AIR T INC - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark one)
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Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2008
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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
Air T,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-1206400
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization) (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
3524 Airport Road, Maiden, North Carolina 28650
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(828)
464-8741
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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.
Yes x No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. (See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”,
“accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated
Filer Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated
Filer Smaller Reporting Company
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(Do not
check if smaller reporting company)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes No
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APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common
Stock Outstanding
Shares at October 27, 2008
Common Shares, par value of $.25 per
share 2,424,506
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AIR T, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM
10-Q
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE #
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PART I
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Income
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Three Months and Six Months Ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
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4 | ||||
September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and March 31,
2008
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’
Equity
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Six Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements (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(T)
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Controls and Procedures
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PART II
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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18 | |||
Item 4.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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Item 6
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Exhibits
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Signatures
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibits Including
Certifications
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Item
1. Financial Statements
AIR T, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (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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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Operating
Revenues:
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Overnight
air cargo
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$ | 11,560,980 | $ | 9,503,715 | $ | 21,016,544 | $ | 18,016,166 | ||||||||
Ground
equipment sales
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10,709,743 | 7,684,881 | 22,050,748 | 14,968,397 | ||||||||||||
Ground
support services
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1,741,598 | 223,221 | 3,361,606 | 223,221 | ||||||||||||
24,012,321 | 17,411,817 | 46,428,898 | 33,207,784 | |||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
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Flight-air
cargo
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5,302,006 | 4,910,228 | 10,040,781 | 9,260,290 | ||||||||||||
Maintenance-air
cargo
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4,531,386 | 3,171,403 | 7,587,878 | 6,010,564 | ||||||||||||
Ground
equipment sales
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8,115,827 | 5,979,271 | 16,159,375 | 11,157,639 | ||||||||||||
Ground
support services
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1,267,160 | 131,174 | 2,509,601 | 131,174 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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2,666,232 | 2,246,464 | 5,809,696 | 4,583,370 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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111,265 | 125,048 | 222,603 | 248,922 | ||||||||||||
21,993,876 | 16,563,588 | 42,329,934 | 31,391,959 | |||||||||||||
Operating
Income
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2,018,445 | 848,229 | 4,098,964 | 1,815,825 | ||||||||||||
Non-operating
Expense (Income):
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Interest
expense
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22,512 | 64,334 | 35,734 | 121,581 | ||||||||||||
Investment
income
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(40,220 | ) | (47,345 | ) | (58,173 | ) | (113,882 | ) | ||||||||
Other
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339 | (3,399 | ) | 339 | 101 | |||||||||||
(17,369 | ) | 13,590 | (22,100 | ) | 7,800 | |||||||||||
Earnings
Before Income Taxes
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2,035,814 | 834,639 | 4,121,064 | 1,808,025 | ||||||||||||
Income
Taxes
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714,000 | 296,989 | 1,459,000 | 644,007 | ||||||||||||
Net
Earnings
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$ | 1,321,814 | $ | 537,650 | $ | 2,662,064 | $ | 1,164,018 | ||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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$ | 0.55 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||||
Dividends
Declared Per Share
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.25 | ||||||||
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic
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2,424,115 | 2,432,392 | 2,423,812 | 2,446,949 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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2,437,653 | 2,432,392 | 2,424,929 | 2,446,949 | ||||||||||||
See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September
30, 2008
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March
31, 2008
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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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$ | 975,722 | $ | 51,858 | ||||
Short-term
investments
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2,006,250 | 2,004,761 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for
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doubtful
accounts of $410,600 and $267,700
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10,281,334 | 12,272,390 | ||||||
Notes
and other non-trade receivables-current
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59,168 | 48,334 | ||||||
Inventories
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11,251,359 | 7,961,436 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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793,000 | 736,000 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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310,739 | 343,906 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
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25,677,572 | 23,418,685 | ||||||
Property
and Equipment, net
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1,723,808 | 1,846,400 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Taxes
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471,000 | 422,000 | ||||||
Cash
Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies
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1,402,444 | 1,368,442 | ||||||
Notes
and Other Non-Trade Receivables-LongTerm
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148,343 | 165,753 | ||||||
Other
Assets
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89,177 | 86,330 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 29,512,344 | $ | 27,307,610 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 5,560,912 | $ | 5,608,735 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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2,670,753 | 2,530,945 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
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80,669 | 58,000 | ||||||
Deferred
Retirement Obligation
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787,675 | - | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term obligations
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520,311 | 121,478 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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9,620,320 | 8,319,158 | ||||||
Capital
Lease and Other Obligations
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- | 59,996 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt (less current portion)
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56,597 | 461,384 | ||||||
Deferred
Retirement Obligation
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- | 752,515 | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
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Preferred
stock, $1.00 par value, 50,000 shares authorized,
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Common
stock, $.25 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized,
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2,424,506
and 2,423,506 shares issued and outstanding
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606,126 | 605,876 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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5,875,787 | 5,700,002 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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13,385,206 | 11,450,192 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net
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(31,692 | ) | (41,513 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
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19,835,427 | 17,714,557 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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$ | 29,512,344 | $ | 27,307,610 | ||||
See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Six
Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
earnings
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$ | 2,662,064 | $ | 1,164,018 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings to net
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cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
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Change
in accounts receivable and inventory reserves
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(118,425 | ) | (133,106 | ) | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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222,603 | 248,922 | ||||||
Change
in cash surrender value of life insurance
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(34,002 | ) | (34,003 | ) | ||||
Gain
on sale of assets
