Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2011

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Full Year Revenue, Operating Income and Ticket Sales All Up

LOS ANGELES – (February 23, 2012) – Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) released financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011 today.

“In 2011 the company grew revenue and profitability across all business segments, achieving our financial objectives while investing in innovation and growth,” said Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation Entertainment. “Our adjusted operating income growth of 21% was achieved through improved execution, which also drove our free cash flow increase of 23% and an $82 million improvement in operating income for the year. This performance was delivered as we continued to strategically invest in our ticketing infrastructure, ecommerce and mobile platforms and the expansion of our concert portfolio globally. The past year has also reaffirmed the solid demand for live entertainment worldwide and the strength of our global platform serving artists, fans, teams, venues and advertisers.”

“The concert business is off to a great start in 2012, driven by a solid early line-up of artists and healthy ticketing demand. We believe that the industry has stabilized and expect the overall market environment to be much the same in 2012, with the fan’s passion for our products mitigating any ongoing economic uncertainty. This year we plan to continue our focus on growing profitability with more concerts in the most attractive markets with great artists, growing our advertising network and investing in our consumer ecommerce and mobile ticketing platforms to enhance the fan experience on Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. As a result, we believe we are well-positioned to build on the success of this past year, extend our market leadership and continue growing profitability in the year ahead.”

The company will host a teleconference today, February 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, which can be accessed by dialing 888-466-4582 (U.S.) or 719-325-2378 (Int’l) ten minutes prior to the start time and referencing passcode 6784952. To access the call via webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.livenation.com/investors. Please visit the website approximately ten minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection. Additional statistical and/or financial information to be provided on the call, if any, will be posted supplementally under that same link. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the Live Nation website through March 1, 2012.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – FOURTH QUARTER and FULL YEAR

(Unaudited; $ in millions)

 

     Q4 2011     Q4 2010     Growth     FY
2011
    FY
2010 (1)
    Growth  

Revenue

            

Concerts

   $ 694.4      $ 790.3        (12.1 %)    $ 3,506.2      $ 3,438.4        2.0

Ticketing

     323.4        305.2        6.0     1,190.6        1,039.9        14.5

Artist Nation

     99.2        93.0        6.7     393.1        362.2        8.5

eCommerce

     41.0        25.1        63.3     144.4        87.9        64.3

Sponsorship

     32.6        32.1        1.6     179.7        161.7        11.1

Other & Eliminations

     (4.9     (7.9     38.0     (30.0     (26.4     (13.6 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,185.7      $ 1,237.8        (4.2 %)    $ 5,384.0      $ 5,063.7        6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)

            

Concerts

   $ (31.9   $ (28.3     (12.7 %)    $ 30.3      $ 15.4        96.8

Ticketing

     67.8        56.3        20.4     272.1        231.3        17.6

Artist Nation

     12.2        14.0        (12.9 %)      47.2        46.5        1.5

eCommerce

     11.1        11.8        (5.9 %)      51.1        36.2        41.2

Sponsorship

     22.9        20.0        14.5     120.9        108.1        11.8

Other & Eliminations

     2.7        0.1        *     2.2        (0.3     *

Corporate

     (34.1     (17.1     (99.4 %)      (85.9     (74.4     (15.5 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 50.7      $ 56.8        (10.7 %)    $ 437.9      $ 362.8        20.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

            

Concerts

   $ (78.0   $ (90.1     13.4   $ (107.3   $ (130.5     17.8

Ticketing

     22.1        4.2        *     119.4        82.6        44.6

Artist Nation (2)

     (1.3     0.3        *     (32.6     (5.2     *

eCommerce

     8.7        9.7        (10.3 %)      40.3        28.4        41.9

Sponsorship

     22.4        19.9        12.6     119.7        107.4        11.5

Other & Eliminations

     2.6        (1.0     *     2.3        0.3        *

Corporate

     (40.7     (22.6     (80.1 %)      (108.6     (103.8     (4.6 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (64.2   $ (79.6     19.3   $ 33.2      $ (20.8     **   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition Expenses

   $ 2.5      $ 6.5        $ 14.9      $ 42.9     
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ (66.7   $ (86.1     $ 18.3      $ (63.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

