AIR T INC - Quarter Report: 2016 December (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

Commission File Number 001-35476

Air T, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

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Item 1. Financial Statements

AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Air T, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared, without an 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 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 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 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, 2016. The results of operations for the periods ended December 31 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period amounts to conform to the current presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard was issued that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance introduces a five-step model under which an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Management is currently evaluating the new guidance, including possible transition alternatives, to determine the impact it will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, a standard was issued that amends existing guidance to simplify the measurement of inventory by requiring certain inventory to be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and for interim periods therein. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) published Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01 Financial Instruments Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities that amends the guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 becomes effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein. ASU 2016-01 removes equity securities from the scope of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 320 and creates ASC Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities. Under the new guidance, all equity securities with readily determinable fair values are measured at fair value on the statement of financial position, with changes in fair value recorded through earnings. The update eliminates the option to record changes in the fair value of equity securities through other comprehensive income. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements. The Company currently has investments in available of sale securities and the fair value changes of such securities are, other than in the case of possible other-than-temporary impairments, currently reflected in other comprehensive income. Provided that the Company continues to hold available for sale securities after adoption of the amended guidance, earnings are likely to become more volatile.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition. Similarly, lessors will be required to classify leases as either sales-type, finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of income recognition. Classification for both lessees and lessors will be based on an assessment of whether risks and rewards as well as substantive control have been transferred through a lease contract. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance for simplifying the treatment of employee share-based payments. The primary objective is to improve areas of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of information provided to users of financial statements. This accounting guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its 2018 fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.

In June 2016, a standard was issued that significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income, including trade receivables. The standard requires an entity to estimate its lifetime “expected credit loss” for such assets at inception, and record an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition of Interests in Delphax

Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of October 2, 2015 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) among the Company, Delphax Technologies Inc. (“Delphax”) and its subsidiary, Delphax Technologies Canada Limited (“Delphax Canada”), on November 24, 2015 (the “Delphax Closing Date”), the Company purchased (i) at face value a $2,500,000 principal amount Five-Year Senior Subordinated Promissory Note (the “Senior Subordinated Note”) issued by Delphax Canada for a combination of cash and the surrender of outstanding principal of $500,000 and accrued and unpaid interest under, and cancellation of, a 90-Day Senior Subordinated Note purchased at face value by the Company from Delphax Canada on October 2, 2015 pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) for $1,050,000 in cash a total of 43,000 shares of Delphax’s Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and a Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) to acquire an additional 95,600 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price of $33.4728 per share (subject to adjustment for specified dilutive events).

Principal under the Senior Subordinated Note is due on October 24, 2020 and initially bore interest at an annual rate of 8.5%, with a default rate of interest at an annual rate of 10.5%. Interest on the Senior Subordinated Note has accrued at the default rate of interest since September 1, 2016. Interest is to be paid in kind until, in the absence of specified events, November 24, 2017. Thereafter, interest is to be paid in cash. Interest in kind is to be paid monthly, while interest payable in cash is to be paid quarterly. The Senior Subordinated Note is guaranteed by Delphax and is secured by security interests granted by Delphax and Delphax Canada in their respective inventories, equipment, accounts receivable, cash, deposit accounts, contract rights and other specified property, as well as a pledge by Delphax of the outstanding capital stock of its subsidiaries, including Delphax Canada. Pursuant to the terms of a subordination agreement (the “Subordination Agreement”) entered into on October 2, 2015 by Delphax, Delphax Canada, the Company and the senior lender (the “Senior Lender”) that provided a revolving credit facility under an agreement with Delphax and Delphax Canada (the “Senior Credit Agreement”), the Company’s rights with respect to payment under and enforcement of the Senior Subordinated Note and enforcement of its security interests are subordinated to the rights of the Senior Lender under the Senior Credit Agreement. As described in greater detail in Note 16, on January 6, 2017 the Company acquired the rights and obligations of the Senior Lender under the Senior Credit Agreement, which was amended as of that date.

Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into 100 shares of common stock of Delphax, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, and has no liquidation preference over shares of common stock of Delphax. No dividends are required to be paid with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, except that ratable dividends (on an as-converted basis) are to be paid in the event that dividends are paid on the common stock of Delphax. Based on the number of shares of Delphax common stock outstanding and reserved for issuance under Delphax’s employee stock option plans at the Closing Date, the number of shares of common stock underlying the Series B Preferred Stock purchased by the Company represent approximately 38% of the shares of Delphax common stock that would be outstanding assuming conversion of Series B Preferred Stock held by the Company and approximately 31% of the outstanding shares assuming conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and the issuance of all the shares of Delphax common stock reserved for issuance under Delphax’s employee stock option plans.

Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, for so long as amounts are owed to the Company under the Senior Subordinated Note or the Company continues to hold a specified number of the Shares and interests in the Warrant sufficient to permit it to acquire up to 50% of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock initially purchasable under the Warrant (or holds shares of Series B Preferred Stock acquired in connection with the exercise of the Warrant equal to 50% of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock initially purchasable under the Warrant), then

Pursuant to the provision described above, beginning on November 24, 2015, three designees of the Company were elected to the board of directors of Delphax, which had a total of seven members following their election. As of December 31, 2016, two designees of the Company continued to serve on the board of directors of Delphax, which had a total of five remaining members, as the Company had not exercised its right to elect four-sevenths of the members of the board of directors of Delphax.

The Warrant expires on November 24, 2021. The Warrant provides that, prior to any exercise of the Warrant, the holder of the Warrant must first make a good faith written tender offer to existing holders of Delphax common stock to purchase an aggregate amount of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock that would be purchased upon such exercise of the Warrant. The Warrant requires that the per share purchase price to be offered in such tender offer would be equal to the then-current exercise price of the Warrant divided by the then-current conversion rate of the Series B Preferred Stock. To the extent that shares of common stock are purchased by the holder in the tender offer, the amount of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchasable under the Warrant held by such holder is to be ratably reduced. The Warrant is to provide that it may be exercised for cash, by surrender of principal and interest under the Senior Subordinated Note equal to 0.95 times the aggregate exercise price or by surrender of a portion of the Warrant having a value equal to the aggregate exercise price based on the difference between the Warrant exercise price per share and an average market value, measured over a 20-trading day period, of Delphax common stock that would be acquired upon conversion of one share of Series B Preferred Stock.