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(16,275 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred
income taxes
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(112,277 | ) | (34,034 | ) | ||||
Periodic
pension cost
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51,258 | 4,608 | ||||||
Warranty
reserve
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63,000 | (89,000 | ) | |||||
Compensation
expense related to stock options
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169,660 | 174,556 | ||||||
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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2,147,926 | (913,171 | ) | |||||
Notes
receivable and other non-trade receivables
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6,576 | 53,528 | ||||||
Inventories
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(3,328,368 | ) | (686,297 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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30,320 | 124,168 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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(47,823 | ) | (642,716 | ) | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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76,808 | (157,224 | ) | |||||
Income
taxes payable
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22,669 | (433,724 | ) | |||||
Total
adjustments
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(866,350 | ) | (2,517,493 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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1,795,714 | (1,353,475 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from sale of investments
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6,679,235 | - | ||||||
Purchase
of investments
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(6,663,595 | ) | - | |||||
Capital
expenditures
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(100,865 | ) | (224,608 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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(85,225 | ) | (224,608 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
aircraft term loan payments
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(56,533 | ) | (64,532 | ) | ||||
Payment
of cash dividend
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(727,050 | ) | (610,851 | ) | ||||
Payment
on capital leases
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(9,417 | ) | (6,259 | ) | ||||
Net
borrowings on line of credit
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- | 1,946,606 | ||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
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6,375 | - | ||||||
Repurchase
of common stock
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- | (712,886 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(786,625 | ) | 552,078 | |||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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923,864 | (1,026,005 | ) | |||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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51,858 | 2,895,499 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
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$ | 975,722 | $ | 1,869,494 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Amortization
of net actuarial losses
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$ | 9,821 | $ | - | ||||
Change
in fair value of marketable securities
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- | 18,744 | ||||||
Property
and equipment transferred to inventory
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- | (458,300 | ) | |||||
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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$ | 29,985 | $ | 134,469 | ||||
Income
taxes
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1,548,416 | 1,113,354 | ||||||
See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T, INC AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Accumulated
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Other
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Total
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Paid-In
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Retained
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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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Earnings
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Income
(Loss)
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Equity
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Balance,
March 31, 2007
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2,509,998 | $ | 627,499 | $ | 6,058,070 | $ | 8,658,606 | $ | 104,558 | $ | 15,448,733 | |||||||||||||
Net
earnings
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1,164,018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income,
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net
of tax
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18,744 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
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1,182,762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividend ($0.25 per share)
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(610,851 | ) | (610,851 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense related to
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stock
options
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174,556 | 174,556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
repurchase
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(86,492 | ) | (21,623 | ) | (691,263 | ) | (712,886 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2007
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2,423,506 | $ | 605,876 | $ | 5,541,363 | $ | 9,211,773 | $ | 123,302 | $ | 15,482,314 | |||||||||||||
Accumulated
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Other
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Total
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Paid-In
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Retained
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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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Earnings
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Income
(Loss)
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Equity
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Balance,
March 31, 2008
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2,423,506 | $ | 605,876 | $ | 5,700,002 | $ | 11,450,192 | $ | (41,513 | ) | $ | 17,714,557 | ||||||||||||
Net
earnings
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2,662,064 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income,
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net
of tax
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9,821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
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2,671,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividend ($0.30 per share)
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(727,050 | ) | (727,050 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
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1,000 | 250 | 6,125 | 6,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense related to
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stock
options
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169,660 | 169,660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2008
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2,424,506 | $ | 606,126 | $ | 5,875,787 | $ | 13,385,206 | $ | (31,692 | ) | $ | 19,835,427 | ||||||||||||
See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1.
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Financial Statement
Presentation
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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.
It is
suggested that these 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, 2008. The
results of operations for the periods ended September 30 are not necessarily
indicative of the operating results for the full year.
Certain
reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the
current period presentation.
2.
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Income
Taxes
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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, 2008 and March 31, 2008 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 provisions for the respective three and six-month periods ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 differ from the federal statutory rate primarily as
a result of state income taxes offset by permanent tax differences, including
the federal production deduction.
3.
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Comprehensive
Income
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The
following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings reported in our
financial statements to total comprehensive income:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Six
Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
earnings
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$ | 1,321,814 | $ | 537,650 | $ | 2,662,064 | $ | 1,164,018 | ||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income:
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Change
in Fair Value of Marketable
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Securities
(Net of tax)
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- | 9,372 | - | 18,744 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of Net Actuarial Losses (Net
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of
tax)
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6,049 | - | 9,821 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Comprehensive Income
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$ | 1,327,863 | $ | 547,022 | $ | 2,671,885 | $ | 1,182,762 | ||||||||
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4.
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Net Earnings Per
Share
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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 September 30,
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Six
Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
earnings
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$ | 1,321,814 | $ | 537,650 | $ | 2,662,064 | $ | 1,164,018 | ||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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$ | 0.55 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||||
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic
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2,424,115 | 2,432,392 | 2,423,812 | 2,446,949 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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2,437,653 | 2,432,392 | 2,424,929 | 2,446,949 |
At
September 30, 2007, options to acquire 241,000 shares of common stock were not
included in computing diluted earnings per common share because their effects
were anti-dilutive.
