10-Q
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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(Mark One) |
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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, 2006 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period
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Commission file number 000-49717
Crowley Maritime Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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94-3148464 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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155 Grand Avenue,
Oakland, California
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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94612
(Zip Code) |
(510) 251-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if
changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer” in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated
filer o Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
As of May 12, 2006, 88,813 shares of voting common
stock, par value $.01 per share, and 46,138 shares of
non-voting Class N common stock, par value $.01 per
share, were outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Revenues:
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Operating revenues
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$ |
261,463 |
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$ |
226,187 |
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Fuel sales
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67,159 |
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13,020 |
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328,622 |
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239,207 |
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Expenses:
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Operating
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226,899 |
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197,808 |
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Cost of fuel sold
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57,050 |
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9,279 |
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General and administrative
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8,677 |
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10,102 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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17,524 |
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15,937 |
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Asset recoveries, net
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(1,520 |
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(1,746 |
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308,630 |
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231,380 |
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Operating income
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19,992 |
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7,827 |
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Other income (expense):
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Interest income
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352 |
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801 |
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Interest expense
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(4,807 |
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(4,969 |
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
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(16 |
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(24 |
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Other income (expense)
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838 |
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(82 |
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(3,633 |
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(4,274 |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes
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16,359 |
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3,553 |
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Income tax expense
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(6,400 |
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(1,400 |
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Income from continuing operations
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9,959 |
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2,153 |
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Discontinued operations:
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Loss from operations, including gain on disposal, net of tax
benefit
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(51 |
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(313 |
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Net income
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9,908 |
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1,840 |
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Preferred stock dividends
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(394 |
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(394 |
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Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$ |
9,514 |
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$ |
1,446 |
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Basic earnings per common share:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ |
71.34 |
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$ |
13.04 |
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Loss from discontinued operations
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(0.38 |
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(2.32 |
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Net income
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$ |
70.96 |
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$ |
10.72 |
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Diluted earnings per common share:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ |
61.74 |
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$ |
13.04 |
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Loss from discontinued operations
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(0.32 |
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(2.32 |
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Net income
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$ |
61.42 |
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$ |
10.72 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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March 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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2005 | |
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ASSETS |
Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
50,183 |
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$ |
33,948 |
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Receivables, net
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196,635 |
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200,607 |
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Inventory
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23,775 |
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37,744 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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33,383 |
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36,276 |
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Deferred income taxes
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19,681 |
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19,681 |
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Current assets of discontinued operations
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432 |
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523 |
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Accrued deposits
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(42,185 |
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(41,000 |
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
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281,904 |
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287,779 |
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Receivable from related party
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11,920 |
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11,540 |
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Goodwill
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55,971 |
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54,027 |
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Intangibles, net
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18,993 |
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19,651 |
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Other assets
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58,374 |
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36,568 |
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Capital Construction Fund
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41,827 |
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41,827 |
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Property and equipment, net
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619,516 |
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607,319 |
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$ |
1,088,505 |
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$ |
1,058,711 |
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LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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$ |
130,868 |
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$ |
122,186 |
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Accrued payroll and related expenses
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45,186 |
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48,710 |
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Insurance claims payable
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20,334 |
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22,311 |
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Unearned revenue
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11,439 |
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15,974 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations
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1,033 |
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1,225 |
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Current portion of long-term debt
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36,147 |
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33,426 |
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
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245,007 |
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243,832 |
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Deferred income taxes
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115,755 |
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110,002 |
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Other liabilities
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22,943 |
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22,032 |
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Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
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109 |
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93 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion
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334,987 |
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322,686 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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718,801 |
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698,645 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)
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Redeemable common stock, 5,075 shares issued and outstanding
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9,450 |
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9,450 |
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Unearned ESOP common stock, 871 and 896 shares
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(1,231 |
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(1,267 |
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TOTAL REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK
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8,219 |
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8,183 |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
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Preferred class A convertible stock, $100 par value,
315,000 shares issued, authorized and outstanding
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31,500 |
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31,500 |
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Common voting stock, $.01 par value, 4,485,000 shares
authorized; 83,738 and 83,738 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively
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1 |
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1 |
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Class N common non-voting stock, $.01 par value,
54,500 shares authorized; 46,138 shares outstanding
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— |
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Additional paid-in capital
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64,277 |
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64,277 |
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Retained earnings
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269,577 |
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260,063 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of
$2,176 and $2,225, respectively
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(3,870 |
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(3,958 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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361,485 |
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351,883 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ |
1,088,505 |
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$ |
1,058,711 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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Preferred Class A | |
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Class N |
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Convertible Stock | |
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Common Stock | |
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Common Stock |
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Accumulated | |
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Additional | |
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Other | |
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Par | |
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Par | |
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Par |
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Paid-In | |
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Retained | |
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Comprehensive | |
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Shares | |
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Value | |
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Shares | |
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Value | |
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Shares | |
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Value |
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Capital | |
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Earnings | |
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Loss | |
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Total | |
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December 31, 2005
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315,000 |
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$ |
31,500 |
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83,738 |
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$ |
1 |
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46,138 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
64,277 |
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$ |
260,063 |
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$ |
(3,958 |
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$ |
351,883 |
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Preferred stock dividends
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(394 |
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— |
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(394 |
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Comprehensive Income:
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Net income
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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9,908 |
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— |
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Other comprehensive income:
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Amortization of rate lock agreement, net of tax expense of $49
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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88 |
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Total comprehensive income
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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9,996 |
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March 31, 2006
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315,000 |
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$ |
31,500 |
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83,738 |
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$ |
1 |
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46,138 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
64,277 |
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$ |
269,577 |
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$ |
(3,870 |
) |
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$ |
361,485 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands)
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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(Restated) | |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net income
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$ |
9,908 |
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$ |
1,840 |
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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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17,524 |
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15,937 |
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Dry-docking costs capitalized
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(2,617 |
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(4,232 |
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LOF Contract costs recovery
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(23,003 |
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— |
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Amortization of deferred gain on the sale and leaseback of
vessels
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(144 |
) |
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(144 |
) |
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Asset recoveries, net
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(1,520 |
) |
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(1,746 |
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Change in cash surrender value of life insurance
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(395 |
) |
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94 |
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Deferred income tax provision
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4,864 |
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278 |
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Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
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Receivables, net
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6,586 |
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6,866 |
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Inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets
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13,178 |
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(6,718 |
) |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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2,461 |
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3,619 |
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Accrued payroll and related expenses
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(3,540 |
) |
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4,782 |
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Other
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1,442 |
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1,147 |
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Net cash provided by continuing operations
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24,744 |
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21,723 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
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(101 |
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885 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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24,643 |
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22,608 |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
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(4,837 |
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— |
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Property and equipment additions
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(25,104 |
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(15,431 |
) |
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Proceeds from asset dispositions
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3,311 |
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5,338 |
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Withdrawals of restricted funds
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3,859 |
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— |
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Contingent purchase price paid, net
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(191 |
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— |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(22,962 |
) |
|
|
(10,093 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
32,363 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Repayments on Revolving Credit Agreement
|
|
|
(10,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
(7,809 |
) |
|
|
(6,119 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
14,554 |
|
|
|
(6,119 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
16,235 |
|
|
|
6,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
33,948 |
|
|
|
142,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$ |
50,183 |
|
|
$ |
149,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
|
|
NOTE 1 — |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission which apply to interim financial statements. These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not
include all disclosures provided in the annual financial
statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto contained in Amendment No. 1
to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for
Crowley Maritime Corporation (the “Company”) for the
year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2006.
All adjustments of a normal recurring nature which, in the
opinion of management, are necessary to present a fair statement
of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
for the interim periods have been made. Results of operations
for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the full year.
The Company recently reviewed its financial statement
presentation and disclosure in response to a comment received
from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
resulting from a review of the Company’s filings. As a
result, the Company restated its December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to classify
capitalized dry-docking costs as an operating activity rather
than an investing activity.
As a result of the restatements, the Company’s previously
reported cash flows from continuing operations provided by (used
in) operating and investing activities will be increased or
decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
$ |
26,840 |
|
|
Dry-docking costs capitalized
|
|
|
(4,232 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
As restated
|
|
$ |
22,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
$ |
(14,325 |
) |
|
Dry-docking costs capitalized
|
|
|
4,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As restated
|
|
$ |
(10,093 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Effective July 1, 2005, the Company implemented a corporate
reorganization. As a result of this reorganization, the Company
reevaluated its operating segments and reporting segments and
retroactively changed them to be aligned with the Company’s
new structure. The Company is now organized and managed
principally by means of five operating segments: Puerto Rico and
Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services,
Logistics Services, Marine Services and Petroleum Services. The
Company has aggregated the Puerto Rico and Caribbean Liner
Services and Latin America Liner Services into one reportable
segment called Liner Services. Refer to Note 9 for further
discussion of the Company’s segments.
6
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
As discussed in Note 3, the Company has reported
discontinued operations and reclassified amounts related to
those discontinued operations. As discussed in Note 9,
effective July 1, 2005, the Company completed a
reorganization, which affected the Company’s reportable
segments. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements for the three months ended March 31,
2005 and related notes thereto have been reclassified to conform
with the current year presentation.
|
|
|
LOF Contract Costs Recoveries |
Costs incurred on salvage contracts performed under Lloyd’s
Open Form (“LOF”) are expensed as incurred. The
Company recognizes contract costs recoveries as an offset of
costs incurred during the period in which the Company has
completed a salvage process that provides it with a valid claim
and when such costs are deemed probable of recovery (as defined
in SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies).
If costs are incurred in a given period and the Company does not
complete a salvage process, a cost recovery is not recognized in
that period. If costs incurred in a given period for a
successful salvage are not deemed probable of recovery, these
costs are expensed as incurred and no costs recoveries are
recognized in that period. At the time when settlement or
arbitration is complete, the Company will recognize the total
revenue related to the contract, total costs that were recovered
and associated profit related to the contract. The Company has
historically recovered at least its salvage costs in
substantially all of its prior salvage operations. Cost
recoveries are netted against expenses in the operating expense
section of the consolidated statement of operations.
|
|
NOTE 2 — |
Acquisitions of Businesses |
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired all of the stock
of Columbus Distributing, Inc. and
Ev-Jo, Inc.
(collectively “CDI”), a fuel distribution business in
Alaska, for cash of $4,644, net of $469 cash acquired. The
acquisition of CDI further expands the Company’s Alaskan
fuel distribution business. The operations of CDI have been
included in the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Operations, within the Petroleum Services segment,
commencing January 1, 2006. The acquisition has been
accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141,
Business Combinations. The Company is in the process of
allocating the purchase price which includes obtaining
independent appraisals of the fair value of assets and
intangibles acquired. The Company will also be evaluating
contingencies, such as environmental contingencies, during the
second and third quarters of 2006 due to weather conditions in
Alaska. As a result of the purchase price paid and the
assignment of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed, the Company has recorded goodwill of
$1,395 related to this acquisition.
On September 6, 2005, the Company acquired from Northland
Fuel LLC, all of the stock of Service Oil and Gas, Inc. and
certain assets and liabilities of Yukon Fuel Company, Northland
Vessel Leasing Company LLC, and Yutana Barge Lines (collectively
“Northland Fuel”). Northland Fuel operates a refined
products distribution business in Alaska. The acquisition of
Northland Fuel complements the Company’s existing business
engaged in the transportation, distribution and sale of fuel in
Alaska and has been included in the Company’s consolidated
statement of operations, within the Petroleum Services segment,
commencing September 6, 2005. The acquisition has been
accounted for in accordance with
7
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. The
purchase price, including working capital adjustments, was
$92,584, net of $1,581 cash acquired. The purchase price was
paid with cash.
