Liberty Latin America Ltd
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 19, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 19, 2025
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Item 8. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
General. Our cash flows are subject to variations due to FX. For further information, see related discussion under Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Foreign Currency Risk below.
Summary. Our 2024 and 2023 consolidated statements of cash flows are summarized as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
| in millions | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $756.3 | $897.0 | $(140.7) |
| Net cash used by investing activities | (688.5) | (615.8) | (72.7) |
| Net cash used by financing activities | (386.4) | (62.4) | (324.0) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (10.9) | (7.9) | (3.0) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $(329.5) | $210.9 | $(540.4) |
Operating Activities. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to the net effect of (i) declines associated with lower Adjusted OIBDA, and higher payments for interest and taxes, (ii) an increase resulting from higher net receipts associated with derivative instruments, and (iii) a net increase from other working capital-related items. Additionally, our cash provided by operating activities was positively impacted by the receipt of $44 million pursuant to coverage under our Weather Derivatives in connection with Hurricane Beryl.
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Investing Activities. The cash used by investing activities during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 primarily relates to (i) capital expenditures, as further discussed below, and (ii) the purchase of additional investments. Cash used during 2024 also includes the first installment payment for the LPR Acquisition, as further described in note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
The capital expenditures, net, that we report in our consolidated statements of cash flows, which relates to cash paid for property and equipment, does not include amounts that are financed under capital-related vendor financing or finance lease arrangements. Instead, these amounts are reflected as non-cash additions to our property and equipment when the underlying assets are delivered and as repayments of debt when the principal is repaid. In this discussion, we refer to (i) our capital expenditures, net, as reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows, and (ii) our total property and equipment additions, which include our capital expenditures, net, on an accrual basis and amounts financed under capital-related vendor financing or finance lease arrangements.
A reconciliation of our property and equipment additions to our capital expenditures, net, as reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows, is set forth below:
| Year ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| in millions | ||
| Property and equipment additions | $725.3 | $730.9 |
| Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements | (154.9) | (143.8) |
| Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures and other | (30.0) | (2.1) |
| Capital expenditures, net | $540.4 | $585.0 |
The decrease in our property and equipment additions during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to 2023, is primarily due to the net effect of (i) decreases related to CPE and product and enablers additions, and (ii) increases associated with baseline and capacity-related additions. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our property and equipment additions represented 16.3% and 16.2% of revenue, respectively.
Financing Activities. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we used $386 million of cash for financing activities, primarily due to the net impact of (i) $257 million in net debt repayments, (ii) $83 million of cash outflows associated with the repurchase of Liberty Latin America common shares, (iii) $55 million in payments related to distributions to noncontrolling interest owners in C&W Panama, C&W Bahamas and Liberty Costa Rica, (iv) $43 million of net cash inflows related to derivative instruments, primarily related to the amendment of certain interest rate derivative contracts at C&W Caribbean and Liberty Puerto Rico, and (v) $18 million of payments for financing costs and debt premiums. During 2023, we used $62 million of cash for financing activities, primarily due to the net impact of (i) $137 million of net borrowings of debt, including $244 million of proceeds from the Tower Transactions, as further described in note 10 to our consolidated financial statements, (ii) $118 million of cash outflows associated with the repurchase of Liberty Latin America common shares, (iii) $75 million in payments related to distributions to noncontrolling interest owners in C&W Panama, C&W Bahamas and Liberty Costa Rica, and (iv) $18 million of payments for financing costs and debt premiums, primarily associated with refinancing activity at Liberty Costa Rica.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide (i) indemnifications to our lenders, our vendors and certain other parties and (ii) performance and/or financial guarantees to local municipalities, our customers and vendors. Historically, these arrangements have not resulted in our company making any material payments and we do not believe that they will result in material payments in the future.
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Contractual Commitments
The following table sets forth the U.S. dollar equivalents of our debt and certain other contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2024.
| Payments due by period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than5 years | |
| in millions | |||||
| Debt (excluding interest) | $8,138.8 | $465.0 | $1,960.8 | $4,038.9 | $1,674.1 |
| Operating leases | 734.6 | 126.0 | 211.6 | 165.1 | 231.9 |
| Other (a) | 336.2 | 116.0 | 189.5 | 16.4 | 14.3 |
| Total (b) | $9,209.6 | $707.0 | $2,361.9 | $4,220.4 | $1,920.3 |
| Projected cash interest payments on debt and finance lease obligations (c) | $2,685.1 | $580.9 | $1,098.5 | $510.6 | $495.1 |
(a)Amounts primarily represent (i) obligations due related to the LPR Acquisition and the Costa Rica Transactions, as described in note 5 to our consolidated financial statements, (ii) guaranteed minimum commitments associated with (a) programming fees under multi-year contracts typically based on a rate per customer or stated annual fee and (b) our CPE and mobile handset device contractual obligations, and (iii) finance leases, excluding interest.
