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tw telecom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

Companies mentioned in this article: tw telecom

LITTLETON, Colo., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- tw telecom inc. (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions to enterprises across the U.S. and to global locations, today announced its fourth quarter 2011 financial results, including $351.5 million of revenue, $128.1 million of Modified EBITDA(1) ("M-EBITDA"), $25.6 million of levered free cash flow(3) and net income of $16.4 million. For the year, the Company reported $1.367 billion in revenue, $497.7 million of M-EBITDA, $91.3 million of levered free cash flow and net income of $57.9 million.

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"We delivered another strong annual performance, as we significantly expanded our revenue growth rate, maintained an impressive Modified EBITDA margin and produced continued strong cash flow," said Larissa Herda, tw telecom's Chairman, CEO and President. "At the same time we strategically invested in the business to advance our network capabilities, deliver new product features and reach more customer locations. For 2012, we expect to continue to innovate and take market share as we focus on delivering better, faster and easier network solutions for our customers' dynamic network needs. This includes further advancing our new Intelligent Network capabilities and enabling customers' changing consumption models that drive data center and cloud demand."

Highlights for the Year - 2011 compared to 2010

    --  Grew total revenue 7.4% year over year compared to 5.1% for 2010
    --  Grew enterprise revenue 9.4% year over year compared to 6.3% for 2010
    --  Grew data and Internet revenue 18.2% year over year compared to 15.8%
        for 2010, driven primarily by a 28% increase in strategic Ethernet and
        VPN-based product revenue
    --  Grew M-EBITDA by 7.4% to $497.7 million representing a 36.4% M-EBITDA
        margin(1)
    --  Delivered $91.3 million of levered free cash flow, representing 6.7% of
        revenue
    --  Completed a $50 million share repurchase plan announced in February 2011
        and commenced a new $300 million plan announced in November 2011
    --  Grew cash, equivalents and short term investments to $484.9 million,
        while returning $58.6 million to shareholders in the form of share
        repurchases

Business Trends

"In 2011, we excelled financially, operationally and strategically through a balanced approach to the business that yielded a strong and consistent performance highlighted by our 29th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, ongoing strong margins and continued strong cash flow," said Mark Peters, tw telecom's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "In 2011, we were able to invest in our operations and also return value to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases. Our plans for 2012 will be similar to 2011, and include our goals to continue to further expand our revenue growth rate, deliver strong margins and grow cash flow, with a balanced approach and disciplined capital plan."

Operational Metrics

Revenue churn(4) was 0.8% for the current quarter, reflecting the lowest churn in over 10 years, down from 1% for both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Full year 2011 revenue churn improved to 0.9% from 1.0% in 2010. As a component of revenue churn, revenue lost from customers fully disconnecting service was 0.2% for both the current quarter and the same quarter last year, down from 0.3% for the prior quarter, indicative of a loyal customer base, strong customer experience strategy and competitive product portfolio.

The Company had approximately 27,500 customers as of December 31, 2011. Customer churn(4) was 1.0% for both the current quarter and prior quarter and 1.1% for the same quarter last year. The Company ended the fourth quarter with approximately 27,000 fiber route miles (of which approximately 21,000 were metro miles).

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures of $86.6 million for the quarter were nearly flat compared to $86.0 million for the prior quarter and increased from $78.1 million for the same period last year. The increase over the same quarter last year primarily reflects greater strategic product and technology investments, as well as increased success-based investments primarily for managed services. For the year, capital expenditures were $342.7 million compared to $321.8 million for 2010, primarily reflecting increases in success-based capital.

The Company expects capital investments for 2012 to be approximately $345 to $355 million with the majority tied to new sales opportunities.

Other Trends

The Company continues to expect business fluctuations to impact sequential trends in revenue, margins and cash flow. This includes the timing, as well as any seasonal nature of sales and installations(5), usage, rate changes, taxes and fees, disputes, repricing for contract renewals and fluctuations in revenue churn, expenses and capital expenditures.

The Company expects the first quarter of 2012 may be affected by historical trends, including seasonal revenue fluctuations and cost increases. The Company anticipates approximately a $3 million sequential cost increase in the first quarter of 2012 due to the annual resetting of payroll taxes.

