AIR T INC - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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(Mark
one)
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X
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Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act
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of
1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
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Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 for the transition period from _____to _____
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Commission
file
Number 0-11720
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Air
T, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 52-1206400
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of (I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or
organization) Identification
No.)
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Post
Office Box 488, Denver, North Carolina 28037
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(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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(828)
464-8741
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to
be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Yes X No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an
accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer (see definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer) in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act)
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Large
Accelerated Filer____ Accelerated
Filer_____ Non-Accelerated Filer__X__
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
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Yes No
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APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
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Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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2,423,506
shares of Common Stock, par value of $.25 per share were outstanding
as of
October 31, 2007. Common Stock is the only class of stock
outstanding.
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1
INDEX
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PAGE
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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for
the three and six months ended
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3
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September
30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at
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September
30, 2007 (Unaudited)
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and
March 31, 2007
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash
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Flows
for the six months
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ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’
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Equity
and Comprehensive Income for the
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six
months ended September 30,
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2007
and 2006(Unaudited)
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6
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial
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Statements
(Unaudited)
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7-12
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis
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of
Financial Condition and Results
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of
Operations
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12-19
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure
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About
Market Risk
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19
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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19-20
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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20
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and
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Use
of Proceeds
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20
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
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21
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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22
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Signatures
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23
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Exhibit
Index
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24
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Officers’
Certifications
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25-27
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2
Item
1. Financial Statements
AIR
T,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Operating
Revenues:
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Overnight
air cargo
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$ |
9,503,715
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$ |
8,646,307
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$ |
18,016,166
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$ |
17,222,259
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Ground
equipment
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7,908,102
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6,074,798
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15,191,618
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13,582,655
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17,411,817
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14,721,105
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33,207,784
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30,804,914
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Operating
Expenses:
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Flight-air
cargo
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4,910,228
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4,313,963
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9,260,290
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8,487,824
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Maintenance-air
cargo
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3,171,403
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3,111,313
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6,010,564
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6,209,996
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Ground
equipment
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6,110,445
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4,470,339
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11,288,813
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9,728,603
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General
and administrative
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2,246,464
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2,125,093
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4,583,370
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4,396,645
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Depreciation
and amortization
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125,048
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147,962
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248,922
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324,796
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16,563,588
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14,168,670
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31,391,959
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29,147,864
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Operating
Income
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848,229
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552,435
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1,815,825
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1,657,050
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Non-operating
Expense (Income) Expense:
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Interest,
net
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64,334
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27,908
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121,581
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32,017
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Deferred
retirement expense
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(3,399 | ) |
5,250
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101
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10,500
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Investment
income and other
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(47,345 | ) | (58,575 | ) | (113,882 | ) | (119,016 | ) | ||||||||
13,590
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(25,417 | ) |
7,800
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(76,499 | ) | |||||||||||
Earnings
Before Income Taxes
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834,639
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577,852
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1,808,025
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1,733,549
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Income
Tax Expense
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296,989
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206,785
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644,007
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635,687
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Net
Earnings
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$ |
537,650
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$ |
371,067
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$ |
1,164,018
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$ |
1,097,862
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Basic
and Diluted Net
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Earnings
Per Share
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$ |
0.22
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$ |
0.14
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$ |
0.47
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$ |
0.41
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Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic
and Diluted
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2,432,392
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2,671,293
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2,446,949
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2,671,293
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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3
AIR
T,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September
30, 2007
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March
31, 2007
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ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
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(Note)
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
1,869,494
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$ |
2,895,499
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Marketable
securities
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891,001
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860,870
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Accounts
receivable, less allowance
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for
doubtful accounts of $220,000 at September
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30,
2007 and $413,000 at March 31, 2007
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8,749,710
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7,643,391
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Income
taxes receivable
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238,884
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-
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Notes
and other non-trade receivables-current
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31,883
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68,730
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Inventories,
net
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9,171,602
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8,085,755
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Deferred
tax assets
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660,010
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724,534
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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170,758
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325,533
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Total
Current Assets
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21,783,342
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20,604,312
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Property
and Equipment
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7,653,524
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8,113,363
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Less
accumulated depreciation
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(5,844,919 | ) | (5,820,852 | ) | ||||
Property
and Equipment, net
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1,808,605
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2,292,511
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Deferred
Tax Assets
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257,119
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170,353
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Cash
Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies
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1,330,706
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1,296,703
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Notes
and Other Non-Trade Receivables-Long Term
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183,848
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200,529
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Other
Assets
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81,182
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50,576
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Total
Assets
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$ |
25,444,802
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$ |
24,614,984
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
4,661,306
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$ |
5,304,022
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Accrued
expenses
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2,001,867
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2,236,106
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Income
taxes payable
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-
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194,840
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Current
portion of long-term debt and obligations
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125,010
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144,684
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Total
Current Liabilities
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6,788,183
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7,879,652
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Capital
Lease Obligations (less current portion)
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70,457
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77,702
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Long-Term
Debt (less current portion)
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2,465,547
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575,204
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Deferred
Retirement Obligations (less current portion)
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638,301
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633,693
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Stockholders'
Equity:
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Preferred
stock, $1 par value, authorized 50,000 shares,
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none
issued
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-
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-
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Common
stock, par value $.25; authorized 4,000,000 shares;
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2,423,506
and 2,509,998 shares issued and
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outstanding
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605,876
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627,499
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Additional
paid in capital
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5,541,363
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6,058,070
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Retained
earnings
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9,211,773
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8,658,606
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net
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123,302
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104,558
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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15,482,314
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15,448,733
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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$ |
25,444,802
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$ |
24,614,984
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Note: The
balance sheet at March 31, 2007 has been derived from the audited
consolidated
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financial
statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the
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fiscal
year ended March 31, 2007.
