 ) – (6,351 )
Less: Restricted cash (3,050 ) – –
Less: Short-term investments (1,436 ) – (1,849 )
Net Debt* $ 23,007 $ – $ 16,141
SCHEDULE OF DEBT (Unaudited)
(Millions)
9/30/13
ISSUER COUPON MATURITY PRINCIPAL
Sprint Corporation
7.25% Notes due 2021 7.250% 09/15/2021 $ 2,250
7.875% Notes due 2023 7.875% 09/15/2023 4,250
Sprint Corporation 6,500
Sprint Communications, Inc.
Export Development Canada Facility (Tranche 2) 3.618% 12/15/2015 500
6% Senior Notes due 2016 6.000% 12/01/2016 2,000
9.125% Senior Notes due 2017 9.125% 03/01/2017 1,000
8.375% Senior Notes due 2017 8.375% 08/15/2017 1,300
9% Guaranteed Notes due 2018 9.000% 11/15/2018 3,000
7% Guaranteed Notes due 2020 7.000% 03/01/2020 1,000
7% Senior Notes due 2020 7.000% 08/15/2020 1,500
11.5% Senior Notes due 2021 11.500% 11/15/2021 1,000
9.25% Debentures due 2022 9.250% 04/15/2022 200
6% Senior Notes due 2022 6.000% 11/15/2022 2,280
Sprint Communications, Inc. 13,780
Sprint Capital Corporation
6.9% Senior Notes due 2019 6.900% 05/01/2019 1,729
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028 6.875% 11/15/2028 2,475
8.75% Senior Notes due 2032 8.750% 03/15/2032 2,000
Sprint Capital Corporation 6,204
Clearwire Communications LLC
12% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 12.000% 12/01/2015 2,350
14.75% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2016 14.750% 12/01/2016 300
12% Second-Priority Secured Notes due 2017 12.000% 12/01/2017 500
8.25% Exchangeable Notes due 2040 8.250% 12/01/2040 629
Clearwire Communications LLC 3,779
iPCS Inc.
Second Lien Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014 3.515% 05/01/2014 181
iPCS Inc. 181
EKN Secured Equipment Facility ($1 Billion) 2.030% 03/30/2017 715
Vendor financing notes – Clearwire Communications LLC 2015 27
Tower financing obligation 6.092% 09/30/2021 351
Capital lease obligations and other 2014 – 2023 199
TOTAL PRINCIPAL 31,736
Net premiums 1,815
TOTAL DEBT $ 33,551
Supplemental information:
The Company had $2.1 billion of borrowing capacity available under our unsecured revolving bank credit facility as of September 30, 2013. Our unsecured revolving bank credit facility expires in February 2018.
In May 2012, certain of our subsidiaries entered into a $1.0 billion secured equipment credit facility to finance equipment-related purchases for Network Vision. The facility is equally divided into two consecutive tranches of $500 million, with the drawdown availability contingent upon Sprint’s acquisition of equipment-related purchases from Ericsson, up to the maximum of each tranche, ending on May 31, 2013 and May 31, 2014, for the first and second tranche, respectively. Interest and principal are payable semi-annually with a final maturity of March 2017 for both tranches.
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
(1) References to the combined quarter to date September 30, 2013 period aggregate the results of the ten days ended July 10, 2013 predecessor period and the quarter to date September 30, 2013 successor period. References to the combined year to date September 30, 2013 period aggregate the results of the 191 days ended July 10, 2013 predecessor period and the year to date September 30, 2013 successor period. For all periods other than the third quarter 2013, results are on a consolidated basis. For the third quarter 2013, results are on a combined basis.
(2) Capital expenditures is an accrual based amount that includes the changes in unpaid capital expenditures and excludes capitalized interest. Cash paid for capital expenditures includes total capitalized interest of $1 million, $13 million and $29 million for the predecessor third and second quarters and year to date periods of 2013, respectively, $14 million for the successor third quarter and year to date periods of 2013, and $52 million, $102 million, and $269 million for the third and second quarters and year to date periods of 2012, respectively, and can be found in the Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Information and the Reconciliation to Free Cash Flow*.