As a result of the above transactions, the Company determined that it had obtained control over Delphax and we consolidated Delphax in our consolidated financial statements beginning on November 24, 2015.

The following table summarizes the fair values of Delphax assets and liabilities as of the Delphax Closing Date:

The Company determined that it was reasonable to use the price it paid for its minority equity interest as the basis for estimating the total fair value of Delphax’s equity as of November 24, 2015 acquisition date. The effect of the Company’s equity and debt investments of $1,050,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, are not reflected in the above table. As such, the amounts presented reflect the fair values of Delphax’s assets and liabilities immediately prior to the Company’s investments. The net assets amount presented above is the estimated acquisition date fair value of the non-controlling interests in Delphax.

Delphax’s debt immediately prior to the acquisition included approximately $508,000 due under the 90-Day Senior Subordinated Note.

As further discussed in Note 10, the Company recognized significant expenses in the June 30, 2016 quarter associated with Delphax employee benefit costs and write-downs of Delphax inventories, long-lived tangible and intangible assets, and goodwill. The Company concluded that the charges were necessary to reflect changes in market conditions and business outlook during the June 30, 2016 quarter and were not associated with conditions that existed as of the Delphax Closing Date. As such, these adjustments were not accounted for as “measurement period” adjustments in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition of Interests in Contrail

On July 18, 2016 (the “Contrail Closing Date”), pursuant to an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC (“Contrail Aviation”), a subsidiary of the Company, Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. (the “Seller” or “Contrail”) and Joseph Kuhn, the sole shareholder of the Seller, Contrail Aviation completed the purchase of all of the assets owned, used or usable by the Seller, other than cash, equity in the Seller’s IC-DISC subsidiary and certain other specified excluded assets. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, Contrail Aviation also assumed certain liabilities of the Seller. Prior to this acquisition, the Seller, based in Verona, Wisconsin, engaged in the business of acquiring surplus commercial jet engines and components and supplying surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine components. In connection with the acquisition, Contrail Aviation offered employment to all of the Seller’s employees and Mr. Kuhn was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Contrail Aviation.

The acquisition consideration consisted of (i) $4,033,368 in cash, (ii) equity membership units in Contrail Aviation representing 21% of the total equity membership units in Contrail Aviation, and (iii) and contingent additional deferred consideration payments which are more fully described below.

Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, Contrail Aviation agreed to pay as contingent additional deferred consideration up to a maximum of $1,500,000 per year and $3,000,000 in the aggregate (collectively, the “Earnout Payments” and each, an “Earnout Payment”), calculated as follows:

(i) if Contrail Aviation generates EBITDA (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) in any Earnout Period (as defined below) less than $1,500,000, no Earnout Payment will be payable with respect to such Earnout Period;

(ii) if Contrail Aviation generates EBITDA in any Earnout Period equal to or in excess of $1,500,000, but less than $2,000,000, the Earnout Payment for each such Earnout Period will be an amount equal to the product of (x) the EBITDA generated with respect to such Earnout Period minus $1,500,000, and (y) two (2);

(iii) if Contrail Aviation generates EBITDA in any Earnout Period equal to or in excess of $2,000,000, but less than $4,000,000, the Earnout Payment for each such Earnout Period will be equal to $1,000,000;

(iv) if Contrail Aviation generates EBITDA in any Earnout Period equal to or in excess of $4,000,000, the Earnout Payment for each such Earnout Period will be equal to $1,500,000; and

(v) if, following the fifth Earnout Period, Contrail Aviation has generated EBITDA equal to or in excess of $15,000,000 in the aggregate during all Earnout Periods, but the Seller has received or is owed less than $3,000,000 in aggregate Earnout Payments pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv), above, Contrail Aviation will make an additional Earnout Payment to the Seller in an amount equal to the difference between $3,000,000 and the aggregate Earnout Payments already received or payable pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv), above.

As used in the Asset Purchase Agreement, “Earnout Period” means each of the first five twelve-full-calendar-month periods following the closing of the acquisition.

On the Contrail Closing Date, Contrail Aviation and the Seller entered into an Operating Agreement (the “Operating Agreement”) providing for the governance of and the terms of membership interests in Contrail Aviation and including put and call options (“Put/Call Option”) permitting, at any time after the fifth anniversary of the Contrail Closing Date, Contrail Aviation at its election to purchase from the Seller, and permitting the Seller at its election to require Contrail Aviation to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail Aviation at a price to be agreed upon, or failing such an agreement to be determined pursuant to third-party appraisals in a process specified in the Operating Agreement.

The following table summarizes the provisional fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by Contrail Aviation as of the Contrail Closing Date:

The Company’s purchase accounting reflects the estimated net fair value of the Seller’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Contrail Closing Date. Purchase accounting also reflects the Company’s current estimate that the Earnout Payments will be due at the above-specified maximum level. The Contrail Closing Date balance sheet information disclosed above reflects the present value of such estimated Earnout Payments.

The Company’s initial accounting for the acquisition is currently incomplete, principally as regards the valuation of inventories and intangible assets. Therefore, as permitted by the applicable accounting guidance, the above amounts are provisional.

The Put/Call Option specifies a fair value strike price as of the exercise date. As such, the Company assigned no value to the Put/Call Option for purposes of purchase accounting. Because the Put/Call Option permits the Seller to require Contrail Aviation to purchase all of the Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail Aviation, the Company has presented this redeemable non-controlling interest in Contrail Aviation between the liabilities and equity sections of the accompanying December 31, 2016 condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company estimates that the fair value of Contrail Aviation did not change by more than an inconsequential amount between July 18, 2016, September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2016. Therefore, other than allocation of the Seller’s proportionate share of Contrail Aviation’s net earnings for the period since acquisition, the Company has not adjusted the redeemable non-controlling interest balance from the Contrail Closing Date amount.

