H&E Equipment Services, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 000-51759
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 81-0553291 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
11100 Mead Road, Suite 200, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 70816 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(225) 298-5200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Sections 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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-Accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the registrant outstanding as of
November 8, 2006 was 38,192,094 shares.
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about
our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words may, could, would, should,
believe, expect, anticipate, plan, estimate, target, project, intend and similar
expressions. These statements include, among others, statements regarding our expected business
outlook, anticipated financial and operating results, our business strategy and means to implement
the strategy, our objectives, the amount of capital expenditures, the likelihood of our success in
expanding our business, financing plans, budgets, working capital needs and sources of liquidity.
Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of performance. These
statements are based on our managements beliefs and assumptions, which in turn are based on
currently available information. Important assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements
include, among others, assumptions regarding demand for our products, the expansion of product
offerings geographically or through new applications, the timing and cost of planned capital
expenditures, competitive conditions and general economic conditions. These assumptions could prove
inaccurate. Forward-looking statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results that differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statement. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Such factors
include, but are not limited to, the following:
| general economic conditions and construction activity in the markets where we operate in North America; | ||
| relationships with new equipment suppliers; | ||
| increased maintenance and repair costs; | ||
| our substantial leverage; | ||
| the risks associated with the expansion of our business; | ||
| our possible inability to integrate any businesses we acquire; | ||
| competitive pressures; | ||
| compliance with laws and regulations, including those relating to environmental matters and corporate governance matters; and | ||
| other factors discussed under Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and under Item 1A Risk Factors in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006. |
Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we are under no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after we file this Quarterly
Report, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. Investors,
potential investors and other readers are urged to consider the above mentioned factors carefully
in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results or performance. For a
more detailed discussion of some of the foregoing risk and uncertainties, see Item 1A Risk
Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and Item 1A
Risk Factors in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006,
as well as other reports and registration statements filed by us with the SEC. All of our annual,
quarterly and current reports and amendments thereto, filed with the SEC are available on our
website under the Investor Relations link. For more information about us and the announcements we
make from time to time, visit our website at www.he-equipment.com.
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PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Balances at | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Cash |
$ | 5,053 | $ | 5,627 | ||||
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,714 and $2,364,
respectively |
109,730 | 99,523 | ||||||
Inventories, net of reserve for obsolescence of $807 and $975, respectively |
116,325 | 81,093 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
4,474 | 1,378 | ||||||
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $150,902 and
$133,943, respectively |
429,219 | 308,036 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $25,377 and
$21,142, respectively |
28,339 | 18,284 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs and other intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization of $4,896 and $7,250, respectively |
9,449 | 8,184 | ||||||
Goodwill |
30,455 | 8,572 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 733,044 | $ | 530,697 | ||||
LIABILITIES, MEMBERS DEFICIT AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Amounts due on senior secured credit facility |
$ | 26,265 | $ | 106,451 | ||||
Accounts payable |
62,174 | 56,173 | ||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
130,020 | 93,728 | ||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
33,621 | 22,798 | ||||||
Related party obligation |
709 | 869 | ||||||
Notes payable |
2,400 | 521 | ||||||
Senior secured notes, net of original issue discount of $23 and $1,127,
respectively |
4,477 | 198,873 | ||||||
Senior subordinated notes, net of original issue discount of $8,943 at
December 31, 2005 |
| 44,057 | ||||||
Senior unsecured notes |
250,000 | | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
5,411 | 645 | ||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
3,215 | 11,722 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
518,292 | 535,837 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Members deficit |
| (5,140 | ) | |||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized; 38,192,094
and no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2005, respectively |
382 | | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
204,328 | | ||||||
Retained earnings |
10,042 | | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
214,752 | | ||||||
Total liabilities, members deficit and stockholders equity |
$ | 733,044 | $ | 530,697 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 67,327 | $ | 50,409 | $ | 185,333 | $ | 136,576 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
60,673 | 36,152 | 173,333 | 99,867 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
29,668 | 26,751 | 97,387 | 76,332 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
21,024 | 16,986 | 61,574 | 51,202 | ||||||||||||
Service revenues |
14,074 | 10,409 | 39,782 | 29,459 | ||||||||||||
Other |
11,369 | 7,749 | 31,472 | 21,300 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
204,135 | 148,456 | 588,881 | 414,736 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
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Rental depreciation |
20,644 | 14,354 | 56,674 | 39,394 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense |
10,339 | 12,015 | 31,427 | 35,024 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
53,321 | 31,783 | 151,615 | 87,803 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
21,708 | 20,325 | 71,253 | 58,043 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
14,895 | 11,972 | 43,499 | 36,105 | ||||||||||||
Service revenues |
5,045 | 3,980 | 14,343 | 10,973 | ||||||||||||
Other |
9,436 | 7,229 | 27,005 | 21,700 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
135,388 | 101,658 | 395,816 | 289,042 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
68,747 | 46,798 | 193,065 | 125,694 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
34,118 | 28,219 | 108,545 | 81,342 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of property and equipment, net |
241 | 118 | 400 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
34,870 | 18,697 | 84,920 | 44,367 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
(9,060 | ) | (10,557 | ) | (29,342 | ) | (30,982 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
(40,771 | ) | | (40,771 | ) | | ||||||||||
Other, net |
245 | 85 | 675 | 255 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net |
(49,586 | ) | (10,472 | ) | (69,438 | ) | (30,727 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes |
(14,716 | ) | 8,225 | 15,482 | 13,640 | |||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
(3,185 | ) | | 3,290 | 171 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (11,531 | ) | $ | 8,225 | $ | 12,192 | $ | 13,469 | |||||||
Net income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.53 | |||||||
Diluted |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.53 | |||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
38,070 | 25,492 | 36,550 | 25,492 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
38,070 | 25,492 | 36,587 | 25,492 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF MEMBERS DEFICIT AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | Retained | Stockholders | Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Equity | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances at January 1, 2006 |
| $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (5,140 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income for the period January 1, 2006 through February 2, 2006 |
| | | | | 2,150 | ||||||||||||||||||
Effect of the Reorganization Transactions |
25,492,019 | 255 | (3,245 | ) | | (2,990 | ) | 2,990 | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued on February 3, 2006
pursuant to initial public offering, net
of $15,915 issue costs |
12,578,125 | 126 | 206,892 | | 207,018 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock |
121,950 | 1 | | | 1 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| | 681 | | 681 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the period February 3, 2006 through September 30, 2006 |
| | | 10,042 | 10,042 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2006 |
38,192,094 | $ | 382 | $ | 204,328 | $ | 10,042 | $ | 214,752 | $ | | |||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 12,192 | $ | 13,469 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation on property and equipment |
5,010 | 3,752 | ||||||
Depreciation on rental equipment |
56,674 | 39,394 | ||||||
Amortization of loan discounts and deferred financing costs |
2,056 | 2,044 | ||||||
Amortization of other intangible assets |
34 | 82 | ||||||
Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
1,457 | 1,096 | ||||||
Provision for inventory obsolescence |
18 | 30 | ||||||
Provision for deferred income taxes |
2,692 | | ||||||
Non-cash compensation expense |
681 | | ||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
40,771 | | ||||||
Gain on sales of property and equipment, net |
(400 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||
Gain on sales of rental equipment, net |
(23,339 | ) | (16,199 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisition: |
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Receivables, net |
(4,363 | ) | (15,269 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
(58,315 | ) | (36,378 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(4,437 | ) | (2,058 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable |
5,513 | 19,188 | ||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
36,292 | 11,456 | ||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
7,021 | 16,426 | ||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
(8,507 | ) | 864 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
71,050 | 37,882 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
(56,961 | ) | | |||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(13,353 | ) | (5,672 | ) | ||||
Purchases of rental equipment |
(174,372 | ) | (117,723 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |
1,841 | 725 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
76,068 | 61,494 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(166,777 | ) | (61,176 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issue costs |
207,018 | | ||||||
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility |
718,819 | 424,867 | ||||||
Payments on senior secured credit facility |
(799,005 | ) | (398,955 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes |
250,000 | | ||||||
Principal payment of senior secured notes |
(214,608 | ) | | |||||
Principal payment of senior subordinated notes |
(59,155 | ) | | |||||
Payments of deferred financing costs |
(8,816 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
Payments of related party obligation |
(225 | ) | (225 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |
1,271 | | ||||||
Principal payments of notes payable |
(146 | ) | (181 | ) | ||||
Payments on capital lease obligations |
| (1,120 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
95,153 | 24,376 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
(574 | ) | 1,082 | |||||
Cash, beginning of period |
5,627 | 3,358 | ||||||
Cash, end of period |
$ | 5,053 | $ | 4,440 | ||||
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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities: |
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Assets transferred from new and used inventory to rental fleet |
$ | 23,980 | $ | 19,573 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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Interest |
$ | 24,880 | $ | 22,084 | ||||
Income taxes |
$ | 576 | $ | 171 | ||||
As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, we had $130.0 million and $62.7 million, respectively, in
manufacturer flooring plans payable outstanding, which are used to finance purchases of inventory
and rental equipment.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2006
(1) Organization and Nature of Operations
Basis of Presentation
In connection with our initial public offering of common stock in February 2006 (see note 3 to
the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding our initial
public offering), we converted H&E Equipment Services L.L.C. (H&E LLC), a Louisiana limited
liability company and the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of H&E Holding L.L.C. (Holdings),
into H&E Equipment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Prior to our initial public offering,
our business was conducted through H&E LLC. In order to have an operating Delaware corporation as
the issuer of our initial public offering, immediately prior to the closing of the initial public
offering, on February 3, 2006, H&E LLC and Holdings merged with and into us (H&E Equipment
Services, Inc.), with us surviving the reincorporation merger as the operating company. Effective
February 3, 2006, H&E LLC and Holdings no longer existed. In these transactions (collectively, the
Reorganization Transactions), holders of preferred limited liability company interests and
holders of common limited liability company interests in H&E Holdings received shares of our common
stock. All references to common stock share and per share amounts included in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reorganization Transactions as if the
Reorganization Transactions had taken place as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of
operations of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries H&E Finance Corp., GNE
Investments, Inc., Great Northern Equipment, Inc., and our recent acquisition, as described in note
4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, of Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. (H&E
California Holdings, Inc.) and Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC (H&E Equipment Services (California
LLC)), consummated on February 28, 2006, collectively referred to herein as we or us or our
or the Company.
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of all normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Certain items in the prior periods have been reclassified to make
the presentation consistent with the current reporting periods. Operating results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2006, and therefore, the results and trends in these
interim condensed consolidated financial statements may not be the same for the entire year. These
interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual
consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005.
The nature of our business is such that short-term obligations are typically met by cash flows
generated from long-term assets. Consequently, consistent with industry practice, the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets are presented on an unclassified basis.
Nature of Operations
As one of the largest integrated equipment services companies in the United States focused on
heavy construction and industrial equipment, we rent, sell and provide parts and service support
for four core categories of specialized equipment: (1) hi-lift or aerial platform equipment, (2)
cranes, (3) earthmoving equipment and (4) industrial lift trucks. By providing equipment sales,
rental, on-site parts and repair and maintenance functions under one roof, we are a one-stop
provider for our customers varied equipment needs. This full-service approach provides us with
multiple points of customer contact, enables us to maintain an extremely high quality rental fleet,
as well as an effective distribution channel for fleet disposal and provides cross-selling
opportunities among our new and used equipment sales, rental, parts sales and service operations.
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(2) Significant Accounting Policies
We describe our significant accounting policies in note 1 of the notes to consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005.
Use of Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, which requires management to use its judgment to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reported period. These assumptions and estimates could have a material effect on our financial
statements. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. We review our estimates on
an ongoing basis based on information currently available, and changes in facts and circumstances
may cause us to revise these estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, (SFAS 123(R)), which
revises SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations. SFAS 123(R)
requires all share-based payment transactions, including grants of stock options, restricted stock
awards, performance-based awards, shares appreciation rights and employee stock purchase plans to
be valued at fair value on the date of grant, and to be expensed over the requisite service period.
SFAS 123(R) is effective for the annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123(R)
became effective for us on January 1, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we
incurred approximately $0.7 million of non-cash compensation expense related to stock grants and
stock options.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (SFAS
154). SFAS 154 replaces APB Opinion No. 20 (APB 20), Accounting Changes and FASB Statement No.