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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4
AIR
T,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Six
Months Ended
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September
30,
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
earnings
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$ |
1,164,018
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$ |
1,097,862
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Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings to net
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cash
provided by operating activities:
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Change
in accounts receivable and inventory reserves
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(133,106 | ) |
238,169
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Depreciation
and amortization
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248,922
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324,796
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Increase
in cash surrender value of life insurance
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(34,003 | ) | (34,001 | ) | ||||
Deferred
taxes
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(34,034 | ) | (118,994 | ) | ||||
Warranty
reserve
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38,000
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(67,464 | ) | |||||
Compensation
expense related to stock options
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174,556
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89,108
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Change
in assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:
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Accounts
receivable
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(913,171 | ) |
3,392,926
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Notes
receivable
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53,528
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6,756
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Income
taxes receivable/payable
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(433,724 | ) | (258,438 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(686,297 | ) | (4,442,843 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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124,168
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102,532
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Accounts
payable
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(642,716 | ) |
405,969
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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(279,616 | ) | (312,620 | ) | ||||
Total
adjustments
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(2,517,493 | ) | (674,104 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used) provided by operating activities
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(1,353,475 | ) |
423,758
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(224,608 | ) | (67,136 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(224,608 | ) | (67,136 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Payments
on aircraft term loan
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(64,532 | ) | (51,568 | ) | ||||
Net
borrowings on line of credit
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1,946,606
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1,906,161
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Stock
repurchase
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(712,886 | ) |
-
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Payments
on capital leases
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(6,259 | ) | (40,996 | ) | ||||
Payment
of cash dividend
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(610,851 | ) | (667,823 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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552,078
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1,145,774
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Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,026,005 | ) |
1,502,396
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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2,895,499
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2,702,424
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ |
1,869,494
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$ |
4,204,820
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$ |
134,469
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$ |
37,317
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Income
taxes
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1,113,354
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1,011,155
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Summary
of significant non-cash information:
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Increase
(decrease) in fair value of marketable securities, net of
tax
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$ |
18,744
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$ |
18,545
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Leased
equipment transferred to (from) inventory
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(458,300 | ) |
1,476,708
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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5
AIR
T,
INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Accumulated
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Retained
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Other
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Total
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Paid-In
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Earnings
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Comprehensive
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Stockholders'
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Income
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Equity
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Balance,
March 31, 2006
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2,671,293
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$ |
667,823
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$ |
6,939,357
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$ |
6,840,383
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$ |
52,479
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$ |
14,500,042
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Comprehensive
Income:
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Net
earnings
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1,097,862
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Unrealized
loss
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on
securities, net of tax
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18,545
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Total
Comprehensive Income
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1,116,407
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Cash
dividend
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(667,823 | ) | (667,823 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense
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related
to stock options
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89,108
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89,108
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Balance,
September 30, 2006
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2,671,293
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$ |
667,823
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$ |
7,028,465
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$ |
7,270,422
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$ |
71,024
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$ |
15,037,734
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Accumulated
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Retained
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Other
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Total
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Paid-In
|
Earnings
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Comprehensive
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Stockholders'
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
|
Income
|
Equity
|
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Balance,
March 31, 2007
|
2,509,998
|
$ |
627,499
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$ |
6,058,070
|
$ |
8,658,606
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$ |
104,558
|
$ |
15,448,733
|
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Comprehensive
Income:
|
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Net
earnings
|
1,164,018
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Unrealized
gain
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on
securities, net of tax
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18,744
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Total
Comprehensive Income
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1,182,762
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-
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-
|
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Cash
dividend
|
(610,851 | ) | (610,851 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
related
to stock options
|
174,556
|
174,556
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
repurchase
|
(86,492 | ) | (21,623 | ) | (691,263 | ) | (712,886 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
2,423,506
|
$ |
605,876
|
$ |
5,541,363
|
$ |
9,211,773
|
$ |
123,302
|
$ |
15,482,314
|
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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6
AIR
T,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Financial
Statement Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of Air T, Inc. (the “Company”)
have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although
the Company believes that the following disclosures are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented
have
been made. The results of operations for the three and six month
periods ended September 30 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending March 31, 2008.
It
is suggested that these condensed
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007.
2. Income
Taxes
The
Company adopted the provisions of
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109, on April 1, 2007. The Company has analyzed
filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is
required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these
jurisdictions. The periods subject to examination for the Company’s
federal return are the fiscal 2006 and 2007 tax years. The Company
did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on our
financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing FIN
48.
It
is the Company policy to recognize
interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component
of income tax expense. As of the date of adoption of FIN 48, the
Company did not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with any
unrecognized tax benefits, nor was any interest expense recognized during the
six month period ended September 30, 2007.
The
tax effect of temporary
differences, primarily asset reserves and accrued liabilities, gave rise to
the
Company's deferred tax asset in the accompanying September 30, 2007 and March
31, 2007 consolidated balance sheets. Deferred income taxes are recognized
for
the tax consequence of such temporary differences at the enacted tax rate
expected to be in effect when the differences reverse.
The
income tax provision for the
respective six months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 differ from the federal
statutory rate primarily as a result of state income taxes and, to a lesser
extent, other permanent differences.
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3.
|
Comprehensive
Income
|
The
following table provides a
reconciliation of net earnings reported in our financial statements to total
comprehensive income:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
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September
30,
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September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$ |
537,650
|
$ |
371,067
|
$ |
1,164,018
|
$ |
1,097,862
|
||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on securities,
|
||||||||||||||||
net
of tax
|
9,372
|
30,359
|
18,744
|
18,545
|
||||||||||||
Total
Comprehensive Income
|
$ |
547,022
|
$ |
401,426
|
$ |
1,182,762
|
$ |
1,116,407
|
4. Net
Earnings Per Share
Basic
earnings per share has been
calculated by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during each period. For purposes of calculating
diluted earnings per share, shares issuable under employee stock options were
considered potential common shares and were included in the weighted average
common shares unless they were anti-dilutive.
