Viacom Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Viacom Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

- Operating Income Increased 14% with Gains in Filmed Entertainment and Media Networks - Adjusted Net Earnings from Continuing Operations Grew 24% - Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.69 Rose 25% versus the Prior Year's Adjusted Results

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and VIA.B) today reported a 14% increase in operating income and a 24% rise in adjusted net earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, with growth in Filmed Entertainment and Media Networks.

2009 Results
Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, B/(W) September 30, B/(W)
(in millions, except 2009 vs. 2009 vs.
per share amounts) 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008

Revenues $3,317 3,408 (3%) $9,521 10,382 (8%)
Operating income 784 689 14% 1,812 2,048 (12%)
Adjusted operating
income(1) 784 689 14% 1,845 2,048 (10%)
Net earnings from
continuing operations
attributable to
Viacom 443 385 15% 897 1,061 (15%)
Adjusted net earnings
from continuing
operations
attributable to
Viacom(1) 421 339 24% 896 1,027 (13%)
Diluted EPS from
continuing
operations 0.73 0.62 18% 1.48 1.68 (12%)
Adjusted diluted
EPS(1) $0.69 0.55 25% $1.47 1.63 (10%)

(1)Adjusted measures referenced in this release are detailed in the
Supplemental Disclosures at the end of this release.

During the third quarter 2009, Viacom revenues decreased 3% to $3.32 billion, primarily reflecting lower home entertainment and advertising sales, which more than offset increases in affiliate sales and theatrical revenues. The gain in operating income in the quarter was driven primarily by an $88 million increase in the Filmed Entertainment segment. Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom were $421 million, up 24% over the third quarter 2008 results, with adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69, a 25% increase over the prior year's results.

Sumner M. Redstone, Executive Chairman of Viacom, said, "As we enter a period of economic recovery, Viacom is already beginning to reap the benefits of a highly focused and well executed strategy. With our strong brands and growing global footprint, we are well positioned to capitalize on future opportunities."

Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, said, "We continued to take a number of actions to strengthen our financial position, tighten our operations and improve execution across our businesses. The third quarter proved to be an opportune time to extend our long-term debt maturities at favorable rates, which allowed us to further strengthen our balance sheet. We continue to build on our leadership position in the cable networks business by strengthening our brands and working closely with our marketing partners to develop comprehensive, multiplatform solutions. A stronger programming slate drove ratings gains at several core networks and MTV delivered another record-setting Video Music Awards. And fans young and old have come together to celebrate The Beatles: Rock Band.

"At Paramount, the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen late in the second quarter coupled with the mid-summer release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra continued to draw audiences into theatres, driving the studio's theatrical revenues and positioning us well for fourth quarter DVD sales."

Revenues

Revenues Quarter Ended B/(W) Nine Months Ended B/(W)
September 30, 2009 vs. September 30, 2009 vs.
(in millions) 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008

Media Networks $2,124 $2,128 - $5,955 $6,281 (5%)
Filmed
Entertainment 1,224 1,309 (6%) 3,691 4,226 (13%)
Eliminations (31) (29) N/M (125) (125) N/M
Total revenues $3,317 $3,408 (3%) $9,521 $10,382 (8%)

N/M = Not Meaningful

Third Quarter 2009 revenues of $3.32 billion declined 3% from $3.41 billion in 2008. Media Networks revenues were essentially flat at $2.12 billion, with solid growth in affiliate sales offset by lower advertising and ancillary revenues. Worldwide affiliate revenues grew 10% in the quarter. Domestic advertising revenues were down 4%, which is a 2-percentage point sequential improvement over the second quarter 2009 results. Worldwide advertising revenues declined 5%. Strong sales of The Beatles: Rock Band video game were offset by lower home entertainment and consumer products revenues, resulting in a 3% decrease in worldwide ancillary revenues. Filmed Entertainment revenues were down 6% year-over-year to $1.22 billion as weakness in home entertainment sales more than offset growth in theatrical revenues. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra fueled a 16% increase in worldwide theatrical revenues. Worldwide home entertainment revenues decreased 21%, which primarily reflects a difficult comparison with the strong performance of the DVD release of Iron Man in the third quarter of 2008. Television license fees were down 8% in the quarter.

Operating Income

Operating Income Quarter Ended B/(W) Nine Months Ended B/(W)
(Loss) September 30, 2009 vs. September 30, 2009 vs.
(in millions) 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008

Media Networks $773 $761 2% $2,089 $2,220 (6%)
Filmed
Entertainment 69 (19) N/M (62) 4 N/M
Corporate (59) (53) (11%) (181) (176) (3%)
Eliminations 1 - N/M (1) - N/M
Total adjusted
operating income $784 $689 14% $1,845 $2,048 (10%)

Adjustments(1) - - N/M (33) - N/M
Total operating
income $784 $689 14% $1,812 $2,048 (12%)

N/M = Not Meaningful
(1) Adjustments, which affect the nine-month period, are detailed in the
Supplemental Disclosures at the end of this release.