3, Reporting Accounting Charges in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 requires that a
voluntary change in accounting principle be applied retrospectively with all prior period financial
statements presented on the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS 154
also provides that a correction of errors in previously issued financial statements should be
termed a restatement. APB 20 previously required most voluntary changes in accounting principle
to be recognized by including in net income at the period of change the cumulative effect of
changing to the new accounting principle. In addition, SFAS 154 carries forward without change the
guidance contained in APB 20 for reporting a correction of an error in previously issued financial
statements and a change in accounting estimate. SFAS 154 became effective for accounting principle
changes and corrections of errors in previously issued financial statements made after January 1,
2006. We applied SFAS 154 in connection with the restatement of our consolidated financial
statements included in our Form 10-Q/A for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109
(SFAS 109). FIN 48 clarifies the application of SFAS 109 by defining criteria that an individual
tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in the
financial statements. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, derecognition,
classification and disclosure of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and
penalties. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to
opening retained earnings. Management is currently assessing the impact of adopting FIN 48 but does
not expect that it will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and
cash flows.
In June 2006, EITF Issue No. 06-3 (EITF 06-3) became authoritative GAAP. EITF 06-3 addresses
how taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities should be presented in
the statement of operations. EITF 06-3 permits companies to present either on a gross or net basis
sales and other taxes that are imposed on and concurrent with revenue-producing transactions
between a seller and a customer. The gross method includes the taxes in revenues and costs; the net
basis excludes the taxes from revenues. We currently collect significant amounts of sales taxes
from customers and remit those taxes to various governmental agencies as prescribed by the taxing
jurisdictions in which we operate. In accordance with EITF 06-03, we present such taxes on a net basis.
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In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108 (SAB 108), Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, which provides interpretive guidance on the
consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements
for the purpose of a materiality assessment. Specifically, SAB 108 requires that public companies
utilize a dual-approach to assessing quantitative effects of financial misstatements. This dual
approach includes both an income statement focused assessment and a balance sheet focused
assessment. The guidance in SAB 108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years
ending after November 15, 2006. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting SAB 108
but does not expect that it will have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements(SFAS 157).
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies
under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB
having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant
measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Management
is currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 157 but does not expect that it will have a
material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
(3) Initial Public Offering and Use of Proceeds
We completed an initial public offering of our common stock, par value $.01 per share, on
February 3, 2006. In the offering, we sold 12,578,125 shares for an aggregate offering price of
$226.4 million. Net proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and
offering expenses, totaled approximately $207.0 million. Aggregate underwriting discounts and
commissions totaled approximately $15.9 million and aggregate offering expenses totaled
approximately $3.6 million.
We used the net offering proceeds to us of $207.0 million as follows:
| $56.9 million to complete our acquisition of Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. and all of the equity interests of its subsidiary, Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC (together, Eagle), on February 28, 2006. For information on the Eagle acquisition, see note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. | ||
| $30.3 million to purchase rental equipment under operating leases; | ||
| $8.6 million to pay deferred compensation owed to one of our current executives and a former executive; and | ||
| $96.6 million to repay outstanding principal indebtedness under our senior secured credit facility. |
Additionally, we paid $8.0 million to Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherill & Co., L.L.C. (an affiliate of
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherill & Co., L.P. and Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherill & Co. II, L.P., two of our
principal stockholders) in connection with the termination of a management services agreement. The
remaining net proceeds of approximately $6.6 million were used for general corporate purposes.
(4) Acquisition
We completed, effective as of February 28, 2006, the previously announced acquisition of all
of the capital stock of Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. and all of the equity interests of its
subsidiary, Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC for an estimated consideration of approximately $66.2
million, consisting of cash paid of $59.9 million, liabilities assumed of $3.6 million, liabilities
incurred of $2.1 million, and transaction costs of $0.6 million. The Eagle purchase price was
determined based on the expected cash flows from the Eagle business and negotiation with the
sellers. The purchase price was funded out of the proceeds from our recently completed initial
public offering (see note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further
information on our initial public offering). Prior to the acquisition Eagle was a privately-held
construction and industrial equipment rental company. Eagle serves the southern California
construction and industrial markets out of four locations. This acquisition marks our initial entry
into the southern California market and is consistent with our business strategy. For further
information on our business strategy, see Item 1 of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
The Eagle acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The
aggregate purchase price has been
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allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based an
estimate of their fair values as determined by a valuation performed
by an independent national firm. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the
net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired has been allocated to goodwill. Goodwill
generated from the acquisition was recognized given the expected contribution of Eagle to the
overall corporate strategy. We estimate that approximately $9.9 million of the goodwill acquired
will be tax deductible. Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the allocation of Eagle
goodwill to our reporting units. Our operating results for the nine month period ended September
30, 2006 include the operating results of Eagle since the date of acquisition, February 28, 2006.
The following table summarizes our purchase price allocation based on fair values of the Eagle
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in February 2006 (amounts in thousands).
Cash |
$ | 32 | ||
Receivables |
7,300 | |||
Inventories |
915 | |||
Rental equipment |
32,235 | |||
Property and equipment |
3,153 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
654 | |||
Goodwill |
21,883 | |||
Accounts payable |
(483 | ) | ||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
(2,349 | ) | ||
Deferred income taxes |
(2,073 | ) | ||
Notes payable |
(755 | ) | ||
Net assets acquired |
$ | 60,512 | ||
The following table contains pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations
information for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, as if the Eagle
transaction had occurred at the beginning of each respective period presented (amounts in thousands
except per share data).
Three Month Period Ended | Nine Month Period Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 204,135 | $ | 157,208 | $ | 594,209 | $ | 438,969 | ||||||||
Gross profit |
68,747 | 51,039 | 194,839 | 137,647 | ||||||||||||
Operating income |
34,870 | 20,058 | 84,212 | 46,922 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (11,531 | ) | $ | 8,928 | $ | 11,842 | $ | 15,133 | |||||||
Basic net income (loss) per common share |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
Diluted net income (loss) per common share |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.59 |
Net income (loss) and the resulting net income (loss) per common share for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes the $40.8 million, or $32.0 million after tax, loss
on early extinguishment of debt. See note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for
additional information on these transactions.
The pro forma information above is presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be
indicative of the results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Eagle transaction
occurred as presented. Further, the above pro forma amounts do not consider any potential synergies
or integration costs that may result from the transaction. In addition, future results may vary
significantly from the results reflected in such pro forma information.
(5) Stock-Based Compensation
We adopted our 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the Stock Incentive Plan) in
January 2006 prior to the Companys initial public offering of common stock. The Stock Incentive
Plan was further amended and restated with the approval of our stockholders at the 2006 annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Company to provide for the inclusion of non-employee directors
as persons eligible to receive awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. Prior to the adoption of the
Stock Incentive Plan, no share-based payment arrangements existed. The Stock Incentive Plan is
administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, which selects persons
eligible to receive awards and determines the number of shares and/or options subject to each
award, the terms, conditions, performances measures, if any, and other provisions of the award.
Under the Stock Incentive Plan, we
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may offer deferred shares or restricted shares of our common stock and grant options, including both
incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, to purchase shares of our common stock.
SFAS 123(R) became effective for us in the first quarter of our current fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006. Under the provisions of SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation is measured at the
grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over
the requisite employee service period (generally the vesting period of the grant).
Non-vested Stock
On February 22, 2006, we issued non-vested stock grants for 121,950 shares of our common
stock. These stock awards may not be sold or otherwise transferred until certain restrictions have
lapsed. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these awards is expected to be expensed over
the period the restrictions lapse (one to three years). Compensation expense was determined based
on the $24.60 market price of our stock at the date of grant applied to the total number of shares
that were anticipated to fully vest. As of September 30, 2006, we have unrecognized compensation
expense of $2.4 million associated with these awards. Compensation expense related to these awards
included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $0.3 million
and $0.6 million, respectively. At September 30, 2006, there were 121,950 non-vested shares
outstanding.
Stock Options
On February 22, 2006, stock options for 45,000 shares of our common stock were granted by the
Company, subject to stockholder approval of the amendment to and restatement of the Stock Incentive
Plan at the Companys annual meeting of stockholders, with an exercise price of $24.60 per share,
the market price of our stock on the date of grant. These options vest in three equal parts over
three years and expire ten years from the date of grant. On June 6, 2006, the Companys
stockholders approved the amendment to and restatement of the Stock Incentive Plan.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of
stock-based awards. The following assumptions were used in determining the estimated fair value for
these awards:
Risk-free interest rate |
5.00 | % | ||
Expected life of options (in years) |
6.0 | |||
Expected volatility |
35.00 | % | ||
Expected annual dividend yield |
|
The assumptions above are based on multiple factors. Since the Company is a new public entity
with limited historical data on the price of its publicly traded common shares and has no history
of share-based payments exercise activity, the Company, as provided for in SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107, used a simplified method for determining the options expected term and based its
estimate of expected volatility on the historical, expected or implied volatility of similar
entities within our industry whose share or option prices are publicly available.
At September 30, 2006, there was $0.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to
these stock options awards that is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.4 years.
Compensation expense related to these awards included in selling, general and administrative
expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations was $0.1 million for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. At September 30, 2006, 45,000
options were outstanding with a grant-date value of $14.62 per share. The weighted average exercise
price of options outstanding is $24.60. The market price of our common stock at September 30, 2006
was $24.39 as compared to an exercise price of $24.60 to be paid by the optionee. None of the
options outstanding were exercisable as of September 30, 2006.
Shares available for future stock-based payment awards under our Stock Incentive Plan were
4,401,467 shares as of September 30, 2006.
(6) Earnings per Share
Earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are
based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and have been
retroactively adjusted for the three and nine month periods
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ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, to reflect the Reorganization Transactions as if the
Reorganization Transactions had occurred at the beginning of the earliest year presented. The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (amounts in thousands, except per
share amounts).
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Basic net income (loss) per share: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (11,531 | ) | $ | 8,225 | $ | 12,192 | $ | 13,469 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
38,070 | 25,492 | 36,550 | 25,492 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share basic |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.53 | |||||||
Diluted net income per share: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (11,531 | ) | $ | 8,225 | $ | 12,192 | $ | 13,469 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
38,070 | 25,492 | 36,550 | 25,492 | ||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Effect of dilutive stock options and non-vested stock |
| | 37 | | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding diluted |
38,070 | 25,492 | 36,587 | 25,492 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share diluted |
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.53 | |||||||
Common shares excluded from the denominator as anti-dilutive: |
||||||||||||||||
Stock options and non-vested stock |
53 | | | | ||||||||||||
(7) Senior Unsecured Notes
On August 4, 2006, the Company completed its cash tender offer and consent solicitation for
their 11 1/8% senior secured notes due 2012 and 12 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2013
(collectively, the Notes). Additionally, the Company announced the closing of its previously
announced private offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 8 3/8% senior
unsecured notes due 2016 (the New Notes).
Net proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting commissions, totaled approximately $245.3
million. The Company used the net proceeds of the offering of the New Notes, together with cash on
hand and borrowings under its existing senior secured credit facility, to purchase $195.5 million
in aggregate principal amount of the senior secured notes (representing approximately 97.8% of the
previously outstanding senior secured notes), and the $53.0 million in aggregate principal amount
of the senior subordinated notes (representing 100% of the previously outstanding senior
subordinated notes) that were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and consent
solicitation. The total principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and
premiums paid for the senior secured notes was $217.6 million. The total principal amount, accrued
and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and premiums paid for the senior subordinated notes was
approximately $60.1 million. Aggregate offering expenses totaled approximately $1.9 million.
In connection with the above transactions, the Company recorded a one-time loss on the early
extinguishment of debt in the three month period ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $40.8
million, or approximately $32.0 million after-tax, reflecting payment of the $25.3 million of
tender premiums and other estimated costs of $0.5 million in connection with the tender offer and
consent solicitation, combined with the write off of approximately $5.4 million of unamortized
deferred financing costs of the Notes and $9.6 million of remaining unamortized original issue
discount on the Notes.
The amendments to the indentures pursuant to which the Notes were issued which were proposed
in connection with the tender offer and consent solicitation became operative on August 4, 2006.
The amendments to the indentures eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and
eliminate or modify certain events of default and related provisions contained in the indentures.
The New Notes were issued at par and require semiannual interest payments on January
15th and July 15th of each year, beginning on July 15, 2007. No principal
payments are due until maturity (January 15, 2016). We may redeem some or all of the New Notes on
or after July 15, 2011, at the applicable redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid interest and
additional interest, if any, to the date of redemption. Additionally, we may redeem up to 35% of
the aggregate principal amount of the notes using net cash proceeds
from equity offerings completed on or prior to July 15, 2009.