The assets and liabilities have been recorded at estimated fair
value as determined by the Company’s management based on
information currently available. The Company has received
independent appraisals of the fair values of the acquired
property and equipment. The Company is currently in the process
of appraising the identified intangibles assets which the
Company expects to consist of customer lists. The Company
expects that the final appraisals for identified intangibles
assets will be received before the end of the third quarter of
2006. The Company is also in the process of determining if any
contingencies exist as of the purchase date. It is expected that
the identification of contingencies, such as environmental
contingencies, will not be completed until the second or third
quarter of 2006 due to weather conditions in Alaska.
Accordingly, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to
revision based on the final determination of fair values of
intangible assets and contingencies identified. As a result of
the purchase price paid and the assignment of the estimated fair
value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the
Company has recorded goodwill and other intangibles of $13,536
related to this acquisition. It is expected that the incremental
amortization adjustment that results from the final intangible
appraisals will not have a material effect on the financial
condition or results of operations.
On October 1, 2005, the Company acquired all of the
membership interest of Titan Maritime LLC, and certain assets of
Titan Maritime Industries, Inc., Karlissa Associates and Marine
Equipment Corp. (collectively “Titan”), a worldwide
marine salvage and marine wreck removal business. The
acquisition of Titan expands the Company’s marine salvage
and marine wreck removal business domestically and into
international markets. The operations of Titan have been
included in the Company’s consolidated statement of
operations commencing October 1, 2005 and are reported
under the Marine Services segment. The purchase price of
$18,094, net of $1,619 cash acquired, is comprised of $12,588
cash, a $5,000 promissory note, and working capital payable to
the sellers of $2,125. The promissory note is payable in five
annual installments of $1,000 plus interest at the Citibank
prime interest rate. The interest rate (currently 6.75%) is
adjusted annually on October 1. The working capital purchased is
subject to adjustment for one year based on actual revenues
earned and expenses paid.
In accordance with the purchase agreement, the sellers shall
annually earn 35% of calculated earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) between
$1,000 and $3,000 and shall earn 20% of calculated EBITDA
greater than $3,000 for five years. The earn- out is considered
contingent purchase price and will be accounted for as purchase
price when earned. No earn-out has been earned through
March 31, 2006.
The Company has not completed the process of allocating the
purchase price. The assets and liabilities of Titan have been
recorded at fair value as determined by the Company’s
management based on information currently available. The Company
has received independent appraisals of the fair values of
vessels acquired. The Company is currently in the process of
appraising the other property and equipment acquired and
identified intangibles, which the Company expects to consist of
non-compete agreements. The Company expects to receive the final
appraisals before the end of the third quarter of 2006.
Accordingly, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to
revision based on the final determination of the fair value of
assets and intangibles acquired. As a result of the purchase
price paid and the assignment of the estimated fair value of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company has
recorded goodwill and other intangibles of $4,254 related to
this acquisition. It is expected that the incremental
depreciation and amortization adjustment that results from the
final appraisals will not have a material effect on the
financial condition or results of operations.
8
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
The purchase price of the acquisitions described above consisted
of the following as of March 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
Acquisition | |
|
Acquisitions | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables
|
|
$ |
2,013 |
|
|
$ |
40,443 |
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
28,074 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,395 |
|
|
|
9,790 |
|
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
3,935 |
|
|
|
56,286 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(1,587 |
) |
|
|
(25,018 |
) |
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(1,020 |
) |
|
Unearned revenue
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,348 |
) |
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
(468 |
) |
|
|
(963 |
) |
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
(840 |
) |
|
|
(1,342 |
) |
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
(553 |
) |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(568 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$ |
4,644 |
|
|
$ |
110,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the
three months ended March 31, 2005 are presented as if the
above acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2005.
The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which
management believes are reasonable. However, pro forma results
do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of
the planned integration of the Company and the above
acquisitions, and are not necessarily indicative of the results
which would have occurred if the business combinations had been
in effect on the dates indicated, or which may result in the
future.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended March 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
288,170 |
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
363 |
|
Less preferred stock dividends
|
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net loss for basic and diluted earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 3 — |
Discontinued Operations |
The Company has disposed of vessels and certain South America
operations in previous years that were accounted for as
discontinued operations, in accordance with
SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and APB 30, Reporting
the Results of Operations — Reporting the Effects of
Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual
and
9
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions.
Discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31
are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations before taxes
|
|
$ |
(51 |
) |
|
$ |
(517 |
) |
Gain on disposal
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Income tax benefit
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
(51 |
) |
|
$ |
(313 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The combined assets and liabilities of discontinued operations
included in the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Receivables, net
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
175 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets of discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
432 |
|
|
$ |
523 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$ |
999 |
|
|
$ |
1,146 |
|
Insurance claims payable
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
1,033 |
|
|
$ |
1,225 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 4 — |
Related Party Transactions |
Included in trade receivables at March 31, 2006 is a
receivable balance of $217 from a retail gas station in Alaska
which is owned by an employee of the Company. The Company
recorded $633 in Fuel Sales during the three months ended
March 31, 2006 related to this retail gas station.
NOTE 5 — Assets Contained in a Rabbi Trust
Assets contained in a rabbi trust consist of investments in
various funds made by eligible individuals as part of the
Company’s deferred compensation plan. These investments are
stated at aggregate fair value, are restricted and have been
placed in a rabbi trust whereby the amounts are irrevocably set
aside to fund the Company’s obligations under the deferred
compensation plan. The Company classifies these assets as
trading securities and accounts for them in accordance with
SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in
Debt and Equity Securities. The Company recorded a gain of
$783 and a loss of $123 in Other Income for the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE 6 — Accrued Deposits
|
|
|
Capital Construction Fund |
Under its agreement with the U.S. Government, the Company
is allowed to deposit to the Capital Construction Fund
(“CCF”) earnings and gains from qualified operations
without payment of federal taxes. CCF cash and marketable
securities are restricted to provide for the replacement of
vessels, additional vessels, or improvement of vessels within
strict guidelines established by the U.S. Maritime
Administration. Deposits to the CCF are considered tax
deductions in the year designated; however, they
10
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
are taxable, with interest payable from the year of deposit, if
withdrawn for general corporate purposes or other non-qualified
purposes, or upon termination of the agreement. Qualified
withdrawals for investments in vessels and certain related
equipment do not give rise to a current tax liability, but
reduce the depreciable bases of the vessels or other assets for
income tax purposes.
At December 31, 2005, the Company designated $41,000 of
qualified earnings as “accrued deposits” to its CCF.
The Company has not changed this designation in 2006. Such
accrued deposits are reflected in the Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as a reduction of current assets.
|
|
|
Construction Reserve Fund |
Under its agreement with the U.S. Government, the Company
is allowed to deposit to a Construction Reserve Fund
(“CRF”) proceeds from qualified sales of vessels
without payment of federal taxes. CRF cash and marketable
securities are restricted to provide for the replacement of
vessels (constructed or purchased) within strict guidelines
established by the U.S. Maritime Administration. Deposits
to the CRF are considered to be a tax deferral in the year of a
sale of a qualified vessel. Qualified withdrawals for
investments in vessels do not give rise to a current tax
liability, but reduce the depreciable bases of the vessels for
income tax purposes.
At March 31, 2006, the Company has designated $1,185 of
qualified sales proceeds as “accrued deposits” to its
CRF. Such accrued deposits are reflected in the Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a reduction of current
assets and an addition to Property and Equipment as the
qualified proceeds will be used to reimburse the Company for
qualified expenditures. Furthermore, the Company has reduced its
current tax liability and increased its deferred tax liability
at March 31, 2006 for the effects of this accrued deposit.
During January 2006, the Company repaid $10,000 under its
$95,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the
“Revolving Credit Agreement”).
During January 2006, the Company entered into a master security
agreement for $36,265 with a bank to finance operating equipment
constructed in 2005 and 2006. The Company has received $31,823
in proceeds under the master financing agreement during the
first quarter of 2006. The Company will receive the remaining
$4,442 of proceeds as equipment is purchased. Principal and
interest, at fixed rates ranging from 6.15% to 6.56%, is due
quarterly through March 2016. The agreement includes balloon
payments of $4,809 in January 2013, $849 in March 2013 and
$4,090 in March 2016. The loan is collateralized by the
operating equipment.
11
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
|
|
NOTE 8 — |
Earnings Per Common Share |
The computations for basic and diluted earnings per common share
for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
9,959 |
|
|
$ |
2,153 |
|
|
Less preferred stock dividends
|
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income for basic earnings per common share from continuing
operations
|
|
|
9,565 |
|
|
|
1,759 |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income for basic earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
9,514 |
|
|
$ |
1,446 |
|
|
Plus preferred stock dividends
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income for diluted earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
9,908 |
|
|
$ |
1,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares
|
|
|
134,072 |
|
|
|
134,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares
|
|
|
161,306 |
|
|
|
134,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The preferred class A convertible stock is anti-dilutive
for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
|
|
NOTE 9 — |
Financial Information by Segment and Geographic Area |
Segment information has been prepared in accordance with
SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information. Segments were determined
based on the types of services provided by each segment. The
Company accounts for intersegment revenue and transfers at cost.
Effective July 1, 2005, the Company implemented a corporate
reorganization. As a result of this reorganization, the Company
reevaluated its operating segments and reporting segments and
retroactively changed them to be aligned with the Company’s
new structure. The Company is now organized and managed
principally by means of five operating segments: Puerto Rico and
Caribbean Islands Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services,
Logistics Services, Marine Services and Petroleum Services. The
Company manages its business operations and evaluates
performance based upon the revenue and operating income of its
operating segments.
As a result of the Company’s change in its organizational
structure, the previously reported Ship Assist and Escort
Service and Energy and Marine Service operating segments have
been combined into one operating segment called Marine Services.
In addition, certain ship management services previously
reported under Liner Services and the former Oil and Chemical
Distribution and Transportation Services are reported in Marine
Services. The remaining portions of the former Oil and Chemical
Distribution and Transportation Services (the Petroleum Service
and Marine Transport Corporation) including certain ship
management services are now part of an operating segment named
Petroleum Services.
The Company has aggregated the Puerto Rico and Caribbean Islands
Liner Services and the Latin America Liner Services into one
reportable segment called Liner Services. These operating
segments are
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
aggregated based upon their long-term financial performance and
because their products, services and class of customers are
similar. The Liner Services segment provides ocean
transportation services for the carriage of cargo between two
geographic areas: (1) ports in the United States and ports
in Puerto Rico and certain eastern Caribbean islands; and
(2) ports in the United States and ports in Central
America, and certain Western Caribbean islands. The Liner
Services segment provides a broad range of cargo transportation
services including the carriage of containers, trailers,
vehicles and oversized cargo.
Logistics Services, formerly aggregated in the Liner Services
segment, is being reported as a separate reportable segment
based upon its long-term financial performance. Logistics
services are provided in the United States and Central America
and include: (a) freight forwarding, ocean transportation
and airfreight to points throughout the world;
(b) warehousing and distribution services, customs
clearance and trucking within the United States and Central
America; and (c) full package activities intended to create
efficiencies in the carriage of goods.
The Marine Services segment provides ship assist and escort
services (including ship assist, tanker escort, docking and
related services, fire fighting, emergency towing and oil spill
response) and specialized services to companies on a worldwide
basis engaged in the exploration, production and distribution of
oil and gas. This segment offers turnkey project management for
major infrastructure projects as well as logistics and inventory
control services for the oil and gas industry. In addition,
Marine Services provides worldwide marine salvage and marine
wreck removal services as well as vessel management services to
third parties.
