form10q.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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X ]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
or
[ ]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission
file number: 000-23192
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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13-3361050
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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9503
East 33rd
Street
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One
Celadon Drive
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Indianapolis,
IN
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46235-4207
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(317)
972-7000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
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 [ ]
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Accelerated
filer [X]
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Non-accelerated
filer [ ]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12-b2 of the Exchange Act).
As of
April 29, 2008 (the latest practicable date), 21,849,672 shares of the
registrant’s common stock, par value $0.033 per share, were
outstanding.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
March
31, 2008 Form 10-Q
Part
I.
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Financial
Information
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and June 30,
2007
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
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Item
4.
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Controls
and
Procedures.
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Part
II.
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Other
Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors.
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Items
2-4.
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Not
Applicable
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Item
5.
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Other
Information |
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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Part
I. Financial Information
Item
I. Financial Statements
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
March
31, 2008 and June 30, 2007
(Dollars
in thousands except per share and par value amounts)
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March
31,
2008
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June
30,
2007
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(unaudited)
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A
S S E T S
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Current
assets:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$ |
2,584 |
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$ |
1,190 |
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Trade receivables, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts of
$1,042 and $1,176 at March 31,
2008 and June 30,
2007
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64,961 |
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59,387 |
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Prepaid expenses and other
current
assets
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12,715 |
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10,616 |
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Tires in
service
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3,509 |
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3,012 |
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Equipment held for
resale
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7,607 |
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11,154 |
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Income tax
receivable
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2,596 |
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1,526 |
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Deferred income
taxes
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1,625 |
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2,021 |
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Total current
assets
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95,597 |
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88,906 |
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Property
and
equipment
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257,728 |
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240,898 |
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Less accumulated depreciation
and
amortization
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63,552 |
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44,553 |
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Net property and
equipment
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194,176 |
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196,345 |
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Tires
in
service
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1,393 |
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1,449 |
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Goodwill
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19,137 |
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19,137 |
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Other
assets
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1,395 |
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1,076 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
311,698 |
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$ |
306,913 |
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L
I A B I L I T I E S A N D S T O C K H O
L D E R S’ E Q U I T Y
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
7,409 |
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$ |
7,959 |
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Accrued salaries and
benefits
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10,731 |
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11,779 |
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Accrued insurance and
claims
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8,485 |
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6,274 |
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Accrued fuel
expense
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10,445 |
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6,425 |
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Other accrued
expenses
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12,665 |
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12,157 |
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Current
maturities of long-term
debt |
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8,630 |
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10,736 |
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Current
maturities of capital lease
obligations
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6,431 |
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6,228 |
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Total current
liabilities
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64,796 |
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61,558 |
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Long-term
debt, net of current
maturities
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38,175 |
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28,886 |
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Capital
lease obligations, net of current
maturities
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43,760 |
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48,792 |
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Deferred
income
taxes
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24,240 |
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20,332 |
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Minority
interest
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25 |
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25 |
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Common stock, $0.033 par value,
authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued
23,686,792 and 23,581,245
shares at March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2007
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782 |
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778 |
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Treasury
stock at cost; 1,837,120 shares at March 31,
2008
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(12,665 |
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--- |
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Additional
paid-in
capital
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94,817 |
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93,582 |
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Retained
earnings
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58,717 |
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54,345 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive
loss
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(949 |
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(1,385 |
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Total stockholders’
equity
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140,702 |
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147,320 |
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Total liabilities and
stockholders’
equity
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$ |
311,698 |
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$ |
306,913 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
(Dollars
in thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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For
the three months ended
March 31,
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For
the nine months ended
March 31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Revenue:
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Freight revenue
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$ |
112,401 |
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$ |
105,162 |
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$ |
340,779 |
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$ |
320,281 |
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Fuel surcharges
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26,489 |
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15,238 |
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70,499 |
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50,717 |
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138,890 |
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120,400 |
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411,278 |
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370,998 |
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Operating
expenses:
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Salaries, wages, and employee
benefits
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40,231 |
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35,829 |
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117,396 |
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107,558 |
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Fuel
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41,421 |
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27,547 |
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112,466 |
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84,921 |
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Operations and
maintenance
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9,832 |
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8,321 |
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27,434 |
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23,573 |
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Insurance and
claims
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3,656 |
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3,299 |
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11,704 |
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10,829 |
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Depreciation and
amortization
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8,408 |
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6,679 |
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23,833 |
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14,163 |
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Revenue equipment
rentals
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6,376 |
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7,281 |
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20,025 |
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25,301 |
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Purchased
transportation
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19,362 |
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16,908 |
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62,927 |
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53,059 |
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Costs of products and services
sold
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1,426 |
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1,480 |
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4,862 |
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5,342 |
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Communications and
utilities
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1,302 |
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1,248 |
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3,785 |
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3,549 |
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Operating taxes and
licenses
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2,318 |
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2,136 |
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6,718 |
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6,385 |
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General and other
operating
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2,232 |
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2,052 |
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7,001 |
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|
6,080 |
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Total operating
expenses
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136,564 |
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112,780 |
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398,151 |
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340,760 |
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Operating income
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2,326 |
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7,620 |
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13,127 |
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30,238 |
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Other (income)
expense:
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Interest income
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(77 |
) |
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(1 |
) |
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(102 |
) |
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(16 |
) |
Interest expense
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1,266 |
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|
996 |
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3,777 |
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2,058 |
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Other (income) expense,
net
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42 |
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35 |
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|
152 |
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39
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Income before income
taxes
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1,095 |
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6,590 |
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9,300 |
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28,157 |
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Provision for income
taxes
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|
946 |
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2,660 |
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4,927 |
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11,049 |
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Net income
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$ |
149 |
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$ |
3,930 |
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$ |
4,373 |
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$ |
17,108 |
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Earnings per common
share:
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Diluted earnings per
share
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
0.17 |
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$ |
0.19 |
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$ |
0.72 |
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Basic earnings per
share
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
0.17 |
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$ |
0.19 |
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$ |
0.73 |
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Average shares
outstanding:
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Diluted
|
|
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21,910 |
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23,739 |
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22,852 |
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|
23,657 |
|
Basic
|
|
|
21,722 |
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|
23,483 |
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22,607 |
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|
23,391 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(Dollars
in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
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Net
income
|
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$ |
4,373 |
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$ |
17,108 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided
by operating
activities:
|
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Depreciation and
amortization
|
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23,268 |
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14,399 |
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(Gain)/Loss on sale of
equipment
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|
565 |
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(236 |
) |
Stock based
compensation
|
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|
1,766 |
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|
1,080 |
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Deferred income
taxes
|
|
|
4,304 |
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|
6,166 |
|
Provision for doubtful
accounts
|
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|
430 |
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|
288 |
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Changes in assets and
liabilities:
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Trade
receivables
|
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(6,004 |
) |
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(959 |
) |
Income tax
recoverable
|
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(1,070 |
) |
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|
4,698 |
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Tires in
service
|
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(441 |
) |
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|
125 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
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(2,099 |
) |
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(1,761 |
) |
Other
assets
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(45 |
) |
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|
230 |
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Accounts payable and accrued
expenses
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|
5,188 |
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|
|
823 |
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
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|
30,235 |
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|
41,961 |
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of property and
equipment
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(46,079 |
) |
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(50,386 |
) |
Proceeds on sale of property and
equipment
|
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|
28,123 |
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|
30,238 |
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Purchase of businesses, net of
cash
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|
--- |
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(29,457 |
) |
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
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|
(17,956 |
) |
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|
(49,605 |
) |
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Proceeds from issuances of common
stock
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
785 |
|
Purchase
of treasury
stock
|
|
|
(13,848 |
) |
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|
--- |
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Proceeds from bank borrowings and
debt
|
|
|
15,750 |
|
|
|
10,250 |
|
Payments on long-term
debt
|
|
|
(8,566 |
) |
|
|
(2,113 |
) |
Principal payments under capital
lease obligations
|
|
|
(4,830 |
) |
|
|
(1,139 |
) |
Net cash provided by/(used in)
financing activities
|
|
|
(10,885 |
) |
|
|
7,783 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Increase
in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
1,394 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
|
|
|
1,190 |
|
|
|
1,674 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of
period
|
|
$ |
2,584 |
|
|
$ |
1,813 |
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest
paid
|
|
$ |
3,484 |
|
|
$ |
2,004 |
|
Income taxes
paid
|
|
$ |
3,182 |
|
|
$ |
899 |
|
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Lease obligation/debt incurred in
the purchase of equipment
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
47,898 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
1. Basis
of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Celadon Group, Inc.
and its majority owned subsidiaries (the "Company"). All material
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United
States of America pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain
information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to
such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying
unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments (all of a normal
recurring nature), which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
condition and results of operations for these periods. The results of
operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results
for a full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
The preparation of the financial
statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
2. New
Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities
to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value.
Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been
elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the
expected impact of adopting SFAS 159 on our consolidated financial position and
results of operations when it becomes effective.
In
September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements
required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing
guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. It also
establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes information used in
developing assumptions when pricing an asset or liability. SFAS 157
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In
February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 157-2, which provides a
one-year delayed application of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in
the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). The Company
must adopt these new requirements no later than its first quarter of fiscal
2010.
In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No.
141R (revised 2007), Business
Combinations ("SFAS 141R"), which replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the
purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of
changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in
the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of
in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of
acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141R is effective for us beginning
July 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively to
business combinations completed on or after that date.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
In
December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements, an amendment of ARB 51 ("SFAS 160"), which
changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interests
will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a
component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of
equity interests that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for
as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face
of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well
as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss
recognized in earnings. SFAS 160 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2009
and will apply prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure
requirements, which will apply retrospectively. We are currently assessing the
potential impact that adoption of SFAS 160 would have on our financial
statements.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133, ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about
an entity’s derivative and hedging activities, including (i) how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and
related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133, and (iii) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. This statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after Nov. 15, 2008.
Accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS 161 in fiscal year 2010.
3. Income
Taxes
Income
tax expense varies from the federal corporate income tax rate of 35%, primarily
due to state income taxes, net of federal income tax effect and our permanent
differences primarily related to per diem pay structure.
Effective
July 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN
48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Upon
adoption, there were no additional expenses or liabilities
recorded. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had recorded a $0.7
million liability for unrecognized tax benefits, a portion of which represents
penalties and interest.
As of
March 31, 2008, we could be subject to U.S. Federal income tax examinations for
the tax years 2005 through 2007, which are open tax years. We file
tax returns in numerous state jurisdictions with varying statutes of
limitations.
4. Earnings
Per Share
The difference in basic and diluted
weighted average shares is due to the assumed exercise of outstanding stock
options. A reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share
calculation was as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share
amounts):
|
|
For
three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
149 |
|
|
$ |
3,930 |
|
|
$ |
4,373 |
|
|
$ |
17,108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding
|
|
|
21,722 |
|
|
|
23,483 |
|
|
|
22,607 |
|
|
|
23,391 |
|
Equivalent
shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
and
restricted stock vesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
shares
|
|
|
21,910 |
|
|
|
23,739 |
|
|
|
22,852 |
|
|
|
23,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share – diluted
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.72 |
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
5. Segment
Information and Significant Customers
The
Company operates in two segments, transportation and e-commerce. The
Company generates revenue in the transportation segment, primarily by providing
truckload-hauling services through its subsidiaries Celadon Trucking Services
Inc. ("CTSI"), Celadon
Logistics Services, Inc (“CLSI”), Servicios de Transportacion Jaguar, S.A. de
C.V., ("Jaguar"), and Celadon
Canada, Inc. ("CelCan"). The
Company provides certain services over the Internet through its e-commerce
subsidiary TruckersB2B, Inc. ("TruckersB2B"). The
e-commerce segment generates revenue by providing discounted fuel, tires, and
other products and services to small and medium-sized trucking
companies. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating
segments based on operating income (amounts below in thousands).
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
E-commerce
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
|
$ |
136,740 |
|
|
$ |
2,150 |
|
|
$ |
138,890 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
2,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
months ended March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
|
$ |
118,203 |
|
|
$ |
2,197 |
|
|
$ |
120,400 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
7,272 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
7,620 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
|
$ |
404,196 |
|
|
$ |
7,082 |
|
|
$ |
411,278 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
12,013 |
|
|
|
1,114 |
|
|
|
13,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
|
$ |
363,330 |
|
|
$ |
7,668 |
|
|
$ |
370,998 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
29,034 |
|
|
|
1,204 |
|
|
|
30,238 |
|
Information
as to the Company’s operating revenue by geographic area is summarized below (in
thousands). The Company allocates operating revenue based on country
of origin of the tractor hauling the freight:
|
|
For
the three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
the nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Operating
revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
$ |
117,914 |
|
|
$ |
99,373 |
|
|
$ |
344,459 |
|
|
$ |
305,575 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
13,584 |
|
|
|
13,654 |
|
|
|
42,703 |
|
|
|
43,888 |
|
Mexico
|
|
|
7,392 |
|
|
|
7,373 |
|
|
|
24,116 |
|
|
|
21,535 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
138,890 |
|
|
$ |
120,400 |
|
|
$ |
411,278 |
|
|
$ |
370,998 |
|
No customer accounted for more than 5%
of the Company’s total revenue during any of its two most recent fiscal years or
interim periods presented above.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
6. Stock
Based Compensation
On July
1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) which requires that all share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized
in the financial statements based upon a grant-date fair value of an
award. In January 2006, stockholders approved the Company’s 2006
Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2006 Plan"), that provides various vehicles to
compensate the Company's key employees. The 2006 Plan utilizes such
vehicles as stock options, restricted stock grants, and stock appreciation
rights ("SARs"). The 2006 Plan authorized the Company to grant
1,687,500 shares. In the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the
Company granted 750,490 stock options pursuant to the 2006 Plan. The
Company is authorized to grant an additional 149,038 shares pursuant to the 2006
Plan.
The
following table summarizes the expense components of our stock based
compensation program:
|
|
For
three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
For
nine months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options expense
|
|
$ |
309 |
|
|
$ |
247 |
|
|
$ |
708 |
|
|
$ |
738 |
|
Restricted
stock expense
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
Stock
appreciation rights expense
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
(875 |
) |
|
|
(1,775 |
) |
Total stock related
compensation expense
|
|
$ |
579 |
|
|
$ |
573 |
|
|
$ |
487 |
|
|
$ |
(507 |
) |
The Company has granted a number of
stock options under various plans. Options granted to employees have
been granted with an exercise price equal to the market price on the grant date
and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The majority of options
granted to employees vest 25 percent per year, commencing with the first
anniversary of the grant date. Options granted to non-employee
directors have been granted with an exercise price equal to the market price on
the grant date, vest over one to four years, commencing with the first
anniversary of the grant date, and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant
date.
A summary
of the activity of the Company's stock option plans as of March 31, 2008 and
changes during the period then ended is presented below:
Options
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual Term
|
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at July 1, 2007
|
|
|
1,064,992 |
|
|
$ |
9.54 |
|
|
|
7.06 |
|
|
|
6,879,503 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
750,490 |
|
|
$ |
8.69 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(261,441 |
) |
|
$ |
4.03 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Forfeited or
expired
|
|
|
(105,643 |
) |
|
$ |
12.99 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
1,448,398 |
|
|
$ |
10.47 |
|
|
|
8.33 |
|
|
$ |
1,524,088 |
|
Exercisable
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
408,992 |
|
|
$ |
9.67 |
|
|
|
6.46 |
|
|
$ |
885,943 |
|
The fair
value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
|
|
Fiscal 2008
|
|
|
Fiscal 2007
|
|
Weighted
average grant date fair value
|
|
$ |
4.45 |
|
|
$ |
9.97 |
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
41.9 |
% |
|
|
64.2 |
% |
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
4.92 |
% |
Expected
lives
|
|
4.3
years
|
|
|
4.0
years
|
|
CELADON GROUP,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
Restricted
Shares
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
|
|
Unvested
at July 1, 2007
|
|
|
203,182 |
|
|
$ |
12.73 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
27,426 |
|
|
$ |
7.11 |
|
Vested
|
|
|
(85,966 |
) |
|
$ |
10.53 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(20,440 |
) |
|
$ |
13.47 |
|
Unvested
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
124,202 |
|
|
$ |
12.71 |
|
Restricted
shares granted to employees have been granted with a fair value equal to the
market price on the grant date and vest by 25 percent per year, commencing with
the first anniversary of the grant date. In addition, certain
financial targets must be met for these shares to vest. Restricted shares
granted to non-employee directors have been granted with a fair value equal to
the market price on the grant date and vest on the date of the Company’s next
annual meeting.