The
computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as
follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$ |
537,650
|
$ |
371,067
|
$ |
1,164,018
|
$ |
1,097,862
|
||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
|
$ |
0.22
|
$ |
0.14
|
$ |
0.47
|
$ |
0.41
|
||||||||
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and Diluted
|
2,432,392
|
2,671,293
|
2,446,949
|
2,671,293
|
At
September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, options to acquire 241,000 shares and 226,000 shares of common
stock were not included in computing diluted earnings per common share because
their effects were anti-dilutive.
5. Inventories
Inventories
consist of the following:
September
30, 2007
|
March
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Aircraft
parts and supplies
|
$ |
501,148
|
$ |
485,209
|
||||
Ground
equipment manufacturing:
|
||||||||
Raw
materials
|
7,164,551
|
6,250,813
|
||||||
Work
in process
|
1,362,191
|
1,648,896
|
||||||
Finished
goods
|
867,606
|
364,688
|
||||||
Total
inventories
|
9,895,496
|
8,749,606
|
||||||
Reserves
|
(723,894 | ) | (663,851 | ) | ||||
Total,
net of reserves
|
$ |
9,171,602
|
$ |
8,085,755
|
8
6. Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company maintains stock based compensation plans which allow for the issuance
of
nonqualified stock options to officers, other key employees of the Company,
and
to members of the Board of Directors. The Company accounts for stock
compensation using the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement
No.
123(R), Share-Based Payment.
No
options were granted or exercised during the three months ended September 30,
2007. Stock based compensation expense has been recognized in the
amount of $87,278 and $58,358 for the three months ended September 30, 2007
and
2006, and $174,556 and $89,108 for the six months ended September 30, 2007
and
2006, respectively. As of September 30, 2007, there was $661,000 of
unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized through December 31,
2009.
7. Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued
Statement No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring
fair value within generally accepted accounting principles, clarifies the
definition of fair value within the framework, and expands disclosures about
the
use of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not
determined the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 is effective as of
the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007, and
is
effective for the Company April 1, 2008. SFAS 159 provides companies
with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair
value
that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Accordingly,
companies would then be required to report unrealized gains and losses on these
items in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose
different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
The Company has not determined the impact of adopting SFAS 159 on its
consolidated financial statements.
8. Financing
Arrangements
In
September 2007, the Company amended its $7,000,000 secured long-term revolving
credit line to extend its expiration date to August 31, 2009. The
revolving credit line contains customary events of default, a subjective
acceleration clause and restrictive covenants that, among other matters, require
the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. There is no
requirement for the Company to maintain a lock-box arrangement under this
agreement. As of September 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance
with all of the restrictive covenants. The amount of credit available
to the Company under the agreement at any given time is determined by an
availability calculation, based on the eligible borrowing base, as defined
in
the credit agreement, which includes the Company’s outstanding receivables,
inventories and equipment, with certain exclusions. Amounts advanced
under the credit facility bear interest at the 30-day “LIBOR” rate plus 137
basis points. The LIBOR rate at September 30, 2007 was
5.72%. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the
Company’s assets. At September 30, 2007, $1,947,000 was outstanding
under the line of credit.
The
Company assumes various financial
obligations and commitments in the normal course of its operations and financing
activities. Financial obligations are considered to represent known
future cash payments that the Company is required to make under existing
contractual arrangements such as debt and lease agreements.
9
9. Segment
Information
The
Company
operates in two business segments, providing overnight air cargo services to
the
express delivery services industry and aviation ground support and other
specialized equipment products and services to passenger and cargo airlines,
airports, the military and industrial customers. Each business
segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different
products and services. The Company’s air cargo operations are
comprised of its Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) and CSA Air, Inc. (“CSA”)
subsidiaries and the Company’s ground support operations consist of its Global
Ground Support, LLC (“Global”) and Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”)
subsidiaries. GAS was set up as a new wholly owned subsidiary in September
2007,
to operate the ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance services business
of
the company.
The
Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on operating
income. Segment data is summarized as follows:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo
|
$ |
9,503,715
|
$ |
8,646,307
|
$ |
18,016,166
|
$ |
17,222,259
|
||||||||
Ground
Equipment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Domestic
|
7,492,042
|
5,509,884
|
14,677,058
|
12,980,241
|
||||||||||||
International
|
416,060
|
564,914
|
514,560
|
602,414
|
||||||||||||
Total
Ground Equipment
|
7,908,102
|
6,074,798
|
15,191,618
|
13,582,655
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
17,411,817
|
$ |
14,721,105
|
$ |
33,207,784
|
$ |
30,804,914
|
||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo
|
$ |
512,889
|
$ |
360,102
|
$ |
858,954
|
$ |
822,640
|
||||||||
Ground
Equipment
|
841,481
|
643,578
|
2,054,267
|
2,001,333
|
||||||||||||
Corporate (1)
|
(506,141 | ) | (451,245 | ) | (1,097,396 | ) | (1,166,923 | ) | ||||||||
Total
|
$ |
848,229
|
$ |
552,435
|
$ |
1,815,825
|
$ |
1,657,050
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization:
|
||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo
|
$ |
106,270
|
$ |
123,395
|
$ |
216,328
|
$ |
249,352
|
||||||||
Ground
Equipment
|
15,024
|
9,773
|
27,285
|
48,813
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
|
3,754
|
14,794
|
5,309
|
26,631
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
125,048
|
$ |
147,962
|
$ |
248,922
|
$ |
324,796
|
||||||||
Capital
Expenditures, net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo
|
$ |
31,807
|
$ |
26,775
|
$ |
47,630
|
$ |
31,775
|
||||||||
Ground
Equipment
|
72,302
|
-
|
110,741
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
|
19,218
|
6,329
|
66,237
|
35,361
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
123,327
|
$ |
33,104
|
$ |
224,608
|
$ |
67,136
|
||||||||
As
of
|
||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
March
31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||
Identifiable
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo
|
$ |
4,609,968
|
$ |
5,823,455
|
||||||||||||
Ground
Equipment
|
16,014,373
|
13,247,048
|
||||||||||||||
Corporate
|
4,820,461
|
5,544,481
|
||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
25,444,802
|
$ |
24,614,984
|
||||||||||||
(1)
Includes income from inter-segment transactions.
|
10
10. Commitments
and Contingencies
On
February 28, 2005, a 135-foot fixed-stand deicing boom sold by Global for
installation at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania airport, and maintained by
Global, collapsed on an Airbus A330 aircraft operated by U.S.
