Viacom Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

November 16, 2018 at 7:00 AM EST

Company Delivered Turnaround of Core Business and Grew Full Year Consolidated Operating Income for First Time Since Fiscal 2014
Consolidated Revenues Increased 5% in the Quarter, Driven by Double Digit Gains at Paramount
Media Networks Grew Total Affiliate Revenues 4% in the Quarter, with Domestic Affiliate Revenues Up 3% – Sequential Improvement of 1,100 Basis Points in Growth Rate in the Year
Viacom International Media Networks Delivered Record Year of Revenues and Profitability
Full Year Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities Grew 9% to $1.82 Billion; Operating Free Cash Flow Up 9% to $1.64 Billion; and Total Debt Reduced by Over $1 Billion

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2018-- Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB, VIA) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30th, 2018.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181116005159/en/

Paramount delivered a third consecutive quarter of profitability and $241 million in full-year adjusted operating income improvement. (Graphic: Viacom)

STATEMENT FROM BOB BAKISH, PRESIDENT & CEO

“Our strong performance in the fourth quarter capped off a pivotal year for Viacom. We successfully turned around our core business, with dramatic improvements across our networks, at Paramount and in distribution. We also took important steps to evolve Viacom for the future – investing in our portfolio of advanced marketing solutions, digital and experiential offerings and global studio production business. As we head into 2019, we are excited about the company’s evolution and expect to return to topline growth.”


Fiscal Year 2018 Results
$ millions, except per share amounts
	Quarter Ended September 30,						Year Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		B/(W)%		2018		2017		B/(W)%
GAAP
Revenues	$	3,485	$	3,319	5	%	$	12,943	$	13,263	(2	)%
Operating income	645		705		(9	)	2,570		2,489		3
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom	386		674		(43	)	1,688		1,871		(10	)
Diluted EPS from continuing operations	0.96		1.67		(43	)	4.19		4.67		(10	)

Non-GAAP*
Adjusted operating income	$	670	$	578	16	%	$	2,795	$	2,743	2	%
Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom	400		310		29		1,659		1,511		10
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations	0.99		0.77		29		4.12		3.77		9

^{* Non-GAAP measures referenced in this release are detailed in the Supplemental Disclosures at the end of this release.}

FILMED ENTERTAINMENT

Paramount Pictures continued its momentum in FQ4 with strong growth at the box office and in television production, delivering $241 million in full year adjusted operating income improvement.

Quarterly Financial Results
$ millions

FQ4’18	Total		B/(W)%		Domestic		B/(W)%		International		B/(W)%
Revenues	$	984	25	%	$	400	26	%	$	584	24	%
Theatrical		337	193			108	315			229	157
Licensing		435	3			148	14			287	(2	)
Home Entertainment		157	(17	)		103	(15	)		54	(22	)
Ancillary		55	(10	)		41	3			14	(33	)
Adj. Operating Income	$	38	n/m*				^{* n/m: not meaningful}

Paramount Pictures has improved YOY adjusted operating income for seven straight quarters, with growth in FQ4 benefitting from the performances of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, A Quiet Placeand Book Club.
Double-digit gains in FQ4 total revenues were driven by a nearly 3X increase in worldwide theatrical revenues and growth in worldwide licensing.
Higher worldwide theatrical revenues in FQ4 reflect the strong box office performance of Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The increase in FQ4 worldwide licensing revenues benefited from continued growth at Paramount Television, with notable deliveries, including Maniac.
- Paramount Television grew revenues +127% YOY to over $400 million in FY18.
Lower worldwide home entertainment revenues in FQ4 reflect the number and mix of available titles.
The decrease in FQ4 worldwide ancillary revenues reflects lower international revenues, partially offset by domestic growth.

Operational Highlights

Mission: Impossible – Fallout was #1 at the global box office in FQ4. It is the most successful film of the franchise, grossing nearly $800 million to date.
With a production cost of approximately $20 million, A Quiet Place grossed more than $340 million at the worldwide box office. Released in April, it is the second highest grossing horror film in the U.S. over the past decade.
Comedy hit Book Club grossed nearly $75 million worldwide – more than seven times its acquisition cost of $10 million.
Paramount Pictures has built a diverse theatrical film slate of 13 titles for FY19 – up from nine in FY18 – that feature big-budget tentpoles, targeted-audience productions and Viacom-branded films.- Upcoming releases include the latest installment of the Transformers franchise, Bumblebee; the BET co-branded film What Men Want; animated feature Wonder Park; a reboot of Stephen King’s horror classic Pet Sematary; and the Elton John biopic Rocketman.
Paramount Television delivered nine series to air in FY18, with FQ4 premieres including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Amazon and Maniac on Netflix.
- Anticipated to grow revenues +50% in FY19, with 16 series ordered for production:
  - Nine new shows, including The Haunting of Hill House for Netflix, Catch-22 for Hulu and First Wives Club for Paramount Network.
  - Seven returning series, including third seasons of 13 Reasons Why for Netflix and Berlin Stationfor EPIX, and second seasons of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan for Amazon and The Alienistfor TNT.

