Ascent Media Corporation

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Ascent Media Corporation12300 Liberty Boulevard

Phone: (720) 875-5622 Englewood, CO 80112 United States Ticker: ASCMA

Latest Financial Statements as of 3/31/2009

Business Summary

Ascent Media Corporation (Ascent Media) is a holding company and owns 100% of its operating subsidiary, Ascent

Media Group, LLC (AMG). AMG is primarily engaged in the business of providing content and creative services to the

media and entertainment industries in the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore. AMG provides solutions

for the creation, management and distribution of content to motion picture studios, independent producers,

broadcast networks, programming networks, advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own and/or

distribute entertainment, news, sports, corporate, educational, industrial and advertising content. The Company

operates in two business segments: Content Services group and Creative Services group. On September 4, 2008,

Ascent Media consummated the sale of Ascent Media CANS, LLC (AccentHealth). On September 8, 2008, the

Company sold 100% of the outstanding membership interests in Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services, LLC.

(Source: 10-K)

Federal Tax Id: 262735737

Credit Scores

FRISK Score 10 6/23/2009

Probability of default range: 0% - 0.3%

Z" Score 4.76 (Financially sound) 3/31/2009

Auditor Information

Last Audit: 12/31/2008

Auditors: KPMG LLP

Opinion: Unqualified

Net Sales (millions)

163 163 146

128 119

3/08 6/08 9/08 12/08 3/09

Working Capital (millions)

276

402 399 401

6/08 9/08 12/08 3/09

Days Sales Outstanding

92.11 94.18 89.41 84.80

6/08 9/08 12/08 3/09

First Quarter Results

Sales for the 3 months ended 3/31/2009 decreased 26.85% to $119.27 million from last year's comparable period

amount of $163.04 million.

Gross profit margin decreased 14.14% for the period to $34.95 million (29.30% of revenues) from $40.70 million

(24.97% of revenues) for the same period last year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the period increased 1.05% to $29.49 million compared with $29.18

million for the same period last year.

Operating income for the period decreased 100.46% to ($9.57) million compared with operating income of ($4.78)

million for the same period last year.

Net loss for the period increased 42.81% to ($6.45) million compared with net loss of ($4.52) million for the same

period last year.

Net cash from operating activities was $3.48 million for the 3 month period, compared to net cash from operating

activities of $1.85 million for last year's comparable period.

Management

#

Name

Age

Title

Title

Date

Start

Date

1. William R Fitzgerald 51 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer 9/1/2008

2. Jose A Royo 43 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

3. George C Platisa 52 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

4. William E Niles 45 Executive Vice President, General Counsel 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

5. John A Orr 46 Senior Vice President - Corporate Development 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

6. Michael J Pohl 57 Director 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

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7. Philip J Holthouse 50 Director 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

8. Brian C Mulligan 49 Director 9/1/2008 9/1/2008

Industries

Type Code Description

Sector SERVIC Services

Industry BRDCST Broadcasting & Cable TV

SIC 4841 Cable And Other Pay Television Services



Credit Ratings

Calculation of most recent Z"-Scores (Financial data in thousands)

LEGEND:

Financially sound: 2.60 or higher

Neutral: 1.10 to 2.60

Fiscal danger: less than 1.10

Z" Score

2.19

4.23 4.33

4.76

6/08 9/08 12/08 3/09

Altman's Z"-Score The Z"-Score was developed by Dr. Edward I. Altman of New York University in the early-1990's. This

model is applicable to firms in the manufacturing, merchandising and service sectors. The Z"-Score calculates and combines 4

financial ratios, assigning each a different weighting.

Although the numbers that go into calculating the Z"-Score (and a company's financial soundness) are sometimes influenced by

external factors, it provides a good tool for analyzing the ups and downs of a company's financial stability over time. The score is

computed as follows:

Total Working Retained EBIT Equity Capital Earnings

Z" = -------- * 6.72 + ------------- * 1.05 + --------- * 6.56 + ---------- * 3.26 Total Total Total Total Assets Liabilities Assets Assets

Note that the Z"-Score is different than the original Z-score, developed by Altman in the 1960's. The original Z-Score has as one

of its variables the asset turnover ratio. As this variable is industry sensitive, the Z"-model, which omitted this variable, was

developed.