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The New Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of our and our guarantors existing and
future unsecured senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of our or our
guarantors future subordinated indebtedness. The New Notes are effectively junior in priority to
our and our guarantors obligations under all of our existing and future secured indebtedness,
including borrowings under our senior secured credit facility, the $4.5 million of senior secured
notes outstanding at September 30, 2006, and any other secured obligations, in each case, to the
extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. The New Notes are also effectively
junior to all liabilities (including trade payables) of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Concurrently with the closing of the private offering, the Company entered into an Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement (the Amended Credit Agreement), amending and restating the Companys
senior secured credit agreement primarily to, (i) increase the principal amount of availability of
the credit facility from $165.0 million to $250.0 million; (ii) reduce the applicable unused line
fee margin in respect of undrawn commitments to 0.25%,; (iii) increase the advance rate on rental
fleet assets from the lesser of 100% of net book value or 80% of orderly liquidation value to the
lesser of 100% of net book value or 85% of orderly liquidation value; (iv) extend the maturity date
of the facility from February 10, 2009 to August 4, 2011; and (v) add H&E Equipment Services
(California), LLC as a borrower. Furthermore, the Amended Credit Agreement changed the measurement
frequency of our computed Leverage Ratio from a monthly
calculation to a quarterly calculation. The Company paid $1.4 million to the Lenders in connection
with this Amended Credit Agreement and incurred other transaction costs of approximately $0.2
million. As of September 30, 2006, we had $26.3 million of outstanding borrowings under our senior
secured credit facility with $215.4 million of additional borrowing availability, net of $8.3
million of issued standby letters of credit. As of September 30, 2006, the Company was in
compliance with its financial covenant under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
On October 3, 2006, the Company and the guarantors filed a Form S-4 Registration Statement, as
subsequently amended on October 11, 2006, with respect to an offer to exchange the New Notes for
notes of the Company being issued in a transaction registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, having terms identical in all material respects to the New Notes (except that the exchange
notes will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions). Upon the Form S-4 Registration
Statement being declared effective on October 13, 2006, the Company launched the exchange offer.
The exchange offer expired on November 13, 2006, with $250.0
million of the aggregate principal
amount, or 100%, of the New Notes
exchanged for new notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(8) Segment Information
We have identified five reportable segments: equipment rentals, new equipment sales, used
equipment sales, parts sales and service revenue. These segments are based upon how management of
the Company allocates resources and assesses performance. Non-segmented revenues and non-segmented
costs relate to equipment support activities including transportation, hauling, parts freight and
damage-waiver charges and are not allocated to the other reportable segments. There were no sales
between segments for any of the periods presented. Selling, general and administrative expenses as
well as all other income and expense items below gross profit are not generally allocated to
reportable segments.
The Company does not compile discrete financial information by its segments other than the
information presented below. The following table presents information about the Companys
reportable segments (amounts in thousands).
For the Three Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended September 30, | Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 67,327 | $ | 50,409 | $ | 185,333 | $ | 136,576 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
60,673 | 36,152 | 173,333 | 99,867 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
29,668 | 26,751 | 97,387 | 76,332 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
21,024 | 16,986 | 61,574 | 51,202 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
14,074 | 10,409 | 39,782 | 29,459 | ||||||||||||
Total segmented revenues |
192,766 | 140,707 | 557,409 | 393,436 | ||||||||||||
Non-segmented revenues |
11,369 | 7,749 | 31,472 | 21,300 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 204,135 | $ | 148,456 | $ | 588,881 | $ | 414,736 | ||||||||
Gross Profit: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
$ | 36,344 | $ | 24,040 | $ | 97,232 | $ | 62,158 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
7,352 | 4,369 | 21,718 | 12,064 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
7,960 | 6,426 | 26,134 | 18,289 |
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For the Three Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended September 30, | Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Parts sales |
6,129 | 5,014 | 18,075 | 15,097 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
9,029 | 6,429 | 25,439 | 18,486 | ||||||||||||
Total segmented gross profit |
66,814 | 46,278 | 188,598 | 126,094 | ||||||||||||
Non-segmented gross profit (loss) |
1,933 | 520 | 4,467 | (400 | ) | |||||||||||
Total gross profit |
$ | 68,747 | $ | 46,798 | $ | 193,065 | $ | 125,694 | ||||||||
Balances at | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Segment identified assets: |
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Equipment sales |
$ | 95,192 | $ | 62,344 | ||||
Equipment rentals |
429,219 | 308,036 | ||||||
Parts and service |
21,133 | 18,749 | ||||||
Total segment identified assets |
545,544 | 389,129 | ||||||
Non-segment identified assets |
187,500 | 141,568 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 733,044 | $ | 530,697 | ||||
The Company operates primarily in the United States and had minimal international sales for
any of the periods presented. No one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Companys revenues
on an overall or segment basis for any of the periods presented.
(9) Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries
All of the indebtedness of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. is guaranteed by GNE Investments, Inc.
and its wholly-owned subsidiary Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services
(California), LLC (formerly known as Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC), and H&E California Holdings,
Inc. (formerly known as Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc.). The guarantor subsidiaries are all
wholly-owned and the guarantees, made on a joint and several basis, are full and unconditional
(subject to subordination provisions and subject to a standard limitation which provides that the
maximum amount guaranteed by each guarantor will not exceed the maximum amount that can be
guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws). There are no
restrictions on the Companys ability to obtain funds from the guarantor subsidiaries by dividend
or loan.
The consolidating financial statements of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries
are included below. The financial statements for H&E Finance Corp., the subsidiary co-issuer, are
not included within the consolidating financial statements because H&E Finance Corp. has no assets
or operations. The financial statements of H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC and H&E
California Holdings, Inc. included are from the date of the Companys acquisition of Eagle,
February 28, 2006, to September 30, 2006 and as of September 30, 2006.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
As of September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Cash |
$ | 4,972 | $ | 81 | $ | | $ | 5,053 | ||||||||
Receivables, net |
96,511 | 13,219 | | 109,730 | ||||||||||||
Inventories, net |
112,432 | 3,893 | | 116,325 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
4,320 | 154 | | 4,474 | ||||||||||||
Rental equipment, net |
368,520 | 60,699 | | 429,219 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
23,823 | 4,516 | | 28,339 | ||||||||||||
Deferred financing costs and other intangible assets, net |
9,449 | | | 9,449 | ||||||||||||
Investment in guarantor subsidiaries |
12,044 | | (12,044 | ) | | |||||||||||
Goodwill |
30,455 | | | 30,455 | ||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 662,526 | $ | 82,562 | $ | (12,044 | ) | $ | 733,044 | |||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity: |
||||||||||||||||
Amount due on senior secured credit facility |
$ | 26,265 | $ | | $ | | $ | 26,265 | ||||||||
Accounts payable |
62,153 | 21 | | 62,174 | ||||||||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
130,020 | | | 130,020 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
32,712 | 909 | | 33,621 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany balance |
(68,839 | ) | 68,839 | | | |||||||||||
Related party obligation |
709 | | | 709 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable |
1,651 | 749 | | 2,400 | ||||||||||||
Senior secured notes, net of discount |
4,477 | | | 4,477 | ||||||||||||
Senior unsecured notes |
250,000 | | | 250,000 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
5,411 | | | 5,411 | ||||||||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
3,215 | | | 3,215 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
447,774 | 70,518 | | 518,292 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders equity |
214,752 | 12,044 | (12,044 | ) | 214,752 | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 662,526 | $ | 82,562 | $ | (12,044 | ) | $ | 733,044 | |||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
As of December 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Cash |
$ | 5,610 | $ | 17 | $ | | $ | 5,627 | ||||||||
Receivables, net |
95,427 | 4,096 | | 99,523 | ||||||||||||
Inventories, net |
76,533 | 4,560 | | 81,093 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
1,378 | | | 1,378 | ||||||||||||
Rental equipment, net |
298,708 | 9,328 | | 308,036 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
17,526 | 758 | | 18,284 | ||||||||||||
Deferred financing costs, net |
8,184 | | | 8,184 | ||||||||||||
Investment in guarantor subsidiaries |
7,025 | | (7,025 | ) | | |||||||||||
Goodwill |
8,572 | | | 8,572 | ||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 518,963 | $ | 18,759 | $ | (7,025 | ) | 530,697 | ||||||||
Liabilities and Members Equity (Deficit): |
||||||||||||||||
Amount due on senior secured credit facility |
$ | 102,980 | $ | 3,471 | $ | | $ | 106,451 | ||||||||
Accounts payable |
56,173 | | | 56,173 | ||||||||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
93,728 | | | 93,728 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
22,696 | 102 | | 22,798 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany balance |
(8,161 | ) | 8,161 | | | |||||||||||
Related party obligation |
869 | | | 869 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable |
521 | | | 521 | ||||||||||||
Senior secured notes, net of discount |
198,873 | | | 198,873 | ||||||||||||
Senior subordinated notes, net of discount |
44,057 | | | 44,057 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
645 | | | 645 | ||||||||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
11,722 | | | 11,722 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
524,103 | 11,734 | | 535,837 | ||||||||||||
Members equity (deficit) |
(5,140 | ) | 7,025 | (7,025 | ) | (5,140 | ) | |||||||||
Total liabilities and members equity (deficit) |
$ | 518,963 | $ | 18,759 | $ | (7,025 | ) | $ | 530,697 | |||||||
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(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
$ | 56,205 | $ | 11,122 | $ | | $ | 67,327 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
58,659 | 2,014 | | 60,673 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
27,270 | 2,398 | | 29,668 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
20,162 | 862 | | 21,024 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
13,528 | 546 | | 14,074 | ||||||||||||
Other |
9,855 | 1,514 | | 11,369 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
185,679 | 18,456 | | 204,135 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation |
17,548 | 3,096 | | 20,644 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense |
8,912 | 1,427 | | 10,339 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
51,557 | 1,764 | | 53,321 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
20,066 | 1,642 | | 21,708 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
14,298 | 597 | | 14,895 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
4,874 | 171 | | 5,045 | ||||||||||||
Other |
8,040 | 1,396 | | 9,436 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
125,295 | 10,093 | | 135,388 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
29,745 | 6,599 | | 36,344 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
7,102 | 250 | | 7,352 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
7,204 | 756 | | 7,960 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
5,864 | 265 | | 6,129 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
8,654 | 375 | | 9,029 | ||||||||||||
Other |
1,815 | 118 | | 1,933 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
60,384 | 8,363 | | 68,747 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
30,499 | 3,619 | | 34,118 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of guarantor subsidiaries |
3,192 | | (3,192 | ) | | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
139 | 102 | | 241 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
33,216 | 4,846 | (3,192 | ) | 34,870 | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(7,397 | ) | (1,663 | ) | | (9,060 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
(40,771 | ) | | | (40,771 | ) | ||||||||||
Other, net |
236 | 9 | | 245 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net |
(47,932 | ) | (1,654 | ) | | (49,586 | ) | |||||||||
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes |
(14,716 | ) | 3,192 | (3,192 | ) | (14,716 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
(3,185 | ) | | | (3,185 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (11,531 | ) | $ | 3,192 | $ | (3,192 | ) | $ | (11,531 | ) | |||||
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(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
$ | 48,222 | $ | 2,187 | $ | | $ | 50,409 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
34,861 | 1,291 | | 36,152 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
25,482 | 1,269 | | 26,751 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
16,372 | 614 | | 16,986 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
10,033 | 376 | | 10,409 | ||||||||||||
Other |
7,427 | 322 | | 7,749 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
142,397 | 6,059 | | 148,456 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation |
13,689 | 665 | | 14,354 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense |
11,766 | 249 | | 12,015 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
30,656 | 1,127 | | 31,783 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
19,367 | 958 | | 20,325 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
11,549 | 423 | | 11,972 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
3,881 | 99 | | 3,980 | ||||||||||||
Other |
6,914 | 315 | | 7,229 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
97,822 | 3,836 | | 101,658 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
22,767 | 1,273 | | 24,040 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
4,205 | 164 | | 4,369 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
6,115 | 311 | | 6,426 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
4,823 | 191 | | 5,014 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
6,152 | 277 | | 6,429 | ||||||||||||
Other |
513 | 7 | | 520 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
44,575 | 2,223 | | 46,798 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
26,804 | 1,415 | | 28,219 | ||||||||||||
Equity in loss of guarantor subsidiaries |
483 | | (483 | ) | | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
106 | 12 | | 118 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
18,360 | 820 | (483 | ) | 18,697 | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(10,216 | ) | (341 | ) | | (10,557 | ) | |||||||||
Other, net |