5.
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Inventories
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Inventories
consisted of the following:
September
30,
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March
31,
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2008
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2008
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Aircraft
parts and supplies
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$ | 468,044 | $ | 481,913 | ||||
Ground
equipment manufacturing:
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Raw
materials
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9,234,819 | 5,548,635 | ||||||
Work
in process
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1,912,082 | 1,724,522 | ||||||
Finished
goods
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582,553 | 1,114,059 | ||||||
Total
inventories
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12,197,498 | 8,869,129 | ||||||
Reserves
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(946,139 | ) | (907,693 | ) | ||||
Total,
net of reserves
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$ | 11,251,359 | $ | 7,961,436 |
6.
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Stock Based
Compensation
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The
Company maintains stock based compensation plans which allow for the issuance of
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) (“SFAS
123(R)”), Share-Based
Payment.
No
options were granted during the six months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007. During the six months ended September 30, 2008, options were
exercised for 1,000 shares at $6.375 per share. No options were
exercised during the six months ended September 30, 2007. Stock based
compensation expense has been recognized in the amount of $84,830 and $87,278
for the three months and $169,660 and $174,556 for the six months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of September 30, 2008,
there was $304,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized through
December 31, 2009.
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7.
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Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
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In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (“FASB”), issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements.
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any
new fair value measurements; rather, it applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The provisions of
this statement are to be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal
year in which this statement is initially applied, with any transition
adjustment recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance
of retained earnings. The provisions of SFAS 157 were to be effective for the
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. However, on
February 12, 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position Financial Accounting
Standard No. 157-2 (“FSP FAS 157-2”), Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157, that amends SFAS 157 to delay the effective date of SFAS
157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those
that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
recurring basis (that is, at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. We adopted the required provisions of SFAS 157 as of
April 1, 2008. The required provisions did not have a material impact on
our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 8 for additional
information.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
159 (“SFAS 159”),
The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities. 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. 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. Although the Company has adopted SFAS 159 as of April
1, 2008, we have not elected the fair value option for any items permitted under
SFAS 159.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 141 (revised 2007) (“SFAS 141R”), Business
Combinations. SFAS 141R will significantly change the
accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including the
treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs and
restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R, changes in deferred tax
asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties in a business
combination after the measurement period will impact income tax expense.
SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008 (our 2010 fiscal year). The impact of our adoption of SFAS 141R
will depend upon the nature and terms of business combinations, if any, that we
consummate on or after April 1, 2009.
In May
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 162 (“SFAS
162”), The Hierarchy of
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The new standard is intended to
improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy,
for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements
that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) for non-governmental entities. We are currently evaluating the
effects, if any, that SFAS 162 may have on our financial reporting.
8.
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Fair Value of
Financial Instruments
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The
Company adopted SFAS 157 effective April 1, 2008 for financial assets and
liabilities measured on a recurring basis. SFAS 157 applies to all
financial assets and financial liabilities that are being measured and reported
on a fair value basis. There was no impact for adoption of SFAS No. 157 to
the condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2008.
SFAS 157 requires disclosure that establishes a framework for measuring
fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157
requires fair value measurement to be classified and disclosed in one of the
following three categories:
Level 1:
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the
measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are observable,
either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or
liability.
Level 3:
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to
the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or
no market activity).
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The
Company has periodically entered into short-term investments in Variable Rate
Demand Notes (“VRDN”) which are measured at fair value on a recurring
basis. The VRDN’s fall into the Level 2 category under the
guidance of SFAS 157. The VRDN’s are traded at par value and
have a market value equal to cost plus any accrued interest at September 30,
2008. There were no gains or losses (realized or unrealized) during
the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 related to these investments.
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
subject to the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 157 at
September 30, 2008, were as follows:
Fair
Value Measurements at September 30, 2008
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Total
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Variable
rate demand notes and accrued interest
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$ | 2,006,250 | - | $ | 2,006,250 | - | ||||||||||
The
Company monitors its investments for impairment by considering current factors,
including the economic environment, market conditions, operational performance
and other specific factors relating to the business underlying the investment,
and records reductions in carrying values when necessary. Any impairment loss
would be reported under "Investment income (expense)" in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Income.
9.
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Financing
Arrangements
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In August
2008, the expiration date of the Company’s $7,000,000 secured long-term
revolving credit line was extended to August 31, 2010. 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, 2008, the Company was in compliance with all of the restrictive
covenants. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the
Company’s assets. 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. At September 30, 2008, $7,000,000 was available
under the terms of the credit facility and no amounts were
outstanding. Amounts advanced under the credit facility bear interest
at the 30-day “LIBOR” rate plus 137 basis points. The LIBOR rate at
September 30, 2008 was 3.93%.
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.
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10.
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Segment
Information
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The
Company operates in three business segments. The overnight air cargo
segment, comprised of its Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) and CSA Air, Inc.
(“CSA”) subsidiaries, operates in the air express delivery services
industry. The ground equipment sales segment, comprised of its Global
Ground Support, LLC (“GGS”) subsidiary, manufactures and provides mobile deicers
and other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo airlines,
airports, the military and industrial customers. The ground support
services segment, comprised of its Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”)
subsidiary, provides ground support equipment maintenance and facilities
maintenance services to domestic airlines. Each business segment has
separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and
services. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating
segments based on operating income. Prior to the quarter ended
September 30, 2008, the Company had determined that the operations of GAS were
not significant enough to justify separate segment reporting and had only
reported two operating segments, previously combining GGS and GAS into a single
segment. The Company has modified the prior periods segment
information to conform to the current period presentation.
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Segment
data is summarized as follows:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Operating
Revenues:
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Overnight
Air Cargo
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$ | 11,560,980 | $ | 9,503,715 | $ | 21,016,544 | $ | 18,016,166 | ||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales:
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Domestic
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8,849,333 | 7,268,821 | 19,153,428 | 14,453,837 | ||||||||||||
International
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1,860,410 | 416,060 | 2,897,320 | 514,560 | ||||||||||||
Total
Ground Equipment Sales
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10,709,743 | 7,684,881 | 22,050,748 | 14,968,397 | ||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services
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1,741,598 | 223,221 | 3,361,606 | 223,221 | ||||||||||||
Total
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24,012,321 | $ | 17,411,817 | $ | 46,428,898 | $ | 33,207,784 | |||||||||
Operating
Income
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Overnight
Air Cargo
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$ | 936,398 | $ | 512,889 | $ | 1,777,826 | $ | 858,954 | ||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales
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1,594,990 | 821,168 | 3,674,057 | 2,033,954 | ||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services
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194,509 | 20,313 | 129,134 | 20,313 | ||||||||||||
Corporate
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(707,452 | ) | (506,141 | ) | (1,482,053 | ) | (1,097,396 | ) | ||||||||
Total
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$ | 2,018,445 | $ | 848,229 | $ | 4,098,964 | $ | 1,815,825 | ||||||||
Capital
Expenditures:
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Overnight
Air Cargo
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$ | 1,275 | $ | 31,807 | $ | 15,620 | $ | 47,630 | ||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales
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3,580 | 5,377 | 7,185 | 43,816 | ||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services
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34,105 | 66,925 | 40,048 | 66,925 | ||||||||||||
Corporate
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- | 19,218 | 38,012 | 66,237 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 38,960 | $ | 123,327 | $ | 100,865 | $ | 224,608 | ||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization:
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Overnight
Air Cargo
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$ | 67,545 | $ | 106,270 | $ | 137,414 | $ | 216,328 | ||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales
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9,670 | 15,024 | 22,397 | 27,285 | ||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services
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23,208 | - | 43,152 | - | ||||||||||||
Corporate
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10,842 | 3,754 | 19,640 | 5,309 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 111,265 | $ | 125,048 | $ | 222,603 | $ | 248,922 | ||||||||
As
of:
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30-Sep-08
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31-Mar-08
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Identifiable
Assets:
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Overnight
Air Cargo
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$ | 4,094,916 | $ | 5,456,968 | ||||||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales
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18,979,046 | 16,868,328 | ||||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services
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1,435,723 | 1,422,112 | ||||||||||||||
Corporate
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5,002,659 | 3,560,202 | ||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 29,512,344 | $ | 27,307,610 |
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Commitments and
Contingencies
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On
February 28, 2005, a 135-foot fixed-stand deicing boom sold by GGS for
installation at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania airport, and maintained by GGS,
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 claimed to
suffer injuries in connection with the collapse. Immediately
following this incident, the remaining eleven fixed-stand deicing booms sold by
GGS and installed at the Philadelphia airport were placed out of service pending
investigation of their structural soundness. These booms include
smaller 114-foot deicing booms, as well as additional extended reach 135-foot
deicing booms. All of these booms were designed, fabricated and
installed by parties other than GGS and are the only booms of this model that
have been sold by GGS.
In June
2005, after an independent structural engineering firm’s investigation
identified specific design flaws and structural defects in the remaining 11
booms and GGS’s subcontractor declined to participate in efforts to return the
remaining 11 booms to service, GGS agreed with the City of Philadelphia to
effect specific repairs to the remaining 11 booms. Under this
agreement, GGS agreed to make 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 GGS performed its obligations
under the agreement, the City of Philadelphia would not pursue any legal
remedies against GGS 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. GGS has completed the repair, installation and
recertification of these 11 deicing booms.
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GGS 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 GGS 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 and pre-trial disclosures
have now been completed in this lawsuit and the case is scheduled for trial in
November 2008.
In the
second action, Emerson vs. Elliott Equipment Company, et al., filed in the
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, the boom operator sought to recover
unspecified damages from GGS and its subcontractor for injuries arising from the
collapse of the boom. This matter was initiated on October 21, 2005
and was called for trial in June 2008. During the initial phase of
that trial, a settlement was negotiated to resolve that claim in its
entirety. While the amount of the settlement and specific
contributions by the four defendants is confidential, GGS's share, which was
paid entirely by GGS's insurer, had no material impact on the total liability
insurance available to GGS.