(3) Postpaid subscribers on the Sprint platform are defined as retail postpaid subscribers on the CDMA network, including subscribers utilizing WiMax and LTE technology. Postpaid subscribers previously on the Nextel platform are defined as retail postpaid subscribers on the iDEN network through June 30, 2013. Postpaid subscribers from transactions are defined as retail postpaid subscribers acquired from U.S. Cellular in May 2013 and Clearwire in July 2013 who had not deactivated or been recaptured on the Sprint platform.
(4) Prepaid subscribers on the Sprint platform are defined as retail prepaid subscribers and session-based tablet users who utilize the CDMA network and WiMax and LTE technology via our multi-brand offerings. Prepaid subscribers previously on the Nextel platform are defined as retail prepaid subscribers who utilized iDEN technology through June 30, 2013. Prepaid subscribers from transactions are defined as retail prepaid subscribers acquired from U.S. Cellular in May 2013 and Clearwire in July 2013 who had not deactivated or been recaptured on the Sprint platform.
(5) Nextel Subscriber Recaptures are defined as the number of subscribers that deactivated service from the postpaid or prepaid Nextel platform, as applicable, during each period but remained with the Company as subscribers on the postpaid or prepaid Sprint platform, respectively. Subscribers that deactivated service from the Nextel platform and activated service on the Sprint platform are included in the Sprint platform net additions for the applicable period.
(6) The Postpaid and Prepaid Nextel Recapture Rates are defined as the portion of total subscribers that left the postpaid or prepaid Nextel platform, as applicable, during the period and were retained on the postpaid or prepaid Sprint platform, respectively.
(7) Severance and lease exit costs are primarily associated with workforce reductions and with exit costs associated with the Nextel platform and acquisition of Clearwire.
(8) For the first quarter of 2012, gains from asset dispositions and exchanges are primarily due to spectrum exchange transactions.
(9) For the first quarter of 2012, asset impairment and abandonment activity includes $18 million related to a change in our backhaul architecture in connection to our Network Vision design from microwave to a more cost effective fiber backhaul.
(10) On March 16, 2012, we elected to terminate the arrangement with LightSquared LP and LightSquared, Inc. (LightSquared). As we have no future service obligations with respect to the arrangement with LightSquared, we recognized $236 million of the advanced payments as other operating income in the first quarter of 2012. As a result of the termination of the hosting agreement, we impaired capitalized costs specific to LightSquared’s 1.6 GHz spectrum that the company no longer intends to deploy which totaled $66 million.
(11) Favorable developments during the first quarter of 2012 relating to disagreements with local exchange carriers resulted in a reduction in expected access costs of $17 million.
(12) For the first quarter of 2013, litigation activity is primarily a result of favorable developments in connection with a tax (non-income) related contingency.
(13) For the third and second quarters of 2013, included in selling, general and administrative expenses are fees paid to unrelated parties for the transaction with SoftBank and our acquisition of Clearwire.