81 | 4 | | 85 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net |
(10,135 | ) | (337 | ) | | (10,472 | ) | |||||||||
Income
before provision for income taxes |
8,225 | 483 | (483 | ) | 8,225 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 8,225 | $ | 483 | $ | (483 | ) | $ | 8,225 | |||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
$ | 160,730 | $ | 24,603 | $ | | $ | 185,333 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
167,944 | 5,389 | | 173,333 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
90,354 | 7,033 | | 97,387 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
59,319 | 2,255 | | 61,574 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
38,444 | 1,338 | | 39,782 | ||||||||||||
Other |
28,119 | 3,353 | | 31,472 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
544,910 | 43,971 | | 588,881 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation |
49,741 | 6,933 | | 56,674 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense |
27,592 | 3,835 | | 31,427 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
146,990 | 4,625 | | 151,615 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
66,340 | 4,913 | | 71,253 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
41,968 | 1,531 | | 43,499 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
13,934 | 409 | | 14,343 | ||||||||||||
Other |
23,849 | 3,156 | | 27,005 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
370,414 | 25,402 | | 395,816 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
83,397 | 13,835 | | 97,232 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
20,954 | 764 | | 21,718 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
24,014 | 2,120 | | 26,134 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
17,351 | 724 | | 18,075 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
24,510 | 929 | | 25,439 | ||||||||||||
Other |
4,270 | 197 | | 4,467 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
174,496 | 18,569 | | 193,065 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
98,378 | 10,167 | | 108,545 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of guarantor subsidiaries |
5,019 | | (5,019 | ) | | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
268 | 132 | | 400 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
81,405 | 8,534 | (5,019 | ) | 84,920 | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(25,814 | ) | (3,528 | ) | | (29,342 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
(40,771 | ) | | | (40,771 | ) | ||||||||||
Other, net |
662 | 13 | | 675 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net |
(65,923 | ) | (3,515 | ) | | (69,438 | ) | |||||||||
Income before income taxes |
15,482 | 5,019 | (5,019 | ) | 15,482 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision |
3,290 | | | 3,290 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 12,192 | $ | 5,019 | $ | (5,019 | ) | $ | 12,192 | |||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
$ | 131,408 | $ | 5,168 | $ | | $ | 136,576 | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
95,976 | 3,891 | | 99,867 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
71,218 | 5,114 | | 76,332 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
49,593 | 1,609 | | 51,202 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
28,464 | 995 | | 29,459 | ||||||||||||
Other |
20,443 | 857 | | 21,300 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
397,102 | 17,634 | | 414,736 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation |
37,702 | 1,692 | | 39,394 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense |
34,248 | 776 | | 35,024 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
84,485 | 3,318 | | 87,803 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
54,294 | 3,749 | | 58,043 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
34,990 | 1,115 | | 36,105 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
10,695 | 278 | | 10,973 | ||||||||||||
Other |
20,806 | 894 | | 21,700 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
277,220 | 11,822 | | 289,042 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit: |
||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals |
59,458 | 2,700 | | 62,158 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
11,491 | 573 | | 12,064 | ||||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
16,924 | 1,365 | | 18,289 | ||||||||||||
Parts sales |
14,603 | 494 | | 15,097 | ||||||||||||
Service revenue |
17,769 | 717 | | 18,486 | ||||||||||||
Other |
(363 | ) | (37 | ) | | (400 | ) | |||||||||
Gross profit |
119,882 | 5,812 | | 125,694 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
77,377 | 3,965 | | 81,342 | ||||||||||||
Equity in loss of guarantor subsidiaries |
982 | | (982 | ) | | |||||||||||
Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment |
(6 | ) | 21 | | 15 | |||||||||||
Income from operations |
43,481 | 1,868 | (982 | ) | 44,367 | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(30,091 | ) | (891 | ) | | (30,982 | ) | |||||||||
Other, net |
250 | 5 | | 255 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net |
(29,841 | ) | (886 | ) | | (30,727 | ) | |||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes |
13,640 | 982 | (982 | ) | 13,640 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
171 | | | 171 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 13,469 | $ | 982 | $ | (982 | ) | $ | 13,469 | |||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 12,192 | $ | 5,019 | $ | (5,019 | ) | $ | 12,192 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation on property and equipment |
4,466 | 544 | | 5,010 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation on rental equipment |
49,852 | 6,822 | | 56,674 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of other intangible assets |
34 | | | 34 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of loan discounts and deferred financing costs |
2,056 | | | 2,056 | ||||||||||||
Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
1,457 | | | 1,457 | ||||||||||||
Provision for inventory obsolescence |
18 | | | 18 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
(268 | ) | (132 | ) | | (400 | ) | |||||||||
Gain on sale of rental equipment |
(16,293 | ) | (7,046 | ) | | (23,339 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for deferred taxes |
2,692 | | | 2,692 | ||||||||||||
Non-cash compensation expense |
681 | | | 681 | ||||||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
40,771 | | | 40,771 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of guarantor subsidiaries |
(5,019 | ) | | 5,019 | | |||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Receivables, net |
(2,678 | ) | (1,685 | ) | | (4,363 | ) | |||||||||
Inventories, net |
(31,572 | ) | (26,743 | ) | | (58,315 | ) | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(2,941 | ) | (1,496 | ) | (4,437 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable |
5,980 | (467 | ) | | 5,513 | |||||||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
36,292 | | | 36,292 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
6,214 | 807 | | 7,021 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany balance |
(60,678 | ) | 60,678 | | | |||||||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
(8,507 | ) | | | (8,507 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
34,749 | 36,301 | | 71,050 | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
(15,051 | ) | (41,910 | ) | | (56,961 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(12,377 | ) | (976 | ) | | (13,353 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of rental equipment |
(177,421 | ) | 3,049 | | (174,372 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
1,882 | (41 | ) | | 1,841 | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment |
69,705 | 6,363 | | 76,068 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(133,262 | ) | (33,515 | ) | | (166,777 | ) | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issue costs |
207,018 | | | 207,018 | ||||||||||||
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility |
718,819 | | | 718,819 | ||||||||||||
Payments on senior secured credit facility |
(795,534 | ) | (3,471 | ) | | (799,005 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of issue costs |
250,000 | | | 250,000 | ||||||||||||
Principal payment of senior secured notes |
(214,608 | ) | | | (214,608 | ) | ||||||||||
Principal payment of senior subordinated notes |
(59,155 | ) | | | (59,155 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments of deferred financing costs |
(8,816 | ) | | | (8,816 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments of related party obligation |
(225 | ) | | | (225 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |
1,271 | | | 1,271 | ||||||||||||
Principal payments of notes payable |
(895 | ) | 749 | | (146 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
97,875 | (2,722 | ) | | 95,153 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
(638 | ) | 64 | | (574 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash, beginning of period |
5,610 | 17 | | 5,627 | ||||||||||||
Cash, end of period |
$ | 4,972 | $ | 81 | $ | | $ | 5,053 | ||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
H&E Equipment | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||
Services | Subsidiaries | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 13,469 | $ | 982 | $ | (982 | ) | $ | 13,469 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation on property and equipment |
3,602 | 150 | | 3,752 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation on rental equipment |
37,702 | 1,692 | | 39,394 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of other intangible assets |
82 | | | 82 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of loan discounts and deferred financing costs |
2,044 | | | 2,044 | ||||||||||||
Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
997 | 99 | | 1,096 | ||||||||||||
Provision for obsolescence |
30 | | | 30 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
6 | (21 | ) | | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain on sale of rental equipment |
(14,860 | ) | (1,339 | ) | | (16,199 | ) | |||||||||
Equity in earnings of guarantor subsidiaries |
(982 | ) | | 982 | | |||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Receivables, net |
(14,546 | ) | (723 | ) | | (15,269 | ) | |||||||||
Inventories, net |
(36,742 | ) | 364 | | (36,378 | ) | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(2,058 | ) | | | (2,058 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable |
19,188 | | | 19,188 | ||||||||||||
Manufacturer flooring plans payable |
11,456 | | | 11,456 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities |
16,317 | 109 | | 16,426 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany balance |
5,095 | (5,095 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Deferred compensation payable |
864 | | | 864 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
41,664 | (3,782 | ) | | 37,882 | |||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(5,215 | ) | (457 | ) | | (5,672 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of rental equipment |
(117,010 | ) | (713 | ) | | (117,723 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
712 | 13 | | 725 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment |
56,566 | 4,928 | | 61,494 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(64,947 | ) | 3,771 | | (61,176 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility |
424,867 | | | 424,867 | ||||||||||||
Payments on senior secured credit facility |
(398,955 | ) | | | (398,955 | ) | ||||||||||
Payment of deferred financing costs |
(10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||||
Payment of related party obligation |
(225 | ) | | | (225 | ) | ||||||||||
Principal payments of notes payable |
(181 | ) | | | (181 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments on capital lease obligations |
(1,120 | ) | | | (1,120 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
24,376 | | | 24,376 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
1,093 | (11 | ) | | 1,082 | |||||||||||
Cash, beginning of period |
3,334 | 24 | | 3,358 | ||||||||||||
Cash, end of period |
$ | 4,427 | $ | 13 | $ | | $ | 4,440 | ||||||||
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion summarizes the financial position of H&E Equipment Services,
Inc. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006, and the results of their operations for the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, and should be read in conjunction with (i)
the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (ii) the consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Overview
Background
As one of the largest integrated equipment services companies in the United States focused on
heavy construction and industrial equipment, we rent, sell and provide parts and service support
for four core categories of specialized equipment: (1) hi-lift or aerial platform equipment, (2)
cranes, (3) earthmoving equipment and (4) industrial lift trucks. By providing equipment rental,
sales, on-site parts, repair and maintenance functions under one roof, we are a one-stop provider
for our customers varied equipment needs. This full service approach provides us with multiple
points of customer contact, enables us to maintain an extremely high quality rental fleet, as well
as an effective distribution channel for fleet disposal and provides cross-selling opportunities
among our new and used equipment sales, rental, parts sales and service operations.
As of November 8, 2006, we operated 47 full-service facilities throughout the Intermountain,
Southwest, Gulf Coast, West Coast and Southeast regions of the United States. Our work force
includes distinct, focused sales forces for our new and used equipment sales and rental operations,
highly-skilled service technicians, product specialists and regional managers. We focus our sales
and rental activities on, and organize our personnel principally by, our four equipment categories.
We believe this allows us to provide specialized equipment knowledge, improve the effectiveness of
our rental and sales force and strengthen our customer relationships. In addition, we have branch
managers at each location who are responsible for managing their assets and financial results. We
believe this fosters accountability in our business, and strengthens our local and regional
relationships.
Through our predecessor companies, we have been in the equipment services business for
approximately 45 years. H&E Equipment Services L.L.C. was formed in June 2002 through the
combination of Head & Engquist, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Wide, and ICM. Head & Engquist,
founded in 1961, and ICM, founded in 1971, were two leading regional, integrated equipment service
companies operating in contiguous geographic markets. In a June 2002 transaction, Head & Engquist
and ICM were merged with and into Gulf Wide, which was renamed H&E Equipment Services L.L.C. Prior
to the combination, Head & Engquist operated 25 facilities in the Gulf Coast region, and ICM
operated 16 facilities in the Intermountain region of the United States.
In connection with our initial public offering in February 2006, we converted H&E LLC into H&E
Equipment Services, Inc. Prior to our initial public offering, our business was conducted through
H&E LLC. In order to have an operating Delaware corporation as the issuer for our initial public
offering, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. was formed as a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of H&E Holdings, and immediately prior to the closing of our initial public offering, on
February 3, 2006, H&E LLC and H&E Holdings merged with and into us (H&E Equipment Services, Inc.),
with us surviving the reincorporation merger as the operating company.
Critical Accounting Policies
Item 7, included in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005 present the accounting policies and related estimates that we believe are the most critical to
understanding our consolidated financial statements, financial condition, and results of operations
and cash flows, and which require complex management judgment and assumptions, or involve
uncertainties. These include, among other things, revenue recognition, the adequacy of the
allowance for doubtful accounts, the propriety of our estimated useful life of rental equipment and
property and equipment, the potential impairment of long-lived assets including goodwill,
obsolescence reserves on inventory, and deferred income taxes, including the valuation of any
related deferred tax assets.
Information regarding our other accounting policies is included in the notes to our
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005.