Petroleum Services transports crude oil, petroleum products and
chemicals among ports on the east and west coasts of the United
States, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico. Petroleum Services also
operates a refined petroleum products distribution business in
Alaska which includes the operations of owned or leased tank
farms and the distribution of fuel via distribution centers, gas
stations and retail delivery. Petroleum Services also provides
vessel management services to third parties.
Other includes corporate services. Corporate services provides
accounting, legal, human resources, information technology,
purchasing support, insurance services, engineering services and
vessel acquisition services to the Company’s operating
segments and allocates 100% of their associated costs to the
operating segments. Asset charges (recoveries) are
allocated to the segment that last used the asset.
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
The table below summarizes certain financial information for
each of the Company’s segments and reconciles such
information to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and
2005. The Company does not segregate assets or expenditures for
long-lived assets by reporting segment; therefore these amounts
are reported under Other. Additionally, the Company does not
allocate interest expense, interest income, other income, or
income taxes to operating segments. Accordingly, such amounts
are included in Other. As a result of the changes in the
Company’s reportable segments during 2005, the information
for prior quarters has been reclassified to conform with the
current year presentation. This information has also been
reclassified for discontinued operations, as discussed in
Note 3.
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|
Liner | |
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Logistics | |
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Marine | |
|
Petroleum | |
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Segment | |
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Consolidated | |
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Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
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Total | |
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Other | |
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Elimination | |
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Total | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Revenues
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$ |
160,932 |
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|
$ |
13,213 |
|
|
$ |
55,764 |
|
|
$ |
98,713 |
|
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$ |
328,622 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
328,622 |
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Intersegment revenues
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|
|
1,953 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
16,619 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
18,818 |
|
|
$ |
25,040 |
|
|
$ |
(43,858 |
) |
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|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,258 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
2,493 |
|
|
|
4,940 |
|
|
|
11,924 |
|
|
|
5,600 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
17,524 |
|
Asset recoveries
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(1,331 |
) |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
(1,520 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,520 |
) |
Operating income (loss)
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|
|
9,703 |
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|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
6,628 |
|
|
|
3,910 |
|
|
|
19,992 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
19,992 |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
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|
11 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
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|
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Revenues
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$ |
150,446 |
|
|
$ |
11,505 |
|
|
$ |
32,168 |
|
|
$ |
45,088 |
|
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$ |
239,207 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
239,207 |
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Intersegment revenues
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|
|
1,134 |
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|
|
12 |
|
|
|
11,059 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,205 |
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$ |
26,084 |
|
|
$ |
(38,289 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
3,048 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
2,540 |
|
|
|
4,345 |
|
|
|
10,205 |
|
|
|
5,732 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
15,937 |
|
Asset recoveries
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,635 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,746 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,746 |
) |
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
5,141 |
|
|
|
(555 |
) |
|
|
(1,113 |
) |
|
|
4,354 |
|
|
|
7,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,827 |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
|
Geographic Area Information |
Revenues are attributed to the United States and to all foreign
countries based on the port of origin for the ocean
transportation of the carriage of ocean cargo and the location
of service provided for all other operations. Revenues from
external customers attributable to an individual country, other
than the United States, were not material for disclosure.
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Revenues from external customers and property and equipment, net
by geographic area are summarized as follows:
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United | |
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All Foreign | |
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Consolidated | |
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States | |
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Countries | |
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Total | |
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| |
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| |
Three months ended March 31, 2006
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Revenues
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|
$ |
281,627 |
|
|
$ |
46,995 |
|
|
$ |
328,622 |
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Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
608,648 |
|
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$ |
10,868 |
|
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$ |
619,516 |
|
Three months ended March 31, 2005
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|
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|
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Revenues
|
|
$ |
199,221 |
|
|
$ |
39,986 |
|
|
$ |
239,207 |
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Property and equipment, net
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$ |
489,313 |
|
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$ |
3,600 |
|
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$ |
492,913 |
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NOTE 10 — |
Commitments and Contingencies |
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to
legal proceedings, lawsuits and other claims. Such matters are
subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable
with assurance. Consequently, the ultimate aggregate amount of
monetary liability or financial impact with respect to these
matters at March 31, 2006, cannot be ascertained. While
these matters could affect the Company’s operating results
for any one quarter when resolved in future periods and while
there can be no assurance with respect thereto, management
believes, with the advice of outside legal counsel, that after
final disposition, any monetary liability or financial impact to
the Company from these matters (except as otherwise disclosed
below) would not be material to the Company’s consolidated
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Litigation Involving Directors |
A purported class action and derivative complaint was filed on
November 30, 2004, in the Court of Chancery (the
“Court”) in the State of Delaware against the Company
and its Board of Directors alleging breaches of the fiduciary
duties owed by the director defendants to the Company and its
stockholders. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the
defendants improperly spent corporate funds on certain
split-dollar life insurance policies to advance a corporate
policy of entrenching the Company’s controlling
stockholder, Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., and certain members of his
family. The plaintiffs seek damages and other relief. On
February 25, 2005, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the
complaint. The motion was briefed and heard on September 30,
2005. Before ruling on the Company’s motion to dismiss, the
Court, on January 19, 2006, ordered that motion stayed pending
resolution of two motions filed on December 27, 2005; one motion
to amend filed by the plaintiff, and a second motion to
intervene filed by a purported stockholder. Defendants’
opposition briefs to these pending motions have been filed and
oral argument on the motions is currently scheduled for June 9,
2006. The Company believes that there are legal and factual
defenses to these claims and intends to defend this action
vigorously. The Company believes that an adverse outcome of this
case would not have a material effect on its financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company is currently named as a defendant with other
shipowners and numerous other defendants with respect to
approximately 16,000 maritime asbestos cases and other toxic
tort cases, most of which were filed in the Federal Courts in
Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Each of these cases,
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
filed on behalf of a seaman or his personal representative,
alleges injury or illness based upon exposure to asbestos or
other toxic substances and sets forth a claim based upon the
theory of negligence under the Jones Act and on the theory of
unseaworthiness under the General Maritime Law.
Pursuant to an order issued by the Judicial Panel on
Multidistrict Litigation dated July 29, 1991, all Ohio and
Michigan cases (“the Multidistrict Litigation”) were
transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania for pretrial processing. On May 1,
1996, the cases were dismissed subject to reinstatement in the
future. At present, it is not known when or how long the process
will require. Approximately 31 of the Ohio and Michigan claims
which name one or more Company entities as defendants have been
reinstated, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys are not actively
pursuing the cases. Although ten years have passed since the
dismissal, it is not known whether a plan can be developed that
will result in settlement of the cases. If not settled, upon
reinstatement, the cases should be remanded to the Ohio and
Michigan federal courts.
In addition, the Company is a defendant with others in
approximately 91 asbestosis or other toxic cases pending in
jurisdictions other than the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
These other jurisdictions include state and federal courts
located in Northern California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana,
Florida, Maryland and New York. These cases contain allegations
of injury similar to those alleged in the Multidistrict
Litigation cases.
Substantially all of the cases described above, as with other
asbestos and toxic tort cases in which the Company has been
named as a party, not only involve numerous named defendants,
but also generally do not allege specific monetary damages
beyond the jurisdictional requirement. If specific damages are
sought, they would apply in various amounts against various
defendants.
In many claims that have been asserted against the Company, the
plaintiffs have been unable to establish any causal relationship
to the Company. In addition, in many asbestos cases, the
plaintiffs have been unable to demonstrate that they have
suffered any injury or compensable loss that resulted from
asbestos exposure or that alleged exposure was related to the
Company.
The Company has insurance coverage that may reimburse it for a
substantial portion of: (a) the costs incurred defending
against asbestos claims; and (b) the amounts the Company
pays to settle claims or honor judgments by courts. The coverage
is provided by a large number of insurance policies written by
dozens of insurance companies over a period of many years. The
amount of insurance coverage depends on the nature of the
alleged exposure to asbestos, the specific subsidiary against
which an asbestos claim is asserted and the terms and conditions
of the specific policy.
At March 31, 2006, the Company has accrued $2,927 as its
best estimate of the liability for pending asbestos and toxic
claims and has recorded a receivable from its insurance
companies of $1,133 related to the asbestos litigation described
above. The Company does not accrue for unasserted asbestos
claims, such as in the Multidistrict Litigation, because it
believes that it is not possible to determine whether any loss
is probable with respect to such claims or even to estimate the
amount or range of the loss, if any. Among the reasons is that
the claims are made by an indeterminable number of people that
include not just seamen who served on Company vessels, but
longshoreman, ship repair workers and others.
The unpredictability of personal injury litigation makes it
difficult to accurately predict the ultimate resolution of these
asbestos and toxic claims. By their very nature, civil actions
relating to toxic substances vary according to the fact pattern
of each case, including whether the plaintiff can prove actual
disease, if any, or actual exposure, if any, to asbestos on
Company vessels, the number of defendants and their relative
shares of liability in each case, the applicable jurisdiction
and numerous other factors. This uncertainty is increased by the
possibility of adverse court rulings or new legislation
affecting the asbestos
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
claim litigation or the settlement process. It is therefore
possible that an adverse outcome in some of these cases could
have a material adverse affect on the Company’s
consolidated financial condition, operating results or cash
flows.
A summary of the asbestos-related claims for the first quarter
of 2006 and 2005 is presented below (dollars are in thousands):
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2006 | |
|
2005 | |
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| |
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| |
Number of claims filed
|
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|
25 |
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|
|
21 |
|
Number of claims settled
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Number of claims dismissed
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Total settlements paid
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
93 |
|
Average settlement
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
Legal expenses paid
|
|
$ |
145 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
Insurance proceeds received
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
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$ |
41 |
|
In addition to the asbestos-related claims in the summary above,
in 2004 the Company settled certain asbestos-related claims that
involved seamen employed by the Company for over 30 years.
Although no insurance receivable has been recorded on these
claims, the Company is aggressively pursuing reimbursement from
certain insurance companies. In October 2004, the Company
submitted demand letters to certain insurance underwriters for
settlement amounts and defense costs paid. In November 2004, the
Company filed suit against the insurance underwriters. The case
is currently in discovery.
The Company has executed agreements totaling approximately
$4,586 to purchase certain equipment and one vessel that are
expected to be delivered during 2006.
The Company has entered into contracts for the construction of 6
articulated tug/barge units and 2 heavy lift deck barges at
an aggregate cost of approximately $303,600 (including the cost
of owner furnished equipment). The vessels are currently under
construction and are expected to be delivered over the next
three years.
Approximately $92,689 has been spent pursuant to the above
purchase and construction agreements as of March 31, 2006.
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NOTE 11 — |
Additional Cash Flow Information |
At March 31, 2006, the Company decreased its accrual for
the purchase of property and equipment by $3,006. At
March 31, 2005, the Company decreased its accrual for the
purchase of property and equipment by $1,533.
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NOTE 12 — |
Subsequent Events |
On April 4, 2006, the Company increased its Revolving
Credit Agreement to $115,000 by adding an additional lender to
the agreement. No other terms or covenants of the Revolving
Credit Agreement were amended as a result of this agreement.
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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS — (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
In April 2006, the Company entered into swaps and options
related to heating oil pursuant to which, on each applicable
settlement date, the Company will pay the amount, if any, by
which a contract price for a swap or option contract exceeds the
settlement price quoted on the New York Mercantile Exchange
(“NYMEX”) or will receive the amount, if any, by which
the settlement price quoted on the NYMEX exceeds the contract
price. The general purpose of these transactions is to reduce
the decline in the Company’s cash flows that would occur
from a sustained rise in heating oil fuel prices. The resulting
gains or losses from these transactions will be reported in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations as Derivative income
(loss), net, as they do not meet the criteria for hedge
accounting, pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and
SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement No. 133
on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.
