GTT GTT Communications, Inc.

Revenue Grew 9% to $49.2 Million

Adjusted EBITDA Increased 18% to $8.9 million

GTT Communications, Inc. (“GTT”) (NYSE MKT: GTT), the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational enterprises, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Highlights include:

• Revenue increased 9.0 percent to $49.2 million compared to $45.1 million in the third quarter of 2013
• Gross Margin increased 470 basis points to 39.2% compared to 34.5% in the third quarter of 2013
• Adjusted Earnings before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”)* increased by 18.2 percent to $8.9 million compared to $7.6 million in the third quarter of 2013
• On August 6, 2014, completed a senior debt financing simplifying the capital structure, eliminating all outstanding warrants, increasing financial flexibility, and significantly reducing the overall cost of debt
• On October 1, 2014, closed the acquisition of UNSi, a communications company providing data services to large enterprise and carrier clients

* See “Annex A: Non-GAAP Financial Information-Adjusted EBITDA” for more information regarding the computation of Adjusted EBITDA.

“We had another tremendous quarter with strong sequential and year-over-year growth,” stated Rick Calder, President and CEO. “We continue to win new large multi-location clients, grow our existing client base, and deliver substantial revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increases and incremental margin expansion.”

Subsequent to the quarter-end, GTT closed on the acquisition of UNSi to further execute on GTT’s growth strategy to extend ubiquitous network connectivity, to expand its cloud networking service portfolio, and to deliver outstanding service to its clients with simplicity, speed and agility.

“We are moving ahead quickly with our proven integration template. We expect to derive substantial post-close synergies from SG&A and cost of revenue over the next two quarters. With nine months of strong results in hand and a strategic acquisition kicking off the fourth quarter, we have guaranteed a terrific 2014 and are well on our way to our next financial objective of $400 million in revenue and $100 million in Adjusted EBITDA.”

Capital expenditures in the third quarter of $0.4 million, or 0.8% of revenue, supported the growing traffic demand across GTT’s global network. Capital expenditures year-to-date of $3.1 million, or 2.1% of revenue, are consistent with GTT’s capex-light business model.

“As we execute on our growth strategy, we have increased operating leverage on our larger revenue base and accelerated Unlevered Free Cash Flow to $8.5 million in the third quarter and $22.9 million year to date,” stated Michael Bauer, Chief Financial Officer. “Additionally, we reported the closing of our new debt facility as evidenced by our substantially lower interest expense in the third quarter. We took advantage of the flexibility our facility offered by drawing down the $15 million Delayed Draw Term Loan to partially fund the acquisition of UNSi. Our balance sheet remains very strong and we are well positioned to complete another year of strong growth.”

Conference Call Information

GTT will hold a conference call today, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. To participate in the live conference call, interested parties may dial +1.888.510.1785 or +1.719.457.2648, entering passcode 6733333. A simultaneous live webcast of the call will be available over the Internet at www.gtt.net, under the Investor Relations section of the site. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for one month and may be accessed by calling +1.888.203.1112 or +1.719.457.0820 and using the passcode 6733333. The webcast will be archived in the investor relations section of the company's web site www.gtt.net.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflect the current views of GTT Communications, Inc., with respect to current events and financial performance. From time to time, GTT Communications, Inc., which we refer to as “we”, “us” or “our” and in some cases, “GTT” or the “Company”, also provides forward-looking statements in other materials GTT releases to the public or files with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as oral forward-looking statements. You should consult any further disclosures on related subjects in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and the business environment that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause GTT’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to obtain capital; our ability to develop and market new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; our reliance on several large customers; our ability to negotiate and enter into acceptable contract terms with our suppliers; our ability to attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; competition in the industry in which we do business; failure of the third-party communications networks on which we depend; legislation or regulatory environments, requirements or changes adversely affecting the businesses in which we are engaged; our ability to maintain our databases, management systems and other intellectual property; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and produce sufficient cash flow to fund our capital expenditures and debt service; technological developments and changes in the industry; our ability to complete acquisitions or divestitures and to integrate any business or operation acquired; our ability to overcome significant operating losses; and general economic conditions. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found under the heading "Risk Factors" in GTT's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Statements in this release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.

About GTT

GTT operates a global Tier 1 IP network with the most interconnected Ethernet service platform around the world. We provide highly reliable, scalable and secure cloud networking services. Our clients trust us to deliver solutions with simplicity, speed, and agility that are unmatched by other network providers. For more information visit GTT www.gtt.net.