The
remaining limits of the product liability insurance maintained by GGS is well in
excess of the amount of the remaining claim by US Airways, which claim is being
defended by its product liability insurance carrier. GGS’s insurance
coverage does not extend to the costs incurred by GGS 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 replacing that boom
assembly through a third party could approach $600,000, but with a number of the
components not damaged, and use of internal sources to replace damaged items,
that cost could be substantially lowered. That matter has completed
the pre-trial discovery phase and will likely be called for trial in the early
part of 2009, based on the current scheduling order. GGS’s product
liability insurance carrier has denied coverage with respect to the third
lawsuit claiming that it seeks replacement of allegedly defective
products. GGS 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 GGS's subcontractor and the related claims made by GGS against its
subcontractor, management does not believe that the ultimate liability, if
any, of GGS for losses alleged in this lawsuit would be material to the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
On August
4, 2005, GGS commenced litigation in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
County, Pennsylvania against Glazer Enterprises, Inc. t/a Elliott Equipment
Company, GGS’s subcontractor that designed, fabricated and warrantied the booms
at the Philadelphia airport, seeking to recover approximately $905,000 in costs
incurred by GGS 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
GGS. Discovery and pre-trial disclosures have now been completed in
this lawsuit and the case is scheduled for trial in November
2008. 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.
The
Company is currently involved in certain personal injury 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 three business segments. The overnight air cargo
segment, comprised of its Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) and CSA Air, Inc.
(“CSA”) subsidiaries, operates in the air express delivery services
industry. The ground equipment sales segment, comprised of its Global
Ground Support, LLC (“GGS”) subsidiary, manufactures and provides mobile deicers
and other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo airlines,
airports, the military and industrial customers. The ground support
services segment, comprised of its Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”)
subsidiary, provides ground support equipment maintenance and facilities
maintenance services to domestic airlines. Each business segment has
separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and
services. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating
segments based on operating income. Prior to the quarter ended
September 30, 2008, the Company had reported two operating segments, previously
combining GGS and GAS into a single segment. The Company
has modified the prior periods segment information to conform to the
current period presentation.
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Following
is a table detailing revenues by segment and by major customer
category:
(In
thousands)
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Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Six
Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Overnight
Air Cargo Segment:
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FedEx
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$ | 11,561 | 48 | % | $ | 9,504 | 55 | % | $ | 21,017 | 45 | % | $ | 18,016 | 54 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Ground
Equipment Sales Segment:
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Military
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2,462 | 10 | % | 899 | 5 | % | 11,258 | 25 | % | 6,628 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
- Domestic
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6,388 | 27 | % | 6,370 | 37 | % | 7,896 | 17 | % | 7,826 | 23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
- International
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1,860 | 8 | % | 416 | 2 | % | 2,897 | 6 | % | 515 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
10,710 | 45 | % | 7,685 | 44 | % | 22,051 | 48 | % | 14,969 | 45 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ground
Support Services Segment
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1,741 | 7 | % | 223 | 1 | % | 3,361 | 7 | % | 223 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 24,012 | 100 | % | $ | 17,412 | 100 | % | $ | 46,429 | 100 | % | $ | 33,208 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||
MAC and
CSA are short-haul express airfreight carriers and provide air cargo services to
one primary customer, FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”). MAC will also on
occasion provide maintenance services to other airline customers and the
military. Under the terms of dry-lease service agreements, which
currently cover all of the 87 revenue aircraft, the Company receives a monthly
administrative fee based on the number of aircraft operated 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 the customer as cargo and maintenance revenue,
at cost. As a result, the fluctuating cost of fuel has not had any
direct impact on our air cargo operating results. 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. 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 airfreight 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.
MAC and
CSA combined contributed approximately $21,017,000 and $18,016,000 to the
Company’s revenues for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, a current year increase of $3,001,000 (17%).
GGS
manufactures and supports aircraft deicers and other specialized industrial
equipment on a worldwide basis. GGS manufactures five basic models of
mobile deicing equipment with capacities ranging from 700 to 2,800
gallons. GGS also provides fixed-pedestal-mounted
deicers. Each model can be customized as requested by the customer,
including single operator configuration, fire suppressant equipment, open basket
or enclosed cab, a patented forced-air deicing nozzle and on-board glycol
blending system to substantially reduce glycol usage, color and style of the
exterior finish. GGS also manufactures four models of scissor-lift
equipment, for catering, cabin service and maintenance service of aircraft, and
has developed a line of decontamination equipment and other special purpose
mobile equipment. GGS competes primarily on the basis of the quality,
performance and reliability of its products, prompt delivery, customer service
and price. In June 1999, GGS was awarded a four-year contract to
supply deicing equipment to the United States Air Force. In June 2003
GGS was awarded a three-year extension of that contract and a further three-year
extension was awarded in June 2006.
GGS
contributed approximately $22,051,000 and $14,969,000 to the Company’s revenues
for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The $7,082,000 (47%) increase in revenues was due to an
increase in the number of military deicing units delivered, an increase in the
number of commercial catering trucks and a smaller increase in the number of
international commercial orders completed during the current
period. At September 30, 2008, GGS’s order backlog was $18.6 million
compared to $25.3 million at March 31, 2008 and $17.3 million at September 30,
2007.
GAS was
formed in September 2007 to operate the aircraft ground support equipment and
airport facility maintenance services business of the Company. GAS
recently finalized a three-year maintenance services contract with a large
domestic airline. GAS is providing aircraft ground support equipment
and airport facility maintenance services at a number of
locations. Currently, GAS supports 36 customers with aircraft ground
support equipment and airport maintenance facilities at 16 domestic airports and
supports 18 additional airports through traveling technicians.