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Business Segments
We have five reportable segments because we derive our revenues from five principal business
activities: (1) equipment rentals; (2) new equipment sales; (3) used equipment sales; (4) parts
sales; and (5) repair and maintenance services. These segments are based upon how we allocate
resources and assess performance. In addition, we also have non-segmented revenues and costs that
relate to equipment support activities.
| Equipment Rentals. Our rental operation primarily rents our four core types of construction and industrial equipment. We have an extremely well-maintained rental fleet and our own dedicated sales force, focused by equipment type. We actively manage the size, quality, age and composition of our rental fleet based on our analysis of key measures such as time utilization, rental rate trends and targets, and equipment demand which we closely monitor. We maintain fleet quality through regional quality control managers and our parts and services operations. | ||
| New Equipment Sales. Our new equipment sales operation sells new equipment in all four product categories. We have a retail sales force focused by equipment type that is separate from our rental sales force. Manufacturer purchase terms and pricing are managed by our product specialists. | ||
| Used Equipment Sales. Our used equipment sales are generated primarily from sales of used equipment from our rental fleet, as well as from sales of inventoried equipment that we acquire through trade-ins from our equipment customers and through selective purchases of high quality used equipment. Used equipment is sold by our dedicated retail sales force. Our used equipment sales are an effective way for us to manage the size and composition of our rental fleet and provides a profitable distribution channel for disposal of rental equipment. | ||
| Parts Sales. Our parts business sells new and used parts for the equipment we sell, and also provides parts to our own rental fleet. To a lesser degree, we also sell parts for equipment produced by manufacturers whose products we neither rent nor sell. In order to provide timely parts and service support to our customers as well as our own rental fleet, we maintain an extensive parts inventory. | ||
| Services. Our services operation provides maintenance and repair services for our customers equipment and to our own rental fleet at our facilities as well as at our customers locations. As the authorized distributor for numerous equipment manufacturers, we are able to provide service to that equipment that will be covered under the manufacturers warranty. |
Our non-segmented revenues and costs relate to equipment support activities that we provide,
such as transportation, hauling, parts freight, and damage waivers, and are not generally allocated
to reportable segments.
For additional information about our business segments, see note 8 to the condensed
consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Revenue Sources
We generate all of our total revenues from our five business segments and our non-segmented
equipment support activities. Equipment rentals and new equipment sales account for more than half
of our total revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, approximately 31.5% of our
total revenues were attributable to equipment rentals, 29.4% of our total revenues were
attributable to new equipment sales, 16.5% were attributable to used equipment sales, 10.5% were
attributable to parts sales, 6.8% were attributable to our service revenues and 5.3% were
attributable to non-segmented other revenues.
The equipment that we sell, rent and service is principally used in the construction industry,
as well as by companies for commercial and industrial uses such as plant maintenance and
turnarounds. As a result, our total revenues are affected by several factors including, but not
limited to, the demand for and availability of rental equipment, rental rates, the demand for new
and used equipment, the level of construction and industrial activities, spending levels by our
customers, adverse weather conditions and general economic conditions. For a discussion of the
impact of seasonality on our revenues, see Seasonality below.
Equipment Rentals. Revenues from equipment rentals depend on rental rates. Because rental
rates are impacted by competition in specific regions and markets, we continuously monitor and
adjust rental rates. We have a rental rate initiative driven by management to increase rental
rates. Equipment rental revenue is also impacted by the availability of equipment and by time
utilization (equipment usage based on customer demand). We generate reports on, among other
things, time utilization,
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demand pricing (rental rate pricing based on physical utilization), and rental rate trends
on a piece-by-piece basis for our rental fleet. We recognize revenues from equipment rentals in
the period earned, over the contract term, regardless of the timing of billing to customers.
New Equipment Sales. We optimize revenues from new equipment sales by selling equipment
through a professional in-house retail sales force focused by product type. While sales of new
equipment are impacted by the availability of equipment from the manufacturer, we believe our
status as a leading distributor for some of our key suppliers improves our ability to obtain
equipment. New equipment sales are an important component of our integrated model due to customer
interaction and service contact; new equipment sales also lead to future parts and service
revenues. We recognize revenue from the sale of new equipment at the time of delivery to, or
pick-up by, the customer and when all obligations under the sales contract have been fulfilled
and collectibility is reasonably assured.
Used Equipment Sales. We generate the majority of our used equipment sales revenues by
selling equipment from our rental fleet. The remainder of used equipment sales revenues comes
from the sale of inventoried equipment that we acquire through trade-ins from our equipment
customers and selective purchases of high-quality used equipment. Our policy is not to offer
specified-price trade-in arrangements on equipment for sale. Sales of our rental fleet equipment
allow us to manage the size, quality, composition and age of our rental fleet, and provide a
profitable distribution channel for disposal of rental equipment. We recognize revenue for the
sale of used equipment in the same manner that we recognize revenue from new equipment sales.
Parts Sales. We generate revenues from the sale of new and used parts for equipment that we
rent or sell, as well as for other makes of equipment. Our product support sales representatives
are instrumental in generating our parts revenues. They are product specialists and receive
performance incentives for achieving certain sales levels. Most of our parts sales come from our
extensive in-house parts inventory. Our parts sales provide us with a relatively stable revenue
stream that is less sensitive to the economic cycles that affect our rental and equipment sales
operations. We recognize revenues from parts sales at the time of delivery to, or pick-up by, the
customer and when all obligations under the sales contract have been fulfilled and collectibility
is reasonably assured.
Services. We derive our services revenues from maintenance and repair services to customers
for their owned equipment. In addition to repair and maintenance on an as-needed or scheduled
basis, we also provide ongoing preventative maintenance services to industrial customers. Our
after-market service provides a high-margin, relatively stable source of revenue through changing
economic cycles. We recognize services revenues at the time services are rendered.
Non-Segmented Revenues. Our non-segmented other revenue consists of billings to customers
for equipment support and activities including: transportation, hauling, parts freight and loss
damage waiver charges. We recognize revenue for support services at the time we generate an
invoice for such services and after the services have been provided.
Principal Costs and Expenses
Our largest expenses are the costs to purchase the new equipment we sell, the costs associated
with the used equipment we sell, rental expenses, rental depreciation and costs associated with
parts sales and services, all of which are included in cost of revenues. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, our total cost of revenues was approximately $395.8 million. Our operating
expenses consist principally of selling, general and administrative expense. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, our selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately
$108.5 million. In addition, we have interest expense related to our debt instruments. Operating
expenses and all other income and expense items below the gross profit line of our condensed
consolidated statement of income are not generally allocated to our reportable segments.
Cost of Revenues:
Rental Depreciation. Depreciation of rental equipment represents the depreciation costs
attributable to rental equipment. Estimated useful lives vary based upon type of equipment.
Generally, we depreciate cranes and aerial work platforms over a ten year estimated useful life,
earthmoving over a five year estimated useful life with a 25% salvage value, and industrial
lift-trucks over a seven year estimated useful life. Attachments and other smaller type equipment
are depreciated over a three year estimated useful life.
Rental Expense. Rental expense represents the costs associated with rental equipment,
including, among other things, the cost of servicing and maintaining our rental equipment,
property taxes on our fleet, equipment operating lease expense and other
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miscellaneous costs of rental equipment. As discussed in Note 3 to the condensed
consolidated financial statements, we used a portion of the proceeds from our initial public
offering in February 2006 to purchase our rental equipment under operating leases.
New Equipment Sales. Cost of new equipment sold consists of the equipment cost of the new
equipment that is sold.
Used Equipment Sales. Cost of used equipment sold consists of the net book value of rental
equipment for used equipment sold from our rental fleet, the amount of credit given to the
customer towards the new equipment for trade-ins and the equipment cost for used equipment
purchased for sale.
Parts Sales. Cost of parts sales represents costs attributable to the sale of parts directly
to customers.
Service Support. Cost of service revenue represents costs attributable to service provided
for the maintenance and repair of customer-owned equipment and equipment then on-rent by
customers.
Non-Segmented Other. These expenses include costs associated with providing transportation,
hauling, parts freight, and damage waiver including, among other items, drivers wages fuel costs,
shipping costs, and our costs related to damage waiver policies.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:
Our selling, general and administrative expenses include sales and marketing expenses, payroll
and related costs, insurance expense, professional fees, property and other taxes, administrative
overhead, and depreciation associated with property and equipment (other than rental equipment).
These expenses are not generally allocated to our reportable segments.
Interest Expense:
Interest expense represents the interest on our outstanding debt instruments, including
indebtedness outstanding under our senior secured credit facility, senior secured notes due 2012
and senior unsecured notes due 2016 and notes payable. Additionally, interest expense for the
periods presented includes interest on our senior subordinated notes through August 4, 2006, the
date upon which these notes were repaid. Interest expense also includes non-cash interest expense
related to the amortization cost of (1) deferred financing costs and (2) original issue discount
related to our senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes (through August 4, 2006). See
Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this quarterly report for additional
information on our recent refinancing.
Principal Cash Flows
We generate cash primarily from our operating activities and historically we have used cash
flows from operating activities, manufacturer floor plan financings and available borrowings under
our revolving senior secured credit facility as the primary sources of funds to purchase our
inventory and to fund working capital and capital expenditures.
Rental Fleet
A significant portion of our overall value is in our rental fleet equipment. Our rental fleet,
as of September 30, 2006, consisted of 18,173 units having an original acquisition cost (which we
define as the cost originally paid to manufacturers or the original amount financed under operating
leases) of approximately $648.07 million. As of September 30, 2006, our rental fleet composition
was as follows (dollars in millions):
% of | Original | % of Original | Average | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Acquisition | Acquisition | Age in | |||||||||||||||||
Units | Units | Cost | Cost | Months | ||||||||||||||||
Aerial Work Platforms |
13,765 | 75.7 | % | $ | 433.7 | 66.9 | % | 45.1 | ||||||||||||
Cranes |
355 | 1.9 | % | 75.0 | 11.6 | % | 44.5 | |||||||||||||
Earthmoving |
1,030 | 5.7 | % | 79.5 | 12.3 | % | 17.9 | |||||||||||||
Lift Trucks |
1,377 | 7.6 | % | 38.3 | 5.9 | % | 27.7 | |||||||||||||
Other |
1,646 | 9.1 | % | 21.6 | 3.3 | % | 31.8 | |||||||||||||
Total |
18,173 | 100.0 | % | $ | 648.1 | 100.0 | % | 41.0 | ||||||||||||
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Determining the optimal age and mix for our rental fleet equipment is subjective and requires
considerable estimates by management. We constantly evaluate the mix, age and quality of the
equipment in our rental fleet in response to current economic conditions, competition and customer
demand. On average, we decreased the age of our rental fleet by approximately 1.5 months during the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 exclusive of Eagle. When combined with Eagle, we decreased
the average age of our rental fleet by approximately 0.1 months. The average age of the acquired
Eagle fleet was approximately 57.8 months. The Eagle fleet has de-aged in excess of one year since
our acquisition of Eagle. The majority of the de-aging has occurred, by design, with the fleet
assigned to our Eagle operations. We have made significant progress in reducing Eagles fleet age
through a combination of disposing of older fleet and adding new fleet. We increased our overall
gross rental fleet, through the normal course of business activities, by approximately $40.6
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and $125.7 million when combined with
the Eagle fleet. We acquired approximately $70.1 million of gross rental fleet in the Eagle acquisition. We
also increased for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006, our average rental rates by
approximately 5.0%. The mix among our four core product lines remained consistent with that of
prior years. As a result of our in-house service capabilities and extensive maintenance program, we
believe our fleet is extremely well-maintained.
The mix and age of our rental fleet, as well as our cash flows, are impacted by the normal
sales of equipment from the rental fleet and the capital expenditures to acquire new rental fleet
equipment. In making acquisition decisions, we evaluate current market conditions, competition,
manufacturers availability, pricing and return on investment over the estimated life of the
specific equipment, among other things.
Principal External Factors that Affect our Businesses
We are subject to a number of external factors that may adversely affect our businesses. These
factors, and other factors, are discussed Item 1A-Risk Factors of our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006, as well as in Item 1ARisk Factors of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, include:
| Spending levels by customers. Rentals and sales of equipment to the construction industry and to industrial companies constitute a significant portion of our revenues. As a result, we depend upon customers in these businesses and their ability and willingness to make capital expenditures to rent or buy specialized equipment. Accordingly, our business is impacted by fluctuations in customers spending levels on capital expenditures. | ||
| Economic downturns. The demand for our products is dependent on the general economy, the industries in which our customers operate or serve, and other factors. Downturns in the general economy or in the construction and manufacturing industries can cause demand for our products to materially decrease. | ||
| Adverse weather. Adverse weather in a geographic region in which we operate may depress demand for equipment in that region. Our equipment is primarily used outdoors and, as a result, prolonged adverse weather conditions may prohibit our customers from continuing their work projects. The adverse weather also has a seasonal impact in parts of our Intermountain region. |
We believe that our integrated business tempers the effects of downturns in a particular
segment. For a discussion of seasonality, see Seasonality below.