The Company recorded a higher effective tax rate in 2011 than in 2010 as the prior year included a reversal of a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets. The Company expects an effective tax rate in 2012 similar to 2011. Due to its approximate $1 billion federal net operating loss carry forward, as well as bonus depreciation, the Company expects that cash taxes in 2012 will be similar to 2011.

Intercarrier compensation revenue represented 2% of total revenue in 2011. Due to a recent FCC order, the Company expects about half of this revenue will be eliminated over a six-year period ending July 2018 with approximately $2 million of this reduction occurring in the last half of 2012.

Year over Year Results - Fourth Quarter 2011 compared to Fourth Quarter 2010

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $351.5 million compared to $324.8 million for the fourth quarter last year, representing a year over year increase of $26.7 million, or 8.2%. Revenue grew primarily due to ongoing strong enterprise revenue growth. Key changes in revenue included:

    --  $27.6 million increase in revenue from enterprise customers, or 11.2%
        year over year, driven primarily by data and Internet services
    --  $0.2 million decrease in revenue from carriers, primarily due to churn
        and repricing for contract renewals offset by Ethernet services provided
        to wireline and wireless carriers to serve their end users
    --  $0.7 million decrease in intercarrier compensation primarily due to
        fluctuations in disputes and rate reductions

By product line, the percentage change in revenue year over year was as follows:

    --  18.3% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an
        increase in strategic Ethernet and IP-based products.  Data and Internet
        revenue represents 49% of total revenue for the quarter compared to 45%
        a year ago
    --  4.5% decrease in network services, primarily reflecting churn and
        repricing for contract renewals largely in transport services, which
        outpaced growth in high capacity and colocation services
    --  6.0% increase in voice services primarily reflecting sales of converged
        and other voice solutions as well as an increase in both the volume and
        rate of certain taxes and fees, partially offset by churn

M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA grew to $128.1 million for the quarter, an increase of 7.3%, from the same period last year, primarily reflecting the contribution from revenue growth, partially offset by an increase in employee costs. M-EBITDA margin for the quarter was 36.4% as compared to 36.7% for the same period last year.

Operating costs for the quarter grew year over year, primarily due to increased network access costs, certain taxes and fees and employee costs. Operating costs as a percent of revenue were 41.6% for the quarter and 41.4% for the same period last year. Modified gross margin(6) as a percentage of revenue was 58.5% in the current quarter compared to 58.9% in the same period last year largely driven by increased network access costs and an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes and fees. These increased costs were primarily to support higher revenue growth particularly for new product offerings.

The Company utilizes a fully burdened modified gross margin, including network costs, and personnel costs for customer care, provisioning, network maintenance, technical field and network operations, excluding non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, net of costs capitalized for labor and overhead on capital projects.

Selling, general and administrative costs ("SG&A") increased year over year primarily reflecting an increase in employee costs, largely from sales and sales support personnel, and an increase in bad debt expense. SG&A costs as a percent of revenue improved to 23.9% for the quarter from 24.0% for the same period last year.

Net Income

The Company reported growth of 40.3% in pre-tax income to $26.9 million in the current quarter from $19.2 million in the same period last year. This increase was primarily driven by M-EBITDA growth somewhat offset by higher interest expense.

Net income was $16.4 million for the quarter, compared to $17.5 million for the same period last year. Net income was impacted primarily by an increase in income tax expense associated with a higher effective tax rate, largely offset by M-EBITDA growth.

Sequential Results - Fourth Quarter 2011 compared to Third Quarter 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the quarter was $351.5 million, as compared to $344.5 million for the third quarter of 2011, an increase of $7.0 million, or 2.0%, representing the 29th consecutive quarter of sequential growth. Revenue grew primarily due to enterprise revenue. Key changes in revenue included:

    --  $6.8 million increase in enterprise revenue, representing 2.5%
        sequential growth driven primarily by data and Internet services
    --  $0.3 million increase in revenue from carrier customers, primarily
        reflecting growth in Ethernet services provided to wireline and wireless
        carriers to serve their end users, offset by churn and repricing for
        contract renewals largely in network services

By product line, the percentage change in revenue sequentially was as follows:

    --  4.2% increase for data and Internet services, primarily driven by an
        increase in strategic Ethernet and IP-based product sales
    --  1.7% decrease in network services, primarily reflecting churn, repricing
        for contract renewals largely in transport services and a decrease in
        taxes and fees, which outpaced growth in high capacity and colocation
        services
    --  1.8% increase in voice services, primarily reflecting sales of converged
        solutions and an increase in both the volume and rate of certain taxes
        and fees, partially offset by churn

M-EBITDA and Margins

M-EBITDA was $128.1 million for the quarter, an increase of 2.4% from the prior quarter, primarily reflecting contribution from revenue growth. M-EBITDA margin was 36.4% for the quarter compared to 36.3% for the prior quarter.

Operating costs increased primarily due to higher network access costs and fluctuations in disputes, partially offset by seasonally lower utility costs and a reduction in contract labor. Operating costs were 41.6% of revenue for the quarter and 41.9% for the prior quarter. Modified gross margin for the quarter as a percentage of revenue was 58.5% compared to 58.3% in the prior quarter.

SG&A costs increased primarily reflecting an increase in employee-related costs. SG&A was 23.9% of revenue for the quarter and 23.8% for the prior quarter.

Net Income

The Company reported net income of $16.4 million for the quarter, compared to $14.6 million in the prior quarter, a 12.3% sequential increase that primarily reflected M-EBITDA growth, partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense.

tw telecom plans to conduct a webcast conference call to discuss its earnings results on February 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST). To access the webcast and the financial and other information to be discussed in the webcast, visit www.twtelecom.com under "Investors."

(1) The Company uses a modified definition of EBITDA to eliminate certain non-cash and non-operating income or charges to earnings to enhance the comparability of its financial performance from period to period. Modified EBITDA (or "M-EBITDA") is defined as net income or loss before depreciation, amortization, accretion, impairment charges and other income and losses, interest expense, debt extinguishment costs, interest income, income tax expense or benefit, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. The Company defines Modified EBITDA margin as M-EBITDA divided by total revenue.

(2) The Company defines unlevered free cash flow as Modified EBITDA less capital expenditures. Unlevered free cash flow is reconciled to Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website.

(3) The Company defines levered free cash flow as Modified EBITDA less capital expenditures and net interest expense from operations (but excludes debt extinguishment costs, non-cash interest expense and deferred debt costs). Levered free cash flow is reconciled to Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website.

(4) The Company defines revenue churn as the average lost recurring monthly billing for the period from a customer's partial or complete disconnection of services (excluding repricing impacts and usage) compared to reported revenue for the period. Customer churn is defined as the average monthly customer turnover for the period compared to the average monthly customer count for the period.

(5) Installations reflect services from signed customer sales that are installed and recognized as revenue from the date of installation.

(6) The Company defines modified gross margin as total revenue less operating costs excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense.

Financial Measures

The Company provides financial measures using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as well as adjustments to GAAP measures to describe its business trends, including Modified EBITDA. Management believes that its definition of Modified EBITDA (see above) is a standard measure of operating performance and liquidity that is commonly reported and widely used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the telecommunications industry because it eliminates many differences in financial, capitalization, and tax structures, as well as non-cash and non-operating income or charges to earnings. Modified EBITDA is not intended to replace operating income (loss), net income (loss), cash flow, and other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. Management uses Modified EBITDA internally to assess on-going operations and it is the basis for various financial covenants contained in the Company's debt agreements and for operating performance and liquidity. Modified EBITDA is reconciled to Net Income (Loss), the most comparable GAAP measure for operating performance within the Consolidated Operations Highlights and in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website. Modified EBITDA, as a measure of liquidity, is also reconciled to Net Cash provided by operating activities on the Company's website.