Pro forma financial information is not presented as the results are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Amortization expense associated with the acquired intangible assets totaled approximately $60,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

Other Acquisitions

On October 3, 2016, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company, Global Aviation Partners LLC, acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Jet Yard, LLC (“Jet Yard”) from the holder thereof. The cash purchase price was $15,000 and there are no contractual provisions, such as an earn-out, which could result in an increase to this price. Jet Yard is registered to operate a repair station under Part 145 of the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and its principal asset on the acquisition date was a contract with Pinal County, Arizona to lease approximately 48.5 acres of land at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. Jet Yard was organized in 2014, entered into the lease in June 2016 and had maintained de minimus operations from formation through the acquisition date. The lease expires in May 2046 with an option to renew for an additional 30-year period (though the lease to a 2.6 acre parcel of the leased premises may be terminated by Pinal County upon 90 days’ notice). The lease provides for an initial annual rent of $27,000, which rental rate escalates based on a schedule in annual increments during the first seven years of the lease (at which time the annual rental rate would be $152,000), and increases by an additional five percent for each three-year period thereafter. Because the rental expense will be accounted for on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, the rental expense in the initial years will exceed the corresponding cash payments. The lease agreement permits Pinal County to terminate the lease if Jet Yard fails to make substantial progress toward the construction of facilities on the leased premises in phases in accordance with a specified timetable, which includes, as the initial phase, the construction of a demolition pad to be completed by March 2017 and, as the final and most significant phase, the construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar large enough to house a Boeing B777-300 by the first quarter of 2021.

The acquired Jet Yard business is included in the Company’s commercial jet engine segment. The Company has finalized its Jet Yard acquisition accounting.

Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) signed on October 31, 2016, the Company’s Global Aviation Services, LLC subsidiary (“GAS”), acquired, effective as of October 1, 2016, substantially all of the assets of D&D GSE Support, Inc. (“D&D”) which was in the business of marketing, selling and providing aviation repair, equipment, parts, and maintenance sales services and products at the Fort Lauderdale airport. The total amount paid at closing in connection with this acquisition was $400,000. Additionally, $100,000 was due within 30 days after closing and an additional $100,000 is payable in equal monthly installments of $16,667 commencing on November 1, 2016. Earn-out payments of up to $100,000 may also be payable based on specified performance for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2017. For purposes of purchase accounting, the Company estimated that the above-mentioned earn-out will be paid in full. Therefore, the Company estimates the total purchase consideration at approximately $700,000. The Company allocated the purchase consideration to identifiable tangible and intangible assets. No liabilities were assumed in the acquisition. The estimated fair value of identifiable tangible and intangibles assets was approximately $200,000 and $300,000, respectively. The $200,000 excess of the purchase consideration over the estimated fair value of identifiable assets was recorded as goodwill. The basis of the acquired assets will be “stepped up” for income tax purposes. As such, no deferred taxes were recognized in purchase accounting.

Amortization expense associated with the acquired intangible assets was approximately $5,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

The acquired D&D business is operated by GAS and included in the Company’s ground support services segment. The Company has finalized its D&D acquisition accounting.

Pro forma financial information is not presented for the above acquisitions as the results are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Income taxes have been provided using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense of $152,000 which resulted in an overall effective tax rate of 24.17% (not including the activity of Delphax) and -2.99% (including the activity of Delphax).  For the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense of $149,000. The Company records income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate for interim reporting. Under the annual effective tax rate method, jurisdictions with a projected loss where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate.

The individually largest factor contributing to the difference between the federal statutory rate of 34% and the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine-month period ending December 31, 2016 was the recognition of a valuation allowance against Delphax’s pretax loss in the period. The income tax provision for the periods differs from the federal statutory rate due also to the effect of state income taxes and the federal domestic production activities deduction. Additionally, the rates for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 include the estimated benefit for the exclusion of income for the Company’s captive insurance company subsidiary afforded under Section 831(b). During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $2,867,000 which resulted in an overall effective tax rate of 34.25%.  For the three-month period ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $1,499,000. The estimated annual effective tax rate differed from the U. S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the benefit for the Section 831(b) income exclusion for SAIC, the benefit for the federal domestic production activities deduction, and state income tax expense.

As described in Note 2, effective on November 24, 2015, Air T, Inc. purchased interests in Delphax. With an equity investment level by the Company of approximately 38%, Delphax is required to continue filing a separate United States corporate tax return. Furthermore, Delphax has three foreign subsidiaries located in Canada, France, and the United Kingdom which file tax returns in their respective jurisdictions. With few exceptions, Delphax is no longer subject to examinations by income tax authorities for tax years before 2011.

Delphax maintains a September 30 fiscal year. September 30, 2015 was Delphax’s most recently ended fiscal prior to Air T, Inc.’s acquisition. For that fiscal year, Delphax and its subsidiaries had estimated foreign and domestic tax loss carryforwards of $6.0 million and $7.9 million, respectively. As of that date, they had estimated foreign research and development credit carryforwards of $4.5 million, which were available to offset future income tax. The credits and net operating losses expire in varying amounts beginning in the year 2023. Domestic alternative minimum tax credits of approximately $325,000 were available to offset future income tax with no expiration date. Delphax has not yet filed income tax returns for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2016.

Should there be an ownership change for purposes of Section 382 or any equivalent foreign tax rules, the utilization of the previously mentioned carryforwards may be significantly limited. Additionally, based on the anticipated liquidation of Delphax Canada, $3.2 million of the previously disclosed foreign tax loss carryforwards, $4.5 million of foreign research and development credit carryforwards, as well as other temporary differences such as fixed asset basis differences will likely go unutilized. See additional information regarding Delphax Canada in Note 10.

The provisions of ASC 740 require an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that deferred tax assets will be recovered. In accounting for the Delphax acquisition on November 24, 2015, the Company established a full valuation allowance against Delphax’s net deferred tax assets of approximately $11,661,000. The corresponding valuation allowance at December 31, 2016 was approximately $12,352,000. The cumulative losses incurred by Delphax in recent years was the primary basis for the Company’s determination that a full valuation allowance should be established.

The Company has not recognized any deferred income tax assets or liabilities associated with differences between the financial reporting and tax reporting bases of investments in foreign subsidiaries or for outside basis differences associated with the Company’s investments in Delphax. The Company concluded that the conditions for such recognition were not met as of December 31, 2016. The differences in question would lead to taxable or deductible amounts upon certain events, including a repatriation of foreign assets or a sale or liquidation of the respective entity. Determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred income tax assets or liabilities on these differences is not practicable at this time due to the complexities of the hypothetical calculation.