Results of Operations
The tables included in the period comparisons below provide summaries of our revenues and
gross profits for our business segments and non-segmented revenues. The period-to-period
comparisons of financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include the
operating results of Eagle since the date of acquisition, February 28, 2006.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
Revenues.
Three Months Ended | Total | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | Total Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Segment Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 67.3 | $ | 50.4 | $ | 16.9 | 33.5 | % | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
60.7 | 36.2 | 24.5 | 67.7 | % | |||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
29.7 | 26.8 | 2.9 | 10.8 | % | |||||||||||
Parts sales |
21.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 23.5 | % | |||||||||||
Services revenues |
14.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 35.6 | % | |||||||||||
Non-Segmented revenues |
11.3 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 46.8 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 204.1 | $ | 148.5 | $ | 55.6 | 37.4 | % | ||||||||
Total Revenues. Our total revenues were $204.1 million for the three months ended September
30, 2006 compared to $148.5 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of $55.6 million, or
37.4%. Revenues increased for all reportable segments primarily as a result of increased customer
demand for our products and services. Total revenues related to Eagle included in our 2006
operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $10.5 million.
Equipment Rental Revenues. Our revenues from equipment rentals for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 increased $16.9 million, or 33.5%, to $67.3 million from $50.4 million for the
same three-month period in 2005. The increase is primarily a result of improved rental rates and
larger fleet size. Rental revenues increased for all four core product lines. Revenues from aerial
work platforms increased $13.0 million, cranes increased $0.6 million, earthmoving increased $1.2
million, lift trucks increased $1.0 million and other equipment rentals increased $1.1 million.
Total equipment rental revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 related to Eagle
included in our 2006 operating results were $8.2 million. Rental equipment dollar utilization
(quarterly rental revenues divided by the average quarterly original rental fleet equipment costs
for three months ended September 30) was approximately 42.4% in 2006 compared to 39.9% in 2005.
New Equipment Sales Revenues. Our new equipment sales for the three months ended September 30,
2006 increased $24.5 million, or 67.7%, to $60.7 million from $36.2 million for the comparable
period in 2005. Sales of new cranes increased $18.3 million, aerial work platforms increased $3.0
million, new earthmoving sales increased $3.1 million and new lift trucks increased $1.1 million.
Other new equipment sales decreased by $1.0 million. Total new equipment sales revenues for the
three months ended September 30, 2006 related to Eagle included in our 2006 operating results were
$0.3 million.
Used Equipment Sales Revenues. Our used equipment sales increased $2.9 million, or 10.8%, to
$29.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 from $26.8 million for the same period
in 2005. For the three month period ended September 30, 2006, our used equipment sales from the fleet were approximately 148.2% of net book
value compared to 135.8% for the three month period ended September 30, 2005. Total used equipment
sales revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 related to Eagle included in our 2006
operating results were $0.7 million.
Parts Sales Revenues. Our parts sales increased $4.0 million, or 23.5%, to $21.0 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2006 from $17.0 million in the 2005 comparable period. Of the
$4.0 million increase for the three months ended September 30, 2006, $0.2 million was attributable
to Eagle. The remaining increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for
parts.
Service Revenues. Our service revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 increased
$3.7 million, or 35.6%, to $14.1 million from $10.4 million for the same period last year primarily
attributable to increased customer demand for service support.
Non-Segmented Revenues. Our non-segmented other revenues consisted primarily of equipment
support activities including
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transportation, hauling, parts freight and damage waiver charges. For the three months ended
September 30, 2006, our other revenue increased $3.6 million, or 46.8%, over the same period last
year. These support activities increased due to a combination of the increases in charge-out rates
and in the volume of our primary business activities, combined with Eagle revenues of $1.0 million
in the current period.
Gross Profit.
Three Months Ended | Total | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | Total Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except for percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Segment Gross Profit: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 36.3 | $ | 24.0 | $ | 12.3 | 51.3 | % | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
7.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 68.2 | % | |||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
8.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 25.0 | % | |||||||||||
Parts sales |
6.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 22.0 | % | |||||||||||
Services |
9.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 40.6 | % | |||||||||||
Non-Segmented gross profit (loss) |
1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 216.7 | % | |||||||||||
Total gross profit |
$ | 68.7 | $ | 46.8 | $ | 21.9 | 46.8 | % | ||||||||
Total Gross Profit. Our total gross profit was $68.7 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 compared to $46.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, a $21.9
million, or 46.8%, increase. Gross profit increased primarily as a result of increased rental
revenues combined with reduced rental expense. In addition, we were able to sell our used equipment
at a higher gross margin largely due to an increase in demand for well-maintained used equipment.
Total gross profit margin for three months ended September 30, 2006 was 33.7%, an increase of 2.2%
from the 31.5% gross profit margin for the same three-month period in 2005. Total gross profit
related to Eagle included in our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2006
was $5.1 million. Our gross profit was attributable to:
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit. Our gross profit from equipment rentals for the three months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $12.3 million, or 51.3%, to $36.3 million from $24.0 million in
the same period in 2005. The increase is primarily a result of an $16.9 million increase in rental
revenue and a $1.6 million decrease in rental expense. Eagles rental operations contributed $4.7
million of the total gross profit increase for the period. These improvements in gross profit were
partially offset by a $6.2 million increase in rental depreciation expense as a result of a larger
fleet.
New Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our new equipment sales gross profit for the three months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $3.0 million, or 68.2%, to $7.4 million compared to $4.4 million
for the same period last year. The increase in new equipment sales gross profit is primarily
attributable to higher new equipment sales revenue and the mix of equipment sold.
Used Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our used equipment sales gross profit for the three months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $1.6 million, or 25.0%, to $8.0 million from the $6.4 million
for the same period in 2005, of which Eagle contributed $0.2 million of the increase. The remaining
increase in used equipment sales gross profit was primarily the result of higher used equipment
sales, improved margins and the mix of used equipment sold.
Parts Sales Gross Profit. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, our parts sales
revenue gross profit increased $1.1 million, or 22.0%, to $6.1 million from $5.0 million for the
same period in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for parts
service.
Service Revenues Gross Profit. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, our service
revenues gross profit increased $2.6 million, or 40.6%, to $9.0 million from $6.4 million for the
same period in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for
service support and improved margins as a result of a continued focus on increasing charge-out
rates.
Non-Segmented Revenues Gross Profit. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, our
non-segmented revenues gross profit improved $1.3 million, or 216.7%, on a 46.8% improvement in
revenues over the three months ended September 30, 2005. These improvements are largely due to a
strategic focus on these equipment support activities.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expenses increased $5.9 million,
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or 20.9%, to $34.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to $28.2
million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily related to increased headcount
and higher employee related benefit costs. As a percent of total revenues, SG&A expenses were 16.7%
in the third quarter of 2006, down from 19.0% in the prior year, reflecting the fixed cost nature
of certain SG&A costs combined with higher revenues in the current year compared to the prior year.
Other Income (Expense). For the three months ended September 30, 2006, our other expense
increased by $39.1 million to $49.6 million compared to $10.5 million for the same period in 2005.
Included in the current year other income (expense) is a $40.8 million expense related to the early
extinguishment of debt in connection with our refinancing (see discussion below). The remainder of
the change reflects $1.5 million of lower interest expense resulting from a decrease in average
outstanding borrowings this year as a result of our February 2006 paydown of outstanding principal
balances on our senior secured credit facility from the proceeds of our initial public offering
(see note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on our
initial public offering). We had no subsequent borrowings under the senior secured credit facility
until August 4, 2006. Additionally, the lower interest expense is reflective of the Companys
refinancing as further described below. Offsetting these lower interest costs were higher interest
costs associated with an increase in our manufacturer flooring plans payables used to finance
inventory purchases.
On August 4, 2006, the Company completed their previously announced cash tender offer and
consent solicitation for their 11 1/8% senior secured notes due 2012 and 12 1/2% senior subordinated
notes due 2013 (collectively, the Notes). Additionally, the Company announced the closing of its
previously announced private offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 8 3/8%
senior unsecured notes due 2016 (the New Notes).
Net proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting commissions, totaled approximately $245.3
million. The Company used the net proceeds of the offering of the New Notes, together with cash on
hand and borrowings under its existing senior secured credit facility, to purchase $195.5 million
in aggregate principal amount of the senior secured notes (representing approximately 97.8% of the
previously outstanding senior secured notes), and the $53.0 million in aggregate principal amount
of the senior subordinated notes (representing 100% of the previously outstanding senior
subordinated notes) that were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and consent
solicitation. The total principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and
premiums paid for the senior secured notes was $217.6 million. The total principal amount, accrued
and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and premiums paid for the Senior Subordinated Notes was
approximately $60.1 million. Aggregate offering expenses totaled approximately $1.9 million.
In connection with the above transactions, the Company recorded a one-time loss on early
extinguishment of debt in the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $40.8
million, or approximately $32.0 million after-tax, reflecting payment of the $25.3 million of
tender premiums and other estimated costs of $0.5 million in connection with the tender offer and
consent solicitation, combined with the write off of approximately $5.4 million of unamortized
deferred financing costs of the Notes and $9.6 million of remaining unamortized original issue
discount on the Notes.
Income Taxes. Effective with the Companys Reorganization Transactions on February 3, 2006,
we are a C-corporation for income tax purposes. Prior to the Reorganization Transactions, we were a
limited liability company that elected to be treated as a C-corporation for income tax purposes. At
the end of the third quarter of 2005, we had recorded a valuation allowance for the entire amount
of our net deferred income tax assets. The valuation allowance was recorded given the cumulative
losses incurred and our belief that it was more likely than not that we would not be able to
recover the net deferred income tax assets. At the end of the third quarter of 2006, we have a net
deferred tax liability, and the valuation allowance has been reversed. Based on available evidence,
both positive and negative, we believe our deferred tax assets at September 30, 2006 are fully
realizable through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and future taxable
income, and not subject to any limitations.
The provision for income taxes is based upon the expected effective income tax rate applicable
to the full year. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was
21.6%, compared to 0% for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in our effective
income tax rate from last year was primarily due to increased taxable income resulting in higher
state income tax and federal alternative minimum tax liability and the reversal of our deferred tax
asset valuation allowance in the first quarter of this year.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
Revenues.
Nine Months Ended | Total | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | Total Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Segment Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 185.3 | $ | 136.6 | $ | 48.7 | 35.6 | % | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
173.3 | 99.9 | 73.4 | 73.5 | % | |||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
97.4 | 76.3 | 21.1 | 27.7 | % | |||||||||||
Parts sales |
61.6 | 51.2 | 10.4 | 20.3 | % | |||||||||||
Services revenues |
39.8 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 35.4 | % | |||||||||||
Non-Segmented revenues |
31.5 | 21.3 | 10.2 | 47.9 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 588.9 | $ | 414.7 | $ | 174.2 | 42.0 | % | ||||||||
Total Revenues. Our total revenues were $588.9 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 compared to $414.7 million for the same nine-month period in 2005, an increase of $174.2
million, or 42.0%. Revenues increased for all reportable segments primarily as a result of
increased customer demand for our products and services. Total revenues related to Eagle included
in our 2006 operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $22.6 million.
Equipment Rental Revenues. Our revenues from equipment rentals for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 increased $48.7 million, or 35.6%, to $185.3 million from $136.6 million for the
same nine-month period in 2005. The increase is primarily a result of improved rental rates and
larger fleet size. Rental revenues increased for all four core product lines. Revenues from aerial
work platforms increased $34.8 million, cranes increased $3.5 million, earthmoving increased $5.9
million, lift trucks increased $2.6 million and other equipment rentals increased $1.9 million.
Total equipment rental revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 related to Eagle
included in our 2006 operating results were $17.8 million. Rental equipment dollar utilization
(quarterly rental revenues divided by the average quarterly original rental fleet equipment costs
for the nine months ended September 30) was approximately 41.4% in 2006 compared to 37.8% in 2005.