MEDIA NETWORKS

Viacom Media Networks returned domestic affiliate revenues and total adjusted operating income to growth in FQ4, strengthened audience share and accelerated initiatives in content production, digital consumption and ad solutions.

Quarterly Financial Results
$ millions

FQ4’18	Total		B/(W)%		Domestic		B/(W)%		International		B/(W)%		FX B/(W)%
Revenues	$	2,520	(1	)%	$	1,966	-	%	$	554	(7	)%	(8	)%
Affiliate		1,192	4			972	3			220	10		(6	)
Advertising		1,147	(6	)		896	(4	)		251	(13	)	(10	)
Ancillary		181	-			98	29			83	(21	)	(5	)
Adj. Operating Income	$	708	2	%

Worldwide affiliate growth in FQ4 partially offset lower worldwide advertising revenues. Domestic revenues held flat, while the impact of foreign exchange drove lower international revenues.
Worldwide affiliate revenues in FQ4 were driven by domestic growth and double-digit international gains.
- Domestic affiliate revenues delivered +1,100 bps of sequential improvement in growth rate in the year.
Advanced Marketing Solutions (AMS) revenues – including those from Vantage – grew +32% YOY in FQ4, partially offsetting the decrease in linear domestic ad revenues, while the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange drove lower international ad revenues.
Live events and consumer products drove double-digit growth in FQ4 domestic ancillary revenues, offsetting lower international revenues.
Adjusted OI returned to growth in FQ4, benefiting from lower programming expenses and cost transformation savings.

Operational Highlights

Viacom held the #1 share of U.S. basic cable viewing across key audiences in FQ4, including viewers 2-49, 2-11, 12-17, 18-34 and 18-49, with particular strength at MTV, BET and Comedy Central.
- Viacom brands in FQ4 had six of the 10 highest-rated original cable series among Adults 18-34, including season two of MTV’s Jersey Shore: Family Vacation– the most-watched unscripted show on cable in the demo.
Internationally, Channel 5 returned to audience share growth in FQ4, while Telefe achieved 10 months of ratings leadership as of October.
Viacom more than doubled YOY global social video views in FQ4, jumping from #24 to #10 in Tubular media industry rankings. Viacom doubled its YouTube subscribers in FY18 with launches of dedicated channels for hit franchises including MTV’s Wild ‘N Out.
AMS continued to scale, generating more than $300 million in full-year revenues, and doubling its contribution from 5% of total domestic advertising revenues in FY16 to 10% in FY18. Vantage had its best quarter ever in FQ4, with revenues up 75% YOY.
Viacom continued to build its studio production business to create content for third parties globally. Recent wins include:
- The August release of Awesomeness’ To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before– one of Netflix’s most-watched original films ever.
- Nickelodeon’s partnership with Netflix on a live-action series of Avatar: The Last Airbender, with production starting in 2019.
- The launch of MTV Studios, which announced a three-season deal with Facebook Watch in October to reimagine MTV’s The Real Worldfor global audiences.
- The growth of Viacom International Studios (VIS), driven by production partnerships with Amazon, Cablevisión, Fox Network Group Latin America, Netflix and Telemundo. Through VIS, Viacom is now a leading global producer of original Spanish-language content, with more than 700 hours delivered in FY18.

BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY

Progress in operating performance combined with de-levering actions strengthened the balance sheet and drove improvements across key metrics in the full year.

At September 30, 2018, total debt outstanding was $10.08 billion, a reduction of over $1 billion during the year and approximately $3 billion since we announced our strategy to de-lever in February 2017. Total adjusted gross debt was $9.43 billion.
Cash balance grew by $168 million to approximately $1.6 billion for the full year.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased $150 million, or 9%, to $1.82 billion for the full year.
Free cash flow grew $167 million, or 11%, to $1.64 billion, and operating free cash flow grew $134 million, or 9%, to $1.64 billion for the full year.

About Viacom
Viacom creates entertainment experiences that drive conversation and culture around the world. Through television, film, digital media, live events, merchandise and solutions, our brands connect with diverse, young and young at heart audiences in more than 180 countries.