As described in Note 2, effective on July 18, 2016, Air T, Inc. through its subsidiary, Contrail Aviation, acquired substantially all of the assets of the Seller for payment to the Seller of cash and equity membership units representing 21% of the total equity of Contrail Aviation. The acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition for tax purposes, with Air T, Inc. receiving a step up on the 79% interest deemed to be acquired. Contrail Aviation, a limited liability company, is taxed as a partnership with Air T, Inc. and the Seller recognizing on a pass-through basis the taxable income or loss of Contrail Aviation in proportion to their relative equity interests. Air T, Inc. will recognize deferred taxes as applicable on the outside basis difference of the investment. As of the acquisition date, there were no differences between the book and tax basis of the investment.

Basic earnings per share have been calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Air T, Inc. stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective period. For purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share, shares issuable under employee and director 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:

The Company reported a net loss for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016. As a result of the net loss, there is no potential dilutive effect of outstanding stock options for that period. 

Investments in available-for-sale marketable securities at December 31, 2016 consisted of investments in publicly traded companies and had a fair value of $6,073,000, an aggregate cost basis of $5,598,000, gross unrealized gains aggregating $614,000 and gross unrealized losses aggregating $139,000. Marketable securities at March 31, 2016 consisted of investments with a fair value of $9,656,000, an aggregate cost basis of $9,791,000, gross unrealized gains aggregating $422,000 and gross unrealized losses aggregating $557,000. Securities that had been in a continuous loss position for less than 12 months as of December 31, 2016 had an aggregate fair value and unrealized loss of $613,000 and $139,000, respectively. The corresponding amounts at March 31, 2016 were $5,903,000 and $163,000. As of December 31, 2016, none of the Company’s investments in securities has been in a continuous loss for more than 12 months. Securities that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months as of March 31, 2016, had an aggregate fair value and unrealized loss of $4,711,000 and $395,000 respectively.

Any investment with a fair value of less than its cost basis is assessed for possible “other-than-temporary” impairment regularly and at each reporting date. Other-than-temporary impairments of available-for-sale marketable equity securities are recognized in the consolidated statement of income (loss). On the basis of its June 30, 2016 assessment, the Company concluded that it had suffered an other-than-temporary impairment in its investment in the common stock of Insignia Systems, Inc. (“Insignia”). In reaching this conclusion, management gave significant weight to the fact that, as of June 30, 2016, the Company’s investment in Insignia had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for well over one year and that the magnitude of the unrealized loss had increased sharply during the quarter ended June 30, 2016. While management believed that it was reasonably possible that the unrealized loss at June 30, 2016 would reverse prior to the Company’s divestment of the security, management concluded that the weight of the evidence warranted the other-than-temporary impairment. Consistent with the applicable accounting guidance, the Company’s cost basis in the Insignia investment was lowered to $3,604,000 at June 30, 2016 to reflect the impairment charge. The fair value of the Company’s Insignia investment was $4,034,000 as of December 31, 2016, reflecting an unrealized gain position of $430,000.

As a result of the above-described Insignia other-than-temporary impairment assessment, the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and the nine months ended December 31, 2016 include a non-operating charge of $1,502,000. There was no other-than-temporary impairment charge for the corresponding prior year periods.

On November 28, 2016, Insignia announced that its Board of Directors had declared a special dividend of $0.70 per share. On December 13, 2016, Insignia announced that the record date for the special dividend would be January 6, 2017. That is, stockholders owning Insignia shares on January 6, 2017 would be entitled to receive the dividend. The Company’s accounting policy for such dividends is to recognize any related income on the record date, rather than on the declaration date. As such, the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016 do not reflect any amount associated with this Insignia special dividend. See Note 16 for discussion of related fourth fiscal quarter accounting considerations.

With the exception of Insignia, all of the Company’s investments in available-for-sale marketable securities are fully classified within the current asset section of the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Given the Company’s intention not to sell its Insignia shares for a period of at least twelve months, the investment was classified in non-current assets as of March 31, 2016. While the Company’s intention to hold the Insignia shares has not changed, the Company reclassified a portion of the investment to current assets in its December 31, 2016 condensed consolidated balance sheet. The amount of this reclassification was equal to the dividend expected to be received in January 2017.

The Company realized gains of $583,000 and $0, respectively, from the sale of securities during the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The marketable securities held by the Company as of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2016 are classified as available-for-sale securities.

All securities are priced using publicly quoted market prices and are considered Level 1 fair value measurements.

Inventories consisted of the following:

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded certain inventory reserves associated with Delphax. See additional information in Note 10.

Air T, Inc. maintains a stock option plan for the benefit of certain eligible employees and directors, though no awards may be granted under the plan after July 29, 2015. In addition, Delphax maintains a number of stock option plans. Compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period for stock options which are expected to vest based on their grant-date fair values. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value stock options granted under the Air T, Inc. plan and the Delphax plans. The key assumptions for this valuation method include the expected term of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. These assumptions are judgmental.

No options were granted or exercised under Air T, Inc.’s stock option plan during the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Likewise, there was no stock-based compensation expense in these periods. At December 31, 2016, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to the Air T Inc. stock options. During the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2016, zero and 30,000 stock options expired, respectively.

No options were granted or exercised during the December 2016 quarter under any of Delphax’s stock option plans. Delphax did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense during the December 2016 quarter.

A summary of Air T, Inc. stock option activity during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:

On July 1, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Sardar Biglari, Biglari Capital Corp. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. (collectively, the “Biglari Group”), pursuant to which the Company purchased 329,738 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 (the “Common Stock”), of the Company for $24.01 per share (the “Per Share Purchase Price”), resulting in an aggregate purchase price of $7,917,009. The Per Share Purchase Price was equal, and determined by reference, to the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, for a period of four years following the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each member of the Biglari Group agreed to customary standstill restrictions (including customary provisions regarding matters submitted to shareholders and other governance matters), and the parties to the Securities Purchase Agreement agreed to abide by customary non-disparagement provisions in connection with the parties’ relationship with the Company.