During May 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement for
$85,500 to reimburse the Company for expenditures incurred for
the construction of two articulated tug/barge units
(“ATBs”). The Company has drawn $42,750 against this
loan agreement. The loan is scheduled to be paid in quarterly
installments of $1,115 with a balloon payment of $34,200 in
January 2018. Interest is due quarterly at LIBOR plus a margin.
The loan is collateralized by the ATBs.
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Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. |
The following presentation of Management’s Discussion and
Analysis (“MD&A”) of Crowley Maritime
Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows should be read
in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements, accompanying notes thereto and other
financial information appearing elsewhere in this
Form 10-Q and with
the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and the
MD&A included in Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s
Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 14,
2006 (collectively, with the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed
with the SEC on March 16, 2006, the
“Form 10-K/
A”).
Certain statements in this quarterly report on
Form 10-Q and its
Exhibits (the
“Form 10-Q”)
constitute “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 (the “Exchange Act”). The words or
phrases “can be,” “expects,” “may
affect,” “anticipates,” “may depend,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “plans,”
“projects” and similar words and phrases are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to various known and
unknown risks and uncertainties and the Company cautions that
any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of the
Company is not a guarantee of future results, performance or
achievements. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a number
of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control.
In addition to those risks discussed in
“Part II — Other Information” under
“Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in the Company’s
other filings with the SEC, press releases and public statements
by the Company’s management, factors that may cause the
Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to
differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements include:
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• |
changes in worldwide demand for chemicals, petroleum products
and other cargo shipped by the Company’s customers; |
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|
• |
the cyclical nature of the shipping markets in which the
Company’s Liner Services segment operates; |
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|
• |
changes in domestic and foreign economic, political, military
and market conditions; |
|
|
• |
the effect of, and the costs of complying with, federal, state
and foreign laws and regulations; |
|
|
• |
the impact on the Company’s business and financial
condition of recent and future: (a) acquisitions by the
Company; and (b) joint ventures to which the Company is or
may become a party; |
|
|
• |
fluctuations in fuel prices and the Company’s ability to
pass on increases in fuel costs to its customers; |
|
|
• |
the Company’s ongoing need to be timely in replacing or
rebuilding certain of its tankers and barges currently used to
carry petroleum products in its Petroleum Services and carry
equipment (such as containers, trailers and chassis) in its
Liner Services; |
|
|
• |
competition for the Company’s services in the various
markets in which it operates; |
|
|
• |
risks affecting the Company’s ability to operate its
vessels or carry out scheduled voyages, such as catastrophic
marine disaster, adverse weather and sea conditions, and oil,
chemical and other hazardous substance spills; |
|
|
• |
the extent of salvage operations undertaken by the Company,
costs incurred, timing and the ultimate amount of the settlement
or arbitration award; |
|
|
• |
the effect of pending asbestos or other toxic tort related
litigation and related investigations and proceedings; |
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|
• |
the state of relations between the Company and its unionized
work force as well as the effects of possible strikes or other
related job actions; and |
|
|
• |
risks associated with the Company’s foreign operations. |
All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the
date on which such statements were made.
The Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Executive Summary
Effective July 1, 2005, the Company implemented a corporate
reorganization. As a result of this reorganization, the Company
reevaluated its operating segments and reporting segments and
retroactively changed them to be aligned with the Company’s
new structure. The Company is now organized and managed
principally by means of five operating segments: Puerto Rico and
Caribbean Islands Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services,
Logistics Services, Marine Services and Petroleum Services.
As a result of the Company’s change in its organizational
structure, the previously reported Ship Assist and Escort
Service and Energy and Marine Service operating segments have
been combined into one operating segment called Marine Services.
In addition, certain ship management services previously
reported under Liner Services and the former Oil and Chemical
Distribution and Transportation Services are reported in Marine
Services. The remaining portions of the former Oil and Chemical
Distribution and Transportation Services (Petroleum Service and
Marine Transport Corporation) including certain ship management
services are now part of an operating segment named Petroleum
Services.
The Company has aggregated the Puerto Rico and Caribbean Islands
Liner Services and the Latin America Liner Services into one
reportable segment called Liner Services. These operating
segments are aggregated based upon their long-term financial
performance and because their products, services and class of
customers are similar. Logistics Services, formerly aggregated
in the Liner Services segment, is being reported as a separate
reportable segment based upon its long-term financial
performance.
All prior quarter consolidated financial information has been
restated to reflect the change in segments.
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Acquisitions and Dispositions |
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired all of the stock
of Columbus Distributing, Inc. and
Ev-Jo, Inc.
(collectively “CDI”), a fuel distribution business in
Alaska, for cash of $4.6 million, net of $.5 million
cash acquired. The acquisition of CDI further expands the
Company’s Alaskan fuel distribution business. The
operations of CDI are included in the Company’s Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, within the
Petroleum Services segment, commencing January 1, 2006. The
Company is in the process of allocating the purchase price which
includes obtaining independent appraisals of the fair value of
assets and intangibles acquired. The Company will also be
evaluating contingencies, such as environmental contingencies,
during the second and third quarters of 2006 due to weather
conditions in Alaska.
We are continually looking for opportunities that will
complement or strengthen our existing businesses. As part of
these efforts, we: (1) purchased CDI in January 2006;
(2) purchased from Northland Fuel LLC all of the stock of
Service Oil and Gas, Inc and certain assets and liabilities of
Yukon Fuel Company, Northland Vessel Leasing Company LLC, and
Yutana Barge Lines (collectively “Northland Fuel”) in
September 2005; (3) purchased the membership interest of
Titan Maritime LLC, and certain assets of Titan Maritime
Industries, Inc., Karlissa Associates and Marine Equipment Corp.
(collectively “Titan”) in October 2005;
(4) entered into a construction contract in February 2006
for two
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heavy lift deck barges; and (5) entered into construction
contracts during 2005 and 2004 for 6 articulated tug/barge units
(“ATBs”).
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements, upon which this MD&A is based,
requires management to make estimates which impact those
consolidated financial statements. The most critical of these
estimates and accounting policies relate to long-lived asset
depreciation, amortization and impairment, dry-docking, goodwill
and intangibles, revenue recognition, LOF contract cost
recoveries, insurance reserves and litigation and environmental
reserves. In particular, the accounting for these areas requires
significant judgments to be made by management. Different
assumptions in the application of these policies could result in
material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial
condition, results of operations, or cash flows. For a more
complete discussion of these and other accounting policies, see
Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data” in the
Form 10-K/ A.
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Long-Lived Asset Depreciation, Amortization and
Impairment |
The Company monitors expenditures for long-lived assets to
determine their appropriate useful lives. This determination is
based on historical experience with similar assets and the
assets’ expected use in the Company’s business. The
determination of the assets’ depreciable life can
significantly impact the financial statements. In addition, the
Company depreciates property and equipment, less estimated
salvage value, using the straight-line method as such method is
considered to be the most appropriate systematic and rational
method to allocate the cost of property and equipment over the
period in which it is to be in use.
The Company assesses recoverability of the carrying value of the
asset, when indicators of impairment are present, by estimating
the future net cash flows expected to result from the asset,
including eventual disposition. If the future net cash flows are
less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is
recorded equal to the difference between the asset’s
carrying value and fair value.
Under U.S. Coast Guard Rules, administered through the
American Bureau of Shipping’s alternative compliance
program, all vessels must meet specified seaworthiness standards
to remain in service carrying cargo between U.S. marine
terminals. Vessels must undergo regular inspection, monitoring
and maintenance, referred to as dry-docking, to maintain the
required operating certificates. These dry-dockings generally
occur every two and a half years, or twice every five years.
Because dry-dockings enable the vessel to continue operating in
compliance with U.S. Coast Guard requirements, the costs of
these scheduled dry-dockings for major owned vessels are
deferred and amortized on the straight-line basis until the next
regularly scheduled dry-docking period.
The Company capitalizes dry-docking costs for major owned
vessels (Tank Ships, 580’ Barges, 730’ Barges,
Integrated Tug/ Barge units and ATBs). Vessel dry-docking costs
for other owned vessels (Offshore Tugs, Tractor Tugs, River
Tugs, 1,000-5,999 DWT Barges, 6,000-20,000 DWT Barges and
miscellaneous barges) are not individually significant and are
expensed as incurred as repair and maintenance expense. The
types of material costs that are incurred for dry-dockings
include compliance with regulatory and vessel classification
inspection requirements, blasting and coating of steel and steel
replacement. Mobilization costs to and from the dry docking
location are expensed as incurred. During a vessel dry-docking,
the Company will occasionally replace vessel machinery or
equipment and perform procedures that materially enhance
capabilities or extend the useful life of a vessel. In these
circumstances, the expenditures are capitalized and depreciated
over the estimated useful life of the vessel.
Goodwill represents the costs of acquired companies in excess of
the fair value of their net tangible assets. In accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 142, Goodwill
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and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill deemed to have an
indefinite life is not amortized, but is subject to annual
impairment testing. The identification and measurement of
goodwill impairment involves the estimation of the fair value of
reporting units. The estimates of fair value of reporting units
are based on the best information available as of the date of
the assessment; the assessment primarily incorporates management
assumptions about expected future cash flows and contemplates
other valuation techniques. Future cash flows can be affected by
changes in industry or market conditions or the rate and extent
to which anticipated synergies or cost savings are realized with
newly acquired entities. Although no goodwill impairment has
been recorded to date, there can be no assurances that future
goodwill impairments will not occur.
Identifiable intangible assets (either through acquisition or
debt issuance) are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of the asset may not be recoverable. When an indication
of impairment is present, we estimate the future net cash flows
expected to result from the use of the asset, including eventual
disposition. If the future net cash flows are less than the
carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded
equal to the difference between the asset’s carrying value
and fair value.
The Company’s accounting policies for revenue recognition
are predicated on the type of service provided. The common
carrier services included in Liner Services are recognized on
the proportional performance basis over each voyage by load and
discharge port. Revenue from the Company’s Logistics
Services, a portion of the revenue generated by Marine Services
and fuel sales of the Petroleum Services are recognized as
services are provided. Revenues from Petroleum Services, except
fuel sales, and a portion of Marine Services are recognized on
the proportional performance basis over the length of the
contract. Estimated losses are provided at the time such losses
become evident. The Company’s recognition of revenue
includes estimates of the total costs incurred for each service
and the total billings to perform the service that impacts the
estimated operating margin. While the Company has processes in
place to assist in developing these estimates, if the Company
experiences significantly higher costs or a significant decrease
in estimated billings, the Company’s financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows could be materially
impacted.
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LOF Contract Cost Recoveries |
Marine Services enters into certain marine salvage contracts on
Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement or
“Lloyd’s Open Form” (“LOF”). The LOF is
administered by the Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch
(“Lloyd’s”). These contracts are governed by the
International Convention on Salvage, IMO 1989 (the
“Convention”). The Convention was established in 1989
in part to “ensure that adequate incentives are available
to persons who undertake salvage operations in respect of
vessels and other property in danger.” As governed by the
articles of the Convention, LOF contracts provide for two
different types of remuneration: (a) Article 13
awards, which is traditional compensation based on the value of
the salved property and other factors weighted by Lloyd’s
salvage arbitrators; and (b) Article 14 awards which
is special compensation based on the salvor’s costs of
operations to minimize or eliminate the risk of environmental
harm in the event that the salvor has failed to earn an award
under Article 13.
When conducting a marine salvage, the Company obtains maritime
liens for each salved property. The parties that own the vessel
and cargo being salved must provide satisfactory security for
the Company’s claim, including costs and interest, before
obtaining possession of the salved vessel and cargo. This
security is normally in the form of a financial institution
letter of credit, guarantee or an insurance bond securing the
salvor’s maritime lien against the value of the salved
property (e.g., vessel, cargoes and bunkers).