As of
March 31, 2008, the Company had $4.4 million and $1.4 million of total
unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock,
respectively, that is expected to be recognized over the remaining period of
approximately 5.4 years for stock options and 2.8 years for restricted
stock.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
|
|
Unvested
at July 1, 2007
|
|
|
254,390 |
|
|
$ |
8.59 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Paid
|
|
|
(50,064 |
) |
|
$ |
8.32 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(37,124 |
) |
|
$ |
8.59 |
|
Unvested
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
167,202 |
|
|
$ |
8.68 |
|
SARs
granted to employees vest on a three or four year vesting
schedule. In addition, certain financial targets must be met for the
SARs to vest. During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the
Company gave SARs grantees the opportunity to enter into an alternative fixed
compensation arrangement whereby the grantee would forfeit all rights to SARs
compensation in exchange for a guaranteed quarterly payment for the remainder of
the underlying SARs term. This alternative arrangement is subject to
continued service to the Company or one of its subsidiaries. These fixed
payments will be accrued quarterly until March 31, 2009. The Company offered
this alternative arrangement to mitigate the volatility to earnings from stock
price variance on the SARs.
7. Stock
Repurchase Programs
On October 24, 2007, the
Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to
which the Company purchased 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock in
open market transactions at an aggregate cost of approximately $13.8 million.
On December 5,
2007, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional stock repurchase
program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to 2,000,000 additional
shares of the Company's common stock in open market transactions through
December 3, 2008. We intend to hold repurchased shares in treasury for general
corporate purposes, including issuances under stock option plans. We
account for treasury stock using the cost method.
CELADON
GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2008
(Unaudited)
8. Comprehensive
Income
Comprehensive
income consisted of the following components for the third quarter of
fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the nine months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007, respectively (in thousands):
|
|
Three
months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
Nine
months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
149 |
|
|
$ |
3,930 |
|
|
$ |
4,373 |
|
|
$ |
17,108 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
3,914 |
|
|
$ |
4,808 |
|
|
$ |
17,304 |
|
9. Commitments
and Contingencies
There are various claims, lawsuits, and
pending actions against the Company and its subsidiaries in the normal course of
the operations of its businesses with respect to cargo, auto liability, or
income taxes. The Company believes many of these proceedings are covered in
whole or in part by insurance.
On August
8, 2007, the 384th District Court of the State of Texas situated in El Paso,
Texas, rendered a judgment against CTSI, for approximately $3.4 million in the
case of Martinez v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., which was originally filed
on September 4, 2002. The case involves a workers’ compensation claim of a
former employee of CTSI who suffered a back injury as a result of a traffic
accident. CTSI and the Company believe all actions taken were proper and legal
and contend that the proper and exclusive place for resolution of this dispute
was before the Indiana Workers Compensation Board. While there can be no
certainty as to the outcome, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution
of this dispute will not have a materially adverse effect on its consolidated
financial position or results of operations. CTSI filed an appeal of the
decision to the Texas Court of Appeals in October 2007. Trial
transcripts are being prepared for the Court of Appeals and appellate briefing
is in process.
10. Reclassification
Certain reclassifications have been
made to the March 31, 2007 financial statements to conform to the March 31, 2008
presentation.
Disclosure
Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report contains certain statements that may be considered
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual
results, events, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, events, performance, or achievements
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements may
be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or
current facts. These statements generally use words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "forecast," "should," "estimate,"
"plan," "outlook," "goal," and similar expressions. While it is impossible to
identify all factors that may cause actual results to differ from those
expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements, the risks and
uncertainties that may affect the Company’s business, include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in the section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors set
forth below.
All such
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s
expectations with regard thereto or any change in the events,
conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
References to the "Company," "we,"
"us," "our," and words of similar import refer to Celadon Group, Inc. and its
consolidated subsidiaries.
Business
Overview
We are
one of North America’s twenty largest truckload carriers as measured by revenue.
We generated $502.7 million in operating revenue during our fiscal year
ended June 30, 2007. We have grown significantly since our incorporation in 1986
through internal growth and a series of acquisitions since 1995. As a dry van
truckload carrier, we generally transport full trailer loads of freight from
origin to destination without intermediate stops or handling. Our customer base
includes many Fortune 500 shippers.
In our
international operations, we offer time-sensitive transportation in and between
the United States and two of its largest trading partners, Mexico and Canada. We
generated approximately one-half of our revenue in fiscal 2007 from
international movements, and we believe our annual border crossings make us the
largest provider of international truckload movements in North America. We
believe that our strategically located terminals and experience with the
language, culture, and border crossing requirements of each North American
country provide a competitive advantage in the international trucking
marketplace.
We
believe our international operations, particularly those involving Mexico, offer
an attractive business niche for several reasons. The additional complexity of
and need to establish cross-border business partners and to develop strong
organization and adequate infrastructure in Mexico affords some barriers to
competition that are not present in traditional U.S. truckload
services. In addition, the expected continued growth of
Mexico’s economy, particularly exports to the U.S., positions us to capitalize
on our cross-border expertise.
Our
success is dependent upon the success of our operations in Mexico and Canada,
and we are subject to risks of doing business internationally, including
fluctuations in foreign currencies, changes in the economic strength of the
countries in which we do business, difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations and intellectual property rights, burdens of complying with a wide
variety of international and United States export and import laws, and social,
political, and economic instability. Additional risks associated with our
foreign operations, including restrictive trade policies and imposition of
duties, taxes, or government royalties by foreign governments, are present but
largely mitigated by the terms of NAFTA.
In
addition to our international business, we offer a broad range of truckload
transportation services within the United States, including long-haul, regional,
dedicated, and logistics. With five different asset-based acquisitions from 2003
to 2007, we expanded
our operations and service offerings within the United States and significantly
improved our lane density, freight mix, and customer diversity.
We also
operate TruckersB2B, a profitable marketing business that affords volume
purchasing power for items such as fuel, tires, and equipment to approximately
21,000 trucking fleets representing approximately 460,000 tractors. TruckersB2B
represents a separate operating segment under generally accepted accounting
principles.
Recent
Results and Financial Condition
For the
third quarter of fiscal 2008, operating revenue increased 15.4% to $138.9
million, compared with $120.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2007. Excluding fuel surcharge, operating revenue increased 6.8% to
$112.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, compared with $105.2
million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Net income decreased
97.4% to $0.1 million from $3.9 million, and diluted earnings per share
decreased to $0.01 from $0.17. We believe that a weakened freight
market and increased industry-wide trucking capacity in the third quarter of
fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2007, a sharp increase in
fuel prices, various claims costs, fluctuations of the exchange rate of the
Canadian dollar, and a change in effective tax rate due to non-deductible per
diem payments to our drivers contributed to our decrease in
earnings.
At March
31, 2008, our total balance sheet debt (including capital lease obligations less
cash) was $94.4 million, and our total stockholders’ equity was $140.7 million,
for a total debt to capitalization ratio of 40.2%. At March 31, 2008,
we had $31.8 million of available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit
facility.
Revenue
We
generate substantially all of our revenue by transporting freight for our
customers. Generally, we are paid by the mile or by the load for our services.
We also derive revenue from fuel surcharges, loading and unloading activities,
equipment detention, other trucking related services, and from
TruckersB2B. We believe that eliminating the impact of the sometimes
volatile fuel surcharge revenue affords a more consistent basis for comparing
our results of operations from period to period. The main factors that
affect our revenue are the revenue per mile we receive from our customers, the
percentage of miles for which we are compensated, the number of tractors
operating, and the number of miles we generate with our equipment. These factors
relate to, among other things, the U.S. economy, inventory levels, the level of
truck capacity in our markets, specific customer demand, the percentage of
team-driven tractors in our fleet, driver availability, and our average length
of haul.
Expenses
and Profitability
The main
factors that impact our profitability on the expense side are the variable costs
of transporting freight for our customers. These costs include fuel expense,
driver-related expenses, such as wages, benefits, training, and recruitment, and
independent contractor costs, which we record as purchased transportation.