For more information on Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Viacom may also use social media channels to communicate with its investors and the public about the company, its brands and other matters, and those communications could be deemed to be material information. Investors and others are encouraged to review posts on Viacom’s Twitter feed (twitter.com/viacom), Facebook page (facebook.com/viacom) and LinkedIn profile (linkedin.com/company/viacom).

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 our 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 future results, performance or achievements to differ. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: technological developments, alternative content offerings and their effects in our markets and on consumer behavior; competition for content, audiences, advertising and distribution in a swiftly consolidating industry; the public acceptance of our brands, programs, films and other entertainment content on the various platforms on which they are distributed; the impact on our advertising revenues of declines in linear television viewing, deficiencies in audience measurement and advertising market conditions; the potential for loss of carriage or other reduction in the distribution of our content; evolving cybersecurity and similar risks; the failure, destruction or breach of our critical satellites or facilities; content theft; increased costs for programming, films and other rights; the loss of key talent; domestic and global political, economic and/or regulatory factors affecting our businesses generally; volatility in capital markets or a decrease in our debt ratings; a potential inability to realize the anticipated goals underlying our ongoing investments in new businesses, products, services and technologies; fluctuations in our results due to the timing, mix, number and availability of our films and other programming; potential conflicts of interest arising from our ownership structure with a controlling stockholder; and other factors described in our news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to our 2018 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 we do not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. If applicable, reconciliations for any non-GAAP financial information contained in this news release are included in this news release or available on our website at www.viacom.com.


VIACOM INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
	Quarter Ended						Year Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
($ millions, except per share amounts)	2018			2017			2018			2017

Revenues	$	3,485		$	3,319		$	12,943		$	13,263
Expenses:
Operating	1,954			1,885			6,879			7,436
Selling, general and administrative	807			800			3,056			3,005
Depreciation and amortization	54			56			213			223
Restructuring and related costs	25			-			225			237
Total expenses	2,840			2,741			10,373			10,901
Gain on asset sale	-			127			-			127
Operating income	645			705			2,570			2,489
Interest expense, net	(132		)	(149		)	(560		)	(618		)
Equity in net earnings of investee companies	4			3			9			81
Gain on sale of EPIX	-			-			-			285
Other items, net	(7		)	12			(22		)	(25		)
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	510			571			1,997			2,212
Provision for income taxes	(111		)	124			(269		)	(293		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	399			695			1,728			1,919
Discontinued operations, net of tax	8			-			31			3
Net earnings (Viacom and noncontrolling interests)	407			695			1,759			1,922
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(13		)	(21		)	(40		)	(48		)
Net earnings attributable to Viacom	$	394		$	674		$	1,719		$	1,874
Amounts attributable to Viacom:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	386		$	674		$	1,688		$	1,871
Discontinued operations, net of tax	8			-			31			3
Net earnings attributable to Viacom	$	394		$	674		$	1,719		$	1,874
Basic earnings per share attributable to Viacom:
Continuing operations	$	0.96		$	1.67		$	4.19		$	4.68
Discontinued operations	0.02			-			0.08			0.01
Net earnings	$	0.98		$	1.67		$	4.27		$	4.69
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Viacom:
Continuing operations	$	0.96		$	1.67		$	4.19		$	4.67
Discontinued operations	0.02			-			0.08			0.01
Net earnings	$	0.98		$	1.67		$	4.27		$	4.68
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	403.1			402.4			402.7			399.9
Diluted	403.3			402.4			403.0			400.6
Dividends declared per share of Class A and Class B common stock	$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.80		$	0.80

VIACOM INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

($ millions, except par value)

September 30,
2018

September 30,
2017

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

1,557

1,389

Receivables, net

3,141

2,970

Inventory, net

896

919

Prepaid and other assets

482

523

Total current assets

6,076

5,801

Property and equipment, net

919

978

Inventory, net

3,848

3,982

Goodwill

11,609

11,665

Intangibles, net

313

313

Other assets

1,018

959

Total assets

23,783

23,698

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

433

431

Accrued expenses

848

869

Participants’ share and residuals

719

825

Program obligations

662

712

Deferred revenue

398

463

Current portion of debt

567

Other liabilities

427

434

Total current liabilities

4,054

3,753

Noncurrent portion of debt

9,515

11,100

Participants’ share and residuals

523

384

Program obligations

498

477

Deferred tax liabilities, net

296

294

Other liabilities

1,186

1,323

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

246

248

Commitments and contingencies

Viacom stockholders’ equity:

Class A common stock, par value $0.001, 375.0 authorized; 49.4 and 49.4 outstanding, respectively

Class B common stock, par value $0.001, 5,000.0 authorized; 353.7 and 353.0 outstanding, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

10,145

10,119

Treasury stock, 393.1 and 393.8 common shares held in treasury, respectively

(20,562

)

(20,590

)

Retained earnings

18,561

17,124

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(737

)

(618

)

Total Viacom stockholders’ equity

7,407

6,035

Noncontrolling interests

Total equity

7,465

6,119

Total liabilities and equity

23,783

23,698


VIACOM INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

($ millions)	Year Ended September 30,
	2018			2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings (Viacom and noncontrolling interests)	$	1,759		$	1,922
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(31		)	(3		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	1,728			1,919
Reconciling items:
Depreciation and amortization	213			223
Feature film and program amortization	4,785			4,739
Equity-based compensation	57			68
Equity in net earnings and distributions from investee companies	(2		)	(14		)
Gain on asset sales	(16		)	(412		)
Deferred income taxes	(45		)	(174		)
Operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables	(250		)	(132		)
Production and programming	(4,606		)	(4,412		)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(45		)	(207		)
Other, net	3			74
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,822			1,672

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions and investments, net	(112		)	(378		)
Capital expenditures	(178		)	(195		)
Proceeds received from asset sales	57			848
Grantor trust proceeds	9			54
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	(224		)	329

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings	—			2,569
Debt repayments	(1,000		)	(3,352		)
Dividends paid	(322		)	(319		)
Exercise of stock options	2			172
Other, net	(90		)	(81		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,410		)	(1,011		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(20		)	20
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	168			1,010
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,389			379
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,557		$	1,389

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following tables reconcile our results of operations reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 to adjusted results that exclude the impact of certain items identified as affecting comparability (non-GAAP). We use consolidated adjusted operating income, adjusted earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, adjusted provision for income taxes, adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom and adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) from continuing operations, as applicable, among other measures, to evaluate our actual operating performance and for planning and forecasting of future periods. We believe that the adjusted results provide relevant and useful information for investors because they clarify our actual operating performance, make it easier to compare Viacom’s results with those of other companies and allow investors to review performance in the same way as our management. Since these are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, operating income, earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, provision for income taxes, net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom and diluted EPS from continuing operations as indicators of operating performance, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Quarter Ended

($ millions, except per share amounts)

September 30, 2018

Earnings from

Net Earnings

Continuing

from Continuing

Operations

Diluted EPS

Operating

Before Provision

Provision for

Attributable to

from Continuing

Income

for Income Taxes

Income Taxes ⁽¹⁾

Viacom

Operations

Reported results (GAAP)

645

510

111

386

0.96

Factors Affecting Comparability:

Restructuring and related costs ⁽²⁾

0.05

Discrete tax benefit ⁽³⁾

)

(0.02

)

Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)

670

535

122

400

0.99


	Year Ended
($ millions, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2018
			Earnings from						Net Earnings
			Continuing						from Continuing
			Operations						Operations			Diluted EPS
	Operating		Before Provision			Provision for			Attributable to			from Continuing
	Income		for Income Taxes			Income Taxes ⁽¹⁾			Viacom			Operations
Reported results (GAAP)	$	2,570	$	1,997		$	269		$	1,688		$	4.19
Factors Affecting Comparability:
Restructuring and related costs ⁽²⁾	225		225			55			170			0.42
Gain on extinguishment of debt ⁽⁴⁾	-		(25		)	(6		)	(19		)	(0.05		)
Gain on asset sale ⁽⁵⁾	-		(16		)	-			(16		)	(0.04		)
Investment impairment ⁽⁶⁾	-		46			10			36			0.09
Discrete tax benefit ⁽³⁾	-		-			200			(200		)	(0.49		)
Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)	$	2,795	$	2,227		$	528		$	1,659		$	4.12


	Quarter Ended
($ millions, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2017
				Earnings from						Net Earnings
				Continuing						from Continuing
				Operations						Operations			Diluted EPS
	Operating			Before Provision			Provision for			Attributable to			from Continuing
	Income			for Income Taxes			Income Taxes ⁽¹⁾			Viacom			Operations
Reported results (GAAP)	$	705		$	571		$	(124	)	$	674		$	1.67
Factors Affecting Comparability:
Gain on asset sale ⁽⁸⁾	(127		)	(127		)	(20		)	(96		)	(0.24		)
Discrete tax benefit ⁽³⁾	-			-			268			(268		)	(0.66		)
Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)	$	578		$	444		$	124		$	310		$	0.77


	Year Ended
($ millions, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2017
				Earnings from						Net Earnings
				Continuing						from Continuing
				Operations						Operations			Diluted EPS
	Operating			Before Provision			Provision for			Attributable to			from Continuing
	Income			for Income Taxes			Income Taxes ⁽¹⁾			Viacom			Operations
Reported results (GAAP)	$	2,489		$	2,212		$	293		$	1,871		$	4.67
Factors Affecting Comparability:
Restructuring and programming charges ⁽⁷⁾	381			381			135			246			0.61
Gain on asset sale ⁽⁸⁾	(127		)	(412		)	(116		)	(285		)	(0.71		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt ⁽⁴⁾	-			20			7			13			0.03
Investment impairment ⁽⁶⁾	-			10			4			6			0.01
Discrete tax benefit ⁽³⁾	-			-			340			(340		)	(0.84		)
Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)	$	2,743		$	2,211		$	663		$	1,511		$	3.77

^{(1) The tax impact has been calculated by applying the tax rates applicable to the adjustments presented.}

^{(2) During 2018, we launched a program of cost transformation initiatives to improve our margins, including an organizational realignment of support functions across Media Networks, new sourcing and procurement policies, real estate consolidation and technology enhancements. We recognized pre-tax restructuring and related costs of $25 million and $225 million in the quarter and year ended September 30, 2018, respectively.}

^{(3) The net discrete tax benefit in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was principally related to the recognition of certain loss carryforwards. In addition to the items in the quarter, the net discrete tax benefit in the year ended September 30, 2018 was principally related to tax reform, as well as a tax accounting method change granted by the Internal Revenue Service.}

^{The net discrete tax benefit in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was principally related to the recognition of foreign tax credits realized on the distribution of certain securities to Viacom’s U.S. group. In addition to the items in the quarter, the net discrete tax benefit in the year ended September 30, 2017 included the reversal of a valuation allowance on capital loss carryforwards in connection with the sale of our investment in EPIX and the release of tax reserves with respect to certain effectively settled tax positions.}

^{(4) We redeemed senior notes and debentures totaling $1.039 billion in the year ended September 30, 2018. As a result, we recognized a pre-tax extinguishment gain of $25 million.}

^{We redeemed senior notes and debentures totaling $3.3 billion in the year ended September 30, 2017, As a result, we recognized a pre-tax extinguishment loss of $20 million.}

^{(5) We completed the sale of a 1% equity interest in Viacom18 to our joint venture partner for $20 million, resulting in a gain of $16 million in the year ended September 30, 2018.}

^{(6) We recognized impairment losses of $46 million in the year ended September 30, 2018 and $10 million in the year ended September 30, 2017 resulting from the write-off of certain cost method investments.}

^{(7) We recognized pre-tax restructuring and programming charges of $381 million in the year ended September 30, 2017, reflecting $237 million of restructuring charges and $144 million of programming charges resulting from the execution of our flagship brand strategy and strategic initiatives at Paramount.}

^{(8) In the quarter and year ended September 30, 2017, a consolidated entity completed the sale of broadcast spectrum in connection with the FCC’s broadcast spectrum auction. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain of $127 million, with $11 million attributable to the noncontrolling interest. We also completed the sale of our 49.76% interest in EPIX in the year ended September 30, 2017, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $285 million.}

The following table reconciles our net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 to free cash flow and operating free cash flow (non-GAAP). We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures, as applicable. We define operating free cash flow as free cash flow, excluding the impact of the cash premium on the extinguishment of debt, as applicable. Free cash flow and operating free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. Management believes the use of these measures provides investors with an important perspective on, in the case of free cash flow, our liquidity, including our ability to service debt and make investments in our businesses, and, in the case of operating free cash flow, our liquidity from ongoing activities.


Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and operating free cash flow ($ millions)	Quarter Ended September 30,						Better/ (Worse)			Year Ended September 30,						Better/ (Worse)
	2018			2017			$			2018			2017			$
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$	825		$	1,018		$	(193	)	$	1,822		$	1,672		$	150
Capital expenditures	(76		)	(56		)	(20		)	(178		)	(195		)	17
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)	749			962			(213		)	1,644			1,477			167
Debt retirement premium	-			-			-			-			33			(33		)
Operating free cash flow (Non-GAAP)	$	749		$	962		$	(213	)	$	1,644		$	1,510		$	134

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181116005159/en/

Source: Viacom Inc.

Press:
Justin Dini
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
(212) 846-2724
justin.dini@viacom.com

Alex Rindler
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
(212) 846-4337
alex.rindler@viacom.com

Investors:
James Bombassei
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
(212) 258-6377
james.bombassei@viacom.com

Kareem Chin
Vice President, Investor Relations
(212) 846-6305
kareem.chin@viacom.com

Press Release

Viacom Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results