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GAS
contributed approximately $3,361,000 and $223,000 to the Company’s revenues for
the six-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The $3,139,000 increase in revenues was due to GAS
commencing operations in September 2007 and including only a single month of
start up operations in the prior year period. GAS has grown to 7% of
consolidated revenues for the quarter and six-month period ended September 30,
2008.
Second Quarter
Highlights
We have
experienced two excellent quarters to begin this fiscal year, general economic
and industry conditions continue to be a major concern for our
company. We are delighted with these quarterly results, but remain
cautious about the remainder of the fiscal year. In these difficult
times, we are dedicated to conserving cash, watching costs, tightening our
credit policies and maintaining our customer and vendor
relationships.
Revenues
for GGS for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 were up 39% over the comparable
prior year quarter. GGS operated at unusually high production levels
for the second quarter as a result of the significant backlog at March 31,
2008. Delivery of deicers to the military dropped significantly from
the first quarter of this fiscal year, but were still considerably above the
number of units delivered to the military in the comparable quarter of the prior
year. In the quarter, GGS also produced and delivered a high volume
of commercial catering trucks, which offset lower than normal domestic
commercial deicing truck deliveries in the quarter. In addition, GGS
delivered an increased number of deicing and other commercial units to
international customers in the quarter. GGS’s gross margin percentage
for the quarter was consistent with the comparable quarter of a year ago, and
down 5-1/2% from the first quarter of this fiscal year, due to a less profitable
customer, product and accessory mix.
Our fleet
of ATR aircraft is now reaching its first cycle of heavy maintenance since they
were acquired and converted to freighter configuration. As a result,
maintenance hours have increased this quarter leading to increased revenues and
profitability in our air cargo segment.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2008, revenues from our GAS subsidiary totaled
$3,361,000. This new line of business continues to expand its
customer base. GAS’s main challenges continue to be its ability to
add additional customers to optimally utilize our staffing capacity at existing
locations, to selectively add new stations, and to manage accounts receivable in
a difficult operating environment and industry.
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, stock based
compensation and retirement benefit obligations.
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 $411,000 and $268,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2008
and March 31, 2008, was established based on management’s estimates of the
collectability of accounts receivable. 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 inventories are valued at the lower of cost or
market. Reserves for excess and obsolete inventories in the amount of
$946,000 and $908,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2008 and March 31,
2008, 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 inventory available
for sale, the retirement of aircraft or ground equipment and changes in the
financial strength of the aviation industry.
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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 time of sale based on the historical average warranty cost and are
adjusted quarterly as actual warranty cost becomes known. Warranty
reserves were $139,000 and $144,000 at September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008
respectively.
Deferred
Taxes. Company judgment of the recoverability of certain of these
deferred tax assets is based primarily on estimates of current and expected
future earnings and tax planning.
Stock
Based Compensation. The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R),
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123(R)”) as of April 1,
2006, using the modified prospective method of adoption, which requires all
share-based payments, including grants of stock options, to be recognized in the
income statement as an operating expense, based on their fair values over the
requisite service period. The compensation cost we record for these awards is
based on their fair value on the date of grant. The Company continues to use the
Black Scholes option-pricing model as its method for valuing stock options. The
key assumptions for this valuation method include the expected term of the
option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate and dividend
yield.
Retirement
Benefits Obligation. The Company currently determines the value of
retirement benefits assets and liabilities on an actuarial basis using a 4.0%
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
GGS’s
business has historically been seasonal. The Company has continued
its efforts to reduce GGS’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, GGS
was awarded a four-year contract to supply deicing equipment to the United
States Air Force, and GGS 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, historically, not been susceptible to seasonal
trends.
Results of
Operations
Second
Quarter 2009 Compared to Second Quarter 2008
Consolidated
revenue increased $6,601,000 (38%) to $24,012,000 for the three-month period
ended September 30, 2008 compared to its equivalent 2007 period. The increase in
revenues resulted from a number of factors. Revenues in the air cargo
segment were up $2,057,000 (22%) primarily as a result of increased flight and
maintenance department costs passed through to its customer at cost, increases
in the number of maintenance labor hours as well as the maintenance labor rate,
quarter over quarter. As noted in previous filings, the Company
received approval from its customer for an 8.5% increase in its maintenance
billable hour rate in June 2007 and an additional 4% increase in January
2008. Revenues in the ground equipment segment increased $3,025,000
(39%) to $10,710,000 as a result of a significant increase in the number of
deicing units delivered to the military during the second quarter of fiscal
2009, as well as a significant order and delivery of commercial catering trucks
in the three-month period ended September 30, 2008. In addition, GAS
provided revenues of $1,742,000 during the three-month period ended September
30, 2008, compared to revenue of $223,000 in the prior year at its
inception.
Operating
expenses increased $5,430,000 (33%) to $21,994,000 for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to its equivalent 2007
period. The increase was due to a number of
factors. Operating expenses in the air cargo segment were up
$1,752,000 (22%) primarily as a result of increased flight and maintenance
departments costs passed through to its customer at cost. Ground
equipment segment operating costs increased $2,137,000 (36%) driven primarily by
the current quarter’s increase in units sold. The ground support
services segment reported a $1,136,000 increase in operating expenses directly
related to the increased revenue provided by GAS this
quarter. General and administrative expenses increased $420,000 to
$2,666,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to its
equivalent 2007 period. The increase was comprised of additional
expenses associated with the GAS operations in the current year and a reduction
in general and administrative expense of $170,000 in the quarter ended September
30, 2007 resulting from the Sautter Crane settlement in September
2007.
