UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
2022
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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
Commission File Number 001-33139
HERC HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-3530539 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |||||||
27500 Riverview Center Blvd.
Bonita Springs,, Florida34134
(Address, including Zip Code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | HRI | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act. Yes ☒ No o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐No☒
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2019,30, 2022, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the closing price of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, was $865.3 million.$2.31 billion.
As of February 21, 2020,10, 2023, there were 28,860,15529,123,141 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.
Documents incorporated by reference:
Certain portions, as expressly described in this report, of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for its 20202023 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of December 31, 20192022 (the "Proxy Statement"), are incorporated by reference into Part III.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192022 (this "Report") includes "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined by the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our business plans and strategy, projected profitability, performance or cash flows, future capital expenditures, our growth strategy, including our ability to grow organically and through M&A, anticipated financing needs, business trends, the impact of and our response to COVID-19, our capital allocation strategy, liquidity and capital management and other information that is not historical information. Forward looking statements are generally identified by the words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "believes," "forecasts," "looks," and future or conditional verbs, such as "will," "should," "could" or "may," as well as variations of such words or similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions and apply only as of the date of this Report. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that our expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved.
There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by our forward-looking statements, including those set forth in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in this Report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements that have been made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Our Company
Herc Holdings Inc. ("we," "us," "our," "Herc Holdings," or the "Company") is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers with approximately 275356 locations principally in North America. We conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries, including Herc Rentals Inc. ("Herc"). Operations are conducted under the Herc Rentals brand in the United States and Canada and under the Hertz Equipment Rental brand in other international locations.
With over 5057 years of experience, we are a full-line equipment rental supplier offering a broad portfolio of equipment for rent. In addition to our principal business of equipment rental, we sell used equipment and contractor supplies such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment and safety supplies; provide repair, maintenance, and equipment management services and safety training to certain of our customers; offer equipment re-rental services and provide on-site support to our customers; and provide ancillary services such as equipment transport, rental protection, cleaning, refueling and labor.
Our classic fleet includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction and lighting. Our equipment rental business is supported by ProSolutionsR®, our industry-specific solutions-based services, which includes power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, andpump, trench shoring, studio and production equipment, and our ProContractor professional grade tools.
Corporate History
On June 30, 2016,we, in our previous form as the holding company of both the existing equipment rental operations as well as the former vehicle rental operations (in its form prior to the Spin-Off, "Hertz Holdings"), completed a spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of our global vehicle rental business through a dividend to stockholders of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., which was re-named Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("New Hertz"). New Hertz continues to operate its global vehicle rental business through its operating subsidiaries including The Hertz Corporation ("THC"). We changed our name to Herc Holdings Inc. on June 30, 2016, and trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HRI."
Herc was incorporated in Delaware in 1965. Since its incorporation and until the Spin-Off, Herc was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz Holdings or one of its subsidiaries operating its equipment rental business. Since the Spin-Off, Herc has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Herc Holdings. Herc Holdings was incorporated in Delaware in 2005 under a previous name.
Our Industry
The equipment rental industry serves a diverse group of customers from individuals and small local contractors to large national accounts providing a wide variety of rental equipment including mid-size and heavy equipment, specialty equipment and contractor tools. The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented with few national competitors and many regional and local operators.
The growth and financial health of the North American equipment rental industry is driven by a number of factors including economic trends, non-residential construction activity, capital investment in the industrial sector, repair, maintenance and overhaul spending, government spending and demand for construction and other rental equipment generally, including for remediation and re-building efforts related to natural disasters. We believe that companies have increasingly turned to the equipment rental market to manage their capital needs, which allows our customers to operate their businesses without incurring the significant acquisition cost and maintenance expense associated with owning their own equipment fleet. We believe the trend from equipment ownership to rental in the North American construction industry will continue in the near term.
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Our Competitive Strengths
Our competitive strengths include the following:
A Market Leader in North America with Significant Scale and Broad Footprint—We believe we are one of the largest equipment rental companies in the North American equipment rental industry, with an estimated 3%4% market share by revenue and approximately 275356 locations in 3942 states in the United States and sixfive provinces in Canada. Our scale compared to most of our competitors provides us with a number of significant competitive advantages including:
•the ability to provide premium brands and a comprehensive line of equipment and services, allowing us to be a single-source solution for our customers;
the ability to track utilization and facilitate the seamless transfer of our fleet across multiple locations to adjust to local customer demand;
•a geographic footprint that allows us to maintain proximity and local expertise to serve our customers in local markets as well as serve national accounts with geographically dispersed equipment rental needs;
•favorable purchasing power or volume discount pricing opportunities on material and equipment;
•operational cost efficiencies across our organization, including with respect to purchasing, information technology, back-office support and marketing;
•a national sales force with significant expertise across our equipment fleet; and
•industry-specific expertise to assist our customers with customized solutions.
Since the North American equipment rental industry is highly fragmented, with very few national competitors, we believe that the majority of our competitors do not enjoy these same advantages.
Diverse Customer Markets and Expansion into Specialty Rental Markets—We provide equipment rental services to customers in a wide variety of large markets, including contractors in commercial and residential construction, specialty and remediation and environmental sectors; industrial, including energy, chemical processing and manufacturing; infrastructure, such as highway and bridges, railroads and sewer and waste disposal; and other industries such as facilities management and entertainment production and services. We believe that diversification of our customer base reduces our exposure to any particular market.
Large, Diverse and High-Quality Equipment Fleet—Our equipment fleet represents a significant investment and reflects our commitment to providing an array of rental equipment to our customers in a variety of industries. We offer a wide range of equipment from leading, globally-known original equipment manufacturers who we believe provide reliable equipment. We also offer a wide range of professional grade tools that target professional contractors. Our extensive and high-quality rental fleet enables us to serve a diverse customer base that requires large quantities and/or varied types of equipment for rent. Our increasing portfolio of specialty equipment further expands our capabilities and customer reach.
In recent years, we have diversified our portfolio into a variety of niche markets that experience business cycles that may vary in intensity and duration from that of the general economy. We believe this diversification also positions us to take advantage of any increase in demand for more specialized rental solutions.
Established National Accounts Program—Our national account program provides us with longer rental termsdurations for much of our equipment, with many of our larger customers renting equipment from us for use in large, complex projects. These arrangements provide a number of additional benefits, including recurring revenue, attractive credit profiles, improved fleet utilization and enhanced presence in new markets. National accounts represented 42%43% of equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019.2022. Through our national customer relationship program, our sales teams serve as a single point of contact for those customers' equipment rental needs. This enables us to be a full end-to-end solutions provider.
Superior Customer Service—We have a well-established reputation for superior customer service, which has been a competitive differentiator for us throughout our history. Senior management remains focused on enhancing our customer service focused culture. We provide a suite of comprehensive services to support our customers and to maintain and service the equipment we rent. We spend significant time and resources training our personnel to effectively address the needs of our customers. We believe that these initiatives help support our pricing strategy and foster customer loyalty.
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Range of Value-Added Services—We offer a suite of customer-focused services. These services include equipment transport, fleet management and telematics, power solutions, on-site services and customized advice, re-rental options, and parts and supplies sales. This combination of services is designed to offer comprehensive value-added solutions to our customers that complement and enhance the rental equipment we offer.
Experienced Senior Leadership Team—We have an experienced senior leadership team committed to maintaining operational excellence with an average of approximately 2023 years of experience in the equipment rental and heavy equipment industries. Our senior leadership team has extensive knowledge of all aspects of these industries, particularly in North America. Our team is dedicated to providing our customers a quality rental experience and is committed to further improving our performance capabilities.
Our Strategy
Our long-term strategy is focused on fivethe following priorities: developing our peoplegrow the core and culture; expandingexpand specialty; elevate technology; integrate environmental, social and diversifying our revenues; improving our operating effectiveness; enhancinggovernance ("ESG") and allocate capital.
Grow the customer experience;Core and disciplined capital management.
Elevate Technology—We are focused on generating continuous improvementelevating the use of technology across the rental consumption chain by making significant investments in our operations, with an emphasis on building a strong safety culture, supplier management, fleet availabilitydigital platforms and improving margins. We continue to emphasize our commitment to building a safety culture across our business, including ongoing training and institutionalized programs, to embed safety awareness and behaviors into our daily operations. Weare leveraging the knowledge that we have reduced the number of suppliers in each equipment category of our equipment rental fleet. This provides us with improved buying power as we negotiate our fleet purchases and lends efficiencies to our services and repair processes. Further, we are concentrating our capital expenditures on premium brands from top-tier suppliers, which we expect will reduce life cycle costs and deliver better end-of-service resale values. We have developed and rolled out the "Herc Way" operating model and other systems and proceduresserving customers for developing and monitoring our branch network in order to foster a high operational standard throughout our locations. We will maintain our focus on optimizing our Herc Way operating model, which is designedover fifty years to ensure a consistently efficient approach to managing, servicing and repairing our fleet.
Integrate ESG—The equipment rental industry highlights the benefits of a sharing economy by minimizing manufacturing and materials purchasing, and the subsequent reduction of related emissions and pollutants that have been associated with negative impacts to our environment. In addition, by maintaining premium rental equipment and updating it annually, with investments in state-of-the-art fuel- and energy-efficient equipment, we assist our customers in achieving their environmental goals and to operate more cost efficiently than if they were to purchase equipment they don't fully utilize.
We have established three major initiatives with a goal to be completed by 2030, using 2019 as our base year for measurement. We intend to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emission intensity by 25%; reduce our non-toxic waste intensity to landfill by 25%, and continue to improve our safety annually, with a Total Reportable Incident Rate of 0.49 or lower.
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Our Products and Services
Our principal products and services are described below.
Equipment Rental—We offer for rent, on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis, equipment from a variety of leading, globally known original equipment manufacturers, with which we maintain strong relationships. The equipment is typically new at the time of acquisition and is not subject to any repurchase program. As of December 31, 2019,2022, the average age of our equipment fleet was 4548 months.
As of December 31, 2019,2022, our rental fleet consisted of equipment with a total original equipment cost, based on the guidelines of the American Rental Association, of $3.82$5.64 billion. The following table provides a breakdown of the composition of our equipment rental fleet based on original equipment cost:
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| Equipment Type | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Aerial | 23.3 | % | 23.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Specialty | 23.9 | % | 23.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Material Handling | 17.4 | % | 17.7 | % | ||||||||||
| Earthmoving | 12.9 | % | 13.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Other | 22.5 | % | 21.4 | % | ||||||||||
| % of Original Equipment Cost | ||||||
| December 31, | ||||||
| Equipment Type | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Aerial - Booms | 17.7 | % | 18.3 | % | ||
| Aerial - Scissors and Other | 7.5 | % | 7.6 | % | ||
| Total Aerial | 25.2 | % | 25.9 | % | ||
| Material Handling - Telehandlers | 13.4 | % | 13.5 | % | ||
| Material Handling - Industrial | 4.0 | % | 4.2 | % | ||
| Total Material Handling | 17.4 | % | 17.7 | % | ||
| Earthmoving - Compact | 8.2 | % | 8.5 | % | ||
| Earthmoving - Heavy | 5.6 | % | 5.7 | % | ||
| Total Earthmoving | 13.8 | % | 14.2 | % | ||
ProSolutions R | 15.6 | % | 14.5 | % | ||
| Trucks and Trailers | 13.8 | % | 13.0 | % | ||
| ProContractor | 6.3 | % | 6.3 | % | ||
| Air Compressors | 2.4 | % | 2.6 | % | ||
| Lighting | 1.7 | % | 1.7 | % | ||
| Compaction | 1.4 | % | 1.5 | % | ||
| Other | 2.4 | % | 2.6 | % | ||
Sales of Used Rental Equipment—We routinely sell our used rental equipment to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition, age and size of our fleet. We dispose of our used equipment through a variety of channels, including retail sales to customers and other third parties, sales to wholesalers, brokered sales and auctions.
Sales of New Equipment, Parts and Supplies—We also sell new equipment. The types of new equipment that we sell vary by location and include a variety of ProContractor tools and supplies, small equipment (such as work lighting, generators, pumps, and compaction equipment and power trowels), safety supplies and expendables.
Our Customers
We have a wide range of customers across diverse markets with a large base of local small to mid-size customers as well as customers seeking specialty solutions or equipment. The principal markets we serve, based on our customers’ Standard Industrial Classification (“SIC”) codes, are as follows:
•Contractors -We serve various types of contractors in non-residential and residential construction, specialty trade, restoration, remediation and environment and facility maintenance. Contractor business represented approximately 35% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022.
•Industrial -We serve industrial customers across a broad range of industries, including refineries and petrochemical operations, industrial manufacturing including automotive and aerospace, power, metals and mining, agriculture, pulp, paper and wood and food and beverage. We believe that key drivers of growth within the industrial market include increased levels of spending on industrial capital and maintenance, repairs and overhaul. Industrial customers represented approximately 27% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022.
•Infrastructure and Government - We serve our infrastructure customers across a wide range of projects such as highways and bridges, sewer and waste, railroads and other transportation, utilities as well as all governmental spending. Infrastructure and government represented approximately 16% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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ITEM l. BUSINESS (Continued)
•Other Customers - In addition, we serve a variety of other customers across a diverse range of industries, including commercial facilities, hospitality, healthcare, recreation, entertainment production and special event management. These customers collectively represented approximately 22% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
We operate in mid-size and large urban markets serving a wide range of industries, which enables us to reduce exposure to any single customer or market, with no single customer making up more than 3% of our equipment rental revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182022, 2021 or 2017.2020. Our footprint and broad customer base also assist in reducing the seasonality of our revenues and the impact from any one market's cycle.
Sales and Marketing
We market and sell our services through a variety of complementary programs. Through a dedicated sales team, we provide our customers with support services, market and application expertise, and sales offerings. For example, we have sales teams committed to servicing various categories of our customer base, including clients in the construction, industrial, government and entertainment industries. Our product experts oversee general rentals and specialty products, providing application support and program management services to our clients. Through our national accounts program, our dedicated sales team provides our large customers with support across a number of diverse geographic, functional and equipment sectors. We also provide client support via our sales coordinators, reservation centers and customer care centers to help customers with their comprehensive needs.
We advertise our broad range of offerings through industry catalogs, participation and sponsorship of industry events, trade shows, and via the Internet. Additionally, through our website and mobile apps, our customers can arrange for the rental of equipment, browse and purchase used equipment, review our service offerings and manage their fleet and overall account with us.
Competition
Competition in the equipment rental industry is intense, often taking the form of aggressive price competition. Other competitive factors include customer loyalty, changes in market penetration, the introduction of new equipment, services and technology by competitors, changes in marketing, product diversity and quality and the ability to supply equipment and services to customers in a timely, predictable manner.
Our competitors in the equipment rental industry range from other large national companies to regional and local businesses and include equipment vendors and dealers who both sell and rent equipment directly to customers. The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented, with many companies operating on a regional or local scale and offering a limited number of products. The
number of our competitors operating on a national scale is comparatively much smaller, although they often have significant breadth in their rental equipment categories. We believe, based on market and industry data, that we are one of the leading participants in the North American equipment rental industry, with the remainder comprised of a small number of multi-location regional operators and a large number of relatively small, independent businesses serving discrete local markets and specialty rental segments. In North America, the other leading national-scale industry participants are United Rentals, Inc., Ashtead Group plc’s Sunbelt Rentals brand and H&E Equipment Services, Inc. Aggreko is a global competitor in the power generation rental markets in which we also participate.
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal, with demand for our rental equipment tending to be lower in the winter months, particularly in the northern United States and Canada. Our equipment rental business, especially in the construction industry, has historically experienced decreased levels of business from December until late spring and heightened activity during our third and fourth quarters until December. We have the ability to manage certain costs to meet market demand, such as fleet capacity, the most significant portion of our cost structure. For instance, to accommodate increased demand, we increase our available fleet and staff during the second and third quarters of the year. A number of our other major operating costs vary directly with revenues or transaction volumes; however, certain operating expenses, including rent, insurance and administrative overhead, remain fixed and cannot be adjusted for seasonal demand, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher, and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower. To reduce the impact of seasonality, we are focused on expanding our customer base through specialty products that serve different industries with less seasonality and different business cycles. See Item 1A "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business."
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Intellectual Property
We own intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, that plays an important role in maintaining our competitive position. While no single copyright or trade secret is, in our opinion, of such value to us that our business would be materially affected by the expiration or termination thereof, taken in the aggregate, these intellectual property rights provide meaningful protection for our business. However, we view the name and primary mark "Herc Rentals" and "Herc" as material to our business as a whole. We own a number of secondary trade names and trademarks applicable to certain aspects of our business that we also view as important.
Oversight and Management—Our vision is to be the supplier, employer and investment of choice in our industry. To fulfill this vision, we are investing significant time, effort and resources into recruiting top talent, developing our employees and providing a positive, inclusive and supportive environment. Our Chief Human Resources Officer ("CHRO") is responsible for managing employment-related matters, including recruiting and hiring, onboarding and training, compensation planning, performance management and professional development. In addition, the CEO and CHRO regularly update our Board of Directors and its committees on the operation and status of human capital trends and activities.
Under the direction of the CEO and CHRO, we conduct an anonymous employee survey on an annual basis to seek feedback from our employees on a variety of topics, including confidence in company leadership, competitiveness of our compensation and benefits package, career growth opportunities and improvements on how we could make our company an employer of choice. The results are reviewed by senior leadership and the Board of Directors who analyze areas of progress or deterioration and prioritize actions and activities in response to this feedback to drive meaningful improvements in employee engagement.
Safety—We require an active commitment to, and personal accountability for, safety and safety compliance from all employees and contractors. Operations leaders have a key role in the communication and implementation of, and ensuring adherence to, safety and compliance policies and standards. Our safety culture is predicated on training, communications, empowerment, measurement and recognition.
Training includes more than 100 online, on-demand courses available to all team members, weekly branch "Toolbox Safety Meetings" centered on our safety guides and a lessons learned library of incidents and preventative recommendations.
Safety communications include an annual commitment to safety and ongoing safety reminders from the CEO, monthly "Safety Thoughts" messages that reinforce safety awareness and behaviors at work and at home, safety boards at every branch that serve as a dedicated resource for safety-related information, and morning stretch and safety huddles at all locations to help get every working day off to a safe start. We strive for the “Perfect Day” which is defined as a working day across our company with (i) no OSHA recordable incidents, (ii) no Department of Transportation violations and (iii) no “at fault” motor vehicle accidents.All of our branches achieved at least 98% Perfect Days in 2022.
All employees are empowered to intervene with a Stop Work Authority ("SWA") when they perceive an unacceptable safety condition, act or situation where an individual's lack of understanding could result in an incident. The SWA is supported through Safety Alert communications that emphasize safety practices and a daily observation program at our locations that prepares employees to assess their work environment and tasks for potential hazards.
We track and share standard safety performance metrics throughout the organization, such as the OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate ("TRIR"), the Days Away/Restricted Transfer Rate ("DART") and Lost Time Case Rate ("LTC"). During the year ended December 31, 2022, we had a TRIR of 0.52, a DART of 0.24 and LTC of 0.16. We report our safety performance to the Board of Directors at each regularly scheduled meeting.