CreditRiskMonitor computes the Z"-score on a quarterly basis, provided the variables required by the scoring model are reported.

Previously, we used the company's quarterly EBIT in this calculation. Now we use the company's EBIT for the twelve trailing

months, as this provides a result that is less seasonal and less volatile.

One of the 4 variables used to compute Altman's Z"-Score is the ratio of working capital to total assets. As many of the

companies in the energy sector are highly leveraged, they generally have low working capital. Thus, we have found that their Z"-

Scores are adversely impacted and an abnormally high percentage of companies in this sector are in the neutral and fiscal danger

ranges.

Likelihood of failure

Financially sound: 2.6 or higher

Neutral: 1.1 to 2.6

Fiscal danger: less than 1.1

Component/Date 6/30/2008 9/30/2008 12/31/2008 3/31/2009



* Gray shaded area(s) highlight missing Z"-Score component(s)

EBIT(trailing-12 months) (171,959) (174,077) (115,389) (119,906)

TotalAssets 844,835 885,003 745,304 726,736

EBIT/TotalAssets -0.2035 -0.1967 -0.1548 -0.165

(EBIT/TotalAssets)*6.72 -1.3678 -1.3218 -1.0404 -1.1087

TotalEquity 681,551 737,493 625,310 618,180

TotalLiabilities 163,284 147,510 119,994 108,556

TotalEquity/TotalLiabilities 4.174 4.9996 5.2112 5.6946

(TotalEquity/TotalLiabilities)*1.05 4.3827 5.2496 5.4717 5.9793

WorkingCapital 275,629 402,007 399,416 401,060

TotalAssets 844,835 885,003 745,304 726,736

WorkingCapital/TotalAssets 0.3263 0.4542 0.5359 0.5519

(WorkingCapital/TotalAssets)*6.56 2.1402 2.9798 3.5156 3.6202

RetainedEarnings (767,395) (728,068) (825,956) (832,404)

TotalAssets 844,835 885,003 745,304 726,736

RetainedEarnings/TotalAssets -0.9083 -0.8227 -1.1082 -1.1454

(RetainedEarnings/TotalAssets)*3.26 -2.9612 -2.6819 -3.6128 -3.734

Z"-Score 2.19 4.23 4.33 4.76



FRISK Score - A score indicating the probability of default for a company over a 12 month horizon, based on new daily

information in the CRMZ database, as calculated by a proprietary statistical model created by Dr. Camilo Gomez, and

back-tested on 10,000 companies. (see Financial Risk (FRISK) Score). Historical FRISK scores shown above may

have been updated, based on new information or improvements to the model, more recently than the dates shown.

The FRISK score is reported on a 1 to 10 scale:

FRISK

Probability of default within 12 months

From To

Best 10 0% 0.3%

9 0.3% 0.4%

8 0.4% 0.9%

7 0.9% 1.9%

6 1.9% 3.7%

5 3.7% 7.4%

4 7.4% 10.1%

3 10.1% 14.1%

2 14.1% 21.0%

Worst 1 21.0% 50.0%



Annual Financial Statements

Performance Ratios - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Net Sales $ $600,613 $589,395 $571,123 $612,774