Airways. While the aircraft suffered some structural damage, no
passengers or crew on the aircraft were injured. The operator of the
deicing boom has claimed to suffer injuries in connection with the
collapse. Immediately following this incident, the remaining eleven
fixed-stand deicing booms sold by Global and installed at the Philadelphia
airport were placed out of service pending investigation of their structural
soundness. These booms include 114-foot smaller deicing booms, as
well as additional 135-foot extended deicing booms. All of these
booms were designed, fabricated and installed by parties other than Global
and
are the only booms of this model that have been sold by Global.
In
June
2005, after an independent structural engineering firm’s investigation
identified specific design flaws and structural defects in the remaining 11
booms and Global’s subcontractor declined to participate in efforts to return
the remaining 11 booms to service, Global agreed with the City of Philadelphia
to effect specific repairs to the remaining 11 booms. Under this
agreement, Global agreed to effect the repairs to these booms at its expense
and
reserved its rights to recover these expenses from any third party ultimately
determined to be responsible for defects and flaws in these
booms. The agreement provided that if Global performed its
obligations under the agreement, the City of Philadelphia will not pursue any
legal remedies against Global for the identified design flaws and structural
defects with respect to these 11 booms. However, the City of
Philadelphia retained its rights with respect to any cause of action arising
from the collapse of the boom in February 2005.
On
October 11, 2005, Global completed the repair, installation and recertification
of ten of the deicing booms. Repair had been completed on the
eleventh boom, which was then damaged in transit to the Philadelphia airport
by
an independent carrier. The additional repair work on that boom has
been completed and the boom has been delivered back to the airport. The carrier
had initially undertaken that such further repair work would be at its expense,
though the carrier subsequently disclaimed liability for the full costs
associated with the damage to the eleventh boom. Global then
initiated litigation against the carrier to recover its costs related to the
damage to the eleventh boom, and that claim has now been resolved, as described
below.
Global
has been named as a defendant in three legal actions arising from the February
2005 boom collapse at the Philadelphia airport. In the first,
U.S. Airways vs. Elliott Equipment Company, et al., which is pending in
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S.
Airways initiated an action on April 7, 2006 against Global and its
subcontractor seeking to recover approximately $2.9 million, representing the
alleged cost to repair the damaged Airbus A330 aircraft and including
approximately $1 million for the loss of use of the aircraft while it was being
repaired. Discovery is continuing in this case and a trial has been set for
March 2008. In the second action, Emerson vs. Elliott Equipment
Company, et al., pending in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas,
the boom operator is seeking to recover unspecified damages from Global and
its
subcontractor for injuries arising from the collapse of the
boom. This matter was initiated on October 21, 2005 and is scheduled
for trial in May 2008. The Company understands that the boom operator
has subsequently recovered from his claimed injuries and has returned to
fulltime but light duty work. Global maintains product liability
insurance in excess of the amount of the recoveries claimed above and is being
defended in these matters by its product liability insurance
carrier. Global’s insurance coverage does not extend to the costs
incurred by Global to examine and repair the other 11 booms at the Philadelphia
airport. The third lawsuit is a claim brought in December 2006, on
behalf of the City of Philadelphia captioned City of Philadelphia v. Elliott
Equipment Company, et al., which was filed in the Philadelphia County Court
of Common Pleas. In that action, the City seeks to recover for the
cost of replacing the boom that was destroyed in the February 2005
accident. It is estimated that the cost for
11
replacing
that boom will be in the $600,000 range. That matter is in its early
stage and a trial is anticipated for September 2008, based on the current
scheduling order. Global’s product liability insurance carrier has
denied coverage with respect to the third lawsuit claiming that it seeks
replacement of allegedly defective products. Global has included in
its claims against its subcontractor any losses it may suffer in connection
with
the claims alleged in this lawsuit. In light of the claims asserted
in this action directly against Global's subcontractor and the related claims
made by Global against its subcontractor, management does not believe
that the ultimate liability, if any, of Global for losses alleged in this
lawsuit would be material to the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
On
August
4, 2005, Global commenced litigation in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
County, Pennsylvania against Glazer Enterprises, Inc. t/a Elliott Equipment
Company, Global’s subcontractor that designed, fabricated and warrantied the
booms at the Philadelphia airport, seeking to recover approximately $905,000
in
costs incurred by Global in fiscal 2006 in connection with repairing the 11
booms and any damages arising from the collapse of the boom in February
2005. That case has been removed to federal court and is pending
before United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
and
has been assigned to the same judge before whom the U.S. Airways litigation
is
pending against Global. Discovery is continuing in this
lawsuit. The Company cannot provide assurance that it will be able to
recover its repair expenses and other losses, or otherwise be successful, in
this action.
On
August
8, 2006, Global commenced litigation in the United States District for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Global Ground Support, LLC v. Sautter
Crane Rental, Inc.) seeking to recover all damage and loss incurred as a
result of damage that occurred to the 135-foot deicing boom while in transit
back to the Philadelphia International Airport. In that action,
Global sought damages of approximately $300,000. The matter was
settled through arbitration in September 2007, under which the Company agreed
to
accept $235,000 as settlement of this claim. The Company has recorded
the $235,000 as operating income in the quarter ended September 30,
2007.