When the salvage is complete, all of the parties will attempt to
settle the contract based on the value of the salved property,
primarily vessel and cargo, along with other factors, including
taking into account
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the expense and risk undertaken by the salvor. If the parties
cannot agree on the amount to be paid to the salvor, the LOF is
subject to arbitration at Lloyd’s. The significant items
the arbitrator will consider when assessing what to assign as an
award are: (a) the salved value of the vessel and cargo;
(b) the skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or
minimizing damage to the environment and salving the vessel and
other property; (c) the measure of success obtained by the
salvor; (d) the nature and degree of danger; and
(e) the time used and expenses and losses incurred by
salvors. The time period between when the salvage is completed
and the award is settled or arbitrated can range from six months
to two years.
The Company recognizes contract costs recoveries as an offset of
costs incurred during the period in which the Company has
completed a salvage process that provides it with a valid claim
and when such costs are deemed probable of recovery (as defined
in SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies).
If costs are incurred in a given period and the Company does not
complete a salvage process, a cost recovery is not recognized in
that period. If costs incurred in a given period for a
successful salvage are not deemed probable of recovery, these
costs are expensed as incurred and no costs recoveries are
recognized in that period. At the time when settlement or
arbitration is complete, the Company will recognize the total
revenue related to the contract, total costs that were recovered
and associated profit related to the contract. The Company has
historically recovered at least its salvage costs in
substantially all of its prior salvage operations. Cost
recoveries are netted against expenses in the operating expense
section of the consolidated statement of operations.
The Company is self-insured for marine, workers compensation,
protection and indemnity, liability, cargo and asbestos
coverages, subject to certain individual and aggregate stop-loss
limits. The Company records its self-insurance liability based
on claims filed and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet
reported. The estimates used by management are based on the
Company’s historical experience as well as current facts
and circumstances including those for salvage and subrogation
reserves. Reinsurance is obtained to cover losses in excess of
certain limits. Claims receivables are recorded when it is
determined that it is probable the costs of the insured events
are recoverable from the insurance company. The Company’s
reserve for incurred but not reported claims represents a
significant estimate that could materially change based on
independent actuarial analysis and claim history.
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Litigation and Environmental Reserves |
The Company monitors its outstanding litigation (including
unasserted claims) and estimates the expected probable loss (if
any) of each claim or potential claim. If a range of probable
loss is determined, the Company records a reserve at the low end
of the range, unless there are indications that another amount
within the range better approximates the expected loss. The
determination of whether a litigation reserve is necessary is
based on internal analysis by management, consultation with the
Company’s general counsel and, when necessary,
consultations with external counsel. The Company’s
litigation reserves are a significant estimate that can and do
change based upon management’s evaluation of the
Company’s existing and potential litigation liabilities.
The Company is a defendant with respect to numerous maritime
asbestos cases and other toxic tort cases. The Company is
neither able to predict the ultimate outcome of this litigation
nor provide an estimate of the amount or range of potential
loss. In addition, the Company is responsible for environmental
remediation relating to contamination of property. Undiscounted
liabilities are recorded when the responsibility for such
remediation is considered probable and the costs can be
reasonably estimated. The ultimate future environmental costs,
however, will depend upon the extent of contamination and the
future costs of remediation. The ultimate resolution of these
litigation and environmental liabilities could have a material
impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows. See Note 10 of the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Part I — Financial Information —
Item 1. Financial Statements” and
“Part II — Other Information —
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.”
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Results of Operations
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Comparison of Consolidated Results of Operations for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 |
The following table sets forth the Company’s Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
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|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
261,463 |
|
|
$ |
226,187 |
|
|
Fuel sales
|
|
|
67,159 |
|
|
|
13,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328,622 |
|
|
|
239,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
226,899 |
|
|
|
197,808 |
|
|
Cost of fuel sold
|
|
|
57,050 |
|
|
|
9,279 |
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
8,677 |
|
|
|
10,102 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
17,524 |
|
|
|
15,937 |
|
|
Asset recoveries, net
|
|
|
(1,520 |
) |
|
|
(1,746 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
308,630 |
|
|
|
231,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
19,992 |
|
|
|
7,827 |
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
801 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(4,807 |
) |
|
|
(4,969 |
) |
|
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
Other income
|
|
|
838 |
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,633 |
) |
|
|
(4,274 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
16,359 |
|
|
|
3,553 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(6,400 |
) |
|
|
(1,400 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
9,959 |
|
|
|
2,153 |
|
Discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations, including gain/loss on disposal, net of
tax benefit
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
9,908 |
|
|
|
1,840 |
|
Preferred stock dividends
|
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
9,514 |
|
|
$ |
1,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
70.96 |
|
|
$ |
10.72 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
61.42 |
|
|
$ |
10.72 |
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Consolidated operating revenues for the first quarter of 2006
increased $35.3 million, or 15.6%, to $261.5 million
compared with $226.2 million for the first quarter of 2005.
This increase was primarily the result of the following events
or circumstances:
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• |
$10.5 million generated in our Liner Services segment as a
result of an increase in rates which was partially offset by a
decrease in container and noncontainer volumes; |
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• |
$7.7 million generated in our Marine Services segment by
higher overall contract demand and utilization for the tug and
barge fleet in the Gulf of Mexico, along the U.S. West
Coast, and in Alaska; |
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• |
$5.8 million generated in our Marine Services segment from
the operations of Titan, a marine salvage business acquired in
October 2005; and |
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• |
$3.9 million generated in our Marine Services segment from
increased activity in our Northern Alaskan land operations. |
Consolidated fuel sales for the first quarter of 2006 increased
$54.2 million to $67.2 million compared with
$13.0 million for the first quarter of 2005 due to an
increase in volumes and prices of fuel sold directly by our
Petroleum Service segment. The Company’s fuel volume sold
increased to 26.9 million gallons during the first quarter
of 2006 from 5.9 million gallons during the first quarter
of 2005, primarily due to the operations of Northland Fuel and
CDI, acquired in September 2005 and January 2006, respectively.
Consolidated operating expenses increased $29.1 million for
the first quarter of 2006, or 14.7%, to $226.9 million
compared with $197.8 million for the first quarter of 2005.
Vessel and non-vessel-related costs increased by
$12.8 million and $13.5 million, respectively, for the
first quarter of 2006 as compared with the first quarter of
2005. The increase in vessel-related costs was mostly
attributable to an increase in fuel and crew costs. The increase
in non-vessel-related costs was mostly attributable to increases
in labor, purchased transportation, equipment rental and
subcontracting costs. There was $23.0 million of cost
recovery related to services performed under an LOF contract
netted against consolidated operating expenses during the first
quarter of 2006. The Company completed one LOF contract during
the first quarter of 2006 and considers the recoverability of
the related costs to be probable. There has been no profit
recognized on this LOF contract.
Consolidated cost of fuel sold for the first quarter of 2006
increased $47.8 million to $57.1 million compared with
$9.3 million for the first quarter of 2005 as the result of
higher volumes and costs of fuel purchased by us for resale. The
increase in volume was primarily due to our acquisitions of
Northland Fuel and CDI, acquired in September 2005 and January
2006, respectively.
Consolidated general and administrative expenses decreased
$1.4 million for the first quarter of 2006, or 13.9%, to
$8.7 million compared with $10.1 million for the first
quarter of 2005. This decrease was primarily attributable to a
decrease in payroll-related costs.
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense increased
$1.6 million, or 10.1%, to $17.5 million for the first
quarter of 2006 compared with $15.9 million for the first
quarter of 2005. This increase was the result of an increase in
depreciation in the amount of $2.5 million due to assets
placed in service during 2005 and 2006, including Northland
Fuel, Titan and CDI. This increase was partially offset by a
decrease in dry-dock amortization in the amount of
$1.1 million.
As a result, our consolidated operating income for the first
quarter of 2006 increased $12.2 million to
$20.0 million compared with $7.8 million for the first
quarter of 2005.
Income tax expense increased $5.0 million to
$6.4 million for the first quarter of 2006 compared with
$1.4 million for the first quarter of 2005. The effective
tax rate was 39% for the first quarters of both 2006 and 2005.
As a result, net income attributable to common stockholders for
the first quarter of 2006 increased $8.1 million to
$9.5 million ($70.96 basic earnings per common share and
$61.42 diluted earnings per
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common share) compared with a net income attributable to common
stockholders of $1.4 million ($10.72 basic and diluted
earnings per common share) for the first quarter of 2005.
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Comparison of Segment Results of Operations for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 |
The following table sets forth: (a) revenues and operating
income for Liner Services, Logistics Services, Marine Services,
and Petroleum Services for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005. The Company evaluates the performance of its
reportable segments based upon the operating income of the
segment, excluding other income and expenses (which includes
interest income, interest expense, minority interest in
consolidated subsidiaries and other income) and income taxes.
See the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements in “Part I — Financial
Information — Item 1. Financial Statements”
for further information.
Included in operating income of all four of our segments are
allocations for corporate services, which include vessel
acquisition, engineering services, accounting, legal, human
resources, information technology, insurance services and
purchasing support. Vessel acquisition charges represent an
allocation of the utilized vessels, depreciation and
amortization based on intercompany bareboat charters. Other
corporate services are allocated based upon various assumptions,
depending on the type of cost being allocated.
SEGMENT REVENUES AND OPERATING INCOME
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liner Services
|
|
$ |
160,932 |
|
|
$ |
150,446 |
|
|
Logistics Services
|
|
|
13,213 |
|
|
|
11,505 |
|
|
Marine Services
|
|
|
55,764 |
|
|
|
32,168 |
|
|
Petroleum Services
|
|
|
98,713 |
|
|
|
45,088 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
328,622 |
|
|
|
239,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liner Services
|
|
|
9,703 |
|
|
|
5,141 |
|
|
Logistics Services
|
|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
(555 |
) |
|
Marine Services
|
|
|
6,628 |
|
|
|
(1,113 |
) |
|
Petroleum Services
|
|
|
3,910 |
|
|
|
4,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating income
|
|
|
19,992 |
|
|
|
7,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues from our Liner Services segment for the first
quarter of 2006 increased $10.5 million, or 7.0%, to
$160.9 million compared with $150.4 million for the
first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily attributable
to a 10.5% increase in average revenue per twenty-foot
equivalent, consisting of rate increases for services and fuel
surcharges. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of
3.2% in container and noncontainer volume.
Operating expenses for our Liner Services segment for the first
quarter of 2006 increased $6.5 million, or 4.7%, to
$143.9 million compared with $137.4 million for the
first quarter of 2005. Vessel and non-vessel-related expenses
increased $5.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively,
during the first quarter of 2006 compared with the first quarter
of 2005. Vessel-related expenses consist primarily of fuel,
vessel maintenance and repairs, crew and charter costs, while
non-vessel expenses consist primarily of costs for
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labor, facilities, purchased transportation, terminal, port
charges, equipment, rent and equipment repairs and maintenance.
Depreciation and amortization for our Liner Services segment for
the first quarter of 2006 increased $1.3 million, or 43.3%,
to $4.3 million compared with $3.0 million for the
first quarter of 2005. Depreciation increased by
$1.0 million as a result of new assets placed in service
during 2005 and 2006. Dry-dock amortization increased
$.2 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared with the
first quarter of 2005.
The operating income from our Liner Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $4.6 million to
$9.7 million compared with $5.1 million for the first
quarter of 2005.
Operating revenues from our Logistics Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $1.7 million, or 14.8%, to
$13.2 million compared with $11.5 million for the
first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily attributable
to increased demand for trucking and warehousing operations in
the United States and increases in fuel surcharges.
