Index
to
March
31, 2010 Form 10-Q
Part
I.
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Financial
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and June
30, 2009
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31,
2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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Part
II.
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Other
Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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Part
I. Financial
Information
Item
I. Financial
Statements
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March
31, 2010 and June 30, 2009
(Dollars
in thousands except per share and par value amounts)
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March
31,
2010
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June
30,
2009
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ASSETS
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(unaudited)
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Current
assets:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$ |
9,410 |
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$ |
863 |
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Trade receivables, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,202 and $1,059 at March 31, 2010 and
June 30, 2009, respectively
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60,806 |
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55,291 |
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Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
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14,269 |
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10,044 |
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Tires in
service
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4,968 |
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4,336 |
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Equipment
held for resale
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--- |
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8,012 |
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Income tax
receivable
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--- |
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232 |
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Deferred income
taxes
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3,210 |
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2,780 |
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Total
current assets
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92,663 |
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81,558 |
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Property
and equipment
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235,554 |
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237,167 |
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Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
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76,654 |
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70,025 |
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Net
property and equipment
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158,900 |
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167,142 |
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Tires
in service
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1,472 |
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1,581 |
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Goodwill
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19,137 |
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19,137 |
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Other
assets
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1,591 |
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1,581 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
273,763 |
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$ |
270,999 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
6,727 |
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$ |
5,461 |
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Accrued salaries and
benefits
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12,104 |
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10,084 |
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Accrued insurance and
claims
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9,599 |
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8,508 |
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Accrued fuel
expense
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10,508 |
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8,592 |
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Other accrued
expenses
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11,786 |
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11,547 |
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Current maturities of
long-term debt
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563 |
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1,109 |
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Current
maturities of capital lease obligations
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11,867 |
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6,693 |
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Provision for income
taxes
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1,433 |
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Total
current liabilities
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64,587 |
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51,994 |
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Long-term debt, net of current
maturities
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109 |
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5,870 |
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Capital lease obligations, net
of current maturities
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25,061 |
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35,311 |
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Deferred income
taxes
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34,019 |
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34,132 |
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Minority
interest
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25 |
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Common stock, $0.033 par
value, authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 23,871,993 and 23,840,677
shares at March 31, 2010 and
June
30, 2009, respectively
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788 |
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787 |
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Treasury stock at cost;
1,611,267 and 1,744,245 shares at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009,
respectively
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(11,109 |
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(12,025 |
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Additional paid-in
capital
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98,007 |
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97,030 |
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Retained
earnings
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64,907 |
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62,955 |
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Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
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(2,606 |
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(5,080 |
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Total
stockholders' equity
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149,987 |
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143,667 |
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ |
273,763 |
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$ |
270,999 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars
in thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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For
the three months ended
March
31,
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For
the nine months ended
March
31,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Revenue:
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Freight revenue
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$ |
109,913 |
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$ |
96,152 |
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$ |
329,689 |
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$ |
303,979 |
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Fuel surcharges
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19,522 |
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10,725 |
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54,817 |
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69,412 |
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Total revenue
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129,435 |
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106,877 |
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384,506 |
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373,391 |
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Operating
expenses:
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Salaries, wages, and employee
benefits
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38,348 |
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36,990 |
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116,940 |
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116,144 |
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Fuel
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31,682 |
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22,146 |
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91,812 |
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100,093 |
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Operations and maintenance
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9,327 |
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8,711 |
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27,018 |
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26,944 |
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Insurance and claims
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3,928 |
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3,505 |
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11,280 |
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10,374 |
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Depreciation and
amortization
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7,602 |
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10,123 |
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23,025 |
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26,802 |
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Revenue equipment rentals
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9,142 |
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7,774 |
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27,169 |
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20,814 |
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Purchased transportation
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20,572 |
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12,469 |
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58,803 |
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40,989 |
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Costs of products and services
sold
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1,352 |
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1,486 |
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4,553 |
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4,620 |
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Communications and utilities
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1,256 |
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1,386 |
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3,701 |
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3,734 |
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Operating taxes and licenses
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2,523 |
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2,424 |
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7,282 |
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7,148 |
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General and other operating
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1,557 |
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1,733 |
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5,215 |
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6,293 |
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Total operating expenses
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127,289 |
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108,747 |
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376,798 |
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363,955 |
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Operating income (loss)
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2,146 |
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(1,870 |
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7,708 |
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9,436 |
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Other (income)
expense:
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Interest income
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(18 |
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(15 |
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(55 |
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(26 |
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Interest expense
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666 |
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776 |
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1,888 |
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2,901 |
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Other (income) expense, net
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(21 |
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60 |
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82 |
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47 |
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Income (loss) before income
taxes
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1,519 |
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(2,691 |
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5,793 |
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6,514 |
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Provision (benefit) for income
taxes
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1,153 |
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(613 |
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3,841 |
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4,124 |
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Net income (loss)
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$ |
366 |
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$ |
(2,078 |
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$ |
1,952 |
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$ |
2,390 |
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Earnings (loss) per common
share:
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Diluted earnings per share
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
(0.10 |
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$ |
0.09 |
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$ |
0.11 |
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Basic earnings per share
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
(0.10 |
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$ |
0.09 |
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$ |
0.11 |
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Average shares
outstanding:
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Diluted
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22,503 |
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21,792 |
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22,303 |
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22,122 |
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Basic
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21,916 |
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21,792 |
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21,877 |
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21,706 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars
in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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2010
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2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net income
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$ |
1,952 |
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$ |
2,390 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
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Depreciation and
amortization
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22,233 |
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27,478 |
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(Gain)/Loss on sale of
equipment
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834 |
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(676 |
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Stock based compensation
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2,657 |
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1,615 |
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Deferred income taxes
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2,442 |
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|
992 |
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Provision for doubtful
accounts
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132 |
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78 |
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Changes in assets and
liabilities:
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Trade receivables
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(5,293 |
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20,964 |
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Income tax recoverable
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(958 |
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4,972 |
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Tires in service
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(497 |
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(174 |
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Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
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3,960 |
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4,106 |
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Other assets
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391 |
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(474 |
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Accounts payable and accrued
expenses
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4,792 |
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(7,554 |
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Net cash provided by operating
activities
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32,645 |
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53,717 |
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of property and
equipment
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(43,253 |
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(28,336 |
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Proceeds on sale of property and
equipment
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29,806 |
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42,344 |
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Purchase of business, net of
cash
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(24,100 |
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Net cash (used in) investing
activities
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(13,447 |
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(10,092 |
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Payments on long-term debt
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(6,308 |
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(38,226 |
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Principal payments under capital
lease obligations
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(5,076 |
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(4,943 |
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Net cash (used in) financing
activities
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(11,384 |
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(43,169 |
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Effect
of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
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733 |
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--- |
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Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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8,547 |
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456 |
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
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863 |
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2,325 |
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
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$ |
9,410 |
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$ |
2,781 |
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Interest paid
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$ |
1,938 |
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$ |
2,974 |
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Income taxes paid
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$ |
4,049 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
1. Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Celadon Group, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiaries (the
"Company"). All material intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United
States of America pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial statements. Certain
information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to
such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the
accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of
operations for these periods. The results of operations for the
interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full
year. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
2.
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New
Accounting Pronouncements
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In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS
No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements ("SFAS 157"), which was primarily codified into Topic 820 in
the Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"). SFAS 157 defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements,
but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is
carried at fair value. It also establishes a fair value hierarchy
that prioritizes information used in developing assumptions when pricing an
asset or liability. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim
periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, FASB issued
Staff Position No. 157-2, which provides a one-year delayed application of
SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis (at least annually). The Company's adoption of the provisions
of SFAS 157 with respect to the financial assets and liabilities measured at
fair value did not have a material impact on the fair value measurements or the
consolidated financial statements. See Note 12 for additional
information. In accordance with SFAS 157-2, the Company's adoption
did not have a material impact on nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities, including, but not limited to, the valuation of the Company's
reporting units for the purpose of assessing goodwill impairment, the valuation
of property and equipment when assessing long-lived asset impairment, and the
valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business
combinations. In October 2008, FASB issued SFAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active, which
became effective upon issuance, including periods for which financial statements
have not been issued. SFAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS
157. The Company's adoption of SFAS 157-3 in determination of fair
values did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141R (revised 2007), Business Combinations ("SFAS
141R"), which was primarily codified into Topic 805 Business Combinations in the
ASC. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for
acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way
assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It
also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising
from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and
development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related
costs as incurred. SFAS 141R was effective for us beginning July 1,
2009 and will apply prospectively to business combinations completed after that
date.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
In
December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB 51 ("SFAS 160"),
which was primarily codified into Topic 810 Consolidations in the ASC,
and changes the accounting and reporting for minority
interests. Minority interests will be recharacterized as
noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate
from the parent's equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not
result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity
transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face
of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well
as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss
recognized in earnings. SFAS 160 was effective for us beginning July
1, 2009 and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
In March
2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133 ("SFAS 161"), which was primarily codified into Topic 815
Derivatives and Hedging
in the ASC. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's
derivative and hedging activities, including (i) how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged
items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (iii) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. The Company adopted this
statement effective July 1, 2009, and it did not have a material impact on the
consolidated financial statements.