** percentages are not meaningful
(1) Reported results for the full year ended December 31, 2010, include the results of the legacy Ticketmaster operations following the date of the merger (January 25) through December 31. Results for the legacy Ticketmaster operations for the period January 1 through January 25, 2010, or the stub period (which are not included in the reported results above), include $76.1 million in revenue, primarily in the Ticketing segment, and $5.0 million in adjusted operating income, of which $7.7 million was related to the Ticketing segment. Ticketmaster’s operating income for the stub period was $14.8 million, including a $30.1 million gain on the sale of a subsidiary prior to the merger.
(2) The Artist Nation segment’s operating loss for the full year ended December 31, 2011 is driven primarily by $24.4 million of stock-related compensation expense due to the acquisition of the remaining equity of Front Line Management in February 2011.

 

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Free cash as of December 31, 2011 was $334.5 million. Free cash flow was ($20.4) million for the fourth quarter of 2011 as compared to ($12.9) million for the same period in 2010, and $203.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to $164.8 million for 2010.

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

Investor & Media Contact:

Maili Bergman

(310) 867-7000

IR@livenation.com

 

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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Key Operating Metrics

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Concerts (1)

           

Estimated Events:

           

North America

     4,199         3,608         15,531         14,119   

International

     2,472         2,365         6,720         6,971   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total estimated events

     6,671         5,973         22,251         21,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated Attendance (rounded):

           

North America

     5,963,000         5,942,000         31,060,000         30,603,000   

International

     5,293,000         5,555,000         15,742,000         16,659,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total estimated attendance

     11,256,000         11,497,000         46,802,000         47,262,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ancillary net revenue per attendee:

           

North America amphitheaters

     **         **       $ 18.08       $ 17.57   

International festivals

     **         **       $ 17.19       $ 15.95   

Ticketing (2)

           

Number of tickets sold (in thousands):

           

Concerts

     18,421         17,700         71,044         63,833   

Sports

     6,245         5,489         26,768         22,074   

Arts and theater

     6,929         5,935         21,513         18,462   

Family

     4,450         4,217         14,176         11,469   

Other (3)

     2,372         1,283         7,867         4,420   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     38,417         34,624         141,368         120,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands):

   $ 2,286,641       $ 2,193,541       $ 8,442,517       $ 7,466,957   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sponsorship

           

Online advertising revenue (in thousands)

   $ 15,706       $ 11,785       $ 51,057       $ 38,493   

Estimated number of sponsors (as of period end)

     768         794         768         794   

Sponsorship revenue recognized (in thousands)

   $ 32,590       $ 32,146       $ 179,734       $ 161,742   

eCommerce

           

Gross value of tickets sold online (in thousands)

   $ 1,845,179       $ 1,693,514       $ 6,894,416       $ 5,896,518   

 

(1) Events generally represent a single performance by an artist. Attendance generally represents the number of fans who were present at an event. Festivals are counted as one event in the quarter in which the festival begins but attendance is split over the days of the festival and can be split between quarters. Events and attendance metrics are estimated each quarter.
(2) The number and gross value of tickets sold includes primary tickets only and excludes tickets sold for the 2012 London Olympics. These metrics include tickets sold during the period regardless of event timing except for our promoted concerts in our owned and/or operated buildings and certain European territories where these tickets are recognized as the concerts occur. The tickets sold listed above for 2010 do not include 7.1 million tickets with a gross value of $406.4 million for the pre-Merger period. Tickets sold for the full year ended December 31, 2010, including the pre-Merger period, were as follows:

 

Concerts

     66,843   

Sports

     23,733   

Arts and theater

     19,709   

Family

     12,467   

Other

     4,651   
  

 

 

 
     127,403   
  

 

 

 

 

(3) Other category includes tickets for comedy shows, facility tours, donations, lectures, seminars and cinemas.
** not meaningful

 

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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     (in thousands except share and per share data)  

Revenue

   $ 5,383,998      $ 5,063,748      $ 4,181,021   

Operating expenses:

      

Direct operating expenses

     3,789,488        3,658,310        3,357,245   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,111,969        1,014,491        617,709   