Third Quarter 2009 operating income increased 14% to $784 million compared with $689 million in the third quarter of 2008. This result was driven by the Filmed Entertainment segment which swung from a loss in the previous year to a $69 million profit in the third quarter of 2009, reflecting the strong performance of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the positive impact of the 2008 restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives. Media Networks operating income grew 2% to $773 million, reflecting continued growth in affiliate revenues as well as the benefits from the 2008 restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives.

Third Quarter 2009 adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom increased $82 million, or 24%, to $421 million, principally due to higher operating income. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.69, a 25% increase over $0.55 in the third quarter of 2008. These results exclude the favorable impact of discrete tax benefits as well as an after-tax loss related to the extinguishment of debt in the quarter.

Debt

At September 30, 2009, total debt outstanding, including capital lease obligations, decreased to $6.85 billion, compared with $8.00 billion at December 31, 2008. The Company's cash balances decreased to $249 million at September 30, 2009 compared with $792 million at December 31, 2008.

About Viacom

Viacom, consisting of BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, is the world's leading entertainment content company. It engages audiences on television, motion picture and digital platforms through many of the world's best known entertainment brands, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, BET, Rock Band, AddictingGames, Atom, Neopets, Shockwave and Paramount Pictures. Viacom's global reach includes approximately 170 channels and 400 online properties in more than 160 countries and territories.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results, objectives, plans and goals, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: the worsening of current economic conditions generally, and in advertising and retail markets in particular; the public acceptance of the Company's programs, motion pictures and games on the various platforms on which they are distributed; competition for audiences and distribution; technological developments and their effect in the Company's markets and on consumer behavior; fluctuations in the Company's results due to the timing, mix and availability of the Company's motion pictures and games; changes in the Federal communications laws and regulations; the impact of piracy; other domestic and global economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the Company's businesses generally; and other factors described in the Company's news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, and the Company does not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

VIACOM INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
(in millions, except earnings September 30, September 30,
per share amounts) 2009 2008 2009 2008

Revenues $3,317 $3,408 $9,521 $10,382
Expenses:
Operating 1,790 1,945 5,481 5,992
Selling, general and
administrative 663 682 1,986 2,061
Depreciation and amortization 80 92 242 281

Total expenses 2,533 2,719 7,709 8,334

Operating income 784 689 1,812 2,048
Interest expense, net (107) (123) (325) (363)
Equity in losses of investee
companies (1) (32) (57) (48)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (84) - (84) -
Other items, net (13) (23) (47) (38)

Earnings from continuing operations
before provision for income taxes 579 511 1,299 1,599
Provision for income taxes (133) (122) (392) (526)

Net earnings from continuing
operations 446 389 907 1,073
Discontinued operations, net of tax 20 16 20 17

Net earnings (Viacom and
noncontrolling interests) 466 405 927 1,090
Less: Net earnings attributable to
noncontrolling interest (3) (4) (10) (12)

Net earnings attributable to Viacom $463 $401 $917 $1,078

Amounts attributable to Viacom:
Net earnings from continuing
operations $443 $385 $897 $1,061
Discontinued operations, net
of tax 20 16 20 17
Net earnings attributable to
Viacom $463 $401 $917 $1,078

Basic earnings per share
attributable to Viacom:
Continuing operations $0.73 $0.62 $1.48 $1.69
Discontinued operations $0.03 $0.03 $0.03 $0.02
Net earnings per share
of Viacom $0.76 $0.65 $1.51 $1.71

Diluted earnings per share
attributable to Viacom:
Continuing operations $0.73 $0.62 $1.48 $1.68
Discontinued operations $0.03 $0.03 $0.03 $0.03
Net earnings per share
of Viacom $0.76 $0.65 $1.51 $1.71

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
Basic 607.3 618.9 607.0 629.2
Diluted 608.6 619.3 607.9 630.1

VIACOM INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

September 30, December 31,
2009 2008

(in millions, except par value)

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $249 $792
Receivables, net (including retained
interests in securitizations) 1,866 2,271
Inventory, net 854 881
Deferred tax assets, net 258 203
Prepaid and other assets 378 355
Total current assets 3,605 4,502
Property and equipment, net 1,042 1,145
Inventory, net 3,993 4,133
Goodwill 11,498 11,470
Intangibles, net 593 674
Other assets 576 563

Total assets $21,307 $22,487

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $238 $574
Accrued expenses 1,015 1,304
Participants' share and residuals 1,097 1,537
Program rights obligations 427 384
Deferred revenue 393 442
Current portion of long-term debt 101 105
Other liabilities 436 496
Total current liabilities 3,707 4,842
Long-term debt 6,751 7,897
Participants' share and residuals 544 488
Program rights obligations 576 621
Deferred tax liabilities, net 282 12
Other liabilities 1,233 1,556
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 170 148
Commitments and contingencies
Viacom stockholders' equity:
Class A Common stock, par value $0.001,
375.0 authorized; 57.4 and 57.4 outstanding,
respectively - -
Class B Common stock, par value $0.001,
5,000.0 authorized; 550.0 and 549.4
outstanding, respectively 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 8,256 8,186
Treasury stock (5,725) (5,725)
Retained earnings 5,408 4,496
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss) 89 (49)
Total Viacom stockholders' equity 8,029 6,909
Noncontrolling interests 15 14
Total equity 8,044 6,923
Total liabilities and equity $21,307 $22,487