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Health and Well-being—The health and well-being of our employees and their families is a top priority for us and we offer an array of health and financial benefits to our full-time employees including:
•Comprehensive health insurance including semi-annual biometric screening events;
•Our employee assistance program which offers confidential resources and assistance for everyday issues, such as work pressure and relationship issues, and highly impactful issues, such as loss, disability, anxiety or depression, especially in light of the challenges associated with COVID-19;
•A life planning account which provides employees with limited reimbursement for items such as wellness activities, student loans and education and financial planning;
•Company paid life and disability insurance; and
•Tuition reimbursement programs
We also provide employees with several voluntary benefits and optional services that support total well-being, including physical, mental and financial wellness.
Training and Talent Development—We are committed to the continued development of our employees and offer learning and development opportunities spanning instructor-led and online, on-demand courses that support improved performance and effectiveness as well as personal and professional growth. These opportunities apply to all employees across all stages of career progression and job responsibilities. More than a dozen instructor-led courses enhance employees' sales, managerial leadership and role-specific skills, such as our shop and counter operations training, sales training, branch manager courses, hands on equipment training for mechanics and a professional development series designed to improve the skills necessary to navigate and succeed in the workplace. In 2022, our employees enhanced their skills through approximately 309,000 hours of training focused in the areas of safety, customer service, sales fundamentals, process and tool training, management basics and soft skills, leveraging over 35,000 unique training assets and programs.
Strategic talent review and succession planning occur on a planned cadence annually. The CEO and CHRO meet regularly with senior leadership and the Board of Directors to review succession plans. We seek to provide opportunities for our employees to grow their careers by increasing our focus on internal talent mobility, which resulted in filling many open management positions internally during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Inclusion and Diversity—We strive to build a team that reflects the variety of people, cultures and communities we interact with to create an inclusive, productive environment. We believe that varied perspectives best leverage employee talents, leading to creative thinking, open communication and greater customer and team engagement. Members of our recruiting team have earned, or are in the process of earning, the AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter designation, which provides the knowledge and tools to create an effective plan for recruiting a diverse and inclusive workforce. As of December 31, 2022, women represented approximately 12% of our workforce and 17% of our managerial roles. As of December 31, 2022, people of color represented approximately 31% of our workforce and 16% of our managerial roles. Additionally, 33% of our non-employee members of the Board of Directors are women or people of color.
Our efforts to build an inclusive team led to the creation of two employee resource groups, Women in Action and the Veterans Resource Group. Women in Action seeks to empower, support and develop women by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experiences through learning opportunities as well as with internal and external networking events. Similarly, the Veterans Resource Groups offers veterans a community of support, networking, collaboration, learning and sharing. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 8% of our employees have self-reported as veterans.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters and Governmental Regulation
Environmental, Health, and Safety—Our operations are subject to numerous national, state, local and international laws and regulations governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws govern such issues as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous wastes and materials, air quality and matters of workplace safety. Under these laws and regulations, we may be liable for, among other things, the cost of investigating and remediating contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we send hazardous wastes for disposal or treatment regardless of fault, as well as fines and penalties for non-compliance. Our operations generally do not raise significant environmental, health, or safety risks, but we use hazardous
materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from storage tanks at certain of our locations.
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There is an increasing global regulatory focus on greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions and their potential impacts relating to climate change. Future laws, regulations or policies in response to concerns over GHG emissions such as carbon taxes, mandatory reporting and disclosure obligations and changes in procurement policies could significantly increase our operational and compliance burdens and costs. We monitor developments in climate-change related regulation for their potential effect on us and also have a sustainability program that seeks to mitigate our impact on the environment, including initiatives and targets to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity. Based on the conditions currently known to us, we do not believe that any pending or likely remediation and compliance costs will have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot be certain, however, as to the potential financial impact on our business if new adverse conditions are discovered, or compliance requirements become more stringent. See Item 1A "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business.Other Operational Risks."
Governmental Regulation—Our operations also expose us to a number of other national, state, local and international laws and regulations, in addition to legal, regulatory and contractual requirements we face as a government contractor. These laws and regulations address multiple aspects of our operations, such as taxes, consumer rights, privacy, data security and employment matters, and also may impact other areas of our business. There are often different requirements in different jurisdictions. Changes in government regulation of our business has the potential to materially alter our business practices or our profitability. Depending on the jurisdiction, those changes may come about through the issuance of new laws and regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations by a court, regulatory body or governmental official. Sometimes those changes may have both a retroactive and prospective effect. This is particularly true when a change is made through reinterpretation of laws or regulations that have been in effect for some time. Moreover, changes in regulation that may seem neutral on their face may have either more or less impact on us than on our competitors, depending on the circumstances. See Item 1A "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business.Other Operational Risks."
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We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You may also access, free of charge, our reports filed with the SEC (for example, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) through our Internet website (http://ir.hercrentals.com). Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC will be available through our Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our committee charters, Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics are also available on our website. The information found on our website is not part of this or any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including Herc Holdings.
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HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in or maintaining your investment in Herc Holdings common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider each of the risks and uncertainties set forth below as well as the other information contained in this Report before deciding to invest in our common stock.securities. We have grouped our Risk Factors under captions that we believe describe various categories of potential risk. For the reader’s convenience, we have not duplicated risk factors that could be considered to be included in more than one category. Any of the following risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or cash flows and the impact could be compounded if multiple risks were to occur. However, the following risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or cash flows. In the event that any of these risks have such a material adverse effect, the market pricevalue of our common stocksecurities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our business is cyclical and depends on the levels of capital investment and maintenance expenditures by our customers. A slowdown in economic conditions or adverse changes in the level of economic activity or other economic factors specific to our customers or their industries, in particular contractors and industrial customers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our rental equipment is used by our customers in a wide variety of industries, including contractors in residential and commercial construction and restoration, remediation and environment; general industrial, including refineries and petrochemical operations, manufacturing, power, metals and mining and agriculture; infrastructure; and other customers, including commercial and retail services, facility maintenance, recreation and entertainment production. Many of these industries are cyclical in nature. The demand for our rental equipment is directly affected by the level of economic activity in these industries, which means that when these industries experience a decline in activity, there is likely a corresponding decline in the demand for our rental equipment. This could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
A substantial portion of our revenues are derived from the rental of equipment to various types of contractors, including in the non-residential construction market, and to industrial customers. A decline in construction or industrial activity could lead to a decrease in the demand for our rental equipment and intensified price competition from other equipment rental industry participants. Similarly, declines in oil or gas prices, or even the perception of longer-term lower oil and natural gas prices, could lead to a significant slowdown in business activity, capital investments and maintenance expenditures of industrial customers in the upstream oil and gas markets and related service providers, which could negatively affect our rentals to participants in this industry, and could extend to other markets that we serve. Worsening of economic conditions or not achieving anticipated levels of economic expansion, either generally or in our customers’ specific industries, could have an adverse effect on demand for our products and services within those industries and extend to other markets that we serve, and could therefore materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The following factors, among others, may cause weakness in our markets, either temporarily or long-term:
•a decrease in the expected levels of rental versus ownership of equipment;
•government regulations and policies, including government initiatives for infrastructure improvements or expansions, or the policies of governments regarding exploration for, and production and development of, oil and natural gas reserves;
•a prolonged or recurring shutdown of the U.S. government;and Canadian federal, state, provincial and local governments;
•an increase in the cost of construction materials;
•the level of supply and demand and relative prices or anticipated prices for oil and natural gas;
•an overcapacity of fleet in the equipment rental industry;
•a lack of availability of credit;
•an increase in interest rates; and
•terrorism or hostilities involving the United States or Canada.
Additionally, some of our customers may delay capital investment and maintenance even when favorable conditions exist in their industries or markets.
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If we were to experience a significant decrease in orders or an increase in order delays or cancellations that can result from the aforementioned economic conditions or other factors beyond our control, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our industry is highly competitive, and competitive pressures or not timely identifying and responding to customer needs, expectations or trends could lead to a decrease in our market share or in the prices that we can charge.
The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented and competitive. Our competitors include small, independent businesses with one or two rental locations, regional competitors that operate in one or more states, public companies or divisions of public companies, and equipment vendors and dealers who both sell and rent equipment directly to customers. We may in the future encounter increased competition from our existing competitors or from new competitors. Competitive pressures could adversely affect our revenues and operating results by, among other things, decreasing our rental volumes, depressing the prices that we can charge or increasing our costs to retain employees. In addition, the success of our business depends, in part, on our ability to identify and respond promptly to evolving trends in consumer preferences, expectations and needs while also managing appropriate equipment in our branches and maintaining an excellent customer experience. It is difficult to successfully predict the equipment and services our customers will demand. We also need to offer more localized assortments of our equipment to address local requirements and needs. If we do not successfully identify and provide the appropriate equipment to meet our customers’ needs and expectations, we may lose market share.
We are dependent on our relationships with key suppliers to obtain equipment for our business.
We are dependent on suppliers for access to the equipment and other products we offer and use throughout our network of branches.If we fail to have or maintain adequate relationships with suppliers or if we fail to timely receive equipment and products from our suppliers, then our competitive position may be harmed and our results of operations and/or cash flows may be negatively impacted.In addition, the prices of equipment and products have significantly increased in the past twelve months and there continues to be inflationary pressures that could further increase such costs. We may not be able to pass on these costs to our customers, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and/or cash flows.
We have experienced, and in the future are likely to experience, lack of access to and delays in receipt of equipment and products from suppliers.For example, the rapid increase in demand as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, significant stress on global supply chains. Unavailability of, and delays in obtaining, equipment and products may result from a number of factors affecting our suppliers including capacity constraints, labor shortages or disputes, supplier product quality issues, suppliers’ impaired financial condition and suppliers’ allocations to other purchasers. These risks are increased in a weak economic environment or when demand increases coming out of an economic downturn. Such disruptions have resulted and could further result in our inability to effectively meet our customers’ needs, impair our ability to execute our growth plans and could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows.
A widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
A widespread outbreak of epidemic, pandemic, or contagious diseases in the human population, including the COVID-19 pandemic, could cause a widespread public health crisis that results in economic and trade disruptions that could negatively impact our business and the businesses of our customers.
While the pandemic's impact on social and economic conditions has begun to subside and potentially shifting toward becoming more endemic in the U.S. , the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of COVID-19 and related restrictions on economic activity, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. An extended period of economic disruption could materially affect our business, results of operations, access to sources of liquidity, particularly our cash flow from operations, and financial condition.
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Our business is heavily reliant upon communicationscommunication networks, centralized information technology ("IT") systems, and centralized IT systemsthird-party technologies and services, and the concentration of our IT systems and sensitive information creates or increases risks for us, including the risk of the misuse or theft of information as a result of cybersecurity breaches or otherwise, which could harm our brand, reputation or competitive position and give rise to material liabilities.
We regularly possess, collect, receive, store, process, generate, use, disclose, transmit, protect, and handle non-public information about individuals and businesses, including both credit and debit card information and other proprietary, sensitive and confidential personal information (collectively, sensitive information). In addition, our customers regularly transmit sensitive information to us via the Internet and through other electronic means.
We rely heavily on communication networks, and IT systems, including the Internet and on IT systems, to process rental and sales transactions, manage our pricing, manage our equipment fleet, manage our financing arrangements, pay suppliers and other third parties, collect from our customers, account for our activities and otherwise conduct our business.business and report our financial results. Our major IT systems and accounting functions are centralized in a few locations. Any disruption, termination or substandard provision of these services, whether as the result of computer or telecommunications issues (including operational failures, ransomwareserver malfunctions, software bugs, software or hardware failures, loss of data or other IT assets, or similar), cyber attacks (such as computer malware)malware, ransomware, business e-mail compromise, malicious code like viruses or worms, denial of service attacks, credential stuffing, credential harvesting, supply-chain attacks or other social engineering attacks like phishing attacks), personnel misconduct or error, localized conditions (such as a power outage, fire or explosion) or events or circumstances of broader geographic impact (such as an earthquake, storm, flood, other natural disaster, epidemic, strike, act of war, civil unrest or terrorist act), could materially adversely affect our business by disrupting normal operations. Our systemsIn particular, severe ransomware attacks are also subjectbecoming increasingly prevalent and can lead to cyber attacks (such as business e-mail compromise or other social engineering attacks) which, if successful, could material adversely affectsignificant interruptions in our ability to operate our business and negatively impact our reputation.
Our facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could compromise information security, and are also subject to the risk of human error. Unauthorized parties also may attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities, or those of third parties with whom we do business, and these attacksbusiness. All of the aforementioned threats are prevalent, increasing in their frequency, sophistication and intensity. Manyintensity, and come from a variety of sources, including traditional computer “hackers,” threat actors, “hacktivists,” organized criminal threat actors, sophisticated nation states, and nation-state-supported actors (including nation-state actors for geopolitical reasons and in conjunction with military conflicts and defense activities). During times of war and other major conflicts, we, the third parties upon which we rely, and our customers may be vulnerable to a heightened risk of these attacks, including retaliatory cyber attacks, that could materially disrupt our systems and operations, supply chain, and ability to produce, sell and distribute our goods and provide services.
Any of the previously identified or similar threats could cause a security breach or other interruption that could result in unauthorized, unlawful, or accidental acquisition, modification, destruction, loss, alteration, encryption, disclosure of, or access to our sensitive information or our IT systems, or those of the third parties upon whom we rely. A security breach or other interruption could disrupt our ability (and that of third parties upon whom we rely) to provide our products and services.
We may expend significant resources or modify our business activities to try to protect against security breaches, and certain data privacy and security obligations may require us to implement and maintain specific security measures or industry-standard or reasonable security measures to protect our IT systems and sensitive information. While we have implemented security measures designed to protect against security breaches, there can be no assurance that these measures are effective. We may be unable in the future to detect vulnerabilities in our IT systems and networks because many of the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, including viruses, worms and other malicious software programs,effectuate a security breach are difficult to detect or anticipate until launched against a target and we may be unable to (or delayed in adopting measures to) prevent, contain or detect security breaches or other compromises or implement adequate preventative measures.
Applicable data privacy and security obligations may require us to notify relevant stakeholders of security breaches. Such disclosures are costly, and the disclosure or the failure to comply with such requirements could lead to adverse consequences. A compromise of our security systems resulting in unauthorized access to certain personal information about our customers, distributors or employeesbreach could adversely affect our corporate reputation as well as our operations, and could result in government enforcement actions, litigation against us, additional reporting requirements and/or oversight, restrictions on processing sensitive information, indemnification obligations, monetary fund diversions, interruptions in our operations, financial loss, the
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imposition of penalties. Security breaches can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, which could result in financial damage or loss. Most states have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individualspenalties, and often state authorities of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding aother similar harms. A security breach often lead to widespread negative publicity, which would harm our reputation and brand, and may cause our customers and employees to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures. As a result, a security breachattendant consequences could cause the loss of customers, deter new customers from using our services, negatively impact our ability to grow and could alsooperate our business, and require that we invest significant additional resources related to our information security systems.
In addition, we outsourcerely on third-party service providers and technologies to operate critical business systems to process sensitive information in a portionvariety of contexts, including, without limitation, cloud-based infrastructure, data center facilities, encryption and authentication technology, employee email, and other functions. We may also rely on third-party service providers to provide other products, services, parts, or otherwise to operate our IT services.business. Therefore, we are also susceptible to disruptions, failures and breaches of the systems maintained by our outsourced providers, which we do not control. Our ability to monitor these third parties’ information security practices is limited, and these third parties may not have adequate information security measures in place. Any disruption, failure, breach or poor performance of any of these systems could lead to lower revenues, increased costs or other material adverse effects on our business and results of operations. While we may be entitled to damages if our third-party service providers fail to satisfy their privacy or security-related obligations to us, any award may be insufficient to cover our damages, or we may be unable to recover such award. In addition, supply-chain attacks have increased in frequency and severity, and we cannot guarantee that third parties’ infrastructure in our supply chain or our third-party partners’ supply chains have not been compromised. Additionally, future or past business transactions (such as acquisitions or integrations) could expose us to additional cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, as our systems could be negatively affected by vulnerabilities present in acquired or integrated entities’ systems and technologies.
Our contracts may not contain limitations of liability, and even where they do, there can be no assurance that limitations of liability in our contracts are sufficient to protect us from liabilities, damages, or claims related to our data privacy and security obligations. We cannot be sure that our insurance coverage will be adequate or sufficient to protect us from or to mitigate liabilities arising out of our privacy and security practices, that such coverage will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or that such coverage will pay future claims. Additionally, we are incorporated into the supply chain of a large number of companies in North America and, as a result, if our products are compromised, a significant number or, in some instances, all of our customers and their data could be simultaneously affected. The potential liability and associated consequences we could suffer as a result of such a large-scale event could be catastrophic and result in irreparable harm.
Failure to maintain, and upgrade or replace our IT systems could materially adversely affect us.
Our business continues to demand the use of sophisticated systems and technologies, including digital tools, SaaS offerings and cloud computing. As a result, of our reliance on IT systems in the conduct of our business, we devote significant time and expenseresources in maintaining, upgrading or replacing our systems and upgrading our systems.technologies in order to meet customers' demands and expectations. These types of activities subject us to additional costs and inherent risks associated with maintaining, upgrading, replacing and changing these systems and technologies, including impairment of our ability to manage our business, loss of customer confidence and business, potential disruption of our internal control structure, substantial capital expenditures, additional administration and operating expenses, demands on management time, training our employees to operate the systems, and other risks and costs of delays or difficulties in transitioning to, new systems or of integrating, new systems and technologies into our current systems.business. We rely on certain third party software vendorsproviders to maintain and periodically upgrade many of these systems and technologies so that they can continue to support our business. Further, the software programs supporting many of our systems werebusiness are licensed to us by independent software developers. The inability of these developers or us to continue to maintain and upgrade these informationour systems and software programstechnologies would disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our operations if we were unable to convert to alternate systems in an efficient and timely manner.
In addition, costs and potential problems and interruptions associated with the implementation of new or upgraded systems and technology,technologies, maintenance or adequate support of outdated or other existing systems and technologies could disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our business operations and could have an adverse effect on our operations if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated. Our competitive position may be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain, upgrade or replace systems and technologies that allow us to manage our business in a competitive manner. We also may not achieve the benefits that we anticipate from an upgraded or replaced system and technology. Additionally, any systems failuresfailure of a system or technology could impede our ability to timely collect and report financial results in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
We may fail to respond adequately to changes in technology and customer demands.
In recent years, our industry has been characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. For example, industry participants have taken advantage of new technologies, including digital tools, SaaS offerings and cloud computing, to improve fleet efficiency, decrease customer wait times and improve customer satisfaction. Our ability to continually improve
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our current processes and customer-facing tools in response to changes in technology or in customer expectations is essential in maintaining our competitive position and maintaining current levels of customer satisfaction. We may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development or implementation of new technologies. We also may not achieve the benefits that we anticipate from new technologies we develop or implement. The effects of these risks may, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
We face intense competition, including from our own suppliers, that may lead to downward pricing or an inability to increase prices.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Competitive factors in our industry include price competition, the importance of customer loyalty, changes in market penetration, the introduction of new equipment, services and technology by competitors, changes in marketing, product diversity and quality and the ability to supply equipment and services to customers in a timely, predictable manner. Because we do not have multi-year contractual arrangements with many of our customers, these competitive factors could cause our customers to cease renting our equipment and shift suppliers quickly.
The equipment rental market is highly fragmented, and we believe that price is one of the primary competitive factors. The Internet has enabled cost-conscious customers to more easily compare rates available from rental companies. If we try to increase our pricing, our competitors, some of whom may have greater resources and better access to capital or lower fixed operating costs, may seek to compete aggressively on the basis of pricing. In addition, our competitors may reduce prices in order to attempt to gain a competitive advantage, capture market share or compensate for declines in rental activity. To the extent we do not match or remain within a reasonable competitive margin of our competitors’ pricing, our revenues and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. If competitive pressures lead us to match any of our competitors’ downward pricing and we are not able to reduce our operating costs, then our margins, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely impacted.