Depreciation and amortization

     343,018        321,666        158,118   

Goodwill impairment

     —          —          9,085   

Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets

     978        374        (2,983

Corporate expenses

     112,157        110,252        58,160   

Acquisition transaction expenses

     8,051        22,355        36,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     18,337        (63,700     (52,356

Interest expense

     120,414        116,527        66,365   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          21,315        —     

Interest income

     (4,215     (3,771     (2,193

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (7,742     (4,928     (1,851

Other expense (income) — net

     6,507        (4,189     1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

     (96,627     (188,654     (114,678

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (26,224     15,154        11,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (70,403     (203,808     (126,011

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          (4,228     76,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (70,403     (208,036     (49,734

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     12,613        20,354        10,445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc

   $ (83,016   $ (228,390   $ (60,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders:

      

Loss from continuing operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc

   $ (0.46   $ (1.36   $ (1.65

Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc

     —          (0.03     0.92   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc

   $ (0.46   $ (1.39   $ (0.73
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

      

Basic and diluted

     182,388,070        164,410,167        82,652,366   

 

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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands except share data)  
ASSETS   

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 844,253      $ 892,758   

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $16,986 in 2011 and $10,898 in 2010

     389,346        329,947   

Prepaid expenses

     316,491        348,309   

Other current assets

     26,700        32,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,576,790        1,603,497   

Property, plant and equipment

    

Land, buildings and improvements

     851,812        850,124   

Computer equipment and capitalized software

     261,475        218,294   

Furniture and other equipment

     172,250        168,508   

Construction in progress

     60,652        24,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,346,189        1,261,454   

Less accumulated depreciation

     626,053        524,390   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     720,136        737,064   

Intangible assets

    

Definite-lived intangible assets, net

     873,712        997,268   

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

     377,160        375,214   

Goodwill

     1,257,644        1,226,416   

Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates

     55,796        30,077   

Other long-term assets

     226,533        226,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,087,771      $ 5,195,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable, client accounts

   $ 473,956      $ 462,301   

Accounts payable

     87,627        76,876   

Accrued expenses

     579,566        498,864   

Deferred revenue

     273,536        335,539   

Current portion of long-term debt

     52,632        54,150   

Other current liabilities

     25,236        46,491   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,492,553        1,474,221   

Long-term debt, net

     1,663,056        1,677,714   

Long-term deferred income taxes

     186,298        219,143   

Other long-term liabilities

     120,693        215,273   

Commitments and contingent liabilities

    

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     8,277        107,541   

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock—Series A Junior Participating, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value; 450,000,000 shares authorized; 189,536,279 and 175,418,857 shares issued and outstanding in 2011 and 2010, respectively

     1,868        1,724   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,243,587        2,053,233   

Accumulated deficit

     (745,191     (662,175

Cost of shares held in treasury (578,570 and 1,271,519 shares in 2011 and 2010, respectively)

     (2,787     (6,122

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (36,374     (22,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     1,461,103        1,364,416   

Noncontrolling interests.

     155,791        137,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,616,894        1,501,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,087,771      $ 5,195,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     (in thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net loss

   $ (70,403   $ (208,036   $ (49,734

Reconciling items:

      

Depreciation

     129,177        135,573        98,108   

Amortization

     213,841        186,093        64,586   

Goodwill impairment

     —          —          9,085   

Impairment of operational assets

     —          13,373        —     

Deferred income tax benefit

     (45,603     (25,021     (8,698

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     5,816        4,682        4,224   

Amortization of debt discount/premium, net

     7,243        6,755        8,811   

Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable and advances

     9,272        6,606        7,044   

Non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt .

     —          8,272        —     

Non-cash compensation expense

     50,045        52,395        16,675   

Unrealized changes in fair value of contingent consideration

     (11,691     3,171        —     

Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets

     978        4,602        (64,237

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates

     (7,742     (4,928     (3,117

Other, net

     2,481        —          —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:

      

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

     (79,807     (4,581     27,608   

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

     73,314        (22,570     (57,918

Increase in other assets

     (83,928     (41,686     (2,945

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     6,817        386        (4,586

Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue

     (64,105     43,432        12,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     135,705        158,518        57,275   

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Collections and advances of notes receivable