Operating expenses for our Logistics Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $1.6 million, or 14.3%, to
$12.8 million compared with $11.2 million for the
first quarter of 2005. The increase was mostly due to an
increase in purchased transportation to support the increased
demand for trucking and warehousing operations in the United
States.
The operating loss from our Logistics Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 improved $.4 million to
$.2 million compared with $.6 million for the first
quarter of 2005.
Operating revenues from our Marine Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $23.6 million, or 73.3%, to
$55.8 million compared with $32.2 million for the
first quarter of 2005. The increase in revenue is attributed to:
(a) $7.7 million generated by higher overall contract
demand and utilization for the tug and barge fleet in the Gulf
of Mexico, along the U.S. West Coast, and in Alaska;
(b) $5.8 million generated from the operations of
Titan, a marine salvage business acquired in October 2005;
(c) $3.9 million in revenues from increased activity
in our Northern Alaskan land operations; and
(d) $3.0 million generated by our ship management
operations due to higher rates and increased levels of activity.
Overall vessel utilization increased to 64% during the first
quarter of 2006 compared with 54% during the first quarter of
2005.
Operating expenses for our Marine Services segment for the first
quarter of 2006 increased $21.6 million, or 52.6%, to
$62.7 million compared with $41.1 million for the
first quarter of 2005. Vessel and non-vessel-related expenses
increased $7.5 million and $13.1 million,
respectively, during the first quarter of 2006 compared with the
first quarter of 2005. These increases were largely due to:
(a) our acquisition of Titan; (b) higher utilization
of vessels; and (c) higher fuel costs. Vessel-related
expenses consist primarily of fuel, crew, vessel maintenance and
repairs and charter costs, while non-vessel expenses consist
primarily of costs for labor, operating materials, equipment
rentals, subcontracting, purchased transportation, and port
charges and related costs. There was $23.0 million of cost
recovery related to services performed under an LOF contract
netted against operating expenses during the first quarter of
2006. The Company completed one LOF contract during the first
quarter of 2006 and considers the recoverability of the related
costs to be probable. There has been no profit recognized on
this LOF contract.
The operating income from our Marine Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased by $7.7 million to
operating income of $6.6 million compared with an operating
loss of $1.1 for the first quarter of 2005.
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Operating revenues from our Petroleum Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 decreased $.5 million, or 1.6%, to
$31.6 million compared with $32.1 million for the
first quarter of 2005. The decrease was primarily attributable
to a decrease in revenues of $1.3 million from one vessel
out of service due to dry-docking during the first quarter of
2006. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of
$1.1 million from the operations of Northland Fuel and CDI,
acquired in September 2005 and January 2006, respectively.
Fuel sales from our Petroleum Services segment for the first
quarter of 2006 increased $54.2 million to
$67.2 million compared with $13.0 million for the
first quarter of 2005 due to an increase in volumes and prices
of fuel sold. The Company’s fuel volume sold increased to
26.9 million gallons during the first quarter of 2006 from
5.9 million gallons during the first quarter of 2005
primarily due to the operations of Northland Fuel and CDI,
acquired in September 2005 and January 2006, respectively.
Operating expenses for our Petroleum Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $5.8 million, or 22.5%, to
$31.6 million compared with $25.8 million for the
first quarter of 2005. Vessel and non-vessel-related expenses
increased $1.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively,
during the first quarter of 2006 as compared with the first
quarter of 2005. These increases are attributable to increased
transportation of crude oil, petroleum product and chemicals and
the increased fleet size as a result of vessels acquired as part
the acquisition of Northland Fuel. Vessel-related expenses
consist primarily of fuel, crew, vessel maintenance and repairs
and charter costs, while non-vessel expenses consist primarily
of costs for labor, facilities, purchased transportation and
port charges and related costs. Direct administrative expenses
increased $1.8 million for the first quarter of 2006
compared with the first quarter of 2005 primarily as a result of
the acquisitions of Northland Fuel and CDI.
Cost of fuel sold for the Petroleum Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 increased $47.8 million to
$57.1 million compared with $9.3 million for the first
quarter of 2005 as the result of higher volumes and costs of
fuel purchased by us for resale. The increase in volume was
primarily due to our acquisitions of Northland Fuel and CDI,
acquired in September 2005 and January 2006, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization for our Petroleum Services segment
for the first quarter of 2006 increased $.6 million, or
14.0%, to $4.9 million compared with $4.3 million for
the first quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily
attributable to a $1.7 million increase in depreciation.
The increase in depreciation was a result of depreciation
recorded on assets acquired as a result of the Northland Fuel
acquisition during the third quarter of 2005. This increase was
partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in dry-dock
amortization for vessels.
The operating income from our Petroleum Services segment for the
first quarter of 2006 decreased $.5 million to
$3.9 million compared with $4.4 for the first quarter of
2005.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s ongoing liquidity requirements arise
primarily from its need to fund working capital, to acquire,
construct, or improve equipment, to make acquisitions of
businesses and other investments and to service debt. Management
believes that cash flows from operations and available
borrowings will provide sufficient working capital to fund the
Company’s operating needs and to finance capital
expenditures during the next twelve months. To be certain that
we have financial resources available for our ongoing liquidity
requirements, we have maintained a $95.0 million revolving
line of credit. At March 31, 2006, there was
$34.9 million in letters of credit outstanding under this
line, which left available borrowings of $60.1 million. The
Company increased this line of credit to $115.0 million in
April 2006. At March 31, 2006, the Company had cash and
cash equivalents of $50.2 million, working capital of
$36.9 million, and total debt in the amount of
$371.1 million.
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In 2006 and previous years, the Company has used Title XI
and bank financing for the acquisition, construction and
improvement of vessels. Of the Company’s
$371.1 million long-term debt outstanding as of
March 31, 2006: (a) $183.9 million was guaranteed
by the United States government pursuant to Title XI (which
obligation by the United States government does not release the
Company from its primary liability for the repayment of this
indebtedness); (b) $136.1 million has been provided by
commercial banks for the construction of vessels; and
(c) $51.1 million has been provided by commercial
financial institutions and other entities principally for the
acquisition of operating equipment. Management believes that
funds needed for the acquisition and construction of vessels,
the acquisitions of businesses and the purchase of operating
equipment will continue to be: (a) available through
Title XI and commercial bank financing; and
(b) partially generated by the proceeds from the regular
disposition of older assets as the Company continues to
modernize its fleet. The Company generated proceeds from the
disposition of assets of $3.3 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2006.
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Financial Condition as of March 31, 2006 |
As of March 31, 2006, the Company had cash and cash
equivalents of $50.2 million compared with
$33.9 million at December 31, 2005. The Company
generated $24.7 million of cash from continuing operations
during the three months ended March 31, 2006. Net income
from continuing operations before income taxes and depreciation
and amortization expense provided $33.9 million of cash.
The Company’s working capital decreased $7.1 million
during the first quarter of 2006. Dry-docking costs capitalized
of $2.6 million were incurred for 1 vessel during the
three months ended March 31, 2006.
The Company used $23.0 million of cash for investing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2006.
The Company has paid $4.6 million, net of cash acquired for
the purchase of CDI. The Company expended $25.1 million for
the construction of vessels and the purchase of equipment.
Proceeds of $3.3 million were received from asset
dispositions. During the first quarter of 2006, the Company
withdrew a net of $3.9 million of restricted cash for the
operation of vessels that the Company manages for third parties.
The Company generated cash of $14.6 million in financing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2006.
During the first quarter of 2006, the Company: (a) received
$32.4 million from the financing of operating equipment;
(b) paid $7.8 million for scheduled principal payments
of the Company’s debt; and (c) repaid
$10.0 million on our Revolving Credit Agreement.
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Financial Condition as of March 31, 2005 |
As of March 31, 2005, the Company had cash and cash
equivalents of $149.3 million compared with
$142.9 million at December 31, 2004. The Company
generated $21.7 million of cash from continuing operations
during the three months ended March 31, 2005. Net income
from continuing operations before income taxes and depreciation
and amortization expense provided $19.5 million of cash.
Dry-docking costs of $4.2 million were incurred for
1 vessel during the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Additional cash from operations was provided by lower levels of
funding for working capital requirements.
The Company used $10.1 million of cash for investing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2005.
The Company expended $15.4 million for the construction of
vessels and the purchase of equipment. Proceeds of
$5.3 million were received from asset dispositions.
The Company used cash of $6.1 million in financing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2005 for
scheduled principal payments of the Company’s debt.
Net cash provided by discontinued operations was
$.9 million during the three months ended March 31,
2005. Discontinued operations are further discussed in
Note 3 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements in “Item 1. Financial
Statements.”
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The Company has executed agreements totaling approximately
$4.6 million to purchase certain equipment and one vessel
that are expected to be delivered during 2006.
The Company has entered into contracts for the construction of 6
ATBs and 2 heavy lift deck barges at an aggregate cost of
approximately $303.6 million (including the cost of owner
furnished equipment). The vessels are currently under
construction and are expected to be delivered over the next
three years.
Approximately $92.7 million has been spent pursuant to the
above purchase and construction agreements as of March 31,
2006.
During January 2006, the Company entered into a master security
agreement for $36.3 million with a bank to finance
operating equipment constructed in 2005 and 2006. The Company
has received $31.8 million in proceeds under the master
financing agreement during the first quarter of 2006. The
Company will receive the remaining $4.4 million of proceeds
as equipment is purchased. Principal and interest, at fixed
rates ranging from 6.15% to 6.56%, is due quarterly through
March 2016. The agreement includes balloon payments of
$4.8 million in January 2013, $.9 million in March
2013 and $4.1 million in March 2016. The loan is
collateralized by the operating equipment.
During January 2006, the Company repaid $10.0 million under
its $95.0 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). On April 4,
2006, the Company increased its Revolving Credit Agreement to
$115,000 by adding an additional lender to the agreement. No
other terms or covenants of the Revolving Credit Agreement were
amended.
During May 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement for
$85,500 to reimburse the Company for expenditures incurred for
the construction of two articulated tug/barge units
(“ATBs”). The Company has drawn $42,750 against this
loan agreement. The loan is scheduled to be paid in quarterly
installments of $1,115 with a balloon payment of $34,200 in
January 2018. Interest is due quarterly at LIBOR plus a margin.
The loan is collateralized by the ATBs.
Except for these transactions, no material change occurred
during the three months ended March 1, 2006 with respect to
our previously disclosed contractual obligations and commitments.
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Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk. |
Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest
rates which may adversely affect the results of our operations,
financial condition and cash flows. The Company has from time to
time used interest rate locks to limit its exposure to rising
interest rates. At March 31, 2006 the Company does not have
any positions in derivatives to manage its interest rate risk.
Commodity Prices
In April 2006, the Company entered into swaps and options
related to heating oil pursuant to which, on each applicable
settlement date, the Company will pay the amount, if any, by
which a contract price for a swap or option contract exceeds the
settlement price quoted on the New York Mercantile Exchange
(“NYMEX”) or will receive the amount, if any, by which
the settlement price quoted on the NYMEX exceeds the contract
price. The general purpose of these transactions is to reduce
the decline in the Company’s cash flows that would occur
from a sustained rise in heating oil fuel prices. The resulting
gains or losses from these transactions will be reported in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations as Derivative income
(loss), net, as they do not meet the criteria for hedge
accounting, pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and
SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement No. 133
on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.
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Our commodity price risk associated with the market price for
oil is not considered to be material. Fuel purchased by our
Petroleum Services segment for resale is purchased at market
price and resold at market price plus a fixed margin.
Foreign Currency Risks
While substantial amounts of our revenues are derived from our
foreign operations, substantially all of such business is
denominated in United States dollars. In addition, we attempt to
effect as many purchases outside the United States as we can in
United States dollars. Therefore, we have only minimal exposure
to foreign currency exchange risk. We do not hedge against
foreign currency risks.
