$ATNI
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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913002987 Filed on March 18, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$277.8M	$182.9M	$194.3M
YoY Change	-63.41%	-6.04%	-5.18%
Cost Of Revenue	$70.20M	$69.20M	$97.10M
YoY Change	4.15%	-38.21%	-17.22%
Gross Profit	$207.6M	$113.8M	$97.20M
YoY Change	6.24%	37.61%	10.83%
Gross Profit Margin	74.73%	62.21%	50.01%
Selling, General & Admin	$68.61M	$51.80M	$58.98M
YoY Change	3.5%	91.14%	-7.6%
% of Gross Profit	33.05%	45.52%	60.68%
Research & Development	$40.00M	$21.30M	$20.20M
YoY Change	18.69%	-12.35%	-9.42%
% of Gross Profit	19.27%	18.72%	20.78%
Depreciation & Amortization	$50.59M	$27.30M	$26.71M
YoY Change	-1.29%	13.28%	11.42%
% of Gross Profit	24.37%	23.99%	27.48%
Operating Expenses	$221.2M	$172.0M	$166.7M
YoY Change	0.78%	127.82%	-12.78%
Operating Profit	$56.64M	$10.94M	$27.65M
YoY Change	30.62%	51.93%	99.96%
Interest Expense	$14.12M	-$3.300M	$4.320M
YoY Change	-18.69%	26.92%	34.92%
% of Operating Profit	24.94%	-30.17%	15.63%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$11.84M	-$3.062M	-$3.237M
YoY Change	-30.61%	-3162.0%	18.05%
Pretax Income	$44.80M	$7.877M	$24.41M
YoY Change	70.36%	15.84%	120.22%
Income Tax	$20.83M	$4.494M	$11.19M
% Of Pretax Income	46.5%	57.05%	45.86%
Net Earnings	$53.17M	$3.383M	$13.22M
YoY Change	142.8%	2.52%	118.01%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.14%	1.85%	6.8%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.15	$0.27	$0.74
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.13	$0.27	$0.73
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	15.53M shares	15.41M shares	15.40M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	15.62M shares		15.49M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$136.6M	$48.70M	$52.10M
YoY Change	180.49%	30.56%	-15.7%
Cash & Equivalents	$136.6M	$48.74M	$52.11M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$394.7M	$31.60M	$27.80M
YoY Change	1149.05%	3.61%	67.47%
Inventory	$8.000M	$20.80M	$15.90M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$38.90M	$71.16M	$79.70M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$11.50M	$9.600M
Total Short-Term Assets	$578.3M	$183.9M	$185.2M
YoY Change	214.46%	19.19%	15.51%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$238.3M	$483.2M	$471.2M
YoY Change	-50.68%	4.16%	6.8%
Goodwill		$45.08M
YoY Change		1.53%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$6.700M	$19.76M	$18.30M
YoY Change	-66.16%	16.2%	-20.09%
Total Long-Term Assets	$332.6M	$689.8M	$681.2M
YoY Change	-51.78%	3.17%	4.34%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$578.3M	$183.9M	$185.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$332.6M	$689.8M	$681.2M
Total Assets	$910.9M	$873.7M	$866.4M
YoY Change	4.26%	6.17%	6.54%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$29.80M	$57.30M	$56.50M
YoY Change	-47.99%	4.75%	33.89%
Accrued Expenses	$26.70M	$7.700M	$18.50M
YoY Change	246.75%	-18.09%	277.55%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$15.70M	$25.07M	$20.60M
YoY Change	-37.45%	105.58%	68.85%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$170.3M	$145.8M	$147.9M
YoY Change	16.8%	5.41%	-2.01%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$250.9M	$257.1M	$274.1M
YoY Change	-2.41%	-5.48%	9.29%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$11.50M	$29.37M	$30.50M
YoY Change	-60.88%	-3.08%	-10.29%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$262.4M	$286.5M	$304.6M
YoY Change	-8.41%	-5.24%	6.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$170.3M	$145.8M	$147.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$262.4M	$286.5M	$304.6M
Total Liabilities	$576.7M	$521.2M	$512.2M
YoY Change	-0.48%	5.53%	-3.68%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$190.3M
YoY Change		4.35%
Common Stock		$118.8M
YoY Change		4.97%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$4.942M
YoY Change		4.61%
Treasury Stock Shares		504.6K shares	502.5K shares
Shareholders Equity	$334.1M	$294.3M	$294.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$910.9M	$873.7M	$866.4M
YoY Change	4.26%	6.17%	6.54%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$53.17M	$3.383M	$13.22M
YoY Change	142.8%	2.52%	118.01%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$50.59M	$27.30M	$26.71M
YoY Change	-1.29%	13.28%	11.42%
Cash From Operating Activities	$187.5M	$47.90M	$41.70M
YoY Change	41.38%	1816.0%	5.3%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$42.15M	-$35.50M	-$20.50M
YoY Change	1.99%	-19.32%	-48.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$15.20M	$0.00	$1.200M
YoY Change	162.07%		-152.17%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$62.26M	-$35.50M	-$19.20M
YoY Change	-34.91%	-19.5%	-54.18%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$344.0K
YoY Change	57.8%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$260.8M
YoY Change	1838.98%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$37.30M	-15.70M	-17.20M
YoY Change	45.99%	-191.81%	-368.75%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$187.5M	47.90M	41.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$62.26M	-35.50M	-19.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$37.30M	-15.70M	-17.20M
Net Change In Cash	$87.91M	-3.300M	5.300M
YoY Change	670.82%	-86.53%	29.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$187.5M	$47.90M	$41.70M
Capital Expenditures	$42.15M	-$35.50M	-$20.50M
Free Cash Flow	$145.3M	$83.40M	$62.20M
YoY Change	59.21%	79.35%	-21.46%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        The Company provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Through its operating subsidiaries, the Company offers the following principal services:</font></p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Wireless.</i></b></font><font size="2">  In the United States, the Company offers wireless voice and data services to retail customers under the "Alltel" name in rural markets located principally in the Southeast and Midwest. Additionally, the Company offers wholesale wireless voice and data roaming services to national, regional, local and selected international wireless carriers in rural markets located principally in the Southwest and Midwest. The Company also offers wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Guyana under the "Cellink" name, in Bermuda under the "CellOne" name and in other smaller markets in the Caribbean and the United States.</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Wireline.</i></b></font><font size="2">  The Company's local telephone and data services include its operations in Guyana and the mainland United States. The Company is the exclusive licensed provider of domestic wireline local and long distance telephone services in Guyana and international voice and data communications into and out of Guyana. The Company also offers facilities-based integrated voice and data communications services to enterprise and residential customers in New England, primarily in Vermont, and wholesale transport services in New York State.</font></dd></dl></li></ul> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        In the second quarter of 2011, the Company completed the merger of its Bermuda operations with M3 Wireless, Ltd., a leading retail wireless provider in Bermuda. For more information on the merger in Bermuda, see Note 4. The Company actively evaluates additional investment and acquisition opportunities in the United States and the Caribbean that meet the Company's return-on-investment and other acquisition criteria.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        The following chart summarizes the operating activities of the Company's principal subsidiaries, the segments in which the Company reports its revenue and the markets it served as of December 31, 2012:</font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 54%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"150%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="150%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="136"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="167"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="147"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; 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Management fees from consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation. For information about the Company's business segments and geographical information about its revenue, operating income and long-lived assets, see Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.</font></p></div>
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