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Non-operating
income was a net income amount of $17,400 for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2008 compared to a net expense amount of $13,600 in the equivalent
2007 period. Interest expense decreased by $42,000, as the Company
elected to utilize its available cash to pay off the chassis inventory flooring
in the current year. Investment income also declined by $7,000, due
to lesser rates of return on cash investments as well as a reduced average
investment balance.
Pretax
earnings increased $1,201,000 for the three-month period ended September 30,
2008 compared to 2007, due to the above-stated increase in revenues in all
segments and the resulting margins generated. The Company has been
able to add the additional revenue with lesser increases in overhead and
administrative costs, so that the majority of the additional operating income
has resulted in bottom line profit to the Company.
During
the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded $714,000
income tax expense, which resulted in an estimated annual tax rate of 35.1%,
which approximates the rate of 35.6% for the comparable quarter in
2007. The estimated annual effective tax rates for both periods
differ from the U. S. federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the effect
of state income taxes offset by permanent tax differences, including the federal
production deduction.
First
Six Months of 2009 Compared to First Six Months of 2008
Consolidated
revenue increased $13,221,000 (40%) to $46,429,000 for the six-month period
ended September 30, 2008 compared to its equivalent 2007 period. The increase in
revenues resulted from a number of factors. Revenues in the air cargo
segment were up $3,000,000 (17%) primarily as a result of increased flight and
maintenance department costs passed through to its customer at cost, increases
in the number of maintenance labor hours as well as the maintenance labor rate,
quarter over quarter. As noted in previous filings, the Company
received approval from its customer for an 8.5% increase in its maintenance
billable hour rate in June 2007 and an additional 4% increase in January
2008. Revenues in the ground equipment segment increased $7,082,000
(47%) to $22,051,000 as a result of a significant increase in the number of
deicing units delivered to the military during the first six months of fiscal
2009, as well as a significant order and delivery of commercial catering trucks
in the six-month period ended September 30, 2008. In addition, GAS
provided revenues of $3,361,000 during the six-month period ended September 30,
2008, compared to revenue of $223,000 in the prior year at its
inception.
Operating
expenses increased $10,938,000 (35%) to $42,330,000 for the six-month
period ended September 30, 2008 compared to its equivalent 2007
period. The increase was also due to a number of
factors. Operating expenses in the air cargo segment were up
$2,358,000 (15%) primarily as a result of increased flight and maintenance
departments costs passed through to its customer at cost. Ground
equipment segment operating costs increased $5,002,000 (45%) driven primarily by
the current quarter’s increase in units sold. The ground support
services segment reported a $2,378,000 increase in operating expenses directly
related to the increased revenue provided by GAS this
quarter. General and administrative expenses increased $1,226,000 to
$5,810,000 for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to its
equivalent 2007 period. The increase was comprised of additional
expenses associated with the GAS operations in the current year and a reduction
in general and administrative expense of $170,000 in the six-month period ended
September 30, 2007 resulting from the Sautter Crane settlement in September
2007.
Non-operating
income was a net income amount of $22,100 for the six-month period ended
September 30, 2008 compared to a net expense amount of $7,800 in the equivalent
2007 period. Interest expense decreased by $86,000 as the Company
elected to utilize its available cash to pay off the chassis inventory flooring
in the current year. Investment income also declined by $56,000, as a
result of lesser rates of return on cash investments as well as a reduced
average investment balance.
Pretax
earnings increased $2,313,000 for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008
compared to 2007, due to the above-stated increase in revenues in all segments
and the resulting margins generated. The Company has been able to add
the additional revenue with lesser increases in overhead and administrative
costs, so that a significant portion of the additional operating income has
resulted in bottom line profit to the Company.
During
the six-month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company
recorded $1,459,000 income tax expense, which resulted in an
estimated annual tax rate of 35.4%, which approximates the rate of 35.6% for the
comparable six month period in 2007. The estimated annual effective
tax rates for both periods differ from the U. S. federal statutory rate of 34%
primarily due to the effect of state income taxes offset by permanent tax
differences, including the federal production deduction.
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Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of
September 30, 2008 the Company's working capital amounted to $16,057,000, an
increase of $957,000 compared to March 31, 2008. The change was due to a
combination of factors including net earnings, an increase in inventories, a
decrease in accounts receivable, the classification of the aircraft term loan
from long-term to current, as it matures in April 2009 and the classification of
the $788,000 deferred retirement obligation from long-term to current as it may
be paid out beginning in July 2009. The increase in inventories is
the result of the increased production levels in the ground equipment
segment. We believe these increased inventory levels are appropriate
for the current and planned levels of production. Accounts receivable
have decreased by $1,991,000 from March 31, 2008, but remain high compared to
the historical levels ($8,750,000 at September 30, 2007). This can be
attributed to the much higher level of revenues than is typical for our second
quarter as well as the new revenues and accounts receivable generated by
GAS. The Company has increased its allowance for doubtful accounts by
$143,000 since March 31, 2008, primarily related to the increase in revenues and
accounts receivable generated by GAS, primarily with domestic airline
customers.
In August
2008, the expiration date of the Company’s $7,000,000 secured long-term
revolving credit line was extended to August 31, 2010. 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. The credit facility is secured
by substantially all of the Company’s assets. There is no requirement
for the Company to maintain a lock-box arrangement under this
agreement. As of September 30, 2008, 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. At September 30, 2008,
$7,000,000 was available under the terms of the credit facility and no amounts
were outstanding.
Amounts
advanced under the credit facility bear interest at the 30-day “LIBOR” rate plus
137 basis points. The LIBOR rate at September 30, 2008 was 3.93%. The
Company is exposed to changes in interest rates on its line of credit with
respect to any borrowings outstanding under the line of
credit. However, because the Company’s outstanding balance under the
line of credit was minimal during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, changes
in the LIBOR rate during that period would have had a minimal affect on its
interest expense for the quarter.
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, 2008 and 2007 resulted in the
following changes in cash flow: operating activities provided $1,796,000 and
used $1,353,000 in 2008 and 2007, respectively, investing activities used
$85,000 and $225,000 in 2008 and 2007, respectively, and financing activities
used $787,000 and provided $552,000 in 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Net cash increased $924,000 and decreased $1,026,000
during the six-months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Cash
provided by operating activities was $3,149,000 more for the six-months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to the similar 2007 period, resulting from a
significant increase in net earnings and increased accounts receivable
collections, offset by increased inventory levels in the current six-month
period.
Cash used
by investing activities for the six-months ended September 30, 2008 was $139,000
less than the comparable period in 2007 primarily due to a reduced amount of
capital expenditures in the current six-month period.
Cash used
by financing activities was $1,339,000 more in the 2008 six-month period than in
the corresponding 2007 period principally due to the Company using $713,000 in
the stock repurchase program in the prior period, with no similar program in the
current period and the Company borrowing $1,947,000 under the line of credit in
the prior period, with no borrowings 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 $0.30 per share cash dividend in June 2008.
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Contingencies
The
Company is subject to significant contingencies associated with the February 28,
2005 de-icing boom collapse in Philadelphia and resulting
litigation. These matters are described in Note 11 to the Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), included in Part I,
Item 1 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Impact of
Inflation
The
Company believes that the recent increases in inflation have not had a material
effect on its 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.
Not
applicable.
Item 4(T). Controls and
Procedures
Our
management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of
September 30, 2008. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
including the accumulation and communication of disclosures to the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate to allow
timely decision regarding required disclosure, were effective to provide
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports
that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms of the SEC. It should be noted that 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 the
stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how
remote.
There has
not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting in
connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act
that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
PART II
-- OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
The
Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and
claims. For a description of material pending legal proceedings, see
Note 11 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
4. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders
(a) The
Company held its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders on September 25,
2008.
(b) Each
of the individuals listed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008 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, to approve a proposed amendment to the Company’s
certificate of incorporation to eliminate personal liability of a director to
the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes PLLC to
serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2009. The following tables summarize the results of the voting on these
matters.
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Election of
Directors
Nominee
|
Shares
Voted For
|
Shares
Voted Withheld
|
||||||
Walter
Clark
|
1,944,846 | 36,106 | ||||||
John
Parry
|
1,913,508 | 67,444 | ||||||
William
H. Simpson
|
1,942,536 | 38,416 | ||||||
Claude
S. Abernethy, Jr.
|
1,924,277 | 56,675 | ||||||
Sam
Chesnutt
|
1,518,802 | 462,150 | ||||||
Allison
T. Clark
|
1,939,271 | 41,681 | ||||||
George
C. Prill
|
1,958,985 | 21,967 | ||||||
Dennis
A. Wicker
|
1,931,393 | 49,559 | ||||||
J.
Bradley Wilson
|
1,970,115 | 10,837 |
Amend Certificate of
Incorporation
Shares
Voted For
|
Shares
Voted Against
|
Shares
Cast to Abstain
|
||
1,953,307
|
24,171
|
3,472
|
Ratification of Appointment
of Independent Auditors
Shares
Voted For
|
Shares
Voted Against
|
Shares
Cast to Abstain
|
||
1,951,649
|
27,575
|
1,726
|
(d) Not
applicable
Item
6. Exhibits
|
(a) Exhibits
|
No. Description
3.1
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Amendment to Certificate
of Incorporation dated September 25,
2008
|
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 (Commission file No.
0-11720)
|
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 (Commission file No.
0-11720)
|
|
10.1
|
Letter
of Bank of America, N.A. extending term of line of
credit
|
31.1
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Executive
Officer
|
31.2
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
__________________
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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.
Date: October
31, 2008
/s/ Walter
Clark
Walter
Clark, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ John
Parry
John
Parry, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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AIR T,
INC.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
No. Description of
Document
3.3
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Amendment to Certificate
of Incorporation dated September 25,
2008
|
3.4
|
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 (Commission file No.
0-11720)
|
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 (Commission file No.
0-11720)
|
|
10.1
|
Letter
of Bank of America, N.A. extending term of line of
credit
|
31.1
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Executive
Officer
|
31.2
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
32.2
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|