In May
2009, FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, which was
primarily codified into Topic 855 Subsequent Events in the
ASC. This standard is intended to establish general standards of
accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before financial statements are issued or are available to be
issued. Specifically, this standard sets forth the period after the
balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate
events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in
the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should
recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its
financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about
events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet
date. SFAS No. 165 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods
ended after June 15, 2009. We adopted this statement effective July
1, 2009.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments, which were primarily codified into Topic 825
into the ASC. This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 107, to require
disclosures about fair values of financial instruments for interim reporting
periods as well as in annual financial statements. The FSP also
amends APB Opinion No. 28 to require those disclosures in summarized
financial information at interim reporting periods. This FSP was
effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15,
2009. The adoption of this FSP did not materially affect the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, which was primarily codified into Topic 105 Generally Accepted Accounting
Standards in the ASC. This standard did become the single
source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP"), superseding existing FASB, American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants ("AICPA"), Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF"), and related
accounting literature. This standard reorganizes the thousands of
GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and displays them using a
consistent structure. Also included is relevant Securities and
Exchange Commission guidance organized using the same topical structure in
separate sections. This guidance was effective for financial
statements issued for reporting periods that ended after September 15,
2009. Beginning in the first quarter of 2010, this guidance
impacted the Company's financial statements and related disclosures as all
references to authoritative accounting literature reflect the newly adopted
codification.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
3. Income
Taxes
Income
tax expense varies from the federal corporate income tax rate of 35%, primarily
due to state income taxes, net of federal income tax effect and our permanent
differences primarily related to our per diem pay structure.
The
company follows ASC Topic 740-10-25 in Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes. Topic 740-10-25 prescribes a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of
a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. As of
March 31, 2010, the Company recorded a $0.6 million liability for unrecognized
tax benefits, a portion of which represents penalties and interest.
As of
March 31, 2010, we are subject to U.S. Federal income tax examinations for the
tax years 2006 through 2008. We file tax returns in numerous state
jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations.
4. Earnings
Per Share
The difference in basic and diluted
weighted average shares is due to the assumed exercise of outstanding stock
options and unvested restricted stock. A reconciliation of the basic
and diluted earnings per share calculation is as follows (amounts in thousands,
except per share amounts):
|
|
For
three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
366 |
|
|
$ |
(2,078 |
) |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
$ |
2,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
21,916 |
|
|
|
21,792 |
|
|
|
21,877 |
|
|
|
21,706 |
|
Equivalent
shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and restricted stock
vesting
|
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
shares
|
|
|
22,503 |
|
|
|
21,792 |
|
|
|
22,303 |
|
|
|
22,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Diluted(1)
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
(1)
Diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2009 does not
include the anti-dilutive effect of 188,000 stock options and other incremental
shares.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
5. Segment
Information and Significant Customers
The Company operates in two segments, transportation and
e-commerce. The Company generates revenue in the transportation
segment, primarily by providing truckload-hauling services through its
subsidiaries Celadon Trucking Services Inc. ("CTSI"), Celadon Logistics
Services, Inc ("CLSI"), Servicios de Transportacion Jaguar, S.A. de C.V.
("Jaguar"), and Celadon Canada, Inc. ("CelCan"). The Company provides
certain services over the Internet through its e-commerce subsidiary
TruckersB2B, Inc. ("TruckersB2B"). TruckersB2B is an Internet based
"business-to-business" membership program, owned by Celadon E-Commerce, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Celadon Group, Inc. The e-commerce segment
generates revenue by providing discounted fuel, tires, and other products and
services to small and medium-sized trucking companies. The Company
evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on operating income
(amounts below in thousands).
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
E-commerce
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$ |
127,443 |
|
|
$ |
1,992 |
|
|
$ |
129,435 |
|
Operating income
|
|
|
1,857 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
2,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$ |
104,744 |
|
|
$ |
2,133 |
|
|
$ |
106,877 |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(2,178 |
) |
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
(1,870 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$ |
378,002 |
|
|
$ |
6,504 |
|
|
$ |
384,506 |
|
Operating income
|
|
|
6,829 |
|
|
|
879 |
|
|
|
7,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$ |
366,752 |
|
|
$ |
6,639 |
|
|
$ |
373,391 |
|
Operating income
|
|
|
8,489 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
|
|
9,436 |
|
Information
as to the Company's operating revenue by geographic area is summarized below (in
thousands). The Company allocates operating revenue based on country
of origin of the tractor hauling the freight:
|
|
For
the three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Operating
revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
$ |
113,417 |
|
|
$ |
93,976 |
|
|
$ |
336,155 |
|
|
$ |
326,964 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
9,474 |
|
|
|
7,146 |
|
|
|
28,664 |
|
|
|
26,837 |
|
Mexico
|
|
|
6,544 |
|
|
|
5,755 |
|
|
|
19,687 |
|
|
|
19,590 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
129,435 |
|
|
$ |
106,877 |
|
|
$ |
384,506 |
|
|
$ |
373,391 |
|
No customer accounted for more than 5%
of the Company's total revenue during any of its three most recent fiscal years
or the interim periods presented above.
CELADON GROUP,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
6. Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for all share-based grants to employees based upon a grant date
fair value of an award in accordance with FAS 123R, which was primarily codified
into Topic 718 in the ASC. In January 2006, stockholders approved the
Company's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2006 Plan"), which provides vehicles
such as stock options, restricted stock grants, and stock appreciation rights
("SARs") to compensate the Company's key employees. Giving effect to
the appropriate adjustments and amendments, an aggregate 2,687,500 shares of our
common stock were originally reserved for issuance under the 2006
Plan. The Company granted 242,000 stock options and 177,904 shares of
restricted stock pursuant to the 2006 Plan in fiscal 2010. As of
March 31, 2010, the Company was authorized to grant an additional 541,186 shares
pursuant to the 2006 Plan.
The
following table summarizes the expense components of our stock based
compensation program (in thousands):
|
|
For
three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options expense
|
|
$ |
220 |
|
|
$ |
278 |
|
|
$ |
812 |
|
|
$ |
909 |
|
Restricted
stock expense
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
872 |
|
Stock
appreciation rights expense/(income)
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
(340 |
) |
Total stock related compensation
expense
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
|
$ |
426 |
|
|
$ |
2,643 |
|
|
$ |
1,441 |
|
The
Company has granted a number of stock options under various
plans. Options granted to employees have been granted with an
exercise price equal to the market price on the grant date and expire on the
tenth anniversary of the grant date. The majority of options granted
to employees vest 25 percent per year, commencing with the first anniversary of
the grant date. Options granted to non-employee directors have been
granted with an exercise price equal to the market price on the grant date, vest
over one to four years, commencing with the first anniversary of the grant date,
and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.