Expenses that have both fixed and variable components include maintenance and
tire expense and our total cost of insurance and claims. These expenses
generally vary with the miles we travel, but also have a controllable component
based on safety, fleet age, efficiency, and other factors. Our main fixed cost
is the acquisition and financing of long-term assets, primarily revenue
equipment. Other mostly fixed costs include our non-driver personnel and
facilities expenses. In discussing our expenses as a percentage of revenue, we
sometimes discuss changes as a percentage of revenue before fuel surcharges, in
addition to absolute dollar changes, because we believe the high variable cost
nature of our business makes a comparison of changes in expenses as a percentage
of revenue more meaningful at times than absolute dollar changes.
The
trucking industry has experienced significant increases in expenses over the
past three years, in particular those relating to equipment costs, driver
compensation, insurance, and fuel. Until recently many trucking companies had
been able to raise freight rates to cover the increased costs based primarily on
an industry-wide tight capacity of drivers. As freight demand has softened,
carriers have been willing to accept rate decreases to better utilize assets in
service.
Revenue
Equipment and Related Financing
For the
remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect to obtain tractors and trailers primarily
for replacement, and we expect to maintain the average age of our tractor fleet
at approximately 1.9 years and the average age of our trailer fleet at
approximately 4.0 years. At March 31, 2008, we had future operating lease
obligations totaling $135.1 million, including residual value guarantees of
approximately $66.8 million.
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March
31, 2008
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March
31, 2007
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Tractors
|
|
|
Trailers
|
|
|
Tractors
|
|
|
Trailers
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|
Owned
equipment
|
|
|
1,569 |
|
|
|
2,376 |
|
|
|
1,249 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
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Capital
leased equipment
|
|
|
--- |
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|
|
3,733 |
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|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,163 |
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Operating
leased equipment
|
|
|
1,136 |
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|
|
2,818 |
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|
|
1,339 |
|
|
|
4,778 |
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Independent
contractors
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
--- |
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|
|
384 |
|
|
|
--- |
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Total
|
|
|
3,010 |
|
|
|
8,927 |
|
|
|
2,972 |
|
|
|
8,109 |
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Independent
contractors are utilized through a contract with us to supply one or more
tractors and drivers for our use. Independent contractors must pay their own
tractor expenses, fuel, maintenance, and driver costs and must meet our
specified guidelines with respect to safety. A lease-purchase program that we
offer provides independent contractors the opportunity to lease-to-own a tractor
from a third party. As of March 31, 2008, there were 305 independent
contractors providing a combined 10.1% of our tractor capacity.
In fiscal
2007, we declared our intent to purchase approximately 3,700 trailers, in turn
converting them from operating leases to capital leases. Accordingly,
capital lease debt of $56.5 million was added to our balance sheet in
2007. We chose to convert these leases to meet a long term goal of
having all equipment represented on the balance sheet over the next few
years.
Outlook
Looking
forward, our profitability goal is to achieve an operating ratio of
approximately 90%. We expect this to require improvements in rate per mile and
decreased non-revenue miles, to overcome expected additional cost increases.
Because a large percentage of our costs are variable, changes in revenue per
mile affect our profitability to a greater extent than changes in miles per
tractor. For the remainder of fiscal 2008, the key factors that we expect to
have the greatest effect on our profitability are our freight revenue per
tractor per week (which will be affected by the general freight environment,
including the balance of freight demand and industry-wide trucking capacity),
our compensation of drivers, our cost of revenue equipment (particularly in
light of the 2007 EPA engine requirements), our fuel costs, and our insurance
and claims. To overcome cost increases and improve our margins, we will need to
achieve increases in freight revenue per tractor. Operationally, we will seek
improvements in safety, driver recruiting, and retention. Our success in these
areas primarily will affect revenue, driver-related expenses, and insurance and
claims expense.
Results
of Operations
The following table sets forth the
percentage relationship of expense items to freight revenue for the periods
indicated:
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For
the three months
ended March 31,
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For
the nine months
ended March 31,
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2008
|
|
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2007
|
|
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2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Freight
revenue(1)
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries, wages, and employee
benefits
|
|
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35.8 |
% |
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34.1 |
% |
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|
34.4 |
% |
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|
33.6 |
% |
Fuel(1)
|
|
|
13.3 |
% |
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|
11.7 |
% |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
Operations and
maintenance
|
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
7.9 |
% |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
7.4 |
% |
Insurance and
claims
|
|
|
3.3 |
% |
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
7.5 |
% |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
|
7.0 |
% |
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Revenue equipment
rentals
|
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
6.9 |
% |
|
|
5.9 |
% |
|
|
7.9 |
% |
Purchased
transportation
|
|
|
17.2 |
% |
|
|
16.1 |
% |
|
|
18.5 |
% |
|
|
16.6 |
% |
Costs of products and services
sold
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1.7 |
% |
Communications and
utilities
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
Operating taxes and
licenses
|
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
General and other
operating
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating
expenses
|
|
|
97.9 |
% |
|
|
92.8 |
% |
|
|
96.1 |
% |
|
|
90.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
7.2 |
% |
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
9.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income
taxes
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
Provision
for income
taxes
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
5.3 |
% |
(1)
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Freight
revenue is total revenue less fuel surcharges. In this table, fuel
surcharges are eliminated from revenue and subtracted from fuel
expense. Fuel surcharges were $26.5 million and $15.2 million
for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $70.5
million and $50.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007, respectively.
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Comparison
of Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 to Three Months Ended March
31, 2007
Operating revenue increased by
$18.5 million, or 15.4%, to $138.9 million for the third quarter of
fiscal 2008, from $120.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2007.
Freight
revenue increased by $7.2 million, or 6.8%, to $112.4 million for the third
quarter of fiscal 2008, from $105.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2007. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of
billed miles to 62.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from 58.4
million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, an increase in average miles per
tractor per week from 1,962 miles to 1,984 miles, offset by an increase in
non-revenue miles from 10.3% to 10.6% of total miles, and a 1.3% reduction in
average freight revenue per loaded mile to $1.50 from $1.52 for the third
quarters of fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively. As the freight market
weakened, we took on additional broker freight, at lower rates, to fill the
resulting void. This led to an increase in non-revenue miles as we
repositioned tractors for the next load. As a result of the
foregoing, average revenue per tractor per week, which is our primary measure of
asset productivity, decreased 1.8% to $2,904 in the third quarter of fiscal
2008, from $2,958 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
Revenue
for TruckersB2B was $2.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 fiscal
2007. Revenue stayed constant despite a decrease in the fuel rebate
revenue due to lower general freight demand offset by an increase in the use of
the Truckers B2B tire discount program.
Salaries, wages, and employee benefits
were $40.2 million, or 35.8% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of
fiscal 2008, compared to $35.8 million, or 34.1% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2007. The increases in salaries, wages,
and benefits are largely due to increased driver payroll related to increased
company paid miles.
Fuel
expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue of $26.5 million and $15.2 million for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, increased to
$14.9 million, or 13.3% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal
2008, compared to $12.3 million, or 11.7% of freight revenue, for the third
quarter of fiscal 2007. These increases were attributable to a $0.99
increase in average fuel prices to $3.32 per gallon in the third quarter of
fiscal 2008, from $2.33 per gallon in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and an
increase in company and non-revenue miles as a percentage of all
miles. Although we were able to recover some higher fuel costs
through our fuel surcharge program, there is a lag that prevents us from
adjusting fuel surcharges to accommodate fuel price increases which, in turn,
can negatively impact operating results. Increased fuel prices and
increased non-revenue miles will increase our operating expenses to the extent
not offset by surcharges.
Operations
and maintenance increased to $9.8 million, or 8.7% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from $8.3 million, or 7.9% of freight revenue,
for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Operations and maintenance
consist of direct operating expense, maintenance, and tire
expense. These increases in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 are
primarily related to an increase in costs associated with various direct
expenses such as tolls expense, border drayage expense, and scales expense as
well as an increase in physical damage expense due to more accidents in the
third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter of fiscal
2007.
Insurance and claims expense increased
to $3.7 million, or 3.3% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal
2008, from $3.3 million, or 3.1% of freight revenue, for the third quarter
of fiscal 2007. Insurance consists of premiums for liability,
physical damage, cargo damage, and workers compensation insurance, in addition
to claims expense. These increases resulted primarily from increases in our
worker’s compensation expense, related to the increased number of claims and
severity of those claims in the quarter, and an increase in other insurance
expenses, cargo, and liability. Our insurance program involves
self-insurance at various risk retention levels. Claims in excess of
these risk levels are covered by insurance in amounts we consider to be
adequate. We accrue for the uninsured portion of claims based on
known claims and historical experience. We continually revise and
change our insurance program to maintain a balance between premium expense and
the risk retention we are willing to assume. Insurance and claims
expense will vary based primarily on the frequency and severity of claims, the
level of self-retention, and the premium expense.