% change 1.90% 3.20% -6.80% n/a

Gross Margin $ $159,144 $172,388 $179,670 $215,990

% change -7.68% -4.05% -16.82% n/a

% of sales 26.50% 29.25% 31.46% 35.25%

change as % of incremental sales -118.06% -39.85% n/m n/a

SG&A $ $120,939 $114,422 $127,801 $138,734

% change 5.70% -10.47% -7.88% n/a

% of sales 20.14% 19.41% 22.38% 22.64%

change as % of incremental sales 58.09% -73.22% n/m n/a

Operating margin $ ($116,393) ($170,547) ($112,453) $6,103

% change 31.75% -51.66% -1,942.59% n/a

% of sales -19.38% -28.94% -19.69% 1.00%


EBITDA $ ($55,623) ($109,492) ($50,718) $77,583

% change 49.20% -115.88% -165.37% n/a

% of sales -9.26% -18.58% -8.88% 12.66%


Pre-tax income $ ($108,810) ($161,294) ($102,638) $9,822

% change 32.54% -57.15% -1,144.98% n/a

% of sales -18.12% -27.37% -17.97% 1.60%


Net income (loss) $ ($64,619) ($132,331) ($83,007) $8,970

% change 51.17% -59.42% -1,025.38% n/a

% of sales -10.76% -22.45% -14.53% 1.46%


Tax expense $ $2,371 ($13,737) ($14,774) $852

Effective tax rate -2.18% 8.52% 14.39% 8.67%

Depreciation expense $ $59,622 $62,437 $61,664 $70,995

% of sales 9.93% 10.59% 10.80% 11.59%

% of capital expenses 152.60% 145.55% 85.77% 80.84%

% of PP&E, net (annualized) 25.17% n/a n/a n/a

Capital expenditures $ $39,072 $42,898 $71,896 $87,821

% change -8.92% -40.33% -18.13% n/a

% of PP&E, net (annualized) 16.49% n/a n/a n/a

% of working capital (annualized) 10.88% n/a n/a n/a

Free cash flow $ ($18,031) $18,278 $8,404 $341

% change -198.65% 117.49% 2,364.52% n/a

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

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Liquidity Ratios - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Current assets $ $490,618 $363,076 $316,504 n/a

% change 35.13% 14.71% n/a n/a

Current liabilities $ $91,202 $119,600 $114,201 n/a

% change -23.74% 4.73% n/a n/a

Working capital $ $399,416 $243,476 $202,303 n/a

% change 64.05% 20.35% n/a n/a

% of sales (annualized) 66.50% 41.31% 35.42% n/a

Cash $ $341,517 $201,633 $154,455 n/a

% change 69.38% 30.54% n/a n/a

Cash ratio 3.74 1.69 1.35 n/a

% change 122.11% 24.65% n/a n/a

Quick assets $ $455,671 $323,712 $289,500 n/a

% change 40.76% 11.82% n/a n/a

Quick ratio 5.00 2.71 2.54 n/a

% change 84.60% 6.77% n/a n/a

Current ratio 5.38 3.04 2.77 n/a

% change 77.20% 9.54% n/a n/a

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

9/17/2008



Efficiency Ratios - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Accounts receivable $ $114,154 $122,079 $135,045 n/a

% change -6.49% -9.60% n/a n/a

% of sales 19.01% 20.71% 23.65% n/a

change as % of incremental sales -70.65% -70.96% n/a n/a

Accounts receivable turnover (annualized) 4.33 n/a n/a n/a

Days sales outstanding 84.24 n/a n/a n/a

Accounts payable $ $22,633 $24,768 $42,644 n/a

% change -8.62% -41.92% n/a n/a

% of sales 3.77% 4.20% 7.47% n/a

change as % of incremental sales -19.03% -97.83% n/a n/a

Accounts payable turnover (annualized) 14.06 n/a n/a n/a

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

9/17/2008



Leverage Ratios - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Stockholders' equity $ $625,310 $686,896 $814,696 n/a

% change -8.97% -15.69% n/a n/a

Tangible net worth $ $625,310 $591,827 $522,437 n/a

% change 5.66% 13.28% n/a n/a

Total assets $ $745,304 $830,986 $952,919 n/a

% change -10.31% -12.80% n/a n/a

Net tangible assets $ $745,304 $735,917 $660,660 n/a

% change 1.28% 11.39% n/a n/a

Total liabilities $ $119,994 $144,090 $138,223 n/a

% change -16.72% 4.24% n/a n/a

Total liabilities to equity ratio 0.19 0.21 0.17 n/a

% change -8.53% 23.63% n/a n/a

Total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio 0.19 0.24 0.26 n/a

% change -21.19% -7.97% n/a n/a

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

9/17/2008



Long Term Obligations - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Capital lease obligations:

Maturing within 1 year 2,392 n/a n/a n/a

% of free cash flow n/m n/a n/a n/a




Total Capital Leases 10,028 n/a n/a n/a

Operating Lease Obligations:



Maturing within 2 years 24,263 n/a n/a n/a






Remaining Operating Leases 47,577 n/a n/a n/a

Total Operating Leases 143,775 n/a n/a n/a

Cumulative Obligations due within 3 years:

Total Obligations Maturing within 3 years 76,591 n/a n/a n/a


Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

9/17/2008

NOTE: Long-term obligations information is extracted from the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of a

company's annual SEC filing. This information is only disclosed on an annual basis. For more information, see 'What are

"Obligations?"' in our FAQ.