     (1,197     475        140   

Distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates

     9,273        5,863        5,134   

Investments made in nonconsolidated affiliates

     (15,770     (3,458     (821

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (107,500     (75,578     (64,267

Proceeds from disposal of operating assets, net of cash divested

     7,391        35,756        174, 321   

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (39,465     491,531        (9,707

Purchases of intangible assets

     (2,591     (1,790     (27,863

Decrease (increase) in other, net

     (2,158     188        544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (152,017     452,987        77,481   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Proceeds from long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs

     (669     1,352,856        602,741   

Payments on long-term debt

     (31,338     (1,233,020     (705,795

Redemption of preferred stock

     —          (40,000     —     

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

     711        429        13   

Distributions to and purchases/sales from noncontrolling interests

     (68,473     (21,625     (7,006

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     2,705        8,640        —     

Proceeds from sale of common stock

     76,492        —          —     

Issuance of treasury stock

     —          —          1,553   

Equity issuance costs

     —          (357     (2,667

Payments for purchases of common stock

     —          (1,567     (5,803

Payments for deferred and contingent consideration .

     (23,807     (16,270     (7,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (44,379     49,086        (124,356

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     12,186        (4,788     26,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (48,505     655,803        37,295   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     892,758        236,955        199,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 844,253      $ 892,758      $ 236,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations:

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the global demand for live entertainment and the strength of the company’s platform; the company’s anticipated talent line-up and prospects for 2012; potential industry stabilization, general market conditions and related fan demand; the anticipated growth of the company’s advertising network and investment in its technology platforms and websites; and the company’s anticipated profitability growth and operational strategies for 2012 and future periods. Live Nation wishes to caution you that there are some known and unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company’s plans, the risk that the company’s markets do not evolve as anticipated or artists do not tour as currently expected, the risk that consumer demand weakens and the potential impact of the economic slowdown in general and operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.

Live Nation refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, specifically the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the company’s most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company’s projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date on which they are made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Live Nation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Live Nation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided below.

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), or AOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as operating income (loss) before acquisition expenses (including transaction costs, changes in the fair value of accrued acquisition-related contingent consideration arrangements, merger bonuses, payments under the Azoff Trust note and acquisition-related severance), depreciation and amortization (including goodwill impairments), loss (gain) on sale of operating assets and non-cash and certain stock-based compensation expense (including expense associated with grants of certain stock-based awards which are classified as liabilities). The company uses AOI to evaluate the performance of its operating segments. The company believes that information about AOI assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of the portfolio of the businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect net income, thus providing insights into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results. AOI is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of AOI as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain amortizing assets used in generating revenue in the company’s business. Accordingly, AOI should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, AOI as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) less maintenance capital expenditures, less net cash interest expense, less cash taxes, less net distributions to noncontrolling interest partners, plus distributions from investments in nonconsolidated affiliates net of contributions to investments in nonconsolidated affiliates. The company uses free cash flow, among other measures, to evaluate the ability of its operations to generate cash that is available for purposes other than maintenance capital expenditures. The company believes that information about free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt and make acquisitions. Free cash flow is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash flow as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available for operations and is not necessarily a measure of the company’s ability to fund its cash needs. Accordingly, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, operating income (loss) and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash flow as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Free Cash is a non-GAAP financial measure that the company defines as cash and cash equivalents less ticketing-related client funds, less event-related deferred revenue, less accrued expenses due to artists and for cash collected on behalf of others for ticket sales, plus event-related prepaids. The company uses free cash as a proxy for how much cash it has available to, among other things, optionally repay debt balances, make acquisitions and finance ticketing, venue and other revenue generating capital expenditures. Free cash is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available from operations and it is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, free cash should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, cash and cash equivalents and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to Their Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measures (Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Operating Income (Loss)

 

($ in millions)    Adjusted
operating
income
(loss)
    Non-cash and
stock-based
compensation
expense
    Loss
(gain) on
sale of
operating
assets
   

Depreciation
and

amortization

    Acquisition
expenses
    Operating
income
(loss)
 