New Equipment Sales Revenues. Our new equipment sales for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 increased $73.4 million, or 73.5%, to $173.3 million from $99.9 million for the comparable
period in 2005. Sales of new cranes increased $45.1 million, aerial work platforms increased $9.1
million, new earthmoving sales increased $16.5 million and new lift trucks increased $1.2 million.
Other new equipment sales increased by $1.5 million. Total new equipment sales revenues related to
Eagle for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included in our 2006 operating results were $0.4
million.
Used Equipment Sales Revenues. Our used equipment sales increased $21.1 million, or 27.7%, to
$97.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $76.3 million for the same period
in 2005. In 2006, our used equipment sales from the fleet were approximately 144.3% of net book
value compared to 135.8% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2005. Total used equipment
sales revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 related to Eagle included in our 2006
operating results were $1.7 million.
Parts Sales Revenues. Our parts sales increased $10.4 million, or 20.3%, to $61.6 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $51.2 million in the 2005 comparable period. The
increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for parts. Parts sales related to
Eagle for the period were $0.3 million.
Service Revenues. Our service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased
$10.4 million, or 35.4%, to $39.8 million from $29.4 million for the same period last year
primarily attributable to increased customer demand for service support.
Non-Segmented Revenues. Our non-segmented other revenues consisted primarily of equipment
support activities including transportation, hauling, parts freight and damage waiver charges. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our other revenue increased $10.2 million, or 47.9%, over
the same period last year. These support activities increased due to a combination of the increases
in charge-out rates and in the volume of our primary business activities, combined with Eagle
revenues of $2.2 million in the
current period.
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Gross Profit.
Nine Months Ended | Total | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | Total Dollar | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||
(in millions, except for percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Segment Gross Profit: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 97.2 | $ | 62.2 | $ | 35.0 | 56.3 | % | ||||||||
New equipment sales |
21.7 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 79.3 | % | |||||||||||
Used equipment sales |
26.1 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 42.6 | % | |||||||||||
Parts sales |
18.1 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 19.9 | % | |||||||||||
Services |
25.5 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 38.6 | % | |||||||||||
Non-Segmented gross profit (loss) |
4.5 | (0.4 | ) | 4.9 | 1,225.0 | % | ||||||||||
Total gross profit |
$ | 193.1 | $ | 125.7 | $ | 67.4 | 53.6 | % | ||||||||
Total Gross Profit. Our total gross profit was $193.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 compared to $125.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, a $67.4
million, or 53.6%, increase. Gross profit increased primarily as a result of increased rental
revenues combined with reduced rental expense. In addition, due to the increase in customer demand
for new and well-maintained used equipment, we were able to sell our equipment at a higher gross
margin. Total gross profit margin for nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 32.8%, an increase
of 2.5% from the 30.3% gross profit margin for the same nine-month period in 2005. Total gross
profit related to Eagle included in our operating results for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 was $10.8 million. Our gross profit was attributable to:
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit. Our gross profit from equipment rentals for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $35.0 million, or 56.3%, to $97.2 million from $62.2 million in
the same period in 2005. The increase is primarily a result of a $48.7 million increase in rental
revenue and a $3.6 million decrease in rental expense. Eagles rental operations contributed $10.0
million of the total gross profit increase for the period. These improvements in gross profit were
offset by a $17.3 million increase in rental depreciation expense as a result of a larger fleet.
New Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our new equipment sales gross profit for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $9.6 million, or 79.3%, to $21.7 million compared to $12.1
million for the same period last year. The increase in new equipment sales gross profit is
primarily attributable to higher new equipment sales revenue, improved margins and the mix of
equipment sold.
Used Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our used equipment sales gross profit for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 increased $7.8 million, or 42.6%, to $26.1 million from the $18.3 million
for the same period in 2005. The increase in used equipment sales gross profit was primarily the
result of higher used equipment sales, improved margins and the mix of used equipment sold.
Parts Sales Gross Profit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our parts sales
revenue gross profit increased $3.0 million, or 19.9%, to $18.1 million from $15.1 million for the
same period in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for parts
service.
Service Revenues Gross Profit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our service
revenues gross profit increased $7.1 million, or 38.6%, to $25.5 million from $18.4 million for the
same period in 2005, of which Eagle contributed $0.1 million of the increase. The remaining
increase was primarily attributable to increased customer demand for service support and improved
margins.
Non-Segmented Revenues Gross Profit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our
non-segmented revenues gross profit was $4.5 million, an improvement of $4.9 million over the prior
year comparable period, which is primarily due to a 47.9% improvement in revenues over the nine
months ended September 30, 2005. These improvements are largely due to a strategic focus on these
equipment support activities.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expenses increased $27.2 million, or 33.4%, to $108.5 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 compared to $81.3 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily
related to increased headcount and higher employee related benefit costs combined with a one-time,
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nonrecurring expense of $8.0 million to terminate a management services agreement in
connection with our initial public offering of common stock (see also note 3 to the condensed
consolidated financial statements for further information on our initial public offering). As a
percent of total revenues, SG&A expenses were 18.4% in 2006 down from 19.6% in the prior year,
reflecting the fixed cost nature of certain SG&A costs combined with higher revenues in the current
year compared to the prior year, which was largely impacted by the $8.0 million non-recurring
expense item above.
Other Income (Expense). For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our net other expense
increased by $38.7 million to $69.4 million compared to $30.7 million for the same period in 2005.
Included in the current year other income (expense) is a $40.8 million charge related to the early
extinguishment of debt in connection with our refinancing (see discussion below). The remainder of
the change reflects $1.7 million of lower interest expense resulting from a decrease in average
outstanding borrowings as a result of our February 2006 paydown of outstanding principal balances
on our senior secured credit facility from the proceeds of our initial public offering (see note 3
to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on our initial public
offering). We had no subsequent borrowings under the senior secured credit facility until August
4, 2006. Additionally, the lower interest expense is reflective of the Companys refinancing as
further discussed below. Offsetting these lower interest costs were higher interest costs
associated with an increase in our manufacturer flooring plans payable used to finance inventory
purchases. Additionally, net other income increased $0.4 million for the comparative periods as a
result of interest income earned during the period.
On August 4, 2006, the Company completed their previously announced cash tender offer and
consent solicitation for their 11 1/8% senior secured notes due 2012 and 12 1/2% senior subordinated
notes due 2013 (collectively, the Notes). Additionally, the Company announced the closing of its
previously announced private offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 8 3/8%
senior unsecured notes due 2016 (the New Notes).
Net proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting commissions, totaled approximately $245.3
million. The Company used the net proceeds of the offering of the New Notes, together with cash on
hand and borrowings under its existing senior secured credit facility, to purchase $195.5 million
in aggregate principal amount of the senior secured notes (representing approximately 97.8% of the
previously outstanding senior secured notes), and the $53.0 million in aggregate principal amount
of the senior subordinated notes (representing 100% of the previously outstanding senior
subordinated notes) that were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and consent
solicitation. The total principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and
premiums paid for the senior secured notes was $217.6 million. The total principal amount, accrued
and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and premiums paid for the Senior Subordinated Notes was
approximately $60.1 million. Aggregate offering expenses totaled approximately $1.9 million.
In connection with the above transactions, the Company recorded a one-time loss on early
extinguishment of debt in the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $40.8
million, or approximately $32.0 million after-tax, reflecting payment of the $25.3 million of
tender premiums and other estimated costs of $0.5 million in connection with the tender offer and
consent solicitation, combined with the write off of approximately $5.4 million of unamortized
deferred financing costs of the Notes and $9.6 million of remaining unamortized original issue
discount on the Notes.
Income Taxes. Effective with the Companys Reorganization Transactions on February 3, 2006, we are
a C-corporation for income tax purposes. Prior to the Reorganization Transactions, we were a
limited liability company that elected to be treated as a C-corporation for income tax purposes. At
the end of the third quarter of 2005, we had recorded a valuation allowance for the entire amount
of our net deferred income tax assets. The valuation allowance was recorded given the cumulative
losses incurred and our belief that it was more likely than not that we would not be able to
recover the net deferred income tax assets. At the end of the third quarter of 2006, we have a net
deferred tax liability, and the valuation allowance has been reversed. Based on available evidence,
both positive and negative, we believe our deferred tax assets at September 30, 2006 are fully
realizable through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and future taxable
income, and not subject to any limitations.
The provision for income taxes is based upon the expected effective income tax rate applicable
to the full year. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
21.3%, compared to 1.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in our effective
income tax rate was primarily due to increased taxable income resulting in higher state income tax
and federal alternative minimum tax liability and the reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation
allowance in the first quarter of this year.
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Cash flow from operating activities. Our cash provided by operating activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 was $71.1 million. Our cash flows from operations were primarily
attributable to our reported net income of $12.2 million, which, when adjusted for non-cash expense
items, such as depreciation, deferred income taxes and amortization and gains on the sale of
long-lived assets provided positive cash flows of $97.8 million. These cash flows from operating
activities were positively impacted by increases of $5.5 million in accounts payable and an
increase of $36.3 million in manufacturer flooring plans payable, primarily due to an increase in
inventory purchases. Offsetting these positive cash flows from operations were increases in our
inventories of $58.3 and net cash payments of $8.5 million in deferred compensation liabilities.
The increase in our inventories reflects our strategy of maintaining adequate inventories to meet
the increasing customer demand.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our cash used by operating activities was $37.9
million. Our cash flows operations were primarily attributable to our reported net income of $13.5
million, which, when adjusted for non-cash expense items, such as depreciation, taxes and
amortization, and gains on the sale of long-lived assets provided positive cash flows of $43.7
million.. These cash flows from operating activities were positively impacted by increases of $19.2
million in accounts payable and an increase of $11.4 million in manufacturer flooring plans
payable, primarily due to an increase in inventory purchases. These cash flows from operating
activities were partially offset by increases in our receivables of $15.3 million, an increase of
inventories of $36.4 million and an increase in prepaid and other assets of $2.1 million.
Cash flow for investing activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, cash used in
our investing activities was $166.8 million. This is a net result of our acquisition of Eagle (see
note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information) combined with
rental and non-rental equipment purchases of $187.7 million, offset by $77.9 million in cash
proceeds from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment. For the nine months ended September 30,
2005, cash used in by our investing activities was $61.2 million. This is a net result of proceeds
from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment of $123.4 million, which was partially offset by
purchases totaling $62.2 million in rental and non-rental equipment.
Cash flow from financing activities. Cash provided by our financing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 was $95.2 million. We completed an initial public offering of our
common stock in February 2006, resulting in total net proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting
commissions and other fees and expenses, of approximately $207.0 million (see note 3 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements for further information related to our initial public
offering).
As discussed above, the Company completed its refinancing in August 2006. Net proceeds to us,
after deducting underwriting commissions, totaled approximately $245.3 million. The Company used
the net proceeds of the offering of the New Notes, together with cash on hand and borrowings under
its existing senior secured credit facility, to purchase $195.5 million in aggregate principal
amount of the senior secured notes (representing approximately 97.8% of the previously outstanding
senior secured notes), and the $53.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the senior
subordinated notes (representing 100% of the previously outstanding senior subordinated notes) that
were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation. The total principal
amount, accrued and unpaid interest, consent fee amounts and premiums paid for the senior secured
notes was $217.6 million. The total principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, consent fee
amounts and premiums paid for the Senior Subordinated Notes was approximately $60.1 million.
Aggregate offering expenses totaled approximately $1.9 million.
For the current year nine-month period, our total borrowings under the amended senior secured
credit facility were $718.8 million and total payments under the amended senior secured credit
facility were $799.0 million. Financing costs paid in cash related to Amendment No. 11 to our
senior secured credit facility totaled $0.2 million and $1.6 million in financing costs were paid
related to the amended and restated senior credit facility.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, cash provided by our financing activities was
$24.4 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our total borrowings under the amended
senior secured credit facility were $424.9 million and total payments under the amended senior
secured credit facility in the same period were $399.0 million. Payments on capital leases and
other notes payable were $1.3 million.
Senior Secured Credit Facility Amendments
On February 3, 2006, the senior secured credit agreement, dated June 17, 2002, as amended, by
and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc. (together with the Company, the Borrowers),
GNE Investments, Inc., H&E Finance Corp., General Electric Capital Corporation and the Lenders
party thereto (the Credit Agreement), was amended primarily to (1) approve, as described
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the merger of H&E Holdings and H&E LLC with and
into H&E
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Equipment Services, Inc., with H&E Equipment Services, Inc. surviving the reincorporation
merger as the operating company, and to effectuate H&E Equipment Services, Inc. as a Borrower
under the terms of the senior secured credit facility; and (2) require the proceeds of certain
stock and debt issuances in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate be used to prepay amounts
outstanding under the senior secured credit facility in an amount equal to such proceeds. We did
not pay an amendment fee relating to this amendment.