The
Company is currently involved in certain personal injury and environmental
matters, which involve pending or threatened lawsuits. Management believes
the
results of these pending or threatened lawsuits will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position.
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
Overview
The
Company
operates in two business segments, providing overnight air cargo services to
the
express delivery services industry and aviation ground support and other
specialized equipment products and services to passenger and cargo airlines,
airports, the military and industrial customers. Each business
segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different
products and services. The Company’s air cargo operations are
comprised of its Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) and CSA Air, Inc. (“CSA”)
subsidiaries and the Company’s ground support operations consist of its Global
Ground Support, LLC (“Global”) and Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”)
subsidiaries. GAS is a new wholly owned subsidiary established in September
2007, to operate the ground support equipment maintenance services business
of
the company.
12
Following
is a table detailing revenues by segment and by major customer
category:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overnight
Air Cargo Segment:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx
|
$ |
9,503,715
|
55 | % | $ |
8,646,307
|
59 | % | $ |
18,016,166
|
54 | % | $ |
17,222,259
|
56 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Ground
Equipment Segment:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Military
|
898,866
|
5 | % |
1,258,106
|
8 | % |
6,627,822
|
20 | % |
6,754,498
|
22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
- Domestic
|
6,593,176
|
38 | % |
4,251,778
|
29 | % |
8,049,236
|
24 | % |
6,225,743
|
20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
- International
|
416,060
|
2 | % |
564,914
|
4 | % |
514,560
|
2 | % |
602,414
|
2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
7,908,102
|
45 | % |
6,074,798
|
41 | % |
15,191,618
|
46 | % |
13,582,655
|
44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ |
17,411,817
|
100 | % | $ |
14,721,105
|
100 | % | $ |
33,207,784
|
100 | % | $ |
30,804,914
|
100 | % |
MAC
and
CSA provide short-haul express air freight services primarily to one customer,
FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”). Under the terms of the dry-lease service
agreements which currently cover the majority of the revenue aircraft operated,
the Company receives an administrative fee for each aircraft and passes through
to its customer certain cost components of its operations without
markup. The cost of fuel, flight crews, landing fees, outside
maintenance, parts and certain other direct operating costs are included in
operating expenses and billed to FedEx as cargo and maintenance revenue, at
cost. These agreements are renewable on two to five year terms and
may be terminated by FedEx at any time upon 30 days’ notice. The
Company believes that the short term and other provisions of its agreements
with
FedEx are standard within the air freight contract delivery service
industry. FedEx has been a customer of the Company since
1980. Loss of its contracts with FedEx would have a material adverse
effect on the Company.
Separate
agreements cover the five types of aircraft operated by MAC and CSA for
FedEx—Cessna Caravan, ATR-42, ATR-72, Fokker F-27, and Short Brothers
SD3-30. The Cessna Caravan, ATR-42, ATR-72 and Fokker F-27 aircraft
(a total of 90 aircraft at September 30, 2007) are owned by and dry-leased
from
FedEx, and the two Short Brothers SD3-30 aircraft are owned by the Company
and
operated periodically under wet-lease arrangements with
FedEx. Pursuant to such agreements, FedEx determines the type of
aircraft and schedule of routes to be flown by MAC and CSA, with all other
operational decisions made by the Company.
MAC
and
CSA’s revenues contributed approximately $18,016,000 and $17,222,000 to the
Company’s revenues for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, a current year increase of approximately $794,000 (5%). The
increase in revenues was primarily related to flight and maintenance department
costs passed through to its customer at cost and increased maintenance labor
revenue as a result of an 8.5% increase in the maintenance billable labor rate,
effective in June 2007.
Global
manufactures, services and
supports aircraft deicers and ground support equipment and other specialized
military and industrial equipment on a worldwide basis. Global’s revenue
contributed approximately $15,192,000 and $13,583,000 to the Company’s revenues
for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The 12% increase in revenues was attributed to an
increase in the number of domestic commercial orders completed during the
current period. We believe this increase is related to the harsh
weather conditions that were experienced by domestic airlines and airports
last
winter, increasing the requirements for the coming winter season. The
Company’s contract with the Air Force allows some flexibility with regard to
timing of unit deliveries allowing the Company to meet increased commercial
demand and still meet Air Force requirements in subsequent
periods. At September 30, 2007, Global’s order backlog was $17.3
million compared to $16.8 million at March 31, 2007 and $14.6 million at
September 30, 2006.
13
Recent
Developments
During
the quarter ended September 30,
2007, the Company formed a new subsidiary Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”).
GAS was set up to operate the ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance
services business of the company. GAS is finalizing a three (3) year
maintenance services contract with a large domestic airline. Under
that arrangement, GAS is providing ground support equipment services and
facility maintenance services at a number of locations and has initially
employed over 50 mechanics. Operations and revenues were minimal in
the second quarter as the operation was in start up mode, but are expected
to be
fully online in the third quarter.
One
matter of litigation has recently been resolved. In August 2006,
Global commenced litigation (Global Ground Support, LLC v. Sautter Crane
Rental, Inc.) seeking to recover all damage and loss incurred as a result
of damage that occurred to a deicing boom while in transit to the Philadelphia
International Airport. In that action, Global sought damages of
approximately $300,000. The matter was settled through arbitration in
September 2007, under which the Company agreed to accept $235,000 as settlement
of this claim. The Company has recorded the $235,000 as an increase
in operating income in the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
The
Company incurred an increase in professional fees in the current quarter due
to
hiring an outside consulting firm to assist with the requirements of Section
404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002. The requirements of Section
404 of SOX are scheduled to apply to the Company's 2008 fiscal
year. Section 404 requires management of the Company to document,
test, and issue a report as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting. In addition, Section 404 requires the
Company's independent accountants to review the Company's internal control
documentation and testing results, and to issue its opinion as to the adequacy
of internal control over financial reporting, which requirement is currently
scheduled to be applicable for the Company's 2009 fiscal year. The
Company is on schedule to comply with the SOX requirements but does expect
increased professional fees to meet the continuing requirements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires the use of estimates and
assumptions to determine certain assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon the
best information available at the time of the estimates or
assumptions. The Company’s estimates and assumptions could change
materially as conditions within and beyond our control
change. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from
estimates. The most significant estimates made by management include
allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, reserves for excess and obsolete
inventories, warranty reserves, deferred tax asset valuation and retirement
benefit obligations.
14
Following
is a discussion of critical accounting policies and related management estimates
and assumptions.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
in the amount of $220,000 and $413,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2007
and March 31, 2007, was established based on management’s estimates of the
collectability of accounts receivable. The decrease in the allowance
is primarily a result of the resolution of the Sautter Crane matter in September
2007. The required allowance is determined using information such as
customer credit history, industry information, credit reports, customer
financial condition and the collectability of outstanding accounts receivables
associated with a discontinued business segment. The estimates can be
affected by changes in the financial strength of the aviation industry, customer
credit issues or general economic conditions.
Inventories. The
Company’s parts inventories are valued at the lower of cost or
market. Reserves for excess and obsolete inventories in the amount of
$724,000 and $664,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2007 and March 31,
2007, are based on assessment of the marketability of slow-moving and obsolete
inventories. Estimates are subject to volatility and can be affected
by reduced equipment utilization, existing supplies of used inventories
available for sale, the retirement of aircraft or ground equipment and changes
in the financial strength of the aviation industry.
Warranty
Reserves. The Company warranties its ground equipment products for up
to a two-year period from date of sale. Product warranty reserves are
recorded at the time of sale based on historical average warranty cost and
are
adjusted quarterly as actual warranty cost becomes known. Warranty
reserves were $102,000 and $196,000 at September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
respectively.
Deferred
Taxes. Net deferred tax assets are shown net of valuation allowance
in the amount of $62,000, as of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007 to reflect
the likelihood of the recoverability of certain of these
assets. Company judgment of the recoverability of certain of these
assets is based primarily on estimates of current and expected future earnings
and tax planning.
Retirement
Benefits Obligation. The Company currently determines the value of
retirement benefits assets and liabilities on an actuarial basis using a 5.75%
discount rate. Values are affected by current independent indices,
which estimate the expected return on insurance policies and the discount rates
used. Changes in the discount rate used will affect the amount of
pension liability as well as pension gain or loss recognized in other
comprehensive income.
Revenue
Recognition. Cargo revenue is recognized upon completion of contract
terms and maintenance revenue is recognized when the service has been
performed. Revenue from product sales is recognized when contract
terms are completed and title has passed to customers.
Seasonality
Global’s
business has historically been
seasonal. The Company has continued its efforts to reduce Global’s
seasonal fluctuation in revenues and earnings by increasing military and
international sales and broadening its product line to increase revenues and
earnings throughout the year. In June 1999, Global was awarded a
four-year contract to supply deicing equipment to the United States Air Force,
and Global has been awarded two three-year extensions on the
contract. Although sales remain somewhat seasonal, this
diversification has lessened the seasonal impacts and allowed the Company to
be
more efficient in its planning and production. The air cargo segment
of business has no susceptibility to seasonality.
Results
of Operations
Second
Quarter 2008 Compared to Second Quarter 2007
Consolidated
revenue from operations increased $2,691,000 (18%) to $17,412,000 for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to the equivalent prior year
quarter. A portion of the increase in revenues for the quarter
resulted from an $857,000 (10%) increase in cargo revenues related to fuel,
pilot salaries, travel and other flight costs passed through to its customer
at
cost, as well as increased maintenance labor revenue as a result of an 8.5%
increase in the billable labor rate, effective in June 2007. In
addition, there was a $1,833,000 (30%) increase in ground equipment revenues,
resulting from an increase in domestic commercial deicing units and catering
trucks delivered in the fiscal 2008 quarter.
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Operating
expenses on a consolidated basis increased $2,395,000 (17%) to $16,564,000
for
the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to the equivalent prior year
quarter. The net increase in air cargo operating expenses for the quarter
consisted of a $656,000 (9%) increase in the cost of flight operations primarily
as a result of increases in fuel, pilot salaries, travel and other flight costs
to meet the customer’s flight schedule. In addition, there was a
$1,640,000 (37%)increase in ground equipment operating expenses related to
the
increase in the number of commercial units produced and delivered during the
fiscal 2008 quarter. Production costs as a percentage of revenues are
typically higher on commercial units, resulting in decreased margins in the
fiscal 2008 quarter.
General
and administrative expenses increased by a net amount of $121,000 (6%) to
$2,246,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to the prior year
equivalent quarter. One component of the increase was a $29,000
increase in stock compensation expense relating to the Company’s adoption of
FASB Statement 123(R) in fiscal 2007. The other significant cost
increases were a $93,000 increase in professional fees in part a result of
the
Company engaging outside consultants to meet its Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
requirements and partly in connection with the start up of the new subsidiary
and securing its contract, an $89,000 increase in travel expenses for sales
and
trade shows and the new subsidiary start-up costs, a $32,000 increase in
advertising costs, a $27,000 increase in salary expense due to higher than
normal contract labor in the air cargo segment, and a $40,000 increase in profit
sharing expense for the quarter. These increases were offset by a
$170,000 reduction in general and administrative expenses resulting from the
Sautter Crane settlement in September 2007, as well as a $40,000 reduction
in
air cargo payroll costs related to cost reduction programs and personnel changes
initiated in December 2006.