In addition, management uses unlevered and levered free cash flow, which measure the ability of M-EBITDA to cover capital expenditures. The Company uses these cash flow definitions to eliminate certain non-cash costs. Levered and unlevered free cash flow are reconciled to Net Cash provided by operating activities and also to Modified EBITDA in the supplemental information posted on the Company's website. The Company also provides an adjustment to the measure gross margin by eliminating the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Management uses modified gross margin internally to assess on-going operations. Modified gross margin is reconciled to gross margin in the financial tables.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release and related conference call concerning the outlook for 2012 and beyond, including statements regarding product and platform plans, growth prospects, market opportunities, sales momentum, operational improvements, customer opportunities, network capabilities, sales and installations timing, demand, revenue growth, margins, the impact of regulatory changes, expected cost increases, churn, business trends and fluctuations, seasonality, taxes and expected capital expenditures are forward-looking statements that reflect management's views with respect to future events and financial performance. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements include the risks disclosed in the Company's SEC filings, especially the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and in its subsequent quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q/A and 10-Q. tw telecom undertakes no obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About tw telecom

tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in converged services, Ethernet and data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and network security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. including their global locations. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality service, and improved business productivity. For more information please visit www.twtelecom.com.



    tw
     telecom
     inc.
    Consolidated Operations Highlights
    (Dollars in thousands)
     Unaudited
     (1)


                                                                     Three Months Ended            Twelve Months Ended
                                                                        December 31,                   December 31,
                                                                      ------------                   ------------
                                                                  2011       2010   Growth %      2011        2010   Growth %
                                                                  ----       ----   --------       ----        ----   --------

    Revenue
      Data and Internet services                              $171,657   $145,107       18.3%  $646,682    $547,218       18.2%
      Network services                                          85,422     89,470       -4.5%   350,709     359,169       -2.4%
      Voice services                                            86,775     81,891        6.0%   338,655     332,870        1.7%
                                                                ------     ------        ---    -------     -------        ---
        Service Revenue                                        343,854    316,468        8.7% 1,336,046   1,239,257        7.8%
      Intercarrier compensation                                  7,653      8,349       -8.3%    30,845      33,914       -9.0%
                                                                 -----      -----       ----     ------      ------       ----
          Total Revenue                                        351,507    324,817        8.2% 1,366,891   1,273,171        7.4%
                                                               -------    -------        ---  ---------   ---------        ---

    Expenses
      Operating costs                                          146,320    134,554               571,461     528,965
                                                               -------    -------               -------     -------
          Gross Margin                                         205,187    190,263               795,430     744,206
      Selling, general and administrative
       costs                                                    83,854     78,106               325,538     308,470
      Depreciation, amortization, and
       accretion                                                72,572     72,534               283,329     289,564
                                                                ------     ------               -------     -------
          Operating Income                                      48,761     39,623               186,563     146,172
      Interest expense                                         (15,944)   (15,057)              (64,246)    (59,535)
      Debt extinguishment costs                                      -          -                     -     (17,070)
      Non-cash interest expense and
       deferred debt costs                                      (6,027)    (5,571)              (23,472)    (21,417)
      Interest income                                              102        170                   545         608
      Other
       income                                                        -          -                     -         825
                                                                   ---        ---                   ---         ---
          Income before income taxes                            26,892     19,165                99,390      49,583
      Income tax expense (benefit) (2)                          10,500      1,671                41,479    (291,295)
                                                                ------      -----                ------    --------
          Net Income                                           $16,392    $17,494               $57,911    $340,878
                                                               =======    =======               =======    ========




    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN
     AND MODIFIED EBITDA
    -----------------------------------------------------------

      Gross Margin                                            $205,187   $190,263              $795,430    $744,206
      Add back non-cash stock-based
       compensation expense                                        590        929                 2,327       3,261
                                                                   ---        ---                 -----       -----
          Modified Gross Margin                                205,777    191,192        7.6%   797,757     747,467        6.7%
                                                                                        ====                              ====

      Selling, general and administrative
       costs                                                    83,854     78,106               325,538     308,470
      Add back non-cash stock-based
       compensation expense                                      6,133      6,270                25,490      24,571
                                                                 -----      -----                ------      ------
          Modified EBITDA                                      128,056    119,356        7.3%   497,709     463,568        7.4%
                                                                                        ====                              ====