Rates of Return - Annual(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Return on equity -9.41% -16.24% n/a n/a

% change 42.08% n/a n/a n/a

Return on net tangible equity -10.92% -25.33% n/a n/a

% change 56.89% n/a n/a n/a

Return on total assets -7.83% n/a n/a n/a

Return on net tangible assets -8.61% n/a n/a n/a

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

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Balance Sheet - Annual - Standardized(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

As of 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006 12/31/2005

Reclassified

12/31/2008

Current Assets:

Cash and short term investments $341,517 $201,633 $154,455 n/a

Accounts receivable (trade), net 114,154 122,079 135,045 n/a

Other receivables 9,122 0 n/a n/a

Prepaid expenses 12,223 13,084 10,334 n/a

Other current assets, total 13,602 26,280 16,670 n/a

Total current assets 490,618 363,076 316,504 n/a

Non-Current Assets:

Property/plant/equip., net 223,928 259,026 275,368 n/a

Goodwill, net 0 95,069 292,259 n/a

Long term investments 0 23,545 51,837 n/a

Other long term assets, total 30,758 90,270 16,951 n/a

Total assets $745,304 $830,986 $952,919 n/a

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable $22,633 $24,768 $42,644 n/a

Accrued expenses 53,430 56,297 53,675 n/a

Other current liabilities, total 15,139 38,535 17,882 n/a

Total current liabilities 91,202 119,600 114,201 n/a

Non-Current Liabilities:

Other liabilities, total 28,792 24,490 24,022 n/a

Total liabilities 119,994 144,090 138,223 n/a

Shareholders' Equity:

Common stock 141 0 n/a n/a

Additional paid-in capital 1,459,078 0 n/a n/a

Retained earnings/accum. deficit (825,956) (761,337) (629,261) n/a

Other equity, total (7,953) 1,448,233 1,443,957 n/a

Total equity 625,310 686,896 814,696 n/a

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $745,304 $830,986 $952,919 n/a

Supplemental Information:

Total common shares outstanding 14,070 14,063 14,063 n/a

Auditor/Opinion:KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

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Income Statement - Annual - Standardized(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Restated

12/31/2008

Restated

12/31/2008

Revenue:

Revenue $600,613 $589,395 $571,123 $612,774

Total revenue 600,613 589,395 571,123 612,774

Operating Expense:

Cost of revenue, total 441,469 417,007 391,453 396,784

SG&A expenses, total 120,939 114,422 127,801 138,734

Depreciation/amortization 59,766 62,868 62,095 72,134

Unusual income/expense 103,870 166,108 104,234 3,695

Other operating expenses, total (9,038) (463) (2,007) (4,676)

Total expense 717,006 759,942 683,576 606,671

Operating income (116,393) (170,547) (112,453) 6,103

Non-Operating Expense/Income:

Interest/investment income, non-operating 6,579 11,066 10,175 4,373

Other, net 1,004 (1,813) (360) (654)

Income before tax (108,810) (161,294) (102,638) 9,822

Income tax - total 2,371 (13,737) (14,774) 852

Extraordinary Items:

Total extraordinary items 46,562 15,226 4,857 n/a

Net income ($64,619) ($132,331) ($83,007) $8,970

Supplemental and Per Share Items:

Basic/primary EPS incl. extra. items ($4.60) ($9.41) ($5.90) $0.64

Diluted EPS incl. extra. items ($4.60) ($9.41) ($5.90) $0.64

Depreciation/amortization, supplemental $59,622 $62,437 $61,664 $70,995


Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

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Statement of Cash Flows - Annual - Standardized(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended12 mos