(b)The commitments included in this table do not reflect any liabilities that are included in our December 31, 2024 consolidated balance sheet other than debt, finance lease obligations and operating lease obligations. Our liability for uncertain tax positions, including accrued interest, in the various jurisdictions in which we operate ($41 million at December 31, 2024) has been excluded from the table as the amount and timing of any related payments are not subject to reasonable estimation. For additional information regarding our liability for uncertain tax positions, see note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.
(c)Amounts are based on interest rates, interest payment dates, commitment fees and contractual maturities in effect as of December 31, 2024. These amounts are presented for illustrative purposes only and will likely differ from the actual cash payments required in future periods. In addition, the amounts presented do not include the impact of our derivative contracts.
For information concerning our operating leases, debt and finance lease obligations and commitments, see notes 9, 10 and 17, respectively, to our consolidated financial statements.
In addition to the commitments set forth in the table above, we have commitments under (i) derivative instruments and (ii) defined benefit plans and similar agreements, pursuant to which we expect to make payments in future periods. For information regarding projected cash flows associated with our derivative instruments, see Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Projected Cash Flows Associated with Derivative Instruments below. For information regarding our derivative instruments, including the net cash paid or received in connection with these instruments during 2024, 2023 and 2022, see note 7 to our consolidated financial statements. For information regarding our defined benefit plans, see note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates
In connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Critical accounting policies are defined as those policies that are reflective of significant judgments, estimates and uncertainties, which could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe the following accounting policies are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements because of the judgment necessary to account for these matters and the significant estimates involved, which are susceptible to change:
Impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets (including goodwill); and
Fair value measurements in acquisition accounting.
For additional information concerning our significant accounting policies, see note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
Impairment of Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets
The aggregate carrying value of our property and equipment and intangible assets (including goodwill) that was held for use comprised 72% of our total assets at December 31, 2024.
When circumstances warrant, we review the carrying amounts of our property and equipment and our intangible assets (other than goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets) to determine whether such carrying amounts are recoverable. Circumstances that could indicate the carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable may include (i) the impact of natural disasters such as hurricanes, (ii) an expectation of a sale or disposal of a long-lived asset or asset group, (iii) adverse changes in market or competitive conditions, (iv) an adverse change in legal factors or business climate in the markets in which we operate and (v) operating or cash flow losses. For purposes of impairment testing, long-lived assets are grouped at the lowest level for which cash flows are largely independent of other assets and liabilities, generally at or below the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. If the carrying amount of the asset or asset group is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by such asset or asset group, an impairment adjustment is recognized. Such adjustment is measured by the amount that the carrying value of such asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. We generally measure fair value by considering (i) sale prices for similar assets, (ii) discounted estimated future cash flows using an appropriate discount rate and/or (iii) estimated replacement cost. Assets to be disposed of by sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
We evaluate goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets (primarily spectrum licenses and cable television franchise rights) for impairment at least annually on July 1 and whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit or an indefinite-lived intangible asset may be less than its carrying value. When evaluating goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, we first make a qualitative assessment to determine if the goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible asset may be impaired. In the case of goodwill, if it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, we then compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its respective carrying amount. Goodwill impairment is measured as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying value over its fair value and is recognized as an impairment in our consolidated statement of operations. With respect to other indefinite-lived intangible assets, if it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value, we then estimate its fair value and any excess of the carrying value over the fair value is also recognized as an impairment in our consolidated statement of operations.
Considerable management judgment is used to estimate the fair value of reporting units and underlying long-lived and indefinite-lived assets. We typically determine fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis under the income approach to valuation. Our discounted cash flow analysis used is based on assumptions in our long-range business plans, and the timing and amount of future cash flows under these business plans require estimates of, among other items, subscriber growth and retention rates, rates charged per product, expected gross margins and Adjusted OIBDA margins and expected property and equipment additions. Our determination of the discount rate is based on a weighted average cost of capital approach, which uses a market participant’s cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt and reflects certain risks inherent in the future cash flows. The development of these cash flows and the discount rate applied to the cash flows are subject to inherent uncertainties, and actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.
We recorded goodwill impairments of (i) $516 million related to Liberty Puerto Rico during 2024, (ii) nil during 2023, and (iii) $555 million related to C&W Caribbean during 2022. For additional information regarding certain impairments recorded during 2024, 2023 and 2022, see notes 4 and 8 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Fair Value Measurements in Acquisition Accounting
The application of acquisition accounting requires that we make fair value determinations as of the applicable valuation date. In making these determinations, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts, including, but not limited to, expected future cash flows, market comparables and discount rates, remaining useful lives of long-lived assets, replacement or reproduction costs of property and equipment and the amounts to be recovered in future periods from acquired net operating losses and other deferred tax assets. To assist us in making these fair value determinations, we may engage third-party valuation specialists. Our estimates in this area impact, among other items, the measurement of goodwill as well as future amounts of depreciation and amortization and income tax expense or benefit that we report. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain. A significant portion of our long-lived assets were initially recorded through the application of acquisition accounting.
For additional information, including the specific weighted average discount rates we used to complete certain non-recurring valuations, see note 4 to our consolidated financial statements. For information regarding our acquisitions and long-lived assets, see notes 5 and 8, respectively, to our consolidated financial statements.
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