Operating
income for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $848,000, a $296,000 (54%)
improvement over the same quarter of the prior year. $198,000 of the
improvement came in the ground support segment, as a result of the $235,000
Sautter Crane settlement in the fiscal 2008 quarter. The overnight
air cargo segment saw a $153,000 increase in operating income as a result of
an
8.5% increase in the maintenance billable labor rate, effective in June 2007,
as
well as reductions in management and administrative salaries as a result of
cost
reduction programs initiated within the air cargo segment in December
2006.
Non-operating
income, net, was a net
expense amount of $14,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared
to a
net income amount of $25,000 in the equivalent 2006 period. Interest
expense relating to increased inventory levels and flooring, increased by
$36,000, accounting for the majority of the change.
Income
tax expense of $297,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, represented
an
effective tax rate of 35.6%, which included the benefit of municipal bond income
as well as the impact of U.S. production deduction authorized under tax law
changes enacted in fiscal 2005. Income tax expense of $207,000 in the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 represented an effective tax rate of 35.8%,
with tax differences similar to the fiscal 2008 quarter.
First
Six Months of 2008 Compared to First Six Months of 2007
Consolidated
revenue from operations
increased $2,403,000 (8%) to $33,208,000 for the six-month period ended
September 30, 2007 compared to the equivalent 2006 period. The increase in
revenues resulted from a $794,000 (5%) increase in cargo revenues, discussed
above, and a $1,609,000 (12%)increase in ground equipment revenues, due to
the
increase in domestic commercial orders completed in the second
quarter.
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Operating
expenses on a consolidated basis increased $2,244,000 (8%) to $31,392,000 for
the six-month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the equivalent prior
period. The net increase in air cargo operating expenses of $573,000 (4%) was
primarily a result of increases in fuel, pilot salaries, travel and other flight
costs to meet the customer’s flight schedule. In addition, there was
a $1,560,000 (16%) increase in ground equipment operating expenses related
to
the increase in the number of commercial units produced and delivered during
the
second quarter. Production costs as a percentage of revenues are
typically higher on commercial units, resulting in overall decreased margins
in
the fiscal 2008 period.
General
and administrative expenses increased $187,000 (4%) to $4,583,000 for the
six-month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the prior year
period. The cost increase included an $86,000 increase in stock
compensation expense relating to option awards made to employees during the
second quarter of fiscal 2007. Expenses related to these awards
resulted in charges to general and administrative expense of $175,000 and
$89,000 during the six-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. In addition, the increase includes a $65,000 increase
in professional fees largely a result of the Company engaging outside
consultants to meet its Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements and partly
in
connection with the start up of the new subsidiary and securing its contract,
a
$93,000 increase in travel expenses for sales and trade shows and the new
subsidiary start up, a $36,000 increase in advertising costs, and a $103,000
increase in salary expense due to higher than normal contract labor in the
air
cargo segment. These increases were offset by a $170,000 reduction in
general and administrative expenses resulting from the Sautter Crane settlement
in September 2007, as well as a $40,000 reduction in air cargo administrative
payroll costs related to cost reduction programs and personnel changes effected
in December 2006.
Operating
income for the six-month period ended September 30, 2007 was $1,816,000, a
$159,000 (10%) improvement over the same period of the prior
year. The Sautter Crane settlement was again the primary component of
this increase in operating income as the Company was able to recover costs
incurred in prior periods.
Non-operating
expense, net, was a net
expense amount of $8,000 for the six-month period ended September 30, 2007
compared to a net income amount of $76,000 in the equivalent 2006
period. Interest expense relating to increased inventory levels and
flooring, increased by $90,000, accounting for the majority of the
change.
Income
tax expense of $644,000 for the six-month period ended September 30, 2007,
represented an effective tax rate of 35.6%, which included the benefit of
municipal bond income as well as the impact of U.S. production deduction
authorized under tax law changes enacted in fiscal 2005. Income tax
expense of $636,000 in the six-month period ended September 30, 2006 represented
an effective tax rate of 36.7%, with tax differences similar to the current
period.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
September 30, 2007 the Company's working capital amounted to $14,995,000, an
increase of $2,271,000 compared to March 31, 2007. The net increase primarily
resulted from an increase in accounts receivable and inventories, and a decrease
in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by $713,000 used
to
fund the stock repurchase program that was completed in August
2007. Inventories are historically higher at the end of the second
quarter as compared to year end but have decreased by $1,670,000 from the prior
year comparable quarter. Accounts receivable are up by $3,458,000
over the comparable prior year quarter as a result of the timing and volume
of
commercial ground equipment sales in the current quarter.
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In
September 2007, the Company amended its $7,000,000 secured long-term revolving
credit line to extend its expiration date to August 31, 2009. The
revolving credit line contains customary events of default, a subjective
acceleration clause and restrictive covenants that, among other matters, require
the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. There is no
requirement for the Company to maintain a lock-box arrangement under this
agreement. As of September 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance
with all of the restrictive covenants. The amount of credit available
to the Company under the agreement at any given time is determined by an
availability calculation, based on the eligible borrowing base, as defined
in
the credit agreement, which includes the Company’s outstanding receivables,
inventories and equipment, with certain exclusions. The credit
facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. At
September 30, 2007, $1,947,000 was outstanding under the line of
credit.
The
Company is exposed to changes in interest rates on its line of credit, which
bears interest based on the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 137 basis
points. The LIBOR rate at September 30, 2007 was 5.72%. If
the LIBOR interest rate had been increased by one percentage point, based on
the
balance of the line of credit at September 30, 2007, interest expense for the
six months ended September 30, 2007 would have increased by approximately
$10,000.
The
Company assumes various financial
obligations and commitments in the normal course of its operations and financing
activities. Financial obligations are considered to represent known
future cash payments that the Company is required to make under existing
contractual arrangements such as debt and lease agreements.