      Non-cash stock-based compensation
       expense                                                   6,723      7,199                27,817      27,832
      Depreciation, amortization, and
       accretion                                                72,572     72,534               283,329     289,564
      Net interest expense                                      15,842     14,887                63,701      58,927
      Debt extinguishment costs                                      -          -                     -      17,070
      Non-cash interest expense and
       deferred debt costs                                       6,027      5,571                23,472      21,417
      Other
       income                                                        -          -                     -        (825)
      Income tax expense (benefit) (2)                          10,500      1,671                41,479    (291,295)
                                                                ------      -----                ------    --------
          Net Income                                           $16,392    $17,494               $57,911    $340,878
                                                               =======    =======               =======    ========

    Modified Gross Margin %                                    58.5%      58.9%                 58.4%       58.7%
                                                                  ====       ====                  ====        ====

    Modified EBITDA Margin %                                   36.4%      36.7%                 36.4%       36.4%
                                                                  ====       ====                  ====        ====



    Free
     Cash
     Flow:
      Modified EBITDA                                         $128,056   $119,356        7.3%  $497,709    $463,568        7.4%
      Less: Capital Expenditures                                86,637     78,118       10.9%   342,731     321,844        6.5%
                                                                ------     ------       ----    -------     -------        ---
      Unlevered Free Cash Flow                                  41,419     41,238        0.4%   154,978     141,724        9.4%
      Less: Net interest expense                                15,842     14,887        6.4%    63,701      58,927        8.1%
                                                                ------     ------        ---     ------      ------        ---
      Levered Free Cash Flow                                   $25,577    $26,351       -2.9%   $91,277     $82,797       10.2%
                                                               =======    =======       ====    =======     =======       ====




    (1) For complete financials and related footnotes, please
     refer to the Company's SEC filings.
    (2) Includes a non-cash income tax benefit of $299.0
     million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010.



    tw
     telecom
     inc.
    Consolidated Operations Highlights
    (Dollars in thousands)
     Unaudited
     (1)


                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                        ------------------
                                                                             Sept.
                                                                                                 Dec. 31 30
                                                                     2011       2011   Growth %
                                                                     ----       ----   --------

    Revenue
      Data and Internet services                                 $171,657   $164,670        4.2%
      Network services                                             85,422     86,878       -1.7%
      Voice services                                               86,775     85,220        1.8%
                                                                   ------     ------        ---
        Service Revenue                                           343,854    336,768        2.1%
      Intercarrier compensation                                     7,653      7,688       -0.5%
                                                                    -----      -----       ----
          Total Revenue                                           351,507    344,456        2.0%
                                                                  -------    -------        ---

    Expenses
      Operating costs                                             146,320    144,161
                                                                  -------    -------
          Gross Margin                                            205,187    200,295
      Selling, general and administrative
       costs                                                       83,854     82,085
      Depreciation, amortization, and
       accretion                                                   72,572     70,940
                                                                   ------     ------
          Operating Income                                         48,761     47,270
      Interest expense                                            (15,944)   (16,012)
      Non-cash interest expense and deferred
       debt costs                                                  (6,027)    (5,918)
      Interest income                                                 102        126
                                                                      ---        ---
          Income before income taxes                               26,892     25,466
      Income tax expense                                           10,500     10,873
                                                                   ------     ------
          Net Income                                              $16,392    $14,593
                                                                  =======    =======



    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO RECONCILE MODIFIED GROSS MARGIN AND
     MODIFIED EBITDA
    ---------------------------------------------------------------

      Gross Margin                                               $205,187   $200,295
      Add back non-cash stock-based
       compensation expense                                           590        565
                                                                      ---        ---
          Modified Gross Margin                                   205,777    200,860        2.4%
                                                                                           ====

      Selling, general and administrative
       costs                                                       83,854     82,085
      Add back non-cash stock-based
       compensation expense                                         6,133      6,248
                                                                    -----      -----
          Modified EBITDA                                         128,056    125,023        2.4%
                                                                                           ====

      Non-cash stock-based compensation
       expense                                                      6,723      6,813
      Depreciation, amortization, and
       accretion                                                   72,572     70,940
      Net Interest expense                                         15,842     15,886
      Non-cash interest expense and deferred
       debt costs                                                   6,027      5,918
      Income tax expense                                           10,500     10,873
                                                                   ------     ------
          Net Income                                              $16,392    $14,593
                                                                  =======    =======

    Modified Gross Margin %                                       58.5%      58.3%
                                                                     ====       ====