The Common Stock was retired upon repurchase. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of equity for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016 reflects the resultant respective reductions in common stock, additional paid-in capital, and retained earnings.

On April 1, 2015, the Company replaced its existing $7.0 million credit line with a senior secured revolving credit facility of $20.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $500,000 sublimit for issuances of letters of credit. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, each of the Company and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries may make borrowings. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest (payable monthly) at an annual rate of one-month LIBOR plus a margin, which margin is based on a consolidated leverage ratio. At December 31, 2016, the annual interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was LIBOR plus 1.50%. In addition, a commitment fee accrues with respect to the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility at an annual rate of 0.15%. Amounts applied to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be reborrowed, subject to the terms of the facility.

On July 15, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries, Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., Global Ground Support, LLC, CSA Air, Inc., Global Aviation Services, LLC and Air T Global Leasing, LLC entered into a First Amendment dated as of July 15, 2016, (the “First Amendment”) with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”) to amend the Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) governing the Revolving Credit Facility. The First Amendment modified the Credit Agreement to not require that Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Delphax be joined as borrowers under the Credit Agreement, to permit the limited guaranty of certain indebtedness of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, to revise certain covenants to address the treatment of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Delphax, and to effect conforming and other changes to defined terms. On August 9, 2016, the Company and such subsidiaries entered into a Second Amendment dated as of August 9, 2016, (the “Second Amendment”) with BB&T to further amend the Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment modified the Credit Agreement to increase the maximum amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility from $20.0 million to $25.0 million, to extend the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility from April 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018 and to adjust certain financial covenants.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, together with hedging obligations, if any, owing to the lender under the Revolving Credit Facility or any affiliate of such lender, are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and the other borrowers (including, without limitation, accounts receivable, equipment, inventory and other goods, intellectual property, contract rights and other general intangibles, cash, deposit accounts, equity interests in subsidiaries and joint ventures, investment property, documents and instruments, and proceeds of the foregoing), but excluding interests in real property. As discussed in Note 10, assets of Delphax can only be used to satisfy the obligations of Delphax. Furthermore, Delphax’s creditors do not have recourse to the assets of Air T, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the ability of the Company and the other borrowers to, among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of assets, engage in mergers and consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments, make changes in the nature of their business, enter into certain operating leases, and make certain capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants, including a minimum consolidated tangible net worth of 18.0 million plus, on a cumulative basis and commencing with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, 50% of consolidated net income for the fiscal year then ended, a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.35 to 1.0, a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0, a minimum consolidated asset coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and the quarter ending September 30, 2016, 1.50 to 1.0 for the quarters ending December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, and 1.75 to 1.0 thereafter, and a covenant limiting the aggregate amount of assets the Company and its subsidiaries lease, or hold for leasing, to others to no more than $5,000,000 at any time. The Company was not in compliance with the maximum consolidated leverage ratio covenant as of the December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016 measurement dates. The lender has waived compliance with this covenant as of both of these measurement dates. The agreement governing the Credit Agreement contains events of default including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest or other obligations, violation of covenants, misrepresentation, cross-default to other debt, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, judgments, certain ERISA events, certain changes of control of the Company, termination of, or modification to materially reduce the scope of the services required to be provided under, certain agreements with FedEx Corporation, and the occurrence of a material adverse effect upon the Company and the other borrowers as a whole.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility of approximately $18.3 million. This balance is classified within long-term liabilities on the accompanying December 31, 2016 condensed consolidated balance sheet. No borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility were outstanding at March 31, 2016.

On October 31, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries, Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., Global Ground Support, LLC, CSA Air, Inc., Global Aviation Services, LLC, Air T Global Leasing, LLC, Global Aviation Partners LLC and Jet Yard, LLC entered into a Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2016, (the “Construction Loan Agreement”) with the lender to borrow up to $1,480,000 to finance the acquisition and development of the Company’s new corporate headquarters facility to be located in Denver, North Carolina. Under the Construction Loan Agreement, the Company may make monthly drawings to fund construction costs until October 2017. Borrowings under the Construction Loan Agreement bear interest at the same rate charged under the Revolving Credit Facility. Monthly interest payments began in November 2016. Monthly principal payments (based on a 25-year amortization schedule) are to commence in November 2017, with the final payment of the remaining principal balance due in October 2026. Borrowings under the Construction Loan Agreement are secured by a mortgage on the new headquarters facility and a collateral assignment of the Company’s rights in life insurance policies with respect to certain former executives, as well as the same collateral securing borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2016, outstanding borrowings under the Construction Loan were $77,000.

As of December 31, 2016, Delphax, through its Canadian subsidiary, Delphax Canada, maintained a debt facility pursuant to the Senior Credit Agreement consisting of a $7.0 million revolving senior secured credit facility, subject to a borrowing base of North American accounts receivable and inventory. Because the Senior Credit Agreement prohibits the payment of cash dividends, at December 31, 2016, the facility has not been a source of liquidity to Air T, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. Neither Air T nor any of its subsidiaries is a guarantor of Delphax’s obligations under the Senior Credit Agreement. The facility is secured by substantially all of Delphax’s North American assets, expires in November 2018, and is subject to certain financial covenants. The facility provided for interest based upon the prime rate plus a margin and an additional margin applicable during the pendency of a default (a total interest rate of 10.5%, including the default margin, as of December 31, 2016).

As of December 31, 2016, Delphax had aggregate borrowings of approximately $1.2 million (approximately $1.8 million at March 31, 2016) outstanding under the Senior Credit Agreement. As was the case at March 31, 2016, Delphax has advised that at December 31, 2016 it was not in compliance with financial covenants under the Senior Credit Agreement. Due to Delphax’s noncompliance with financial covenants, at December 31, 2016 the Senior Lender had the contractual right to cease permitting borrowings under the Senior Credit Agreement and to declare all amounts outstanding due and payable immediately. On September 1, 2016, the Senior Lender gave Delphax notice of such default, applied the default interest margin, and communicated that it would be reducing the eligible inventory advance rate under the Senior Credit Agreement by 0.5% per week for each week commencing September 9, 2016. Delphax has been permitted to continue to make borrowings under the Senior Credit Agreement notwithstanding the defaults entitling the lender to terminate such access and demand immediate repayment of the full outstanding balance. As described in greater detail in Note 16, on January 6, 2017 the Company acquired the rights and obligations of the Senior Lender under the Senior Credit Agreement, which was amended as of that date.