The
respective six-month periods ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 resulted in the following changes in cash flow:
operating activities used $1,353,000 and provided $424,000 in 2007 and 2006,
respectively, investing activities used $225,000 and $67,000 in 2007 and 2006,
respectively, and financing activities provided $552,000 and $1,146,000 in
2007
and 2006, respectively. Net cash decreased $1,026,000 and increased $1,502,000
during the six months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Cash
used in operating activities was
$1,777,000 more for the six-months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the
similar 2006 period, principally due to increased accounts receivables and
partially offset by decreased inventories.
Cash
used in investing activities for the six-months ended September 30, 2007 was
$157,000 more than the comparable period in 2006 due to increased current period
capital expenditures, principally in connection with the start up of Global
Aviation Services, LLC.
Cash
provided by financing activities
was $593,000 less in the 2007 six-month period than in the corresponding 2006
period principally a result of a $713,000 use of cash for the stock repurchase
program. Partially offsetting this use of cash were $40,000
additional borrowings on the line of credit and $57,000 less in cash dividend
in
the current period.
There
are currently no commitments for
significant capital expenditures. The Company’s Board of Directors on August 7,
1998 adopted the policy to pay an annual cash dividend, based on profitability
and other factors, in the first quarter of each fiscal year, in an amount to
be
determined by the Board. The Company paid a $0.25 per share cash
dividend in June 2007.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued
Statement No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring
fair value within generally accepted accounting principles, clarifies the
definition of fair value within the framework, and expands disclosures about
the
use of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not
determined the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial
statements.
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In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 is effective as of
the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007, and
is
effective for the Company April 1, 2008. SFAS 159 provides companies
with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair
value
that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Accordingly,
companies would then be required to report unrealized gains and losses on these
items in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose
different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
The Company has not determined the impact of adopting SFAS 159 on its
consolidated financial statements.
Impact
of Inflation
The
Company believes that the recent increases in inflation have not had a material
effect on its manufacturing operations, because increased costs to date have
been passed on to its customers. Under the terms of its air cargo business
contracts the major cost components of its operations, consisting principally
of
fuel, crew and other direct operating costs, and certain maintenance costs
are
reimbursed, without markup by its customer. Significant increases in
inflation rates could, however, have a material impact on future revenue and
operating income.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are included in
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, management, including the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with
respect to the information generated for use in this report. Based upon, and
as
of the date of that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were
effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be
disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and that management will be
timely alerted to material information required to be included in the Company’s
periodic reports filed with the Commission.
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
during or subsequent to the second quarter of fiscal 2008 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
It
should
be noted that while the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, believe that the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures provide a reasonable level of assurance, they do not
expect that the disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls will
prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well
conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that
the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of
a 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 control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud, if any, within
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the
Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls
can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of
two
or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design
of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design
will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions;
over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective
control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
PART
II -- OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
The
Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims that
arise in the ordinary course of their business. For a description of
material pending legal proceedings, see Note 10 of Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report,
which is incorporated by reference into this item.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
On
November 10, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized
a program to repurchase in aggregate up to $2,000,000 of the Company’s common
stock from time to time on the open market. The program was completed
in August 2007. The following table summarizes the Company’s share
repurchase activity for the three-month period ended September 30,
2007.
AIR
T
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
|
(a)
Total Number of Shares
|
(b)
Average Price Paid per Share purchased
|
(c)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plan
|
(d)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under
the
Plan
|
||||||||||||
July
1, 2007 to
|
||||||||||||||||
July
31, 2007
|
-
|
$ |
-
|
-
|
$ |
166,000
|
||||||||||
August
1, 2007 to
|
||||||||||||||||
August
31, 2007
|
18,800
|
8.82
|
18,800
|
-
|
||||||||||||
September
1, 2007 to
|
||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
18,800
|
$ |
8.82
|
18,800
|
$ |
-
|
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Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)
The
Company held its 2007 annual meeting of stockholders on September 26,
2007.
(b)
Each
of the individuals listed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2007 as nominees for
election as directors was elected at the annual meeting. These
nominees are listed below.
(c)
At
the annual meeting, the stockholders voted on the election of all nine members
of the Board of Directors and ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes
PLLC to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2008. The following tables summarize the results of the voting on
these matters.
Election
of Directors
Nominee
|
Shares
Voted "For"
|
Shares
Voted "Withheld"
|
||||||
Walter
Clark
|
1,685,432
|
284,925
|
||||||
John
Parry
|
1,656,388
|
313,969
|
||||||
William
H. Simpson
|
1,684,149
|
286,208
|
||||||
Claude
S. Abernethy, Jr.
|
1,656,463
|
313,894
|
||||||
Sam
Chesnutt
|
1,684,149
|
286,208
|
||||||
Allison
T. Clark
|
1,683,779
|
286,578
|
||||||
George
C. Prill
|
1,684,049
|
286,308
|
||||||
Dennis
A. Wicker
|
1,739,621
|
230,736
|
||||||
J.
Bradley Wilson
|
1,767,257
|
203,100
|
||||||
Ratification
of Appointment of Independent Auditors
Votes Cast For
|
Votes Cast Against
|
Votes Cast to Abstain
|
||||
1,727,075
|
242,820
|
460
|
(d) Not
applicable
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Item
6. Exhibits
|
(a) Exhibits
|
No. Description
3.1
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2001
|
3.2
|
By-laws
of the Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1996
|
4.1
|
Specimen
Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1994
|
10.1 Loan
Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between the Company and its
subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 24,
2007
31.1
|
Certification
of Walter Clark
|
31.2
|
Certification
of John Parry
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification
|
__________________
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) 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.
AIR
T, INC.
By:
/s/ Walter
Clark
Walter
Clark, Chief Executive
Officer
(Principal
Executive
Officer)
Date: November
8, 2007
By:
/s/ John
Parry
John
Parry, Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
Date: November
8, 2007
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AIR
T,
INC.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Document
31.1 Certification
of Walter Clark
31.2 Certification
of John
Parry
32.1 Section
1350
certification
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