12/31/2008

12 mos

12/31/2007

12 mos

12/31/2006

12 mos

12/31/2005

Reclassified

12/31/2008

Reclassified

12/31/2008

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Net income ($64,619) ($132,331) ($83,007) $8,970

Depreciation/depletion 59,766 62,868 62,095 72,134

Deferred taxes 6,059 (20,466) (19,805) 2,394

Non-cash Items 31,380 153,319 100,980 (2,432)

Changes in working capital (11,545) (2,214) 20,037 7,096

Total cash from operating activities 21,041 61,176 80,300 88,162

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

Capital expenditures (39,072) (42,898) (71,896) (87,821)

Other investing cash flow items, total 160,402 27,347 (96,487) 13,708

Total cash from investing activities 121,330 (15,551) (168,383) (74,113)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

Financing cash flow items (1,735) 2,194 (7,182) 201,242

Issuance/retirement of debt, net (752) (641) (7) (5)

Total cash from financing activities (2,487) 1,553 (7,189) 201,237

Net change in cash 139,884 47,178 (95,272) 215,286

Net cash-beginning balance 201,633 154,455 249,727 34,441

Net cash-ending balance $341,517 $201,633 $154,455 $249,727

Supplemental Disclosures:

Cash taxes paid, supplemental $20,921 $1,321 $1,839 $1,172


Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

KPMG LLP

Unqualified

Source:10-K

3/31/2009

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3/31/2009

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3/31/2009

PROSPECTUS

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Financial Statements - Sequential Quarters

Performance Ratios - Sequential Quarters(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Net Sales $ $119,267 $128,011 $146,146 $163,421 $163,035

% change -6.83% -12.41% -10.57% 0.24% 9.47%

Gross Margin $ $34,949 $32,877 $39,616 $45,948 $40,703

% change 6.30% -17.01% -13.78% 12.89% -4.25%

% of sales 29.30% 25.68% 27.11% 28.12% 24.97%

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m 1,358.81% -12.81%

SG&A $ $29,489 $24,424 $34,821 $32,511 $29,183

% change 20.74% -29.86% 7.11% 11.40% 28.34%

% of sales 24.73% 19.08% 23.83% 19.89% 17.90%

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m 862.18% 45.69%

Operating margin $ ($9,574) ($104,813) ($4,412) ($2,392) ($4,776)

% change 90.87% -2,275.63% -84.45% 49.92% 97.05%

% of sales -8.03% -81.88% -3.02% -1.46% -2.93%

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m 617.62% 1,114.43%

EBITDA $ $4,641 ($89,794) $10,454 $13,774 $9,943

% change 105.17% -958.94% -24.10% 38.53% 106.80%

% of sales 3.89% -70.15% 7.15% 8.43% 6.10%


Pre-tax income $ ($9,289) ($102,356) ($1,477) ($1,750) ($3,227)

% change 90.92% -6,829.99% 15.60% 45.77% 97.98%

% of sales -7.79% -79.96% -1.01% -1.07% -1.98%


Net income (loss) $ ($6,448) ($97,888) $39,328 ($1,544) ($4,515)

% change 93.41% -348.90% 2,647.15% 65.80% 96.47%

% of sales -5.41% -76.47% 26.91% -0.94% -2.77%

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m 769.69% 875.39%

Tax expense $ ($2,841) ($2,141) ($27) $1,467 $3,072

Effective tax rate 30.58% 2.09% 1.83% -83.83% -95.20%

Depreciation expense $ $14,482 $13,981 $15,103 $15,415 $15,267

% of sales 12.14% 10.92% 10.33% 9.43% 9.36%

% of capital expenses 203.77% 137.87% 134.43% 138.08% 233.73%

% of PP&E, net (annualized) 26.41% 24.38% 24.82% 24.47% n/a

Capital expenditures $ $7,107 $10,141 $11,235 $11,164 $6,532

% change -29.92% -9.74% 0.64% 70.91% -33.29%

% of PP&E, net (annualized) 12.96% 17.68% 18.46% 17.72% n/a

% of working capital (annualized) 7.10% 10.12% 13.26% 16.20% n/a

Free cash flow $ ($3,625) ($17,406) $1,275 $2,786 ($4,686)