Depreciation
and amortization, consisting primarily of depreciation of revenue equipment,
increased to $8.4 million, or 7.5% of freight revenue, for the third quarter of
fiscal 2008, compared to $6.7 million, or 6.4% of freight revenue, for the
third quarter of fiscal 2007. These increases are related to the
conversion of operating leases to capital leases related to approximately 3,700
trailers, in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007, resulting from the
Company declaring its intent to purchase certain trailers previously financed
with operating leases. The conversion of the trailer leases resulted in a
simultaneous decrease in our revenue equipment rentals. Revenue equipment held
under operating leases is not reflected on our balance sheet and the expenses
related to such equipment are reflected on our statements of operations in
revenue equipment rentals, rather than in depreciation and amortization and
interest expense, as is the case for revenue equipment that is financed with
borrowings or capital leases. In addition, we have continued to purchase
tractors, which has increased our tractor depreciation. Going
forward, we expect depreciation and amortization will increase as a percentage
of freight revenue and revenue equipment rentals will decrease as a percentage
of freight revenue as increased depreciation expense associated with tractors
and trailers acquired with cash or borrowings will more than offset decreased
depreciation resulting from financing new trailer acquisitions with operating
leases.
Revenue
equipment rentals decreased to $6.4 million, or 5.7% of freight revenue,
for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, compared to $7.3 million, or 6.9% of
freight revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. These
decreases were attributable to a decrease in our tractor and trailer fleet
financed under operating leases as discussed under depreciation and
amortization. At March 31, 2008, 1,136 tractors, or 42.0% of our
company tractors, were held under operating leases, compared to 1,339 tractors,
or 51.7% of our company tractors, at March 31, 2007. At March 31,
2008, 2,818 trailers, or 31.6%, of our trailer fleet were held under operating
leases, compared to 4,778, or 58.9% of our trailer fleet, at March 31,
2007. Given the level of new tractors expected to be purchased with
cash or borrowings and new trailers expected to be financed under operating
leases, we expect revenue equipment rentals will continue to decrease going
forward.
Purchased
transportation increased to $19.4 million, or 17.2% of freight revenue, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from $16.9 million, or 16.1% of freight
revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. These increases are
primarily related to increases in our third party carrier expense and
warehousing expenses, related to an effort to grow these portions of the
business. Our independent contractor expense was flat as the 20.6%
decrease in independent contractors to 305 at March 31, 2008, from 384 at March
31, 2007, was offset by increased fuel surcharge reimbursement. The challenging
freight environment has had a negative impact on independent contractors, who
are drivers who cover all their operating expenses (fuel, driver salaries,
maintenance, and equipment costs) for a fixed payment per mile.
All of
our other operating expenses are relatively minor in amount, and there were no
significant changes in such expenses. Accordingly, we have not
provided a detailed discussion of such expenses.
Our
pretax margin, which we believe is a useful measure of our operating performance
because it is neutral with regard to the method of revenue equipment financing
that a company uses, decreased 530 basis points to 1.0% of freight revenue for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from 6.3% of freight revenue for the third
quarter of fiscal 2007.
In
addition to other factors described above, Canadian exchange rate fluctuations
principally impact salaries, wages, and benefits and purchased transportation
and, therefore, impact our pretax margin and results of operations. The
higher Canadian dollar, which increased to a .995 relationship with the U.S.
dollar in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from a .885 relationship
with the U.S. dollar for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, negatively impacted
earnings per share by approximately $.03.
Income
taxes decreased to $0.9 million, with an effective tax rate of 86.4%, for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008, from $2.7 million, with an effective tax rate
of 40.4%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. The effective tax
rate increased as a result of decreased pre-tax earnings which increased the
effect of non-deductible expenses related to our per diem pay structure. As a
percentage of our per diem expense is non-deductible, our effective tax rate
will fluctuate as net income fluctuates in the future.
As a result of the factors described
above, net income decreased to $0.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2008, from $3.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended March 31, 2008 to Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2008
Operating
revenue increased by $40.3 million, or 10.9%, to $411.3 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from $371.0 million for the nine
months ended March 31, 2007.
Freight
revenue increased by $20.5 million, or 6.4%, to $340.8 million for the nine
months ended March 31, 2008, from $320.3 million for the nine months ended March
31, 2007. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of
12.4 million billed miles, to 188.5 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2008, from 176.1 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2007. This increase was offset by a decrease in average miles
per tractor per week from 2,023 miles to 2,000 miles and an increase in
non-revenue miles from 10.0% to 10.5% of total miles, and a 2.6% reduction in
average freight revenue per loaded mile to $1.50 from $1.54 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As the freight market
weakened, we took on additional broker freight, at lower rates, to fill the
resulting void. In turn, non-revenue miles increased as we
repositioned tractors for the next load. Average revenue per tractor
per week, which is our primary measure of asset productivity, decreased 3.1% to
$2,932 in the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from $3,025 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2007.
Revenue
for TruckersB2B was $7.1 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2008, compared to $7.7 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2007. The decrease was related to a decrease in tractor and
trailer rebate revenue, partially due to the discontinuance of the trailer
incentive program, and decreases in the fuel rebates due to small and mid size
carriers being adversely affected by weak freight demand.
Salaries,
wages, and benefits were $117.4 million, or 34.4% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $107.6 million, or
33.6% of freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31,
2007. These increases were primarily due to increased driver payroll,
resulting from the increased company paid miles.
Fuel
expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue of $70.5 million and $50.7 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively, increased to
$42.0 million, or 12.3% of freight revenue, for the nine months ended
March 31, 2008, compared to $34.2 million, or 10.7% of freight
revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. These increases
were attributable to a $.59 increase in average fuel prices to $3.07 per gallon
in the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from $2.48 per gallon in the nine
months ended 2007, and an increase in non-revenue miles as a percentage of all
miles. Although we were able to recover some higher fuel costs
through our fuel surcharge program, there is a lag that prevents us from
adjusting fuel surcharges to accommodate fuel price increases which, in turn,
can negatively impact operating results. Increased fuel prices and
increased non-revenue miles will increase our operating expenses to the extent
not offset by surcharges.
Operations
and maintenance increased to $27.4 million, or 8.1% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from $23.6 million, or 7.4% of
freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31,
2007. Operations and maintenance consist of direct operating expense,
maintenance, physical damage, and tire expense. These increases are
primarily related to an increase in costs associated with various direct
expenses such as tolls expense, border drayage expense, and scales expense and
an increase in physical damage expense, due to increased accidents in the nine
months ended March 31, 2008.
Insurance
and claims expense was $11.7 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2008, compared to $10.8 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2007. As a percentage of freight revenue, insurance and claims
remained constant at 3.4% for the nine months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007. Insurance consists of premiums for liability, physical damage,
cargo damage, and workers compensation insurance. The increase in the
overall dollar amount is attributable to an increase in workers compensation
claims. Our insurance program involves self-insurance at various risk
retention levels. Claims in excess of these risk levels are covered
by insurance in amounts we consider to be adequate. We accrue for the
uninsured portion of claims based on known claims and historical
experience. We continually revise and change our insurance
program to maintain a balance between premium expense and the risk retention we
are willing to assume.
Depreciation
and amortization, consisting primarily of depreciation of revenue equipment,
increased to $23.8 million, or 7.0% of freight revenue, for the nine months
ended March 31, 2008, from $14.2 million, or 4.4% of freight
revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. These increases are
related to the conversion of operating leases to capital leases related to
approximately 3,700 trailers, in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007,
resulting from the Company declaring its intent to purchase certain trailers
previously financed with operating leases. The conversion of the trailer leases
resulted in a simultaneous decrease in our revenue equipment rentals. Revenue
equipment held under operating leases is not reflected on our balance sheet and
the expenses related to such equipment are reflected on our statements of
operations in revenue equipment rentals, rather than in depreciation and
amortization and interest expense, as is the case for revenue equipment that is
financed with borrowings or capital leases. In addition, we have continued to
purchase tractors, which has increased our tractor depreciation. Going forward we
expect depreciation and amortization will increase as a percentage of freight
revenue and revenue equipment rentals will decrease as a percentage of freight
revenue as increased depreciation expense associated with trailers acquired with
cash or borrowings will more than offset decreased depreciation resulting from
financing new trailer acquisitions with operating leases.