VIACOM INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following tables reconcile the Company's results for the quarter and
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to adjusted
results that exclude the impact of severance charges, an impairment charge
of a minority investment, early extinguishment of debt and net discrete
tax benefits. The Company uses adjusted operating income, adjusted net
earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom and adjusted
diluted EPS as applicable, among other measures, to evaluate the Company's
operating performance in the absence of certain items and for planning and
forecasting of future periods. The Company believes that the adjusted
results provide relevant and useful information for investors because it
allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method
used by the Company's management, improves their ability to understand the
Company's operating performance and makes it easier to compare the
Company's results with other companies. Since adjusted operating income,
adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom
and adjusted diluted EPS are not measures of performance calculated in
accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as
a substitute for operating income, net earnings from continuing operations
attributable to Viacom and diluted EPS as indicators of operating
performance and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
employed by other companies.

Consolidated Results

(in millions, except per Quarter Ended
share amounts) September 30, 2009

Net Earnings
Pre-tax from Continuing
Earnings from Operations
Operating Continuing Attributable to
Income Operations (1) Viacom (2) Diluted EPS

Reported results $784 $579 $443 $0.73
Adjustments:
Extinguishment
of debt(3) - 84 52 0.08
Discrete tax
benefits(4) - - (74) (0.12)
Adjusted results $784 $663 $421 $0.69

(in millions, except per Nine Months Ended
share amounts) September 30, 2009

Net Earnings
Pre-tax from Continuing
Earnings from Operations
Operating Continuing Attributable to
Income Operations (1) Viacom (2) Diluted EPS

Reported results $1,812 $1,299 $897 $1.48
Adjustments:
Severance
charges(5) 33 33 21 0.03
Extinguishment
of debt(3) - 84 52 0.08
Discrete tax
benefits(4) - - (74) (0.12)
Adjusted results $1,845 $1,416 $896 $1.47

VIACOM INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Consolidated Results, con't.

(in millions, except per Quarter Ended
share amounts) September 30, 2008

Net Earnings
Pre-tax from Continuing
Earnings from Operations
Operating Continuing Attributable to
Income Operations (1) Viacom (2) Diluted EPS

Reported results $689 $511 $385 $0.62
Adjustments:
Discrete tax
benefits(4) - - (46) (0.07)
Adjusted results $689 $511 $339 $0.55

(in millions, except per Nine Months Ended
share amounts) September 30, 2008

Net Earnings
Pre-tax from Continuing
Earnings from Operations
Operating Continuing Attributable to
Income Operations (1) Viacom (2) Diluted EPS

Reported results $2,048 $1,599 $1,061 $1.68
Adjustments:
Impairment of
investment(6) - 12 12 0.02
Discrete tax
benefits(4) - - (46) (0.07)
Adjusted results $2,048 $1,611 $1,027 $1.63

(1)Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations represent earnings before
provision for income taxes.
(2)The tax impact of adjustments has been calculated where appropriate
using the applicable rates in effect for the period presented.
(3)For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009, adjusted
results exclude an $84 million pre-tax loss on the early extinguishment
of a portion of the Company's 5.75% Senior Notes due 2011.
(4)2009 and 2008 adjusted results exclude $74 million and $46 million,
respectively, of net discrete tax benefits for the quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The majority of the discrete
tax benefits were the result of effectively settled audits.
(5)For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, adjusted results exclude
$33 million of severance expenses attributable to the Media Networks
and Filmed Entertainment segments, which occurred in the 2nd quarter of
2009.
(6)For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, adjusted results exclude
a $12 million pre-tax non-cash investment impairment charge, which
occurred in the 1st quarter of 2008.

VIACOM INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

There were no adjustments to operating income in the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 or in the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2008.

Segment Results

(in millions, except per Nine Months Ended
share amounts) September 30, 2009
Total
Media Filmed Operating
Networks Entertainment Corporate Eliminations Income

Reported results $2,073 $(79) $(181) $(1) $1,812
Adjustments:
Severance
charges(1) 16 17 - - 33
Adjusted results $2,089 $(62) $(181) $(1) $1,845

(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, adjusted operating income
excludes $33 million of severance expenses attributable to the Media
Networks and Filmed Entertainment segments, which occurred in the 2nd
quarter of 2009.

Source: Viacom Inc.

CONTACT: Press: Carl Folta, Executive Vice President, Corporate
Communications, +1-212-258-6352, carl.folta@viacom.com, or Kelly McAndrew,
Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-212-846-7455,
kelly.mcandrew@viacom.com, or Investors: James Bombassei, Senior Vice
President, Investor Relations, +1-212-258-6377, james.bombassei@viacom.com, or
Pamela Yi, Director, Investor Relations, +1-212-846-7581,
pamela.yi@viacom.com, all of Viacom Inc.

Web Site: http://www.viacom.com/

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