A summary
of the activity of the Company's stock option plans as of March 31, 2010 and
changes during the period then ended is presented below:
Options
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual Term
|
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at July 1, 2009
|
|
|
1,289,841 |
|
|
$ |
9.87 |
|
|
|
7.04 |
|
|
$ |
677,650 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
242,000 |
|
|
$ |
9.86 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(7,500 |
) |
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Forfeited or
expired
|
|
|
(10,750 |
) |
|
$ |
10.42 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2010
|
|
|
1,513,591 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
|
6.88 |
|
|
$ |
6,119,789 |
|
Exercisable
at March 31, 2010
|
|
|
957,929 |
|
|
$ |
10.30 |
|
|
|
5.90 |
|
|
$ |
3,490,483 |
|
CELADON GROUP,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
The fair
value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
|
|
Fiscal 2010
|
|
|
Fiscal 2009
|
|
Weighted
average grant date fair value
|
|
$ |
5.24 |
|
|
$ |
4.22 |
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
57.8 |
% |
|
|
52.1 |
% |
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
1.89 |
% |
|
|
1.72 |
% |
Expected
lives
|
|
5.6
years
|
|
|
4.1
years
|
|
Restricted
Shares
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
|
|
Unvested
at July 1, 2009
|
|
|
309,706 |
|
|
$ |
11.81 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
177,904 |
|
|
$ |
9.66 |
|
Vested
|
|
|
(125,478 |
) |
|
$ |
11.02 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(21,110 |
) |
|
$ |
14.78 |
|
Unvested
at March 31, 2010
|
|
|
341,022 |
|
|
$ |
10.80 |
|
Restricted
shares granted to employees have been granted with a fair value equal to the
market price on the grant date and the grants vest by 25 percent or 33 percent
per year, commencing with the first anniversary of the grant date. In
addition, for a portion of the shares certain financial targets must be met for
these shares to vest. Restricted shares granted to non-employee
directors have been granted with a fair value equal to the market price on the
grant date and vest on the date of the Company's next annual
meeting.
As of
March 31, 2010, the Company had $2.1 million and $2.3 million of total
unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock,
respectively, that is expected to be recognized over the remaining period of
approximately 3.8 years for both stock options and restricted
stock.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
|
|
Vested
at July 1, 2009
|
|
|
144,844 |
|
|
$ |
8.64 |
|
Paid
|
|
|
(844 |
) |
|
$ |
8.64 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Vested
at March 31, 2010
|
|
|
144,000 |
|
|
$ |
8.64 |
|
SARs
granted to employees vested on a four year vesting schedule.
7. Stock
Repurchase Programs
On
October 24, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase
program pursuant to which the Company purchased 2,000,000 shares of the
Company's common stock in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of
approximately $13.8 million. We intend to hold repurchased shares in
treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under stock
plans. We account for treasury stock using the cost
method.
CELADON GROUP,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
8. Comprehensive
Income
Comprehensive
income consisted of the following components for the quarter and the nine months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively (in thousands):
|
|
Three
months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
Nine
months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
|
$ |
366 |
|
|
$ |
(2,078 |
) |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
$ |
2,390 |
|
Currency
hedges
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
(318 |
) |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
(822 |
) |
|
|
2,173 |
|
|
|
(6,684 |
) |
Total
comprehensive income/(loss)
|
|
$ |
1,484 |
|
|
$ |
(3,172 |
) |
|
$ |
4,426 |
|
|
$ |
(4,612 |
) |
9. Commitments
and Contingencies
The
Company has outstanding commitments to purchase approximately $9.9 million of
revenue equipment at March 31, 2010.
Standby
letters of credit, not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements, aggregated to approximately $0.3 million at March 31,
2010. In addition, at March 31, 2010, 650,000 treasury shares
were held in a trust as collateral for self insurance reserves.
The
Company has employment and consulting agreements with various key employees
providing for minimum combined annual compensation of $700,000 in fiscal
2010.
There are
various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its
subsidiaries in the normal course of the operation of their businesses with
respect to cargo, auto liability, or income taxes.
On August 8, 2007, the 384th District Court of the State of Texas situated in El
Paso, Texas, rendered a judgment against CTSI, for approximately $3.4 million in
the case of Martinez v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., which was originally
filed on September 4, 2002. The case involves a workers' compensation
claim of a former employee of CTSI who suffered a back injury as a result of a
traffic accident. CTSI and the Company believe all actions taken were
proper and legal and contend that the proper and exclusive place for resolution
of this dispute was before the Indiana Worker's Compensation
Board. In October 2007, CTSI posted an appeal bond and filed an
appeal of this decision to the Texas Court of Appeals. The ATA
Litigation Center filed an amicus brief in support of our position with the
Texas Court of Appeals. Oral arguments on this case were held
February 18, 2010. Celadon argued its case before the Texas Court of
Appeals and on March 24, 2010, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed the judgment
and dismissed Martinez' suit in its entirety finding that the Indiana Workers
Compensation Board had exclusive jurisdiction over this
dispute. Plaintiff has until May 7, 2010 to request a rehearing of
the Texas Court of Appeals' decision. While there can be no certainty
as to the outcome, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of this
dispute will not have a materially adverse affect on its consolidated financial
position, cash flows, or results of operations, and the Company has not recorded
any provision for the case.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
10. Fair
Value Measurements
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 157, which was primarily codified into Topic 820 in the
ASC,
effective October 1, 2008. Under this standard, the definition
of fair value focuses on the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the "exit price") in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. As permitted by
FSP No. FAS 157-2, Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157, we deferred the adoption of SFAS No. 157
until October 1, 2010 for all non-financial assets and non-financial
liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the
consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at lease
annually).
SFAS No.
157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the valuation
approaches, based on reliability of inputs, as follows:
Level 1 inputs are
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the
reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement
date. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in
which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency
and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 inputs are
inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for
the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs
include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability
(e.g., interest rates
and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals or current market) and
contractual prices for the underlying financial instrument, as well as other
relevant economic measures.
Level 3 inputs are
unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs
shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not
available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any,
market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement
date. Unobservable inputs shall reflect the reporting entity's own
assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing
the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).
The
following table summarizes the Company's financial assets and liabilities
measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with SFAS 157 as of
March 31, 2010 (in thousands):
Description
|
|
March
31, 2010
|
|
|
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets
(Level
1)
|
|
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level
2)
|
|
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Contracts
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
The
Company pays a fixed contract rate for foreign currency. The fair
value of foreign currency forward contracts is based on the valuation model that
discounts cash flows resulting from the differential between the contract price
and the market-based forward rate.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
11. Reclassifications
and Adjustments
Certain
items in the prior fiscal year's consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current presentation. During the first
quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company recorded a $0.5 million reduction to
accumulated other comprehensive loss related to foreign currency translations
from a discontinued operation in fiscal 1996. The Company determined
that the amounts that related to prior periods were immaterial to all prior
periods and therefore recognized the reduction to retained earnings during the
first quarter of fiscal 2010 as an immaterial error correction.
Item
2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Disclosure
Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report contains certain statements that may be considered
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual
results, events, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, events, performance, or achievements
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
statements may be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. These statements generally use words
such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "forecast," "should,"
"estimate," "plan," "outlook," "goal," and similar expressions. While
it is impossible to identify all factors that may cause actual results to differ
from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements, the risks and
uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in the section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors set
forth below.
All such
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form
10-Q. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the
Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in the events,
conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
References
to the "Company," "we," "us," "our," and words of similar import refer to
Celadon Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Business
Overview
We are
one of North America's twenty largest truckload carriers as measured by
revenue. We generated $490.3 million in operating revenue during
our fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. We have grown significantly
since our incorporation in 1986 through internal growth and a series of
acquisitions since 1995. As a dry van truckload carrier, we generally
transport full trailer loads of freight from origin to destination without
intermediate stops or handling. Our customer base includes many
Fortune 500 companies.
In our
international operations, we offer time-sensitive transportation in and between
the United States and two of its largest trading partners, Mexico and
Canada. We generated approximately one-half of our revenue in fiscal
2009 from international movements, and we believe our annual border crossings
make us the largest provider of international truckload movements in North
America. We believe that our strategically located terminals and
experience with the language, culture, and border crossing requirements of each
North American country provide a competitive advantage in the international
trucking marketplace.
We
believe our international operations, particularly those involving Mexico, offer
an attractive business niche. The additional complexity of and need
to establish cross-border business partners and to develop strong organization
and adequate infrastructure in Mexico affords some barriers to competition that
are not present in traditional U.S. truckload services. Recently, we
have become aware of various manufacturers that have moved, or indicated an
interest in moving, certain of their manufacturing plants from China and other
locations to Mexico. To the extent this near-sourcing trend develops
and expands, we believe it will offer us a unique opportunity to increase our
operations to and from Mexico.