We face competition from traditional rental companies as well as our own suppliers. We purchase our rental equipment from leading, globally-known original equipment manufacturers. Under our supplier arrangements, the suppliers may appoint additional distributors, elect to sell or rent directly to our customers or unilaterally terminate their arrangements with us at any time without cause. Any such actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows due to a reduction of, or an inability to increase, our revenues.
Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain key management, sales and trades talent, while supporting the onboarding and career development of our team members.
Our ability to successfully execute on our business plan depends upon the contributions of our senior management team as well as other key talent including our dedicated sales force and trades talent such as drivers and mechanics. In recent years, we have experienced increasing competition for available talent in the North American workforce as reflected by the low unemployment rate, and shortages of available industry trades talent.talent and increasing costs to retain employees. As a result, we could experience inefficiencies or a lack of business continuity due to employee turnover, new employees’ lack of historical knowledge and lack of familiarity with the business processes, operating requirements, purpose and culture, policies and procedures, and key information technologies and related infrastructure used in our day-to-day operations and financial reporting. Historically we have noted a ramp-up period before new members of our sales organization typically achieve a level of sales comparable to those we have employed for a longer period of time. We may also experience additional costs as new employees learn their roles and gain necessary experience, in addition to the cost of hiring new individuals. It is important to our success that newly hired team members quickly adapt to and excel in their new roles. If they are unable to do so, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected. Further, if we cannot meet our needs for IT staff, we may not be able to fulfill our technology initiatives while continuing to provide maintenance on existing systems.
If we were to lose the services of members of our senior management team or other key talent, whether due to death, disability, resignation or termination of employment, our ability to successfully implement our business strategy, financial plans, marketing and other objectives could be significantly impaired. In addition, if we are unable to attract and retain qualified key talent, we may not be able to effectively and efficiently manage our business and execute our business plan.
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Due to seasonality, especially in the construction industry, any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during our peak periods could materially adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Significant components of our expenses are fixed in the short-term, including real estate taxes, rent, insurance, utilities, maintenance and other facility-related expenses, the costs of operating our IT systems and certain staffing costs. Seasonal changes in our revenues do not alter those fixed expenses, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher, and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower. Our business, especially in the construction industry, has historically experienced lower levels of business from December until late spring, particularly in the northern United States and Canada, and heightened activity during our third and fourth quarter until December. Any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during this period of heightened activity, including adverse weather conditions such as prolonged periods of cold, rain, blizzards, floods, fires, hurricanes or other severe weather patterns, could have a disproportionately adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Some or all of our deferred tax assets could expire if we experience an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").
An "ownership change" could limit our ability to utilize tax attributes, including net operating losses, capital loss carryovers, excess foreign tax carryforwards, and credit carryforwards, to offset future taxable income. As of December 31, 2019,2022, we had unutilized U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $509.1 million (which begin to expire in 2031).$532.1 million. Our ability to use such tax attributes to offset future taxable income and tax liabilities may be significantly limited if we experience an "ownership change" as defined in Section 382(g) of the Code. In general, an ownership change will occur if and when the percentage of Herc Holdings’ ownership (by value) of one or more "5-percent shareholders" (as defined in the Code) has increased by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such shareholders at any time during the prior three years (calculated on a rolling basis). An entity that experiences an ownership change generally should be subject to an annual limitation on its pre-ownership change tax loss carryforward which accumulates each year to the extent that there is any unused limitation from a prior year. The limitation on our ability to utilize tax losses and credit carryforwards arising from an ownership change under Section 382 depends on the value of our equity at the time of any ownership change. If we were to experience an "ownership change,” it is possible that a significant portion of our tax loss carryforwards could expire before we would be able to use them to offset future
taxable income. Many states have adopted the federal Section 382 rules and therefore have similar limitations with respect to state tax attributes.
Other Operational Risks
Any decline in our relationships with our key national account customers or the amount of equipment they rent from us could materially adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our business depends on our ability to maintain positive relations with our key national account customers, which collectively accounted for 42%43% of our rental revenue in 2019.2022. We cannot assure you that all of these relationships will continue at current levels or on current terms. Our contracts with our customers generally do not obligate them to rent equipment from us. Revenue from customers that have accounted for significant revenue in past periods, individually or as a group, may not continue in future periods or, if continued, may not reach or exceed historical levels in any period. Further, if our key customers fail to remain competitive in their respective markets or encounter financial or operational problems, our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.
Our rental fleet is subject to residual value risk upon disposition and may not sell at the prices we expect.
The market value of our equipment at the time of its disposition could be less than its estimated residual value or its depreciated value at such time. A number of factors could affect the value received upon disposition of our equipment, including:
•the market price for similar new equipment;
•the age of the equipment, wear and tear on the equipment relative to its age and the performance of preventive maintenance;
•the time of year that it is sold;
•the supply of used equipment relative to the demand for used equipment, including as a result of changes in economic conditions or conditions in the markets that we serve;
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•inventory levels at original equipment manufacturers; and
•the existence and capacities of different sales outlets.
A sale of equipment below its net book value could adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and cash flows. Accordingly, decisions to reduce the size of our rental fleet in the event of an economic downturn or to respond to changes in rental demand are subject to the risk of loss based on the residual value of rental equipment.
We incur maintenance and repair costs associated with our rental fleet that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows in the event these costs are greater than anticipated.
As our rental equipment ages, the cost of maintaining such equipment, if not replaced within a certain period of time, and the risk of fleet equipment being out of service, generally increase. As of December 31, 2019,2022, the average age of our rental equipment fleet was approximately 4548 months. Determining the optimal age at disposition for our rental equipment is subjective and requires considerable estimates by management. We have made estimates regarding the relationship between the age of our rental equipment, the maintenance and repair costs, the availability of our fleet and the market value of used equipment. It is possible that we may allow the average age of our rental equipment fleet to increase, which wouldcould increase our costs for maintenance and repair and
likely would negatively impact the market value of such equipment at the time of its disposition. If maintenance and repair costs are higher than estimated or in-service times or market values of used equipment are lower than estimated, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
We are exposed to a variety of claims and losses arising from our operations, and our insurance may not cover all or any portion of such claims.
We are exposed to a variety of claims arising from our operations, including claims by third parties for injury or property damage arising from the operation of our equipment or acts or omissions of our personnel and workers’ compensation claims. We are currently a defendant in numerous actions and have received numerous claims on which actions have not yet been commenced for liability and property damage arising from the operation of equipment rented from us. We also are exposed to risk of loss from damage to our equipment and resulting business interruption. Our responsibility for such claims and losses is increased when we waive the provisions in certain of our rental contracts that hold a renter responsible for damage or loss under an optional loss or damage waiver that we offer. While we attempt to mitigate our exposure to large liability losses arising from such claims by maintaining general liability, workers' compensation and vehicle liability insurance coverage, our coverage may not be adequate to protect us against these exposures and we self-insure against losses associated with exposures not covered by these insurance policies.
Moreover, in the event that insurance coverage does apply, we will bear a portion of the associated losses through the application of deductibles and self-insured retention in the insurance policies. For a company our size, such deductibles or self-insured retention could be substantial. There is also no assurance that insurance policies of these types will be available for purchase or renewal on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that the premiums and deductibles under such policies will not substantially increase, including as a result of market conditions in the insurance industry.
If we were to incur one or more liabilities that are significant, individually or in the aggregate, where we are not fully insured, that we self-insure against or that our insurers dispute, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. Even with adequate insurance coverage, we still may experience a significant interruption to our operations as a result of third-party claims or other losses arising from our operations.
Environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations and the costs of complying with them, or any change to them impacting our markets, could materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our operations are subject to numerous national, state, provincial and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws govern such issues as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous wastes and materials, air quality and matters of workplace safety. Under these laws and regulations, regardless of fault we may be liable for, among other things, the cost of investigating and remediating contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we have sent hazardous wastes for disposal or treatment, and also fines and penalties for non-compliance. We use hazardous materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from storage tanks at certain of our locations. We also indemnify various parties for the costs associated with remediating numerous hazardous substance storage, recycling or disposal sites in many
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states and, in some instances, for natural resource damages. The amount of any such expense or related natural resource damages for which we may be held responsible could be substantial. We cannot predict the potential financial impact on our business if new adverse environmental, health, or safety conditions are discovered, or environmental, health, and safety requirements become more stringent. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the aggregate amounts accrued for environmental liabilities, including liability for environmental indemnities, reflected in the Company's consolidated balance sheets in "Accrued liabilities" were $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. If we are required to incur environmental, health, or safety compliance or remediation costs that are not currently anticipated by us, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected, depending on the magnitude of the cost.
In addition, the U.S. Congress and other legislative and regulatory authorities in the United States and internationally have considered, and likely will continue to consider, numerous measures related to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and other laws and regulations affecting our end markets, such as oil, gas and other natural resource extraction. Should such laws and regulations become effective, demand for our services could be affected, our fleet and/or other costs could increase and our business could be materially adversely affected.
Further, investors are placing a greater emphasis on non-financial factors, including ESG factors, when evaluating investment opportunities. If we are unable to provide sufficient disclosure about ESG practices or if we fail to achieve ESG goals, investors may not view us as an attractive investment, which could have a negative effect on our stock price and business.
Part of our strategy includes pursuing strategic transactions, which could be difficult to identify and implement, and could disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly.
•the diversion of management’s attention from our core business;
•the disruption of our ongoing business;
•inaccurate assessment of undisclosed liabilities;
•potential known and unknown liabilities of the acquired or divested businesses and lack of adequate protections or potential related indemnities;
•the inability to integrate our acquisitions without substantial costs, delays or other problems;
•the loss of key customers or employees of the acquired or divested business;
•increasing demands on our operational systems;
•the integration of information systems and internal control over financial reporting; and
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•possible adverse effects on our reported results of operations or financial position, particularly during the first several reporting periods after an acquisition or divestiture is completed.
Any acquired entities or assets may not enhance our results of operations. Even if we are able to integrate future acquired businesses with our operations successfully, we cannot assure you that we will realize the cost savings, synergies or revenue enhancements that we may anticipate from such integration or that we will realize such benefits within the expected time frame. Any acquisition also may cause us to assume liabilities, record goodwill and other intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing and potential impairment charges, incur potential restructuring charges and increase working capital and capital expenditure requirements, which may reduce our return on invested capital.
If we were to undertake a substantial acquisition, the acquisition likely would need to be financed in part through additional financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities or with other arrangements. We cannot assure you that the necessary acquisition financing would be available to us on acceptable terms if and when required, given our substantial indebtedness and restrictions in the terms of our indebtedness that may limit the additional indebtedness that we may incur or the acquisitions that we may pursue, which may make it difficult or impossible for us to obtain financing for acquisitions. If we were to undertake an acquisition by issuing equity securities or equity-linked securities, the acquisition may have a dilutive effect on the interests of the holders of our common stock.
A significant divestiture would, in the short term, result in loss of revenues and possibly earnings, and could require the amendment or refinancing of our outstanding indebtedness or a portion thereof. Further, to the extent that we agree to accept payment of all or a portion of the sale price over time, we will bear the risk that the portion of the price that is not paid at closing may be uncollectible. In addition, in connection with any divestiture, we may agree to retain obligations related to the business or assets sold and we may agree to indemnify the purchaser for outstanding liabilities or with respect to the representations, warranties or covenants included in the definitive agreement between the parties. These retained obligations and indemnification obligations could result in significant costs and expenses.
We may face issues with our union employees.
Labor contracts covering the terms of employment of approximately 420585 employees in the U.S. and 150105 employees in Canada were in effect as of December 31, 20192022 under approximately 2025 active contracts with local unions, affiliated primarily with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Union of Operating Engineers. These contracts are renegotiated periodically. Failure to negotiate a new labor agreement when required could result in a work stoppage. Although we believe that our labor relations have generally been good, it is possible that we could become subject to additional work rules imposed by agreements with labor unions, or that work stoppages or other labor disturbances could occur in the future. In addition, our non-union workforce has been subject to unionization efforts in the past, and we could be subject to future unionization, which could lead to increases in our operating costs and/or constraints on our operating flexibility.
Risks Related to the Spin-Off and Our Separation from New Hertz
We and New Hertz have assumed and will share responsibility for certain liabilities in connection with the Spin-Off, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement entered into in connection with the Spin-Off, we assumed, among other things, liabilities associated with our equipment rental business and related assets, whether such liabilities arose prior to or subsequent to the Spin-Off, and have agreed to indemnify New Hertz for any losses arising from such liabilities, as well as any other liabilities we assumed pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement. We also will be responsible for a portion (typically 15%) of certain shared liabilities not otherwise specifically allocated to us or New Hertz under the separation and distribution agreement. Although we will be responsible for a portion of these shared liabilities, New Hertz has the authority to manage the defense and resolution of them. The amount of such liabilities could be greater than anticipated and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition, New Hertz has assumed, among other things, liabilities associated with its vehicle rental business and related assets, whether such liabilities arose prior to or subsequent to the Spin-Off, and has agreed to indemnify us for any losses arising from such liabilities, as well as any other liabilities it assumed pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement. New Hertz also will be responsible for a portion (typically 85%) of certain shared liabilities not otherwise specifically allocated to New Hertz or us under the separation and distribution agreement. We rely on New Hertz to manage the defense and resolution of these shared
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liabilities. If New Hertz fails to satisfy its performance and payment obligations under the separation and distribution agreement, including its indemnification obligations, such failure could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If there is a determination that any portion of the Spin-Off transaction is taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then we and our stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.
Hertz Holdings received a favorable private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") to the effect that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants, (i) the Spin-Off qualified as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code), and (ii) the internal spin-off transactions (collectively with the Spin-Off, the "Spin-Offs") qualified as tax free under Section 355 of the Code. A private letter ruling from the IRS generally is binding on the IRS. However, the IRS ruling does not rule that the Spin-Offs satisfied every requirement for a tax-free spin-off, and Hertz Holdings relied solely on opinions of its tax advisors to determine that such additional requirements were satisfied. The ruling and the opinions relied on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from Hertz Holdings and New Hertz regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not otherwise satisfied, Herc Holdings, its affiliates and its stockholders may not be able to rely on the ruling or the opinions of tax advisors and could be subject to significant tax liabilities. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and opinions of tax advisors, the IRS could determine on audit that the Spin-Offs and related transactions are taxable if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are not correct or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinions that are not covered by the private letter ruling, or for other reasons, including as a result of certain significant changes in the stock ownership of Herc Holdings or New Hertz after the Spin-Off. If the Spin-Offs or related transactions are determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we and, in certain cases, our stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities, including taxation on the value of the New Hertz common stock in the Spin-Off.
Risks Related to Our SubstantialSignificant Indebtedness
Our substantialsignificant level of indebtedness exposes or makes us more vulnerable to a number of risks that could materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity and ability to compete.
As of December 31, 2019,2022, we had total outstanding debt of approximately $2.1$2.9 billion, including our outstanding senior notes and the amounts drawn under our credit facilities. This substantialsignificant indebtedness requires us to dedicate a significant portion of our cash flows from operations and investing activities to make payments on our debt, which reduces the amount available for working capital, capital expenditures or other general corporate purposes and which decreases our profitability and cash flow. We cannot assure you that we will maintain financing activities and cash flows sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. In addition, our indebtedness could materially adversely affect us. For example, it could: (i) make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations to the holders of our outstanding debt securities and to the lenders under our credit facilities, resulting in possible defaults on, and acceleration of, such indebtedness; (ii) be difficult to refinance or borrow additional funds in the future; (iii) increase our vulnerability to, and limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, general adverse economic and industry conditions, (iv) place us at a competitive disadvantage to our competitors that have proportionately less debt or comparable debt at more favorable interest rates or on better terms; (v) limit our ability to declare and (v)pay dividends; and (vi) limit our ability to react to competitive pressures, or make it difficult for us to carry out capital spending that is necessary or important to our growth strategy and our efforts to improve operating margins. There is also a risk that one or more of the financial institutions providing commitments under our revolving credit facilities could fail to fund an extension of credit under any such facility, due to insolvency or otherwise, leaving us with less liquidity than expected. Our ability to manage these risks will depend, among other things, on financial market conditions as well as our financial and operating performance, which, in turn, is subject to a wide range of risks, including those described above under “—Risks Related to Our Business.”
If our capital resources (including borrowings under our financing arrangements and access to other refinancing indebtedness) and operating cash flows are not sufficient to pay our obligations as they mature or to fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced, among other things, to do one or more of the following: (i) sell certain of our assets; (ii) reduce the size of our rental fleet; (iii) reduce or delay capital expenditures; (iv) reduce or eliminate our dividend; (v) obtain additional equity capital; (v)(vi) forgo business opportunities, including acquisitions and joint ventures; or (vi)(vii) restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt before maturity. We cannot assure you that we would be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. If we cannot refinance or otherwise pay our obligations as they mature and fund our liquidity
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needs, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, ability to obtain financing and ability to compete could be materially adversely affected.
Substantially all of our consolidated assets secure certain of our indebtedness, which could materially adversely affect our business and holders of our debt and equity.
Substantially all of our consolidated assets, including our rental fleet, are subject to security interests under our revolving credit facility. As a result, the lenders under those financing arrangements have a secured claim on such assets in the event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or reorganization, and we may not have sufficient funds to pay in full, or at all, all of our creditors or make any amount available to holders of our equity. The same is true with respect to structurally senior obligations. In general, all liabilities and other obligations of a subsidiary must be satisfied before the assets of such subsidiary can be made available to the unsecured or junior creditors (or equity holders) of the parent entity.
Because substantially all of our assets are encumbered under our revolving credit facility, our ability to incur additional secured indebtedness or to sell or dispose of assets to raise capital may be impaired, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial flexibility and liquidity and force us to attempt to incur additional unsecured indebtedness, which may not be available to us.
An increase in interest rates or in our borrowing margin would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our profitability.
A significant portion of our indebtedness bears interest at floating rates, which increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions (such as economic cycles and credit-related disruptions), including interest rate fluctuations. To the extent we have not hedged against rising interest rates, an increase in the applicable benchmark interest rates would increase our cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our profitability and materially adversely affect our results of operations.
In addition, we may in the future seek to refinance our indebtedness. If interest rates or our borrowing margins increase between the time an existing financing arrangement was consummated and the time such financing arrangement is refinanced, the cost of servicing our debt would increase and our results of operations and liquidity could be materially adversely affected.
Despite our current level of indebtedness, we may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks described above.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur significant additional indebtedness in the future. Although the agreements and instruments governing our financing arrangements contain restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the additional indebtedness that could be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. Further, these restrictions also do not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness. If new debt or other obligations are added to our current debt and liability levels without a corresponding refinancing or redemption of our existing indebtedness and obligations, the risks related to our substantial indebtedness could increase.
Risks Related to the Securities Markets and Ownership of Our Common Stock
The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of the sale or distribution of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that a sale or distribution could occur. These factors also could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our common stock.
We are unable to predict whether significant amounts of our common stock will be sold in the open market or the potential negative effects that these sales could have on the price of our common stock. Certain shareholders, most notably affiliates of Carl Icahn and Mario Gabelli, have accumulated significant amounts of our common stock. Sales or distributions of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales or distributions will occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for us to raise funds through securities offerings in the future. As of December 31, 2019,2022, there were 28.828.9 million shares of our common stock outstanding, which are freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless held or acquired by our “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, all shares of our common
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stock acquired upon exercise of stock options and other equity-based awards granted under our stock incentive plan also will be freely tradable under the Securities Act unless acquired by our affiliates, as will shares acquired by our employees under our employee stock purchase plan. Approximately 2.6 million shares of common stock have been issued or are reserved for issuance under our stock incentive plan and our employee stock purchase plan.
We also may issue additional common stock for a number of reasons, including to finance our operations and business strategy (including acquisitions), to adjust our ratio of debt to equity, or to provide incentives pursuant to certain executive compensation arrangements. Such future issuances of equity securities, or the expectation that they will occur, could cause the market price for our common stock to decline.
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our By-Laws could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could deter or prevent a change in control.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include:
•granting to our Board of Directors sole power to set the number of directors and to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors, whether such vacancy occurs as a result of an increase in the number of directors or otherwise;
•the ability of our Board of Directors to designate and issue one or more series of preferred stock without stockholder approval, the terms of which may be determined at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors;
•prohibiting our stockholders from acting by written consent;
•prohibiting our stockholders from calling special meetings of stockholders;
•the absence of cumulative voting; and
•advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and nominations for election to the Board of Directors at stockholder meetings.
We believe that these provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors and by providing our Board of Directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make us immune from takeovers. However, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that our Board of Directors determines is in our best interests and that of our stockholders. Any or all of the foregoing provisions could limit the price that some investors might be willing to pay for shares of our common stock.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
As of February 21, 2020,10, 2023, we had approximately 275358 locations primarily in the United States and Canada, with locations also in China.Canada. We also operate regional headquarters, sales offices and service facilities in the foregoing countries in support of our equipment rental operations. Our principal executive offices are located in Bonita Springs, Florida.
As of December 31, 2019,2022, we owned approximately 8%7% of the locations from which we operate our equipment rental business, with the remainder leased. Those leases are typically triple net leases, where Herc is responsible for the ongoing expenses of the property, including real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance, in addition to paying rent and utilities.
Our rental locations generally are located in industrial or commercial zones. A growing number of locations have highway or major thoroughfare visibility. The typical location includes a customer reception area, an equipment service area and storage facilities for equipment. Most branches have stand-alone maintenance and fueling facilities and showrooms.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The name, age, position and a description of the business experience of each of our executive officers is provided below. There is no family relationship among the executive officers or between any executive officer and a director.
| Name | Age | Position | ||||||
| Lawrence H. Silber | President and Chief Executive Officer, Director | |||||||
| Mark H. Irion | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
| Christian J. Cunningham | Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | |||||||
| Aaron D. Birnbaum | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |||||||
| Tamir Peres | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer | |||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
Lawrence H. Silber. Mr. Silber joined the Company in May 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Silber most recently served as an executive advisor at Court Square Capital Partners, LLP, a private equity firm primarily investing in the business services, healthcare, general industrial and technology and telecommunications sectors, from April 2014 to May 2015. Mr. Silber led Hayward Industries, one of the world’s largest swimming pool equipment manufacturers, as chief operating officer from 2008 to 2012, overseeing a successful transition through the recession and returning the company to solid profitability. From 1978 to 2008, Mr. Silber worked for Ingersoll-Rand plc, a publicly traded manufacturer of industrial products and components, in a number of roles of increasing responsibility. He led major Ingersoll-Rand business groups, including Utility Equipment, Rental and Remarketing and the Equipment and Services businesses. Earlier in his career, he led sales, marketing and operations functions in Ingersoll-Rand’s Power Tool Division and Construction and Mining Group. Mr. Silber has also served as a director of Hayward Holdings, Inc., one of the world's largest swimming pool manufacturers, since November 2019. Mr. Silber previously served on the board of directors of SMTC Corporation, a mid-size provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services, from 2012 to 2015 (and from May 2013 through January 2014 served as its interim president and CEO).
Mark H. Irion. Mr. Irion joined the Company in June 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Irion most recently served as the chief financial officer of Neff Corporation, a publicly traded equipment rental company, for 19 years until its sale in October 2017. Prior to his role with Neff, he was chief financial officer for Markvision Holdings, Inc., a computer component distribution company, from 1994 to 1998 and, before that, he was an audit senior for Deloitte & Touche LLP in the U.S. and New Zealand.
Christian J. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham joined the Company in September 2014 from DFC Global Corporation where he served as vice president, corporate HR and HR services since June 2013 with global responsibility for all human resource matters for corporate staff. Previously, Mr. Cunningham held the position of vice president, HR, compensation and benefits at Sunoco Inc. and Sunoco Logistics from 2010 to 2013. Prior to Sunoco, Mr. Cunningham served at ARAMARK as vice president, global compensation and strategy from 2008 to 2010; at Scholastic Inc. as vice president, compensation, benefits and HRIS from 2006 to 2007; and at Pep Boys as assistant vice president, human resources from 2005 to 2006. Previously, Mr. Cunningham held director and regional managerial positions in roles with increasing levels of responsibility at Pep Boys from 1995 to 2005 and Tire Service Corporation, Inc. from 1985 to 1995.
Aaron D. Birnbaum. Mr. Birnbaum served the Company and its predecessor business for more than 30 years. Prior to his current role, Mr. Birnbaum has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President from 2017 to 2019 and served as a Regional Vice President from 2012 to 2017. As Senior Vice President, Mr. Birnbaum oversaw the Company's Western, Northwest, North Central and Canada regions as well as its Herc Entertainment Services® and Cinelease® specialty equipment rental units. Mr. Birnbaum also has held leadership responsibilities related to the Company's strategic planning, operational execution and M&A activities.
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Executive Officers of the Registrant (continued)
Tamir Peres. Mr. Peres joined the Company in September 2017 from Sunoco Logistics, a publicly-traded, midstream energy company, where he served as vice president and chief information officer since 2012, leading the Sunoco Logistics Information Technology group. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Peres held the position of director of corporate information technology at Sunoco, Inc., where he was responsible for all strategic and tactical aspects of technology across the Refining and Supply, Retail Marketing, Chemicals, Logistics and Coke business units. He was previously director of Worldwide Financial Systems for Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., a global manufacturer and supplier of semiconductor equipment, and before that he worked for Ernst & Young, including as a Senior Auditoran audit senior in its Assurance Services area.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'SREGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIESSECURITY
Common Stock and Registered Holders
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "HRI". On February 21, 2020,10, 2023, there were 1,2661,527 registered holders of our common stock. The number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders because a large portion of our common stock is held of record in "street name."
Share Repurchase Program
In March 2014, Hertz Holdingswe announced a $1.0 billion share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program"), which replaced an earlier program. The Share Repurchase Program permits us as the successor to Hertz Holdings, to purchase shares through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. We are not obligated to make any repurchases at any specific time or in any specific amount.amount and our repurchases may be subject to certain predetermined price/volume guidelines, set from time-time, by our Board of Directors. The timing and extent to which we repurchase shares will depend upon, among other things, strategic priorities, market conditions, share price, liquidity targets, contractual restrictions, regulatory requirements and other factors. Share repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time or from time to time, subject to legal and contractual requirements, without prior notice. There were no share
The following table provides information about our repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the approximate dollar value that remains available for share purchases under the Share Repurchase Program is $395.9 million.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Dollar Amount of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 | 459,388 | $ | 109.46 | 459,388 | |||||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 | 48,774 | $ | 118.62 | 48,774 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 | — | $ | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 508,162 | $ | 110.34 | 508,162 | $ | 280,638,376 | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends
On February 8, 2023, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6325 per share to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.record holders as of February 22, 2023, with payment date of March 9, 2023. The agreements governing our indebtedness restrict our ability to pay dividends. See Item 7, "Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Dividends," in this Report.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES (Continued)
Recent Performance
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Herc Holdings common stock from July 1, 2016, the first day of trading for our stock on the NYSE,December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2019,2022, with the cumulative total returns of the Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Index, the Standard & Poor's Mid Cap 400 Trading Companies & Distributors Industry Index and an industry peer group. The Standard & Poor's Mid Cap 400 Trading Companies & Distributors Industry Index was added in 2022 as the companies included more closely align to the Company's industry and business. The industry peer group is comprised of publicly traded companies participating in the equipment rental industry and other relevant companies of comparable size in the broader industry in which we compete. Our industry peer group is comprised of Aggreko plc, Applied Industrial Tech Inc., Ashstead Group plc, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Fastenal Company, GATX Corp., H&E Equipment Services, KAR Auction Services Inc., McGrath RentCorp, Mobile Mini, Inc., NOW Inc., Pool Corp., Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, Triton International Ltd., Watsco Inc., WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. and United Rentals, Inc.
The graph assumes that $100 was invested on July 1, 2016December 31, 2017 over the indicated time periods and assumes reinvestment of all dividends, if any, paid on the securities. We have not paid any cash dividends and, therefore, theThe cumulative total return calculation for Herc Holdings is based solely uponon stock price appreciation.appreciation and payment of cash dividends. The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.
ITEM 6. RESERVED
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| Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Statement of Operations Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,999.0 | $ | 1,976.7 | $ | 1,754.5 | $ | 1,554.8 | $ | 1,678.2 | ||||||||||
Total expenses(a) | 1,935.4 | 1,907.9 | 1,818.9 | 1,559.7 | 1,521.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 63.6 | 68.8 | (64.4 | ) | (4.9 | ) | 156.9 | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (provision)(b) | (16.1 | ) | 0.3 | 224.7 | (14.8 | ) | (45.6 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 47.5 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 160.3 | $ | (19.7 | ) | $ | 111.3 | |||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.66 | $ | 2.43 | $ | 5.66 | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | 3.69 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.63 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 5.60 | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | 3.69 | |||||||||
| As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Data | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents(c) | $ | 33.0 | $ | 27.8 | $ | 41.5 | $ | 24.0 | $ | 24.7 | |||||||||
| Total assets | 3,817.0 | 3,610.2 | 3,549.7 | 3,466.0 | 3,397.0 | ||||||||||||||
Total debt(d) | 2,078.5 | 2,156.8 | 2,159.8 | 2,194.3 | 136.7 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity(e) | 644.3 | 572.7 | 510.4 | 317.7 | 2,302.0 | ||||||||||||||
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Item 8 of this Report, which include additional information about our accounting policies, practices and the transactions underlying our financial results. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes including receivables allowances, depreciation of rental equipment, the recoverability of long-lived assets, useful lives and impairment of long-lived tangible and intangible assets including goodwill and trade name, pension and postretirement benefits, valuation of stock-based compensation, reserves for litigation and other contingencies, accounting for income taxes and other matters arising during the normal course of business. We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and our knowledge of actions that we may undertake in the future in determining the estimates that will affect our consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis using our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results may differ from these estimates.
OVERVIEW OF OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
We are engaged principally in the business of renting equipment. Ancillary to our principal business of equipment rental, we also sell used rental equipment, sell new equipment and consumables and offer certain services and support to our customers. Our profitability is dependent upon a number of factors including the volume, mix and pricing of rental transactions and the utilization of equipment. Significant changes in the purchase price or residual values of equipment or interest rates can have a significant effect on our profitability depending on our ability to adjust pricing for these changes. Our business requires significant expenditures for equipment, and consequently we require substantial liquidity to finance such expenditures. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.
Our revenues are primarily derived from rental and related charges and consist of:
•Equipment rental (includes all revenue associated with the rental of equipment including ancillary revenue from delivery, rental protection programs and fueling charges);
•Sales of rental equipment and sales of new equipment, parts and supplies; and
•Service and other revenue (primarily relating to training and labor provided to customers).
Our expenses primarily consist of:
•Direct operating expenses (primarily wages and related benefits, facility costs and other costs relating to the operation and rental of rental equipment, such as delivery, maintenance and fuel costs)fuel);
•Cost of sales of rental equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies;
•Depreciation expense relating to rental equipment;
•Selling, general and administrative expenses; and
•Interest expense.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
We invested significantly in our rental equipment as part of our long-term capital expenditure plans, adding rental equipment in high growth markets in response to customer demand and to position ourselves for growth into 2023. Additionally, during 2022, we completed 18 acquisitions, adding 29 branches, totaling a net cash outflow of $515.2 million, while also took a numberopening 21 new greenfield locations. The addition of actions relatednew locations supports our long-term strategy to achieve greater density and scale in select urban markets across North America to better serve both our capital structure that have improved ourlocal and national customers.
In order to provide financial flexibility and liquidity, including:
| Year Ended December 31, | 2019 vs. 2018 | |||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 1,701.8 | $ | 1,658.3 | $ | 43.5 | 2.6 | % | ||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | 242.8 | 256.2 | (13.4 | ) | (5.2 | ) | ||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 44.0 | 49.3 | (5.3 | ) | (10.8 | ) | ||||||||
| Service and other revenue | 10.4 | 12.9 | (2.5 | ) | (19.4 | ) | ||||||||
| Total revenues | 1,999.0 | 1,976.7 | 22.3 | 1.1 | ||||||||||
| Direct operating | 771.1 | 785.2 | (14.1 | ) | (1.8 | ) | ||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 409.1 | 387.5 | 21.6 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| Cost of sales of rental equipment | 243.2 | 244.3 | (1.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||
| Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 33.3 | 37.7 | (4.4 | ) | (11.7 | ) | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 294.8 | 311.3 | (16.5 | ) | (5.3 | ) | ||||||||
| Restructuring | 7.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 54.0 | ||||||||||
| Impairment | 5.1 | 0.1 | 5.0 | NM | ||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 173.5 | 137.0 | 36.5 | 26.6 | ||||||||||
| Other income, net | (2.4 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (2.2 | ) | NM | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 63.6 | 68.8 | (5.2 | ) | (7.6 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit | (16.1 | ) | 0.3 | (16.4 | ) | NM | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 47.5 | $ | 69.1 | $ | (21.6 | ) | (31.3 | )% | |||||
COVID-19
We continue to monitor the year ended December 31, 2019 when compared with 2018.ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential shift toward becoming more endemic in the U.S. The increase was attributablehealth and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate remains our top priority. We remain focused on the safety and well-being of our employees, customers and communities as we maintain a high-level of service to pricing increasesour customers. As part of 4.0% during 2019 when comparedour overall safety culture, we communicate frequently throughout the organization to 2018reinforce our health and increases in deliverysafety guidelines, informed by the Center for Disease Control recommendations.
The impact of COVID-19 continues to evolve and freight revenue. The increase was partially offsetthe impact on the economy may be influenced by a strategic reductionnumber of factors, including a widespread resurgence in re-rent revenueCOVID-19 infections, whether due to the spread of variants of the virus or otherwise, the rate and lower volume.efficacy of vaccinations, labor constraints, the strength of the global supply chain, and government actions. We cannot predict the extent to which the ultimate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, or a shift from pandemic to endemic, will have on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, however, we believe we are well-positioned to operate effectively through the present environment.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 2,551.5 | $ | 1,910.4 | $ | 641.1 | 33.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | 125.7 | 113.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 35.8 | 30.1 | 5.7 | 18.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Service and other revenue | 25.8 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 32.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,738.8 | 2,073.1 | 665.7 | 32.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Direct operating | 1,027.7 | 782.3 | 245.4 | 31.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 535.9 | 420.7 | 115.2 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales of rental equipment | 88.8 | 93.3 | (4.5) | (4.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 22.3 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 9.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 410.1 | 310.8 | 99.3 | 31.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-rental depreciation and amortization | 94.9 | 68.0 | 26.9 | 39.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 122.0 | 86.3 | 35.7 | 41.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 0.2 | (2.2) | 2.4 | 109.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 433.4 | 290.4 | 143.0 | 49.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (103.5) | (66.3) | (37.2) | 56.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 329.9 | $ | 224.1 | $ | 105.8 | 47.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2021
Equipment rental revenue increased $641.1 million, or 33.6%. The increase was primarily due to higher volume of equipment on rent of 31.8% and positive pricing of 5.8% during 2022 over the prior year.
Sales of rental equipment decreased $13.4increased $12.6 million, or 5.2%11.1%, during the year ended December 31, 20192022 when compared with 2018. The volume of sales during the 2019 declined in response to improvements over the past year2021 as disposals in the mix and age of equipmentfourth quarter returned to a more seasonal pattern in line with rotating the fleet as part of our long-term capital expenditure plans.strategy. The corresponding cost ofmargin on sales of rental equipment as a percentage of the related revenue was 100.2% during the year ended December 31, 201929.4% in 2022 compared to 95.4%17.5% in 2018.2021. The reductionincrease in margin on sale of rental equipment in 20192022 was primarilydriven by improved pricing due to a higher proportion of sales through the lower-margin auction channel.overall strong market for used equipment.
Direct operating expenses decreased $14.1increased $245.4 million, or 1.8%31.4%, during the year ended December 31, 2019 when compared with 2018related to increases in (i) personnel-related expenses of $106.0 million primarily resulting from increased headcount and increased wages and benefits, (ii) fleet related expenses including fuel and maintenance expense of $86.0 million resulting from our increased fleet size and higher volume and higher average fuel prices in 2022, (iii) facilities expense of $25.6 million as we have added more locations through acquisitions and opening greenfield locations, (iv) delivery expense of $16.2 million due to increased volume of transactions, and (v) re-rent expense of $13.0 million due to the following:
Depreciation of rental equipment increased $21.6$115.2 million, or 5.6%27.4%, during 2022 due to the year ended December 31, 2019 when compared with 2018.increase in average fleet size. Non-rental depreciation and amortization increased $26.9 million, or 39.6%, primarily due to amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $99.3 million, or 31.9%. The increase was primarily due to depreciation recognized on rental equipment with higher cost due to capital expendituresselling expense, including commissions and the saleother variable compensation increases, of older equipment with lower depreciation.
Interest expense, net increased $36.5$35.7 million, or 26.6%41.4%, during 2022 due to higher average outstanding balances and weighted average interest rates on the year ended December 31, 2019ABL Credit Facility and AR Facility when compared to 2021.
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Income tax provision was $103.5 million during 2022 when compared with $66.3 million for the same period in 2018.2021. The increase was primarily due to a loss on extinguishment of debt of $53.6 million related to the extinguishment of theprovision during 2022 Notes, 2024 Notes and the refinancing of the ABL Credit Facility in July 2019 as compared to a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.4 million in 2018 related to the partial redemption of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense due to a reduction in interest rates related to the debt transactions described in Note 10, "Debt".
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary liquidity needs include the payment of operating expenses, purchases of rental equipment to be used in our operations, and servicing of debt.debt, funding acquisitions, payment of dividends, and share repurchases. Our primary sources of funding are operating cash flows, cash received from the disposal of equipment and
borrowings under our debt arrangements. As of December 31, 2019,2022, we had approximately $2.1$2.9 billion of total nominal indebtedness outstanding. A substantial portion of our liquidity needs arise from debt service on our indebtedness and from the funding of our costs of operations and capital expenditures.
Our liquidity as of December 31, 20192022 consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $53.5 million and unused commitments of approximately $1.6 billion under our New ABL Credit Facility. See "Borrowing Capacity and Availability" below.below for further discussion. Our practice is to maintain sufficient liquidity through cash from operations, our New ABL Credit Facility and our AR Facility to mitigate the impacts of any adverse financial market conditions on our operations. We believe that cash generated from operations and cash received from the disposal of equipment, together with amounts available under the New ABL Credit Facility and the AR Facility or other financing arrangements will be adequate to permit ussufficient to meet our obligationsworking capital requirements and anticipated capital expenditures, and other strategic uses of cash, if any, and debt payments, if any, over the next twelve months.