    Modified EBITDA Margin %                                      36.4%      36.3%
                                                                     ====       ====



    Free
     Cash
     Flow
      Modified EBITDA                                            $128,056   $125,023        2.4%
      Less: Capital Expenditures                                   86,637     85,957        0.8%
                                                                   ------     ------        ---
      Unlevered Free Cash Flow                                     41,419     39,066        6.0%
      Less: Net interest expense                                   15,842     15,886       -0.3%
                                                                   ------     ------       ----
      Levered Free Cash Flow                                      $25,577    $23,180       10.3%
                                                                  =======    =======       ====




    (1) For complete financials and related footnotes,
     please refer to the Company's SEC filings.



    tw
     telecom
     inc.
    Highlights of
     Results Per
     Share
    Unaudited
     (1) (2)


                                                                                              Twelve Months
                                                                  Three Months Ended                                 Ended
                                                                  ------------------         --------------
                                                             Dec.          Sept.      Dec.     Dec.          Dec.
                                                               31            30         31       31            31
                                                               2011          2011       2010     2011          2010

    Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
     (thousands)

      Basic                                                 146,416       147,084    148,267  147,247       149,156
                                                            =======       =======    =======  =======       =======

      Diluted
       (2)                                                  148,125       148,999    150,490  149,349       171,456
                                                            =======       =======    =======  =======       =======

    Basic Income per Common Share
      Prior to impacts of debt
       extinguishment
          and recognition of the value of
           tax assets                                         $0.11         $0.10      $0.12    $0.39         $0.39
      Debt
       extinguishment
       costs                                                      -             -          -        -        ($0.11)
      Recognition of the value of tax
       assets                                                     -             -          -        -         $1.98
                                                                ---           ---        ---      ---         -----
        Total                                                 $0.11         $0.10      $0.12    $0.39         $2.26
                                                              =====         =====      =====    =====         =====

    Diluted Income per Common Share                           $0.11         $0.10      $0.11    $0.38         $2.12
                                                              =====         =====      =====    =====         =====



                                                                         As of
                                                                         -----
                                                             Dec.          Sept.      Dec.
                                                               31            30         31
                                                               2011          2011       2010
                                                               ----          ----       ----
    Common shares
     (thousands)

      Actual Shares
       Outstanding                                          149,044       149,332    149,246
                                                            =======       =======    =======

    Unvested
     Restricted Stock
     Units
      and Restricted Stock Awards
       (thousands)                                            4,182         4,300      3,162
                                                              =====         =====      =====

    Options
     (thousands)

      Options
       Outstanding                                            6,674         6,824      9,154
                                                              =====         =====      =====

      Options
       Exercisable                                            4,974         4,950      6,051
                                                              =====         =====      =====

      Options Exercisable and In-the-
       Money                                                  3,114         1,533      2,417
                                                              =====         =====      =====



    (1) For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the
     Company's SEC filings.
    (2) Stock options, restricted stock units/awards and convertible debt
     subject to conversion, are excluded from the computation of
      diluted weighted average shares outstanding if inclusion would be anti-
       dilutive. See the Company's SEC filings for more details.



    tw
     telecom
     inc.
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
    (Dollars in
     thousands)
     Unaudited
     (1)

                                                                        Dec. 31      Sept. 30     Dec. 31
                                                                              2011         2011         2010
                                                                            ----         ----         ----

                                                   ASSETS

      Cash, equivalents, and short term investments                     $484,919     $469,093     $475,594

      Receivables                                                        104,374       99,914       89,496
        Less: allowance                                                   (8,192)      (7,660)      (7,898)
                                                                          ------       ------       ------
          Net receivables                                                 96,182       92,254       81,598

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets                           17,340       22,842       16,935
      Deferred income
       taxes                                                              65,008       40,428       40,428
                                                                          ------       ------       ------
          Total other current assets                                      82,348       63,270       57,363

      Property, plant and equipment                                    4,026,134    3,958,489    3,732,050
        Less:  accumulated depreciation                               (2,598,922)  (2,541,885)  (2,375,438)
                                                                      ----------   ----------   ----------
          Net property, plant and equipment                            1,427,212    1,416,604    1,356,612

