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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2006
or
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
for the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission File No. 1-13146
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon | 93-0816972 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200, Lake Oswego, OR | 97035 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(503) 684-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
CO-REGISTRANTS AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
CO-REGISTRANTS AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
Autostack Company, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-0981840 | |||||
Greenbrier-Concarril, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-1262344 | |||||
Greenbrier Leasing Company, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 31-0789836 | |||||
Greenbrier Leasing, L.P. | Oregon | 3743 | 91-1960693 | |||||
Greenbrier Leasing Limited Partner, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-1266038 | |||||
Greenbrier Management Services, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-1266040 | |||||
Greenbrier Railcar, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-0971066 | |||||
Gunderson, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-0180205 | |||||
Gunderson Marine, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-1127982 | |||||
Gunderson Rail Services, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-1123815 | |||||
Gunderson Specialty Products, LLC | Oregon | 3743 | 93-0180205 |
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Autostack Company, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Greenbrier Concarril, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Greenbrier Leasing Company, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | |||
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 Greenbrier Leasing, L.P. One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 Greenbrier Leasing Limited Partner, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 Greenbrier Management Services, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 Greenbrier Railcar, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 | |||
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 | Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 | |||
Gunderson, LLC 4350 NW Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 (503) 972-5700 | Gunderson Marine, LLC 4350 NW Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 (503) 972-5700 | Gunderson Rail Services, LLC One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 200 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035-8612 (503) 684-7000 | Gunderson Specialty Products, LLC 4350 NW Front Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 (503) 972-5700 |
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. Yesþ Noo
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 filero Accelerated filerþ Non–accelerated filero
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yeso Noþ
Yeso Noþ
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, without par value, outstanding on March 27, 2006 was 15,845,751 shares.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
February 28, | August 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 51,665 | $ | 73,204 | ||||
Restricted cash | 1,535 | 93 | ||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | 102,167 | 122,957 | ||||||
Inventories | 118,644 | 121,698 | ||||||
Railcars held for sale | 83,211 | 59,421 | ||||||
Equipment on operating leases | 250,974 | 183,155 | ||||||
Investment in direct finance leases | 5,361 | 9,974 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 76,873 | 73,203 | ||||||
Other | 28,411 | 27,502 | ||||||
$ | 718,841 | $ | 671,207 | |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Revolving notes | $ | 18,099 | $ | 12,453 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 172,020 | 195,258 | ||||||
Participation | 10,701 | 21,900 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 35,340 | 31,629 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 9,931 | 6,910 | ||||||
Notes payable | 270,494 | 214,635 | ||||||
Subordinated debt | 6,111 | 8,617 | ||||||
Subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption | — | 3,746 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | — | — | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock — without par value; 25,000 shares authorized; none outstanding | — | — | ||||||
Common stock — without par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 15,840 and 15,479 shares outstanding at February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005 | 16 | 15 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 67,689 | 62,768 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 128,070 | 113,987 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 370 | (711 | ) | |||||
196,145 | 176,059 | |||||||
$ | 718,841 | $ | 671,207 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 208,922 | $ | 233,808 | $ | 373,518 | $ | 434,205 | ||||||||
Leasing & services | 27,292 | 21,105 | 49,058 | 38,756 | ||||||||||||
236,214 | 254,913 | 422,576 | 472,961 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 185,360 | 217,796 | 328,391 | 400,658 | ||||||||||||
Leasing & services | 10,671 | 10,570 | 21,109 | 20,950 | ||||||||||||
196,031 | 228,366 | 349,500 | 421,608 | |||||||||||||
Margin | 40,183 | 26,547 | 73,076 | 51,353 | ||||||||||||
Other costs | ||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 17,260 | 14,044 | 32,944 | 26,116 | ||||||||||||
Interest and foreign exchange | 7,012 | 4,295 | 11,442 | 7,355 | ||||||||||||
24,272 | 18,339 | 44,386 | 33,471 | |||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in unconsolidated subsidiaries | 15,911 | 8,208 | 28,690 | 17,882 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (7,466 | ) | (3,397 | ) | (12,400 | ) | (6,951 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings before equity in unconsolidated subsidiaries | 8,445 | 4,811 | 16,290 | 10,931 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 118 | (9 | ) | 290 | (739 | ) | ||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 8,563 | $ | 4,802 | $ | 16,580 | $ | 10,192 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 0.68 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.31 | $ | 1.04 | $ | 0.66 | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 15,655 | 14,954 | 15,583 | 14,924 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 15,911 | 15,573 | 15,880 | 15,542 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands, unaudited)
(In thousands, unaudited)
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
February 28, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 16,580 | $ | 10,192 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 3,741 | (587 | ) | |||||
Tax benefit of stock options exercised and restricted stock award dividends | 1,299 | 1,488 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,756 | 10,693 | ||||||
Gain on sales of equipment | (2,812 | ) | (3,518 | ) | ||||
Other | 48 | 901 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in assets: | ||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | 21,693 | (49,217 | ) | |||||
Inventories | 5,248 | 4,471 | ||||||
Railcars held for sale | (47,856 | ) | 8,238 | |||||
Other | (953 | ) | (717 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (25,068 | ) | (18,069 | ) | ||||
Participation | (11,199 | ) | (16,055 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 3,158 | 1,679 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (23,365 | ) | (50,501 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Principal payments received under direct finance leases | 1,317 | 3,285 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of equipment | 8,793 | 20,005 | ||||||
Investment in and net advances to unconsolidated subsidiary | 216 | (34 | ) | |||||
Acquisition of joint venture interest | — | 8,435 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash | (1,442 | ) | 662 | |||||
Capital expenditures | (61,624 | ) | (34,844 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (52,740 | ) | (2,491 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Changes in revolving notes | 5,108 | 63,001 | ||||||
Proceeds from notes payable | 60,000 | — | ||||||
Repayments of notes payable | (4,276 | ) | (8,907 | ) | ||||
Repayment of subordinated debt | (2,507 | ) | (4,369 | ) | ||||
Dividends | (2,495 | ) | (1,793 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 3,622 | 652 | ||||||
Purchase of subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption | (4,636 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 54,816 | 48,584 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | (250 | ) | 4,361 | |||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (21,539 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 73,204 | 12,110 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 51,665 | $ | 12,063 | ||||
Cash paid during the period for | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 11,843 | $ | 5,395 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | 12,963 | $ | 4,784 | ||||
Non-cash activity | ||||||||
Transfer of railcars held for sale to equipment on operating leases | $ | 23,954 | $ | — | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of subsidiary acquired | ||||||||
Assets acquired, net of cash | $ | — | $ | (19,051 | ) | |||
Liabilities assumed | — | 19,529 | ||||||
Investment previously booked for unconsolidated joint venture | — | 7,957 | ||||||
Cash acquired | $ | — | $ | 8,435 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – Interim Financial Statements
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Greenbrier or the Company) as of February 28, 2006 and for the three months and six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 have been prepared without audit and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results for the periods indicated. The results of operations for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year ending August 31, 2006. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period’s Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to the current year presentation.
Certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Management estimates –The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires judgment on the part of management to arrive at estimates and assumptions on matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates may affect the amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities within the financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are periodically evaluated and may be adjusted in future periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Initial Adoption of Accounting Policies –On September 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R,Share Based Payment.This statement requires all entities to recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments (stock options and restricted stock) granted to employees. The implementation did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as all stock options were vested prior to August 31, 2005. Restricted stock grants are currently being recorded as compensation expense over the vesting period, consistent with prior periods.
Prospective Accounting Changes –In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 154,Accounting Changes and Error Correctionswhich replaces Accounting Principles Board (APB) opinion No. 20,Accounting Changesand SFAS No. 3,Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. This statement requires retrospective application, unless impracticable, for changes in accounting principles in the absence of transition requirements specific to newly adopted accounting principles. This statement is effective for any accounting changes and corrections of errors made by the Company beginning September 1, 2006.
Note 2 – Acquisitions
In September 1998, Greenbrier entered into a joint venture with Bombardier Transportation (Bombardier) to build railroad freight cars at a portion of Bombardier’s existing manufacturing facility in Sahagun, Mexico. Each party held a 50% non-controlling interest in the joint venture. In December 2004, Greenbrier acquired Bombardier’s interest and will pay Bombardier a purchase price of $9.0 million over five years and, as a result of the allocation of the purchase price among assets and liabilities, recorded $1.3 million in goodwill. Greenbrier leases a portion of the plant from Bombardier and has entered into a service agreement under which Bombardier provides labor and other services. These operations, previously accounted for under the equity method, were consolidated for financial reporting purposes beginning in December 2004.
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for Greenbrier was prepared as if the transaction to acquire Bombardier’s equity in the Mexican operations had occurred at the beginning of the period presented:
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Proforma | ||||
Six Months Ended | ||||
February 28, | ||||
2005 | ||||
Revenue | $ | 527,849 | ||
Net earnings | $ | 9,315 | ||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.62 | ||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.60 |
The unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what actual results would have been had the transaction occurred at the beginning of the period presented.
In December 2005, all of the Canadian subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption of $3.7 million were redeemed for $5.3 million. The redemption resulted in a $0.9 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income and interest expense of $0.7 million..
Note 3 – Inventories
(In thousands)
February 28, 2006 | August 31, 2005 | |||||||
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials | $ | 37,645 | $ | 33,653 | ||||
Work-in-process | 84,644 | 91,637 | ||||||
Lower of cost or market adjustment | (3,645 | ) | (3,592 | ) | ||||
$ | 118,644 | $ | 121,698 | |||||
Note 4 – Warranty Accruals
Warranty costs are estimated and charged to operations to cover a defined warranty period. The estimated warranty cost is based on historical warranty claims for each particular product type. For new product types without a warranty history, estimates are based on historical information for similar product types. The accrual, included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, is periodically reviewed and updated based on warranty trends.
Warranty accrual activity:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 14,942 | $ | 13,718 | $ | 15,037 | $ | 12,691 | ||||||||
Charged to cost of revenue | (1,011 | ) | 939 | (85 | ) | 1,956 | ||||||||||
Payments | (2,337 | ) | (705 | ) | (3,398 | ) | (1,777 | ) | ||||||||
Currency translation effect | 266 | 29 | 306 | 1,111 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition | — | 168 | — | 168 | ||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 11,860 | $ | 14,149 | $ | 11,860 | $ | 14,149 | ||||||||
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Note 5 – Notes Payable
(In thousands)
February 28, | August 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Senior unsecured notes | $ | 235,000 | $ | 175,000 | ||||
Term loans | 35,430 | 39,479 | ||||||
Other | 64 | 156 | ||||||
$ | 270,494 | $ | 214,635 | |||||
On November 21, 2005, the Company issued, at par, through a private placement, $60.0 million aggregate principal amount of 83/8% senior unsecured notes due 2015. In January 2006, Greenbrier filed a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange these senior unsecured notes for a new issue of identical notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subsequent to February 28, 2006, the exchange for the registered notes was completed. The transaction is an additional offering under the indenture entered into in connection with the Company’s sale of $175.0 million of senior unsecured notes in May 2005. The $235.0 million combined senior unsecured notes (the Notes) have identical terms. Payment on the Notes is guaranteed by certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. Interest is paid in arrears on May 15th and November 15th of each year.
Term loans are due in varying installments through August 2017 and are generally collateralized by certain property, plant and equipment. As of February 28, 2006, the effective interest rates on the term loans ranged from 4.4% to 8.4%.
The revolving and operating lines of credit, along with notes payable, contain covenants with respect to the Company and various subsidiaries, the most restrictive of which, among other things, limit the ability to: incur additional indebtedness or guarantees; pay dividends; enter into sale leaseback transactions; create liens; sell assets; engage in transactions with affiliates; enter into mergers, consolidations or sales of substantially all the Company’s assets; and enter into new lines of business. The covenants also require certain minimum levels of tangible net worth, maximum ratios of debt to equity or total capitalization and minimum levels of interest coverage.
Interest rate swap agreements are utilized to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on certain term loans. At February 28, 2006, such agreements had a notional amount of $21.9 million and mature between August 2006 and March 2011.
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The remaining principal payments on the notes payable are due as follows:
(In thousands)
Year Ending August 31, | ||||
2006 (Remaining six months) | $ | 8,839 | ||
2007 | 4,437 | |||
2008 | 3,892 | |||
2009 | 4,078 | |||
2010 | 5,247 | |||
Thereafter | 244,001 | |||
$ | 270,494 | |||
Note 6 – Comprehensive Income
The following is a reconciliation of net earnings to comprehensive income:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 8,563 | $ | 4,802 | $ | 16,580 | $ | 10,192 | ||||||||
Reclassification of derivative financial instruments recognized in net earnings (net of tax) | (767 | ) | (1,763 | ) | (2,018 | ) | (2,716 | ) | ||||||||
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments (net of tax) | 698 | 1,649 | 1,621 | 7,502 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of tax) | 851 | 804 | 1,478 | 3,268 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 9,345 | $ | 5,492 | $ | 17,661 | $ | 18,246 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect, consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
Unrealized Gains | Foreign Currency | Accumulated Other | ||||||||||
(Losses) on Derivative | Translation | Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||
Financial Instruments | Adjustment | (Loss) | ||||||||||
Balance, August 31, 2005 | $ | 1,241 | $ | (1,952 | ) | $ | (711 | ) | ||||
Six month activity | (397 | ) | 1,478 | 1,081 | ||||||||
Balance, February 28, 2006 | $ | 844 | $ | (474 | ) | $ | 370 | |||||
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Note 7 – Earnings Per Share
The shares used in the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per common share are reconciled as follows:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 15,655 | 14,954 | 15,583 | 14,924 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive effect of employee stock options | 256 | 619 | 297 | 618 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 15,911 | 15,573 | 15,880 | 15,542 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding includes the incremental shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of stock options as calculated using the treasury stock method. No options were anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005.
Note 8 – Stock Based Compensation
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R on September 1, 2005, compensation expense for employee stock options was measured using the method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, Greenbrier did not recognize compensation expense for employee stock options because options were only granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the stock on the effective date of grant. If the Company had elected to recognize compensation expense using a fair value approach, the pro forma net earnings and earnings per share would have been as follows:
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months | Six Months | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
February 28, 2005 | ||||||||
Net earnings, as reported | $ | 4,802 | $ | 10,192 | ||||
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax(1) | (35 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Net earnings, pro forma | $ | 4,767 | $ | 10,109 | ||||
Basic earnings per share | ||||||||
As reported | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.68 | ||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.68 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | ||||||||
As reported | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.66 | ||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.65 | ||||
(1) | Compensation expense was determined based on the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model which was developed to estimate the value of publicly traded options. Greenbrier’s options are not publicly traded. |
All stock options were vested prior to September 1, 2005 and accordingly no compensation expense was recognized for stock options for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006. The value, at the date of grant, of stock awarded under restricted stock grants is amortized as compensation expense over the vesting period of two to five years. For the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, $0.7 million and $1.3 million in compensation expense was recognized related to restricted stock grants. Minimal expense was recognized for the three and six months ended February 28, 2005.
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Note 9 – Derivative Instruments
Foreign operations give rise to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency forward exchange contracts with established financial institutions are utilized to hedge a portion of that risk. Interest rate swap agreements are utilized to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on certain debt. The Company’s foreign currency forward exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, and therefore the unrealized gains and losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
At February 28, 2006 exchange rates, forward exchange contracts for the sale of United States dollars aggregated $40.5 million and Euro aggregated $4.2 million. Adjusting these contracts to the fair value of these cash flow hedges at February 28, 2006 resulted in an unrealized pre-tax gain of $2.1 million that was recorded in the line item accumulated other comprehensive income and the fair value of the contracts is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As these contracts mature at various dates through September 2006, any such gain or loss remaining will be recognized in manufacturing revenue along with the related transactions. In the event that the underlying sales transaction does not occur or does not occur in the period designated at the inception of the hedge, the amount classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) would be reclassified to the current year’s results of operations.
At February 28, 2006 exchange rates, interest rate swap agreements had a notional amount of $21.9 million and mature between August 2006 and March 2011. The fair value of these cash flow hedges at February 28, 2006 resulted in an unrealized pre-tax loss of $0.9 million. The loss is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and the fair value of the contracts is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As interest expense on the underlying debt is recognized, amounts corresponding to the interest rate swaps are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and charged or credited to interest expense. At February 28, 2006 interest rates, approximately $0.3 million would be reclassified to interest expense in the next 12 months.
Note 10 – Segment Information
Greenbrier has two reportable segments: manufacturing and leasing & services. The accounting policies of the segments are described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Performance is evaluated based on margin. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted for as if the sales or transfers were to third parties.
The information in the following table is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes.
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 227,127 | $ | 254,299 | $ | 457,521 | $ | 455,236 | ||||||||
Leasing & services | 34,307 | 23,647 | 59,981 | 45,124 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (25,220 | ) | (23,033 | ) | (94,926 | ) | (27,399 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 236,214 | $ | 254,913 | $ | 422,576 | $ | 472,961 | |||||||||
Margin: | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 23,562 | $ | 16,012 | $ | 45,127 | $ | 33,547 | ||||||||
Leasing & services | 16,621 | 10,535 | 27,949 | 17,806 | ||||||||||||
$ | 40,183 | $ | 26,547 | $ | 73,076 | $ | 51,353 | |||||||||
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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, Greenbrier is involved as a defendant in litigation in the ordinary course of business, the outcome of which cannot be predicted with certainty. The most significant litigation is as follows:
On April 20, 2004, BC Rail Partnership initiated litigation against the Company in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, alleging breach of contract and negligent manufacture and design of railcars which were involved in a derailment. No trial date has been set.
On November 3, 2004, and November 4, 2004, in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, and in the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, respectively, litigation was initiated against the Company by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). BNSF alleges the failure of a component part on a railcar manufactured by Greenbrier in 1988, resulted in a derailment and a chemical spill. The complaint alleges in excess of $14.0 million in damages. Answers have been filed in both cases and the parties have agreed to stay the Nebraska action and proceed with the litigation in Texas. No trial date has been set.
On September 23, 2004, two current employees and one former employee of the Company filed a civil complaint in Multnomah County Circuit Court, State of Oregon, alleging that the Company failed to comply with Oregon wage and hour laws. Greenbrier agreed to a settlement on February 24, 2006 in an amount that was fully accrued in the prior year.
On June 27, 2005, an individual initiated litigation against Union Pacific Railroad alleging general and economic damages in the amount of $1.5 million, for personal injuries incurred while operating a handbrake on a railcar operating on Union Pacific’s lines. On September 16, 2005, Union Pacific initiated litigation against various Greenbrier entities claiming indemnity and contribution. Discovery is continuing and a trial date has been tentatively set for May 23, 2006.
Greenbrier and a customer, SEB Finans AB (SEB), have raised performance concerns related to a component that the Company installed on 372 railcar units with an aggregate sales value of approximately $20.0 million produced under a contract with SEB. On December 9, 2005, SEB filed a Statement of Claim in an arbitration proceeding in Stockholm, Sweden, against Greenbrier alleging that the cars are defective and cannot be used for their intended purpose. SEB seeks damages in an undisclosed amount. In a Statement of Defense and Counterclaim filed with the Arbitral Tribunal on February 1, 2006, Greenbrier denied that there were defects in the railcar units delivered for which Greenbrier is liable and filed Counterclaims against SEB in total amounting to approximately $11.0 million plus interest representing payments in default under the contract. No hearing date has been set. Greenbrier believes that applicable law provides an opportunity to remedy the performance issues and that an engineering solution is likely. The component supplier has effectively filed for the United Kingdom equivalent of bankruptcy protection. Accordingly, Greenbrier’s recourse against the supplier may be of limited or no value.
Management intends to vigorously defend its position in each of the foregoing cases and believes that any ultimate liability resulting from the above litigation will not materially affect the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company is involved as a defendant in other litigation initiated in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate outcome of such legal proceedings cannot be determined at this time, management believes that the resolution of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Environmental studies have been conducted of the Company’s owned and leased properties that indicate additional investigation and some remediation on certain properties may be necessary. The Company’s Portland, Oregon manufacturing facility is located adjacent to the Willamette River. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified portions of the river bed, including the portion fronting Greenbrier’s facility, as a federal “National Priority List” or “Superfund” site due to sediment contamination (the Portland Harbor Site). Greenbrier and more than 60 other parties, have received a “General Notice” of potential liability from the EPA relating to the Portland Harbor Site. The letter advised the Company that they may be liable for the costs of investigation and remediation (which liability may be joint and several with other potentially responsible parties) as well as for natural resource damages resulting from releases of hazardous substances to the site. At this time, ten private and public entities have signed an Administrative Order on Consent to perform a remedial investigation/feasibility study of the Portland Harbor Site under EPA oversight, and five additional entities have not signed such consent, but are nevertheless contributing money to the
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effort. The study is expected to be completed in 2007. In addition, the Company has entered into a Voluntary Clean-Up Agreement with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in which the Company agreed to conduct an investigation of whether, and to what extent, past or present operations at the Portland property may have released hazardous substances to the environment. The Company is also conducting groundwater remediation relating to a historical spill on the property.
Because these environmental investigations are still underway, the Company is unable to determine the amount of ultimate liability relating to these matters. Based on the results of the pending investigations and future assessments of natural resource damages, Greenbrier may be required to incur costs associated with additional phases of investigation or remedial action, and may be liable for damages to natural resources. In addition, the Company may be required to perform periodic maintenance dredging in order to continue to launch vessels from its launch ways on the river, and the river’s classification as a Superfund site could result in some limitations on future dredging and launch activities. Any of these matters could adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations, or the value of its Portland property.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently conducting an audit of the Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended 1999 through 2002. In connection with the audit, the IRS is reviewing the Company’s decision to take a deduction on the 2002 federal tax return in the amount of $52.6 million relating to European operations, which resulted in a $21.5 million tax benefit reported in the 2002 Consolidated Financial Statements. The IRS has not completed its examination. However, upon completion of its audit, the IRS may disallow or defer some or all of the deduction in that year. The Company would have rights of appeal within the IRS and in the courts.
The Company has entered into contingent rental assistance agreements, aggregating a maximum of $11.9 million, on certain railcars subject to leases that have been sold to third parties. These agreements guarantee the purchasers a minimum lease rental, subject to a maximum defined rental assistance amount, over periods that range from one to six years. A liability is established and revenue is reduced in the period during which a determination can be made that it is probable that a rental shortfall will occur and the amount can be estimated. For the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005, no accruals were made to cover estimated future obligations as rental shortfalls were not considered probable. There is no liability accrued as of February 28, 2006. All of these agreements were entered into prior to December 31, 2002 and have not been modified since. The accounting for any future rental assistance agreements will comply with the guidance required by FASB Interpretation (FIN) 45 which pertains to contracts entered into or modified subsequent to December 31, 2002.
A portion of leasing & services revenue is derived from “car hire” which is a fee that a railroad pays for the use of railcars owned by other railroads or third parties. Car hire earned by a railcar is usually made up of hourly and mileage components. Until 1992, the Interstate Commerce Commission directly regulated car hire rates by prescribing a formula for calculating these rates. Government regulation of car hire rates continues, but the system of prescribed rates has been superseded by a system known as deprescription. A ten-year period used to phase in this new system ended on January 1, 2003. Deprescription is a system whereby railcar owners and users have the right to negotiate car hire rates. If the railcar owner and railcar user cannot come to an agreement on a car hire rate then either party has the right to call for arbitration. In arbitration either the owner’s or user’s rate is selected and that rate becomes effective for a one-year period. There is some risk that car hire rates could be negotiated or arbitrated to lower levels in the future. This could reduce future car hire revenue which amounted to $6.7 million and $12.4 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and $6.3 million and $12.3 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2005.
In accordance with customary business practices in Europe, the Company has $13.5 million in bank and third party performance, advance payment, and warranty guarantee facilities, all of which have been utilized as of February 28, 2006. To date, no amounts have been drawn against these guarantee facilities.
The Company has outstanding letters of credit aggregating $2.9 million associated with facility leases and Canadian payroll.
At February 28, 2006, an unconsolidated subsidiary had $7.3 million of third party debt, for which the Company has guaranteed 33%, or approximately $2.4 million. In the event there is a change in control or insolvency by any of the
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three 33% investors that have guaranteed the debt, the remaining investor’s share of the guarantee will increase proportionately.
Greenbrier has jointly committed with Babcock & Brown Rail Management, LLC to purchase new railcars from unaffiliated manufacturers to be leased to third party customers. Greenbrier’s remaining portion of this commitment is $38.8 million.
Note 12 – Guarantor/Non Guarantor
The senior unsecured notes (see Note 5) issued on May 11, 2005 and November 21, 2005 are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of Greenbrier’s wholly owned subsidiaries: Autostack Company, LLC, Greenbrier-Concarril, LLC, Greenbrier Leasing Company, LLC, Greenbrier Leasing Limited Partner, LLC, Greenbrier Management Services, LLC, Greenbrier Leasing, L.P., Greenbrier Railcar, LLC, Gunderson, LLC, Gunderson Marine, LLC, Gunderson Rail Services, LLC, and Gunderson Specialty Products, LLC. No other subsidiaries guarantee the Notes.
The following supplemental consolidated condensed financial information of Greenbrier and its guarantor and non guarantor subsidiaries, as of February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005 and for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 is presented on the basis of Greenbrier accounting for its ownership of its wholly owned subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. Intercompany transactions of goods and services between the guarantor and non guarantor subsidiaries are presented as the sales or transfers were to third parties.
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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 45,997 | $ | 94 | $ | 5,574 | $ | — | $ | 51,665 | ||||||||||
Restricted cash | — | — | 1,535 | — | 1,535 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | 49,388 | 28,829 | 23,738 | 212 | 102,167 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories | — | 76,786 | 41,858 | — | 118,644 | |||||||||||||||
Railcars held for sale | — | 79,225 | 4,682 | (696 | ) | 83,211 | ||||||||||||||
Equipment on operating leases | — | 252,992 | — | (2,018 | ) | 250,974 | ||||||||||||||
Investment in direct finance leases | — | 5,361 | — | — | 5,361 | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 2 | 54,141 | 22,730 | — | 76,873 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 335,072 | 24,206 | 3,001 | (333,868 | ) | 28,411 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 430,459 | $ | 521,634 | $ | 103,118 | $ | (336,370 | ) | $ | 718,841 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revolving notes | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,099 | $ | — | $ | 18,099 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (8,915 | ) | 146,003 | 34,720 | 212 | 172,020 | ||||||||||||||
Participation | — | 10,701 | — | — | 10,701 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,360 | 35,695 | (1,248 | ) | (467 | ) | 35,340 | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,319 | 5,980 | 2,632 | — | 9,931 | |||||||||||||||
Notes payable | 242,512 | 14,506 | 13,476 | — | 270,494 | |||||||||||||||
Subordinated debt | — | 6,111 | — | — | 6,111 | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest | — | (88 | ) | — | 88 | — | ||||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 194,183 | 302,726 | 35,439 | (336,203 | ) | 196,145 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 430,459 | $ | 521,634 | $ | 103,118 | $ | (336,370 | ) | $ | 718,841 | ||||||||||
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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the three months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the three months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 11,250 | $ | 132,813 | $ | 57,968 | $ | 6,891 | $ | 208,922 | ||||||||||
Leasing & services | 1,668 | 26,869 | — | (1,245 | ) | 27,292 | ||||||||||||||
12,918 | 159,682 | 57,968 | 5,646 | 236,214 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 10,260 | 113,290 | 55,433 | 6,377 | 185,360 | |||||||||||||||
Leasing & services | — | 10,687 | — | (16 | ) | 10,671 | ||||||||||||||
10,260 | 123,977 | 55,433 | 6,361 | 196,031 | ||||||||||||||||
Margin | 2,658 | 35,705 | 2,535 | (715 | ) | 40,183 | ||||||||||||||
Other costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 4,202 | 10,499 | 2,559 | — | 17,260 | |||||||||||||||
Interest and foreign exchange | 6,107 | 1,859 | 434 | (1,388 | ) | 7,012 | ||||||||||||||
10,309 | 12,358 | 2,993 | (1,388 | ) | 24,272 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (7,651 | ) | 23,347 | (458 | ) | 673 | 15,911 | |||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | 3,139 | (9,863 | ) | (475 | ) | (267 | ) | (7,466 | ) | |||||||||||
(4,512 | ) | 13,484 | (933 | ) | 406 | 8,445 | ||||||||||||||
Minority interest | — | 21 | — | (21 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 13,075 | 118 | — | (13,075 | ) | 118 | ||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 8,563 | $ | 13,623 | $ | (933 | ) | $ | (12,690 | ) | $ | 8,563 | ||||||||
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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 11,250 | $ | 262,930 | $ | 133,144 | $ | (33,806 | ) | $ | 373,518 | |||||||||
Leasing & services | 2,656 | 48,374 | — | (1,972 | ) | 49,058 | ||||||||||||||
13,906 | 311,304 | 133,144 | (35,778 | ) | 422,576 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 10,207 | 225,163 | 126,222 | (33,201 | ) | 328,391 | ||||||||||||||
Leasing & services | — | 21,142 | — | (33 | ) | 21,109 | ||||||||||||||
10,207 | 246,305 | 126,222 | (33,234 | ) | 349,500 | |||||||||||||||
Margin | 3,699 | 64,999 | 6,922 | (2,544 | ) | 73,076 | ||||||||||||||
Other costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 8,338 | 20,364 | 4,242 | — | 32,944 | |||||||||||||||
Interest and foreign exchange | 10,510 | 2,804 | 513 | (2,385 | ) | 11,442 | ||||||||||||||
18,848 | 23,168 | 4,755 | (2,385 | ) | 44,386 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (15,149 | ) | 41,831 | 2,167 | (159 | ) | 28,690 | |||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | 6,062 | (17,364 | ) | (1,166 | ) | 68 | (12,400 | ) | ||||||||||||
(9,087 | ) | 24,467 | 1,001 | (91 | ) | 16,290 | ||||||||||||||
Minority interest | — | (24 | ) | 24 | — | |||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 25,667 | 290 | — | (25,667 | ) | 290 | ||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 16,580 | $ | 24,733 | $ | 1,001 | $ | (25,734 | ) | $ | 16,580 | |||||||||
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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended February 28, 2006
(In thousands, unaudited)
Combined | Combined | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor | Non-Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 16,580 | $ | 24,733 | $ | 1,001 | $ | (25,734 | ) | $ | 16,580 | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 408 | 4,134 | (734 | ) | (67 | ) | 3,741 | |||||||||||||
Tax benefit of options exercised and restricted stock awards dividends | 1,299 | — | — | — | 1,299 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 341 | 10,826 | 1,621 | (32 | ) | 12,756 | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sales of equipment | — | (2,808 | ) | — | (4 | ) | (2,812 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other | — | 58 | 16 | (26 | ) | 48 | ||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | (22,063 | ) | 46,716 | (2,792 | ) | (168 | ) | 21,693 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | — | 324 | 4,924 | — | 5,248 | |||||||||||||||
Railcars held for sale | — | (49,134 | ) | 1,180 | 98 | (47,856 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other | (59,335 | ) | 27,942 | 137 | 30,303 | (953 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (18,501 | ) | 1,326 | (8,019 | ) | 126 | (25,068 | ) | ||||||||||||
Participation | — | (11,199 | ) | — | — | (11,199 | ) | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | (78 | ) | 593 | 2,643 | — | 3,158 | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (81,349 | ) | 53,511 | (23 | ) | 4,496 | (23,365 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Principal payments received under direct finance leases | — | 1,317 | — | — | 1,317 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of equipment | — | 8,793 | — | — | 8,793 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in and net advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries | — | 216 | — | — | 216 | |||||||||||||||
Increase in restricted cash | — | — | (1,442 | ) | — | (1,442 | ) | |||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | — | (60,090 | ) | (1,633 | ) | 99 | (61,624 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | — | (49,764 | ) | (3,075 | ) | 99 | (52,740 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in revolving notes | — | — | 5,108 | — | 5,108 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable | 60,000 | — | — | — | 60,000 | |||||||||||||||
Repayments of notes payable | (560 | ) | (3,265 | ) | (451 | ) | — | (4,276 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayments of subordinated debt | — | (2,507 | ) | — | — | (2,507 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends | (2,495 | ) | — | — | — | (2,495 | ) | |||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | 3,622 | — | — | — | 3,622 | |||||||||||||||
Purchase of subsidiary’s shares subject to mandatory redemption | — | — | — | (4,636 | ) | (4,636 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 60,567 | (5,772 | ) | 4,657 | (4,636 | ) | 54,816 | |||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | 19 | 66 | (335 | ) | — | (250 | ) | |||||||||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (20,763 | ) | (1,959 | ) | 1,224 | (41 | ) | (21,539 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 66,760 | 2,053 | 4,350 | 41 | 73,204 | |||||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 45,997 | $ | 94 | $ | 5,574 | $ | — | $ | 51,665 | ||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
August 31, 2005
(In thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
August 31, 2005
(In thousands)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 66,760 | $ | 2,053 | $ | 4,350 | $ | 41 | $ | 73,204 | ||||||||||
Restricted cash | — | — | 93 | — | 93 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | 27,325 | 75,762 | 19,827 | 43 | 122,957 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories | — | 77,110 | 44,588 | — | 121,698 | |||||||||||||||
Railcars held for sale | — | 54,165 | 5,863 | (607 | ) | 59,421 | ||||||||||||||
Equipment on operating leases | — | 185,104 | — | (1,949 | ) | 183,155 | ||||||||||||||
Investment in direct finance leases | — | 9,974 | — | — | 9,974 | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 8 | 51,381 | 21,814 | — | 73,203 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 276,072 | 24,788 | 2,635 | (275,993 | ) | 27,502 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 370,165 | $ | 480,337 | $ | 99,170 | $ | (278,465 | ) | $ | 671,207 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revolving notes | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,453 | $ | — | $ | 12,453 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 9,586 | 144,672 | 40,916 | 84 | 195,258 | |||||||||||||||
Participation | — | 21,900 | — | — | 21,900 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 952 | 31,560 | (484 | ) | (399 | ) | 31,629 | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,396 | 5,387 | 127 | — | 6,910 | |||||||||||||||
Notes payable | 183,072 | 17,772 | 13,791 | — | 214,635 | |||||||||||||||
Subordinated debt | — | 8,617 | — | — | 8,617 | |||||||||||||||
Minority | — | (111 | ) | — | 111 | — | ||||||||||||||
Subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption | — | — | — | 3,746 | 3,746 | |||||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 175,159 | 250,540 | 32,367 | (282,007 | ) | 176,059 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 370,165 | $ | 480,337 | $ | 99,170 | $ | (278,465 | ) | $ | 671,207 | ||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the three months ended February 28, 2005
(In thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the three months ended February 28, 2005
(In thousands)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantor | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 27,436 | $ | 127,794 | $ | 85,549 | $ | (6,971 | ) | $ | 233,808 | |||||||||
Leasing & services | 1 | 21,422 | — | (318 | ) | 21,105 | ||||||||||||||
27,437 | 149,216 | 85,549 | (7,289 | ) | 254,913 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 25,776 | 117,797 | 81,000 | (6,777 | ) | 217,796 | ||||||||||||||
Leasing & services | — | 10,588 | — | (18 | ) | 10,570 | ||||||||||||||
25,776 | 128,385 | 81,000 | (6,795 | ) | 228,366 | |||||||||||||||
Margin | 1,661 | 20,831 | 4,549 | (494 | ) | 26,547 | ||||||||||||||
Other costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 3,854 | 8,002 | 2,188 | — | 14,044 | |||||||||||||||
Interest and foreign exchange | 900 | 2,084 | 2,030 | (719 | ) | 4,295 | ||||||||||||||
4,754 | 10,086 | 4,218 | (719 | ) | 18,339 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (3,093 | ) | 10,745 | 331 | 225 | 8,208 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | 1,248 | (4,719 | ) | 162 | (88 | ) | (3,397 | ) | ||||||||||||
(1,845 | ) | 6,026 | 493 | 137 | 4,811 | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest | — | 3 | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 6,647 | (9 | ) | — | (6,647 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 4,802 | $ | 6,020 | $ | 493 | $ | (6,513 | ) | $ | 4,802 | |||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended February 28, 2005
(In thousands)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Guarantor | Guarantor | |||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 40,610 | $ | 223,665 | $ | 176,934 | $ | (7,004 | ) | $ | 434,205 | |||||||||
Leasing & services | 317 | 39,321 | — | (882 | ) | 38,756 | ||||||||||||||
40,927 | 262,986 | 176,934 | (7,886 | ) | 472,961 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 38,001 | 202,527 | 166,907 | (6,777 | ) | 400,658 | ||||||||||||||
Leasing & services | — | 20,987 | — | (37 | ) | 20,950 | ||||||||||||||
38,001 | 223,514 | 166,907 | (6,814 | ) | 421,608 | |||||||||||||||
Margin | 2,926 | 39,472 | 10,027 | (1,072 | ) | 51,353 | ||||||||||||||
Other costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 6,616 | 14,924 | 4,576 | — | 26,116 | |||||||||||||||
Interest and foreign exchange | 1,671 | 3,888 | 3,111 | (1,315 | ) | 7,355 | ||||||||||||||
8,287 | 18,812 | 7,687 | (1,315 | ) | 33,471 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (5,361 | ) | 20,660 | 2,340 | 243 | 17,882 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | 2,338 | (8,895 | ) | (301 | ) | (93 | ) | (6,951 | ) | |||||||||||
(3,023 | ) | 11,765 | 2,039 | 150 | 10,931 | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest | — | 3 | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 13,215 | (89 | ) | — | (13,865 | ) | (739 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 10,192 | $ | 11,679 | $ | 2,039 | $ | (13,718 | ) | $ | 10,192 | |||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended February 28, 2005
(In thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended February 28, 2005
(In thousands)
Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
Combined | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
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Parent | Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 10,192 | $ | 11,679 | $ | 2,039 | $ | (13,718 | ) | $ | 10,192 | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,851 | (2,399 | ) | (132 | ) | 93 | (587 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock options exercised | 1,488 | — | — | — | 1,488 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 39 | 9,393 | 1,297 | (36 | ) | 10,693 | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sales of equipment | — | (3,160 | ) | — | (358 | ) | (3,518 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other | — | 35 | 864 | 2 | 901 | |||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable | 11,525 | (63,563 | ) | 2,705 | 116 | (49,217 | ) | |||||||||||||
Inventories | — | 8,562 | (4,091 | ) | — | 4,471 | ||||||||||||||
Railcars held for sale | — | 7,262 | 824 | 152 | 8,238 | |||||||||||||||
Other | (13,545 | ) | (1,447 | ) | 410 | 13,865 | (717 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (11,173 | ) | 13,116 | (19,896 | ) | (116 | ) | (18,069 | ) | |||||||||||
Participation | — | (16,055 | ) | — | — | (16,055 | ) | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,552 | 41 | 86 | — | 1,679 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,929 | (36,536 | ) | (15,894 | ) | — | (50,501 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Principal payments received under direct finance leases | — | 3,285 | — | — | 3,285 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of equipment | — | 20,005 | — | — | 20,005 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in and net advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries | — | (34 | ) | — | — | (34 | ) | |||||||||||||
Acquisition of joint venture interest | — | 8,435 | — | — | 8,435 | |||||||||||||||
Decrease in restricted cash | — | — | 662 | — | 662 | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | — | (33,375 | ) | (1,469 | ) | — | (34,844 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | — | (1,684 | ) | (807 | ) | — | (2,491 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in revolving notes | — | 45,750 | 17,251 | — | 63,001 | |||||||||||||||
Repayments of notes payable | (515 | ) | (7,919 | ) | (473 | ) | — | (8,907 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayments of subordinated debt | — | (4,369 | ) | — | — | (4,369 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends | (1,793 | ) | — | — | — | (1,793 | ) | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 652 | — | — | — | 652 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (1,656 | ) | 33,462 | 16,778 | — | 48,584 | ||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | (273 | ) | 1,160 | 3,474 | — | 4,361 | ||||||||||||||
Increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | — | (3,598 | ) | 3,551 | — | (47 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | — | 10,454 | 1,656 | — | 12,110 | |||||||||||||||
End of period | $ | — | $ | 6,856 | $ | 5,207 | $ | — | $ | 12,063 | ||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Executive Summary
We currently operate in two primary business segments: manufacturing and leasing & services. These two business segments are operationally integrated. With operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe the manufacturing segment produces double-stack intermodal railcars, conventional railcars, tank cars, marine vessels and performs railcar repair, refurbishment and maintenance activities. We produce rail castings through an unconsolidated joint venture and may also manufacture new freight cars through the use of unaffiliated subcontractors. The leasing & services segment owns approximately 10,000 railcars and provides management services for approximately 134,000 railcars owned by railroads, shippers, carriers, and other leasing and transportation companies. Segment performance is evaluated based on margins.
Our manufacturing backlog of railcars for sale and lease as of February 28, 2006 was approximately 18,300 railcars with an estimated value of $1.2 billion compared to 12,300 railcars valued at $720.0 million as of February 28, 2005. Current period backlog includes approximately 13,000 units that will be delivered to the customer over a five year period. Approximately 7,700 units under this contract are for delivery beyond calendar year 2007 and are subject to our fulfillment of certain competitive conditions. Substantially all of the current backlog has been priced to cover anticipated material price increases and surcharges. As these sales price increases are an anticipated pass-through of vendor material price increases and surcharges, they are not necessarily indicative of increased margins on future production. There is still risk that material prices could increase beyond amounts used to price our sale contracts which would adversely impact margins in our backlog.
Certain materials and components continue to be in short supply, including castings, wheels, axles and couplers, which could potentially impact production at our new railcar and refurbishment facilities. In an effort to mitigate shortages and reduce supply chain costs, we have entered into strategic alliances for the global sourcing of certain components.
In September 1998, we entered into a joint venture with Bombardier Transportation (Bombardier) to build railroad freight cars at a portion of Bombardier’s existing manufacturing facility in Sahagun, Mexico. Each party held a 50% non-controlling interest in the joint venture. In December 2004, we acquired Bombardier’s interest for $9.0 million payable over five years. We lease a portion of the plant from Bombardier and have entered into a service agreement under which Bombardier provides labor and other services. The Mexican operations, previously accounted for under the equity method, were consolidated for financial reporting purposes beginning in December 2004.
On November 21, 2005, we issued, at par, through a private placement, $60.0 million aggregate principal amount of 83/8% senior unsecured notes due 2015. In February 2006, we filed a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange the senior unsecured notes for a new issue of identical notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subsequent to February 28, 2006, the exchange for the registered notes was completed. The transaction is an additional offering under the indenture entered into in connection with our sale of $175.0 million of senior unsecured notes in May 2005. The $235.0 million combined senior unsecured notes (the Notes) have identical terms. Payment on the Notes is guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries. Interest is paid in arrears on May 15th and November 15th of each year. Proceeds of the Notes are intended to be used for working capital, general corporate purposes, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions.
In December 2005, all of the Canadian subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption of $3.7 million were redeemed for $5.3 million. The redemption resulted in a $0.9 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income and a $0.7 million increase in interest expense.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires judgment on the part of management to arrive at estimates and assumptions on matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates may affect the amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses reported in
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the financial statements and accompanying notes and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities within the financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are periodically evaluated and may be adjusted in future periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income taxes— For financial reporting purposes, income tax expense is estimated based on planned tax return filings. The amounts anticipated to be reported in those filings may change between the time the financial statements are prepared and the time the tax returns are filed. Further, because tax filings are subject to review by taxing authorities, there is also the risk that a position taken in preparation of a tax return may be challenged by a taxing authority. If the taxing authority is successful in asserting a position different than that taken by us, differences in tax expense or between current and deferred tax items may arise in future periods. Such differences, which could have a material impact on our financial statements, would be reflected in the financial statements when management considers them probable of occurring and the amount reasonably estimable. Valuation allowances reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that will more likely than not be realized. Our estimates of the realization of deferred tax assets is based on the information available at the time the financial statements are prepared and may include estimates of future income and other assumptions that are inherently uncertain.
Maintenance obligations— We are responsible for maintenance on a portion of the managed and owned lease fleet under the terms of maintenance obligations defined in the underlying lease or management agreements. The estimated maintenance liability is based on maintenance histories for each type and age of railcar. These estimates involve judgment as to the future costs of repairs and the types and timing of repairs required over the lease term. As we cannot predict with certainty the prices, timing and volume of maintenance needed in the future on railcars under long-term leases, this estimate is uncertain and could be materially different from maintenance requirements. The liability is periodically reviewed and updated based on maintenance trends and known future repair or refurbishment requirements. Historically, we have not had material adjustments to these estimates as they are reviewed frequently and cover long-term contracts. However, these adjustments could be material in the future due to the inability to predict future maintenance requirements.
Warranty accruals— Warranty costs are estimated and charged to operations to cover a defined warranty period. The estimated warranty cost is based on historical warranty claims for each particular product type. For new product types without a warranty history, preliminary estimates are based on historical information for similar product types. These estimates are inherently uncertain as they are based on historical data for existing products and judgment for new products. If warranty claims are made in the current period for issues that have not historically been the subject of warranty claims and were not taken into consideration in establishing the accrual or if claims for issues already considered in establishing the accrual exceed expectations, warranty expense may exceed the accrual for that particular product. Conversely, there is the possibility that claims may be lower than estimates. The warranty accrual is periodically reviewed and updated based on warranty trends. In aggregate, historical warranty costs have not been materially different from the estimates. However, as we cannot predict the amount or timing of future claims, the potential exists for the difference in any one reporting period to be material.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended February 28, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended February 28, 2005
Overview
Total revenues for the three months ended February 28, 2006 were $236.2 million, a decrease of $18.7 million from revenues of $254.9 million in the prior comparable period. Net earnings were $8.6 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005.
Manufacturing Segment
Manufacturing revenue includes results from new railcar, marine, refurbishment and maintenance activities. New railcar delivery and backlog information includes all facilities and orders that may be manufactured by unaffiliated subcontractors.
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Manufacturing revenue for the three months ended February 28, 2006 was $208.9 million compared to $233.8 million in the corresponding prior period, a decrease of $24.9 million. The decrease is primarily the result of lower railcar deliveries. New railcar deliveries were approximately 2,800 units in the current period compared to 3,100 units in the prior comparable period. Deliveries were down in Europe due to the impact of a slower market over the past year. Also, during the prior period more units were delivered in North America under a subcontract arrangement.
Manufacturing margin percentage, which includes new railcar, marine, refurbishment and maintenance activities, for the three months ended February 28, 2006 was 11.3% compared to a margin of 6.8% for the three months ended February 28, 2005. The increase was primarily due to lower costs on certain materials and a $1.8 million reduction in warranty accruals associated with expiration of warranty periods and the settlement of an outstanding warranty claim. In addition, the prior period was adversely impacted by surcharges and price increases on materials that could not be passed onto the customer, temporary production issues at one facility and inclement weather related closures.
Leasing & Services Segment
Leasing & services revenue increased $6.2 million, or 29.4%, to $27.3 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $21.1 million for the three months ended February 28, 2005. The change is primarily a result of a $4.5 million increase in operating lease revenue from new lease additions and a $1.9 million increase in interim lease revenue on railcars held for sale, partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in gains on disposition of assets from the lease fleet. Pre-tax earnings of $2.2 million were realized on the disposition of leased equipment, compared to $3.4 million in the prior comparable period. Assets from Greenbrier’s lease fleet are periodically sold in the normal course of business in order to take advantage of market conditions, manage risk and maintain liquidity.
Leasing & services margin, as a percentage of revenue, was 60.9% and 49.9% for the three-month periods ended February 28, 2006 and 2005. The increase was primarily a result of increases in interim rental on assets held for sale and rate escalations on certain maintenance contracts, both of which have no associated increase in cost of sales. In addition there was growth of the operating lease portfolio to replace maturing direct finance leases. Margin improvements were partially offset by decreases in gains on disposition of assets from the lease fleet.
Other Costs
Selling and administrative expense was $17.3 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $14.0 million for the comparable prior period, an increase of $3.3 million. The change is primarily due to a $1.8 million increase in employee costs which include new employees, compensation and benefit increases and incentive compensation for both salaried and hourly employees, $0.7 million in amortization of the value of restricted stock grants and $0.7 million increase in professional fees for audit and consulting, partially offset by a $1.2 million reduction in legal expense.
Interest and foreign exchange increased $2.7 million to $7.0 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006, compared to $4.3 million in the prior comparable period. The increase is due to higher outstanding debt levels and interest paid on the purchase of subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption, partially offset by foreign exchange fluctuations. Current period results include foreign exchange gains of $0.2 million as compared to foreign exchange losses of $1.3 million in the prior comparable period.
Our effective tax rate was 46.9% and 41.4% for the three months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005. The fluctuations in effective tax rate are due to the geographical mix of pre-tax earnings and losses, minimum tax requirements in certain local jurisdictions and operating losses for certain operations with no related accrual of tax benefit. Our tax rate in the United States for the three months ended February 28, 2006 represents a tax rate of 40.5% as compared to 42.0% in the prior comparable period. The decline in United States tax rate is due to reduced state income tax rates and the current year implementation of the manufacturing tax deduction included in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Both periods include varying tax rates on foreign operations.
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended February 28, 2005
Manufacturing Segment
Our purchase on December 1, 2004 of Bombardier’s equity interest in the railcar manufacturing joint venture located in Mexico brought our ownership percentage to 100%. As a result the financial results of the subsidiary, formerly accounted for under the equity method, were consolidated beginning December 1, 2004.
Manufacturing revenue for the six months ended February 28, 2006 was $373.5 million compared to $434.2 million in the corresponding prior period, a decrease of $60.7 million, or 14.0%. In addition, the prior comparable period excludes $28.7 million in revenue from our Mexican manufacturing facility that was accounted for under the equity method through November 30, 2004. New railcar deliveries were approximately 5,200 units in the current period compared to 6,300 units in the prior comparable period. The decrease is due to lower third party deliveries due to the impact of a slower European market over the past year, increased production of railcars for our lease fleet or held for sale and more units delivered under a subcontract arrangement in the prior period.
Manufacturing margin percentage for the six months ended February 28, 2006 was 12.1% compared to 7.7% for the six months ended February 28, 2005. The increase was primarily due to lower costs on certain materials operating efficiency improvements at certain of our facilities and a $1.8 million reduction in warranty accruals associated with expiration of warranty periods and the settlement of an outstanding warranty claim. In addition, the prior period was adversely impacted by surcharges and price increases on materials that could not be passed onto the customer, temporary production issues at one facility and inclement weather related closures.
Leasing & Services Segment
Leasing & services revenue increased $10.3 million, or 26.5%, to $49.1 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $38.8 million for the six months ended February 28, 2005. The change is primarily a result of a $6.5 million increase in operating lease revenue from new lease additions, a $3.1 million increase in interim lease rental on railcars held for sale and $1.2 million in rate adjustments due to increased utilization of railcars under certain contracts.
Leasing & services operating margin percentage increased to 57.0% for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to 45.9% for the six months ended February 28, 2005. The increase was primarily a result of increases in interim rental on assets held for sale and rate escalations on certain maintenance contracts, both of which have no associated increase in cost of sales. In addition there was growth of the operating lease portfolio to replace maturing direct finance leases. Margin improvements were partially offset by decreases in gains on disposition of assets from the lease fleet.
Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Equity in earnings of the castings joint venture was $0.3 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to a loss of $0.1 million for the six months ended February 28, 2005. Improved results are due to efficiencies associated with higher production.
The six months ended February 28, 2005 included a loss of $0.6 million from the Mexican joint venture. As a result of the buyout of our joint venture partner’s interest in the venture, the financial results of the entity were consolidated beginning on December 1, 2004.
Other Costs
Selling and administrative costs were $32.9 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $26.1 million for the comparable prior period, an increase of $6.8 million, or 26.1%. The change is primarily due to a $4.1 million increase in employee costs which include new employees, compensation and benefit increases and incentive
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compensation for both salaried and hourly employees, $1.3 million in amortization of the value of restricted stock grants, increases in professional fees for audit and consulting, partially offset by a $1.5 million reduction in legal expense.
Interest and foreign exchange increased $4.0 million to $11.4 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006, compared to $7.4 million in the prior comparable period. The increase is due to higher debt levels with the addition of $235.0 million in senior unsecured debt and interest on the purchase of the subsidiary shares subject to mandatory redemption, partially offset by the payoff of certain notes payable and revolving notes and foreign exchange fluctuations. Current period results include foreign exchange gains of $0.6 million as compared to foreign exchange losses of $1.6 million in the prior comparable period.
Income Tax
Our effective tax rate was 43.2% and 38.9% for the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005. The fluctuations in effective tax rate are due to the geographical mix of pre-tax earnings and losses, minimum tax requirements in certain local jurisdictions and operating losses for certain operations with no related accrual of tax benefit. Our tax rate in the United States for the six months ended February 28, 2006 represents a tax rate of 40.5% as compared to 42.0% in the prior comparable period. The decline in United States tax rate is due to reduced state income tax rates and the current period implementation of the manufacturing tax deduction included in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Both periods include varying tax rates on foreign operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the six months ended February 28, 2006, cash decreased $21.5 million to $51.7 million from $73.2 million at August 31, 2005. Cash decreases were primarily due to the purchases of equipment for the lease fleet and assets held for sale and payment of participation under an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad, partially offset by the issuance of $60.0 million in senior unsecured notes in November 2005.
Cash used in operations for the six months ended February 28, 2006 was $23.4 million compared to $50.5 million for the six months ended February 28, 2005. The change is due primarily to timing of working capital needs including purchases of railcars held for sale and varying customer payment terms.
Cash used in investing activities was $52.7 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $2.5 million in the prior comparable period. The increased cash utilization was primarily due to increased capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures totaled $61.6 million and $34.8 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005. Of these capital expenditures, approximately $52.5 million and $30.6 million were attributable to leasing & services operations. Leasing & services capital expenditures for 2006 are expected to be approximately $82.0 million. Our capital expenditures have increased as we replace the maturing direct finance leases. We regularly sell assets from our lease fleet, some of which may have been purchased within the current year and included in capital expenditures.
Approximately $9.1 million and $4.2 million of capital expenditures for the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 were attributable to manufacturing operations. Capital expenditures for manufacturing operations are expected to be approximately $19.0 million in 2006, a portion of which is associated with expansion and improvement of our marine facilities.
Cash provided by financing activities was $54.8 million for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared to $48.6 million in the six months ended February 28, 2005. During the six months ended February 28, 2006 we received $60.0 million in proceeds from a senior unsecured note offering. In the prior period, cash proceeds were primarily from borrowings under revolving credit lines.
All amounts originating in foreign currency have been translated at the February 28, 2006 exchange rate for the purpose of the following discussion. Credit facilities aggregated $173.4 million as of February 28, 2006. Available borrowings are based upon defined levels of inventory, receivables, leased equipment and property, plant and
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equipment, as well as total debt to consolidated capitalization, tangible net worth and fixed coverage ratios which at February 28, 2006 levels would provide for maximum borrowing of $131.1 million, of which $18.1 million is outstanding. A $125.0 million revolving line of credit is available through June 2010 to provide working capital and interim financing of equipment for the United States and Mexican operations. A $26.4 million line of credit is available through June 2010 for working capital for Canadian manufacturing operations. Lines of credit totaling $22.0 million are available principally through June 2006 to provide working capital for the European manufacturing operation. Advances bear interest at rates that depend on the type of borrowing and the defined ratio of debt to total capitalization. At February 28, 2006, there were no borrowings outstanding under the North American credit facilities. The European manufacturing credit lines had $18.1 million outstanding.
In accordance with customary business practices in Europe, we have $13.5 million in bank and third party performance, advance payment and warranty guarantee facilities all of which has been utilized as of February 28, 2006. To date, no amounts have been drawn under these performance, advance payment and warranty guarantees.
We have advanced $2.0 million in long term advances to an unconsolidated subsidiary which are secured by accounts receivable and inventory. As of February 28, 2006, this same unconsolidated subsidiary had $7.3 million in third party debt for which we have guaranteed 33% or approximately $2.4 million.
We have outstanding letters of credit aggregating $2.9 million associated with facility leases and Canadian payroll.
Foreign operations give rise to risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Greenbrier utilizes foreign currency forward exchange contracts with established financial institutions to hedge a portion of that risk. No provision has been made for credit loss due to counterparty non-performance.
Quarterly dividends have been paid since the 4th quarter of 2004 when dividends of $.06 per share were reinstated. The dividend was increased to $.08 per share in the 4th quarter of 2005.
We expect existing funds and cash generated from operations, together with proceeds from financing activities including borrowings under existing credit facilities and long-term financing, to be sufficient to fund dividends, working capital needs, planned capital expenditures and expected debt repayments for the foreseeable future.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not currently have off balance sheet arrangements that have or are likely to have a material current or future effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, Greenbrier or its representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements as to expectations, beliefs and strategies regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements may be included in, but not limited to, press releases, oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer or in various filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and include statements relating to:
• | availability of financing sources and borrowing base for working capital, other business development activities, capital spending and railcar warehousing activities; | |
• | ability to renew or obtain sufficient lines of credit and performance guarantees on acceptable terms; | |
• | ability to utilize beneficial tax strategies; | |
• | ability to grow our railcar services and lease fleet and management services business; | |
• | ability to obtain sales contracts which contain provisions for the escalation of prices due to increased costs of materials and components; | |
• | ability to obtain adequate certification and licensing of products; and |
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• | short- and long-term revenue and earnings effects of the above items. |
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors outside Greenbrier’s control. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:
• | a delay or failure of acquired businesses, products or services to compete successfully; | |
• | decreases in carrying value of assets due to impairment; | |
• | severance or other costs or charges associated with lay-offs, shutdowns, or reducing the size and scope of operations; | |
• | changes in future maintenance requirements; | |
• | effects of local statutory accounting conventions on compliance with covenants in certain loan agreements; | |
• | domestic and global business conditions and growth or reduction in the surface transportation industry; | |
• | actual future costs and the availability of materials and a trained workforce; | |
• | ability to maintain good relationships with third party labor providers or collective bargaining units; | |
• | availability of subcontractors; | |
• | ability to adequately pass through steel price increases, scrap surcharges and other commodity price fluctuations and their related impact on railcar demand and margin; | |
• | changes in product mix and the mix between the manufacturing and leasing & services segments; | |
• | ability to deliver railcars in accordance with customer specifications; | |
• | labor disputes, energy shortages or operating difficulties that might disrupt manufacturing operations or the flow of cargo; | |
• | production difficulties and product delivery delays as a result of, among other matters, changing technologies or non-performance of partners, subcontractors or suppliers; | |
• | ability to obtain suitable contracts for railcars held for sale; | |
• | lower than anticipated residual values for leased equipment; | |
• | discovery of defects in manufactured railcars resulting in increased warranty costs or litigation; | |
• | resolution or outcome of investigations or pending litigation; | |
• | the ability to consummate expected sales; | |
• | delays in receipt of orders, risks that contracts may be canceled during their term or not renewed and that customers may not purchase as much equipment under the contracts as anticipated; | |
• | financial condition of principal customers; | |
• | market acceptance of products; | |
• | ability to determine and obtain adequate levels of insurance at acceptable rates; | |
• | competitive factors, including introduction of competitive products, price pressures, limited customer base and competitiveness of our manufacturing facilities and products; | |
• | industry over-capacity and our manufacturing capacity utilization; | |
• | continued industry demand at current and anticipated levels for railcar products; | |
• | domestic and global political, regulatory or economic conditions including such matters as terrorism, war, embargoes or quotas; | |
• | ability to adjust to the cyclical nature of the railcar industry; | |
• | cost overrun or delays in completion of the expansion of the marine facility; | |
• | the effects of car hire deprescription on leasing revenue; | |
• | changes in interest rates; | |
• | actions by various regulatory agencies; | |
• | changes in fuel and/or energy prices; | |
• | availability and price of essential raw materials, specialties or components, including steel castings, to permit manufacture of units on order; | |
• | ability to replace lease revenue and earnings from maturing and terminating leases with revenue and earnings from additions to the lease fleet, lease renewals and management services; and | |
• | financial impacts from currency fluctuations in our worldwide operations. |
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Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors. Greenbrier assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements or if Greenbrier later becomes aware that these assumptions are not likely to be achieved, except as required under securities laws.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We have operations in Canada, Mexico, Germany and Poland that conduct business in their local currencies as well as other regional currencies. To mitigate the exposure to transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of each entity, we enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect the margin on a portion of forecast foreign currency sales. At February 28, 2006, $44.7 million of forecast sales were hedged by foreign exchange contracts. Because of the variety of currencies in which purchases and sales are transacted and the interaction between currency rates, it is not possible to predict the impact a movement in a single foreign currency exchange rate would have on future operating results. We believe the exposure to foreign exchange risk is not material.
In addition to exposure to transaction gains or losses, we are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to the net asset position of our foreign subsidiaries. At February 28, 2006, net assets of foreign subsidiaries aggregated $36.0 million and a uniform 10% strengthening of the United States dollar relative to the foreign currencies would result in a decrease in stockholders’ equity of $3.6 million, 1.8% of total stockholders’ equity. This calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the United States dollar.
Interest Rate Risk
We have managed our floating rate debt with interest rate swap agreements, effectively converting $21.9 million of variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. At February 28, 2006, the exposure to interest rate risk is limited since 91% of our debt has fixed rates. As a result, we are only exposed to interest rate risk relating to our revolving debt and a portion of term debt. At February 28, 2006, a uniform 10% increase in interest rates would result in approximately $0.1 million of additional annual interest expense.
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner, and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended February 28, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There is hereby incorporated by reference the information disclosed in Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements, Part I of this quarterly report.
Item 6. Exhibits
(a) | List of Exhibits: |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation the Company | |
3.2 | Articles of Merger amending the Articles of Incorporation of the Company | |
3.3 | Bylaws of the Company, as amended January 11, 2006 | |
31.1 | Certification pursuant to Rule 13 (a) – 14 (a) | |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Rule 13 (a) – 14 (a) | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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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.
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. | ||||||||
Date: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AUTOSTACK COMPANY LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | ||
William A. Furman | Chief Executive Officer and Manager | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||
Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER-CONCARRIL, LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ L. Clark Wood | Director | |
L. Clark Wood | ||
/s/ Robin Bisson | Director | |
Robin Bisson |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER LEASING COMPANY, LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Chief Executive Officer and Manager | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER LEASING, L.P. | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: Greenbrier Management Services LLC | |||||
General Partner | ||||||
By: Greenbrier Leasing Company LLC | ||||||
Sole Member and Manager | ||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | |||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Principal Executive Officer | |
William A. Furman | ||
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | |
Joseph K. Wilsted |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER LEASING LIMITED | ||||||
PARTNER, LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: Greenbrier Leasing Company LLC | |||||
Sole Member and Manager | ||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | |||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Principal Executive Officer | |
William A. Furman | ||
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | |
Joseph K. Wilsted |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: Greenbrier Leasing Company LLC | |||||
Sole Member and Manager | ||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | |||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Principal Executive Officer | |
William A. Furman | ||
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | |
Joseph K. Wilsted |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENBRIER RAILCAR LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Manager | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GUNDERSON LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Manager | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GUNDERSON MARINE LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Manager | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GUNDERSON RAIL SERVICES LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Manager | |
William A. Furman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Vice President | |
Joseph K. Wilsted | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GUNDERSON SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LLC | ||||||
Dated: April 5, 2006 | By: Gunderson LLC, Sole Member and Sole Manager | |||||
By: | /s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | |||||
Joseph K. Wilsted | ||||||
Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5, 2006:
Signature | Title | |
/s/ William A. Furman | Principal Executive Officer | |
William A. Furman | ||
/s/ Joseph K. Wilsted | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | |
Joseph K. Wilsted |