In connection with and upon consummation of the Contrail acquisition, Contrail Aviation entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Contrail Credit Agreement”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A. The Contrail Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit borrowings by Contrail Aviation in an amount up to the lesser of $12,000,000 or a borrowing base. The borrowing base is computed monthly and is equal to the sum of 75% of the value of eligible inventory (up to a maximum of $9,000,000) and 80% of outstanding eligible accounts receivable. The borrowing base at December 31, 2016 was $2.2 million. Borrowings under the Contrail Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.80%, and mature in January 2018.

The obligations of Contrail Aviation under the Contrail Credit Agreement are required to be guaranteed by each of its subsidiaries (if any), and are (and the guaranty obligations of any such subsidiary guarantors are required to be) secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Contrail Aviation and any such subsidiary guarantors, as applicable (including, without limitation, accounts receivable, equipment, inventory and other goods, intellectual property, contract rights and other general intangibles, cash, deposit accounts, equity interests in subsidiaries and joint ventures, investment property, documents and instruments, real property, and proceeds of the foregoing). The obligations of Contrail Aviation under the Contrail Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by the Company, with such guaranty limited in amount to a maximum of $1,600,000, plus interest on such amount at the rate of interest in effect under the Contrail Credit Agreement, plus costs of collection (the “BMO Limited Guaranty”).

The Contrail Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the ability of Contrail Aviation and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of assets, engage in mergers and consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments, make changes in the nature of its business, and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Contrail Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants applicable to Contrail Aviation and its subsidiaries, including a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.75 to 1.0, a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of 2.5 to 1.0, and a $10,000 limitation on annual operating lease payments.

The Contrail Credit Agreement contains events of default including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest or other obligations, violation of covenants, misrepresentation, cross-default to other debt, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, judgments, certain ERISA events, actual or asserted invalidity of loan documentation, the failure of Mr. Kuhn to continue to serve as chief executive officer of Contrail Aviation, and the Company’s failure to own, legally and beneficially, at least 51% of the voting equity in Contrail Aviation.

At December 31, 2016, Contrail Aviation had no outstanding borrowings under the Contrail Credit Agreement. Contrail was in compliance with its bank covenants at December 31, 2016.

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.

A variable interest entity ("VIE") is an entity that either (i) has insufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or (ii) has equity investors who lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. Under ASC 810 - Consolidation, an entity that holds a variable interest in a VIE and meets certain requirements would be considered to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE and required to consolidate the VIE in its consolidated financial statements. In order to be considered the primary beneficiary of a VIE, an entity must hold a variable interest in the VIE and have both:

As described in Note 2, the Company acquired Delphax Series B Preferred Stock, loaned funds to Delphax, and acquired the Warrant. In accordance with ASC 810, the Company evaluated whether Delphax was a VIE as of November 24, 2015. Based principally on the fact that the Company granted Delphax subordinated financial support, the Company determined that Delphax was a VIE on that date. Therefore, it was necessary for the Company to assess whether it held any “variable interests”, as defined in ASC 810, in Delphax. The Company concluded that its investments in Delphax’s equity and debt, and its investment in the Warrant, each constituted a variable interest. Based on its determination that it held variable interests in a VIE, the Company was required to assess whether it was Delphax’s “primary beneficiary”, as defined in ASC 810.

After considering all relevant facts and circumstances, the Company concluded that it became the primary beneficiary of Delphax on November 24, 2015. While various factors informed the Company’s determination, particular weight was given to the Company’s current representation on Delphax’s board of directors and the provision which grants the Company control of such board beginning June 1, 2016. Since the Company became Delphax’s primary beneficiary on November 24, 2015, the Company consolidated Delphax in its consolidated financial statements beginning on that date.

Refer to Note 2 for the fair values of the assets and liabilities of Delphax on the acquisition date.

The following table sets forth the carrying values of Delphax’s assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2016:

Long-term debt as reflected in the above table includes approximately $248,000 and $76,000 as of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2016, respectively, of accrued interest due to the Company from Delphax Canada under the Senior Subordinated Note. This debt and accrued interest was eliminated for purposes of the Company’s accompanying December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016 consolidated balance sheets.

The assets of Delphax can only be used to satisfy the obligations of Delphax.

Revenue and Expenses of Delphax. Delphax’s revenues and expenses are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements beginning November 24, 2015. Revenues and expenses prior to the date of initial consolidation are excluded. The following table sets forth the revenue and expenses of Delphax that, prior to intercompany eliminations, are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) for the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

As disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, Delphax was informed by its largest customer that the customer had decided to accelerate its plans for removing Delphax legacy printing systems from production and that Delphax should, as a consequence, expect the future volume of legacy product orders from the customer to decline markedly from prior forecasts. Furthermore, the future timeframe over which orders could be expected from this customer was being sharply curtailed. In addition to this specific customer communication, Delphax also experienced a broad-based decline in legacy product customer demand during the first quarter. Sales of Delphax’s new élan printer system also had not materialized to expectations.

The adverse business developments during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and the significantly deteriorated outlook for future orders of legacy and élan product caused the Company to reevaluate the recoverability of Delphax’s assets, both tangible and intangible. Based on this reevaluation, which involved material estimation and subjectivity (including with respect to the recovery on assets in an operating liquidation), the Company concluded that a significant increase to inventory reserves was necessary. In addition, the Company concluded that Delphax related intangible assets, both amortizable assets and goodwill, should be fully impaired. The Company also recorded a partial impairment of Delphax related long-lived tangible assets. Furthermore, there was an assessment regarding whether, at June 30, 2016, future severance actions under existing Delphax employee benefit plans were both probable and estimable. This assessment led to the Company establishing an estimated accrual for future severance actions. The effects of these various adjustments, which aggregated to approximately $5,610,000, were reflected in the operating results of Delphax for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. There were no significant additions to inventory and severance reserves from June 30, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

Intangible assets of Delphax had a net book value of approximately $1.4 million as of March 31, 2016. During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized an impairment charge which resulted in the remaining net book of Delphax intangible assets being fully written off.