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30,   September 30, September 30,   September 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Revenue: Telecommunications services sold $ 49,161 $ 45,106 $ 144,684 $ 111,267   Operating expenses: Cost of telecommunications services provided 29,891 29,538 89,233 73,421 Selling, general and administrative expense 11,001 8,391 31,349 22,409 Restructuring costs, employee termination and other items 3,342 — 3,342 7,677 Depreciation and amortization 5,878   5,157   16,911   11,902                   Total operating expenses 50,112   43,086   140,835   115,409     Operating income (loss) (951 ) 2,020 3,849 (4,142 )   Other expense: Interest expense, net (1,761 ) (2,445 ) (6,755 ) (5,624 ) Loss on debt extinguishment (3,104 ) — (3,104 ) (706 ) Other expense, net (215 ) (3,449 ) (8,504 ) (6,187 )                 Total other expense, net (5,080 ) (5,894 ) (18,363 ) (12,517 )   Loss before income taxes (6,031 ) (3,874 ) (14,514 ) (16,659 )   Provision for income taxes 605   416   811   437                   Net loss $ (6,636 ) $ (4,290 ) $ (15,325 ) $ (17,096 )   Loss per share: Basic $ (0.23 ) $ (0.19 ) $ (0.59 ) $ (0.79 ) Diluted $ (0.23 ) $ (0.19 ) $ (0.59 ) $ (0.79 )   Weighted average shares: Basic 28,447,718 22,932,515 25,873,393 21,578,315 Diluted 28,447,718 22,932,515 25,873,393 21,578,315     GTT Communications, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

    September 30, 2014 December 31, 2013   ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,610 $ 5,785 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $546 and $702, respectively 23,658 22,305 Deferred contract costs 3,111 1,975 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,391   2,878   Total current assets 70,770 32,943 Property and equipment, net 16,269 20,450 Intangible assets, net 45,085 43,618 Other assets 8,164 7,726 Goodwill 71,082   67,019   Total assets $ 211,370   $ 171,756   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 18,941 $ 20,983 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 22,718 26,999 Short-term debt 5,500 6,500 Deferred revenue 7,486   6,797   Total current liabilities 54,645 61,279 Long-term debt 119,500 85,960 Deferred revenue 989 1,480 Warrant liability — 12,295 Other long-term liabilities 1,902   1,232   Total liabilities 177,036   162,246   Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Common stock, par value $.0001 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 28,881,586, and 23,311,023 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 3 2 Additional paid-in capital 116,244 76,014 Accumulated deficit (81,551 ) (66,226 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (362 ) (280 ) Total stockholders' equity 34,334   9,510   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 211,370   $ 171,756    

ANNEX A: Non-GAAP Financial Information

GTT provides financial measures that are not defined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA and unlevered Free Cash Flow. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and unlevered Free Cash Flow are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net earnings or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities as measures of liquidity.

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA from continuing operations adjusted to exclude costs associated with employee terminations, stock-based compensation, and certain non-cash or non-recurring items. Management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate operating performance, and this financial measure is among the primary measures used by management for planning and forecasting future periods. GTT further believes that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view results in a manner similar to the method used by management and makes it easier to compare our results with the results of other companies that have different financing and capital structures, although GTT’s computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies do not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA:

• does not reflect capital expenditures, or future requirements for capital and major maintenance expenditures or contractual commitments;
• does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service the interest payments, on our debt; and
• does not reflect cash required to pay income taxes.

In addition to Adjusted EBITDA, GTT management uses Unlevered Free Cash Flow, which measures the ability of Adjusted EBITDA to cover capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance, rather than a cash flow measure. Correlating our capital expenditures to our Adjusted EBITDA does not imply that we will be able to fund such capital expenditures solely with cash from operations.

The following is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Unlevered Free Cash Flow from Net Loss (amounts in thousands):

    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30,   September 30, September 30,   September 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net loss $ (6,636 ) $ (4,290 ) $ (15,325 ) $ (17,096 ) Provision for income taxes 605 416 811 437 Interest and other, net 1,976 5,894 15,259 11,811 Depreciation and amortization 5,878   5,157   16,911   11,902   EBITDA 1,823 7,177 17,656 7,054

Restructuring costs, employee termination and other items

3,342 — 3,342 7,677 Loss on debt extinguishment 3,104 —

 

3,104

706

Non-cash compensation 669   386   1,815   893   Adjusted EBITDA $ 8,938   $ 7,563   $ 25,917   $ 16,330     Purchases of property and equipment (413 ) (1,329 ) (3,058 ) (2,328 ) Unlevered Free Cash Flow $ 8,525   $ 6,234   $ 22,859   $ 14,002    

GTT Investor RelationsJody Burfening/Carolyn Capaccio1-212-838-3777ccapaccio@lhai.comorGTT Media InquiriesAnn Rote1-703-677-9941ann.rote@gtt.net