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Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures. |
The Company’s management, including its principal executive
officer (who is the Chief Executive Officer) and the principal
financial officer (who is the Senior Vice President and
Controller), have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in
Rule 13a-15(e)
under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the
Company’s principal executive officer and the principal
financial officer concluded that such disclosure controls and
procedures are effective, as of the end of the period covered by
this Form 10-Q, to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company
in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in SEC rules and forms and include controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management, including the
principal executive officer and the principal financial officer,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.
No change in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required
by Rule 13a-15(d)
under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
The statements contained in Exhibit 31.1 and
Exhibit 31.2 to this
Form 10-Q should
be considered in light of, and read together with, the
information set forth in this Item 4.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings. |
General Litigation
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to
legal proceedings, lawsuits and other claims. Such matters are
subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable
with assurance. Consequently, the ultimate aggregate amount of
monetary liability or financial impact with respect to these
matters at March 31, 2006, cannot be ascertained. While
these matters could affect the Company’s operating results
for any one quarter when resolved in future periods and while
there can be no assurance with respect thereto, management
believes, with the advice of outside legal counsel, that after
final disposition, any monetary liability or financial impact to
the Company from these matters (except as otherwise disclosed
below) would not be material to the Company’s consolidated
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Litigation Involving Directors
A purported class action and derivative complaint was filed on
November 30, 2004, in the Court of Chancery (the
“Court”) in the State of Delaware against the Company
and its Board of Directors alleging breaches of the fiduciary
duties owed by the director defendants to the Company and its
stockholders. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the
defendants improperly spent corporate funds on certain
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split-dollar life insurance policies to advance a corporate
policy of entrenching the Company’s controlling
stockholder, Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., and certain members of his
family. The plaintiffs seek damages and other relief. On
February 25, 2005, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the
complaint. The motion was briefed and heard on September 30,
2005. Before ruling on the Company’s motion to dismiss, the
Court, on January 19, 2006, ordered that motion stayed pending
resolution of two motions filed on December 27, 2005; one motion
to amend filed by the plaintiff, and a second motion to
intervene filed by a purported stockholder. Defendants’
opposition briefs to these pending motions have been filed and
oral argument on the motions is currently scheduled for June 9,
2006. The Company believes that there are legal and factual
defenses to these claims and intends to defend this action
vigorously. The Company believes that an adverse outcome of this
case would not have a material effect on its financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Asbestos Litigation
The Company is currently named as a defendant with other
shipowners and numerous other defendants with respect to
approximately 16,000 maritime asbestos cases and other toxic
tort cases, most of which were filed in the Federal Courts in
Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Each of these cases,
filed on behalf of a seaman or his personal representative,
alleges injury or illness based upon exposure to asbestos or
other toxic substances and sets forth a claim based upon the
theory of negligence under the Jones Act and on the theory of
unseaworthiness under the General Maritime Law.
Pursuant to an order issued by the Judicial Panel on
Multidistrict Litigation dated July 29, 1991, all Ohio and
Michigan cases (“the Multidistrict Litigation”) were
transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania for pretrial processing. On May 1,
1996, the cases were dismissed subject to reinstatement in the
future. At present, it is not known when or how long the process
will require. Approximately 31 of the Ohio and Michigan claims
which name one or more Company entities as defendants have been
reinstated, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys are not actively
pursuing the cases. Although ten years have passed since the
dismissal, it is not known whether a plan can be developed that
will result in settlement of the cases. If not settled, upon
reinstatement, the cases should be remanded to the Ohio and
Michigan federal courts.
In addition, the Company is a defendant with others in
approximately 91 asbestosis or other toxic cases pending in
jurisdictions other than the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
These other jurisdictions include state and federal courts
located in Northern California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana,
Florida, Maryland and New York. These cases contain allegations
of injury similar to those alleged in the Multidistrict
Litigation cases.
Substantially all of the cases described above, as with other
asbestos and toxic tort cases in which the Company has been
named as a party, not only involve numerous named defendants,
but also generally do not allege specific monetary damages
beyond the jurisdictional requirement. If specific damages are
sought, they would apply in various amounts against various
defendants.
In many claims that have been asserted against the Company, the
plaintiffs have been unable to establish any causal relationship
to the Company. In addition, in many asbestos cases, the
plaintiffs have been unable to demonstrate that they have
suffered any injury or compensable loss that resulted from
asbestos exposure or that alleged exposure was related to the
Company.
The Company has insurance coverage that may reimburse it for a
substantial portion of: (a) the costs incurred defending
against asbestos claims; and (b) the amounts the Company
pays to settle claims or honor judgments by courts. The coverage
is provided by a large number of insurance policies written by
dozens of insurance companies over a period of many years. The
amount of insurance coverage depends on the nature of the
alleged exposure to asbestos, the specific subsidiary against
which an asbestos claim is asserted and the terms and conditions
of the specific policy.
At March 31, 2006, the Company has accrued
$2.9 million as its best estimate of the liability for
pending asbestos and toxic claims and has recorded a receivable
from its insurance companies of
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$1.1 million related to the asbestos litigation described
above. The Company does not accrue for unasserted asbestos
claims, such as in the Multidistrict Litigation, because it
believes that it is not possible to determine whether any loss
is probable with respect to such claims or even to estimate the
amount or range of the loss, if any. Among the reasons is that
the claims are made by an indeterminable number of people that
include not just seamen who served on Company vessels, but
longshoreman, ship repair workers and others.
The unpredictability of personal injury litigation makes it
difficult to accurately predict the ultimate resolution of these
asbestos and toxic claims. By their very nature, civil actions
relating to toxic substances vary according to the fact pattern
of each case, including whether the plaintiff can prove actual
disease, if any, or actual exposure, if any, to asbestos on
Company vessels, the number of defendants and their relative
shares of liability in each case, the applicable jurisdiction
and numerous other factors. This uncertainty is increased by the
possibility of adverse court rulings or new legislation
affecting the asbestos claim litigation or the settlement
process. It is therefore possible that an adverse outcome in
some of these cases could have a material adverse affect on the
Company’s consolidated financial condition, operating
results or cash flows.
A summary of the asbestos-related claims for the first quarter
of 2006 and 2005 is presented below (dollars are in thousands):
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Legal expenses paid
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In addition to the asbestos-related claims in the summary above,
in 2004 the Company settled certain asbestos-related claims that
involved seamen employed by the Company for over 30 years.
Although no insurance receivable has been recorded on these
claims, the Company is aggressively pursuing reimbursement from
certain insurance companies. In October 2004, the Company
submitted demand letters to certain insurance underwriters for
settlement amounts and defense costs paid. In November 2004, the
Company filed suit against the insurance underwriters. The case
is currently in discovery.
Set forth below are factors that we think could cause our actual
results to differ from past results or those we currently
anticipate. It is not a complete list of all potential risks or
uncertainties. If any of the following risks actually occur, our
business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows
could be materially adversely affected.
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Demand for our services is dependent on a number of
factors beyond our control, which can negatively impact our
operating results |
Sales of our services are tied to a number of factors beyond our
control, including:
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worldwide demand for chemicals and petroleum products and other
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local and international political and economic conditions and
policies; and |
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weather conditions. |
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We have high fixed costs, and downtime or low productivity due
to reduced demand or other causes can have a significant
negative effect on our operating results.
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Liner Services is subject to economic factors and the
cyclical nature of its business can cause fluctuations in
earnings |
Economic factors affecting the geographic regions in which Liner
Services are provided and cyclical business patterns experienced
by this part of the maritime shipping industry have caused the
earnings of Liner Services to vary in the past and are likely to
cause similar variations in the future. There is no assurance
that Liner Services will be able to redeploy its vessels from
less profitable markets into other markets or uses.
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Fluctuation of fuel prices may influence our
results |
Economic and political factors can affect fuel prices. The
Company’s operations may be positively or adversely
impacted by our ability to pass increases in fuel prices to our
customers. The extent of such impact also is affected by the
amount of time that may elapse between when we pay for higher
fuel prices and when our customers pay for the increased cost of
the fuel purchased by them.
The cost of fuel represents a significant cost to the
Company’s operations. Fuel expense, excluding the cost of
fuel sold to customers, represented approximately 12.3% and 9.9%
of consolidated operating expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In certain cases the
Company’s operating segments are able to pass these
increased fuel costs to its customers in the form of:
(1) bunker surcharges as agreed to in customer contracts or
in published tariffs; (2) a direct charge as defined in the
time charter agreements for certain vessels; and
(3) adjustments to contracts as negotiated with customers.
In other cases, the increased cost is borne by the Company.
Fuel purchased by our Petroleum Services segment for resale is
purchased at market prices and resold at market prices plus a
fixed margin.
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The nature of Marine Services contracts may add volatility
to our results of operations |
Marine Services frequently provides many of its services in
response to discrete customer projects or in response to
emergency conditions and its contracts are generally short-term,
usually terminating within one year. Accordingly, customers who
account for a significant portion of revenues and operating
income in one fiscal year may represent an immaterial portion of
revenues in subsequent fiscal years. In addition, certain Marine
Services contracts contain clauses that do not entitle us to
payment of compensation unless certain results are achieved
(such as LOF and lump sum contracts). As a result, it is
possible that the cost of performing those contracts could lead
to losses.
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The Company faces intense competition that could adversely
affect its ability to increase market share and could reduce its
profitability |
Our businesses operate in highly competitive industries. These
intense levels of competition could reduce our revenues and/or
increase our expenses either of which would reduce our
profitability.
In addition to price, service, experience, reputation and
quality of equipment, important competitive factors include
safety record, ability to meet the customer’s schedule, the
customer’s national flag preference, operating conditions,
capability and intended use, complexity of logistical support
needs and presence of equipment in the appropriate geographical
locations.
Many of our major competitors are diversified multinational
companies. Some of these companies have financial resources and
operating staffs substantially larger than ours. As a result,
they may be better able to compete in making vessels available
more quickly and efficiently, meeting the customer’s
schedule and withstanding the effect of declines in market
prices. They may also be better able to weather a downturn in
our customers’ industries. As a result, we could lose
customers and market share to these competitors.
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The Company may incur significant costs, liabilities and
penalties in complying with government regulations |
Government regulation, such as international conventions,
federal, state and local laws and regulations in jurisdictions
where the Company’s vessels operate or are registered, has
a significant impact on our operations. These regulations relate
to worker health and safety, the manning, construction and
operation of vessels, homeland, port and vessel security, and
oil spills and other aspects of environmental protection.
Risks of incurring substantial compliance costs and liabilities
and penalties for non-compliance, particularly with respect to
environmental laws and regulations, are inherent in the
Company’s business. If this happens, it could have a
substantial negative impact on the Company’s profitability
and financial condition. The Company cannot predict whether it
will incur such costs or penalties in the future.
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Petroleum Services deploys several vessels which, in their
present condition, will not be permitted to carry petroleum
products in United States waters as of certain dates occurring
between 2010 and 2015 which could impact profitability |
In the event that the Company is not able to replace or retrofit
those vessels which it currently uses to carry petroleum
products to double hulls, it could become impossible for
Petroleum Services to continue to transport petroleum products
at current levels for its current customers between ports in the
United States. Should this occur it could have a negative
impact on the profitability of Petroleum Services.
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Liner Services vessels used in the Puerto Rico and
Caribbean Island Service are reaching the end of their useful
lives and failure to replace them could impact
profitability |
The Puerto Rico and Caribbean Island Service, aggregated in our
Liner Services segment, uses five 730’ Barges and four
580’ Barges for its service between the United States and
Puerto Rico. These vessels are approximately 75% through their
useful lives and must be replaced over the next fourteen years.