Revenue
equipment rentals were $20.0 million, or 5.9% of freight revenue, for the
nine months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $25.3 million, or 7.9% of
freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. These
decreases were attributable to a decrease in our tractor and trailer fleet
financed under operating leases as discussed under depreciation and
amortization. At March 31, 2008, 1,136 tractors, or 42.0% of our
company tractors, were held under operating leases, compared to 1,339 tractors,
or 51.7% of our company tractors, at March 31, 2007. At March 31,
2008, 2,818 trailers, or 31.6%, of our trailer fleet were held under operating
leases, compared to 4,778, or 58.9% of our trailer fleet, at March 31,
2007. Given the
level of new tractors expected to be purchased with cash or borrowings and new
trailers expected to be financed under operating leases, we expect revenue
equipment rentals will continue to decrease going forward.
Purchased
transportation increased to $62.9 million, or 18.5% of freight revenue, for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from $53.1 million, or
16.6% of freight revenue, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. These
increases are primarily related to increased independent contractor fuel
surcharge reimbursement and increases in our third party carrier expense and
warehousing expenses, related to an effort to grow these portions of the
business. Our independent contractor expense was flat as the 20.6%
decrease in independent contractors to 305 at March 31, 2008, from 384 at March
31, 2007, was offset by increased fuel surcharge reimbursement. The challenging
freight environment has had a negative impact on independent contractors, who
are drivers who cover all their operating expenses (fuel, driver salaries,
maintenance, and equipment costs) for a fixed payment per mile.
All of
our other operating expenses are relatively minor in amount, and there were no
significant changes in such expenses. Accordingly, we have not
provided a detailed discussion of such expenses.
Our
pretax margin, which we believe is a useful measure of our operating performance
because it is neutral with regard to the method of revenue equipment financing
that a company uses, decreased 610 basis points to 2.7% of freight revenue for
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from 8.8% of freight revenue for the nine
months ended March 31, 2007.
In
addition to other factors described above, Canadian exchange rate fluctuations
primarily impact salaries, wages and benefits, and purchased transportation,
and, therefore impact our pretax margin and results of
operations. The higher Canadian dollar, which increased to a .99
relationship with the U.S. dollar in the nine months ended March 31, 2008, from
a .87 relationship with the U.S. dollar for the nine months ended March 31,
2007, negatively impacted earnings per share by approximately $.09.
Income
taxes decreased to $4.9 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2008,
compared to $11.0 million, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007, while the
effective tax rate increased from 39.2% to 53.0%. The effective tax
rate increased as a result of decreased pre-tax earnings which increased the
effect of non-deductible expenses related to our per diem pay structure. As a
percentage of our per diem is a non-deductible expense, our effective tax rate
will fluctuate as net income fluctuates in the future.
As a
result of the factors described above, net income decreased by
$12.7 million to $4.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2008,
from $17.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Trucking
is a capital-intensive business. We require cash to fund our operating expenses
(other than depreciation and amortization), to make capital expenditures and
acquisitions, and to repay debt, including principal and interest payments.
Other than ordinary operating expenses, we anticipate that capital expenditures
for the acquisition of revenue equipment will constitute our primary cash
requirement over the next twelve months. We frequently consider potential
acquisitions, and if we were to consummate an acquisition, our cash requirements
would increase and we may have to modify our expected financing sources for the
purchase of tractors. Subject to any required lender approval, we may make
acquisitions in the future. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash
generated from operations, bank borrowings, capital and operating lease
financing of revenue equipment, and proceeds from the sale of used revenue
equipment.
As of
March 31, 2008, we had on order 2,274 tractors and 600 trailers for delivery
through fiscal 2010. These revenue equipment orders represent a capital
commitment of approximately $226.2 million, before considering the proceeds of
equipment dispositions. We plan to purchase the majority of our new
tractors with cash or borrowings and acquiring most of the new trailers under
off-balance sheet operating leases. In the third and fourth quarters
of fiscal 2007, we also declared our intent to purchase approximately 3,700
trailers at the end of the respective lease term, resulting in a change from
operating lease to capital lease classification. At March 31, 2008, our total
balance sheet debt, net of cash, including capital lease obligations and current
maturities, was $94.4 million, compared to $65.1 million at March 31, 2007. Our
debt-to-capitalization ratio (total balance sheet debt as a percentage of total
balance sheet debt plus total stockholders’ equity) was 40.2% at March 31, 2008,
and 31.6% at March 31, 2007.
We
believe we will be able to fund our operating expenses, as well as our current
commitments for the acquisition of revenue equipment over the next twelve months
with a combination of cash generated from operations, borrowings available under
our primary credit facility and lease financing arrangements. We will
continue to have significant capital requirements over the long term, and the
availability of the needed capital will depend upon our financial condition and
operating results and numerous other factors over which we have limited or no
control, including prevailing market conditions and the market price of our
common stock. However, based on our operating results, anticipated future cash
flows, current availability under our credit facility, and sources of equipment
lease financing that we expect will be available to us, we do not expect to
experience significant liquidity constraints in the foreseeable
future.
Cash
Flows
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2008, net cash provided by operations was $30.2
million, compared to cash provided by operations of $42.0 million for the nine
months ended March 31, 2007. The decrease in cash provided by
operations is due primarily to the decrease in net income, offset by the
increase of depreciation and amortization. Additionally, trade
receivables increased while accounts payable and other accrued expenses
increased.
Net cash
used in investing activities was $18.0 million for the nine months ended March
31, 2008, compared to $49.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2007.
Cash used in investing activities includes the net cash effect of acquisitions
and dispositions of revenue equipment during each period. Capital expenditures
for new equipment totaled $46.1 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2008, and $50.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. We generated
proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $28.1 million for the nine
months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $30.2 million in proceeds for the nine
months ended March 31, 2007. Net cash used in investing activities
for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 also includes our October 2006
acquisition of the assets of Digby for $21.2 million and our February 2007
acquisition of the assets of Warrior for $8.3 million.
Net cash
used in financing activities was $10.9 million for the nine months ended March
31, 2008, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $7.8 million
for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. The increase in cash used
for financing activities was primarily due to the Company’s purchase of
approximately 2,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the repurchase
program, increased capital lease payments, and increased payments on our
mortgage debt. Financing activity represents borrowings (new
borrowings, net of repayment) and payments of the principal component of capital
lease obligations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Operating
leases have been an important source of financing for our revenue equipment. Our
operating leases include some under which we do not guarantee the value of the
asset at the end of the lease term (“walk-away leases”) and some under which we
do guarantee the value of the asset at the end of the lease term (“residual
value”). Therefore, we are subject to the risk that equipment value may decline
in which case we would suffer a loss upon disposition and be required to make
cash payments because of the residual value guarantees. We were obligated for
residual value guarantees related to operating leases of $66.8 million at
March 31, 2008 compared to $68.0 million at March 31, 2007. We believe that
any residual payment obligations that are not covered by the manufacturer will
be satisfied, in the aggregate, by the value of the related equipment at the end
of the lease. To the extent the expected value at the lease termination date is
lower than the residual value guarantee; we would accrue for the difference over
the remaining lease term. We anticipate that going forward we will use cash
generated from operations to finance the majority of tractor purchases and
operating leases to finance trailer purchases.
Primary Credit Agreement
On
September 26, 2005, the Company, CTSI, and TruckersB2B entered into an unsecured
Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with LaSalle Bank National
Association, as administrative agent, and LaSalle Bank National Association,
Fifth Third Bank (Central Indiana), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lenders.
The Credit Agreement was amended on December 23, 2005, by the First Amendment to
Credit Agreement, pursuant to which CLSI was added as a borrower to the Credit
Agreement. The Credit Agreement, as amended by the Third Amendment on January
22, 2008, matures on January 23, 2013. The Credit Agreement is
intended to provide for ongoing working capital needs and general corporate
purposes. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are based, at the
option of the Company, on a base rate equal to the greater of the federal funds
rate plus 0.5% and the administrative agent’s prime rate or LIBOR plus an
applicable margin between 0.75% and 1.125% that is adjusted quarterly based on
cash flow coverage. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by Celadon E-Commerce,
Inc., CelCan, and Jaguar, each of which is a subsidiary of the
Company.