*FINANCIAL MEASURES

On July 9, 2013, Sprint Communications, Inc. (formerly Sprint Nextel Corporation) completed its acquisition of Clearwire. On July 10, 2013 we consummated the SoftBank Merger with Starburst II, which immediately changed its name to Sprint Corporation (now referred to as the Company or Sprint). As a result of these transactions, the assets and liabilities of Sprint Communications, Inc. and Clearwire were adjusted to fair value on the respective closing dates. The Company’s financial statement presentations herein distinguish between a predecessor period relating to Sprint Communications, Inc. for periods prior to the SoftBank Merger (Predecessor) and a successor period (Successor). The Successor information includes the activity and accounts of Sprint Corporation as of and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, which includes the activity and accounts of Sprint Communications, Inc., prospectively, beginning on July 11, 2013. The Predecessor information contained herein represents the historical basis of presentation for Sprint Communications, Inc. for all periods prior to the SoftBank Merger date. As a result of the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value at the time of the SoftBank Merger and Clearwire Acquisition, the financial statements for the successor period are presented on a measurement basis different than the predecessor period, which was Sprint Communication’s historical cost, and are, therefore, not comparable.

In order to present financial results in a way that offers investors a more meaningful calendar period to period comparison, we have combined the current year results of operations for the predecessor 191 day and 10 day periods ended July 10, 2013 with current year successor results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended Sept. 30, 2013, on an unaudited combined basis. The combined information for the period July 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2013 does not purport to represent what our consolidated results of operations would have been if the Successor had actually been formed on July 1, 2013, nor have we made any attempt to either include or exclude expenses or income that would have resulted had the acquisition actually occurred on July 1, 2013.

Sprint provides financial measures determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and adjusted GAAP (non-GAAP). The non-GAAP financial measures reflect industry conventions, or standard measures of liquidity, profitability or performance commonly used by the investment community for comparability purposes. These measurements should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other than the use of non-GAAP combined results as described above, we have defined below each of the non-GAAP measures we use, but these measures may not be synonymous to similar measurement terms used by other companies.

Sprint provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures in its financial reporting. Because Sprint does not predict special items that might occur in the future, and our forecasts are developed at a level of detail different than that used to prepare GAAP-based financial measures, Sprint does not provide reconciliations to GAAP of its forward-looking financial measures.

The measures used in this release include the following:

EBITDA is operating income/(loss) before depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA isEBITDA excluding severance, exit costs, and other special items. Adjusted EBITDA Marginrepresents Adjusted EBITDA divided by non-equipment net operating revenues for Wireless and Adjusted EBITDA divided by net operating revenues for Wireline. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide useful information to investors because they are an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to fund discretionary spending such as capital expenditures, spectrum acquisitions and other investments and our ability to incur and service debt. While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent non-cash current period costs associated with the use of long-lived tangible and definite-lived intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are calculations commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the periodic and future operating performance and value of companies within the telecommunications industry.

Free Cash Flow is the cash provided by operating activities less the cash used in investing activities other than short-term investments, including changes in restricted cash, and amounts included as investments in Clearwire during the period. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management about the cash generated by our core operations after interest and dividends, if any, and our ability to fund scheduled debt maturities and other financing activities, including discretionary refinancing and retirement of debt and purchase or sale of investments.

Net Debt is consolidated debt, including current maturities, less cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and if any, restricted cash. We believe that Net Debt provides useful information to investors, analysts and credit rating agencies about the capacity of the company to reduce the debt load and improve its capital structure.

SAFE HARBOR

This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “target,” “plan,” “providing guidance,” and similar expressions are intended to identify information that is not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to network performance, subscriber growth, and liquidity, and statements expressing general views about future operating results — are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are estimates and projections reflecting management’s judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made assumptions regarding, among other things, the ability to operationalize the anticipated benefits from the SoftBank, Clearwire and U.S. Cellular transactions, the development and deployment of new technologies; efficiencies and cost savings of multimode technologies; customer and network usage; customer growth and retention; service, coverage and quality; availability of devices; the timing of various events and the economic environment. Sprint believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date when made. Sprint undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our company’s historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Sprint Nextel’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2013, and when filed, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

About Sprint

Sprint (NYSE:S) offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint served more than 54 million customers at the end of the third quarter of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries, during the last five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

i The guarantee applies to customers as long as they remain on the Unlimited, My Way or My All-in plans, meet the terms and conditions of the plan and pay their bill in full and on time. Price and phone selection are subject to change. Other plans may receive prioritized bandwidth availability. Streaming video speeds may be limited to 1 Mbps.

ii Requires installment agreement with no down payment, 24 monthly payments (final payment amount varies; balance not to exceed full purchase price), 0% APR on approved credit, & a qualifying wireless plan. If you cancel wireless service, remaining balance on device becomes due. Offer is for well-qualified buyers, subject to credit approval. Tax due at sale. Restrictions apply.

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