Our
success is partially dependent upon the success of our operations in Mexico and
Canada, and we are subject to risks of doing business internationally, including
fluctuations in foreign currencies, changes in the economic strength of the
countries in which we do business, difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations and intellectual property rights, burdens of complying with a wide
variety of international and United States export and import laws, and social,
political, and economic instability. Additional risks associated with
our foreign operations, including restrictive trade policies and imposition of
duties, taxes, or government royalties by foreign governments, are present but
largely mitigated by the terms of NAFTA.
In
addition to our international business, we offer a broad range of truckload
transportation services within the United States, including long-haul, regional,
dedicated, intermodal, and logistics. With six different asset-based
acquisitions from 2003 to 2008, we expanded our operations and service offerings
within the United States and significantly improved our lane density, freight
mix, and customer diversity.
We also
operate TruckersB2B, a profitable marketing business that affords volume
purchasing power for items such as fuel, tires, and equipment to approximately
20,000 trucking fleets representing approximately 480,000
tractors. TruckersB2B is included in our e-commerce unit, which is a
separate operating segment under generally accepted accounting
principles.
Recent
Results and Financial Condition
For the
third quarter of fiscal 2010, revenue increased 21.0% to $129.4 million,
compared with $106.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2009. Excluding fuel surcharge, freight revenue increased 14.2% to
$109.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared with $96.2 million
for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. In the third quarter of fiscal
2010, we recorded a net income of $0.4 million compared to a net loss of $2.1
million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Diluted earnings (loss)
per share increased to $0.02 in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $(0.10)
in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
At March
31, 2010, our total balance sheet debt (including capital lease obligations less
cash) was $28.2 million, and our total stockholders' equity was $150.0
million. At March 31, 2010, our debt to capitalization ratio was
15.8%. At March 31, 2010, we had $39.7 million of available borrowing
capacity under our revolving credit facility.
Revenue
We
generate substantially all of our revenue by transporting freight for our
customers. Generally, we are paid by the mile or by the load for our
services. We also derive revenue from fuel surcharges, loading and
unloading activities, equipment detention, brokerage, intermodal,
less-than-truckload, other trucking related services, and from
TruckersB2B. We believe that eliminating the impact of the sometimes
volatile fuel surcharge revenue affords a more consistent basis for comparing
our results of operations from period to period. The main factors
that affect our revenue are the revenue per mile we receive from our customers,
the percentage of miles for which we are compensated, the number of tractors
operating, and the number of miles we generate with our
equipment. These factors relate to, among other things, the U.S.
economy, inventory levels, the level of truck capacity in our markets, specific
customer demand, the percentage of team-driven tractors in our fleet, driver
availability, and our average length of haul.
Expenses
and Profitability
The main
factors that impact our profitability on the expense side are the variable costs
of transporting freight for our customers. These costs include fuel
expense, driver-related expenses, such as wages, benefits, training,
recruitment, and independent contractor costs, which we record as purchased
transportation. Expenses that have both fixed and variable components
include maintenance and tire expense and our total cost of insurance and
claims. These expenses generally vary with the miles we travel, but
also have a controllable component based on safety, fleet age, efficiency, and
other factors. Our main fixed cost is the acquisition and financing
of long-term assets, primarily revenue equipment. Other mostly fixed
costs include our non-driver personnel and facilities expenses. In
discussing our expenses as a percentage of revenue, we sometimes discuss changes
as a percentage of revenue before fuel surcharges, in addition to absolute
dollar changes, because we believe the high variable cost nature of our business
makes a comparison of changes in expenses as a percentage of revenue more
meaningful at times than absolute dollar changes.
The
trucking industry has experienced significant increases in expenses over the
past three years, in particular those relating to equipment costs and
insurance. Until recently, many trucking companies had been able to
raise freight rates to cover the increased costs. As freight demand
has softened, carriers have been willing to accept rate decreases to utilize
assets in service. Going forward, to the extent capacity in the
industry continues to tighten and we are able to continue to gradually increase
our average rate per mile, we expect to be able to increase our recovery of
these cost increases.
Revenue
Equipment and Related Financing
Going
forward for the next year, we do not expect to place any orders for new tractors
or trailers. At March 31, 2010, the average age of our domestic
tractor fleet was approximately 1.3 years and the average age of our trailer
fleet was approximately 5.7 years. At March 31, 2010, we had
future operating lease obligations totaling $193.3 million, including residual
value guarantees of approximately $92.5 million.
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March
31, 2010
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March
31, 2009
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Tractors
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Trailers
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Tractors
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Trailers
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Owned
equipment
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1,070 |
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2,858 |
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1,355 |
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2,986 |
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Capital
leased equipment
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--- |
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3,710 |
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--- |
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3,719 |
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Operating
leased equipment
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1,934 |
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3,331 |
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1,616 |
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3,336 |
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Independent
contractors
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357 |
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--- |
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198 |
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--- |
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Total
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3,361 |
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9,899 |
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|
3,169 |
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10,041 |
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Independent
contractors are utilized through a contract with us to supply one or more
tractors and drivers for our use. Independent contractors must pay
their own tractor expenses, fuel, maintenance, and driver costs and must meet
our specified guidelines with respect to safety. A lease-purchase
program that we offer provides independent contractors the opportunity to
lease-to-own a tractor from the Company or a third party. As of March
31, 2010, there were 357 independent contractors providing a combined 10.6% of
our tractor capacity.
Outlook
Looking
forward, our profitability goal is to achieve an operating ratio of
approximately 90%, which is operating expenses as a percentage of freight
revenue net of fuel surcharge revenue. We expect this to require
improvements in rate per mile and miles per tractor and decreased non-revenue
miles, to overcome expected additional cost increases. Because a
large percentage of our costs are variable, changes in revenue per mile affect
our profitability to a greater extent than changes in miles per
tractor. For the remainder of fiscal 2010, the key factors that we
expect to have the greatest effect on our profitability are our freight revenue
per tractor per week (which will be affected by the general freight environment,
including the balance of freight demand and industry-wide trucking capacity),
our compensation of drivers, our fuel costs, and our insurance and
claims. To overcome cost increases and improve our margins, we will
need to achieve increases in freight revenue per
tractor. Operationally, we will seek improvements in safety, driver
recruiting, and retention. Our success in these areas primarily will
affect revenue, driver-related expenses, and insurance and claims
expense. Although we believe the freight market and supply-demand
balance in our industry are beginning to improve compared to prior recent
periods, the freight market and the economy remain
challenging. Accordingly, we believe achieving our near term
profitability goal will be difficult.
Results
of Operations
The following table sets forth the
percentage relationship of expense items to freight revenue for the periods
indicated:
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For
the three months ended
March 31,
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For
the nine months ended
March 31,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Freight
revenue(1)
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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Operating
expenses:
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Salaries, wages, and employee
benefits
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34.9 |
% |
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38.5 |
% |
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35.5 |
% |
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38.2 |
% |
Fuel(1)
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11.1 |
% |
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11.9 |
% |
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11.2 |
% |
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10.1 |
% |
Operations and
maintenance
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8.5 |
% |
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9.1 |
% |
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8.2 |
% |
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8.9 |
% |
Insurance and
claims
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3.6 |
% |
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3.6 |
% |
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3.4 |
% |
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3.4 |
% |
Depreciation and
amortization
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6.9 |
% |
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10.5 |
% |
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7.0 |
% |
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8.8 |
% |
Revenue equipment
rentals
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8.3 |
% |
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8.1 |
% |
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8.2 |
% |
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6.8 |
% |
Purchased
transportation
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18.7 |
% |
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13.0 |
% |
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17.8 |
% |
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13.5 |
% |
Costs of products and services
sold
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1.2 |
% |
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1.5 |
% |
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1.4 |
% |
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1.5 |
% |
Communications and
utilities
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1.1 |
% |
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1.4 |
% |
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1.1 |
% |
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1.2 |
% |
Operating taxes and
licenses
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2.3 |
% |
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2.5 |
% |
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2.2 |
% |
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2.4 |
% |
General and other operating
expenses
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1.4 |
% |
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1.8 |
% |
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1.6 |
% |
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2.1 |
% |
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Total
operating
expenses
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98.0 |
% |
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101.9 |
% |
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97.6 |
% |
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96.9 |
% |
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Operating
income
(loss)
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2.0 |
% |
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(1.9 |
)% |
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2.4 |
% |
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3.1 |
% |
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Other
expense:
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Currency
exchange
(gain)/loss
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0.0 |
% |
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0.1 |
% |
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0.0 |
% |
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0.0 |
% |
Interest
expense
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0.6 |
% |
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0.8 |
% |
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0.6 |
% |
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1.0 |
% |
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Income
(loss) before income
taxes
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1.4 |
% |
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(2.8 |
)% |
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1.8 |
% |
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2.1 |
% |
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
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1.0 |
% |
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(0.6 |
)% |
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1.2 |
% |
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1.3 |
% |
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Net
income
(loss)
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0.4 |
% |
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(2.2 |
)% |
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0.6 |
% |
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0.8 |
% |
(1)
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Freight
revenue is total revenue less fuel surcharges. In this table,
fuel surcharges are eliminated from revenue and subtracted from fuel
expense. Fuel surcharges were $19.5 million and $10.7 million
for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $54.8
million and $69.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009, respectively.