In February 2006, we used a portion of the proceeds from our initial public offering to repay
$96.6 million of outstanding indebtedness under the senior secured credit facility, and we paid
accrued interest in the amount of $0.2 million in March 2006.
On March 20, 2006, the senior secured credit agreement was further amended to (1) adjust the
Applicable Revolver Index Margin, the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin and the Applicable L/C
Margin to reflect tiered pricing based upon our monthly computed Leverage Ratio applied on a
prospective basis commencing at least one day after the date of delivery to the Lenders of the
monthly unaudited Financial Statements beginning after March 31, 2006; (2) adjust the Applicable
Unused Line Fee Margin to reflect tiered pricing based upon our Excess Availability Percentage
computed on the first day of a calendar month applied on a prospective basis commencing with the
first adjustment to the Applicable Revolver Index Margin and Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin
(3) eliminate the $16.5 million block on availability of assets; (4) revise the financial covenants
to (i) add a covenant requiring maintenance of a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.10 to
1.00, which is tested at the end of each fiscal month only if a Covenant Liquidity Event has
occurred and is then continuing and (ii) eliminate all other Financial Covenants and (5) revise
the definitions of various other capitalized terms contained within the original senior secured
credit agreement. In connection with this amendment, we paid fees to the Lenders of $190,000.
As of July 12, 2006, we were granted a waiver under our senior secured credit agreement
pursuant to which our lenders under our senior secured credit agreement waived our non-compliance
with, and the effects of our non-compliance under, various representations and non-financial
covenants contained in the senior secured credit agreement affected by the accounting adjustment in
connection with the restatement as further described in note 10 to our consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As a result of the
restatement, among other things, we would no longer be able to make the representations under our
senior secured credit agreement concerning the conformity with GAAP of our previously delivered
financial statements, or confirm our prior compliance with certain obligations concerning the
maintenance of our books and records in accordance with GAAP. Because the restatement does not
result in our having breached the financial covenant in the senior secured credit agreement, the
waiver does not waive or modify the financial covenant. As a result of the waiver, we continue to
have full access to our revolving credit facility under the senior secured credit agreement.
On August 4, 2006, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the
Amended Credit Agreement), amending and restating the Companys senior secured credit agreement
primarily to, (i) increase the principal amount of availability of the credit facility from $165.0
million to $250.0 million, (ii) reduce the applicable unused line fee margin in respect of undrawn
commitments to 0.25%, (iii) increase the advance rate on rental fleet assets from the lesser of
100% of net book value or 80% of orderly liquidation value to the lesser of 100% of net book value
or 85% of orderly liquidation value, (iv) extend the maturity date of the facility from February
10, 2009 to August 4, 2011 and (v) add H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC was added as a
borrower. Furthermore, the Amended Credit Agreement changed the measurement frequency of our
computed Leverage Ratio from a monthly calculation to a
quarterly calculation. The Company paid $1.4 million to the Lenders in connection with this
Amended Credit Agreement and incurred other transaction costs of approximately $0.2 million. As of
November 8, 2006, we had $18.9 million of outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit
facility with $222.9 million of additional borrowing availability, net of $8.3 million of issued
standby letters of credit. As of September 30, 2006, the Company was in compliance with its
financial covenant under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Cash Requirements Related to Operations
Our principal sources of liquidity have been from cash provided by operations and the sales of
new, used and rental fleet equipment, proceeds from the issuance of debt, and borrowings available
under our amended and restated senior secured credit facility. In February 2006, we also completed
an initial public offering of our common stock (see note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements for further information)..
Our principal uses of cash have been to fund operating activities and working capital,
purchase of rental fleet equipment and property and equipment, fund payments due under operating
leases and manufacturer flooring plans payable, and to meet debt service requirements. In February
2006, we completed the Eagle acquisition (see note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements for further information). In the future, we may pursue additional strategic
acquisitions. We anticipate that these uses will be the principal
demands on our cash in the future.
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The amount of our future capital expenditures will depend on a number of factors including
general economic conditions and growth prospects. Our gross rental fleet capital expenditures for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $198.4 million, including $24.0 million of non-cash
transfers from new and used equipment to rental fleet inventory, primarily to replace the rental
fleet equipment we sold during the period. Our gross property and equipment capital expenditures
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $13.4 million. We anticipate that our gross
rental fleet capital expenditures for the remainder of 2006 will be used to primarily replace the
rental fleet equipment we anticipate selling during 2006 as well as to meet increased demand. We
anticipate that we will fund these rental fleet capital expenditures with the proceeds from the
sales of new, used and rental fleet equipment, cash flow from operations and, if required, from
borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. In response to changing economic conditions,
we believe we have the flexibility to modify our capital expenditures by adjusting them (either up
or down) to match our actual performance. If we pursue any other strategic acquisitions during
2006, we may need to access available borrowings under our senior secured debt.
To service our debt, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to pay interest
and principal on our indebtedness (including the senior unsecured notes, the senior secured notes
and obligations under the senior secured credit facility) and to satisfy our other debt
obligations, will depend upon our future operating performance and the availability of borrowings
under our senior secured credit facility and/or other debt and equity financing alternatives
available to us, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business
and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Based on our current level of operations,
we believe our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowings under the senior
secured credit facility will be adequate to meet our future liquidity needs for the foreseeable
future.
We cannot provide absolute assurance that our future cash flow from operations will be
sufficient to meet our long-term obligations and commitments. If we are unable to generate
sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our indebtedness and to meet our
other commitments, we will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as refinancing or
restructuring our indebtedness, selling material assets or operations or seeking to raise
additional debt or equity capital. We cannot assure that any of these actions could be effected on
a timely basis or on satisfactory terms or at all, or that these actions would enable us to
continue to satisfy our capital requirements. In addition, our existing or future debt agreements,
including the indentures and the amended senior secured credit facility, contain restrictive
covenants, which may prohibit us from adopting any of these alternatives. Our failure to comply
with these covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could
result in the accelerations of all of our debt.
Contractual and Commercial Commitments Summary
Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments principally include obligations
associated with our outstanding indebtedness and interest payments as of September 30, 2006.
Amounts for 2006 represent the period October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
Payments Due by Year | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 2006 | 2007-2008 | 2009-2010 | Thereafter | ||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt (including senior secured and senior
unsecured notes payable) |
$ | 254,882 | $ | 31 | $ | 303 | $ | 48 | $ | 254,500 | ||||||||||
Interest payments on senior secured notes (1) |
2,936 | 183 | 1,001 | 1,001 | 751 | |||||||||||||||
Interest payments on senior unsecured notes (1) |
208,340 | | 40,840 | 41,875 | 125,625 | |||||||||||||||
Senior secured credit facility |
26,265 | | | | 26,265 | |||||||||||||||
Interest payments on senior secured credit facility (2) |
1,149 | 59 | 474 | 474 | 142 | |||||||||||||||
Related party obligation (including interest) (3) |
825 | 75 | 600 | 150 | | |||||||||||||||
Operating leases (4) |
38,848 | 2,143 | 12,877 | 7,626 | 16,202 | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term obligations (5) |
132,612 | 5,086 | 53,048 | 73,250 | 1,228 | |||||||||||||||
Total contractual cash obligations |
$ | 665,857 | $ | 7,577 | $ | 109,143 | $ | 124,424 | $ | 424,713 | ||||||||||
(1) | Future interest payments are calculated based on the assumption that all debt is outstanding until maturity. For debt instruments with variable interest rates, interest has been calculated for all periods using rates in effect on September 30, 2006. | |
(2) | Future interest payments are calculated based on the assumption that all debt is outstanding until maturity. For debt instruments with variable interest rates, interest has been calculated for all future periods using rates in effect on September 30, 2006. |
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(3) | Payments under the consulting and non-competition agreement with Mr. Thomas Engquist. | |
(4) | This includes total operating lease rental payments (including interest) having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms longer than one year. | |
(5) | Includes $130.0 million in manufacturer flooring plans payable, which is used by the Company to finance purchases of inventory and rental equipment. |
Additionally, as of September 30, 2006, we have standby letters of credit totaling $8.3
million that expire in December 2006 and September 2007.
Seasonality
Although our business is not significantly impacted by seasonality, the demand for our rental
equipment tends to be lower in the winter months. The level of equipment rental activities are
directly related to commercial and industrial construction and maintenance activities. Therefore,
equipment rental performance will be correlated to the levels of current construction activities.
The severity of weather conditions can have a temporary impact on the level of construction
activities.
Equipment sales cycles are also subject to some seasonality with the peak selling period
during the spring season and extending through the summer. Parts and service activities are less
affected by changes in demand caused by seasonality.
Inflation
Although we cannot accurately anticipate the effect of inflation on our operations, we believe
that inflation has not had for the periods covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and is
not likely in the foreseeable future to have, a material impact on our results of operations.
Acquisitions
We completed, effective as of February 28, 2006, the previously announced acquisition of all
of the capital stock of Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. and all of the equity interests of its
subsidiary, Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC. See note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on this
acquisition. The Eagle purchase price was funded out of the proceeds from our recently completed
initial public offering. Prior to our acquisition, Eagle was a privately-held construction and
industrial equipment rental company. Eagle serves the southern California construction and
industrial markets out of four locations.
We periodically engage in evaluations of potential acquisitions and start-up facilities. The
success of our growth strategy depends, in part, on selecting strategic acquisition candidates at
attractive prices and identifying strategic start-up locations. We expect to face competition for
acquisition candidates, which may limit the number of acquisition opportunities and lead to higher
acquisition costs. We may not have the financial resources necessary to consummate any acquisitions
or to successfully open any new facilities in the future or the ability to obtain the necessary
funds on satisfactory terms. For further information regarding our risks related to acquisitions,
see Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our earnings are affected by changes in interest rates due to the fact that interest on the
amended senior secured credit facility is calculated based upon LIBOR plus 150 basis points as of
September 30, 2006. At September 30, 2006, we had $26.3 million under our senior secured credit
facility. The average interest rate in effect on those borrowings at September 30, 2006 was 8.03%.
A 1.0% increase in the effective rate on our outstanding borrowings of $26.3 million would
increase our interest expense by $0.3 million on an annualized basis. We do not have significant
exposure to changing interest rates on our fixed-rate senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes
or on our other notes payables.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Managements Quarterly Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated
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to the Companys management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, respectively) have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this
evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as
of September 30, 2006, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide
reasonable assurance that material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in rules and
forms.
The design of any system of control is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
objectives under all future events, no matter how remote, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may not deteriorate. Because of its inherent limitations, disclosure
controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Accordingly, even effective
disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control
objectives.
Changes in Internal Controls
In connection with our initial public offering of common stock completed during the quarter
ended March 31, 2006, we accounted for a one-time, nonrecurring payment, as a direct cost of the
initial public offering, and as such, the payment was reflected as a charge to stockholders equity
in our unaudited interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
Management concluded, after further review and consultation with BDO Seidman, LLP, our independent
registered public accounting firm, that the payment should not be accounted for as a direct cost of
the initial public offering and should instead be reflected as an expense in our consolidated
income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Management and our Audit Committee
concluded to restate our unaudited interim financial statements for the three months ended March
31, 2006 to properly record and report the correct accounting treatment of this payment. Such
restatement is contained in the Companys Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2006, as filed with the SEC on July 14, 2006. To the extent we engage in non-routine transactions
in the future, our disclosure controls and procedures now include consulting as appropriate with
outside qualified consultants and performing additional levels of review by the Companys
accounting personnel. Except for the item described above, there have been no changes during the
last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are party to various litigation matters, in most cases involving normal ordinary course and
routine claims incidental to our business. We cannot estimate with certainty our ultimate legal and
financial liability with respect to such pending matters. However, we believe, based on our
examination of such pending matters, that our ultimate liability for such matters will not have a
material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider
the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A.-Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the factors discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the three month period ended June 30, 2006, which could materially affect our business,
financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended June 30, 2006, are not the only
risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we
currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial
condition and/or operating results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5. Other information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
A. Exhibits
31.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. |
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Dated: November 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ JOHN M. ENGQUIST | ||
John M. Engquist | ||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Dated: November 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ LESLIE S. MAGEE | ||
Leslie S. Magee | ||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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31.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
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