If these vessels are not replaced, this could have a substantial
negative impact on the profitability of our Liner Services
segment.
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Marine-related risks could lead to the disruption of our
services and added liabilities |
The operation of our vessels is subject to various risks,
including catastrophic marine disaster, adverse weather and sea
conditions, capsizing, grounding, mechanical failure, collision,
oil, chemical and other hazardous substance spills and
navigation errors. These risks could endanger the safety of our
personnel, our vessels, the cargo we carry, the equipment under
tow and other property, as well as the environment. If any of
these events was to occur, the Company could be held liable for
resulting damages. In addition, the affected vessels could be
removed from service and would not be available to generate
revenue. Adverse weather and sea conditions can also result in
delays in scheduled voyages and thus affect the timing of the
recognition of revenue.
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Adverse outcomes in our asbestos-related lawsuits could
harm our financial condition, results of operation and cash
flows |
The Company is a defendant in numerous lawsuits filed on behalf
of current, retired or deceased seamen seeking damages for
unspecified asbestos-related injuries or diseases as a result of
occupational exposure to fibers emitted from asbestos-containing
products in the course of employment aboard vessels owned or
operated by the Company. See Note 10 of the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Part I — Financial Information —
Item 1. Financial Statements” and
“Part II — Other Information —
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.” Additional litigation
relating to these matters may be commenced in the future. While
it is not possible to predict or determine the ultimate outcome
of all pending investigations and legal proceedings or provide
reasonable ranges of potential losses, given the large and/or
indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and the
inherent unpredictability of
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litigation, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain
matters could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, operating results or cash flows.
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Insurance coverage may not protect the Company from all of
the liabilities that could arise from the risks inherent in its
businesses |
The Company is self-insured for marine, workers’
compensation, protection and indemnity, liability, cargo and
asbestos coverages and obtains reinsurance to cover losses in
excess of certain amounts. While the Company attempts to
establish adequate self-insurance reserves, unanticipated
increases in the frequency or severity of claims against the
Company would have an adverse financial impact. Further, there
can be no assurance that existing insurance or reinsurance can
be renewed at commercially reasonable rates or at all. If a loss
occurs that is partially or completely uninsured or if one of
the Company’s insurance carriers refuses or is unable to
pay otherwise insured claims, the Company could be exposed to
substantial liability.
A terrorist attack on one or more of our vessels anywhere in the
world could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows. Although we
currently maintain the maximum available War Risk and Terrorism
liability insurance coverage that is available through the
International Group of P&I Clubs, a catastrophic occurrence
could result in liability in excess of available insurance
coverage, resulting in a material adverse affect on our business.
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We depend on attracting and retaining qualified, skilled
employees to operate our businesses and protect our
know-how |
Our results of operations depend in part upon our business
know-how. We believe that protection of our know-how depends in
large part on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled
and qualified personnel. Any inability we experience in the
future to hire, train and retain a sufficient number of
qualified employees could impair our ability to manage and
maintain our businesses and to protect our know-how.
We require skilled employees who may have to perform physically
demanding work. As a result of the volatility of our
customers’ industries, particularly the oil and chemical
industries, and the demanding nature of the work, potential
employees may choose to pursue employment in fields that offer a
more desirable work environment at wage rates that are
competitive with ours. With a reduced pool of workers, it is
possible that we will have to raise wage rates to attract
workers from other fields and to retain our current employees.
If we are not able to increase the rates we charge our customers
to compensate for wage-rate increases, our operating results may
be adversely affected.
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Actions by our unionized labor could harm our financial
condition, results of operation or cash flows |
The Company’s operations are heavily dependent on unionized
labor, both in the United States and in foreign markets.
Maintenance of satisfactory labor relations is important to our
operations. At March 31, 2006, approximately 58% of the
Company’s employees were members of unions. The Company has
collective bargaining agreements with nine different unions.
These agreements will expire between now and 2015. There is no
assurance that we will be able to negotiate new collective
bargaining agreements on terms favorable to the Company upon
expiration of one or more of these agreements. If the Company is
not able to negotiate favorable terms, it may be at a
competitive disadvantage. In addition, a protracted strike or
similar action by a union could have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Our international operations pose additional risks that
can negatively impact our financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows |
Substantial amounts of our revenues are derived from our foreign
operations. (See Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Part I — Financial Information —
Item 1. Financial Statements.”) These operations are
subject to various conditions and potential events
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associated with and inherent in the conduct of business with
foreign nations. These include, without limitation, political
instability, vessel seizure, nationalization of assets,
fluctuating currency values, hard currency shortages, controls
of currency exchange, the repatriation of income or capital,
import-export quotas, and other forms of public and governmental
regulation, all of which are beyond our control.
While it is not possible to predict whether any of these
conditions will develop or events will occur, the development or
occurrence of any one or more of them could have a material
adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows. While we do business in many countries outside of
the United States, substantially all such business is
denominated in United States dollars. Since only some of our
expenses outside of the United States are made in United States
dollars our expenses in foreign countries could effectively
increase if United States dollars decline in value against the
local currency.
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Other business risks, known and unknown, may impact our
results |
Other risks which may affect our operations and revenues include
our ability to:
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manage our costs effectively; |
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finance our operations and construct new vessels on acceptable
terms; |
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charter our vessels on acceptable terms; and |
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manage these risks successfully. |
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There is no established public trading market for our
stock so shares may be difficult to sell |
There is no established public trading market for our capital
stock and none is expected to develop in the foreseeable future.
We do not intend to apply for listing of any shares of our
capital stock on any securities exchange. We also will not seek
to have any of our shares quoted on an inter-dealer quotations
system. Accordingly, no assurances can be given as to the
liquidity of our shares and the ability of the holders of our
shares to sell them in secondary market transactions, or as to
the prices at which such shares may be sold.
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Mr. Crowley can exercise control over all matters
requiring stockholder approval and could make decisions about
our business that conflict with other stockholders’
interests |
As of April 28, 2006, Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, beneficially owned
approximately 49.6% of our outstanding common stock, 100% of our
Class N common stock, and approximately 99.9% of our
outstanding Series A preferred stock. This ownership gives
Mr. Crowley approximately 68.4% of the total votes
attributable to our outstanding voting stock as of
April 28, 2006. Because the Series A preferred stock
is entitled to vote along with the shares of common stock,
Mr. Crowley’s stock ownership means that he is able to
exercise control over all matters requiring stockholder approval
even if other stockholders oppose them. As a result,
Mr. Crowley controls all matters affecting the Company,
including:
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the composition of our board of directors and, through it, any
determination with respect to our business direction and
policies, including the appointment and removal of officers; |
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any determinations with respect to mergers or other business
combinations; |
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our acquisition or disposition of assets; |
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our financing arrangements; and |
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the payment of dividends on our stock. |
Mr. Crowley and his family are the beneficiaries of certain
split-dollar life insurance agreements and a related settlement
agreement. As the Company has previously disclosed, the Company
and Mr. Crowley were parties to certain split-dollar life
insurance agreements. On April 6, 1992, the Company and
Mr. Crowley entered into the first of these agreements (the
“1992 Agreement”) and on July 20, 1998, the
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Company and Mr. Crowley entered into a second agreement
(“the 1998 Agreement”). Following the passage of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”), it is
uncertain whether the Act prohibits the Company from continuing
to pay the annual premiums for these life insurance policies
owned by Mr. Crowley and certain trusts for the benefit of
his descendants. While the Act does not specifically address
these types of insurance arrangements, it generally makes it
unlawful for an issuer to extend or maintain credit, to arrange
for the extension of credit, or to renew an extension of credit,
in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or
executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of that issuer. Since
it is possible that the Act might be construed as treating
annual premium payments made after July 30, 2002 under the
split-dollar life insurance agreements as new extensions of
credit which would be prohibited by the Act, the Company has
suspended making any annual premium payments for the life
insurance policies owned by Mr. Crowley and the trusts.
On December 23, 2003, the Company and Mr. Crowley
entered into an agreement terminating and settling the
parties’ obligations under the 1992 Agreement (the
“Settlement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Settlement
Agreement, Mr. Crowley repaid to the Company
$7.5 million, which represented the total amount of
premiums paid by the Company under the 1992 Agreement, and
Mr. Crowley relinquished all of his rights under the 1992
Agreement. In return, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Crowley
an amount equal to the interest payable by him on financing he
arranged to repay the $7.5 million to the Company plus
applicable taxes. This amount paid to Mr. Crowley is
recorded as compensation expense. The Company also suspended its
premium payments under the 1998 Agreement because of the
possibility that such payments also could be treated as an
extension of credit prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Since
July 2002, the Company has not paid any premiums under the 1998
Agreement. Rather, premiums have been paid out of the cash
surrender value of the underlying policies. Thus, while the
Company has ceased performing its obligations under the 1998
Agreement, the underlying policies remain in force and are
pledged as security to repay to the Company the premiums it paid
under the 1998 Agreement through July 2002.
Upon the death of Mrs. Molly M. Crowley, a director of the
Company, the net proceeds of the policies of insurance on the
life of Mrs. Crowley could be used by Mr. Crowley and
the trusts under his control to purchase shares of Common Stock
held by the Thomas B. Crowley Marital Trust so that this trust
can pay applicable estate taxes. This means that the
split-dollar life insurance agreements and related settlement
agreement could enable Mr. Crowley and his family to retain
ownership of shares and control of the Company under
circumstances when certain of such shares might otherwise have
to be sold to a third party to pay applicable estate taxes.
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Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds |
The Company sponsors the Crowley Maritime Corporation Retirement
Stock Plan, Stock Savings Plan and Employee Stock Ownership
Plan. There were no shares purchased by these plans during the
three month period ended March 31, 2006.
Certain of the Company’s financing agreements contain
restrictive covenants which require, among other things, annual
maintenance of working capital that is equal to or greater than
50% of the total of charter hire and other lease obligations
with remaining terms in excess of one year. The amount of
minimum working capital for 2006 is $28.3 million. Although
the Company is restricted from repurchasing shares of any class
of capital stock or declaring or paying any dividend, it may
repurchase common stock from employee stock ownership plans and
pay dividends in any twelve-month period so long as the combined
cost does not exceed $10.0 million. At March 31, 2006, the
Company was in compliance with all covenants under its financing
and leasing arrangements.
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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10 |
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Joinder Agreement, dated April 4, 2006, to Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 27, 2004(a) |
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11 |
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Statement regarding computation of per share earnings
(incorporated herein by reference to Note 8 of the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Part I — Financial Information —
Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Form 10-Q.) |
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31 |
.1 |
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Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14a Certifications (Principal
Executive Officer) |
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31 |
.2 |
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Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14a Certifications (Principal
Financial Officer) |
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32 |
.1 |
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Section 1350 Certifications |
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(a) |
Schedules and exhibits listed in this agreement have been
omitted. Copies thereof will be furnished supplementally to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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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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CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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John C. Calvin |
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Senior Vice President and Controller |
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(Duly Authorized Officer/ Principal |
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Financial Officer) |
May 15, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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10 |
.1 |
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Joinder Agreement, dated April 4, 2006, to Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 27, 2004(a) |
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11 |
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Statement regarding computation of per share earnings
(incorporated herein by reference to Note 8 of the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
“Part I — Financial Information —
Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Form 10-Q.) |
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31 |
.1 |
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Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14a Certifications (Principal
Executive Officer) |
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31 |
.2 |
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Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14a Certifications (Principal
Financial Officer) |
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32 |
.1 |
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Section 1350 Certifications |
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(a) |
Schedules and exhibits listed in this agreement have been
omitted. Copies thereof will be furnished supplementally to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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