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Comparison
of Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 to Three Months Ended March
31, 2009
Operating
revenue increased by $22.5 million, or 21.0%, to $129.4 million for
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $106.9 million for the third quarter
of fiscal 2009. Freight revenue excludes $19.5 million and $10.7
million of fuel surcharge revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Freight
revenue increased by $13.7 million, or 14.2%, to $109.9 million for the third
quarter of fiscal 2010, from $96.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2009. This increase was attributable to an increase in loaded miles
to 65.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from 55.1 million for the
third quarter of fiscal 2009, offset by average freight revenue per loaded mile
decreasing to $1.398 for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $1.455 for the
third quarter of fiscal 2009. This decrease in revenue per loaded
mile was the result of a difficult freight market and the aggressive rate
environment confronting our industry and a weakened economy. Despite
the difficult freight market, aggressive rate environment, and weakened economy,
we achieved more than a seasonal pick up in shipments in the third quarter of
fiscal 2010, which resulted in an increase in loaded miles and an increase in
average revenue per tractor per week, which is our primary measure of asset
productivity, to $2,315 in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $2,136 for the
third quarter of fiscal 2009.
Revenue for TruckersB2B was $2.0
million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to $2.1 million for
the third quarter of fiscal 2009. This decrease was primarily related
to a drop in revenues from our tire programs as small and mid-sized fleets have
continued to experience difficulty obtaining bank lending and
capital.
Salaries, wages, and employee benefits were $38.3 million, or 34.9% of
freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to
$37.0 million, or 38.5% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal
2009. This dollar increase was due primarily to increased driver
payroll related to increased miles. This increase was offset by a
decrease in administrative payroll due to efforts to eliminate positions and
increase efficiencies. Also offsetting this increase was a reduction
in driver pay per mile and a reduction in our driver recruiting costs in the
fiscal 2010 quarter as compared to the fiscal 2009 quarter.
Fuel expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue of $19.5 million and $10.7
million for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased
to $12.2 million, or 11.1% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of
fiscal 2010, compared to $11.4 million, or 11.9% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2009. This dollar increase was related to
an increase in amount of fuel purchased, due to an increase in miles, as well as
a 36.4% increase in average fuel prices to $2.55 per gallon in the third quarter
of fiscal 2010, from $1.87 per gallon in the third quarter of fiscal
2009.
Operations and maintenance expense increased to $9.3 million, or 8.5% of
freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $8.7 million, or
9.1% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal
2009. Operations and maintenance expense consists of direct operating
expense, maintenance, and tire expense. This dollar increase in the
third quarter of fiscal 2010 was primarily related to an increase in costs
associated with physical damage and tire expenses, offset by decreases in our
maintenance expenses due to a younger fleet of tractors.
Insurance and claims expense increased
to $3.9 million, or 3.6% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal
2010, from $3.5 million, or 3.6% of freight revenue, for the third quarter
of fiscal 2009. Insurance consists of premiums for liability,
physical damage, cargo damage, and workers compensation insurance, in addition
to claims expense. This dollar increase resulted from an increase in
our liability claims loss development in the quarter. Our insurance
program involves self-insurance at various risk retention
levels. Claims in excess of these risk levels are covered by
insurance in amounts we consider to be adequate. We accrue for the
uninsured portion of claims based on known claims and historical
experience. We continually review and revise our insurance program to
maintain a balance between premium expense and the risk retention we are willing
to assume. Insurance and claims expense will vary based primarily on
the frequency and severity of claims, the level of self-retention, and the
premium expense.
Depreciation
and amortization, consisting primarily of depreciation of revenue equipment,
decreased to $7.6 million, or 6.9% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of
fiscal 2010, compared to $10.1 million, or 10.5% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2009. This
decrease was primarily attributable to decreased tractor depreciation, related
to a net decrease of approximately 285 tractors out of our owned fleet as
compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and an increase in the percentage
of our fleet financed with operating leases. Revenue equipment held
under operating leases is not reflected on our balance sheet and the expenses
related to such equipment are reflected on our statements of operations in
revenue equipment rentals, rather than in depreciation and amortization and
interest expense, as is the case for revenue equipment that is financed with
borrowings or capital leases.
Revenue equipment rentals increased to $9.1 million, or 8.3% of freight
revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to $7.8 million, or 8.1%
of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. These
increases were attributable to an increase in the percentage of our tractors and
trailers financed under operating leases. At March 31, 2010, 1,934
tractors, or 57.5% of our company tractors, were held under operating leases,
compared to 1,616 tractors, or 51.0% of our company tractors, at March 31,
2009.
Purchased
transportation increased to $20.6 million, or 18.7% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from $12.5 million, or 13.0% of freight
revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. These increases are
primarily related to an increase in independent contractors to 357, or 10.6% of
our tractor capacity, in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 198, or
6.2% of tractors, in the third quarter of 2009, and the growth of our intermodal
and brokerage operations. Independent contractors are drivers who
cover all of their operating expenses (fuel, driver salaries, maintenance, and
equipment costs) for a fixed payment per mile. Many of our
independent contractors operate under a tractor lease purchase program that we
began in the middle of fiscal 2009. Going forward, depending on
outside factors such as the freight environment confronting our industry and the
strength of the U.S. economy, in general, we may decide to increase the number
of independent contractors we engage. Accordingly, to the extent we
increase the number of independent contractors in our fleet and continue to
increase our purchased transportation for brokerage and intermodal
transportation, we expect purchased transportation to increase as
well.
All of our other operating expenses are
relatively minor in amount, and there were no significant changes in such
expenses. Accordingly, we have not provided a detailed discussion of
such expenses.
Our
pretax margin, which we believe is a useful measure of our operating performance
because it is neutral with regard to the method of revenue equipment financing
that a company uses, increased 420 basis points to 1.4% of freight revenue for
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, from (2.8)% of freight revenue for the third
quarter of fiscal 2009.
In addition to other factors described above, Canadian and Mexican exchange rate
fluctuations principally impact salaries, wages, and benefits and purchased
transportation and therefore impact our pretax margin and results of
operations.
Income taxes increased to
$1.2 million, with an effective tax rate of 75.9%, for the third quarter of
fiscal 2010, from a benefit of $0.6 million, with an effective tax rate of
22.8%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. As pre-tax net income
decreases, our non-deductible expenses, such as per diem expense, will have a
greater impact on our effective rate.
As a
result of the factors described above, net income increased to $0.4 million for
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to a net loss of $2.1 million for the
third quarter of fiscal 2009.
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 to Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2009
Operating
revenue increased by $11.1 million, or 3.0%, to $384.5 million for the
nine months ended March 31, 2010, from $373.4 million for the
nine months ended March 31, 2009.
Freight
revenue, which excludes $54.8 million and $69.4 million of fuel surcharge for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased by $25.7
million, or 8.5%, to $329.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010,
from $304.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. This
increase was attributable to an increase in loaded miles to 196.2 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from 171.3 million for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009, offset by average freight revenue per loaded mile
decreasing to $1.397 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from $1.484 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2009. This decrease in revenue per
loaded mile was the result of a difficult freight market and the aggressive rate
environment confronting our industry and a weakened economy. This
combination of factors resulted in an increase in average revenue per tractor
per week, which is our primary measure of asset productivity, to $2,392 for nine
months ended March 31, 2010, from $2,365 for nine months ended March 31,
2009.
