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Business Context and Reporting Period

Company: Entravision Communications Corp.
Filing Type: Form 10-K (Annual Report)
Period Ended: December 31, 2010
Business Overview: Entravision is a diversified Spanish-language media company operating 53 primary television stations and 48 radio stations across the U.S. and border markets of Mexico. It is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and TeleFutura networks. Revenue is derived primarily from local and national advertising sales and retransmission consent agreements.

Key Financial Metrics

Note: The company reported a net loss despite positive operating income due to significant non-cash impairment charges and interest expenses.

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Revenue Growth: Net revenue increased 6% year-over-year, driven by a 7% increase in television revenue (due to political advertising, World Cup, and retransmission consent) and a 5% increase in radio revenue.
• Profitability Improvement: The company returned to operating profitability ($3.9 million) compared to an operating loss of $19.5 million in 2009. Net loss narrowed significantly from $50.1 million to $18.1 million.
• Impairment Charges: A non-cash impairment charge of $36.1 million was recorded in 2010 (down from $50.6 million in 2009), primarily related to goodwill and FCC licenses in the radio and television segments.
• Debt Restructuring: In July 2010, the company issued $400 million in 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 to repay its previous syndicated bank credit facility and terminate interest rate swap agreements.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

Management Commentary: Management anticipates net revenue will increase in 2011 due to continued growth in advertising and retransmission consent revenue. However, they expect a challenging advertising environment as customers face economic uncertainty and the company will not benefit from one-time events like the World Cup or political cycles that boosted 2010 results.

Key Risks and Contingencies:

• Substantial Indebtedness: Total indebtedness of $401 million limits flexibility. The company must comply with financial covenants (leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage) under its 2010 Credit Facility and Notes indenture.
• Asset Impairment: Significant goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets (FCC licenses) remain on the balance sheet. Future economic downturns or rating declines could trigger additional impairment charges.
• Univision Relationship: The company relies heavily on Univision for programming and national sales representation. Changes in this relationship or Univision's ratings could materially impact operations.
• Advertising Volatility: Revenue is sensitive to advertiser spending, which is subject to economic cycles and cancellations without penalty.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Covenant Compliance: Verify the company's current leverage ratio against the 6.50 to 1.00 threshold in the 2010 Credit Facility to ensure no acceleration of debt is triggered.
• Impairment Sensitivity: Review the assumptions used in the fair value testing of FCC licenses and goodwill, as small changes in discount rates or revenue projections could lead to future write-downs.
• Recurring Revenue Quality: Assess the sustainability of retransmission consent revenue growth, which contributed significantly to 2010 results.
• Cash Flow vs. Net Loss: Confirm that positive operating cash flow ($37.1 million) is sufficient to cover interest payments and working capital needs given the history of net losses.
• Univision Dependency: Monitor the status of network affiliation agreements and the impact of Univision's programming performance on Entravision's ratings.