The Credit Agreement, as amended by the
Third Amendment, has a maximum revolving borrowing limit of $70.0 million, and
the Company may increase the revolving borrowing limit by an additional $20.0
million, to a total of $90.0 million. Letters of credit are limited
to an aggregate commitment of $15.0 million and a swing line facility has a
limit of $5.0 million. A commitment fee that is adjusted quarterly
between 0.15% and 0.225% per annum based on cash flow coverage is due on the
daily unused portion of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
contains certain restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things,
dividends, tangible net worth, cash flow, mergers, consolidations, acquisitions
and dispositions, and total indebtedness. We were in compliance with
these covenants at March 31, 2008, and expect to remain in compliance for the
foreseeable future. At March 31, 2008, $33.8 million of our credit
facility was utilized as outstanding borrowings and $4.5 million was utilized
for standby letters of credit.
We
believe we will be able to fund our operating expenses, as well as our current
commitments for the acquisition of revenue equipment in connection with our
fleet upgrade over the next twelve months with a combination of cash generated
from operations, borrowings available under our primary credit facility, and
lease financing arrangements. We will continue to have significant capital
requirements over the long term, and the availability of the needed capital will
depend upon our financial condition and operating results and numerous other
factors over which we have limited or no control, including prevailing market
conditions and the market price of our common stock. However, based on our
operating results, anticipated future cash flows, current availability under our
credit facility, and sources of equipment lease financing that we expect will be
available to us, we do not expect to experience significant liquidity
constraints in the foreseeable future.
Contractual
Obligations and Commercial Commitments
As of March 31, 2008, our
operating leases, capitalized leases, other debts, and future commitments have
stated maturities or minimum annual payments as follows:
|
|
Annual
Cash Requirements
as
of March 31, 2008
(in
thousands)
Amounts
Due by Period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Less
than
One year
|
|
|
One
to Three Years
|
|
|
Three
to Five
years
|
|
|
More
than
Five years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
leases
|
|
$ |
68,310 |
|
|
$ |
18,364 |
|
|
$ |
19,080 |
|
|
$ |
16,125 |
|
|
$ |
14,741 |
|
Lease
residual value guarantees
|
|
|
66,810 |
|
|
|
24,752 |
|
|
|
16,044 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
26,014 |
|
Capital
leases(1)
|
|
|
56,678 |
|
|
|
8,606 |
|
|
|
21,964 |
|
|
|
26,108 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Long-term
debt(1)(1)
|
|
|
49,328 |
|
|
|
10,990 |
|
|
|
4,477 |
|
|
|
33,861 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Sub-total
|
|
$ |
241,126 |
|
|
$ |
62,712 |
|
|
$ |
61,565 |
|
|
$ |
76,094 |
|
|
$ |
40,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
purchase of revenue equipment
|
|
$ |
226,155 |
|
|
$ |
10,418 |
|
|
$ |
170,862 |
|
|
$ |
36,545 |
|
|
$ |
8,330 |
|
Employment
and consulting agreements(2)
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Standby
Letters of Credit
|
|
|
4,500 |
|
|
|
4,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
472,471 |
|
|
$ |
78,320 |
|
|
$ |
232,427 |
|
|
$ |
112,639 |
|
|
$ |
49,085 |
|
(1)
|
Includes
interest.
|
(2)
|
The
amounts reflected in the table do not include amounts that could become
payable to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
under certain circumstances if their employment by the Company is
terminated.
|
Critical
Accounting Policies
The preparation of our financial statements in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to
make estimates and assumptions that impact the amounts reported in our
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Therefore, the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and associated
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities are affected by these estimates
and assumptions. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing
basis, utilizing historical experience, consultation with experts, and other
methods considered reasonable in the particular circumstances. Nevertheless,
actual results may differ significantly from our estimates and assumptions, and
it is possible that materially different amounts would be reported using
differing estimates or assumptions. We consider our critical accounting policies
to be those that require us to make more significant judgments and estimates
when we prepare our financial statements. Our critical accounting policies
include the following:
Depreciation of Property and
Equipment. We depreciate our property and equipment using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. We generally
use estimated useful lives of 2 to 7 years for tractors and trailers, and
estimated salvage values for tractors and trailers generally range from 35% to
50% of the capitalized cost. Gains and losses on the disposal of revenue
equipment are included in depreciation expense in our statements of
operations.
We review
the reasonableness of our estimates regarding useful lives and salvage values of
our revenue equipment and other long-lived assets based upon, among other
things, our experience with similar assets, conditions in the used equipment
market, and prevailing industry practice. Changes in our useful life or salvage
value estimates or fluctuations in market values that are not reflected in our
estimates, could have a material effect on our results of
operations.
Revenue
equipment and other long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever an
event occurs that indicates an impairment may exist. Expected future cash flows
are used to analyze whether an impairment has occurred. If the sum of expected
undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the long-lived asset,
then an impairment loss is recognized. We measure the impairment loss by
comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying value. Fair value is
determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis or the appraised or
estimated market value of the asset, as appropriate.
Operating leases. We have
financed a substantial percentage of our tractors and trailers with operating
leases. These leases generally contain residual value guarantees,
which provide that the value of equipment returned to the lessor at the end of
the lease term will be no lower than a negotiated amount. To the extent that the
value of the equipment is below the negotiated amount, we are liable to the
lessor for the shortage at the expiration of the lease. For all equipment, we
are required to recognize additional rental expense to the extent we believe the
fair market value at the lease termination will be less than our obligation to
the lessor.
In
accordance with SFAS 13, Accounting for Leases,
property and equipment held under operating leases, and liabilities related
thereto, are not reflected on our balance sheet. All expenses related to revenue
equipment operating leases are reflected on our statements of operations in the
line item entitled "Revenue equipment rentals." As such, financing revenue
equipment with operating leases instead of bank borrowings or capital leases
effectively moves the interest component of the financing arrangement into
operating expenses on our statements of operations.
Claims Reserves and
Estimates. The primary claims arising for us consist of cargo liability,
personal injury, property damage, collision and comprehensive, workers'
compensation, and employee medical expenses. We maintain self-insurance levels
for these various areas of risk and have established reserves to cover these
self-insured liabilities. We also maintain insurance to cover liabilities in
excess of these self-insurance amounts. Claims reserves represent accruals for
the estimated uninsured portion of reported claims, including adverse
development of reported claims, as well as estimates of incurred but not
reported claims. Reported claims and related loss reserves are estimated by
third party administrators, and we refer to these estimates in establishing our
reserves. Claims incurred but not reported are estimated based on our historical
experience and industry trends, which are continually monitored, and accruals
are adjusted when warranted by changes in facts and circumstances. In
establishing our reserves we must take into account and estimate various
factors, including, but not limited to, assumptions concerning the nature and
severity of the claim, the effect of the jurisdiction on any award or
settlement, the length of time until ultimate resolution, inflation rates in
health care, and in general interest rates, legal expenses, and other factors.
Our actual experience may be different than our estimates, sometimes
significantly. Changes in assumptions as well as changes in actual experience
could cause these estimates to change in the near term. Insurance and claims
expense will vary from period to period based on the severity and frequency of
claims incurred in a given period.
Accounting for Income Taxes.
Deferred income taxes represent a substantial liability on our consolidated
balance sheet. Deferred income taxes are determined in accordance with SFAS No.
109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases, and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. We evaluate our tax
assets and liabilities on a periodic basis and adjust these balances as
appropriate. We believe that we have adequately provided for our future tax
consequences based upon current facts and circumstances and current tax law.
However, should our tax positions be challenged and not prevail, different
outcomes could result and have a significant impact on the amounts reported in
our consolidated financial statements.
The
carrying value of our deferred tax assets (tax benefits expected to be realized
in the future) assumes that we will be able to generate, based on certain
estimates and assumptions, sufficient future taxable income in certain tax
jurisdictions to utilize these deferred tax benefits. If these estimates and
related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to reduce the value
of the deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense. We
believe that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of
valuation allowance, will be realized, based on forecasted income. However,
there can be no assurance that we will meet our forecasts of future income. We
evaluate the deferred tax assets on a periodic basis and assess the need for
additional valuation allowances.
Federal
income taxes are provided on that portion of the income of foreign subsidiaries
that is expected to be remitted to the United States.