The above described adverse business developments drove significant negative operating results and led to severe liquidity constraints for Delphax. In addition to other measures intended to respond to developments, Delphax engaged an outside advisory firm to assist with operations, cost reductions and expense rationalization, and to provide an objective assessment and recommendations regarding Delphax’s business outlook and alternative courses of action. During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, a number of Delphax employees were either severed or furloughed. During the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016, Delphax significantly curtailed its production activities.

The following presents information on Delphax’s amortizable intangible assets and goodwill at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016:

Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, is located as follows as of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2016:

Total revenue, based on customer location, is summarized in the following table for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

At December 31, 2016, the Company had six business segments. The overnight air cargo segment, comprised of the Company’s 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 the Company’s Global Ground Support, LLC (“GGS”) subsidiary, manufactures and provides mobile deicers and other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo airlines, airports, the U.S. military and industrial customers. The ground support services segment, comprised of the Company’s Global Aviation Services, LLC (“GAS”) subsidiary, provides ground support equipment maintenance and facilities maintenance services to domestic airlines and aviation service providers. The printing equipment and maintenance segment is comprised of Delphax and its subsidiaries. Delphax designs, manufactures and sells advanced digital print production equipment, maintenance contracts, spare parts, supplies and consumable items for these systems. See Note 10 for a discussion of market and business developments impacting Delphax. The Company’s leasing segment, comprised of the Company’s Air T Global Leasing, LLC subsidiary (“ATGL”), provides funding for equipment leasing transactions, which includes transactions for the leasing of equipment manufactured by GGS and Delphax and transactions initiated by third parties unrelated to equipment manufactured by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. ATGL commenced operations during the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The commercial jet engines segment, comprised of Contrail Aviation and Jet Yard, engages in the business of acquiring surplus commercial jet engines and components and supplying surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine components, as well as offering aircraft storage, parking and disassembly services. The segment commenced operations in July 2016 upon Contrail Aviation’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Contrail Aviation Support, Inc.

Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures. We evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income.

In March 2014, the Company formed Space Age Insurance Company (“SAIC”), a captive insurance company licensed in Utah, and initially capitalized with $250,000. SAIC insures risks of the Company and its subsidiaries that were not previously insured by the Company’s insurance programs and underwrites third-party risk through certain reinsurance arrangements. Beginning with the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, premiums paid to SAIC by the Company are allocated among the operating segments based on segment revenue and certain identified corporate expenses were allocated to the segments based on the relative benefit of those expenses to each segment. Amounts previously presented for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2015 have been reclassified to conform to the current period allocation of these expenses

Segment data is summarized as follows: 

The elimination of intercompany revenues is related to the return during the three months ended December 31, 2016 of ten commercial deicing units and a glycol recovery vehicle by ATGL to GGS and the sale of two élan printers by Delphax to ATGL during the nine months period ended December 31, 2016, along with the premiums paid to SAIC, and the elimination of intercompany operating income for such period reflects the margins on the sales of those assets, elimination of excess depreciation and amortization related to the margin on those assets, and the premiums paid to SAIC.

The Company is involved in various legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that these matters, if adversely decided, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

In June 2016, the Company acquired land and entered into an agreement to construct a new corporate headquarters facility in Denver, North Carolina for an aggregate amount of approximately $2.0 million, with construction anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2018. This facility will replace the Company’s current headquarters which is leased from an entity owned by certain former officers and directors at an annual rental payment of approximately $178,000. There are currently no other commitments for significant capital expenditures.

As disclosed in Note 2, the Company has obligations under certain earn-out arrangements with the sellers of two acquired businesses.

As also disclosed in Note 2, Contrail Aviation has a put/call option arrangement with Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. for the member interests which Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. holds in Contrail Aviation. Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. is the former owner of the acquired Contrail business.

In connection with Jet Yard’s lease with the county of Pinal, Arizona, the Company has commitments to construct facilities on the leased premises in phases in accordance with a specified timetable. See Note 2.

Since 1979 the Company has leased the Little Mountain Airport in Maiden, North Carolina from a corporation whose stock is owned in part by former officers and directors of the Company and an estate of which certain former directors are beneficiaries. The facility consists of approximately 68 acres with one 3,000-foot paved runway, approximately 20,000 square feet of hangar space and approximately 12,300 square feet of office space. The operations of Air T, MAC and ATGL are headquartered at this facility. The lease for this facility provides for monthly rent of $14,862 and expires on January 31, 2018, though the lease may be renewed by us for three additional two-year option periods through January 31, 2024. The lease agreement provides that the Company shall be responsible for maintenance of the leased facilities and for utilities, taxes and insurance.

Since April 1, 2015, the Company’s leasing subsidiary has acquired interests in two equipment leases originated by Vantage Financial, LLC (“Vantage”) for aggregate payments to Vantage of approximately $401,250. The interests in the acquired leases entitle the Company’s leasing subsidiary to receive lease payments from the third parties leasing the equipment for a specified period. Pursuant to the agreements between the Company’s leasing subsidiary and Vantage, Vantage’s fees for servicing the equipment leases for the leasing subsidiary (approximately $1,000) were included in the acquisition payments. William R. Foudray, a director of the Company, is the Executive Vice President and a co-founder of Vantage. The amounts paid by the Company’s leasing subsidiary to Vantage to acquire these lease assets represent approximately 1% of Vantage’s outstanding lease assets at December 31, 2016 and the servicing income represents less than 1% of Vantage’s annual revenues.

As described in Note 2, Contrail Aviation’s December 31, 2016 balance sheet reflects an earnout liability to Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. of approximately $2.9 million. Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. is wholly-owned by Joseph Kuhn, who is Contrail Aviation’s Chief Executive Officer and a related party of the Company.