Revenue
for TruckersB2B was $6.5 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010, compared to $6.6 million for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009. This decrease was primarily related to a drop
in revenues from our tire programs, as small and mid-sized fleets have continued
to experience difficulty obtaining bank lending and capital, offset by increases
in revenues from our fuel programs.
Salaries,
wages, and benefits were $116.9 million, or 35.5% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $116.1 million, or
38.2% of freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31,
2009. This slight dollar increase was due primarily to increased
driver payroll related to increased miles and an increase in the value of stock
appreciation rights, and was partially offset by a reduction in driver pay per
mile, a reduction in our driver recruiting costs, and a decrease in
administrative payroll due to efforts to eliminate positions and increase
efficiencies.
Fuel
expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue of $54.8 million and $69.4 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively, increased to
$37.0 million, or 11.2% of freight revenue, for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010, compared to $30.7 million, or 10.1% of freight
revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. These increases
were attributable to a decrease in fuel surcharge revenue, which offsets our
fuel expense, and an increase in the gallons of fuel purchased, due to an
increase in miles. The cost associated with the increase in gallons
of fuel purchased was partially offset by a 12.8% decrease in average fuel
prices to $2.46 per gallon in the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from $2.82
in the nine months ended March 31, 2009.
Operations
and maintenance increased to $27.0 million, or 8.2% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from $26.9 million, or 8.9% of
freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31,
2009. Operations and maintenance expense consists of direct operating
expense, maintenance, and tire expense. The slight dollar increase in
fiscal 2010 was primarily related to an increase in costs associated with
physical damage and tire expenses, offset by decreases in our maintenance
expenses due to a younger fleet of tractors.
Insurance
and claims expense was $11.3 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2010, compared to $10.4 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2009. As a percentage of freight revenue, insurance and claims
remained constant at 3.4% for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009. Insurance consists of premiums for liability, physical damage,
cargo damage, and workers compensation insurance. The increase in the
overall dollar amount is attributable to an increase in workers compensation
claims and cargo claims expense, due the severity of claims reported in fiscal
2010, offset by a decrease in liability claims. Our insurance program
involves self-insurance at various risk retention levels. Claims in
excess of these risk levels are covered by insurance in amounts we consider to
be adequate. We accrue for the uninsured portion of claims based on
known claims and historical experience. We continually review and
revise our insurance program to maintain a balance between premium expense and
the risk retention we are willing to assume.
Depreciation
and amortization, consisting primarily of depreciation of revenue equipment,
decreased to $23.0 million, or 7.0% of freight revenue, for the nine months
ended March 31, 2010, from $26.8 million, or 8.8% of freight
revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. This decrease was
primarily attributable to decreased tractor depreciation, related to a net
decrease of approximately 285 tractors out of our owned fleet as compared to
March 31, 2009 and an increase in the percentage of our fleet financed with
operating leases. Revenue equipment held under operating leases is
not reflected on our balance sheet and the expenses related to such equipment
are reflected on our statements of operations in revenue equipment rentals,
rather than in depreciation and amortization and interest expense, as is the
case for revenue equipment that is financed with borrowings or capital
leases.
Revenue
equipment rentals were $27.2 million, or 8.2% of freight revenue, for the
nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $20.8 million, or 6.8% of
freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. These
increases were attributable to an increase in the percentage of our tractors
financed under operating leases. At March 31, 2010, 1,934 tractors,
or 57.5% of our company tractors, were held under operating leases, compared to
1,616 tractors, or 51.0% of our company tractors, at March 31,
2009.
Purchased
transportation increased to $58.8 million, or 17.8% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from $41.0 million, or 13.5% of
freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. These
increases were primarily related to an increase in independent contractors to
357, or 10.6% of our tractor capacity, at March 31, 2010 compared to 198, or
6.2% of tractors, at March 31, 2009. Other factors were the growth of
our intermodal and brokerage operations. Independent contractors are
drivers who cover all of their operating expenses (fuel, driver salaries,
maintenance, and equipment costs) for a fixed payment per mile. Many
of our independent contractors operate under a tractor lease purchase program
that we began in the middle of fiscal 2009. Going forward, depending
on outside factors such as the freight environment confronting our industry and
the strength of the U.S. economy, in general, we may decide to increase the
number of independent contractors we engage. Accordingly, to the
extent we increase the number of independent contractors in our fleet and
continue to increase our purchased transportation for brokerage and intermodal
transportation, we expect purchased transportation to increase as
well.
All of
our other operating expenses are relatively minor in amount, and there were no
significant changes in such expenses. Accordingly, we have not
provided a detailed discussion of such expenses.
Our
pretax margin, which we believe is a useful measure of our operating performance
because it is neutral with regard to the method of revenue equipment financing
that a company uses decreased 30 basis points to 1.8% of freight revenue for the
nine months ended March 31, 2010, from 2.1% of freight revenue for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009.
In
addition to other factors described above, Canadian and Mexican exchange rate
fluctuations primarily impact salaries, wages and benefits, and purchased
transportation, and therefore impact our pretax margin and results of
operations.
Income taxes decreased to $3.8 million
for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $4.1 million for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009, while the effective tax rate increased from 63.3%
to 66.3%. Income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 included
an adjustment of approximately $300,000 related to per diem calculations for
prior years. As per diem is a partially non-deductible expense, our
effective tax rate will fluctuate as net income and per diem fluctuate in the
future.
As a
result of the factors described above, net income decreased by $0.4 million
to $2.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, from a net income of
$2.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2009.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Trucking
is a capital-intensive business. We require cash to fund our
operating expenses (other than depreciation and amortization), to make capital
expenditures and acquisitions, and to repay debt, including principal and
interest payments. Other than ordinary operating expenses, we
anticipate that capital expenditures for the acquisition of revenue equipment
will constitute our primary cash requirement over the next twelve
months. Given our trade cycle for revenue equipment, we expect
minimal capital expenditures over the next twelve months. We
frequently consider potential acquisitions, and if we were to consummate an
acquisition, our cash requirements would increase and we may have to modify our
expected financing sources for the purchase of tractors. Subject to
any required lender approval, we may make acquisitions in the
future. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash generated from
operations, bank borrowings, capital and operating lease financing of revenue
equipment, and proceeds from the sale of used revenue equipment.
As of
March 31, 2010, we had on order 100 tractors for delivery through fiscal
2011. These revenue equipment orders represent a capital commitment
of approximately $9.9 million, before considering the proceeds of equipment
dispositions. At March 31, 2010, our total balance sheet debt,
including capital lease obligations and current maturities less cash, was $28.2
million, compared to $56.6 million at March 31, 2009. Our
debt-to-capitalization ratio (total balance sheet debt as a percentage of total
balance sheet debt plus total stockholders' equity) was 15.8% at March 31, 2010,
and 28.6% at March 31, 2009.
We
believe we will be able to fund our operating expenses, as well as our current
commitments for the acquisition of revenue equipment over the next twelve
months, with a combination of cash generated from operations, borrowings
available under our primary credit facility, and lease financing
arrangements. We will continue to have significant capital
requirements over the long term, and the availability of the needed capital will
depend upon our financial condition and operating results and numerous other
factors over which we have limited or no control, including prevailing market
conditions and the market price of our common stock. However, based
on our operating results, anticipated future cash flows, current availability
under our credit facility, and sources of equipment lease financing that we
expect will be available to us, we do not expect to experience significant
liquidity constraints in the foreseeable future.
Cash
Flows
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2010, net cash provided by operations was $32.6
million, compared to $53.7 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2009. Cash provided by operations decreased due to the change in
trade receivables and income tax receivable, partially offset by the change in
accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Net cash
used in investing activities was $13.4 million for the nine months ended March
31, 2010, compared to $10.1 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2009. Cash used in investing activities includes the net cash effect
of acquisitions and dispositions of revenue equipment during each
period. Capital expenditures for equipment totaled $43.3 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, and $28.3 million for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009. In fiscal 2009, we used $24.1 million to
purchase certain assets of Continental. We generated proceeds from
the sale of property and equipment of $29.8 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010, compared to $42.3 million in proceeds for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009.
Net cash used in financing activities was $11.4 million for the nine months
ended March 31, 2010, compared to $43.2 million for the nine months ended March
31, 2009. The decrease in cash used for financing activities was
primarily due to increased payment on our revolving debt line and the buy-out of
mortgaged equipment in the nine months ended March 31,
2009. Financing activity represents borrowings (new borrowings, net
of repayment) and payments of the principal component of capital lease
obligations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Operating
leases have been an important source of financing for our revenue
equipment. Our operating leases include some under which we do not
guarantee the value of the asset at the end of the lease term ("walk-away
leases") and some under which we do guarantee the value of the asset at the end
of the lease term ("residual value"). Therefore, we are subject to
the risk that equipment value may decline, in which case we would suffer a loss
upon disposition and be required to make cash payments because of the residual
value guarantees. We were obligated for residual value guarantees
related to operating leases of $92.5 million at March 31, 2010 compared to $70.2
million at March 31, 2009. We believe that any residual payment
obligations will be satisfied by the value of the related equipment at the end
of the lease. To the extent the expected value at the lease
termination date is lower than the residual value guarantees, we would accrue
for the difference over the remaining lease term. We anticipate that
going forward we will use a combination of cash generated from operations and
operating leases to finance tractor purchases and operating leases to finance
trailer purchases.
Primary
Credit Agreement
On
September 26, 2005, Celadon Group, Inc., Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., and
TruckersB2B entered into an unsecured Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement")
with LaSalle Bank National Association, as administrative agent, and LaSalle
Bank National Association, Fifth Third Bank (Central Indiana), and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as lenders. The Credit Agreement was amended on
December 23, 2005, by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, pursuant to which
Celadon Logistics Services, Inc. was added as a borrower to the Credit
Agreement. The Credit Agreement was also amended on June 30, 2007 and
January 22, 2008 by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement and Third Amendment
to Credit Agreement, respectively. On August 11, 2009, the Credit
Agreement was amended and restated (the "Restatement"). Pursuant to
the Restatement, (i) the maximum available borrowing limit under the Credit
Agreement was reduced from a $70 million unsecured line to a $40 million secured
line and (ii) certain financial covenants were adjusted as follows: Minimum
Fixed Charge ratio to a minimum of .90, Maximum Lease-Adjusted Total Debt to
EBITDAR ratio up to 3.25 to 1, Minimum Tangible Net Worth to $100 million, and
the Minimum Asset Coverage ratio to be no less than 1.25 to 1. The
Restatement and the financial covenants included therein were in effect starting
June 30, 2009. The Credit Agreement, as amended by the Restatement,
matures on January 23, 2013. The Credit Agreement is intended to
provide for ongoing working capital needs and general corporate
purposes. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are based, at the
option of the Company, on a base rate equal to the greater of the federal funds
rate plus an applicable margin between 0.75% and 1.50% and the administrative
agent's prime rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin between 2.25% and 3.00%
that is adjusted quarterly based on cash flow coverage. Our borrowing
rate was 4.50% and 3.25% at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009
respectively. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by Celadon
E-Commerce, Inc., CelCan, and Jaguar, each of which is a subsidiary of the
Company.
Letters of credit are limited to an
aggregate commitment of $15.0 million and the swing line facility has a limit of
$3.0 million. A commitment fee that is adjusted quarterly between
0.375% and 0.5% per annum based on cash flow coverage is due on the daily unused
portion of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains
certain restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things, dividends,
tangible net worth, cash flow, mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and
dispositions, and total indebtedness. We were in compliance with
these covenants at March 31, 2010, and expect to remain in compliance for the
foreseeable future. At March 31, 2010, none of our credit facility
was utilized for outstanding borrowings and $0.3 million was utilized for
standby letters of credit.
Contractual
Obligations
As of March 31, 2010, our operating
leases, capitalized leases, other debts, and future commitments have stated
maturities or minimum annual payments as follows:
|
|
Annual
Cash Requirements
as
of March 31, 2010
(in
thousands)
Payments
Due by Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Less
than
1 year
|
|
|
1-3
Years
|
|
|
3-5
Years
|
|
|
More
than
5 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
leases
|
|
$ |
100,842 |
|
|
$ |
38,758 |
|
|
$ |
43,412 |
|
|
$ |
12,453 |
|
|
$ |
6,219 |
|
Lease
residual value guarantees
|
|
|
92,453 |
|
|
|
11,262 |
|
|
|
64,072 |
|
|
|
14,474 |
|
|
|
2,645 |
|
Capital
leases(1)
|
|
|
39,351 |
|
|
|
13,382 |
|
|
|
25,969 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Long-term
debt(1)
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Sub-total
|
|
$ |
233,345 |
|
|
$ |
63,990 |
|
|
$ |
133,564 |
|
|
$ |
26,927 |
|
|
$ |
8,864 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
purchase of revenue equipment
|
|
$ |
9,878 |
|
|
$ |
9,878 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Employment
and consulting agreements(2)
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Standby
Letters of Credit
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
244,182 |
|
|
$ |
74,827 |
|
|
$ |
133,564 |
|
|
$ |
26,927 |
|
|
$ |
8,864 |
|
(1)
|
Includes
interest.
|
(2)
|
The
amounts reflected in the table do not include amounts that could become
payable to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
under certain circumstances if their employment by the Company is
terminated.
|
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions
that impact the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes. Therefore, the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues, expenses, and associated disclosures of contingent assets
and liabilities are affected by these estimates and assumptions. We
evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis, utilizing
historical experience, consultation with experts, and other methods considered
reasonable in the particular circumstances. Nevertheless, actual
results may differ significantly from our estimates and assumptions, and it is
possible that materially different amounts would be reported using differing
estimates or assumptions. We consider our critical accounting
policies to be those that require us to make more significant judgments and
estimates when we prepare our financial statements. Our critical
accounting policies include the following:
Depreciation of Property and
Equipment. We depreciate our property and equipment using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. We
generally use estimated useful lives of two to seven years for tractors and
trailers, and estimated salvage values for tractors and trailers generally range
from 35% to 50% of the capitalized cost. Gains and losses on the
disposal of revenue equipment are included in depreciation expense in our
statements of operations.
We review
the reasonableness of our estimates regarding useful lives and salvage values of
our revenue equipment and other long-lived assets based upon, among other
things, our experience with similar assets, conditions in the used equipment
market, and prevailing industry practice. Changes in our useful life
or salvage value estimates or fluctuations in market values that are not
reflected in our estimates could have a material effect on our results of
operations.
Revenue
equipment and other long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever an
event occurs that indicates an impairment may exist. Expected future
cash flows are used to analyze whether an impairment has occurred. If
the sum of expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of
the long-lived asset, then an impairment loss is recognized. We
measure the impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its
carrying value. Fair value is determined based on a discounted cash
flow analysis or the appraised or estimated market value of the asset, as
appropriate.
Operating
leases. We have financed a substantial percentage of our
tractors and trailers with operating leases. These leases generally
contain residual value guarantees, which provide that the value of equipment
returned to the lessor at the end of the lease term will be no lower than a
negotiated amount. To the extent that the value of the equipment is
below the negotiated amount, we are liable to the lessor for the shortage at the
expiration of the lease. For all equipment, we are required to
recognize additional rental expense to the extent we believe the fair market
value at the lease termination will be less than our obligation to the
lessor.
In
accordance with ASC Topic 840, Accounting for Leases,
property and equipment held under operating leases, and liabilities related
thereto, are not reflected on our balance sheet. All expenses related
to revenue equipment operating leases are reflected on our statements of
operations in the line item entitled "Revenue equipment rentals." As
such, financing revenue equipment with operating leases instead of bank
borrowings or capital leases effectively moves the interest component of the
financing arrangement into operating expenses on our statements of
operations.
Claims Reserves and Estimates.
The primary claims arising for us consist of cargo liability, personal
injury, property damage, collision and comprehensive, workers' compensation, and
employee medical expenses. We maintain self-insurance levels for
these various areas of risk and have established reserves to cover these
self-insured liabilities. We also maintain insurance to cover
liabilities in excess of these self-insurance amounts. Claims
reserves represent accruals for the estimated uninsured portion of reported
claims, including adverse development of reported claims, as well as estimates
of incurred but not reported claims. Reported claims and related loss
reserves are estimated by third party administrators, and we refer to these
estimates in establishing our reserves. Claims incurred but not
reported are estimated based on our historical experience and industry trends,
which are continually monitored, and accruals are adjusted when warranted by
changes in facts and circumstances. In establishing our reserves we
must take into account and estimate various factors, including, but not limited
to, assumptions concerning the nature and severity of the claim, the effect of
the jurisdiction on any award or settlement, the length of time until ultimate
resolution, inflation rates in health care, and in general interest rates, legal
expenses, and other factors. Our actual experience may be different
than our estimates, sometimes significantly. Changes in assumptions
as well as changes in actual experience could cause these estimates to change in
the near term. Insurance and claims expense will vary from period to
period based on the severity and frequency of claims incurred in a given
period.
Accounting for Income
Taxes. Deferred income taxes represent a substantial liability
on our consolidated balance sheet. Deferred income taxes are
determined in accordance with ASC topic 740, Accounting for Income
Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for
the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit
carry-forwards. We evaluate our tax assets and liabilities on a
periodic basis and adjust these balances as appropriate. We believe
that we have adequately provided for our future tax consequences based upon
current facts and circumstances and current tax law. However, should
our tax positions be challenged and not prevail, different outcomes could result
and have a significant impact on the amounts reported in our consolidated
financial statements.
The
carrying value of our deferred tax assets (tax benefits expected to be realized
in the future) assumes that we will be able to generate, based on certain
estimates and assumptions, sufficient future taxable income in certain tax
jurisdictions to utilize these deferred tax benefits. If these
estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to
reduce the value of the deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax
expense. We believe that it is more likely than not that the deferred
tax assets, net of valuation allowance, will be realized, based on forecasted
income. However, there can be no assurance that we will meet our
forecasts of future income. We evaluate the deferred tax assets on a
periodic basis and assess the need for additional valuation
allowances.
Federal
income taxes are provided on that portion of the income of foreign subsidiaries
that is expected to be remitted to the United States.
Seasonality
In the
trucking industry, revenue generally decreases as customers reduce shipments
during the winter holiday season and as inclement weather impedes
operations. At the same time, operating expenses generally increase,
with fuel efficiency declining because of engine idling and inclement
weather. We have substantial operations in the Midwestern and Eastern
United States and Canada. For the reasons stated, in those geographic
regions in particular, third quarter net income historically has been lower than
net income in each of the other three quarters of the year excluding
charges. Our equipment utilization typically improves substantially
between May and October of each year because of seasonal increased shipping and
better weather. Also, during September and October, business
generally increases as a result of increased retail merchandise shipped in
anticipation of the holidays.
Inflation
Many of
our operating expenses, including fuel costs, revenue equipment, and driver
compensation, are sensitive to the effects of inflation, which result in higher
operating costs and reduced operating income. The effects of
inflation on our business during the past three years were most significant in
fuel. The effects of inflation on revenue were not material in the
past three years. We attempt to limit the effects of inflation
through increases in freight rates and fuel surcharges.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We
experience various market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates,
variability in currency exchange rates, and fuel prices. We have
established policies, procedures, and internal processes governing our
management of market risks and the use of financial instruments to manage our
exposure to such risks.
Interest Rate
Risk. We are exposed to interest rate risk principally from
our primary credit facility. The credit facility carries a maximum
variable interest rate of either the bank's base rate or LIBOR plus
1.125%. At March 31, 2010 the interest rate for revolving borrowings
under our credit facility was LIBOR plus 1.25%, an effective rate of
4.5%. At March 31, 2010, we did not have any borrowings outstanding
under the credit facility. A hypothetical 10% increase in the bank's
base rate and LIBOR would be immaterial to our net income.
Currency Exchange Rate
Risk. We are subject to variability in foreign currency
exchange rates in our international operations. Exposure to this
variability is periodically managed primarily through the use of natural hedges,
whereby funding obligations and assets are both managed in the local
currency. We, from time-to-time, enter into currency exchange
agreements to manage our exposure arising from fluctuating exchange rates
related to specific and forecasted transactions. We operate this
program pursuant to documented corporate risk management policies and do not
enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes.
Our
currency risk consists primarily of foreign currency denominated firm
commitments and forecasted foreign currency denominated intercompany and
third-party transactions. At March 31, 2010, we had outstanding
foreign exchange derivative contracts in notional amounts of $5.2 million with a
fair value of these contracts approximately equal to $5.5
million. Derivative gains/(losses), initially reported as a component
of other comprehensive income, are reclassified to earnings in the period when
the forecasted transaction affects earnings.
Assuming
revenue and expenses for our Canadian and Mexican operations are identical to
that in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 (both in terms of amount and currency
mix), we estimate that a $0.01 decrease in the Canadian dollar exchange rate
would reduce our annual net income by approximately $145,000. Also,
we estimate that a $0.01 decrease in the Mexican peso exchange rate would reduce
our annual net income by approximately $88,000.
Commodity Price
Risk. Shortages of fuel, increases in prices, or rationing of
petroleum products can have a materially adverse effect on our operations and
profitability. Fuel is subject to economic, political, and market
factors that are outside of our control. Historically, we have sought
to recover a portion of short-term increases in fuel prices from customers
through the collection of fuel surcharges. However, fuel surcharges
do not always fully offset increases in fuel prices. As of March 31,
2010, we had no derivative financial instruments in place to reduce our exposure
to fuel price fluctuations.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
As
required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Company has carried out an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. This evaluation was carried out under the
supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based
upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q. There were no changes in the Company's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of fiscal 2010 that
have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports filed
or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and
procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding disclosures.
The
Company has confidence in its disclosure controls and
procedures. Nevertheless, the Company's management, including the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our
disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors or intentional
fraud. An internal control system, no matter how well conceived and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of such internal controls are met. Further, the design of
an internal control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected.
Part
II. Other
Information
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
There are
various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its
subsidiaries which arose in the normal course of the operations of its
business. The Company believes many of these proceedings are covered
in whole or in part by insurance and that none of these matters will have a
material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of
operations in any given period.
On August
8, 2007, the 384th District Court of the State of Texas situated in El Paso,
Texas, rendered a judgment against CTSI, for approximately $3.4 million in the
case of Martinez v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., which was originally filed
on September 4, 2002. The case involves a workers' compensation claim
of a former employee of CTSI who suffered a back injury as a result of a traffic
accident. CTSI and the Company believe all actions taken were proper
and legal and contend that the proper and exclusive place for resolution of this
dispute was before the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board. In
October 2007, CTSI posted an appeal bond and filed an appeal of this decision to
the Texas Court of Appeals. The ATA Litigation Center filed an amicus
brief in support of our position with the Texas Court of
Appeals. Oral arguments on this case were held February 18,
2010. Celadon argued its case before the Texas Court of Appeals and
on March 24, 2010, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and
dismissed Martinez' suit in its entirety finding that the Indiana Workers
Compensation Board had exclusive jurisdiction over this
dispute. Plaintiff has until May 7, 2010 to request a rehearing of
the Texas Court of Appeals' decision. While there can be no certainty
as to the outcome, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of this
dispute will not have a materially adverse affect on its consolidated financial
position, cash flows, or results of operations, and the Company has not recorded
any provision for the case.
While we
attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated
with our business, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be
present. Our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009, in the
section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors, describes the risks and uncertainties
associated with our business. Please also see our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 29, 2010 for a description of the risks
and uncertainties associated with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration's new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010
initiative. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to
materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash
flows, projected results, and future prospects.
3.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective
January 12, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ending December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on January 30,
2006.)
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3.2
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Certificate
of Designation for Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on
September 28, 2000.)
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3.3
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on July 3, 2006.)
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4.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective
January 12, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ending December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on January 30,
2006.)
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4.2
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Certificate
of Designation for Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on
September 28, 2000.)
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4.3
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2000, between Celadon Group, Inc. and
Fleet National Bank, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed with the SEC on July 20, 2000.)
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4.4
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on July 3, 2006.)
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Certification
pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Stephen Russell, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer.*
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Certification
pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Paul Will, the Company's
Chief Financial Officer.*
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, by Stephen Russell, the Company's Chief
Executive Officer.*
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Paul Will, the Company's Chief
Financial Officer.*
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* Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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Celadon
Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Stephen
Russell
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Stephen
Russell
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Chief
Executive Officer
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/s/ Paul
Will
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Paul
Will
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Chief
Financial Officer, Executive Vice President,
Treasurer,
and Assistant Secretary
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Date: April
30, 2010
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