Cash Flows
Significant factors driving our liquidity position include cash flows generated from operating activities and capital expenditures. Historically, we have generated and expect to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations. Our ability to fund our capital needs will be affected by our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and access to capital markets.
The following table summarizes the change in cash and cash equivalents for the periods shown (in millions):
| Years Ended December 31, | 2019 vs. 2018 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | $ Change | |||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in): | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 635.6 | $ | 559.1 | $ | 76.5 | |||||
| Investing activities | (463.6 | ) | (567.0 | ) | 103.4 | ||||||
| Financing activities | (167.1 | ) | (4.2 | ) | (162.9 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | 0.3 | (1.6 | ) | 1.9 | |||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5.2 | $ | (13.7 | ) | $ | 18.9 | ||||
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | $ Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 916.7 | $ | 744.0 | $ | 172.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Investing activities | (1,681.8) | (961.3) | (720.5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing activities | 784.1 | 219.6 | 564.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (0.6) | (0.2) | (0.4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 18.4 | $ | 2.1 | $ | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 20192022 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 20182021
Operating Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2019,2022, we generated $76.5$172.7 million more cash from operating activities compared with 2018.the same period in 2021. The increase was related to improved operating results primarily resulting from higher revenues lower professional fees, lower maintenance and delivery costs andcoupled with improved collection of receivables and other working capital improvements during the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 2018.operating leverage on costs.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities decreased $103.4increased $720.5 million forduring 2022 when compared with the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 2018.prior-year period. Our primary use of cash in investing activities is for the acquisition of rental equipment, and non-rental capital expenditures. Weexpenditures and acquisitions. Generally, we rotate our equipment and manage our fleet of rental equipment in line with customer demand and continue to invest in our information technology, service vehicles and facilities. Changes in our net capital expenditures are described in more detail in the "Capital Expenditures" section below.
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Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities increased $564.5 million during 2022 when compared with the prior-year period. Financing activities during 2022 primarily represent our changes in debt, which included net borrowings of $1.0 billion on our revolving lines of credit and securitization, which were used primarily to fund acquisitions and invest in rental equipment during the year. Net borrowings in the prior year period were $251.6 million.
In accordance with our Share Repurchase Program, we may from time to time repurchase shares in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. We repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares during 2022 in accordance with our overall capital allocation strategy and as of December 31, 2022, $280.6 million remains available for repurchases.
In order to reduce future cash interest payments, as well as future amounts due at maturity or upon redemption, we may from time to time repurchase our debt, including our notes, bonds, loans or other indebtedness, in privately negotiated, open market or other transactions and upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine. We will evaluate any such transactions in light of then-existing market conditions, taking into account our current liquidity and prospects for future access to capital. The repurchases may be material and could relate to a substantial proportion of a particular class or series, which could reduce the trading liquidity of such class or series.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures relate largely to purchases of rental equipment, with the remaining portion representing purchases of property, equipment and information technology. The table below sets forth the capital expenditures related to our rental equipment and related disposals for the periods noted (in millions).
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
| Rental equipment expenditures | $ | 638.4 | $ | 771.4 | |||
| Disposals of rental equipment | (224.2 | ) | (272.3 | ) | |||
| Net rental equipment expenditures | $ | 414.2 | $ | 499.1 | |||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Rental equipment expenditures | $ | 1,168.5 | $ | 593.8 | |||||||
| Disposals of rental equipment | (121.1) | (106.9) | |||||||||
| Net rental equipment expenditures | $ | 1,047.4 | $ | 486.9 | |||||||
Net capital expenditures for rental equipment decreased $84.9increased $560.5 million during the year ended December 31, 20192022 compared to 2018. During 2019,2021, as we reduced rentalmanage our fleet by continuing to invest in our fleet in high growth markets as part of our long-term capital expenditure plans and manage disposals to respond to a tight equipment expenditures to improve utilization and also reduced the volume of rental equipment sales based on the improvements seen in the mix and age of equipment and timing related to the strength of the used equipment rental market.
In 2020,2023, we expect our net rental equipment capital expenditures to be in the range of $410.0 million$1.0 billion to $450.0 million.
Borrowing Capacity and Availability
Our New ABL Credit Facility and accounts receivable securitization facility (the "AR Facility" and together,AR Facility (together, the "Facilities") provide our borrowing capacity and availability. Creditors under the Facilities have a claim on specific pools of assets as collateral as identified in each credit agreement. Our ability to borrow under the Facilities is a function of, among other things, the value of the assets in the relevant collateral pool. We refer to the amount of debt we can borrow given a certain pool of assets as the "Borrowing Base."
In connection with the AR Facility, we sell accounts receivable on an ongoing basis to a wholly-owned special-purpose entity (the "SPE"). The accounts receivable and other assets of the SPE are encumbered in favor of the lenders under our AR Facility. The SPE assets are owned by the SPE and are not available to settle our obligations.the obligations of the Company or any of its other subsidiaries. Substantially all of ourthe remaining assets of Herc and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries are encumbered in favor of our lenders under our New ABL Credit Facility. None of such assets are available to satisfy the claims of our general creditors. See Note 10,11, "Debt" to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Report for more information.
With respect to the Facilities, we refer to "Remaining Capacity" as the maximum principal amount of debt permitted to be outstanding under the Facilities (i.e., the amount of debt we could borrow assuming we possessed sufficient assets as collateral) less the principal amount of debt then-outstanding under the Facilities.Facility. We refer to "Availability Under Borrowing Base Limitation" as the lower of Remaining Capacity or the Borrowing Base less the principal amount of debt then-outstanding under the FacilitiesFacility (i.e., the amount of debt we could borrow given the collateral we possess at such time).
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As of December 31, 2019,2022, the following was available to us (in millions):
| Remaining Capacity | Availability Under Borrowing Base Limitation | ||||||||||
| ABL Credit Facility | $ | 2,134.5 | $ | 1,575.3 | |||||||
| AR Facility | — | — | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,134.5 | $ | 1,575.3 | |||||||
| Remaining Capacity | Availability Under Borrowing Base Limitation | ||||||
| New ABL Credit Facility | $ | 1,079.4 | $ | 1,079.4 | |||
| AR Facility | — | — | |||||
| Total | $ | 1,079.4 | $ | 1,079.4 | |||
As of December 31, 2019, $20.62022, $25.8 million of standby letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the New ABL Credit Facility, none of which hadhave been drawn upon. The New ABL Credit Facility had $229.4$224.2 million available under the letter of credit facility sublimit, subject to borrowing base restrictions.
Covenants
Our New ABL Credit Facility, our AR Facility and our 2027 Notes contain a number of covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, incur guarantee obligations, prepay certain indebtedness, make certain restricted payments (including paying dividends, redeeming stock or making other distributions), create liens, make investments, make acquisitions, engage in mergers, fundamentally change the nature of our business, make capital expenditures, or engage in certain transactions with certain affiliates.
Under the terms of our New ABL Credit Facility, our AR Facility and our 2027 Notes, we are not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, under the New ABL Credit Facility, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject us to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended. As of December 31, 2019,2022, the appropriate levels of liquidity have been maintained, therefore this financial maintenance covenant is not applicable.
For further information on the terms of our 2027 Notes, New ABL Credit Facility and AR Facility see Note 10,11, "Debt" included in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Report. For a discussion of the risks associated with our significant indebtedness, see Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" contained in this Report.
Dividends
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2020 | 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | After 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Debt principal, including current maturities | $ | 2,030.2 | $ | 5.2 | $ | — | $ | 825.0 | $ | 1,200.0 | |||||||||
Interest on debt(a) | 613.5 | 91.2 | 182.4 | 172.1 | 167.8 | ||||||||||||||
Financing obligations(b) | 158.2 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 111.2 | ||||||||||||||
Finance lease obligations(c) | 60.7 | 23.2 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations(d) | 251.4 | 37.3 | 66.8 | 51.1 | 96.2 | ||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations(e) | 15.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 0.9 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,129.6 | $ | 173.8 | $ | 289.2 | $ | 1,080.4 | $ | 1,586.2 | |||||||||
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
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Certain of our accounting policies, as discussed below, involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and, therefore, represent the critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results. For additional discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, as well as our significant accounting policies, see Note 2, "Basis"Basis of Presentation and Recently IssuedSignificant Accounting Pronouncements"Policies" to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Report.
Rental Equipment
Our principal assets are rental equipment, which represented 65.2%58.5% and 69.4%59.4% of our total assets as of December 31, 20192022 and 2018,2021, respectively. Rental equipment consists of equipment utilized in our equipment rental operations. When rental equipment is acquired, we use historical experience, industry residual value guidebooks and the monitoring of market conditions to set depreciation rates. Generally, we estimate the period that we will hold the asset, primarily based on historical measures of the amount of equipment usage and the targeted age of equipment at the time of disposal. We also estimate the residual value of the applicable rental equipment at the expected time of disposal. The residual value for rental equipment is affected by factors which include equipment age and amount of usage. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated holding period. Depreciation rates are reviewed regularly based on management's ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods. To the extent that the useful lives of all of our rental equipment were to increase or decrease by one year, we estimate that our annual depreciation expense would decrease or increase by approximately $50 million or $60 million, respectively. Market conditions for used equipment sales also can be affected by external factors such as the economy, natural disasters, fuel prices, supply of similar used equipment, the market price for similar new equipment and incentives offered by manufacturers. As a result of this ongoing assessment, we make periodic adjustments to depreciation rates of rental equipment in response to changing market conditions. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no material adjustments to our depreciation rates.
Defined Benefit Pension Obligations
The Herc Holdings Retirement Plan (the "Plan") participates in certainis a U.S. qualified defined benefit plans covering substantially all U.S.pension plan that has been frozen to new employees as well as certain non-U.S. defined benefit plans covering eligible non-U.S. employees. For each of these plans, we record our portion of the expense and the related obligations.since it was established in 2016. Additionally, pursuant to various collective bargaining agreements, certain union-represented employees participate in multiemployer pension plans.
Employee pension costs and obligations are dependent on assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts. These assumptions include discount rates, salary growth, long-term return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and other factors. Actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect our recognized expense in such future periods. While we believe that the assumptions used are appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in assumptions would affect our pension costs and obligations. The various employee-related actuarial assumptions (e.g., retirement rates, mortality rates and salary growth) used in determining pension costs and plan liabilities are reviewed periodically by management, assisted by the enrolled actuary, and updated as warranted. The discount rate used to value the pension liabilities and related expenses and the expected rate of return on plan assets are the two most significant assumptions impacting pension expense. The discount rate used is a market-based rate as of the valuation date. For the expected return on assets assumption, we use a forward-looking rate that is based on the expected return for each asset class (including the value added by active investment management), weighted by the target asset allocation. The past annualized long-term performance of the Plan's assets has generally been in line with the long-term rate of return assumption.
Business Combinations
The Company has made multiple acquisitions and may continue to make acquisitions in the future. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired is judgmental in nature and can involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Long-lived assets (principally rental equipment), goodwill and other intangible assets generally represent the largest components of the acquisitions. Rental equipment is valued utilizing either a cost or market approach, or a combination of these methods, depending on the asset being valued and the availability of market data. The intangible assets that the Company has acquired are non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks. The estimated fair values of these intangible assets reflect various assumptions about discount rates, revenue growth rates, operating margins, terminal
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values, useful lives and other prospective financial information. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the net of the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks are valued based on an excess earnings or income approach based on projected cash flows and may be amortized over the useful life if they are determined to be finite-lived intangible assets.
As part of an acquisition, the Company will also acquire other assets and assume liabilities. These other assets and liabilities typically include, but are not limited to, parts inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other working capital items. Because of their short-term nature, the fair values of these other assets and liabilities generally approximate the book values on the acquired entities' balance sheets.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
On an annual basis and at interim periods when circumstances require, we test the recoverability of our goodwill. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the carrying value of goodwill of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a business one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by segment management. However, components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. We have assessed the guidance and performed our analysis using our one reporting unit, worldwideNorth American equipment rental.
Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 350, ("Topic 350"), Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, an entity may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. Various factors are considered in performing the qualitative test, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, the overall financial performance of our reporting unit, our stock price and the excess amount between our reporting unit’s fair value and carrying value as indicated on our most recent quantitative assessment.
When assessing the fair value of our reporting units using a quantitative approach, we estimate the fair value using a combination of an income approach on the present value of estimated future cash flows and a market approach based on published earnings multiples of comparable entities with similar operations and economic characteristics as well as acquisition multiples paid in recent transactions. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuation model for impairment testing include discount rates, growth rates, cash flow projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates are set by using the weighted average cost of capital, or "WACC," methodology. The WACC methodology considers market and industry data as well as company specific risk factors for each reporting unit in determining the appropriate discount rates to be used. The discount rate utilized for each reporting unit is indicative of the return an investor would expect to receive for investing in such a business. The cash flows represent management's most recent planning assumptions. These assumptions are based on a combination of industry outlooks, views on general economic conditions and our expected pricing plans. Terminal value rate determination follows common methodology of capturing the present value of perpetual cash flow estimates beyond the last projected period assuming a constant WACC and low long-term growth rates. If the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than its fair value, we recognize an impairment charge for the amount equal to that excess. A significant decline in the projected cash flows or a change in the WACC used to determine fair value could result in a future goodwill impairment charge.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily trademarks,trade names, are not amortized but are evaluated annually for impairment and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of this asset may exceed its fair value. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
In connection with our impairment analysis for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets conducted as of October 1, 2019,2022, we assessed qualitative factors as described above to determine if it is more likely than not that goodwill and indefinite-lived assets may be impaired and concluded that there was no impairment related to such assets.
Finite-Lived Intangible and Long-Lived Assets
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primarily amortized using the straight-line method, however, certain assets may be amortized using an accelerated method that reflects the economic benefit to us. Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the estimated fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or estimated fair value less costs to sell. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we recorded asset impairment charges of $3.5 million, $3.2 million and $15.4 million, respectively, see Note 8, "Impairment" to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Report for further detail.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and net bases of assets and liabilities and aremeasured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets by the
amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Subsequent changes to enacted tax rates will result in changes to deferred taxes and any related valuation allowances. We have recorded a deferred tax asset for unutilized net operating loss carryforwards in various tax jurisdictions.
The Company has determined not to assert that earnings from foreign operations are permanently reinvested. Therefore, the Company recognizes deferred taxes on foreign earnings as appropriate. The Company has asserted that future earnings associated with the potential stock sale or liquidation of foreign subsidiaries is permanently reinvested. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any deferred tax liabilities associated with these book-to-tax differences. We regularly review our cash positions and our determination of permanent reinvestment of foreign earnings. If we determine that all or a portion of such foreign earnings are repatriated, we may be subject to additional foreign withholding taxes and U.S. state income taxes. Many foreign jurisdictions impose taxes on distributions to other jurisdictions. Due to the variations and complexities of these laws, we believe it would be impractical to calculate and accrue these taxes beyond the normal earnings and profits standard for U.S. tax purposes.
In accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("Topic 740"), the Company recognizes, in its consolidated financial statements, the impact of the Company's tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The Company will determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company presumes that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority with full knowledge of all relevant information. Upon determination that a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, it is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Company recognizes interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
We are subject to ongoing tax examinations and assessments in various jurisdictions. Accordingly, accruals for tax contingencies are established based on the probable outcomes of such matters. Our ongoing assessments of the probable outcomes of the
examinations and related tax accruals require judgment and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate as well as impact our operating results.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 14, "Income Taxes"2, "Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies" to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Report.
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
RISK MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of additional risks arising from our operations, see Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" included in this Report.
Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates (including credit spreads), foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in fuel prices. We manage our exposure to these market risks through our regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and have not been used for speculative or trading purposes. In addition, derivative financial instruments are entered into with a diversified group of major financial institutions in order to manage our exposure to counterparty nonperformance on such instruments.
Interest Rate Risk
We have assessed our exposure to changes in interest rates by analyzing the sensitivity to our earnings assuming various changes in market interest rates. Assuming a hypothetical increase of one percentage point in interest rates on our New ABL Credit Facility, AR Facility and cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2019,2022, our pre-tax earnings would decrease by an estimated $8.0$16.2 million over a 12-month period.
From time to time, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk on our mix of fixed and floating rate debt. Consistent with the terms of certain agreements governing our debt obligations, we may decide to hedge a portion of the floating rate interest exposure under the New ABL Credit Facility to provide protection in respect of such exposure.
Foreign Currency Risk
We have foreign currency exposure to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily with respect to the Canadian dollar and Chinese yuan.
dollar. We manage our foreign currency risk primarily by incurring, to the extent practicable, operating and financing expenses in the local currency in the countries in which we operate, including making fleet and equipment purchases and borrowing locally.
We also manage exposure to fluctuations in currency risk on cross currency intercompany loans we make to certain of our subsidiaries by entering into foreign currency forward contracts, when appropriate, which are intended to offset the impact of foreign currency movements on the underlying intercompany loan obligations.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, our foreign subsidiaries accounted for less than 10% of our total revenue and total income before income taxes. Based on the size of our foreign operations relative to the Company as a whole, we do not believe that a 10% change in exchange rates would have a material impact on our earnings. We do not hedge our operating results against currency movement as they are primarily translationalengage in nature. Using foreign currencypurchasing forward rates as of December 31, 2019, each hypothetical one percentage point change in foreign currency movements would not have a significant impact on our revenue or earnings.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Herc Holdings Inc.:
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Herc Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (the(the “Company”) as of December 31, 20192022 and 2018,2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, (loss),of changes in equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019,2022, including the related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20192022 appearing under Item 8 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”).We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019,2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework(2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20192022 and 2018, 2021, and the results of itsoperations and itscash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019,2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019,2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework(2013)issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidatedfinancial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidatedfinancial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidatedfinancial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Income Taxes
As describednoted in Notes 2 and 1415 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $16.1$103.5 million for the year endedas of December 31, 2019.2022. Additionally, the Company reported a net deferred tax liability balance of $459.3 million as of December 31, 2019.$646.5 million. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. As disclosed by management, theyManagement also recorded arecords deferred tax assetassets for unutilized net operating loss carryforwards in various tax jurisdictions. Management records valuation allowances to reduce its deferred tax assets by the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Subsequent changes to enacted tax rates will result in changes to deferred taxes and any related valuation allowances.taxes. Management recognizes the impact of the Company's uncertain tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Management will determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. Upon determination that a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, it is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to income taxes is a critical audit matter are there wasthe significant judgment by management in determining the income tax provision and in evaluating the Company’s tax positions, including analyzing uncertain tax positions and assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, which in turn led to significant auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing audit procedures and evaluating audit evidence relating to income taxes.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the income tax provision, the identification of uncertain tax positions and assessment of related liability changes, if material, and assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, including assessing the related positive and negative evidence.material. These procedures also included, among others, (i) testing the completeness and accuracy of the income tax provision, including the rate reconciliation, return to provision adjustments, and permanent and temporary differences, and (ii) testing the completeness of management’s assessment of both the identification of uncertain tax positions and the possible outcomes of each uncertain tax position, and (iii) evaluating management’s assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets on a jurisdictional basis, including an assessment of the positive and negative evidence regarding realization.positions.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tampa, Florida
February 27, 202014, 2023
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except par value)
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 33.0 | $ | 27.8 | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 53.5 | $ | 35.1 | |||||||||
| Receivables, net of allowances of $18.8 and $21.5, respectively | 306.7 | 332.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Receivables, net of allowances of $17.6 and $13.6, respectively | Receivables, net of allowances of $17.6 and $13.6, respectively | 522.5 | 388.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 28.9 | 40.2 | Other current assets | 67.5 | 46.5 | |||||||||||||
| Assets held for sale | 31.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 399.7 | 400.4 | Total current assets | 643.5 | 469.7 | |||||||||||||
| Rental equipment, net | 2,490.0 | 2,504.7 | Rental equipment, net | 3,485.2 | 2,665.3 | |||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 311.8 | 282.5 | Property and equipment, net | 391.9 | 308.4 | |||||||||||||
| Right-of-use lease assets | 207.3 | — | Right-of-use lease assets | 552.0 | 413.7 | |||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 291.5 | 293.5 | Intangible assets, net | 431.4 | 388.7 | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 93.6 | 91.0 | Goodwill | 418.7 | 231.5 | |||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | 23.1 | 38.1 | Other long-term assets | 34.1 | 13.1 | |||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,817.0 | $ | 3,610.2 | Total assets | $ | 5,956.8 | $ | 4,490.4 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt and financing obligations | $ | 30.4 | $ | 29.9 | Current maturities of long-term debt and financing obligations | $ | 16.1 | $ | 15.2 | |||||||||
| Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | 30.5 | — | Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | 41.9 | 38.7 | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | 126.5 | 147.0 | Accounts payable | 318.3 | 280.6 | |||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 135.7 | 122.3 | Accrued liabilities | 227.7 | 195.4 | |||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 323.1 | 299.2 | Total current liabilities | 604.0 | 529.9 | |||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net | 2,051.5 | 2,129.9 | Long-term debt, net | 2,921.9 | 1,916.1 | |||||||||||||
| Financing obligations, net | 117.6 | 116.3 | Financing obligations, net | 107.8 | 111.2 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 182.2 | — | Operating lease liabilities | 527.7 | 387.4 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 459.3 | 448.3 | Deferred tax liabilities | 646.5 | 536.8 | |||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 39.0 | 43.8 | Other long-term liabilities | 40.2 | 32.1 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,172.7 | 3,037.5 | Total liabilities | 4,848.1 | 3,513.5 | |||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity: | Equity: | |||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 13.3 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 13.3 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 133.3 shares authorized, 31.5 and 31.2 shares issued and 28.8 and 28.5 shares outstanding | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 133.3 shares authorized, 32.7 and 32.4 shares issued and 28.9 and 29.7 shares outstanding | Common stock, $0.01 par value, 133.3 shares authorized, 32.7 and 32.4 shares issued and 28.9 and 29.7 shares outstanding | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,796.9 | 1,777.9 | Additional paid-in capital | 1,820.0 | 1,822.2 | |||||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (351.2 | ) | (391.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 224.1 | (53.4) | |||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (109.7 | ) | (122.4 | ) | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (128.5) | (100.2) | |||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 2.7 shares and 2.7 shares | (692.0 | ) | (692.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 3.8 shares and 2.7 shares | Treasury stock, at cost, 3.8 shares and 2.7 shares | (807.2) | (692.0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total equity | 644.3 | 572.7 | Total equity | 1,108.7 | 976.9 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,817.0 | $ | 3,610.2 | Total liabilities and equity | $ | 5,956.8 | $ | 4,490.4 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share data)
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 2,551.5 | $ | 1,910.4 | $ | 1,543.7 | |||||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | 125.7 | 113.1 | 198.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 35.8 | 30.1 | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Service and other revenue | 25.8 | 19.5 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,738.8 | 2,073.1 | 1,781.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Direct operating | 1,027.7 | 782.3 | 626.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 535.9 | 420.7 | 403.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales of rental equipment | 88.8 | 93.3 | 203.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 22.3 | 20.3 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 410.1 | 310.8 | 257.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-rental depreciation and amortization | 94.9 | 68.0 | 62.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Impairment | 3.5 | 3.2 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 122.0 | 86.3 | 92.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 0.2 | (2.2) | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 2,305.4 | 1,782.7 | 1,687.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 433.4 | 290.4 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (103.5) | (66.3) | (20.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 329.9 | $ | 224.1 | $ | 73.7 | |||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 30.2 | 30.4 | 29.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 11.15 | $ | 7.57 | $ | 2.53 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 10.92 | $ | 7.37 | $ | 2.51 | |||||||||||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 1,701.8 | $ | 1,658.3 | $ | 1,499.0 | |||||
| Sales of rental equipment | 242.8 | 256.2 | 190.8 | ||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 44.0 | 49.3 | 52.3 | ||||||||
| Service and other revenue | 10.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | ||||||||
| Total revenues | 1,999.0 | 1,976.7 | 1,754.5 | ||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Direct operating | 771.1 | 785.2 | 718.9 | ||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 409.1 | 387.5 | 378.9 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales of rental equipment | 243.2 | 244.3 | 192.0 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | 33.3 | 37.7 | 39.5 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 294.8 | 311.3 | 319.1 | ||||||||
| Restructuring | 7.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Impairment | 5.1 | 0.1 | 29.7 | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 173.5 | 137.0 | 140.0 | ||||||||
| Other income, net | (2.4 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (1.2 | ) | |||||
| Total expenses | 1,935.4 | 1,907.9 | 1,818.9 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 63.6 | 68.8 | (64.4 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit | (16.1 | ) | 0.3 | 224.7 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 47.5 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 160.3 | |||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 28.7 | 28.4 | 28.3 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.6 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.66 | $ | 2.43 | $ | 5.66 | |||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.63 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 5.60 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In millions)
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 329.9 | $ | 224.1 | $ | 73.7 | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (16.3) | 1.2 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Reclassification of foreign currency items to other expense (income), net | — | — | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains and (losses) on hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification into net income | — | — | (1.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision related to hedging instruments | — | — | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Pension and postretirement benefit liability adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net losses and settlement losses included in net periodic pension cost | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Pension and postretirement benefit liability adjustments arising during the period | (13.1) | 4.8 | (3.2) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision related to pension and postretirement plans | (0.8) | (0.3) | (0.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (28.3) | 6.8 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 301.6 | $ | 230.9 | $ | 76.4 | |||||||||||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47.5 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 160.3 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 11.5 | (20.0 | ) | 17.7 | |||||||
| Unrealized gains and (losses) on hedging instruments: | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments | (3.6 | ) | 1.5 | 2.1 | |||||||
| Income tax benefit (provision) related to hedging instruments | 2.1 | (0.4 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||
| Pension and postretirement benefit liability adjustments: | |||||||||||
| Amortization of net losses and settlement losses included in net periodic pension cost | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||||||||
| Pension and postretirement benefit liability adjustments arising during the period | 3.3 | (5.6 | ) | — | |||||||
| Income tax benefit (provision) related to pension and postretirement plans | (2.5 | ) | 1.0 | (1.2 | ) | ||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 12.7 | (21.6 | ) | 20.1 | |||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 60.2 | $ | 47.5 | $ | 180.4 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In millions)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at: | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | 28.8 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 1,796.9 | $ | (351.2) | $ | (109.7) | $ | (692.0) | $ | 644.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 73.7 | — | — | 73.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | — | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | 0.3 | — | (3.0) | — | — | — | (3.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 2.3 | — | — | — | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 0.3 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 1,818.2 | (277.5) | (107.0) | (692.0) | 742.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 224.1 | — | — | 224.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 6.8 | — | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 23.3 | — | — | — | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared, $0.50 per share | — | — | (15.1) | — | — | — | (15.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | 0.2 | — | (9.0) | — | — | — | (9.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | 0.1 | — | 2.6 | — | — | — | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | 29.7 | 0.3 | 1,822.2 | (53.4) | (100.2) | (692.0) | 976.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 329.9 | — | — | 329.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (28.3) | — | (28.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 27.1 | — | — | — | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared, $2.30 per share | — | — | (17.6) | (52.4) | — | — | (70.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | 0.3 | — | (15.5) | — | — | — | (15.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 3.6 | — | — | — | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | (1.1) | — | — | — | — | (115.2) | (115.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | 28.9 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 1,820.0 | $ | 224.1 | $ | (128.5) | $ | (807.2) | $ | 1,108.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at: | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2016 | 28.3 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 1,753.3 | $ | (625.2 | ) | $ | (118.7 | ) | $ | (692.0 | ) | $ | 317.7 | ||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 160.3 | — | — | 160.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | — | 20.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative effect of a change in accounting for stock-based payments | — | — | — | 2.5 | — | — | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | — | — | (0.1 | ) | — | — | — | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | 10.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net transfers with THC | — | — | (2.0 | ) | — | — | — | (2.0 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2017 | 28.3 | 0.3 | 1,763.1 | (462.4 | ) | (98.6 | ) | (692.0 | ) | 510.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 69.1 | — | — | 69.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative effect of accounting change (Note 14) | — | — | — | 2.2 | (2.2 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (21.6 | ) | — | (21.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | 0.1 | — | (1.1 | ) | — | — | — | (1.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 0.1 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2018 | 28.5 | 0.3 | 1,777.9 | (391.1 | ) | (122.4 | ) | (692.0 | ) | 572.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 47.5 | — | — | 47.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of new accounting pronouncement (Note 2) | — | — | — | (7.6 | ) | — | — | (7.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 12.7 | — | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock | 0.3 | — | (3.7 | ) | — | — | — | (3.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | — | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | 19.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 2.4 | — | — | — | 2.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | — | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | 28.8 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 1,796.9 | $ | (351.2 | ) | $ | (109.7 | ) | $ | (692.0 | ) | $ | 644.3 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 329.9 | $ | 224.1 | $ | 73.7 | |||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 535.9 | 420.7 | 403.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 63.5 | 55.6 | 54.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 31.4 | 12.4 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred debt and financing obligations costs | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | 27.1 | 23.3 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Impairment | 3.5 | 3.2 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for receivables allowance | 52.3 | 28.9 | 31.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 83.8 | 53.4 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of rental equipment | (36.9) | (19.8) | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Receivables | (171.9) | (92.7) | (24.6) | ||||||||||||||
| Other assets | (15.7) | (9.4) | (7.9) | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | (22.4) | 22.9 | (6.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities | 30.1 | 16.3 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 916.7 | 744.0 | 610.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Rental equipment expenditures | (1,168.5) | (593.8) | (344.1) | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from disposal of rental equipment | 121.1 | 106.9 | 192.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-rental capital expenditures | (103.7) | (48.0) | (41.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (515.2) | (431.0) | (45.6) | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from disposal of business | — | — | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Other investing activities | (23.0) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,681.8) | (961.3) | (207.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47.5 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 160.3 | |||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 409.1 | 387.5 | 378.9 | ||||||||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 54.0 | 51.9 | 46.8 | ||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred debt and financing obligations costs | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | ||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 53.6 | 5.4 | 11.4 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charges | 19.5 | 13.4 | 10.1 | ||||||||
| Restructuring | 5.5 | — | — | ||||||||
| Impairment | 5.1 | 0.1 | 29.7 | ||||||||
| Provision for receivables allowance | 48.2 | 57.8 | 52.4 | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 10.7 | (10.5 | ) | (228.4 | ) | ||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of rental equipment | 0.4 | (11.9 | ) | 1.2 | |||||||
| Income from joint ventures | (0.3 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.9 | ) | |||||
| Other | (1.5 | ) | 2.1 | 1.8 | |||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables | (38.3 | ) | (29.9 | ) | (131.6 | ) | |||||
| Other assets | 4.1 | 1.8 | (2.1 | ) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | (12.9 | ) | (1.7 | ) | (10.0 | ) | |||||
| Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities | 18.7 | 13.9 | 19.4 | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 635.6 | 559.1 | 349.1 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Rental equipment expenditures | (638.4 | ) | (771.4 | ) | (501.4 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from disposal of rental equipment | 224.2 | 272.3 | 160.1 | ||||||||
| Non-rental capital expenditures | (56.9 | ) | (77.6 | ) | (74.6 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 7.7 | 9.7 | 5.9 | ||||||||
| Other investing activities | (0.2 | ) | — | — | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (463.6 | ) | (567.0 | ) | (410.0 | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(In millions)
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and securitization | 2,617.8 | 1,131.6 | 528.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Repayments on revolving lines of credit and securitization | (1,616.2) | (880.0) | (924.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Principal payments under finance lease and financing obligations | (14.9) | (12.9) | (13.9) | ||||||||||||||
| Payment of debt financing costs | (7.6) | (0.1) | (0.3) | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | (68.1) | (14.8) | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | (15.5) | (9.0) | (3.0) | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0.2 | 2.2 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | (115.2) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 784.1 | 219.6 | (406.0) | ||||||||||||||
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (0.6) | (0.2) | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period | 18.4 | 2.1 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 35.1 | 33.0 | 33.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 53.5 | $ | 35.1 | $ | 33.0 | |||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 114.1 | $ | 82.7 | $ | 92.4 | |||||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | $ | 22.1 | $ | 22.8 | $ | 5.0 | |||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing activity: | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of rental equipment in accounts payable | $ | 38.4 | $ | 129.1 | $ | 4.0 | |||||||||||
| Non-rental capital expenditures in accounts payable | $ | 16.6 | $ | — | $ | 1.3 | |||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activity: | |||||||||||||||||
| Equipment acquired through finance lease | $ | 24.1 | $ | 22.5 | $ | 1.4 | |||||||||||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 1,200.0 | — | — | ||||||||
| Repayments of long-term debt | (864.5 | ) | (123.5 | ) | (247.0 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and securitization | 1,230.0 | 737.5 | 561.9 | ||||||||
| Repayments on revolving lines of credit and securitization | (1,664.8 | ) | (604.0 | ) | (339.2 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from financing obligations | 4.7 | 6.4 | 119.5 | ||||||||
| Principal payments under finance lease and financing obligations | (17.2 | ) | (17.0 | ) | (16.7 | ) | |||||
| Debt redemption premium payment | (41.5 | ) | (3.7 | ) | (7.4 | ) | |||||
| Payment of financing obligation and debt financing costs | (13.3 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (2.7 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Net settlement on vesting of equity awards | (3.7 | ) | (1.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (167.1 | ) | (4.2 | ) | 70.1 | ||||||
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0.3 | (1.6 | ) | 1.3 | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period | 5.2 | (13.7 | ) | 10.5 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 27.8 | 41.5 | 31.0 | ||||||||
| $ | 33.0 | $ | 27.8 | $ | 41.5 | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 130.6 | $ | 129.3 | $ | 131.7 | |||||
| Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes, net | $ | 7.9 | $ | 13.4 | $ | (5.5 | ) | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing activity: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of rental equipment in accounts payable | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 22.8 | |||||
| Disposals of rental equipment in accounts receivable | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12.6 | |||||
| Non-rental capital expenditures in accounts payable | $ | 2.8 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| Disposals of property and equipment in accounts receivable | $ | 2.4 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| Note receivable on disposal of joint venture | $ | 19.0 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activity: | |||||||||||
| Non-cash settlement of transactions with THC through equity | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2.0 | |||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activity: | |||||||||||
| Equipment acquired through finance leases | $ | 39.1 | $ | 2.6 | $ | 0.4 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Herc Holdings Inc. ("Herc Holdings" or the "Company") is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers with approximately 275356 locations in North America as of December 31, 2019, principally in North America.2022. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through subsidiaries, including Herc Rentals Inc. ("Herc"). Operations are conducted under the Herc Rentals brand in the United States and Canada and under the Hertz Equipment Rental brand in other international locations. With over 5057 years of experience, the Company is a full-line equipment rental supplier offering a broad portfolio of equipment for rent. In addition to its principal business of equipment rental, the Company sells used equipment and contractor supplies such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment and safety supplies; provides repair, maintenance, equipment management services and safety training to certain of its customers; offers equipment re-rental services and provides on-site support to its customers; and provides ancillary services such as equipment transport, rental protection, cleaning, refueling and labor.
The Company's classic fleet includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction and lighting. The Company's equipment rental business is supported by ProSolutionsRProSolutions®, its industry-specific solutions-based services, which includes power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, andpumps, trench shoring, studio and production equipment, and its ProContractor professional grade tools.
Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Recently IssuedSignificant Accounting PronouncementsPolicies
Basis of Presentation
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include receivables allowances, depreciation of rental equipment, the recoverability of long-lived assets, useful lives and impairment of long-lived tangible and intangible assets including goodwill and trade name, valuation of acquired intangible assets, pension and postretirement benefits, valuation of stock-based compensation, reserves for litigation and other contingencies and accounting for income taxes.taxes, among others.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Herc Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries. In the event that the Company is a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the variable interest entity are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company accounts for investments in joint ventures using the equity method when it has significant influence but not control and is not the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform with the presentation in the current year.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company's cash and cash equivalents are held in checking accounts, various investment grade institutional money market accounts or bank term deposits. Deposits held at banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained with financial institutions with reputable credit and therefore bear minimal credit risk. The Company seeks to mitigate such risks by spreading the risk across multiple counterparties and monitoring the risk profiles of these counterparties. In addition, the Company has credit risk from financial
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instruments used in hedging activities.activities, when appropriate. The Company limits its exposure relating to financial instruments by diversifying the financial instruments among various counterparties, which consist of major financial institutions.
No single customer accounted for more than 3% of the Company’s equipment rental revenue during the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182022, 2021 and 2017.2020. As of December 31, 20192022 and 2018,2021, no single customer accounted for more than 5% of accounts receivable.
Receivables
Receivables are stated net of allowances and represent credit extended to customers and manufacturers that satisfy defined credit criteria. The estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company's historical experience and its judgment as to the likelihood of ultimate collection. Actual receivables are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when the Company determines the balance will not be collected. Estimates for future credit memos are based on historical experience and are reflected as reductions to revenue, while the provision for bad debt for rental transactions is reflected as a component of "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Rental Equipment
Rental equipment is stated at cost, net of related discounts, with holding periods ranging from one year to 15 years. Generally, when rental equipment is acquired, the Company estimates the period that it will hold the asset, primarily based on historical measures of the amount of rental activity (e.g. equipment usage) and the targeted age of equipment at the time of disposal. The Company also estimates the residual value of the applicable rental equipment at the expected time of disposal. The residual value for rental equipment is affected by factors which include equipment age and amount of usage. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated holding period. Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management's ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods. Market conditions for used equipment sales can also be affected by external factors such as the economy, natural disasters, fuel prices, supply of similar used equipment, the market price for similar new equipment and incentives offered by manufacturers of new equipment. These key factors are considered when estimating future residual values and assessing depreciation rates. As a result of this ongoing assessment, the Company makes periodic adjustments to depreciation rates of rental equipment in response to changed market conditions.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated utilizing the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or leases, whichever is shorter.
Useful lives are as follows:
| Buildings | 8 to 33 years | ||||
| Service vehicles | 3 to | ||||
| Machinery and equipment | 1 to 15 years | ||||
| Computer equipment | |||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 2 to 10 years | ||||
| Leasehold improvements | The lesser of the asset life or expected lease term including lease extension options. | ||||
The Company follows the practice of charging routine maintenance and repairs, including the cost of minor replacements, to maintenance expense. Costs of major replacements are capitalized and depreciated.
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Leases
Leases are classified as either finance or operating at inception of the lease, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. Operating and finance leases result in the recognition of right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. ROU assets represent the Company's right to use the leased asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments. The liability is calculated as the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments for existing operating leases using either the rate implicit in the lease or, if none exists, the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The Company's capital leases are accounted for as finance leases; no significant changes have been made forOperating lease cost is recorded on a straight-line basis over the accountingremaining lease term. Finance lease cost includes amortization of such leases upon the adoption of ASC Topic 842, Leases, ("Topic 842")ROU assets on January 1, 2019.a straight-line basis and interest on the lease liabilities using the effective interest method.
In certain instances, the Company may sell property and enter into an arrangement to lease the property back from the landlord. In these instances, the Company performs a sale-leaseback analysis to determine if the assets can be removed from the balance sheet. If certain criteria are met, the Company recognizes the transaction as a sale, removes the assets from its balance sheet and reflects the future lease payments as rent expense. If the criteria for sale is not met, such as available repurchase options or continuing involvement with the property, the Company is considered the owner for accounting purposes. In these instances, the Company is precluded from derecognizing the assets from its balance sheet and will continue to depreciate the assets over the expected lease term. In conjunction with these arrangements, the Company records a financing obligation equal to the cash proceeds or fair market value of the assets received from the landlord. Lease payments for these properties are recognized as interest expense and a reduction of the financing obligation using the effective interest method. At the end of the lease term, including exercise of any renewal options, the net remaining financing obligation over the net carrying value of the fixed asset will be recognized as a non-cash gain on sale of the property.
The obligation for public liability and property damage on self-insured U.S. and international equipment represents an estimate for both reported accident claims not yet paid, and claims incurred but not yet reported. The related liabilities are recorded on a non-discounted basis. Reserve requirements are based on actuarial evaluations of historical accident claim experience and trends, as well as future projections of ultimate losses, expenses, premiums and administrative costs. The adequacy of the liability is regularly monitored based on evolving accident claim history and insurance-related state legislation changes. If the Company's estimates change or if actual results differ from these assumptions, the amount of the recorded liability is adjusted to reflect these results.
The Company is exposed to various claims relating to our business, including those for which we provide self-insurance. Claims for which we self-insure include: (i) workers compensation claims; (ii) general liability claims by third parties for injury or property damage caused by our equipment or personnel; (iii) automobile liability claims; and (iv) employee health insurance claims. These types of claims may take a substantial amount of time to resolve and, accordingly, the ultimate liability associated with a particular claim, including claims incurred but not reported as of a period-end reporting date, may not be known for an extended period of time. The Company's methodology for developing self-insurance reserves is based on management estimates and independent third party actuarial estimates. The estimation process considers, among other matters, the cost of known claims over time, cost inflation and incurred but not reported claims. These estimates may change based on, among other things, changes in the Company's claim history or receipt of additional information relevant to assessing the claims and the amount of the recorded liability is adjusted
to reflect these changes. The long-term portion of our self-insurance reserves is included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheet.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Employee Benefits
The Company's employee pension costs and obligations are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates, salary growth, long-term return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and other factors. The selection of assumptions is based on historical trends and known economic and market conditions at the time of valuation, as well as independent studies of trends performed by actuaries. However, actual results may differ substantially from the estimates that were based on the critical assumptions. The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for all of the plans.
Actual results that differ from the Company's assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect its recognized expense in such future periods. While management believes that the assumptions used are
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appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in assumptions would affect the Company's pension costs and obligations.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
Assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency are translated at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates throughout the year. The related translation adjustments are reflected in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the equity section of the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from transactions are included in earnings.
Financial Instruments
The Company is exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company manages exposure to these market risks through ongoing processes to monitor the impact of market changes and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of financial instruments. Financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and have not been used for speculative or trading purposes. The Company accounts for all derivatives in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires that they be recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair value. For financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company designates the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The effective portion of changes in fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same period that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges is recognized currently in earnings within the same line item as the hedged item, based upon the nature of the hedged item. For financial instruments that are not part of a qualified hedging relationship, the changes in their fair value are recognized currently in earnings.
Business Combinations
The Company has made multiple acquisitions and may continue to make acquisitions in the future. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Long-lived assets (principally rental equipment), goodwill and other intangible assets generally represent the largest components of the acquisitions. Rental equipment is valued utilizing either a cost or market approach, or a combination of these methods, depending on the asset being valued and the availability of market data. The intangible assets that the Company has acquired are non-compete agreements, customer relationships, and trade names and associated trademarks. The estimated fair values of these intangible assets reflect various assumptions about discount rates, revenue growth rates, operating margins, terminal values, useful lives and other prospective financial information. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the net of the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Non-compete agreements, customer relationships, and trade names and associated trademarks are valued based on an excess earnings or income approach based on projected cash flows and may be amortized over the useful life if they are determined to be finite-lived intangible assets. Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired is judgmental in nature and can involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions.
As part of an acquisition, the Company will also acquire other assets and assume liabilities. These other assets and liabilities typically include, but are not limited to, parts inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other working capital items. Because of their short-term nature, the fair values of these other assets and liabilities generally approximate the book values on the acquired entities' balance sheets.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
On an annual basis and at interim periods when circumstances require, the Company tests the recoverability of its goodwill. The analysis is conducted as of October 1 each year. The Company has 1one reporting unit and compares the carrying value of its reporting unit to its fair value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than its fair value, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount equal to that excess.
The Company may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative
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goodwill impairment test. If a quantitative impairment test is performed, the fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using a combination of an income approach on the present value of estimated future cash flows and a market approach based on published earnings multiples of
comparable entities with similar operations and economic characteristics as well as acquisition multiples paid in recent transactions. The Company’s discounted cash flows are based upon reasonable and appropriate assumptions, which are weighted for their likely probability of occurrence, about the underlying business activities of the Company.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily ourthe Company's trade name, are not amortized but are evaluated annually for impairment and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of this asset may exceed its fair value. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
Finite-Lived Intangible and Long-Lived Assets
Intangible assets include technology, customer relationships and technology.other intangibles. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of the assets, which range from three yearsfive to 1014 years. These assets are primarily amortized using the straight-line method, however, certain assets may be amortized using an accelerated method that reflects the economic benefit to the Company. Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the estimated fair value of the asset.
Long-lived assets, or disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities, that are expected to be recovered primarily through sale rather than through continuing use are classified as assets held for sale. Upon designation as an asset held for sale, the carrying value of each long-lived asset or disposal group is recorded at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell, and depreciation expense is no longer recorded.
Revenue Recognition
The Company is principally engaged in the business of renting equipment. Ancillary to the Company’s principal equipment rental business, the Company also sells used rental equipment, new equipment and parts and supplies and offers certain services to support its customers.
The Company’s rental transactions are principally accounted for under Topic 842. Prior to the adoption ofASC Topic 842, on January 1, 2019, the Company accounted for these transactions under ASC Topic 840, Leases,, ("("Topic 840"842"). Equipment rental revenue includes revenue generated from renting equipment to customers, including re-rent revenue, and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract. Other equipment rental revenues include fees for the Company's rental protection program and environmental charges and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contractcontract.
The Company’s sale of rental and new equipment, parts and supplies along with certain services provided to customers are recognized under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, ("Topic 606") which was adopted on January 1, 2018. Prior to adoption of Topic 606, the Company recognized these transactions under ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, ("Topic 605"). The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services.
See Note 3,, "Revenue Recognition" "Revenue Recognition" for further discussion of ourthe Company's revenue accounting.
Stock Based Compensation
Under the Company's stock based compensation plans, certain employees and members of the Company's board of directors have received grants of restricted stock units, performance stock units and stock options for Herc Holdings common stock.
The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options issued at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which includes assumptions related to volatility, expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate.
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The Company accounts for restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards as equity classified awards. For restricted stock units, the expense is based on the grant date fair value of the stock and the number of shares that vest, recognized over the service period. For performance stock units, the expense is based on the grant date fair value of the stock, recognized over a service period depending upon the applicable performance condition. For performance stock units, the Company re-assesses the probability of achieving the applicable performance condition each reporting period and adjusts the recognition of expense accordingly.
Income Taxes
The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, ("Topic 740"), and computes the provision for income taxes on a Separate Return Basis. Under Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records valuation allowances to reduce its deferred tax assets by the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Subsequent changes to enacted tax rates and changes in the interpretations thereof will result in deferred taxes and changes to any related valuation allowances. Provisions are not made for income taxes on undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries that are intended to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States or are expected to be remitted free of taxes. Future distributions, if any, from these international subsidiaries to the United States or changes in U.S. tax rules may require a charge to reflect tax on these amounts.
In accordance with Topic 740, the Company recognizes, in its consolidated financial statements, the impact of the Company's tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The Company will determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company presumes that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority with full knowledge of all relevant information. Upon determination that a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, it is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Company recognizes interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company is principally engaged in the business of renting equipment. Ancillary to the Company’s principal equipment rental business, the Company also sells used rental equipment, new equipment and parts and supplies and offers certain services to support its customers. The Company’s business is primarily focusedCompany operates in North America with revenue from the United States representing approximately 89.9%91.2%, 88.9%92.1% and 88.2%91.5% of total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182022, 2021 and 2017,2020, respectively.
The Company’s rental transactions are principally accounted for under Topic 842. Prior to the adoption of Topic 842, the Company accounted for rental transactions under Topic 840. The Company’s sale of rental and new equipment, parts and supplies along with certain services provided to customers are accounted for under Topic 606. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services.
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The following table summarizes the applicable accounting guidance for the Company’s revenues (in millions):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topic 842 | Topic 606 | Total | Topic 842 | Topic 606 | Total | Topic 842 | Topic 606 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 2,284.1 | $ | — | $ | 2,284.1 | $ | 1,728.9 | $ | — | $ | 1,728.9 | $ | 1,401.1 | $ | — | $ | 1,401.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other rental revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delivery and pick-up | — | 169.7 | 169.7 | — | 109.6 | 109.6 | — | 86.7 | 86.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 97.7 | — | 97.7 | 71.9 | — | 71.9 | 55.9 | — | 55.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other rental revenues | 97.7 | 169.7 | 267.4 | 71.9 | 109.6 | 181.5 | 55.9 | 86.7 | 142.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total equipment rentals | 2,381.8 | 169.7 | 2,551.5 | 1,800.8 | 109.6 | 1,910.4 | 1,457.0 | 86.7 | 1,543.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | — | 125.7 | 125.7 | — | 113.1 | 113.1 | — | 198.5 | 198.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | — | 35.8 | 35.8 | — | 30.1 | 30.1 | — | 28.2 | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service and other revenues | — | 25.8 | 25.8 | — | 19.5 | 19.5 | — | 10.9 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 2,381.8 | $ | 357.0 | $ | 2,738.8 | $ | 1,800.8 | $ | 272.3 | $ | 2,073.1 | $ | 1,457.0 | $ | 324.3 | $ | 1,781.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topic 842 | Topic 606 | Total | Topic 840 | Topic 606 | Total | Topic 840 | Topic 605 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment rental | $ | 1,549.9 | $ | — | $ | 1,549.9 | $ | 1,509.7 | $ | — | $ | 1,509.7 | $ | 1,372.3 | $ | — | $ | 1,372.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other rental revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delivery and pick-up | — | 98.0 | 98.0 | — | 88.4 | 88.4 | — | 75.2 | 75.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 53.9 | — | 53.9 | 60.2 | — | 60.2 | 51.5 | — | 51.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other rental revenues | 53.9 | 98.0 | 151.9 | 60.2 | 88.4 | 148.6 | 51.5 | 75.2 | 126.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total equipment rentals | 1,603.8 | 98.0 | 1,701.8 | 1,569.9 | 88.4 | 1,658.3 | 1,423.8 | 75.2 | 1,499.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | — | 242.8 | 242.8 | — | 256.2 | 256.2 | — | 190.8 | 190.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies | — | 44.0 | 44.0 | — | 49.3 | 49.3 | — | 52.3 | 52.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service and other revenues | — | 10.4 | 10.4 | — | 12.9 | 12.9 | — | 12.4 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,603.8 | $ | 395.2 | $ | 1,999.0 | $ | 1,569.9 | $ | 406.8 | $ | 1,976.7 | $ | 1,423.8 | $ | 330.7 | $ | 1,754.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Topic 842 revenues
Equipment Rental Revenue
The Company offers a broad portfolio of equipment for rent on a hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis, with mostsubstantially all rental agreements cancelablecancellable upon the return of the equipment. Virtually all customer contracts can be canceled by the customer with no penalty by returning the equipment within one day; therefore, the Company does not allocate the transaction price between the different contract elements.
Equipment rental revenue includes revenue generated from renting equipment to customers and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract. As part of this straight-line methodology, when the equipment is returned, the Company recognizes as incremental revenue the excess, if any, between the amount the customer is contractually required to pay, which is based on the rental contract period applicable to the actual number of days the equipment was out on rent, over the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date. In any given accounting period, the Company will have customers return equipment and
be contractually required to pay more than the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date under the straight-line methodology. Also included in equipment rental revenue is re-rent revenue in which the Company will rent specific pieces of equipment from vendors and then re-rent that equipment to its customers. Provisions for discounts, rebates to customers and other adjustments are provided for in the period the related revenue is recorded.
Other
Other equipment rental revenue is primarily comprised of fees for the Company’s rental protection program and environmental charges. Fees paid for the rental protection program allow customers to limit the risk of financial loss in the event the Company’s equipment is damaged or lost. Fees for the rental protection program and environmental recovery fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract.
Topic 606 revenues
Delivery and pick-up
Delivery and pick-up revenue associated with renting equipment is recognized when the services are performed.
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Sales of Rental Equipment, New Equipment, Parts and Supplies
The Company sells its used rental equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies. Revenues recorded for each category are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | $ | 242.8 | $ | 256.2 | $ | 190.8 | |||||
| Sales of new equipment | 21.0 | 21.3 | 26.9 | ||||||||
| Sales of parts and supplies | 23.0 | 28.0 | 25.4 | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 286.8 | $ | 305.5 | $ | 243.1 | |||||
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales of rental equipment | $ | 125.7 | $ | 113.1 | $ | 198.5 | |||||||||||
| Sales of new equipment | 8.6 | 7.9 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sales of parts and supplies | 27.2 | 22.2 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 161.5 | $ | 143.2 | $ | 226.7 | |||||||||||
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of rental equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies when control of the asset transfers to the customer, which is typically when the asset is picked up by or delivered to the customer and when significant risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the customer. Sales and other tax amounts collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, excluded from revenue.
The Company routinely sells its used rental equipment in order to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition, age and size of its fleet. The Company disposes of used equipment through a variety of channels including retail sales to customers and other third parties, sales to wholesalers, brokered sales and auctions.
The Company also sells new equipment, parts and supplies. The types of new equipment that the Company sells vary by location and include a variety of ProContractor tools and supplies, small equipment (such as work lighting, generators, pumps, compaction equipment and power trowels), safety supplies and expendables.
Under Topic 606, the accounts receivable balance, prior to allowances for doubtful accounts, for the sale of rental equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies, was approximately $15.6$8.6 million and $19.5$11.1 million as of December 31, 20192022 and 2018,2021, respectively.
Service and other revenues
Service and other revenues primarily include revenue earned from equipment management and similar services for rental customers which includes providing customer support functions such as dedicated in-plant operations, plant management services, equipment and safety training, and repair and maintenance services particularly to industrial customers who request such services.
The Company recognizes revenue for service and other revenues as the services are provided. Service and other revenues are typically invoiced together with a customer’s rental amounts and, therefore, it is not practical for the Company to separate the accounts receivable amount related to services and other revenues that are accounted for under Topic 606; however, such amount is not considered material.
Receivables and contract assets and liabilities
Most of the Company's equipment rental revenue is accounted for under Topic 842. The customers that are responsible for the remaining equipment rental revenue that is accounted for under Topic 606 are generally the same customers that rent the Company's equipment. Concentration of credit risk with respect to the Company's accounts receivable is limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers makes up its customer base. No single customer makes up more than 3% of the Company's equipment rental revenue or more than 5% of its accounts receivable balance for the last three years. The Company manages credit risk associated with its accounts receivable at the customer level through credit approvals, credit limits and other monitoring procedures. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts that reflect the Company's estimate of the amount of receivables that the Company will be unable to collect based on its historical write-off experience.
The Company does not have material contract assets or contract liabilities associated with customer contracts. The Company's contracts with customers do not generally result in material amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue. The Company did not recognize material revenue forduring the years ended December 31, 2019 and 20182022, 2021 or 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance as of the beginning of sucheach period.
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Performance obligations
Most of the Company's revenue recognized under Topic 606 is recognized at a point-in-time, rather than over time. Accordingly, in any particular period, the Company does not generally recognize a significant amount of revenue from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods, and the amount of such revenue recognized during the years ended December 31, 20192022, 2021 and 2018 were2020 was not material. We also do not expect to recognize material revenue in the future related to performance obligations that were unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.2022.
Contract estimates and judgments
The Company's revenues accounted for under Topic 606 generally do not require significant estimates or judgments, primarily for the following reasons:
•The transaction price is generally fixed and stated on the Company's contracts;
•As noted above, the Company's contracts generally do not include multiple performance obligations, and accordingly do not generally require estimates of the standalone selling price for each performance obligation;
•The Company's revenues do not include material amounts of variable consideration; and
•Most of the Company's revenue is recognized as of a point-in-time and the timing of the satisfaction of the applicable performance obligations is readily determinable. As noted above, the revenue recognized under Topic 606 is generally recognized at the time of delivery to, or pick-up by, the customer.
The Company monitors and reviews its estimated standalone selling prices on a regular basis.