Seasonality
We have
substantial operations in the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Canada.
In those geographic regions, our tractor productivity may be adversely affected
during the winter season because inclement weather may impede our operations.
Moreover, some shippers reduce their shipments during holiday periods as a
result of curtailed operations or vacation shutdowns. At the same time,
operating expenses generally increase, with fuel efficiency declining because of
engine idling and harsh weather creating higher accident frequency, increased
claims, and more equipment repairs.
Inflation
Many of
our operating expenses, including fuel costs, revenue equipment, and driver
compensation, are sensitive to the effects of inflation, which result in higher
operating costs and reduced operating income. The effects of
inflation on our business during the past three years were most significant in
fuel. The effects of inflation on revenue were not material in the
past three years. We have limited the effects of inflation through
increases in freight rates and fuel surcharges.
We
experience various market risks, including changes in interest rates, foreign
currency exchange rates, and fuel prices. We do not enter into
derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes,
nor when there are no underlying related exposures.
Interest Rate
Risk. We are exposed to interest rate risk principally from
our primary credit facility. The credit facility carries a maximum
variable interest rate of either the bank's base rate or LIBOR plus
1.125%. At March 31, 2008 the interest rate for revolving borrowings
under our credit facility was LIBOR plus 0.875%. At March 31, 2008,
we had $33.8 million variable rate term loan borrowings outstanding under the
credit facility. A hypothetical 10% increase in the bank's base rate
and LIBOR would be immaterial to our net income.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate
Risk. We are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk,
specifically in connection with our Canadian operations. While virtually all of
the expenses associated with our Canadian operations, such as independent
contractor costs, Company driver compensation, and administrative costs, are
paid in Canadian dollars, a significant portion of our revenue generated from
those operations is billed in U.S. dollars because many of our customers are
U.S. shippers transporting goods to or from Canada. As a result, increases in
the Canadian dollar exchange rate adversely affect the profitability of our
Canadian operations. Assuming revenue and expenses for our Canadian operations
identical to that in the nine months ended March 31, 2008 (both in terms of
amount and currency mix), we estimate that a $0.01 decrease in the Canadian
dollar exchange rate would reduce our annual net income by approximately
$247,000.
We
generally do not face the same magnitude of foreign currency exchange rate risk
in connection with our intra-Mexico operations conducted through our Mexican
subsidiary, Jaguar, because our foreign currency revenues are generally
proportionate to our foreign currency expenses for those operations. For
purposes of consolidation, however, the operating results earned by our
subsidiaries, including Jaguar, in foreign currencies are converted into United
States dollars. As a result, a decrease in the value of the Mexican peso could
adversely affect our consolidated results of operations. Assuming revenue and
expenses for our Mexican operations identical to that in the nine months ended
March 31, 2008 (both in terms of amount and currency mix), we estimate that a
$0.01 decrease in the Mexican peso exchange rate would reduce our annual net
income by approximately $60,000.
Commodity Price
Risk. Shortages of fuel, increases in prices, or rationing of
petroleum products can have a materially adverse effect on our operations and
profitability. Fuel is subject to economic, political, market, and climatic
factors that are outside of our control. Historically, we have sought to recover
a portion of short-term increases in fuel prices from customers through the
collection of fuel surcharges. However, fuel surcharges do not always fully
offset increases in fuel prices. In addition, from time-to-time we may enter
into derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to fuel price
fluctuations. In accordance with SFAS 133 and SFAS 138, we adjust any such
derivative instruments to fair value through earnings on a monthly basis. As of
March 31, 2008, we had no derivative financial instruments in place to reduce
our exposure to fuel price fluctuations.
As
required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Company has carried out an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and
with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the
period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There were no
changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the nine months ended March 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or
that are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed
or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include
controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
disclosures.
The
Company has confidence in its disclosure controls and procedures. Nevertheless,
the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures
will prevent all errors or intentional fraud. An internal control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of such internal controls are
met. Further, the design of an internal control system must reflect
the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must
be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in
all internal control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the
Company have been detected.
Part
II. Other Information
There are
various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its
subsidiaries which arose in the normal course of the operations of its
business. The Company believes many of these proceedings are covered
in whole or in part by insurance and that none of these matters will have a
material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of
operations in any given period.
On August
8, 2007, the 384th District Court of the State of Texas situated in El Paso,
Texas, rendered a judgment against CTSI, for approximately $3.4 million in the
case of Martinez v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., which was originally filed
on September 4, 2002. The case involves a workers’ compensation claim of a
former employee of CTSI who suffered a back injury as a result of a traffic
accident. CTSI and the Company believe all actions taken were proper and legal
and contend that the proper and exclusive place for resolution of this dispute
was before the Indiana Workers Compensation Board. While there can be no
certainty as to the outcome, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution
of this dispute will not have a materially adverse effect on its consolidated
financial position or results of operations. Trial transcripts are being
prepared for the Court of Appeals and appellate briefing is in
process.
While we
attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated
with our business, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be
present. Our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007, in the
section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors, describes some of the risks and
uncertainties associated with our business. These risks and uncertainties have
the potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects.
Item
5. Other Information
Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
Since
September 2007, the Company has used rent-free, an approximately nine acre
parcel of land located near the cross section of Interstate 465 and Interstate
37 near Indianapolis, Indiana, to evaluate the prospects for operating a
used-equipment sales business to dispose of a portion of its own tractors and
trailers in the ordinary course of business. The Company intends to
continue the equipment sales business and found the location to be favorable.
The land is currently owned by 1210 West Thompson LLC (“Thompson LLC”), an
Indiana limited liability company owned and managed by Mrs. Will, the wife of
Paul Will, the Company’s Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary. On April 30,
2008, the Company agreed to purchase the parcel from Thompson LLC at a cost of
$820,000. Prior to the Company's agreement to purchase the land from Thompson
LLC, Thompson LLC had received written offers to purchase the parcel from
independent third parties at prices of $800,000 and $840,000, respectively.
Mrs. Will, as the sole member of Thompson LLC, has a financial interest in
the transaction equal to the total purchase price. The transaction was
reviewed and approved in advance by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board
of Directors.
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
At its
regularly scheduled meeting on April 30, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") of the Company cancelled the
July 1, 2006, grant of 8,000 options to purchase the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $22.04 and the August 8, 2007, grant of 100,000 options to
purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $17.52 previously
awarded to Chris Hines, the Company’s President and Chief Operating
Officer. The Compensation Committee then awarded Mr. Hines 32,000
restricted shares of the Company’s common stock that will vest twenty percent
(20%) on each of August 8, 2008, August 8, 2009, August 8, 2010, August 8, 2011,
and August 8, 2012, subject to Mr. Hines’ continued service to the Company and
its subsidiaries.
The
Compensation Committee based the cancellation of stock options and grant of
restricted stock to Mr. Hines on (i) a desire to more closely align Mr. Hines’
interests with those of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) a desire to encourage
long term retention of Mr. Hines; (iii) the impact of Mr. Hines’ equity
compensation on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; and (iv) the
performance by Mr. Hines as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer
since joining the Company in July 2007. The Compensation Committee also
considered the current holdings of the Company’s common stock of Mr. Hines and
the composition and value of the total compensation package of Mr. Hines in
determining the grant of restricted stock.
3.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective
January 12, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ending December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on January 30,
2006.)
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3.2
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Certificate
of Designation for Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on
September 28, 2000.)
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3.3
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ending December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on January 31,
2008.)
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4.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective
January 12, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ending December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on January 30,
2006.)
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4.2
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Certificate
of Designation for Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on
September 28, 2000.)
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4.3
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2000, between Celadon Group, Inc. and
Fleet National Bank, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed with the SEC on July 20, 2000.)
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4.4
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ending December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on January
31, 2008.)
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Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 22, 2008, among Celadon Group,
Inc., Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., TruckersB2B, Inc., and Celadon
Logistics Services, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and
LaSalle Bank National Association*
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31.1
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Certification
pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Stephen Russell, the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer.*
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31.2
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Certification
pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Paul Will, the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer.*
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32.1
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, by Stephen Russell, the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer.*
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32.2
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Paul Will, the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer.*
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* Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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Celadon
Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Stephen Russell |
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Stephen
Russell
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Chief
Executive Officer
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/s/ Paul Will |
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Paul
Will
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Chief
Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Assistant
Secretary
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Date: April
30, 2008
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