      Deferred income
       taxes                                                             162,535      194,081      224,795
      Goodwill                                                           412,694      412,694      412,694
      Intangible assets, net of accumulated
       amortization                                                       17,742       19,417       24,444
      Other assets, net of accumulated amortization                       24,594       25,290       17,854
                                                                          ------       ------       ------
          Total other non-current assets                                 617,565      651,482      679,787

                            Total                                     $2,708,226   $2,692,703   $2,650,954



                                        LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
                                                             EQUITY

      Current
       Liabilities
        Accounts
         payable                                                         $52,739      $66,356      $53,436
        Deferred
         revenue                                                          42,253       41,724       37,888
        Accrued taxes, franchise and other fees                           66,880       68,708       68,663
        Accrued
         interest                                                         13,934        7,459       15,208
        Accrued payroll and benefits                                      44,284       39,738       41,772
        Accrued carrier
         costs                                                            32,760       28,816       35,049
        Current portion of debt and lease obligations                      7,733        7,742        7,202
        Other current
         liabilities                                                      31,361       37,404       42,570
                                                                          ------       ------       ------
          Total current liabilities                                      291,944      297,947      301,788

      Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
        2 3/8% convertible senior debentures, due
         4/1/2026                                                        373,744      373,744      373,744
        Unamortized
         Discount                                                        (27,057)     (32,133)     (46,732)
                                                                         -------      -------      -------
          Net                                                            346,687      341,611      327,012
        Floating rate senior secured debt -Term Loan B,
         due 1/7/2013                                                    102,055      102,324      103,130
        Floating rate senior secured debt -Term Loan B,
         due 12/30/2016                                                  467,946      469,176      472,870
        8% senior unsecured notes, due 3/1/2018 (2)                      427,614      427,518      427,227
        Capital lease obligations                                         16,251       16,594       15,260
          Less: current portion                                           (7,733)      (7,742)      (7,202)
                                                                          ------       ------       ------
          Total long-term debt and capital lease
           obligations                                                 1,352,820    1,349,481    1,338,297

      Long-Term Deferred Revenue                                          22,296       22,330       14,864
      Other Long-Term Liabilities                                         35,445       33,636       29,364

      Stockholders'
       Equity                                                          1,005,721      989,309      966,641
                                                                       ---------      -------      -------

                            Total                                     $2,708,226   $2,692,703   $2,650,954




    (1) For complete financials and related
     footnotes, please refer to the Company's SEC
     filings.
    (2) Net of unamortized discount



    tw telecom inc.
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of
     Cash Flows
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Unaudited (1)


                                                                                               Twelve Months
                                                                            Three Months Ended                                      Ended
                                                               ------------------             --------------
                                                               Sept.
                                                                    Dec. 31           30          Dec. 31           Dec. 31 Dec. 31
                                                      2011      2011           2010              2011            2010
                                                      ----      ----           ----              ----            ----


    Cash flows from operating activities:
      Net Income                                   $16,392   $14,593        $17,494           $57,911        $340,878
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to
       net cash
        provided by operating activities:
          Depreciation, amortization, and
           accretion                                72,572    70,940         72,534           283,329         289,564
          Deferred income taxes                      5,973    10,426          1,565            35,756        (293,529)
          Stock-based compensation                   6,723     6,813          7,200            27,817          27,832
          Extinguishment costs, amortization of
           discount on debt
            and deferred debt costs and other        6,014     5,887          5,528            23,388          37,649
      Changes in operating assets and
       liabilities:
        Receivables, prepaid expenses and other
         assets                                      2,379   (18,769)         3,205           (22,211)         (5,264)
        Accounts payable, deferred revenue, and
         other liabilities                           1,752   (13,965)       (17,346)           (2,402)        (11,378)
                                                     -----   -------        -------            ------         -------

          Net cash provided by operating
           activities                              111,805    75,925         90,180           403,588         385,752
                                                   -------    ------         ------           -------         -------