Note 4—Rental Equipment
Rental equipment consists of the following (in millions):
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Rental equipment | $ | 5,408.6 | $ | 4,254.8 | |||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,923.4) | (1,589.5) | |||||||||
| Rental equipment, net | $ | 3,485.2 | $ | 2,665.3 | |||||||
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
| Rental equipment | $ | 3,821.6 | $ | 3,840.7 | |||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,331.6 | ) | (1,336.0 | ) | |||
| Rental equipment, net | $ | 2,490.0 | $ | 2,504.7 | |||
Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Land and buildings | $ | 142.6 | $ | 123.7 | |||||||
| Service vehicles | 395.5 | 316.6 | |||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 111.5 | 105.6 | |||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | 24.8 | 24.0 | |||||||||
| Computer equipment and software | 79.3 | 76.9 | |||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 17.1 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| Construction in progress | 19.7 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | 790.5 | 669.3 | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (398.6) | (360.9) | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | 391.9 | $ | 308.4 | |||||||
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $63.5 million, $55.6 million and $54.5 million, respectively, and is included in "Non-rental depreciation and amortization" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
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| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
| Land and buildings | $ | 116.1 | $ | 120.2 | |||
| Service vehicles | 305.3 | 258.6 | |||||
| Leasehold improvements | 94.3 | 89.1 | |||||
| Machinery and equipment | 23.3 | 27.3 | |||||
| Computer equipment and software | 64.9 | 64.8 | |||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 15.1 | 14.6 | |||||
| Construction in progress | 9.4 | 6.2 | |||||
| Property and equipment, gross | 628.4 | 580.8 | |||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (316.6 | ) | (298.3 | ) | |||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | 311.8 | $ | 282.5 | |||
The Company leases certain of its service vehicles and office equipment under finance leases. Depreciation of assets held under finance leases is included in depreciation expense. The gross amounts of property and equipment and related depreciation recorded under finance leases, included in the table above, were as follows (in millions):
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Service vehicles | $ | 98.0 | $ | 81.5 | |||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 1.5 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| 99.5 | 82.8 | ||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (36.0) | (30.8) | |||||||||
| $ | 63.5 | $ | 52.0 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
| Service vehicles | $ | 101.8 | $ | 87.7 | |||
| Furniture and fixtures | 1.0 | — | |||||
| 102.8 | 87.7 | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (46.2 | ) | (50.3 | ) | |||
| $ | 56.6 | $ | 37.4 | ||||
The Company has entered into financing obligations to lease certain of its properties as discussed further in Note 11, "Financing Obligations.12, "Financing Obligations." Depreciation of assets held under financing obligations is included in depreciation expense. The gross amounts of land, building and leasehold improvements and related depreciation recorded under financing obligations, included in the table above, were as follows (in millions):
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Land, building and leasehold improvements | $ | 72.4 | $ | 75.4 | |||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (38.5) | (39.2) | |||||||||
| $ | 33.9 | $ | 36.2 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
| Land, building and leasehold improvements | $ | 77.4 | $ | 76.6 | |||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (36.1 | ) | (32.7 | ) | |||
| $ | 41.3 | $ | 43.9 | ||||
Note 6—Business Combinations
2022 Business Combinations
On April 19, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Cloverdale Equipment Company ("Cloverdale"). Cloverdale was a full-service general equipment rental company comprised of approximately 120 employees and four locations serving industrial and construction customers with core operations in the metropolitan areas of Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The aggregate consideration was approximately $178.3 million. The acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through available cash and drawings on the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions):
| Cloverdale | |||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | 7.6 | |||
| Other current assets | 1.7 | ||||
| Rental equipment | 125.2 | ||||
| Property and equipment | 4.2 | ||||
Intangibles(a) | 10.9 | ||||
| Total identifiable assets acquired | 149.6 | ||||
| Current liabilities | 2.1 | ||||
| Long term liabilities | 19.5 | ||||
| Net identifiable assets acquired | 128.0 | ||||
Goodwill(b) | 50.3 | ||||
| Net assets acquired | $ | 178.3 | |||
(a) The following table reflects the fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified (in millions):
| Cloverdale | Life (years) | ||||||||||
| Customer relationships | $ | 10.2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Non-compete agreements | 0.7 | 5 | |||||||||
| $ | 10.9 | ||||||||||
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(b) The level of goodwill that resulted from the acquisitions is primarily reflective of operational synergies that the Company expects to achieve that are not associated with identifiable assets, the value of Cloverdale's assembled workforce and new customer relationships expected to arise from the acquisition. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The assets and liabilities for Cloverdale were recorded as of April 19, 2022 and the results of operations have been included in the Company's consolidated results of operations since that date. Total revenue and income before taxes for Cloverdale included in the consolidated statement of operations since the acquisition date are $41.9 million and $8.2 million, respectively.
In addition to the acquisition of Cloverdale, the Company completed the acquisitions of 17 companies totaling 25 locations including Southern Equipment Rental, Harris Diversified, LLC, Kilowatt Boy, Inc., All Trade Rentals, Inc., Absolute Rental & Supply, Inc., Single Source Rentals Ltd., Kropp Equipment, Inc., Colvin's Inc., All Star Rents, High River Rentals, Inc., Longhorn Car-Truck Rental, Inc., Avalanche Equipment, LLC, Portable Air II, LLC, Golf Tournaments, Inc., Shore-Tek, Inc., Power Rents, LLC and Prime Construction Rentals.
2021 Business Combinations
On August 30, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Contractors Building Supply Co. LLC ("CBS"). CBS was a full-service general equipment rental company comprising approximately 190 employees and twelve locations serving construction and industrial customers throughout Texas, as well as a location in New Mexico and Tennessee. The acquisition expanded the Company's presence in Texas to 38 physical locations, which collectively provide general and specialty equipment rental solutions and related services. The aggregate consideration was approximately $190.3 million. The acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through available cash and drawings on the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.
On November 15, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Rapid Equipment Rental Limited ("Rapid"). Rapid was a full-service general equipment rental company comprising approximately 110 employees and seven locations serving construction and industrial customers throughout the Greater Toronto Area. The aggregate consideration was approximately $73.7 million. The acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through available cash and drawings on the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.
There have been no material adjustments to the purchase price allocations of CBS or Rapid during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Throughout 2021, the Company also completed the acquisitions of nine additional companies, totaling 14 locations, which included San Mateo Rentals and Jim N I Rentals, Inc., Dwight Crane Ltd. along with its U.S. based affiliate, LRX LLC, Reliable Equipment, LLC, SkyKing Lift, Inc. Atlantic Aerial Inc., Central Valley Shoring, Inc., Priority Rental LLC and Temp Power, Inc.
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Pro Forma Supplementary Data
The unaudited pro forma supplementary data presented in the table below (in millions) gives effect to the acquisitions of Cloverdale, CBS, and Rapid as if they had been included in the Company's consolidated results for the periods reflected below. The unaudited pro forma supplementary data is provided for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the Company's results of operations had the acquisitions been included for the periods presented, nor is it indicative of the Company's future results.
| Year Ended December 31, 2022 | Year Ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herc | Cloverdale | Total | Herc | CBS | Rapid | Cloverdale | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historic/pro forma total revenues | $ | 2,738.8 | $ | 24.6 | $ | 2,763.4 | $ | 2,073.1 | $ | 42.9 | $ | 22.0 | $ | 61.7 | $ | 2,199.7 | |||||||||||||
| Historic/combined pretax income (loss) | 433.4 | 7.5 | 440.9 | 290.4 | 6.5 | (1.9) | 10.6 | 305.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro forma adjustments to consolidated pretax income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of fair value adjustments/useful life changes on depreciation(a) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | (4.4) | 7.4 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible asset amortization(b) | (0.4) | (0.4) | (3.3) | (1.6) | (1.4) | (6.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense(c) | (1.0) | (1.0) | (1.7) | (1.1) | (2.4) | (5.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination of historic interest(d) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination of merger related costs(e) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro forma pretax income | $ | 443.2 | $ | 304.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Depreciation of rental equipment was adjusted for the fair value at acquisition and changes in useful lives of equipment acquired.
(b) Intangible asset amortization was adjusted to include amortization of the acquired intangible assets.
(c) As discussed above, the Company funded the Cloverdale, CBS, and Rapid acquisitions primarily using drawings on its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect interest on such borrowings.
(d) Historic interest on debt that is not part of the combined entity was eliminated.
(e) Merger related direct costs primarily comprised of financial and legal advisory fees associated with the Cloverdale, CBS, and Rapid acquisitions were eliminated as they were assumed to have been recognized prior to the pro forma acquisition date.
Note 6—7—Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and determined that 0no impairment existed for the years ended December 31, 20192022 and 2018.2021.
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period: | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | 906.5 | $ | 775.4 | |||||||
| Accumulated impairment losses | (675.0) | (674.9) | |||||||||
| 231.5 | 100.5 | ||||||||||
| Additions | 189.5 | 131.1 | |||||||||
| Currency translation | (2.3) | (0.1) | |||||||||
| Balance at the end of the period: | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | 1,087.6 | 906.5 | |||||||||
| Accumulated impairment losses | (668.9) | (675.0) | |||||||||
| $ | 418.7 | $ | 231.5 | ||||||||
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| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period: | |||||||
| Goodwill | $ | 765.9 | $ | 765.9 | |||
| Accumulated impairment losses | (674.9 | ) | (674.9 | ) | |||
| 91.0 | 91.0 | ||||||
| Additions | 2.6 | — | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period: | |||||||
| Goodwill | 768.5 | 765.9 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses | (674.9 | ) | (674.9 | ) | |||
| $ | 93.6 | $ | 91.0 | ||||
Intangible Assets
The Company performed its annual impairment test of indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets as of October 1 and assessed finite-lived intangible assets for impairment triggers and determined that 0no impairment existed for the years ended December 31, 20192022 and 2018.
Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following major classes (in millions):
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finite-lived intangible assets: | Finite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer-related | $ | 11.4 | $ | (8.9 | ) | $ | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer-related and non-compete agreements | Customer-related and non-compete agreements | $ | 180.7 | $ | (38.3) | $ | 142.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Internally developed software(a) | 34.9 | (16.4 | ) | 18.5 | Internally developed software(a) | 57.3 | (38.6) | 18.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 46.3 | (25.3 | ) | 21.0 | Total | 238.0 | (76.9) | 161.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade name | 270.5 | — | 270.5 | Trade name | 270.3 | — | 270.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets, net | $ | 316.8 | $ | (25.3 | ) | $ | 291.5 | Total intangible assets, net | $ | 508.3 | $ | (76.9) | $ | 431.4 | ||||||||||||||
(a) Includes capitalized costs of $1.4$2.5 million yet to be placed into service.
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||
| Finite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Customer-related and non-compete agreements | $ | 113.7 | $ | (15.0) | $ | 98.7 | |||||||||||
Internally developed software(a) | 49.6 | (30.5) | 19.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 163.3 | (45.5) | 117.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Trade name | 270.9 | — | 270.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets, net | $ | 434.2 | $ | (45.5) | $ | 388.7 | |||||||||||
(a) Includes capitalized costs of $7.4 million yet to be placed into service.
For all intangible assets acquired during the year ended December 31, 2022, customer relationships have a weighted-average useful life of 7.5 years and non-compete agreements and other have a weighted-average useful life of 5.0 years.
| December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||
| Finite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||
| Customer-related | $ | 11.4 | $ | (7.8 | ) | $ | 3.6 | ||||
Internally developed software(a) | 30.4 | (10.5 | ) | 19.9 | |||||||
| Total | 41.8 | (18.3 | ) | 23.5 | |||||||
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | |||||||||||
| Trade name | 270.0 | — | 270.0 | ||||||||
| Total intangible assets, net | $ | 311.8 | $ | (18.3 | ) | $ | 293.5 | ||||
Amortization of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182022, 2021 and 20172020 was approximately $7.0$31.4 million, $5.4$12.4 million and $4.7$8.0 million, respectively. Based on the amortizable assets in-service as of December 31, 2019,2022, the Company expects amortization expense to be approximately $7.1 million in 2020, $6.2 million in 2021, $4.0 million in 2022, $2.2$34.4 million in 2023, and $0.1$23.7 million in 2024.2024, $20.4 million in 2025, $19.7 million in 2026, $11.6 million in 2027, and $48.8 million thereafter.
During 2021, the Company recorded an impairment chargecharges of $4.4$2.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. Thisof certain rental equipment hadand $0.4 million related to an ROU asset for a leased location that was closed.
During 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of (i) $6.3 million on a long-term receivable related to a previous joint venture sale, the remaining net book valuebalance of $4.3$8.2 million and was reclassified to held for sale andis included in "Prepaid and other"Other current assets" in the consolidated balance sheetsheets, (ii) $4.8 million of certain rental equipment, (iii) $1.7 million for ROU assets of two leased locations that were closed, (iv) $1.5 million in connection with assets classified as of December 31, 2017. These assets were sold in April 2018held for sale and no additional impairment(v) $1.1 million for a financial reporting and consolidation system that was recorded.
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Note 9—Leases
The Company leases real estate, office equipment and service vehicles. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of up to 1516 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 20 years. The Company has includeddetermines the lease term used to record each lease by including the initial lease term and, in the case where there are options to extend, will include the option to extend if it has determined that it reasonably certain that the Company would exercise those options.
The Company also leases certain equipment that it rents to its customers where the payments vary based upon the amount of time the equipment is on rent. There are no fixed payments on these leases and, therefore, no lease liability or ROU assets have been recorded. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease expense for these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The components of lease expense consist of the following (in millions):
| Classification | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Operating lease cost(a) | Direct operating | $ | 100.1 | ||
| Finance lease cost: | |||||
| Amortization of ROU assets | Depreciation and amortization(b) | 12.5 | |||
| Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense, net | 1.7 | |||
| Sublease income | Equipment rental revenue | (67.2 | ) | ||
| Net lease cost | $ | 47.1 | |||
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| Classification | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease cost(a) | Direct operating | $ | 140.7 | $ | 115.0 | ||||||||||||
| Finance lease cost: | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of ROU assets | Depreciation and amortization | 22.0 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense, net | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sublease income | Equipment rental revenue | (84.4) | (72.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Net lease cost | $ | 79.9 | $ | 58.3 | |||||||||||||
| Classification | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease ROU assets | Right-of-use assets | $ | 552.0 | $ | 413.7 | ||||||||||||
| Finance lease ROU assets | Property and equipment, net(a) | 63.5 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total leased assets | $ | 615.5 | $ | 465.7 | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Current | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating | Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | $ | 41.9 | $ | 38.7 | ||||||||||||
| Finance | Current maturities of long-term debt and financing obligations | 12.1 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-current | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating | Operating lease liabilities | 527.7 | 387.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Finance | Long-term debt, net | 52.4 | 41.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | 634.1 | $ | 478.7 | |||||||||||||
(a) Finance lease right-of-use assets are recorded net of its leased locations were closed and the Company recorded a ROU asset impairmentaccumulated amortization of $4.8 million. Additionally, the Company recorded related leasehold improvement impairments of $0.7$36.0 million and severance charges of $2.2 million.
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| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term: | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | 15.7 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| Finance leases | 5.5 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| Weighted average discount rate: | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | 3.29 | % | 2.94 | % | |||||||
| Finance leases | 3.35 | % | 2.78 | % | |||||||
| Classification | December 31, 2019 | ||||
| Assets | |||||
| Operating lease ROU assets | Right-of-use assets | $ | 207.3 | ||
| Finance lease ROU assets | Property and equipment, net(a) | 56.6 | |||
| Total leased assets | $ | 263.9 | |||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Current | |||||
| Operating | Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | $ | 30.5 | ||
| Finance | Current maturities of long-term debt and financing obligations | 21.8 | |||
| Non-current | |||||
| Operating | Operating lease liabilities | 182.2 | |||
| Finance | Long-term debt, net | 34.4 | |||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | 268.9 | |||
| Weighted average remaining lease term | |||||
| Operating leases | 8.6 | ||||
| Finance leases | 5.8 | ||||
| Weighted average discount rate | |||||
| Operating leases | 3.89 | % | |||
| Finance leases | 2.95 | % | |||
Cash flow information related to leases consists of the following (in millions):
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 37.9 | Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 45.8 | $ | 39.7 | |||||||||||
| Operating cash flows from finance leases | 1.7 | Operating cash flows from finance leases | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | 14.2 | Financing cash flows from finance leases | 11.6 | 9.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases | 76.3 | Operating leases | 238.9 | 268.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Finance leases | 39.1 | Finance leases | 24.1 | 22.5 | ||||||||||||||
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows (in millions):
| Operating Leases | Finance Leases | ||||||||||
| 2023 | $ | 59.3 | $ | 14.0 | |||||||
| 2024 | 61.8 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 55.8 | 13.1 | |||||||||
| 2026 | 52.9 | 11.7 | |||||||||
| 2027 | 49.0 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| Thereafter | 468.2 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Total lease payments | 747.0 | 70.9 | |||||||||
| Less: Interest | (177.4) | (6.4) | |||||||||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 569.6 | $ | 64.5 | |||||||
| Operating Leases | Finance Leases | ||||||
| 2020 | $ | 37.3 | $ | 23.2 | |||
| 2021 | 35.8 | 7.1 | |||||
| 2022 | 31.0 | 6.9 | |||||
| 2023 | 26.9 | 6.5 | |||||
| 2024 | 24.2 | 6.0 | |||||
| After 2025 | 96.2 | 11.0 | |||||
| Total lease payments | 251.4 | 60.7 | |||||
| Less: Interest | (38.7 | ) | (4.5 | ) | |||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 212.7 | $ | 56.2 | |||
Note 10—Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consists of the following (in millions):
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Accrued compensation and benefit costs | $ | 62.1 | $ | 55.2 | |||||||
| Rebate accrual | 43.4 | 32.1 | |||||||||
| Taxes payable | 32.6 | 36.9 | |||||||||
| Accrued interest | 36.2 | 31.5 | |||||||||
| Customer related deferrals | 19.4 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| Acquisition holdbacks | 15.6 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| Insurance reserves | 11.3 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| Other | 7.1 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| Total accrued liabilities | $ | 227.7 | $ | 195.4 | |||||||
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| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation and benefit costs | $ | 26.8 | $ | 32.1 | |||
| Rebate accrual | 33.6 | 30.3 | |||||
| Taxes payable | 16.0 | 21.2 | |||||
| Accrued interest | 32.2 | 7.2 | |||||
| Customer related deferrals | 11.3 | 9.6 | |||||
| Insurance reserves | 9.2 | 8.0 | |||||
| Other | 6.6 | 13.9 | |||||
| Total accrued liabilities | $ | 135.7 | $ | 122.3 | |||
Note 10—11—Debt
The Company's debt consists of the following (in millions):
| Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate at December 31, 2022 | Weighted Average Stated Interest Rate at December 31, 2022 | Fixed or Floating Interest Rate | Maturity | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 Notes | 5.61% | 5.50% | Fixed | 2027 | $ | 1,200.0 | $ | 1,200.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ABL Credit Facility | N/A | 5.88% | Floating | 2027 | 1,339.7 | 456.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AR Facility | N/A | 5.04% | Floating | 2023 | 335.0 | 225.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | 3.35% | N/A | Fixed | 2023-2030 | 64.5 | 52.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs(a) | (5.2) | (6.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt | 2,934.0 | 1,927.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current maturities of long-term debt | (12.1) | (11.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net | $ | 2,921.9 | $ | 1,916.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate at December 31, 2019 | Weighted Average Stated Interest Rate at December 31, 2019 | Fixed or Floating Interest Rate | Maturity | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Senior Notes | |||||||||||||||
| 2027 Notes | 5.61% | 5.50% | Fixed | 2027 | $ | 1,200.0 | $ | — | |||||||
| Senior Secured Second Priority Notes | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 Notes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | 427.0 | |||||||||
| 2024 Notes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | 437.5 | |||||||||
| Other Debt | |||||||||||||||
| New ABL Credit Facility | N/A | 3.22% | Floating | 2024 | 650.0 | — | |||||||||
| Old ABL Credit Facility | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | 1,085.2 | |||||||||
| AR Facility | N/A | 2.48% | Floating | 2020 | 175.0 | 175.0 | |||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | 2.95% | N/A | Fixed | 2020-2027 | 56.2 | 38.1 | |||||||||
| Other borrowings | N/A | 4.79% | Floating | 2020 | 5.2 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs(a) | (7.9 | ) | (10.6 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total debt | 2,078.5 | 2,156.8 | |||||||||||||
| Less: Current maturities of long-term debt | (27.0 | ) | (26.9 | ) | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net | $ | 2,051.5 | $ | 2,129.9 | |||||||||||
The effective interest ratesrate for the fixed rate 2027 Notes (as defined below) includes the stated interest on the notes and the amortization of any debt issuance costs.
Maturities
The nominal principal amounts of maturities of debt for each of the periods ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):
| 2023 | $ | 12.1 | |||
| 2024 | 11.7 | ||||
| 2025 | 11.9 | ||||
| 2026 | 10.9 | ||||
| 2027 | 2,881.4 | ||||
| After 2027 | 11.2 | ||||
| Total | $ | 2,939.2 | |||
| 2020 | $ | 27.0 | |
| 2021 | 6.2 | ||
| 2022 | 6.1 | ||
| 2023 | 5.9 | ||
| 2024 | 830.6 | ||
| After 2024 | 1,210.6 | ||
| Total | $ | 2,086.4 | |