% change 79.17% -1,465.18% -54.24% 159.45% -127.28%

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Liquidity Ratios - Sequential Quarters(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Current assets $ $481,457 $490,618 $525,700 $418,001 n/a

% change -1.87% -6.67% 25.77% n/a n/a

Current liabilities $ $80,397 $91,202 $123,693 $142,372 n/a

% change -11.85% -26.27% -13.12% n/a n/a

Working capital $ $401,060 $399,416 $402,007 $275,629 n/a

% change 0.41% -0.64% 45.85% n/a n/a

% of sales (annualized) 84.07% 78.00% 68.77% 42.17% n/a

Cash $ $337,188 $341,517 $356,078 $224,866 n/a

% change -1.27% -4.09% 58.35% n/a n/a

Cash ratio 4.19 3.74 2.88 1.58 n/a

% change 12.00% 30.08% 82.27% n/a n/a

Quick assets $ $444,704 $455,671 $492,796 $389,828 n/a

% change -2.41% -7.53% 26.41% n/a n/a

Quick ratio 5.53 5.00 3.98 2.74 n/a

% change 10.71% 25.41% 45.50% n/a n/a

Current ratio 5.99 5.38 4.25 2.94 n/a

% change 11.32% 26.58% 44.75% n/a n/a

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Efficiency Ratios - Sequential Quarters(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Accounts receivable $ $107,516 $114,154 $136,718 $164,962 n/a

% change -5.82% -16.50% -17.12% n/a n/a

% of sales 90.15% 89.18% 93.55% 100.94% n/a

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m n/a n/a

Accounts receivable turnover

(annualized)4.30 4.08 3.88 3.96 n/a

% change 5.44% 5.33% -2.20% n/a n/a

Days sales outstanding 84.80 89.41 94.18 92.11 n/a

% change -5.16% -5.06% 2.25% n/a n/a

Accounts payable $ $21,047 $22,633 $29,815 $41,738 n/a

% change -7.01% -24.09% -28.57% n/a n/a

% of sales 17.65% 17.68% 20.40% 25.54% n/a

change as % of incremental sales n/m n/m n/m n/a n/a

Accounts payable turnover

(annualized)15.44 14.51 11.91 11.26 n/a

% change 6.42% 21.83% 5.80% n/a n/a

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Leverage Ratios - Sequential Quarters(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Stockholders' equity $ $618,180 $625,310 $737,493 $681,551 n/a

% change -1.14% -15.21% 8.21% n/a n/a

Tangible net worth $ $618,180 $625,310 $642,424 $554,258 n/a

% change -1.14% -2.66% 15.91% n/a n/a

Total assets $ $726,736 $745,304 $885,003 $844,835 n/a

% change -2.49% -15.79% 4.75% n/a n/a

Net tangible assets $ $726,736 $745,304 $789,934 $717,542 n/a

% change -2.49% -5.65% 10.09% n/a n/a

Total liabilities $ $108,556 $119,994 $147,510 $163,284 n/a

% change -9.53% -18.65% -9.66% n/a n/a

Total liabilities to equity ratio 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.24 n/a

% change -8.49% -4.05% -16.53% n/a n/a

Total liabilities to tangible net worth

ratio0.18 0.19 0.23 0.29 n/a

% change -8.49% -16.42% -22.06% n/a n/a

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Rates of Return - Sequential Quarters(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Return on equity -1.03% -13.27% 5.77% n/a n/a

% change 92.23% -330.02% n/a n/a n/a

Return on net tangible equity -1.03% -15.24% 7.10% n/a n/a

% change 93.23% -314.74% n/a n/a n/a

Return on total assets -0.88% -12.01% 4.55% -0.18% n/a

% change 92.70% -364.10% 2,587.42% n/a n/a

Return on net tangible assets -0.88% -12.75% 5.22% -0.22% n/a

% change 93.13% -344.40% 2,524.58% n/a n/a

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Balance Sheet - Sequential Quarters - Standardized(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