    Cash flows from investing activities:
      Capital expenditures                         (86,637)  (84,491)       (78,118)         (340,731)       (321,844)
      Purchase of
       investments                                 (28,327)  (97,572)       (78,714)         (223,638)       (246,575)
      Proceeds from sale of investments             25,615    97,562         61,337           208,340         154,786
      Other investing activities, net                 (646)    3,886          2,098             3,230          (4,416)
                                                      ----     -----          -----             -----          ------
          Net cash used in investing activities    (89,995)  (80,615)       (93,397)         (352,799)       (418,049)
                                                   -------   -------        -------          --------        --------

    Cash flows from financing activities:
      Net proceeds (tax withholdings) from
       issuance of common
        stock upon exercise of stock options
         and vesting of
        restricted stock awards and units              922     1,525         (1,153)            9,966           1,045
      Purchases of treasury stock                   (8,562)  (34,612)       (38,206)          (58,562)        (49,911)
      Excess tax benefits from stock-based
       compensation                                  1,385         -              -             1,385               -
      Net (costs) proceeds from issuance of
       debt                                              -         -         (4,356)                -         413,069
      Retirement of debt obligations                     -         -              -                 -        (413,683)
      Payment of debt and capital lease
       obligations                                  (1,902)   (1,713)        (1,662)           (7,106)         (7,208)
                                                    ------    ------         ------            ------          ------

          Net cash used in financing activities     (8,157)  (34,800)       (45,377)          (54,317)        (56,688)
                                                    ------   -------        -------           -------         -------

          Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
           equivalents                              13,653   (39,490)       (48,594)           (3,528)        (88,985)
          Cash and cash equivalents at the
           beginning of the period                 339,741   379,231        405,516           356,922         445,907
                                                   -------   -------        -------           -------         -------
          Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
           the period                             $353,394  $339,741       $356,922          $353,394        $356,922
                                                  ========  ========       ========          ========        ========

    Supplemental disclosures cash,
     equivalents
        and short term investments
          Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
           the period                             $353,394  $339,741       $356,922          $353,394        $356,922
          Short term investments                   131,525   129,352        118,672           131,525         118,672
                                                   -------   -------        -------           -------         -------
            Total of cash, equivalents and short
             term investments                     $484,919  $469,093       $475,594          $484,919        $475,594
                                                  ========  ========       ========          ========        ========

    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow
     information:
      Cash paid for interest                        $9,970   $23,079         $7,771           $67,566         $63,169
                                                    ======   =======         ======           =======         =======
      Cash paid for debt extinguishment costs            -         -              -                 -         $13,677
                                                       ===       ===            ===               ===         =======
      Cash paid for income taxes, net of
       refunds                                        $218      $575           $701            $3,231          $4,653
                                                      ====      ====           ====            ======          ======
      Addition of capital lease obligation               -    $1,466              -            $2,000               -
                                                       ===    ======            ===            ======             ===

    Supplemental information to reconcile
     capital expenditures:
      Capital expenditures per cash flow
       statement                                   $86,637   $84,491        $78,118          $340,731        $321,844
      Addition of capital lease obligation               -     1,466              -             2,000               -
      Total capital expenditures                   $86,637   $85,957        $78,118          $342,731        $321,844
                                                   =======   =======        =======          ========        ========



    (1) For complete financials and related
     footnotes, please refer to the Company's SEC
     filings.



    tw telecom inc.
    Selected Operating Statistics
    Unaudited (1)





                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                       ------------------
                                                                           2010                                    2011
                                                                           ----                                    ----
                                                  Mar.    Jun.    Sept.   Dec.            Mar.    Jun.    Sept.   Dec.
                                                    31      30      30      31              31      30      30      31
                                                 -----   -----   ------  -----           -----   -----   ------  -----

    Operating Metrics:
    ------------------

                  Buildings (2)  11,909  12,276  12,693  13,230          13,742  14,311  14,872  15,438

                  Headcount
                  Total Headcount               2,887   2,901   2,932   2,975           2,985   3,071   3,065   3,051
                  Sales Associates                523     528     545     555             564     553     564     555

                  Customers
                                  Total
                                  Customers     27,685  27,460  27,382  27,281          27,234  27,322  27,376  27,509




    (1) For complete financials and related footnotes, please refer to the
     Company's SEC filings.
    (2) Reflects on-net buildings and ILEC Local Serving Offices (LSOs)
     directly served by the Company's fiber network.

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