     Three months ended December 31, 2011  

Concerts

   $ (31.9   $ 1.7      $ (0.2   $ 44.6      $ 2.7      $ (80.7

Ticketing

     67.8        1.5        —          44.2        1.2        20.9   

Artist Nation

     12.2        0.3        —          13.2        (5.8     4.5   

eCommerce

     11.1        —          —          2.4        —          8.7   

Sponsorship

     22.9        0.2        —          0.3        —          22.4   

Other & Eliminations

     2.7        —          0.3        (0.2     (0.1     2.7   

Corporate

     (34.1     5.7        —          0.9        4.5        (45.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Live Nation

   $ 50.7      $ 9.4      $ 0.1      $ 105.4      $ 2.5      $ (66.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three months ended December 31, 2010  

Concerts

   $ (28.3   $ 5.4      $ (2.8   $ 59.2      $ 0.3      $ (90.4

Ticketing

     56.3        1.3        —          50.8        0.9        3.3   

Artist Nation

     14.0        3.0        —          10.7        0.4        (0.1

eCommerce

     11.8        (0.1     —          2.2        (0.2     9.9   

Sponsorship

     20.0        —          —          0.1        0.1        19.8   

Other & Eliminations

     0.1        —          —          1.1        —          (1.0

Corporate

     (17.1     5.1        —          0.4        5.0        (27.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Live Nation

   $ 56.8      $ 14.7      $ (2.8   $ 124.5      $ 6.5      $ (86.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Year Ended December 31, 2011  

Concerts

   $ 30.3      $ 6.0      $ (0.9   $ 132.5      $ (2.3   $ (105.0

Ticketing

     272.1        5.4        (0.1     147.4        2.2        117.2   

Artist Nation

     47.2        28.1        1.3        50.4        (7.7     (24.9

eCommerce

     51.1        0.2        —          10.6        —          40.3   

Sponsorship

     120.9        0.7        —          0.5        —          119.7   

Other & Eliminations

     2.2        —          0.7        (0.8     (0.1     2.4   

Corporate

     (85.9     20.2        —          2.5        22.8        (131.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Live Nation

   $ 437.9      $ 60.6      $ 1.0      $ 343.1      $ 14.9      $ 18.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Year Ended December 31, 2010  

Concerts

   $ 15.4      $ 11.6      $ (4.8   $ 139.1      $ (2.0   $ (128.5

Ticketing

     231.3        12.0        5.2        131.5        8.3        74.3   

Artist Nation

     46.5        10.2        —          41.5        7.5        (12.7

eCommerce

     36.2        0.3        —          7.5        0.6        27.8   

Sponsorship

     108.1        0.4        —          0.3        0.2        107.2   

Other & Eliminations

     (0.3     —          —          (0.6     —          0.3   

Corporate

     (74.4     27.1        —          2.3        28.3        (132.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Live Nation

   $ 362.8      $ 61.6      $ 0.4      $ 321.6      $ 42.9      $ (63.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Free Cash Flow

 

($ in millions)

   Q4 2011     Q4 2010  

Adjusted operating income

   $ 50.7      $ 56.8   

Less: Cash interest expense — net

     (29.4     (14.7

Cash taxes

     (3.4     (32.8

Maintenance capital expenditures

     (22.8     (17.5

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     (6.6     (4.5

Distributions from/contributions to investments in nonconsolidated affiliates

     (8.9     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ (20.4   $ (12.9

Revenue generating capital expenditures

     (20.1     (7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net

   $ (40.5   $ (20.7

 

($ in millions)

   Full Year
2011
    Full Year
2010
 

Adjusted operating income

   $ 437.9      $ 362.8   

Less: Cash interest expense — net

     (107.3     (89.9

Cash taxes

     (37.7     (50.6

Maintenance capital expenditures

     (64.4     (47.5

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     (18.9     (15.0

Distributions from/contributions to investments in nonconsolidated affiliates

     (6.5     5.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 203.1      $ 164.8   

Revenue generating capital expenditures

     (47.7     (26.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net

   $ 155.4      $ 138.4   

Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents to Free Cash

 

($ in millions)

   December 31,
2011
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 844.2   

Client cash

     (373.9

Deferred revenue — event related

     (229.2

Accrued artist fees

     (3.4

Collections on behalf of others

     (59.4

Prepaids related to artist settlements/events

     156.2   
  

 

 

 

Free cash

   $ 334.5   

 

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