As of 3/31/2009 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008 3/31/2008

Current Assets:

Cash and short term investments $337,188 $341,517 $356,078 $224,866 n/a

Accounts receivable (trade), net 107,516 114,154 136,718 164,962 n/a

Other receivables 13,811 9,122 n/a n/a n/a

Prepaid expenses 11,619 12,223 13,703 13,248 n/a

Other current assets, total 11,323 13,602 19,201 14,925 n/a

Total current assets 481,457 490,618 525,700 418,001 n/a

Non-Current Assets:

Property/plant/equip., net 214,813 223,928 234,818 251,954 n/a

Goodwill, net n/a 0 95,069 127,293 n/a

Other long term assets, total 30,466 30,758 29,416 47,587 n/a

Total assets $726,736 $745,304 $885,003 $844,835 n/a

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable $21,047 $22,633 $29,815 $41,738 n/a

Accrued expenses 46,148 53,430 59,019 61,294 n/a

Other current liabilities, total 13,202 15,139 34,859 39,340 n/a

Total current liabilities 80,397 91,202 123,693 142,372 n/a

Non-Current Liabilities:

Other liabilities, total 28,159 28,792 23,817 20,912 n/a

Total liabilities 108,556 119,994 147,510 163,284 n/a

Shareholders' Equity:

Common stock 141 141 141 n/a n/a

Additional paid-in capital 1,459,659 1,459,078 1,459,338 n/a n/a

Retained earnings/accum. deficit (832,404) (825,956) (728,068) (767,395) n/a

Other equity, total (9,216) (7,953) 6,082 1,448,946 n/a

Total equity 618,180 625,310 737,493 681,551 n/a

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $726,736 $745,304 $885,003 $844,835 n/a

Supplemental Information:

Total common shares outstanding 14,075 14,070 14,059 14,063 n/a

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

PROSPECTUS

9/17/2008



Income Statement - Sequential Quarters - Standardized(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)

Period Ended3 mos

3/31/2009

3 mos

12/31/2008

3 mos

9/30/2008

3 mos

6/30/2008

3 mos

3/31/2008

Restated

3/31/2009

Revenue:

Revenue $119,267 $128,011 $146,146 $163,421 $163,035

Total revenue 119,267 128,011 146,146 163,421 163,035

Operating Expense:

Cost of revenue, total 84,318 95,134 106,530 117,473 122,332

SG&A expenses, total 29,489 24,424 34,821 32,511 29,183

Depreciation/amortization 14,482 13,981 15,103 15,415 15,267

Unusual income/expense 398 101,171 1,436 156 1,107

Other operating expenses, total 154 (1,886) (7,332) 258 (78)

Total expense 128,841 232,824 150,558 165,813 167,811

Operating income (9,574) (104,813) (4,412) (2,392) (4,776)

Non-Operating Expense/Income:

Interest/investment income, non-

operating552 1,419 1,661 1,402 2,097

Other, net (267) 1,038 1,274 (760) (548)

Income before tax (9,289) (102,356) (1,477) (1,750) (3,227)

Income tax - total (2,841) (2,141) (27) 1,467 3,072

Extraordinary Items:

Total extraordinary items 0 2,327 40,778 1,673 1,784

Net income ($6,448) ($97,888) $39,328 ($1,544) ($4,515)

Supplemental and Per Share Items:

Basic/primary EPS incl. extra. items ($0.46) ($6.96) $2.80 ($0.11) ($0.32)

Diluted EPS incl. extra. items ($0.46) ($6.96) $2.80 ($0.11) ($0.32)

Depreciation/amortization, supplemental $14,482 $13,981 $15,103 $15,415 $15,267

Source:10-Q

5/14/2009

10-K

3/31/2009

10-Q

11/12/2008

10-Q

5/14/2009

10-Q

5/14/2009



Peer Analysis

[Sector: Services] [Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV] [Calendar Quarter: 2009.1]

Businesses in Peer Group: 524

Ranking

Within

Peer

Group

Number

Of

Peers

Ranked

Company

Value

Peer Group Range

Low Median High

Credit Ratings:

ZScore -- Current Quarter 29 148 4.76 (572.96) 0.76 60.75

Performance ratios:

Net Sales (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) 31 72 119,267.00 8.00 74,121.00 8,835,000.00

Gross margin % of Sales -- Current

Quarter

128 167 29.30 (73.33) 44.68 98.44

Gross margin % of Sales -- TTM 131 152 27.55 (48.43) 45.42 97.05

SG&A % of Sales -- Current Quarter 70 169 24.73 1.00 29.26 2,412.50

SG&A % of Sales -- TTM 46 154 21.77 0.77 28.13 1,578.57

Operating Margin % of Sales -- Current

Quarter

138 185 (8.03) (2,437.50) 7.83 165.35

Operating Margin % of Sales -- TTM 122 167 (21.76) (1,523.81) 2.86 63.18

EBITDA Margin % of Sales -- Current

Quarter

126 184 3.89 (2,200.00) 14.78 187.40

EBITDA Margin % of Sales -- TTM 111 153 (10.94) (1,507.14) 10.86 76.03

Net Profit Margin % of Sales -- Current

Quarter

117 185 (5.41) (2,437.50) 1.06 449.40

Net Profit Margin % of Sales -- TTM 107 167 (11.95) (1,877.42) (0.69) 165.13

Pre-tax Income % of Sales -- Current

Quarter

124 185 (7.79) (2,437.50) 2.05 194.18

Effective Tax Rate 120 184 30.58 (870.63) 21.72 302.43

Depreciation % Of

Prop/Plant/Equipment

107 161 26.41 2.53 20.48 892.47

CapitalExpense % Of

Prop/Plant/Equipment

70 156 12.96 0.19 14.79 971.89

Interest Coverage -- Current Quarter N/A 163 N/A (35,745.00) 2.64 23,607.20

Interest Coverage -- TTM N/A 125 N/A (90.21) 1.83 6,517.33

Liquidity ratios:

Cash Ratio 7 168 4.19 0.00 0.33 17.49

Quick Ratio 6 159 5.53 0.01 0.96 17.65

Current Ratio 7 168 5.99 0.01 1.22 29.55

Efficiency ratios:

Accounts Receivable Turnover 116 166 4.30 0.00 5.73 762.95

Days Sales Outstanding 116 165 84.80 0.48 63.68 430.68

% Inventory Financed by vendors --

Current Quarter

N/A 64 N/A 2.50 259.27 38,288.83

% Inventory Financed by vendors --

TTM

N/A 59 N/A 7.74 240.98 48,965.59

Inventory Turnover (annualized) --

Current Quarter

N/A 85 N/A 0.38 19.44 7,396.01

Inventory Turnover -- TTM N/A 74 N/A 1.05 19.31 1,620.18

Days Sales in Inventory N/A 85 N/A 0.05 18.77 962.06

Inventory to Working Capital N/A 88 N/A (1.92) 0.55 99.34

Accounts Payable Turnover

(annualized) -- Current Quarter

35 119 15.44 0.00 7.63 429.66

Accounts Payable Turnover -- TTM 31 110 14.00 0.09 6.96 269.21

Leverage & debt coverage:

Total Debt to Equity Ratio N/A 123 N/A 0.00 0.73 27.69



Debt to Tangible Equity Ratio N/A 69 N/A 0.00 0.36 32.31

Total Debt to Assets Ratio N/A 153 N/A 0.00 0.36 10.50

Short-Term Debt % of Total Debt N/A 138 N/A 0.00 16.86 100.00

Short-Term Debt % of Working Capital N/A 138 N/A (1,036.43) 153.51 5,571.83

Liabilities to Net Worth Ratio 9 84 0.18 0.02 0.86 41.03

Total Liabilities to Equity Ratio 9 138 0.18 0.02 1.14 35.17

TTM = trailing 12 months

N/A = Not Available Green - Ranked in Upper Quartile of Peer Group

White - Ranked in the Middle Two Quartiles of Peer Group

Red - Ranked in Lower Quartile of Peer Group

Grey - Data is Not Available

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