In connection with the acquisition described in Note 2, on the Contrail Closing Date, Contrail Aviation entered into a lease for the premises formerly leased by Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. in the operation of the acquired Contrail business. The leased premises are owned by a limited liability company owned by Mr. Kuhn and another employee of Contrail Aviation. The lease has an initial term of five years and may be renewed by Contrail Aviation for an additional five-year period or terminated by Contrail Aviation after an initial 30-month period upon payment of a termination fee equal to six times the then-current monthly rental amount. Monthly rent under the lease is initially $13,081 and increases annually by 1.5%.

On September 26, 2016, a special committee of independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors, under authority delegated to such committee by the Board of Directors of the Company, resolved to amend the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) dated as of December 15, 2014 between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), to accelerate the expiration of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) from 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on December 26, 2017 to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on September 26, 2016. Thereafter, on September 26, 2016, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement to accelerate the expiration of the Rights from 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on December 26, 2017 to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on September 26, 2016 (the “Final Expiration Time”). As a result of the Amendment, the Rights Agreement was effectively terminated on September 26, 2016 and all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement expired at the Final Expiration Time.

Management performs an evaluation of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued for potential recognition or disclosure of such events in its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition of Delphax Senior Credit Agreement

Pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement dated January 6, 2017 between the Senior Lender and the Company, on January 6, 2017 the Company acquired all rights, and assumed all obligations, of the Senior Lender under the Senior Credit Agreement, including obligations, if any, to fund future borrowings under the Senior Credit Agreement. In connection with this transaction, the Company paid to the Senior Lender an amount equal to approximately $1.26 million for the outstanding borrowing balance, plus accrued and unpaid interest and fees. Also in connection with this transaction, the Company, Delphax and Delphax Canada entered into an amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement to reduce the maximum amount of borrowings permitted to be outstanding under the Senior Credit Agreement from $7.0 million to $2.5 million, to revise the borrowing base to include in the borrowing base 100% of purchase orders from customers for products up to $500,000, to provide that the interest rate on all borrowings outstanding until all loans under the Senior Credit Agreement are repaid in full will be a default rate equal to 2.5% per month to be paid monthly, and to provide for the payment to the Company from Delphax Canada and Delphax of fees equal to $25,000 upon execution of the amendment and of $50,000 upon repayment in full of all loans under the Senior Credit Agreement. On January 6, 2017, the Company notified Delphax and Delphax Canada of certain “Events of Default” (as defined under the Senior Credit Agreement) existing under the Senior Credit Agreement and that the Company was reserving all rights to exercise remedies under the Senior Credit Agreement and that no delay in exercising any such remedy is to be construed as a waiver of any of its remedies.

On January 6, 2017, the Company and Delphax Canada entered into a Forbearance and Amendment Agreement dated as of January 6, 2017, which amended the Senior Subordinated Note to increase the default rate of interest from an annual rate of 10.5% to an annual rate of 18%, to be in effect until all amounts under the Senior Subordinated Note are paid in full, and which provides that so long as no Event of Default (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note) occurs under the Senior Subordinated Note, other than Events of Default that existed as of January 6, 2017, the Company will forbear from exercising its remedies under the Senior Subordinated Note until May 31, 2017 and further provided for the payment by Delphax Canada to the Company of a forbearance fee equal to approximately $141,000.

Insignia Special Dividend

As discussed in Note 5, Insignia’s Board of Directors announced on November 28, 2016 a special dividend of $0.70 per share. The Company received the cash dividend for owned shares on January 9, 2017. The aggregate special dividend received by the Company was approximately $1,200,000. On the date of payment, the aggregate fair value of the Company’s Insignia investment declined by a materially similar amount. The Company is still in the process of finalizing its accounting treatment for this dividend, including consideration of the related decline in fair value the Insignia investment during the fourth fiscal quarter.

The net effect of the Insignia special dividend will be reflected in the Company’s fourth quarter consolidated statement of income (loss). Furthermore, because the further developments in the share price of Insignia during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 cannot be predicted, there can be no certainty that there will not be other consolidated statement of income (loss) effects associated with the Company’s Insignia investment.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us”) is a decentralized holding company with ownership interests in a broad set of operating and financial assets that are designed to expand, strengthen and diversify our cash earnings power. Our goal is to build on Air T’s core businesses, to expand into adjacent industries, and when appropriate, to acquire companies that we believe fit into the Air T family.

At December 31, 2016, we operated wholly owned subsidiaries in three core legacy industry segments:

We added two other businesses during the second half of fiscal year 2016 and another in the quarter ended September 30, 2016, all of which are reported in separate segments. In October 2015, we formed a wholly owned equipment leasing subsidiary, Air T Global Leasing, LLC (“ATGL”), which comprises our leasing segment, and in November 2015 we acquired a minority interest in Delphax Technologies Inc. (“Delphax”), a printing equipment manufacturer and maintenance provider, which comprises our printing equipment and maintenance segment.

On July 18, 2016, Contrail Aviation Support, LLC (“Contrail Aviation”), a subsidiary of the Company, completed the purchase of all of the assets owned, used or usable by Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. (the “Seller”), other than cash, equity in the Seller’s IC-DISC subsidiary and certain other specified excluded assets. Prior to the asset sale, the Seller, based in Verona, Wisconsin, engaged in the business of acquiring surplus commercial jet engines or components and supplying surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine components. In connection with the acquisition, Contrail Aviation offered employment to all of the Seller’s employees. The acquisition consideration paid to the Seller included equity membership units in Contrail Aviation representing 21% of the total equity membership units in Contrail Aviation. As a result, the Company owns equity membership units in Contrail Aviation representing the remaining 79% of the total equity membership units in Contrail Aviation. In addition, on October 3, 2016, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company, Global Aviation Partners LLC, acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Jet Yard, LLC (“Jet Yard”). Jet Yard is registered to operate a repair station under Part 145 of the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and its principal asset is a lease from Pinal County, Arizona to approximately 48.5 acres of land at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. Jet Yard was organized in 2014, entered into the lease in June 2016 and has maintained de minimus operations since its formation. While the Company plans for Jet Yard to expand its operations to offer aircraft storage, disassembly and teardown services, there can be no assurance that Jet Yard’s operations will expand as anticipated. Contrail Aviation and Jet yard comprise the commercial jet engines segment of the Company’s operations.

Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and services. We evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income.

Following is a table detailing revenues by segment and by major customer category: