UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30,December 31, 2021

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

Commission File Number 001-11255

 

 

 

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

Registrant, State of Incorporation,

Address and Telephone Number

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

 

 

 

 

AMERCOlogo

 

 

 

 

Nevada

AMERCO

88-0106815

 

(A Nevada Corporation)

 

 

5555 Kietzke Lane Suite 100

 

 

Reno , Nevada 89511

 

 

Telephone ( 775 ) 688-6300

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock , $0.25 par value

UHAL

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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 ☐

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 ☐


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company”company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  

Large Accelerated Filer ☒    Accelerated filerFiler ☐

Non-accelerated filerNon-Accelerated Filer ☐   Smaller reporting companyReporting Company ☐

Emerging growth companyGrowth Company ☐



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 ActAct. ☐.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

19,607,788 shares of AMERCO Common Stock, $0.25 par value, were outstanding at October 29, 2021.February 4, 2022.

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

a) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 (unaudited) and March 31, 2021

 

1

 

 

b) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Quarters Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

2

 

 

c) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

3

 

 

d) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Quarters and SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

4

 

 

e) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Quarters Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

5

 

 

f) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

6

 

 

g) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

 

7

 

 

h) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

8

 

Item 2

 

.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

4645

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

60

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

62

 

 

 

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

63

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

63

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

6463

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

6463

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

6463

Item 5.

Other Information

6463

Item 6.

Exhibits

6463

 

 


 

Part i Financial information

Item 1. Financial Statements

AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED balance sheets

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2021

 

2021

 

2021

 

2021

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share data)

 

(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,430,233

$

1,194,012

$

2,327,462

$

1,194,012

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

 

227,935

 

224,426

 

230,437

 

224,426

Inventories and parts, net

 

142,955

 

105,577

 

166,588

 

105,577

Prepaid expenses

 

202,339

 

469,144

 

211,449

 

469,144

Investments, fixed maturities and marketable equities

 

2,845,147

 

2,695,656

 

2,795,442

 

2,695,656

Investments, other

 

571,942

 

489,759

 

602,371

 

489,759

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

97,138

 

89,749

 

101,770

 

89,749

Other assets

 

51,626

 

47,730

 

41,146

 

47,730

Right of use assets - financing, net

 

752,990

 

877,038

 

692,814

 

877,038

Right of use assets - operating, net

 

85,237

 

92,505

 

79,450

 

92,505

Related party assets

 

38,773

 

35,395

 

56,231

 

35,395

 

7,446,315

 

6,320,991

 

7,305,160

 

6,320,991

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

1,172,648

 

1,075,813

 

1,264,742

 

1,075,813

Buildings and improvements

 

5,477,544

 

5,163,705

 

5,726,481

 

5,163,705

Furniture and equipment

 

811,337

 

786,505

 

841,957

 

786,505

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

536,814

 

477,921

 

569,150

 

477,921

Rental trucks

 

4,278,732

 

3,909,724

 

4,425,113

 

3,909,724

 

12,277,075

 

11,413,668

 

12,827,443

 

11,413,668

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(3,386,162)

 

(3,083,053)

 

(3,544,525)

 

(3,083,053)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

8,890,913

 

8,330,615

 

9,282,918

 

8,330,615

Total assets

$

16,337,228

$

14,651,606

$

16,588,078

$

14,651,606

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

694,284

$

645,575

$

634,795

$

645,575

Notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

 

5,335,278

 

4,668,907

 

5,397,856

 

4,668,907

Operating lease liability

 

85,199

 

92,510

 

79,334

 

92,510

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

1,016,505

 

997,701

 

1,003,895

 

997,701

Liabilities from investment contracts

 

2,276,829

 

2,161,530

 

2,302,591

 

2,161,530

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

10,943

 

12,420

 

9,610

 

12,420

Deferred income

 

51,212

 

42,592

 

43,352

 

42,592

Deferred income taxes, net

 

1,312,281

 

1,178,489

 

1,301,229

 

1,178,489

Total liabilities

 

10,782,531

 

9,799,724

 

10,772,662

 

9,799,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (notes 4, 8, 9 and 10)

 

0  

 

0  

 

0  

 

0  

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series preferred stock, with or without par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A preferred stock, with no par value, 6,100,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,100,000 shares issued and none outstanding as of September 30 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

6,100,000 shares issued and none outstanding as of December 31 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

Series B preferred stock, with no par value, 100,000 shares authorized; none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

issued and outstanding as of September 30 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

issued and outstanding as of December 31 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

Serial common stock, with or without par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial common stock of $0.25 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

none issued and outstanding as of September 30 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

Common stock, with $0.25 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

Common stock of $0.25 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 41,985,700

 

 

 

 

issued and 19,607,788 outstanding as of September 30 and March 31, 2021

 

10,497

 

10,497

Serial common stock of $ 0.25 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

none issued and outstanding as of December 31 and March 31, 2021

 

0

 

0

Common stock, with $ 0.25 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

Common stock of $ 0.25 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 41,985,700

 

 

 

 

issued and 19,607,788 outstanding as of December 31 and March 31, 2021

 

10,497

 

10,497

Additional paid-in capital

 

453,819

 

453,819

 

453,819

 

453,819

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

74,207

 

106,857

 

63,264

 

106,857

Retained earnings

 

5,693,824

 

4,958,359

 

5,965,486

 

4,958,359

Cost of common stock in treasury, net (22,377,912 shares as of September 30 and March 31, 2021)

 

(525,653)

 

(525,653)

Cost of preferred stock in treasury, net (6,100,000 shares as of September 30 and March 31, 2021)

 

(151,997)

 

(151,997)

Cost of common stock in treasury, net ( 22,377,912 shares as of December 31 and March 31, 2021)

 

(525,653)

 

(525,653)

Cost of preferred stock in treasury, net ( 6,100,000 shares as of December 31 and March 31, 2021)

 

(151,997)

 

(151,997)

Total stockholders' equity

 

5,554,697

 

4,851,882

 

5,815,416

 

4,851,882

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

16,337,228

$

14,651,606

$

16,588,078

$

14,651,606

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

1

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AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED Statements of operations

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

1,179,061

$

931,030

$

975,552

$

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

 

100,495

 

69,886

Total revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

696,074

 

574,083

 

658,095

 

539,942

Commission expenses

 

127,896

 

99,365

 

105,155

 

86,891

Cost of sales

 

66,491

 

60,933

 

57,042

 

45,752

Benefits and losses

 

44,630

 

45,452

 

47,266

 

45,631

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

6,750

 

5,552

 

7,947

 

6,572

Lease expense

 

7,441

 

6,870

 

7,394

 

7,522

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal of ($36,075 and $28,062, respectively)

 

135,748

 

137,438

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal of ($71,582 and $10,952, respectively)

 

103,736

 

152,602

Net losses on disposal of real estate

 

523

 

3,425

 

977

 

1,124

Total costs and expenses

 

1,085,553

 

933,118

 

987,612

 

886,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

416,724

 

283,946

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(280)

 

(246)

 

(280)

 

(247)

Interest expense

 

(39,545)

 

(40,525)

 

(44,042)

 

(42,128)

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

(956)

 

0

Pretax earnings

 

538,876

 

351,019

 

371,446

 

241,571

Income tax expense

 

(128,978)

 

(84,654)

 

(89,980)

 

(58,586)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

409,898

$

266,365

$

281,466

$

182,985

Basic and diluted earnings per common stock

$

20.90

$

13.58

$

14.35

$

9.33

Weighted average common stock outstanding: Basic and diluted

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

Related party revenues for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021, net of eliminations, were $8.7$9.7 million and $7.8$8.8 million, respectively.

Related party costs and expenses for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021, net of eliminations, were $27.1$21.7 million and $21.2$18.8 million, respectively.

Please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the related party revenues and costs and expenses.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED Statements of operations

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

2,214,438

$

1,585,315

$

3,189,990

$

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

 

349,252

 

225,440

Total revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

1,310,603

 

1,066,745

 

1,968,698

 

1,606,687

Commission expenses

 

241,045

 

168,540

 

346,200

 

255,431

Cost of sales

 

136,406

 

113,764

 

193,448

 

159,516

Benefits and losses

 

91,928

 

85,029

 

139,194

 

130,660

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

15,573

 

12,440

 

23,520

 

19,012

Lease expense

 

15,088

 

13,473

 

22,482

 

20,995

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal of ($86,398 and $29,131 respectively)

 

257,465

 

303,109

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal of ($157,980 and $40,083, respectively)

 

361,201

 

455,711

Net (gains) losses on disposal of real estate

 

(3,907)

 

3,169

 

(2,930)

 

4,293

Total costs and expenses

 

2,064,201

 

1,766,269

 

3,051,813

 

2,652,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(560)

 

(493)

 

(840)

 

(740)

Interest expense

 

(78,723)

 

(80,046)

 

(122,765)

 

(122,174)

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

(956)

 

0

Pretax earnings

 

993,626

 

465,337

 

1,365,072

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

(238,553)

 

(111,246)

 

(328,533)

 

(169,832)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

755,073

$

354,091

$

1,036,539

$

537,076

Basic and diluted earnings per common stock

$

38.51

$

18.06

$

52.86

$

27.39

Weighted average common stock outstanding: Basic and diluted

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

19,607,788

 

Related party revenues for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, net of eliminations, were $17.2$26.8 million and $15.2$24.0 million, respectively.

Related party costs and expenses for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, net of eliminations, were $50.7$72.3 million and $37.2$55.9 million, respectively.

Please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the related party revenues and costs and expenses.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed consolidatED statements of COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (loss)

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$

371,446

$

(89,980)

$

281,466

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

112

 

0

 

112

Unrealized net loss on investments

 

(15,187)

 

3,195

 

(11,992)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

235

 

(57)

 

178

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

1,007

 

(248)

 

759

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(13,833)

 

2,890

 

(10,943)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$

357,613

$

(87,090)

$

270,523

Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$

538,876

$

(128,978)

$

409,898

$

241,571

$

(58,586)

$

182,985

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

992

 

0

 

992

 

(2,566)

 

0

 

(2,566)

Unrealized net gain on investments

 

52,525

 

(11,143)

 

41,382

 

12,074

 

(2,514)

 

9,560

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

(74)

 

18

 

(56)

 

35

 

(9)

 

26

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

1,003

 

(246)

 

757

 

972

 

(238)

 

734

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

54,446

 

(11,371)

 

43,075

 

10,515

 

(2,761)

 

7,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$

593,322

$

(140,349)

$

452,973

$

252,086

$

(61,347)

$

190,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$

351,019

$

(84,654)

$

266,365

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

290

 

0

 

290

Unrealized net gain on investments

 

115,186

 

(24,347)

 

90,839

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

46

 

(11)

 

35

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

961

 

(237)

 

724

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

116,483

 

(24,595)

 

91,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$

467,502

$

(109,249)

$

358,253

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$

993,626

$

(238,553)

$

755,073

$

1,365,072

$

(328,533)

$

1,036,539

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

(2,400)

 

0

 

(2,400)

 

(2,288)

 

0

 

(2,288)

Unrealized net loss on investments

 

(39,926)

 

8,281

 

(31,645)

 

(55,113)

 

11,476

 

(43,637)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

(142)

 

35

 

(107)

 

93

 

(22)

 

71

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

1,990

 

(488)

 

1,502

 

2,997

 

(736)

 

2,261

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(40,478)

 

7,828

 

(32,650)

 

(54,311)

 

10,718

 

(43,593)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$

953,148

$

(230,725)

$

722,423

$

1,310,761

$

(317,815)

$

992,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

Pre-tax

 

Tax

 

Net

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$

465,337

$

(111,246)

$

354,091

$

706,908

$

(169,832)

$

537,076

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

(2,627)

 

0

 

(2,627)

 

(5,193)

 

0

 

(5,193)

Unrealized net gain on investments

 

56,224

 

(10,884)

 

45,340

 

68,298

 

(13,398)

 

54,900

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

(659)

 

162

 

(497)

 

(624)

 

153

 

(471)

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

1,708

 

(420)

 

1,288

 

2,680

 

(658)

 

2,022

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

54,646

 

(11,142)

 

43,504

 

65,161

 

(13,903)

 

51,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$

519,983

$

(122,388)

$

397,595

$

772,069

$

(183,735)

$

588,334

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

4

4


 

Amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Less: Treasury Common Stock

 

Less: Treasury Preferred Stock

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of June 30, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

31,132

$

5,293,730

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

5,111,528

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

992

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

992

Unrealized net gain on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

41,382

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

41,382

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(56)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(56)

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

757

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

757

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

409,898

 

0

 

0

 

409,898

Common stock dividends: ($0.50 per share for fiscal 2022)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

43,075

 

400,094

 

0

 

0

 

443,169

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

74,207

$

5,693,824

$

(525,653)

 

(151,997)

$

5,554,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

(13,732)

$

4,484,248

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,257,182

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

290

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

290

Unrealized net gain on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

90,839

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

90,839

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

35

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

35

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

724

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

724

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

266,365

 

0

 

0

 

266,365

Common stock dividends: ($0.50 per share for fiscal 2021)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

91,888

 

256,561

 

0

 

0

 

348,449

Balance as of September 30, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

78,156

$

4,740,809

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,605,631

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

5


Amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity

 

Common Stock

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Less: Treasury Common Stock

 

Less: Treasury Preferred Stock

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

Common Stock

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Less: Treasury Common Stock

 

Less: Treasury Preferred Stock

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

106,857

$

4,958,359

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,851,882

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

74,207

$

5,693,824

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

5,554,697

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

112

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

112

Unrealized net loss on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(11,992)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(11,992)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

178

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

178

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

759

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

759

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

281,466

 

0

 

0

 

281,466

Common stock dividends: ($ 0.50 per share for fiscal 2022)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

(10,943)

 

271,662

 

0

 

0

 

260,719

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

63,264

$

5,965,486

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

5,815,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

78,156

$

4,740,809

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,605,631

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

(2,400)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,400)

 

0

 

0

 

(2,566)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,566)

Unrealized net gain on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(31,645)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(31,645)

 

0

 

0

 

9,560

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

9,560

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(107)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(107)

 

0

 

0

 

26

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

26

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

1,502

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1,502

 

0

 

0

 

734

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

734

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

755,073

 

0

 

0

 

755,073

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

182,985

 

0

 

0

 

182,985

Common stock dividends: ($1.00 per share for fiscal 2022)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(19,608)

 

0

 

0

 

(19,608)

Common stock dividends: ($ 2.00 per share for fiscal 2021)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(39,215)

 

0

 

0

 

(39,215)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

(32,650)

 

735,465

 

0

 

0

 

702,815

 

0

 

0

 

7,754

 

143,770

 

0

 

0

 

151,524

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

74,207

$

5,693,824

$

(525,653)

 

(151,997)

$

5,554,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

34,652

$

4,399,402

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,220,720

Adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016 - 13

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,880)

 

0

 

0

 

(2,880)

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

(2,627)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,627)

Unrealized net gain on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

45,340

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

45,340

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(497)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(497)

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

1,288

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1,288

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

354,091

 

0

 

0

 

354,091

Common stock dividends: ($0.50 per share for fiscal 2021)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

 

0

 

0

 

(9,804)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

43,504

 

341,407

 

0

 

0

 

384,911

Balance as of September 30, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

78,156

$

4,740,809

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,605,631

Balance as of December 31, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

85,910

$

4,884,579

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,757,155

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

6

5


Amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Less: Treasury Common Stock

 

Less: Treasury Preferred Stock

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

106,857

$

4,958,359

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,851,882

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

(2,288)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,288)

Unrealized net loss on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(43,637)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(43,637)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

71

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

71

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

2,261

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

2,261

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1,036,539

 

0

 

0

 

1,036,539

Common stock dividends: ($ 1.50 per share for fiscal 2022)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(29,412)

 

0

 

0

 

(29,412)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

(43,593)

 

1,007,127

 

0

 

0

 

963,534

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

63,264

$

5,965,486

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

5,815,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

34,652

$

4,399,402

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,220,720

Adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,880)

 

0

 

0

 

(2,880)

Foreign currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

(5,193)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(5,193)

Unrealized net gain on investments, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

54,900

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

54,900

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

0

 

0

 

(471)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(471)

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

2,022

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

2,022

Net earnings

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

537,076

 

0

 

0

 

537,076

Common stock dividends: ($ 2.50 per share for fiscal 2021)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(49,019)

 

0

 

0

 

(49,019)

Net activity

 

0

 

0

 

51,258

 

485,177

 

0

 

0

 

536,435

Balance as of December 31, 2020

$

10,497

$

453,819

$

85,910

$

4,884,579

$

(525,653)

$

(151,997)

$

4,757,155

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

6


 

AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED subsidiaries

Condensed consolidatED statements of cash flows

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

$  

755,073

$  

354,091

$  

1,036,539

$  

537,076

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

343,863

 

332,240

 

519,181

 

495,794

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

15,573

 

12,440

 

23,520

 

19,012

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to investments, net

 

9,151

 

6,926

 

14,486

 

10,197

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,791

 

2,755

 

4,200

 

4,645

Interest credited to policyholders

 

31,894

 

24,241

 

47,181

 

38,672

Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables

 

222

 

(140)

 

1,243

 

(574)

Change in allowance for inventories and parts reserves

 

8,352

 

106

 

9,799

 

3,259

Net gains on disposal of personal property

 

(86,398)

 

(29,131)

 

(157,980)

 

(40,083)

Net (gains) losses on disposal of real estate

 

(3,907)

 

3,169

 

(2,930)

 

4,293

Net gains on sales of investments

 

(3,432)

 

(1,288)

 

(3,495)

 

(5,644)

Net (gains) losses on equity investments

 

(4,342)

 

2,254

 

(3,695)

 

669

Deferred income taxes

 

138,916

 

80,198

 

130,760

 

117,025

Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables

 

(3,771)

 

(28,288)

 

(7,371)

 

(39,499)

Inventories and parts

 

(45,718)

 

386

 

(70,796)

 

(6,349)

Prepaid expenses

 

266,780

 

116,064

 

257,591

 

112,428

Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

(17,807)

 

(13,404)

 

(25,703)

 

(24,903)

Other assets

 

(1,327)

 

(553)

 

1,178

 

30,120

Related party assets

 

(2,724)

 

2,785

 

(18,683)

 

(20,794)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

91,548

 

112,489

 

33,258

 

97,151

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

18,968

 

16,575

 

6,411

 

14,096

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

(1,477)

 

(4,764)

 

(2,810)

 

24,677

Deferred income

 

7,592

 

13,237

 

(526)

 

6,851

Related party liabilities

 

(700)

 

(46)

 

(2,207)

 

(1,566)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,519,120

 

1,002,342

 

1,789,151

 

1,376,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow deposits

 

(2,341)

 

1,266

 

5,695

 

(1,978)

Purchases of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

(1,039,688)

 

(662,259)

 

(1,652,984)

 

(961,995)

Short term investments

 

(21,669)

 

(19,222)

 

(31,074)

 

(38,790)

Fixed maturities investments

 

(415,640)

 

(160,755)

 

(448,283)

 

(352,307)

Equity securities

 

(36)

 

(719)

 

(1,380)

 

(838)

Preferred stock

 

(8,000)

 

(13,111)

 

(8,000)

 

(16,144)

Real estate

 

(124)

 

(223)

 

(190)

 

(274)

Mortgage loans

 

(106,963)

 

(72,316)

 

(131,633)

 

(92,281)

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

306,946

 

314,335

 

483,783

 

434,860

Short term investments

 

16,673

 

23,180

 

20,669

 

38,830

Fixed maturities investments

 

230,043

 

226,656

 

284,347

 

331,407

Equity securities

 

1,894

 

72

 

2,026

 

72

Preferred stock

 

2,000

 

1,200

Mortgage loans

 

26,612

 

3,219

 

28,064

 

4,744

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(1,012,293)

 

(359,877)

 

(1,446,960)

 

(653,494)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings from credit facilities

 

987,048

 

585,723

 

1,202,412

 

790,532

Principal repayments on credit facilities

 

(227,072)

 

(386,779)

 

(333,419)

 

(568,068)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(2,092)

 

(3,477)

 

(8,006)

 

(5,020)

Finance lease payments

 

(87,500)

 

(122,720)

 

(129,150)

 

(173,520)

Common stock dividends paid

 

(19,608)

 

(9,804)

 

(29,412)

 

(49,019)

Net contribution from related party

 

0

 

22,600

Investment contract deposits

 

199,426

 

114,288

 

271,657

 

326,055

Investment contract withdrawals

 

(116,021)

 

(102,466)

 

(177,777)

 

(169,008)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

734,181

 

74,765

 

796,305

 

174,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate on cash

 

(4,787)

 

3,986

 

(5,046)

 

6,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,236,221

 

721,216

 

1,133,450

 

904,488

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

 

1,194,012

 

494,352

 

1,194,012

 

494,352

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

$  

2,430,233

$  

1,215,568

$  

2,327,462

$  

1,398,840

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statementsstatements.

7

7


 


amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

1.Basis of Presentation

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation (“AMERCO”), has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30 th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Accounts denominated in non-U.S. currencies have been translated into U.S. dollars. Certain amounts reported in previous years have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 and cash flows for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 are unaudited.

In our opinion, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of such condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations andthe financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Description of Legal Entities

AMERCO is the holding company for:

U-Haul International, Inc. (“U-Haul”);

Amerco Real Estate Company (“Real Estate”);

Repwest Insurance Company (“Repwest”); and

Oxford Life Insurance Company (“Oxford”).

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to AMERCO and all of its legal subsidiaries.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO has three ( 3 ) reportable segments. They are Moving and Storage, Property and Casualty Insurance and Life Insurance.

The Moving and Storage operating segment (“Moving and Storage”) includes AMERCO, U-Haul and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate. Operations consist of the rental of trucks and trailers, sales of moving supplies, sales of towing accessories, sales of propane, and the rental of fixed and portable moving and storage units to the “do-it-yourself” mover and management of self-storage properties owned by others. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul®throughout the United States and Canada.

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The Property and Casualty Insurance operating segment (“Property and Casualty Insurance”) includes Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA Risk Retention Group (“(���ARCOA”). Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul®through regional offices in the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove®, Safetow®, Safemove Plus®, Safestor®and Safestor Mobile®protection packages to U-Haul customers. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul-related programs. ARCOA is a group captive insurer owned by us and our wholly owned subsidiaries whose purpose is to provide insurance products related to our moving and storage business.

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The Life Insurance operating segment (“Life Insurance”) includes Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

2. Earnings per Share

Our earnings per share is calculated by dividing our earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted.

3. Investments

Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

We deposit bonds with insurance regulatory authorities to meet statutory requirements. The adjusted cost of bonds on deposit with insurance regulatory authorities was $ 25.426.6 million and $ 27.7 million as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Available-for-Sale Investments

Available-for-sale investments as of September 30,December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses More than 12 Months

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses Less than 12 Months

Gross

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U.S. treasury securities and government obligations

$

118,140

$  

9,039

$  

0

$  

(678)

$  

0

$  

126,501

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

57,083

 

370

 

0

 

(2,439)

 

0

 

55,014

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

191,141

 

16,734

 

(80)

 

(474)

 

0

 

207,321

Corporate securities

 

2,029,477

 

157,250

 

(26)

 

(5,818)

 

0

 

2,180,883

Mortgage-backed securities

 

163,430

 

10,003

 

(1)

 

0

 

0

 

173,432

 

$

2,559,271

$  

193,396

$  

( 107 )

$  

( 9,409 )

$  

0

$  

2,743,151

 

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses More than 12 Months

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses Less than 12 Months

Gross

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U.S. treasury securities and government obligations

$

103,378

$  

9,917

$  

0

$  

(508)

$  

0

$

112,787

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

58,978

 

478

 

0

 

(1,890)

 

0

 

57,566

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

203,429

 

19,461

 

(76)

 

(283)

 

0

 

222,531

Corporate securities

 

2,048,283

 

169,072

 

(90)

 

(3,615)

 

(179)

 

2,213,471

Mortgage-backed securities

 

172,606

 

11,284

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

0

 

183,888

 

$

2,586,674

$  

210,212

$  

( 167 )

$  

( 6,297 )

$  

( 179 )

$

2,790,243

Available-for-sale investments as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses More than 12 Months

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses Less than 12 Months

Gross

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

U.S. treasury securities and government obligations

$

92,429

$  

12,941

$  

0

$  

0

$  

0

$  

105,370

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

61,427

 

911

 

(1)

 

(132)

 

0

 

62,205

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

230,521

 

25,249

 

(59)

 

(3)

 

0

 

255,708

Corporate securities

 

1,846,507

 

199,447

 

(163)

 

(641)

 

(1,319)

 

2,043,831

Mortgage-backed securities

 

174,728

 

11,706

 

(1)

 

(8)

 

0

 

186,425

 

$

2,405,612

$  

250,254

$  

( 224 )

$  

( 784 )

$  

( 1,319 )

$  

2,653,539

We sold available-for-sale securities with a fair value of $278.8 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The gross realized gains on these sales totaled $4.7 million. The gross realized losses on these sales totaled $3.0 million.

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Available-for-sale investments as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses More than 12 Months

Gross

 

Unrealized

Losses Less than 12 Months

Gross

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

U.S. treasury securities and government obligations

$

92,429

$  

12,941

$  

0

$  

0

$  

0

$  

105,370

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

61,427

 

911

 

(1)

 

(132)

 

0

 

62,205

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

230,521

 

25,249

 

(59)

 

(3)

 

0

 

255,708

Corporate securities

 

1,846,507

 

199,447

 

(163)

 

(641)

 

(1,319)

 

2,043,831

Mortgage-backed securities

 

174,728

 

11,706

 

(1)

 

(8)

 

0

 

186,425

 

$

2,405,612

$  

250,254

$  

( 224 )

$  

( 784 )

$  

( 1,319 )

$  

2,653,539

We sold available-for-sale securities with a fair value of $ 224.0 million during the first six months of fiscal 2022. The gross realized gains on these sales totaled $ 3.7 million. The gross realized losses on these sales totaled $ 2.2 million.

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment. Declines in value due to credit are recognized as an allowance. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of thesecurity to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the first sixnine months as of September 30,December 31, 2021.

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The adjusted cost and estimated market value of available-for-sale investments by contractual maturity were as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Due in one year or less

$

48,717

$

49,480

$

90,142

$

91,190

Due after one year through five years

 

575,511

 

613,941

 

562,442

 

601,818

Due after five years through ten years

 

693,842

 

768,285

 

672,733

 

754,536

Due after ten years

 

1,095,998

 

1,174,649

 

905,567

 

1,019,570

 

 

2,414,068

 

2,606,355

 

2,230,884

 

2,467,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

172,606

 

183,888

 

174,728

 

186,425

 

$

2,586,674

$

2,790,243

$

2,405,612

$

2,653,539

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

Cost

Amortized

 

Market

Value

Estimated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Due in one year or less

$

69,891

$

71,172

$

90,142

$

91,190

Due after one year through five years

 

572,812

 

609,255

 

562,442

 

601,818

Due after five years through ten years

 

677,891

 

745,523

 

672,733

 

754,536

Due after ten years

 

1,075,247

 

1,143,769

 

905,567

 

1,019,570

 

 

2,395,841

 

2,569,719

 

2,230,884

 

2,467,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

163,430

 

173,432

 

174,728

 

186,425

 

$

2,559,271

$

2,743,151

$

2,405,612

$

2,653,539

As of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, our common stock and non-redeemable preferred stock that are included in Investments, fixed maturities and marketable equities on our balance sheet are stated in the table below. The changes in the fair value of these equity investments are recognized through Net investment and interest income.

Equity investments of common stock and non-redeemable preferred stock were as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

Value

Estimated

Market

 

Amortized

Cost

 

Value

Estimated

Market

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stocks

$

9,775

$

24,179

$

9,775

$

20,440

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

 

26,054

 

28,112

 

20,034

 

21,677

 

$

35,829

$

52,291

$

29,809

$

42,117

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

Value

Estimated

Market

 

Amortized

Cost

 

Value

Estimated

Market

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stocks

$

9,775

$

24,728

$

9,775

$

20,440

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

 

28,034

 

30,176

 

20,034

 

21,677

 

$

37,809

$

54,904

$

29,809

$

42,117

 

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4. Borrowings

Long TermLong-Term Debt

Long termLong-term debt was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

2022 Rates

 

 

Maturities

 

2021

 

2021

2022 Rates

 

 

Maturities

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Real estate loan (amortizing term)

 

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

 

2023

$

53,591

$  

82,913

 

 

 

1.61

%

 

 

 

2023

$

51,925

$  

82,913

Senior mortgages

2.76

%

-

5.50

%

 

2022

-

2038

 

2,186,376

 

2,125,324

2.70

%

-

5.50

%

 

2022

-

2042

 

2,199,110

 

2,125,324

Real estate loans (revolving credit) (a)

1.33

%

-

3.14

%

 

2023

-

2025

 

535,000

 

535,000

1.34

%

-

3.14

%

 

2023

-

2025

 

535,000

 

535,000

Fleet loans (amortizing term)

1.61

%

-

4.66

%

 

2022

-

2028

 

149,931

 

176,295

1.61

%

-

4.66

%

 

2022

-

2028

 

136,790

 

176,295

Fleet loans (revolving credit)

1.24

%

-

1.33

%

 

2024

-

2026

 

548,000

 

535,000

1.25

%

 

2.36

%

 

2024

-

2026

 

550,000

 

535,000

Finance leases (rental equipment)

1.92

%

-

5.04

%

 

2021

-

2026

 

426,155

 

513,623

1.92

%

-

5.04

%

 

2022

-

2026

 

384,505

 

513,623

Finance liability (rental equipment)

1.60

%

-

4.22

%

 

2024

-

2029

 

778,146

 

644,375

1.60

%

-

4.22

%

 

2024

-

2029

 

886,254

 

644,375

Private placement

2.43

%

 

2.78

%

 

2029

-

2033

 

600,000

 

0

Private placements

2.43

%

 

2.78

%

 

2029

-

2033

 

600,000

 

0

Other obligations

1.75

%

-

8.00

%

 

2021

-

2049

 

87,080

 

86,085

1.50

%

-

8.00

%

 

2022

-

2049

 

87,777

 

86,085

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,364,279

 

4,698,615

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,431,361

 

4,698,615

Less: Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,001)

 

(29,708)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33,505)

 

(29,708)

Total notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

Total notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

 

 

 

 

$

5,335,278

$  

4,668,907

Total notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

 

 

 

 

$

5,397,856

$  

4,668,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Certain loans have interest rate swaps fixing the rate between 3.03% and 3.14% based on current margins.

(a) Certain loans have interest rate swaps fixing the rate between 3.03% and 3.14% based on current margins.

 

 

 

 

(a) Certain loans have interest rate swaps fixing the rate between 3.03% and 3.14% based on current margins.

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Backed Loans

Real Estate Loan

Real Estate and certain of its subsidiaries and U-Haul Company of Florida are borrowers under a real estate loan (the “Real Estate Loan”).   The Real Estate Loan requires monthly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The Real Estate Loan is secured by various properties owned by the borrowers.  

The interest rate, per the provisions of the amended loan agreement, is the applicable London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) plus the applicable margin. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the applicable LIBOR was 0.08 %0.11% and the applicable margin was 1.50 %, the sum of which was 1.581.61 %. The default provisions of the Real Estate Loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. There are limited restrictions regarding our use of the funds.

Senior Mortgages

Various subsidiaries of Real Estate and U-Haul are borrowers under certain senior mortgages. The senior mortgages require monthly principal and interest payments. The senior mortgages are secured by certain properties owned by the borrowers. The fixed interest rates, per the provisions of the senior mortgages, range between 2.76%2.70% and 5.50%. The weighted average interest rate of these loans as of September 30,December 31, 2021 was 4.12%4.06%.Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule. Real Estate and U-Haul have provided limited guarantees of the senior mortgages. The default provisions of the senior mortgages include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. There are limited restrictions regarding our use of the funds.

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Real Estate Loans (Revolving Credit)

Various subsidiaries of Real Estate are borrowers under asset-backed real estate loans with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $ 385.0 million. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of these loans in the aggregate was $ 385.0 million. These loans are secured by certain properties owned by the borrowers. The loan agreements provide for term loans, subject to the terms of the loan agreements. The loans require monthly interest payments with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The interest rate, per the provision of the loan agreements, is the applicable LIBOR plus the applicable margin. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the applicable LIBOR was 0.08 %between 0.09% and 0.10% and the margin was between 1.25 % and 1.50 %, the sum of which was between 1.331.34 % and 1.581.59 %. AMERCO is the guarantor of these loans. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

AMERCO is a borrower under a real estate loan. The current maximum credit commitment is $ 200.0 million, which can be increased to $ 300.0 million by bringing in other lenders. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance was $ 150.0 million. This loan agreement provides for revolving loans, subject to the terms of the loan agreement. This loan requires monthly interest payments with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the applicable LIBOR was 0.09 % and the margin was 1.38 %, the sum of which was 1.47 %. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. There is a 0.30 % fee charged for unused capacity.

Fleet Loans

Rental Truck Amortizing Loans

The amortizing loans require monthly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. These loans were used to purchase new trucks. The interest rates, per the provision of the loan agreements, are carried at fixed rates ranging between 1.61 % and 4.66 %.All of our rental truck amortizing loans are collateralized by the rental equipment purchased.   The majority of these loans are funded at 70%, but some may be funded at 100%.

AMERCO, and in some cases U-Haul, is guarantor of these loans. The default provisions of these loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

Rental Truck Revolvers

Various subsidiaries of U-Haul entered into three revolving fleet loans with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $ 590.0 million. The outstanding balance for these revolvers is $ 548.0550.0 million. The interest rates, per the provision of the loan agreements, in aggregate of $ 373.0375.0 million, are the applicable LIBOR plus the applicable margin. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the applicable LIBOR was between 0.080.09 % and 0.09 %,0.10 % and the margin was between 1.15 % and 1.25 %, the sum of which was between 1.241.25 % and 1.331.34 %. Of this $373.0$375.0 million outstanding, $ 100.0$100.0 million is fixed with an interest rate of 2.36 %. 2.36%.The other loan of $ 175.0$175.0 million uses the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) which interest rate was 0.05 %0.05% plus a margin of 1.25 %1.25% totaling 1.30 %1.30% as of September 30,December 31, 2021.Only interest is paid on the loans until the last nine months of the respective loan terms when principal becomes due monthly.

Finance Leases

The Finance Lease balance represents our sale-leaseback transactions of rental equipment that were entered into and classified as capital leases prior to the adoption of Topic 842. The historical capital lease balance was reclassified to Right-of-Use (“ROU”) assets-finance, net. The agreements are generally seven (7) year terms with interest rates ranging from 1.92% to 5.04%. All of our finance leases are collateralized by our rental fleet. The net book value of the corresponding rental equipment was $753.0$692.8 million and $877.0 million as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively. There were no new financing leases, as assessed under the new leasing guidance, entered into during the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

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Finance Liabilities

Finance liabilities represent our rental equipment financing transactions that have historically been accounted for as capital leases prior to the adoption of Topic 842, which substantially changed the accounting for sale-leasebacks going forward. In accordance with the new leasing guidance,and we assess if sale-leaseback transactions qualify as a sale at initiation by determining if a transfer of ownership occurs.  We have determined that our equipment sale-leasebacks do not qualify as a sale, as the buyer-lessors do not obtain control of the assets in our ongoing sale-leaseback arrangements. As a result, we expect future sale-leasebacks to beare accounted for as a financial liability and the leased assets will beare capitalized at cost.   Our finance liabilities have an average term of seven (7) years and interest rates ranging from 1.60 % to 4.22 %. These finance liabilities are collateralized by our rental fleet.  

Private PlacementPlacements

In September 2021, AMERCO entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $ 600.0 million of fixed rate senior unsecured notes in a private placement offering.These notes consist of four tranches each totaling $ 150.0 million. million and funded in September 2021.The fixed interest rates range between 2.43 % and 2.78 %.Interest is payable semiannually.

In December 2021, AMERCO entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $ 600.0 million of fixed rate senior unsecured notes in a private placement offering. These notes funded on January 27, 2022. These notes consist of three tranches each totaling $ 100.0 million and two tranches each totaling $ 150.0 million.The fixed interest rates range between 2.55 % and 2.88 % with maturities between 2030 and 2035 .Interest is payable semiannually.

Other Obligations

In February 2011, AMERCO and U.S. Bank, NA (the “Trustee”) entered into the U-Haul Investors Club ® Indenture.  AMERCO and the Trustee entered into this indenture to provide for the issuance of notes by us directly to investors over our proprietary website, uhaulinvestorsclub.com (“U-Notes ® ”). The U-Notes ® are secured by various types of collateral, including, but not limited to, rental equipment and real estate.  U-Notes ® are issued in smaller series that vary as to principal amount, interest rate and maturity.  U-Notes ® are obligations of the Company and secured by the associated collateral; they are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s affiliates or subsidiaries.

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the U-Notes ® issued was $ 89.590.1 million, of which $ 2.42.3 million is held by our insurance subsidiaries and eliminated in consolidation. Interest rates range between 1.751.50 % and 8.00 % and maturity dates range between 20212022 and 2049 .

Oxford is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and, as such, the FHLB has made deposits with Oxford. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, the deposits had an aggregate balance of $ 65.560.0 million, for which Oxford pays fixed interest rates between 0.000.49 % and 1.72 % with maturities between September 30, 2022 and September 25,29, 2025. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, available-for-sale investments held with the FHLB totaled $ 119.1110.0 million, of which $ 72.866.5 million were pledged as collateral to secure the outstanding advances. The balances of these advances are included within Liabilities from investment contracts on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Annual Maturities of Notes, Loans and Finance Leases Payable

The annual maturities of our notes, loans and finance leases payable, as of September 30,December 31, 2021 for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Notes, loans and finance leases payable, secured

$

515,591

$

611,940

$

1,084,053

$

539,695

$

661,676

$

2,018,406

 

 

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Notes, loans and finance leases payable, secured

$

537,619

$

502,285

$

1,098,072

$

547,975

$

623,220

$

2,055,108

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Interest on Borrowings

Interest Expense

Components of interest expense include the following:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Interest expense

$

39,804

$

41,600

$

43,850

$

41,371

Capitalized interest

 

(2,722)

 

(3,494)

 

(2,222)

 

(2,105)

Amortization of transaction costs

 

1,460

 

1,458

 

1,407

 

1,890

Interest expense resulting from cash flow hedges

 

1,003

 

961

 

1,007

 

972

Total interest expense

$

39,545

$

40,525

 

44,042

 

42,128

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

956

 

0

Total

$

44,998

$

42,128

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Interest expense

$

78,739

$

83,511

Capitalized interest

 

(4,752)

 

(7,928)

Amortization of transaction costs

 

2,746

 

2,755

Interest expense resulting from cash flow hedges

 

1,990

 

1,708

Total interest expense

$

78,723

$

80,046

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Interest expense

$

122,589

$

124,882

Capitalized interest

 

(6,974)

 

(10,033)

Amortization of transaction costs

 

4,153

 

4,645

Interest expense resulting from cash flow hedges

 

2,997

 

2,680

Total interest expense

 

122,765

 

122,174

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

956

 

0

Total

$

123,721

$

122,174

Interest paid in cash, including payments related to derivative contracts, amounted to $ 35.335.4 million and $ 39.138.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $ 71.4106.9 million and $ 78.5116.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Interest Rates

Interest rates and Company borrowings were as follows:

 

 

Revolving Credit Activity

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands, except interest rates)

 

Weighted average interest rate during the period

 

1.38

%

1.66

%

Interest rate at the end of the period

 

1.39

%

1.65

%

Maximum amount outstanding during the period

$

1,085,000

$

1,082,000

 

Average amount outstanding during the period

$

1,081,283

$

1,057,380

 

Facility fees

$

66

$

91

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Activity

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands, except interest rates)

 

Weighted average interest rate during the quarter

 

1.39

%

1.67

%

Interest rate at the end of the quarter

 

1.38

%

1.67

%

Maximum amount outstanding during the quarter

$

1,093,000

$

1,105,000

 

Average amount outstanding during the quarter

$

1,090,283

$

1,059,130

 

Facility fees

$

61

$

90

 

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Revolving Credit Activity

 

 

Revolving Credit Activity

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except interest rates)

 

 

(In thousands, except interest rates)

 

Weighted average interest rate during the period

 

1.38

%

1.67

%

 

1.38

%

1.65

%

Interest rate at the end of the period

 

1.38

%

1.67

%

 

1.39

%

1.65

%

Maximum amount outstanding during the period

$

1,093,000

$

1,175,000

 

$

1,093,000

$

1,175,000

 

Average amount outstanding during the period

$

1,081,716

$

1,109,978

 

$

1,081,571

$

1,092,382

 

Facility fees

$

131

$

94

 

$

198

$

185

 

5. Derivatives

We manage exposure to changes in market interest rates. Our use of derivative instruments is limited to highly effective interest rate swaps to hedge the risk of changes in cash flows (future interest payments) attributable to changes in LIBOR swap rates with the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged on certain of our LIBOR indexed variable rate debt.The interest rate swaps effectively fix our interest payments on certain LIBOR indexed variable rate debt. We monitor our positions and the credit ratings of our counterparties and do not currently anticipate non-performance by the counterparties. Interest rate swap agreements are not entered into for trading purposes.These fair values are determined using pricing valuation models which include broker quotes for which significant inputs are observable.They include adjustments for counterparty credit quality and other deal-specific factors, where appropriate and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The derivative fair values reflected in prepaid expense and accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet were as follows:

 

 

Derivatives Fair Values as of

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

Assets

$

0

$

0

Liabilities

$

2,051

$

5,141

Notional amount

$

235,000

$

235,000

 

 

 

Derivatives Fair Values as of

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

Assets

$

0

$

0

Liabilities

$

3,292

$

5,141

Notional amount

$

235,000

$

235,000

 

 

The Effect of Interest Rate Contracts on the Statements of Operations for the Quarters Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

(Gain) loss recognized in AOCI on interest rate contracts

$

(929)

$

(1,007)

(Gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into income

$

( 1,003 )

$

( 961 )

 

 

The Effect of Interest Rate Contracts on the Statements of Operations for the Quarters Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

(Gain) loss recognized in AOCI on interest rate contracts

$

(1,242)

$

(1,007)

(Gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into income

$

( 1,007 )

$

( 972 )

Gains or losses recognized in income on interest rate derivatives are recorded as interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, we recognized an increasea decrease in the fair value of our cash flow hedges of $0.1 million, net of taxes. During the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, we reclassified $1.5$2.3 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) to interest expense. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we expect to reclassify $3.2$2.3 million of net losses on interest rate contracts from AOCI to earnings as interest expense over the next twelve months.

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We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $ 6.6 million and $ 6.6 million, with notional amounts of $ 399.1 million and $ 282.7 million, respectively. The change in the fair value of these derivative hedges that was recognized in earnings was a gain of ($0.8) million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and a loss of $44 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of the call options are recognized each reporting date as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options include the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in the fair value for open contracts.

6. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

A summary of AOCI components, net of tax, were as follows:

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Unrealized Net Gain on Investments

 

Fair Market Value of Cash Flow Hedges

 

Postretirement Benefit Obligation Net Loss

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

(52,929)

$  

167,653

$  

(3,879)

$  

(3,988)

$  

106,857

Foreign currency translation

 

(2,400)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,400)

Unrealized net gain on investments

 

0

 

(31,645)

 

0

 

0

 

(31,645)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

0

 

0

 

(107)

 

0

 

(107)

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

1,502

 

0

 

1,502

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(2,400)

 

(31,645)

 

1,395

 

0

 

(32,650)

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

( 55,329 )

$  

136,008

$  

( 2,484 )

$  

( 3,988 )

$  

74,207

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Unrealized Net Gain on Investments

 

Fair Market Value of Cash Flow Hedges

 

Postretirement Benefit Obligation Net Loss

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

(52,929)

$  

167,653

$  

(3,879)

$  

(3,988)

$  

106,857

Foreign currency translation

 

(2,288)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(2,288)

Unrealized net loss on investments

 

0

 

(43,637)

 

0

 

0

 

(43,637)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

 

0

 

0

 

71

 

0

 

71

Amounts reclassified into earnings on hedging activities

 

0

 

0

 

2,261

 

0

 

2,261

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(2,288)

 

(43,637)

 

2,332

 

0

 

(43,593)

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

( 55,217 )

$  

124,016

$  

( 1,547 )

$  

( 3,988 )

$  

63,264

7. Stockholders’ Equity

The following table lists the dividends that have been declared and issued for fiscal year 2022:

Common Stock Dividends

Declared Date

 

Per Share Amount

 

Record Date

 

Dividend Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 9, 2021

$

0.50

 

June 24, 2021

 

July 8, 2021

August 19, 2021

$

0.50

 

September 7, 2021

 

September 21, 2021

October 6, 2021

$

0.50

 

October 18, 2021

 

October 29, 2021

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, no awards had been issued under the 2016 AMERCO Stock Option Plan.

8. Leases

Lessor

We have determined that revenues derived by providing self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage rentals and certain other revenues, including U-Box rentals, are within the scope of the accounting guidance contained in Topic 842.

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We combined all lease and non-lease components of lease contracts for which the timing and pattern of transfer are the same and the lease component meets the classification of an operating lease, and account for them in accordance with Topic 842. The revenue streams accounted for in accordance with Topic 842 are recognized evenly over the period of rental. Please see Note 15, Revenue Recognition, to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Lessee

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases, which are comprised primarily of storage rental locations, are included in ROU assets – operating, net and operating lease liability in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases, which are comprised primarily of rental equipment leases, are included in ROU assets - financing, net, and notes, loans and finance leases payable, net in our balance sheets.

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ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the expected remaining lease term. We use our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at commencement date including the rate for a fully collateralized loan that can either be fully amortizing or financed with a residual at the end of the lease term, for a borrower with similar credit quality in order to determine the present value of lease payments. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease, which are included in the calculation of ROU assets when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally not accounted for separately. Additionally, for certain leases, we apply a portfolio approach to account for the operating lease ROU assets and liabilities as the leases are similar in nature and have nearly identical contract provisions.

The standard also changed the manner by which we account for ourOur equipment sale/leaseback transactions.  Based on our assessment, the lease transactions are classified as financing leases, and therefore the transactions do not qualify as a sale.  Pursuant to the guidance, newNew sale leaseback transactions that fail to qualify as a sale will beare accounted for as a financial liability.  Please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The following tables show the components of our ROU assets:

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

Finance

 

Operating

 

Total

 

Finance

 

Operating

 

Total

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and improvements

$

0

$

136,568

$

136,568

$

0

$

136,213

$

136,213

Furniture and equipment

 

18,316

 

0

 

18,316

 

14,732

 

0

 

14,732

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

182,741

 

0

 

182,741

 

173,940

 

0

 

173,940

Rental trucks

 

1,325,624

 

0

 

1,325,624

 

1,243,830

 

0

 

1,243,830

Right-of-use assets, gross

 

1,526,681

 

136,568

 

1,663,249

 

1,432,502

 

136,213

 

1,568,715

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(773,691)

 

(51,331)

 

(825,022)

 

(739,688)

 

(56,763)

 

(796,451)

Right-of-use assets, net

$

752,990

$

85,237

$

838,227

$

692,814

$

79,450

$

772,264

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2021

 

 

Finance

 

Operating

 

Total

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and improvements

$

0

$

132,901

$

132,901

Furniture and equipment

 

22,316

 

0

 

22,316

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

203,594

 

0

 

203,594

Rental trucks

 

1,494,098

 

0

 

1,494,098

Right-of-use assets, gross

 

1,720,008

 

132,901

 

1,852,909

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(842,970)

 

(40,396)

 

(883,366)

Right-of-use assets, net

$

877,038

 

92,505

 

969,543

As of September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, we had finance leases for the ROU assets, net of $426.2 million and $513.6 million, respectively and operating leases of $85.2 million and $92.5 million, respectively.

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Finance leases

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

3

 

3

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

3.6

%

3.6

%

 

 

As of March 31, 2021

 

 

Finance

 

Operating

 

Total

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and improvements

$

0

$

132,901

$

132,901

Furniture and equipment

 

22,316

 

0

 

22,316

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

203,594

 

0

 

203,594

Rental trucks

 

1,494,098

 

0

 

1,494,098

Right-of-use assets, gross

 

1,720,008

 

132,901

 

1,852,909

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(842,970)

 

(40,396)

 

(883,366)

Right-of-use assets, net

$

877,038

$

92,505

$

969,543

As ofDecember 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, we had finance leases for the ROU assets, net of $ 384.5 million and $ 513.6 million, respectively and operating leases of $ 79.3 million and $ 92.5 million, respectively.

 

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

3

 

3

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

3.7

%

3.6

%

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

15.2

 

14.7

 

 

16

 

14.7

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

4.6

%

4.6

%

 

4.6

%

4.6

%

For the sixfirst nine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 and 2020, cash paid for leases included in our operating cash flow activities were $ 15.222.6 million and $ 14.222.0 million, respectively, and our financing cash flow activities were $ 87.5129.2 million and $ 122.7173.5 million, respectively.Non-cash activities of ROU assets in exchange for lease liabilities were $3.8$3.5 million and $5.2$5.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The components of lease costs were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease costs

$

24,018

$

22,564

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

Amortization of ROU assets

$

90,056

$

116,002

Interest on lease liabilities

 

14,290

 

17,448

Total finance lease cost

$

104,346

$

133,450

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease costs

$

16,101

$

14,540

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

$

62,243

$

79,259

Interest on lease liabilities

 

8,780

 

12,082

Total finance lease cost

$

71,023

$

91,341

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

 

Finance leases

 

Operating leases

 

 

(Unaudited)

Year ending September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

2022

$

155,818

$

24,757

2023

 

129,840

 

22,610

2024

 

87,728

 

17,921

2025

 

62,633

 

6,045

2026

 

20,956

 

3,135

Thereafter

 

0

 

60,834

Total lease payments

 

456,975

 

135,302

Less: imputed interest

 

(30,820)

 

(50,103)

Present value of lease liabilities

$

426,155

$

85,199

 

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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

 

Finance leases

 

Operating leases

 

 

(Unaudited)

Year ending December 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

2022

$

142,702

$

23,774

2023

 

122,157

 

22,123

2024

 

85,912

 

14,404

2025

 

48,427

 

4,974

2026

 

12,197

 

3,135

Thereafter

 

0

 

60,040

Total lease payments

 

411,395

 

128,450

Less: imputed interest

 

(26,890)

 

(49,116)

Present value of lease liabilities

$

384,505

$

79,334

9. Contingencies

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and governmental authorities around the world have implemented measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures along with the threat the virus poses have adversely affected workforces, customers, consumer sentiment, economies and financial markets.

The Company has been impacted by the spread of COVID-19. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business, operations and financial results will continue to evolve in ways that the Company is not fully able to predict at this time.We have experienced customer initiated changes in behavior, actionsby government entities, concerns from our workforce, and reactions from the capital markets.

Although the Company cannot estimate the length or gravity of the impact of COVID-19 at this time, if the pandemic continues, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of future operations, financial position and liquidity in fiscal 2022 and beyond.

CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $ 366$366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense.As refunds are received, they will reduce this amount. We have estimated and recorded the overall effects of the CARES Act and do not anticipate a material change. It is possible future legislation could reduce or delay our ability to carryback these losses.

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Environmental

Compliance with environmental requirements of federal, state and local governments may significantly affect Real Estate’s business operations. Among other things, these requirements regulate the discharge of materials into the air, land and water and govern the use and disposal of hazardous substances. Real Estate is aware of issues regarding hazardous substances on some of its properties. Real Estate regularly makes capital and operating expenditures to stay in compliance with environmental laws and has put in place a remedial plan at each site where it believes such a plan is necessary.

Based upon the information currently available to Real Estate, compliance with the environmental laws and its share of the costs of investigation and cleanup of known hazardous waste sites are not expected to result in a material adverse effect on AMERCO’s financial position or results of operations.

Other

We are named as a defendant in various other litigation and claims arising out of the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, none of these other matters will have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.

10. Related Party Transactions

As set forth in the Company’s Audit Committee Charter and consistent with NASDAQ Listing Rules, our Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) reviews and maintains oversight over related party transactions, which are required to be disclosed under the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Accordingly, all such related party transactions are submitted to the Audit Committee for ongoing review and oversight. Our internal processes are designed to ensure that our legal and finance departments identify and monitor potential related party transactions that may require disclosure and Audit Committee oversight.

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AMERCO has engaged in related party transactions and has continuing related party interests with certain major stockholders, directors and officers of the consolidated group as disclosed below.

SAC Holding Corporation and SAC Holding II Corporation (collectively “SAC Holdings”) were established in order to acquire and develop self-storage properties. These properties are being managed by us pursuant to management agreements. SAC Holdings, Four SAC Self-Storage Corporation, Five SAC Self-Storage Corporation, Galaxy Investments, L.P. and 2015 SAC Self-Storage, LLC are substantially controlled by Blackwater Investments, Inc. (“Blackwater”). Blackwater is wholly owned by Willow Grove Holdings LP (“WGHLP”), which is owned by Mark V. Shoen (a significant stockholder), and various trusts associated with Edward J. Shoen (our Chairman of the Board, President and a significant stockholder) and Mark V. Shoen.

Related Party Revenue

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul management fee revenue from Blackwater

$

6,972

$

6,350

U-Haul management fee revenue from Mercury

 

2,679

 

2,415

 

$

9,651

$

8,765

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul management fee revenue from Blackwater

$

7,428

$

6,644

$

21,580

$

19,142

U-Haul management fee revenue from Mercury

 

1,319

 

1,196

 

5,267

 

4,810

$

8,747

$

7,840

$

26,847

$

23,952

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul management fee revenue from Blackwater

$

14,608

$

12,792

U-Haul management fee revenue from Mercury

 

2,588

 

2,395

 

$

17,196

$

15,187

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We currently manage the self-storage properties owned or leased by Blackwater and Mercury Partners, L.P. (“Mercury”), pursuant to a standard form of management agreement, under which we receive a management fee of between 4 % and 10 % of the gross receipts plus reimbursement for certain expenses. We received management fees, exclusive of reimbursed expenses, of $ 19.427.1 million and $ 17.524.5 million from the above-mentioned entities during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. This management fee is consistent with the fee received for other properties we previously managed for third parties. Mark V. Shoen controls the general partner of Mercury. The limited partner interests of Mercury are owned indirectly by James P. Shoen and various trusts benefitting Edward J. Shoen and James P. Shoen or their descendants.   Mercury holds the option to purchase a portfolio of properties currently leased by Mercury and a U-Haul subsidiary, which option is exercisable in 2024.

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Related Party Costs and Expenses

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul lease expenses to Blackwater

$

611

$

658

$

604

$

658

U-Haul commission expenses to Blackwater

 

26,536

 

20,533

 

21,086

 

18,099

$

27,147

$

21,191

$

21,690

$

18,757

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul lease expenses to Blackwater

$

1,237

$

1,315

U-Haul commission expenses to Blackwater

 

49,416

 

35,865

 

$

50,653

$

37,180

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul lease expenses to Blackwater

$

1,841

$

1,973

U-Haul commission expenses to Blackwater

 

70,502

 

53,964

 

$

72,343

$

55,937

We lease space for marketing company offices, vehicle repair shops and hitch installation centers from subsidiaries of Blackwater. The terms of the leases are similar to the terms of leases for other properties owned by unrelated parties that are leased to us.

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, subsidiaries of Blackwater acted as independent dealers. The financial and other terms of the dealership contracts are substantially identical to the terms of those with our other independent dealers whereby commissions are paid by us based upon equipment rental revenues.

These agreements with subsidiaries of Blackwater, excluding Dealer Agreements, provided revenues of $ 14.621.6 million, expenses of $ 1.21.8 million and cash flows of $ 13.319.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022. Revenues and commission expenses related to the Dealer Agreements were $ 234.6335.3 million and $ 49.470.5 million, respectively, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

Management determined that we do not have a variable interest pursuant to the variable interest entity model under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 – Consolidationin the holding entities of Blackwater based upon management agreements which are with the individual operating entities; therefore, we are precluded from consolidating these entities.

 

Related Party Assets

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul receivable from Blackwater

$

34,189

$

27,116

U-Haul receivable from Mercury

 

4,610

 

9,632

Other (a)

 

(26)

 

(1,353)

 

$

38,773

$

35,395

(a)Timing differences for intercompany balances with insurance subsidiaries resulting from the three-month difference in reporting periods.

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Related Party Assets

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

U-Haul receivable from Blackwater

$

45,804

$

27,116

U-Haul receivable from Mercury

 

9,845

 

9,632

Other (a)

 

582

 

(1,353)

 

$

56,231

$

35,395

(a)Timing differences for intercompany balances with insurance subsidiaries resulting from the three-month difference in reporting periods .

11. Consolidating Financial Information by Industry Segment:

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

 

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the subsidiaries of UHaul and Real Estate,

 

  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its subsidiaries and ARCOA, and

 

  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its subsidiaries.

 

Management tracks revenues separately, but does not report any separate measure of the profitability for rental vehicles, rentals of self-storage spaces and sales of products that are required to be classified as a separate operating segment and accordingly does not present these as separate reportable segments. Deferred income taxes are shown as liabilities on the condensed consolidating statements. The information includes elimination entries necessary to consolidate AMERCO, the parent, with its subsidiaries. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent using the equity method of accounting.

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Consolidating balance sheets by industry segment as of September 30,December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Eliminations

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Eliminations

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

$

0

 

$

2,430,233

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

$

0

 

$

2,327,462

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

 

112,319

 

67,217

 

48,399

 

0

 

 

227,935

 

127,753

 

65,502

 

37,182

 

0

 

 

230,437

Inventories and parts, net

 

142,955

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

142,955

 

166,588

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

166,588

Prepaid expenses

 

202,339

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

202,339

 

211,449

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

211,449

Investments, fixed maturities and marketable equities

 

0

 

292,986

 

2,552,161

 

0

 

 

2,845,147

 

0

 

285,212

 

2,510,230

 

0

 

 

2,795,442

Investments, other

 

20,745

 

105,474

 

445,723

 

0

 

 

571,942

 

20,766

 

118,936

 

462,669

 

0

 

 

602,371

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

0

 

0

 

97,138

 

0

 

 

97,138

 

0

 

0

 

101,770

 

0

 

 

101,770

Other assets

 

48,190

 

755

 

2,681

 

0

 

 

51,626

 

37,916

 

575

 

2,655

 

0

 

 

41,146

Right of use assets - financing, net

 

752,990

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

752,990

 

692,814

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

692,814

Right of use assets - operating, net

 

84,949

 

155

 

133

 

0

 

 

85,237

 

79,211

 

123

 

116

 

0

 

 

79,450

Related party assets

 

55,175

 

8,294

 

14,325

 

(39,021)

(c)

 

38,773

 

71,882

 

7,674

 

14,289

 

(37,614)

(c)

 

56,231

 

3,813,424

 

482,174

 

3,189,738

 

(39,021)

 

 

7,446,315

 

3,662,594

 

486,087

 

3,194,093

 

(37,614)

 

 

7,305,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

738,116

 

0

 

0

 

(738,116)

(b)

 

0

 

736,500

 

0

 

0

 

(736,500)

(b)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

1,172,648

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,172,648

 

1,264,742

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,264,742

Buildings and improvements

 

5,477,544

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

5,477,544

 

5,726,481

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

5,726,481

Furniture and equipment

 

811,337

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

811,337

 

841,957

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

841,957

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

536,814

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

536,814

 

569,150

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

569,150

Rental trucks

 

4,278,732

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,278,732

 

4,425,113

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,425,113

 

12,277,075

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

12,277,075

 

12,827,443

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

12,827,443

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(3,386,162)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,386,162)

 

(3,544,525)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,544,525)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

8,890,913

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

8,890,913

 

9,282,918

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

9,282,918

Total assets

$

13,442,453

$

482,174

$

3,189,738

$

(777,137)

 

$

16,337,228

$

13,682,012

$

486,087

$

3,194,093

$

(774,114)

 

$

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate investment in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany receivables and payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidating balance sheets by industry segment as of September 30,December 31, 2021, continued:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

685,563

$

3,575

$

5,146

$

0

 

$

694,284

$

625,504

$

3,687

$

5,604

$

0

 

$

634,795

Notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

 

5,324,373

 

0

 

10,905

 

0

 

 

5,335,278

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

5,397,856

Operating lease liability

 

84,905

 

152

 

142

 

0

 

 

85,199

 

79,086

 

124

 

124

 

0

 

 

79,334

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

442,160

 

179,116

 

395,229

 

0

 

 

1,016,505

 

428,029

 

176,955

 

398,911

 

0

 

 

1,003,895

Liabilities from investment contracts

 

0

 

0

 

2,276,829

 

0

 

 

2,276,829

 

0

 

0

 

2,302,591

 

0

 

 

2,302,591

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

0

 

3,476

 

7,467

 

0

 

 

10,943

 

0

 

3,759

 

5,851

 

0

 

 

9,610

Deferred income

 

51,212

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

51,212

 

43,352

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

43,352

Deferred income taxes, net

 

1,277,383

 

13,152

 

21,746

 

0

 

 

1,312,281

 

1,271,449

 

12,702

 

17,078

 

0

 

 

1,301,229

Related party liabilities

 

25,956

 

3,600

 

13,261

 

(42,817)

(c)

 

0

 

25,145

 

3,414

 

12,880

 

(41,439)

(c)

 

0

Total liabilities

 

7,891,552

 

203,071

 

2,730,725

 

(42,817)

 

 

10,782,531

 

7,870,421

 

200,641

 

2,743,039

 

(41,439)

 

 

10,772,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series preferred stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Series B preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Series A common stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Common stock

 

10,497

 

3,301

 

2,500

 

(5,801)

(b)

 

10,497

 

10,497

 

3,301

 

2,500

 

(5,801)

(b)

 

10,497

Additional paid-in capital

 

454,029

 

91,120

 

26,271

 

(117,601)

(b)

 

453,819

 

454,029

 

91,120

 

26,271

 

(117,601)

(b)

 

453,819

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

70,411

 

19,692

 

112,519

 

(128,415)

(b)

 

74,207

 

59,439

 

18,405

 

101,787

 

(116,367)

(b)

 

63,264

Retained earnings

 

5,693,614

 

164,990

 

317,723

 

(482,503)

(b)

 

5,693,824

 

5,965,276

 

172,620

 

320,496

 

(492,906)

(b)

 

5,965,486

Cost of common stock in treasury, net

 

(525,653)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(525,653)

 

(525,653)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(525,653)

Cost of preferred stock in treasury, net

 

(151,997)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(151,997)

 

(151,997)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(151,997)

Total stockholders' equity

 

5,550,901

 

279,103

 

459,013

 

(734,320)

 

 

5,554,697

 

5,811,591

 

285,446

 

451,054

 

(732,675)

 

 

5,815,416

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

13,442,453

$

482,174

$

3,189,738

$

(777,137)

 

$

16,337,228

$

13,682,012

$

486,087

$

3,194,093

$

(774,114)

 

$

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate investment in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany receivables and payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidating balance sheets by industry segment as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Eliminations

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

 

 

Assets:

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$  

1,010,275

$  

5,658

$  

178,079

$  

0

 

$  

1,194,012

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

 

118,741

 

67,069

 

38,616

 

0

 

 

224,426

Inventories and parts, net

 

105,577

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

105,577

Prepaid expenses

 

469,144

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

469,144

Investments, fixed maturities and marketable equities

 

0

 

295,753

 

2,399,903

 

0

 

 

2,695,656

Investments, other

 

20,733

 

90,412

 

378,614

 

0

 

 

489,759

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

0

 

0

 

89,749

 

0

 

 

89,749

Other assets

 

44,763

 

436

 

2,531

 

0

 

 

47,730

Right of use assets - financing, net

 

877,038

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

877,038

Right of use assets - operating, net

 

92,245

 

92

 

168

 

0

 

 

92,505

Related party assets

 

54,042

 

6,854

 

13,850

 

(39,351)

(c)

 

35,395

 

 

2,792,558

 

466,274

 

3,101,510

 

(39,351)

 

 

6,320,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

741,860

 

0

 

0

 

(741,860)

(b)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

1,075,813

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,075,813

Buildings and improvements

 

5,163,705

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

5,163,705

Furniture and equipment

 

786,505

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

786,505

Rental trailers and other rental equipment

 

477,921

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

477,921

Rental trucks

 

3,909,724

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,909,724

 

 

11,413,668

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

11,413,668

Less:   Accumulated depreciation

 

(3,083,053)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,083,053)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

8,330,615

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

8,330,615

Total assets

$  

11,865,033

$  

466,274

$  

3,101,510

$  

(781,211)

 

$  

14,651,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate investment in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany receivables and payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)


Consolidating balance sheets by industry segment as of March 31, 2021, continued:

 

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

636,257

$

2,029

$

7,289

$

0

 

$

645,575

Notes, loans and finance leases payable, net

 

4,657,720

 

0

 

11,187

 

0

 

 

4,668,907

Operating lease liability

 

92,236

 

96

 

178

 

0

 

 

92,510

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

427,073

 

178,942

 

391,686

 

0

 

 

997,701

Liabilities from investment contracts

 

0

 

0

 

2,161,530

 

0

 

 

2,161,530

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

0

 

3,698

 

8,722

 

0

 

 

12,420

Deferred income

 

42,592

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

42,592

Deferred income taxes, net

 

1,136,149

 

13,046

 

29,294

 

0

 

 

1,178,489

Related party liabilities

 

25,413

 

5,821

 

12,406

 

(43,640)

(c)

 

0

Total liabilities

 

7,017,440

 

203,632

 

2,622,292

 

(43,640)

 

 

9,799,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series preferred stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Series B preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Series A common stock

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

Common stock

 

10,497

 

3,301

 

2,500

 

(5,801)

(b)

 

10,497

Additional paid-in capital

 

454,029

 

91,120

 

26,271

 

(117,601)

(b)

 

453,819

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

102,568

 

22,546

 

140,817

 

(159,074)

(b)

 

106,857

Retained earnings

 

4,958,149

 

145,675

 

309,630

 

(455,095)

(b)

 

4,958,359

Cost of common stock in treasury, net

 

(525,653)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(525,653)

Cost of preferred stock in treasury, net

 

(151,997)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(151,997)

Total stockholders' equity

 

4,847,593

 

262,642

 

479,218

 

(737,571)

 

 

4,851,882

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

11,865,033

$

466,274

$

3,101,510

$

(781,211)

 

$

14,651,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate investment in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany receivables and payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)


Consolidating statement of operations by industry segment for the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

1,180,329

$

0

$

0

$

(1,268)

(c)

$

1,179,061

$

977,052

$

0

$

0

$

(1,500)

(c)

$

975,552

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

153,485

 

159,424

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

159,424

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

92,191

 

75,402

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

75,402

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

8,747

 

9,651

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

9,651

Life insurance premiums

 

0

 

0

 

28,913

 

0

 

 

28,913

 

0

 

0

 

27,010

 

0

 

 

27,010

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

0

 

23,357

 

0

 

(858)

(c)

 

22,499

 

0

 

26,477

 

0

 

(859)

(c)

 

25,618

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

6,182

 

30,942

 

(1,019)

(b)

 

36,780

 

666

 

3,343

 

28,182

 

(1,007)

(b)

 

31,184

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

0

 

1,130

 

(124)

(b)

 

142,578

 

99,385

 

0

 

1,225

 

(115)

(b)

 

100,495

Total revenues

 

1,576,999

 

29,539

 

60,985

 

(3,269)

 

 

1,664,254

 

1,321,580

 

29,820

 

56,417

 

(3,481)

 

 

1,404,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

682,329

 

10,768

 

5,223

 

(2,246)

(b,c)

 

696,074

 

642,900

 

12,198

 

5,465

 

(2,468)

(b,c)

 

658,095

Commission expenses

 

127,896

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

127,896

 

105,155

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

105,155

Cost of sales

 

66,491

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

66,491

 

57,042

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

57,042

Benefits and losses

 

0

 

3,560

 

41,070

 

0

 

 

44,630

 

0

 

7,892

 

39,374

 

0

 

 

47,266

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

6,750

 

0

 

 

6,750

 

0

 

0

 

7,947

 

0

 

 

7,947

Lease expense

 

8,024

 

22

 

29

 

(634)

(b)

 

7,441

 

7,917

 

73

 

28

 

(624)

(b)

 

7,394

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal

 

135,748

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

135,748

 

103,736

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

103,736

Net losses on disposal of real estate

 

523

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

523

 

977

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

977

Total costs and expenses

 

1,021,011

 

14,350

 

53,072

 

(2,880)

 

 

1,085,553

 

917,727

 

20,163

 

52,814

 

(3,092)

 

 

987,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

15,189

 

7,913

 

(389)

 

 

578,701

 

403,853

 

9,657

 

3,603

 

(389)

 

 

416,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

18,289

 

0

 

0

 

(18,289)

(d)

 

0

 

10,403

 

0

 

0

 

(10,403)

(d)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

574,277

 

15,189

 

7,913

 

(18,678)

 

 

578,701

 

414,256

 

9,657

 

3,603

 

(10,792)

 

 

416,724

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(280)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(280)

 

(280)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(280)

Interest expense

 

(39,814)

 

0

 

(120)

 

389

(b)

 

(39,545)

 

(44,311)

 

0

 

(120)

 

389

(b)

 

(44,042)

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

(956)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(956)

Pretax earnings

 

534,183

 

15,189

 

7,793

 

(18,289)

 

 

538,876

 

368,709

 

9,657

 

3,483

 

(10,403)

 

 

371,446

Income tax expense

 

(124,285)

 

(3,176)

 

(1,517)

 

0

 

 

(128,978)

 

(87,243)

 

(2,027)

 

(710)

 

0

 

 

(89,980)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

409,898

$

12,013

$

6,276

$

(18,289)

 

$

409,898

$

281,466

$

7,630

$

2,773

$

(10,403)

 

$

281,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the quarter ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the quarter ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate intercompany lease / interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Eliminate equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)


Consolidating statements of operations by industry segment for the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

931,814

$

0

$

0

$

(784)

(c)

$

931,030

$

809,371

$

0

$

0

$

(1,156)

(c)

$

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

115,273

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

115,273

 

123,024

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

98,628

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

98,628

 

74,586

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

7,840

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

7,840

 

8,765

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

0

 

0

 

31,057

 

0

 

 

31,057

 

0

 

0

 

29,993

 

0

 

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

0

 

16,721

 

0

 

(852)

(c)

 

15,869

 

0

 

20,706

 

0

 

(773)

(c)

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

595

 

5,952

 

27,651

 

(865)

(b)

 

33,333

 

524

 

5,934

 

30,092

 

(970)

(b)

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

91,168

 

0

 

852

 

(142)

(b)

 

91,878

 

69,011

 

0

 

992

 

(117)

(b)

 

69,886

Total revenues

 

1,245,318

 

22,673

 

59,560

 

(2,643)

 

 

1,324,908

 

1,085,281

 

26,640

 

61,077

 

(3,016)

 

 

1,169,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

562,798

 

8,166

 

4,893

 

(1,774)

(b,c)

 

574,083

 

526,884

 

10,072

 

5,027

 

(2,041)

(b,c)

 

539,942

Commission expenses

 

99,365

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

99,365

 

86,891

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

86,891

Cost of sales

 

60,933

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

60,933

 

45,752

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

45,752

Benefits and losses

 

0

 

2,438

 

43,014

 

0

 

 

45,452

 

0

 

4,908

 

40,723

 

0

 

 

45,631

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

5,552

 

0

 

 

5,552

 

0

 

0

 

6,572

 

0

 

 

6,572

Lease expense

 

7,403

 

0

 

61

 

(594)

(b)

 

6,870

 

8,024

 

169

 

31

 

(702)

(b)

 

7,522

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal

 

137,438

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

137,438

 

152,602

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

152,602

Net losses on disposal of real estate

 

3,425

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,425

 

1,124

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,124

Total costs and expenses

 

871,362

 

10,604

 

53,520

 

(2,368)

 

 

933,118

 

821,277

 

15,149

 

52,353

 

(2,743)

 

 

886,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

373,956

 

12,069

 

6,040

 

(275)

 

 

391,790

 

264,004

 

11,491

 

8,724

 

(273)

 

 

283,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

14,338

 

0

 

0

 

(14,338)

(d)

 

0

 

16,117

 

0

 

0

 

(16,117)

(d)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

388,294

 

12,069

 

6,040

 

(14,613)

 

 

391,790

 

280,121

 

11,491

 

8,724

 

(16,390)

 

 

283,946

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(246)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(246)

 

(247)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(247)

Interest expense

 

(40,800)

 

0

 

0

 

275

(b)

 

(40,525)

 

(42,401)

 

0

 

0

 

273

(b)

 

(42,128)

Pretax earnings

 

347,248

 

12,069

 

6,040

 

(14,338)

 

 

351,019

 

237,473

 

11,491

 

8,724

 

(16,117)

 

 

241,571

Income tax expense

 

(80,883)

 

(2,554)

 

(1,217)

 

0

 

 

(84,654)

 

(54,488)

 

(2,405)

 

(1,693)

 

0

 

 

(58,586)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

266,365

$

9,515

$

4,823

$

(14,338)

 

$

266,365

$

182,985

$

9,086

$

7,031

$

(16,117)

 

$

182,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the quarter ended June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the quarter ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate intercompany lease / interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Eliminate equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating statements of operations by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

2,216,542

$

0

$

0

$

(2,104)

(c)

$

2,214,438

$

3,193,594

$

0

$

0

$

(3,604)

(c)

$

3,189,990

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

290,878

 

450,302

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

450,302

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

197,076

 

272,478

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

272,478

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

17,196

 

26,847

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

26,847

Life insurance premiums

 

0

 

0

 

57,618

 

0

 

 

57,618

 

0

 

0

 

84,628

 

0

 

 

84,628

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

0

 

40,800

 

0

 

(1,432)

(c)

 

39,368

 

0

 

67,277

 

0

 

(2,291)

(c)

 

64,986

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

12,195

 

60,266

 

(2,037)

(b)

 

71,779

 

2,021

 

15,538

 

88,448

 

(3,044)

(b)

 

102,963

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

0

 

1,760

 

(209)

(b)

 

248,757

 

346,591

 

0

 

2,985

 

(324)

(b)

 

349,252

Total revenues

 

2,970,253

 

52,995

 

119,644

 

(5,782)

 

 

3,137,110

 

4,291,833

 

82,815

 

176,061

 

(9,263)

 

 

4,541,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

1,284,160

 

19,581

 

10,598

 

(3,736)

(b,c)

 

1,310,603

 

1,927,060

 

31,779

 

16,063

 

(6,204)

(b,c)

 

1,968,698

Commission expenses

 

241,045

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

241,045

 

346,200

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

346,200

Cost of sales

 

136,406

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

136,406

 

193,448

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

193,448

Benefits and losses

 

0

 

8,787

 

83,141

 

0

 

 

91,928

 

0

 

16,679

 

122,515

 

0

 

 

139,194

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

15,573

 

0

 

 

15,573

 

0

 

0

 

23,520

 

0

 

 

23,520

Lease expense

 

16,101

 

206

 

53

 

(1,272)

(b)

 

15,088

 

24,018

 

279

 

81

 

(1,896)

(b)

 

22,482

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal

 

257,465

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

257,465

 

361,201

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

361,201

Net gains on disposal of real estate

 

(3,907)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,907)

 

(2,930)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(2,930)

Total costs and expenses

 

1,931,270

 

28,574

 

109,365

 

(5,008)

 

 

2,064,201

 

2,848,997

 

48,737

 

162,179

 

(8,100)

 

 

3,051,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

24,421

 

10,279

 

(774)

 

 

1,072,909

 

1,442,836

 

34,078

 

13,882

 

(1,163)

 

 

1,489,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

27,408

 

0

 

0

 

(27,408)

(d)

 

0

 

37,811

 

0

 

0

 

(37,811)

(d)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

1,066,391

 

24,421

 

10,279

 

(28,182)

 

 

1,072,909

 

1,480,647

 

34,078

 

13,882

 

(38,974)

 

 

1,489,633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(560)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(560)

 

(840)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(840)

Interest expense

 

(79,257)

 

0

 

(240)

 

774

(b)

 

(78,723)

 

(123,568)

 

0

 

(360)

 

1,163

(b)

 

(122,765)

Fees on early extinguishment of debt

 

(956)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(956)

Pretax earnings

 

986,574

 

24,421

 

10,039

 

(27,408)

 

 

993,626

 

1,355,283

 

34,078

 

13,522

 

(37,811)

 

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

(231,501)

 

(5,106)

 

(1,946)

 

0

 

 

(238,553)

 

(318,744)

 

(7,133)

 

(2,656)

 

0

 

 

(328,533)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

755,073

$

19,315

$

8,093

$

(27,408)

 

$

755,073

$

1,036,539

$

26,945

$

10,866

$

(37,811)

 

$

1,036,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the six months ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate intercompany lease / interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Eliminate equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating statements of operations by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

1,586,727

$

0

$

0

$

(1,412)

(c)

$

1,585,315

$

2,396,098

$

0

$

0

$

(2,568)

(c)

$

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

224,228

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

224,228

 

347,252

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

189,978

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

189,978

 

264,564

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

15,187

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

15,187

 

23,952

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

0

 

0

 

61,965

 

0

 

 

61,965

 

0

 

0

 

91,958

 

0

 

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

0

 

31,228

 

0

 

(1,625)

(c)

 

29,603

 

0

 

51,934

 

0

 

(2,398)

(c)

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

1,257

 

5,079

 

45,657

 

(1,678)

(b)

 

50,315

 

1,781

 

11,013

 

75,749

 

(2,648)

(b)

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

154,241

 

0

 

1,591

 

(278)

(b)

 

155,554

 

223,252

 

0

 

2,583

 

(395)

(b)

 

225,440

Total revenues

 

2,171,618

 

36,307

 

109,213

 

(4,993)

 

 

2,312,145

 

3,256,899

 

62,947

 

170,290

 

(8,009)

 

 

3,482,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

1,042,879

 

16,991

 

10,181

 

(3,306)

(b,c)

 

1,066,745

 

1,569,763

 

27,063

 

15,208

 

(5,347)

(b,c)

 

1,606,687

Commission expenses

 

168,540

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

168,540

 

255,431

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

255,431

Cost of sales

 

113,764

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

113,764

 

159,516

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

159,516

Benefits and losses

 

0

 

6,468

 

78,561

 

0

 

 

85,029

 

0

 

11,376

 

119,284

 

0

 

 

130,660

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

12,440

 

0

 

 

12,440

 

0

 

0

 

19,012

 

0

 

 

19,012

Lease expense

 

14,540

 

1

 

71

 

(1,139)

(b)

 

13,473

 

22,564

 

170

 

102

 

(1,841)

(b)

 

20,995

Depreciation, net of gains on disposal

 

303,109

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

303,109

 

455,711

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

455,711

Net losses on disposal of real estate

 

3,169

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,169

 

4,293

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,293

Total costs and expenses

 

1,646,001

 

23,460

 

101,253

 

(4,445)

 

 

1,766,269

 

2,467,278

 

38,609

 

153,606

 

(7,188)

 

 

2,652,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

525,617

 

12,847

 

7,960

 

(548)

 

 

545,876

 

789,621

 

24,338

 

16,684

 

(821)

 

 

829,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

16,733

 

0

 

0

 

(16,733)

(d)

 

0

 

32,850

 

0

 

0

 

(32,850)

(d)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations

 

542,350

 

12,847

 

7,960

 

(17,281)

 

 

545,876

 

822,471

 

24,338

 

16,684

 

(33,671)

 

 

829,822

Other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

(493)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(493)

 

(740)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(740)

Interest expense

 

(80,594)

 

0

 

0

 

548

(b)

 

(80,046)

 

(122,995)

 

0

 

0

 

821

(b)

 

(122,174)

Pretax earnings

 

461,263

 

12,847

 

7,960

 

(16,733)

 

 

465,337

 

698,736

 

24,338

 

16,684

 

(32,850)

 

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

(107,172)

 

(2,716)

 

(1,358)

 

0

 

 

(111,246)

 

(161,660)

 

(5,121)

 

(3,051)

 

0

 

 

(169,832)

Earnings available to common stockholders

$

354,091

$

10,131

$

6,602

$

(16,733)

 

$

354,091

$

537,076

$

19,217

$

13,633

$

(32,850)

 

$

537,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the six months ended June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Eliminate intercompany lease / interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Eliminate intercompany premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Eliminate equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating cash flow statements by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty

Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Elimination

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty

Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Elimination

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Net earnings

$  

755,073

$  

19,315

$  

8,093

$  

(27,408)

 

$  

755,073

$  

1,036,539

$  

26,945

$  

10,866

$  

(37,811)

 

$  

1,036,539

Earnings from consolidated entities

 

(27,408)

 

0

 

0

 

27,408

 

 

0

 

(37,811)

 

0

 

0

 

37,811

 

 

0

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to the cash provided by operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

343,863

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

343,863

 

519,181

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

519,181

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

15,573

 

0

 

 

15,573

 

0

 

0

 

23,520

 

0

 

 

23,520

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to investments, net

 

0

 

754

 

8,397

 

0

 

 

9,151

 

0

 

1,326

 

13,160

 

0

 

 

14,486

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,791

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

2,791

 

4,200

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,200

Interest credited to policyholders

 

0

 

0

 

31,894

 

0

 

 

31,894

 

0

 

0

 

47,181

 

0

 

 

47,181

Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables

 

253

 

(30)

 

(1)

 

0

 

 

222

 

1,413

 

(174)

 

4

 

0

 

 

1,243

Change in allowance for inventories and parts reserve

 

8,352

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

8,352

 

9,799

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

9,799

Net gains on disposal of personal property

 

(86,398)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(86,398)

 

(157,980)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(157,980)

Net gains on disposal of real estate

 

(3,907)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,907)

 

(2,930)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(2,930)

Net gains on sales of investments

 

0

 

(207)

 

(3,225)

 

0

 

 

(3,432)

 

0

 

(223)

 

(3,272)

 

0

 

 

(3,495)

Net gains on equity investments

 

0

 

(4,342)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(4,342)

 

0

 

(3,695)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,695)

Deferred income taxes

 

140,780

 

865

 

(2,729)

 

0

 

 

138,916

 

134,541

 

763

 

(4,544)

 

0

 

 

130,760

Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables

 

6,159

 

(148)

 

(9,782)

 

0

 

 

(3,771)

 

(10,403)

 

1,567

 

1,465

 

0

 

 

(7,371)

Inventories and parts

 

(45,718)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(45,718)

 

(70,796)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(70,796)

Prepaid expenses

 

266,780

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

266,780

 

257,591

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

257,591

Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

(17,807)

 

0

 

 

(17,807)

 

0

 

0

 

(25,703)

 

0

 

 

(25,703)

Other assets

 

(1,033)

 

(179)

 

(115)

 

0

 

 

(1,327)

 

1,213

 

72

 

(107)

 

0

 

 

1,178

Related party assets

 

(1,161)

 

(1,563)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(2,724)

 

(17,870)

 

(813)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(18,683)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

89,479

 

1,547

 

522

 

0

 

 

91,548

 

30,634

 

1,659

 

965

 

0

 

 

33,258

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

15,250

 

174

 

3,544

 

0

 

 

18,968

 

1,172

 

(1,987)

 

7,226

 

0

 

 

6,411

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

0

 

(222)

 

(1,255)

 

0

 

 

(1,477)

 

0

 

61

 

(2,871)

 

0

 

 

(2,810)

Deferred income

 

8,626

 

0

 

(1,034)

 

0

 

 

7,592

 

687

 

0

 

(1,213)

 

0

 

 

(526)

Related party liabilities

 

543

 

(2,098)

 

855

 

0

 

 

(700)

 

(267)

 

(2,414)

 

474

 

0

 

 

(2,207)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,472,324

 

13,866

 

32,930

 

0

 

 

1,519,120

 

1,698,913

 

23,087

 

67,151

 

0

 

 

1,789,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow deposits

 

(2,341)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(2,341)

 

5,695

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

5,695

Purchases of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

(1,039,688)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(1,039,688)

 

(1,652,984)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(1,652,984)

Short term investments

 

0

 

(21,669)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(21,669)

 

0

 

(31,074)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(31,074)

Fixed maturities investments

 

0

 

(7,749)

 

(407,891)

 

0

 

 

(415,640)

 

0

 

(7,749)

 

(440,534)

 

0

 

 

(448,283)

Equity securities

 

0

 

0

 

(36)

 

0

 

 

(36)

 

0

 

0

 

(1,380)

 

0

 

 

(1,380)

Preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

(8,000)

 

0

 

 

(8,000)

 

0

 

0

 

(8,000)

 

0

 

 

(8,000)

Real estate

 

(12)

 

0

 

(112)

 

0

 

 

(124)

 

(33)

 

0

 

(157)

 

0

 

 

(190)

Mortgage loans

 

(12)

 

(10,700)

 

(96,251)

 

0

 

 

(106,963)

 

0

 

(19,132)

 

(112,501)

 

0

 

 

(131,633)

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

306,946

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

306,946

 

483,783

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

483,783

Short term investments

 

0

 

16,594

 

79

 

0

 

 

16,673

 

0

 

20,608

 

61

 

0

 

 

20,669

Fixed maturities investments

 

0

 

10,728

 

219,315

 

0

 

 

230,043

 

0

 

13,816

 

270,531

 

0

 

 

284,347

Equity securities

 

0

 

0

 

1,894

 

0

 

 

1,894

 

0

 

0

 

2,026

 

0

 

 

2,026

Preferred stock

 

0

 

2,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

2,000

Mortgage loans

 

0

 

565

 

26,047

 

0

 

 

26,612

 

0

 

851

 

27,213

 

0

 

 

28,064

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(735,107)

 

(12,231)

 

(264,955)

 

0

 

 

(1,012,293)

 

(1,163,539)

 

(20,680)

 

(262,741)

 

0

 

 

(1,446,960)

 

(page 1 of 2)

 

(page 1 of 2)

(a) Balance for the period ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balance for the period ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating cash flow statements by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Insurance (a)

Property & Casualty

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Elimination

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Insurance (a)

Property & Casualty

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Elimination

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Borrowings from credit facilities

 

987,048

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

987,048

 

1,202,412

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,202,412

Principal repayments on credit facilities

 

(226,791)

 

0

 

(281)

 

0

 

 

(227,072)

 

(322,232)

 

0

 

(11,187)

 

0

 

 

(333,419)

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

(2,092)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(2,092)

 

(8,006)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(8,006)

Finance lease payments

 

(87,500)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(87,500)

 

(129,150)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(129,150)

Common stock dividend paid

 

(19,608)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(19,608)

 

(29,412)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(29,412)

Investment contract deposits

 

0

 

0

 

199,426

 

0

 

 

199,426

 

0

 

0

 

271,657

 

0

 

 

271,657

Investment contract withdrawals

 

0

 

0

 

(116,021)

 

0

 

 

(116,021)

 

0

 

0

 

(177,777)

 

0

 

 

(177,777)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

651,057

 

0

 

83,124

 

0

 

 

734,181

 

713,612

 

0

 

82,693

 

0

 

 

796,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate on cash

 

(4,787)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(4,787)

 

(5,046)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(5,046)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,383,487

 

1,635

 

(148,901)

 

0

 

 

1,236,221

 

1,243,940

 

2,407

 

(112,897)

 

0

 

 

1,133,450

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,010,275

 

5,658

 

178,079

 

0

 

 

1,194,012

 

1,010,275

 

5,658

 

178,079

 

0

 

 

1,194,012

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$  

2,393,762

$  

7,293

$  

29,178

$  

0

 

$  

2,430,233

$  

2,254,215

$  

8,065

$  

65,182

$  

0

 

$  

2,327,462

 

(page 2 of 2)

 

(page 2 of 2)

(a) Balance for the period ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balance for the period ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating cash flow statements by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty

Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Elimination

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

Moving & Storage

Consolidated

 

Property & Casualty

Insurance (a)

 

Life

Insurance (a)

 

Elimination

 

 

AMERCO

Consolidated

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Net earnings

$  

354,091

$  

10,131

$  

6,602

$  

(16,733)

 

$  

354,091

$  

537,076

$  

19,217

$  

13,633

$  

(32,850)

 

$  

537,076

Earnings from consolidated entities

 

(16,733)

 

0

 

0

 

16,733

 

 

0

 

(32,850)

 

0

 

0

 

32,850

 

 

0

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

332,240

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

332,240

 

495,794

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

495,794

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

12,440

 

0

 

 

12,440

 

0

 

0

 

19,012

 

0

 

 

19,012

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to investments, net

 

0

 

786

 

6,140

 

0

 

 

6,926

 

0

 

1,180

 

9,017

 

0

 

 

10,197

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,755

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

2,755

 

4,645

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,645

Interest credited to policyholders

 

0

 

0

 

24,241

 

0

 

 

24,241

 

0

 

0

 

38,672

 

0

 

 

38,672

Change in allowance for losses on trade receivables

 

(139)

 

0

 

(1)

 

0

 

 

(140)

 

(573)

 

0

 

(1)

 

0

 

 

(574)

Change in allowance for inventories and parts reserve

 

106

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

106

 

3,259

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,259

Net gains on disposal of personal property

 

(29,131)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(29,131)

 

(40,083)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(40,083)

Net losses on disposal of real estate

 

3,169

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,169

 

4,293

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

4,293

Net gains on sales of investments

 

0

 

(28)

 

(1,260)

 

0

 

 

(1,288)

 

0

 

(86)

 

(5,558)

 

0

 

 

(5,644)

Net losses on equity investments

 

0

 

2,254

 

0

 

0

 

 

2,254

 

0

 

669

 

0

 

0

 

 

669

Deferred income taxes

 

79,947

 

804

 

(553)

 

0

 

 

80,198

 

116,099

 

1,685

 

(759)

 

0

 

 

117,025

Net change in other operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables

 

(19,696)

 

1,848

 

(10,440)

 

0

 

 

(28,288)

 

(39,327)

 

5,880

 

(6,052)

 

0

 

 

(39,499)

Inventories and parts

 

386

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

386

 

(6,349)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(6,349)

Prepaid expenses

 

116,064

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

116,064

 

112,428

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

112,428

Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

0

 

0

 

(13,404)

 

0

 

 

(13,404)

 

0

 

0

 

(24,903)

 

0

 

 

(24,903)

Other assets

 

(181)

 

10

 

(382)

 

0

 

 

(553)

 

30,337

 

286

 

(503)

 

0

 

 

30,120

Related party assets

 

1,918

 

867

 

0

 

0

 

 

2,785

 

(20,643)

 

(151)

 

0

 

0

 

 

(20,794)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

114,195

 

(2,618)

 

912

 

0

 

 

112,489

 

96,269

 

(2,106)

 

2,988

 

0

 

 

97,151

Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable

 

14,300

 

(5,748)

 

8,023

 

0

 

 

16,575

 

10,526

 

(8,824)

 

12,394

 

0

 

 

14,096

Other policyholders' funds and liabilities

 

0

 

(5,093)

 

329

 

0

 

 

(4,764)

 

0

 

(5,671)

 

30,348

 

0

 

 

24,677

Deferred income

 

10,245

 

0

 

2,992

 

0

 

 

13,237

 

5,483

 

0

 

1,368

 

0

 

 

6,851

Related party liabilities

 

1,652

 

(135)

 

(1,563)

 

0

 

 

(46)

 

749

 

(946)

 

(1,369)

 

0

 

 

(1,566)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

965,188

 

3,078

 

34,076

 

0

 

 

1,002,342

 

1,277,133

 

11,133

 

88,287

 

0

 

 

1,376,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow deposits

 

1,266

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,266

 

(1,978)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(1,978)

Purchases of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

(662,259)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(662,259)

 

(961,995)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(961,995)

Short term investments

 

0

 

(19,204)

 

(18)

 

0

 

 

(19,222)

 

0

 

(38,789)

 

(1)

 

0

 

 

(38,790)

Fixed maturities investments

 

0

 

(3,505)

 

(157,250)

 

0

 

 

(160,755)

 

0

 

(10,438)

 

(341,869)

 

0

 

 

(352,307)

Equity securities

 

0

 

0

 

(719)

 

0

 

 

(719)

 

0

 

0

 

(838)

 

0

 

 

(838)

Preferred stock

 

0

 

0

 

(13,111)

 

0

 

 

(13,111)

 

–

 

–

 

(16,144)

 

–

 

 

(16,144)

Real estate

 

0

 

0

 

(223)

 

0

 

 

(223)

 

0

 

0

 

(274)

 

0

 

 

(274)

Mortgage loans

 

0

 

(14,145)

 

(58,171)

 

0

 

 

(72,316)

 

0

 

(14,780)

 

(77,501)

 

0

 

 

(92,281)

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

314,335

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

314,335

 

434,860

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

434,860

Short term investments

 

0

 

23,180

 

0

 

0

 

 

23,180

 

0

 

38,830

 

0

 

0

 

 

38,830

Fixed maturities investments

 

0

 

8,730

 

217,926

 

0

 

 

226,656

 

0

 

14,217

 

317,190

 

0

 

 

331,407

Equity securities

 

0

 

0

 

72

 

0

 

 

72

 

0

 

0

 

72

 

0

 

 

72

Preferred stock

 

0

 

1,200

 

0

 

0

 

 

1,200

Mortgage loans

 

0

 

555

 

2,664

 

0

 

 

3,219

 

0

 

879

 

3,865

 

0

 

 

4,744

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(346,658)

 

(4,389)

 

(8,830)

 

0

 

 

(359,877)

 

(529,113)

 

(8,881)

 

(115,500)

 

0

 

 

(653,494)

 

(page 1 of 2)

 

(page 1 of 2)

(a) Balance for the period ended June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balance for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Consolidating cash flow statements by industry segment for the sixnine months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Casualty

Insurance (a)

Property &

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Elimination

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

Consolidated

Moving & Storage

 

Casualty

Insurance (a)

Property &

 

Insurance (a)

Life

 

Elimination

 

 

Consolidated

AMERCO

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Borrowings from credit facilities

 

576,123

 

0

 

9,600

 

0

 

 

585,723

 

780,932

 

0

 

9,600

 

0

 

 

790,532

Principal repayments on credit facilities

 

(377,062)

 

0

 

(9,717)

 

0

 

 

(386,779)

 

(558,280)

 

0

 

(9,788)

 

0

 

 

(568,068)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(3,477)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(3,477)

 

(5,020)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(5,020)

Finance lease payments

 

(122,720)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(122,720)

 

(173,520)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(173,520)

Common stock dividend paid

 

(9,804)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(9,804)

 

(49,019)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

(49,019)

Net contribution from (to) related party

 

18,599

 

0

 

(18,599)

 

0

 

 

0

 

41,199

 

0

 

(18,599)

 

0

 

 

22,600

Investment contract deposits

 

0

 

0

 

114,288

 

0

 

 

114,288

 

0

 

0

 

326,055

 

0

 

 

326,055

Investment contract withdrawals

 

0

 

0

 

(102,466)

 

0

 

 

(102,466)

 

0

 

0

 

(169,008)

 

0

 

 

(169,008)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

81,659

 

0

 

(6,894)

 

0

 

 

74,765

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

36,292

 

0

 

138,260

 

0

 

 

174,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate on cash

 

3,986

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

3,986

 

6,877

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

6,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

704,175

 

(1,311)

 

18,352

 

0

 

 

721,216

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

791,189

 

2,252

 

111,047

 

0

 

 

904,488

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

459,078

 

4,794

 

30,480

 

0

 

 

494,352

 

459,078

 

4,794

 

30,480

 

0

 

 

494,352

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$  

1,163,253

$  

3,483

$  

48,832

$  

0

 

$  

1,215,568

$  

1,250,267

$  

7,046

$  

141,527

$  

0

 

$  

1,398,840

 

(page 2 of 2)

 

(page 2 of 2)

(a) Balance for the period ended June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Balance for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

12. Industry Segment and Geographic Area Data

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

$

630

$  

564

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

106

 

34

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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65

s)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – Financial Instruments.(continued)

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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s)

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,576,830

$

87,424

$

1,664,254

$

1,334,131

$

70,205

$

1,404,336

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

141,956

 

1,065

 

143,021

 

110,383

 

2,277

 

112,660

Interest expense

 

38,588

 

957

 

39,545

 

43,140

 

902

 

44,042

Pretax earnings

 

521,658

 

17,218

 

538,876

 

360,449

 

10,997

 

371,446

Income tax expense

 

124,620

 

4,358

 

128,978

 

87,135

 

2,845

 

89,980

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,261,235

$

63,673

$

1,324,908

$

1,114,816

$

55,166

$

1,169,982

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

144,222

 

2,193

 

146,415

 

158,844

 

1,454

 

160,298

Interest expense

 

39,983

 

542

 

40,525

 

41,378

 

750

 

42,128

Pretax earnings

 

340,200

 

10,819

 

351,019

 

233,163

 

8,408

 

241,571

Income tax expense

 

81,624

 

3,030

 

84,654

 

56,237

 

2,349

 

58,586

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

66

65

s)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

66

65

s)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

66

65

s)

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,576,830

$

87,424

$

1,664,254

$

1,334,131

$

70,205

$

1,404,336

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

141,956

 

1,065

 

143,021

 

110,383

 

2,277

 

112,660

Interest expense

 

38,588

 

957

 

39,545

 

43,140

 

902

 

44,042

Pretax earnings

 

521,658

 

17,218

 

538,876

 

360,449

 

10,997

 

371,446

Income tax expense

 

124,620

 

4,358

 

128,978

 

87,135

 

2,845

 

89,980

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,261,235

$

63,673

$

1,324,908

$

1,114,816

$

55,166

$

1,169,982

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

144,222

 

2,193

 

146,415

 

158,844

 

1,454

 

160,298

Interest expense

 

39,983

 

542

 

40,525

 

41,378

 

750

 

42,128

Pretax earnings

 

340,200

 

10,819

 

351,019

 

233,163

 

8,408

 

241,571

Income tax expense

 

81,624

 

3,030

 

84,654

 

56,237

 

2,349

 

58,586

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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65

s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

66

65

s)

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S.

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

  • Moving and Storage, comprised of AMERCO, U-Haul, and Real Estate and the wholly owned subsidiaries of U-Haul and Real Estate;
  • Property and Casualty Insurance, comprised of Repwest and its wholly owned subsidiaries and ARCOA; and

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  • Life Insurance, comprised of Oxford and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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65

s)

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,576,830

$

87,424

$

1,664,254

$

1,334,131

$

70,205

$

1,404,336

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

141,956

 

1,065

 

143,021

 

110,383

 

2,277

 

112,660

Interest expense

 

38,588

 

957

 

39,545

 

43,140

 

902

 

44,042

Pretax earnings

 

521,658

 

17,218

 

538,876

 

360,449

 

10,997

 

371,446

Income tax expense

 

124,620

 

4,358

 

128,978

 

87,135

 

2,845

 

89,980

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

1,261,235

$

63,673

$

1,324,908

$

1,114,816

$

55,166

$

1,169,982

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

144,222

 

2,193

 

146,415

 

158,844

 

1,454

 

160,298

Interest expense

 

39,983

 

542

 

40,525

 

41,378

 

750

 

42,128

Pretax earnings

 

340,200

 

10,819

 

351,019

 

233,163

 

8,408

 

241,571

Income tax expense

 

81,624

 

3,030

 

84,654

 

56,237

 

2,349

 

58,586

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,973,191

$

163,919

$

3,137,110

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

269,606

 

(475)

 

269,131

Interest expense

 

76,716

 

2,007

 

78,723

Pretax earnings

 

959,607

 

34,019

 

993,626

Income tax expense

 

229,922

 

8,631

 

238,553

Identifiable assets

 

15,849,380

 

487,848

 

16,337,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

2,204,038

$

108,107

$

2,312,145

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

312,748

 

5,970

 

318,718

Interest expense

 

78,637

 

1,409

 

80,046

Pretax earnings

 

452,149

 

13,188

 

465,337

Income tax expense

 

107,407

 

3,839

 

111,246

Identifiable assets

 

13,693,016

 

430,462

 

14,123,478

 

 

United States

 

Canada

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(All amounts are in thousands of U.S. $'s)

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

4,307,322

$

234,124

$

4,541,446

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

379,989

 

1,802

 

381,791

Interest expense

 

119,856

 

2,909

 

122,765

Pretax earnings

 

1,320,056

 

45,016

 

1,365,072

Income tax expense

 

317,057

 

11,476

 

328,533

Identifiable assets

 

16,077,571

 

510,507

 

16,588,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

$

3,318,854

$

163,273

$

3,482,127

Depreciation and amortization, net of (gains) on disposal

 

471,592

 

7,424

 

479,016

Interest expense

 

120,015

 

2,159

 

122,174

Pretax earnings

 

685,312

 

21,596

 

706,908

Income tax expense

 

163,644

 

6,188

 

169,832

Identifiable assets

 

14,020,573

 

426,732

 

14,447,305

 

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

13. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

351

$  

316

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

229

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

246

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

631

$  

562

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

350

$  

317

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

227

 

230

Other components

 

53

 

17

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

280

 

247

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

630

$  

564

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

701

$  

633

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

454

 

459

Other components

 

106

 

34

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

560

 

493

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,261

$  

1,126

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost for benefits earned during the period

$

1,051

$  

950

Other components of net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit

 

681

 

689

Other components

 

159

 

51

Total other components of net periodic benefit costs

 

840

 

740

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

1,891

$  

1,690

 

14. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and are measured and classified based upon a three-tiered approach to valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;  

Level 2 – Quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in markets that are not considered to be active, or similar financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable. These reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair values of cash equivalents approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to maturity. Fair values of short-term investments, investments available-for-sale, long-term investments, mortgage loans and notes on real estate, and interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes or discounted cash flows. Fair values of trade receivables approximate their recorded value.

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amerco and consolidated subsidiaries

notes to condensed consolidated financial statements – (continued)

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments, trade receivables, reinsurance recoverables and notes receivable. Limited credit risk exists on trade receivables due to the diversity of our customer base and their dispersion across broad geographic markets. We place our temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are based on the rates estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

We have mortgage receivables, which potentially expose us to credit risk. The portfolio of notes is principally collateralized by self-storage facilities and commercial properties. We have not experienced any material losses related to the notes from individual or groups of notes in any particular industry or geographic area. The estimated fair values were determined using the discounted cash flow method and using interest rates currently offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.

The carrying amount of long-term debt and short-term borrowings are estimated to approximate fair value as the actual interest rate is consistent with the rate estimated to be currently available for debt of similar term and remaining maturity.

Other investments, including short-term investments, are substantially current or bear reasonable interest rates. As a result, the carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for the financial instruments stated above and their placement in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of September 30, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

227,935

$

0

$

0

$

227,935

$

227,935

Mortgage loans, net

 

471,566

 

0

 

0

 

471,566

 

471,566

Other investments

 

100,376

 

0

 

0

 

100,376

 

100,376

Total

$

799,877

$

0

$

0

$

799,877

$

799,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,364,279

 

0

 

5,127,100

Total

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,364,279

$

0

$

5,127,100

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of December 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

230,437

$

0

$

0

$

230,437

$

230,437

Mortgage loans, net

 

494,790

 

0

 

0

 

494,790

 

494,790

Other investments

 

107,581

 

0

 

0

 

107,581

 

107,581

Total

$

832,808

$

0

$

0

$

832,808

$

832,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,397,856

 

0

 

5,196,104

Total

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,397,856

$

0

$

5,196,104

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

As of March 31, 2021

 

Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net

$

224,426

$

0

$

0

$

224,426

$

224,426

Mortgage loans, net

 

391,230

 

0

 

0

 

391,230

 

391,230

Other investments

 

98,529

 

0

 

0

 

98,529

 

98,529

Total

$

714,185

$

0

$

0

$

714,185

$

714,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes, loans and finance leases payable

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,698,615

 

0

 

4,449,691

Total

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,698,615

$

0

$

4,449,691

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The following tables represent the financial assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,102,275

$

2,102,275

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,743,151

 

17,103

 

2,725,938

 

110

Preferred stock

 

28,112

 

28,112

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,179

 

24,179

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,557

 

6,557

 

0

 

0

Total

$

4,904,274

$

2,178,226

$

2,725,938

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2,051

 

0

 

2,051

 

0

Total

$

2,051

$

0

$

2,051

$

0

 

As of September 30, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

(In thousands)

Short-term investments

$

2,215,846

$

2,215,846

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,790,243

 

6,721

 

2,783,407

 

115

Preferred stock

 

30,176

 

30,176

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

24,728

 

24,728

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

5,754

 

5,754

 

0

 

0

Total

$

5,066,747

$

2,283,225

$

2,783,407

$

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

3,292

 

0

 

3,292

 

0

Total

$

3,292

$

0

$

3,292

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

As of March 31, 2021

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

(In thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

839,250

$

839,250

$

0

$

0

Fixed maturities - available for sale

 

2,653,539

 

6,967

 

2,646,415

 

157

Preferred stock

 

21,677

 

21,677

 

0

 

0

Common stock

 

20,440

 

20,440

 

0

 

0

Derivatives

 

6,601

 

6,601

 

0

 

0

Total

$

3,541,507

$

894,935

$

2,646,415

$

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

5,141

 

0

 

5,141

 

0

Total

$

5,141

$

0

$

5,141

$

0

The fair value measurements for our assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were $0.1$ 0.1 million and $0.2$ 0.2 million for September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 606

ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), outlines a five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The standard also requires disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments.

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We enter into contracts that may include various combinations of products and services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of amounts collected from customers for taxes, such as sales tax, and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities. We account for a contract under Topic 606 when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. For contracts scoped into this standard, revenue is recognized when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied by means

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of transferring goods or services to the customer as applicable to each revenue stream as discussed below. There were no material contract assets or liabilities as of September 30,December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage related products are recognized at the time that title passes and the customer accepts delivery. The performance obligations identified for this portfolio of contracts include moving and storage product sales, installation services and/or propane sales. Each of these performance obligations has an observable stand-alone selling price. We concluded that the performance obligations identified are satisfied at a point in time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. The basis for this conclusion is that the customer does not receive the product/propane or benefit from the installation services until the related performance obligation is satisfied. These products/services being provided have an alternative use as they are not customized and can be sold/provided to any customer. In addition, we only have the right to receive payment once the products have been transferred to the customer or the installation services have been completed. Although product sales have a right of return policy, our estimated obligation for future product returns is not material to the financial statements at this time.

Property management fees are recognized over the period that agreed-upon services are provided. The performance obligation for this portfolio of contracts is property management services, which represents a series of distinct days of service, each of which is comprised of activities that may vary from day to day. However, those tasks are activities to fulfill the property management services and are not separate promises in the contract. We determined that each increment of the promised service is distinct in accordance with paragraph 606-10-25-19.distinct. This is because the customer can benefit from each increment of service on its own and each increment of service is separately identifiable because no day of service significantly modifies or customizes another and no day of service significantly affects either the entity’s ability to fulfill another day of service or the benefit to the customer of another day of service. As such, we concluded that the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606, which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance for the Management Fee component of the compensation received in exchange for the service.time. Additionally, in certain contracts the Company has the ability to earn an incentive fee based on operational results. Historically, these fees have been recognized once fully determinable. Under Topic 606, weWe measure and recognize the progress toward completion of the performance obligation on a quarterly basis using the most likely amount method to determine an accrual for the incentive fee portion of the compensation received in exchange for the property management service. The variable consideration recognized is subject to constraints due to a range of possible consideration amounts based on actual operational results. The amount accrued in the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Other revenue consists of numerous services or rentals, of which U-Box contracts and service fees from Moving Help are the main components. The performance obligations identified for U-Box contracts are fees for rental, storage and shipping of U-Box containers to a specified location, each of which are distinct. A contract may be partially within the scope of Topic 606 and partially within the scope of other topics. The rental and storage obligations in U-Box contracts meet the definition of a lease in Topic 842, while the shipping obligation represents a contract with a customer accounted for under Topic 606. Therefore, we allocate the total transaction price between the performance obligations of storage fees and rental fees and the shipping fees on a standalone selling price basis. U-Box shipping fees are collected once the shipment is in transit. Shipping fees in U-Box contracts are set at the initiation of the contract based on the shipping origin and destination, and the performance obligation is satisfied over time under Topic 606 which is consistent with the timing of our revenue recognition under legacy guidance.time. U-Box shipping contracts span over a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts begin and end within the same fiscal year. Moving Help services fees are recognized in accordance with Topic 606. Moving Help services are generated as we provide a neutral venue for the

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connection between the service provider and the customer for agreed upon services. We do not control the specified services provided by the service provider before that service is transferred to the customer.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Topic 842

The Company’s self-moving rental revenues meet the definition of a lease pursuant to the guidance in Topic 842 because those substitution rights do not provide an economic benefit to the Company that would exceed the cost of exercising the right.  Please see Note 8, Leases, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Self-moving rentals are recognized over the contract period that trucks and moving equipment are rented. We offer two types of self-moving rental contracts, one-way rentals and in-town rentals, which have varying payment terms. Customer payment is received at the initiation of the contract for one-way rentals which covers an allowable limit for equipment usage. An estimated fee in the form of a deposit is received at the initiation of the contract for in-town rentals, and final payment is received upon the return of the equipment based on actual fees incurred. The contract price is estimated at the initiation of the contract, as there is variable consideration associated with ratable fees incurred based on the number of days the equipment is rented and the number of miles driven. Variable consideration is estimated using the most likely amount method which is based on the intended use of the rental equipment by the customer at the initiation of the contract. Historically, the variability in estimated transaction pricing compared to actual is not significant due to the relatively short duration of rental contracts. Each performance obligation has an observable stand-alone selling price. The input method of passage of time is appropriate as there is a direct relationship between our inputs and the transfer of benefit to the customer over the life of the contract. Self-moving rental contracts span a relatively short period of time, and the majority of these contracts began and ended within the same fiscal year.

Self-storage revenues are recognized as earned over the contract period based upon the number of paid storage contract days.

We lease portions of our operating properties to tenants under agreements that are classified as operating leases. We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, are recovered from our customers.

The following table summarizes the minimum lease payments due from our customers and operating property tenants on leases for the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

Year Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

6,186

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,213

 

12,287

 

8,560

 

6,161

 

4,581

 

48,866

Total

$

22,399

$

12,287

$

8,560

$

6,161

$

4,581

$

48,866

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

 

Thereafter

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-moving equipment rentals

$

5,175

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

$

0

Property lease revenues

 

16,211

 

12,024

 

8,610

 

6,450

 

5,286

 

48,888

Total

$

21,386

$

12,024

$

8,610

$

6,450

$

5,286

$

48,888

The amounts above do not reflect future rental revenue from the renewal or replacement of existing leases.

Revenue Recognized in Accordance with Other Topics

Traditional life and Medicare supplement insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the premium-paying periods of the contracts when due from the policyholders. For products where premiums are due over a significantly shorter duration than the period over which benefits are provided, such as our single premium whole life product, premiums are recognized when received and excess profits are deferred and recognized in relation to the insurance in force. Life insurance premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums are recognized as revenue over the policy periods. Interest and investment income are recognized as earned. Property and casualty premiums are recognized in accordance with existing guidance in Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance.

Net investment and interest income has multiple components. Interest income from bonds and mortgage notes are recognized when earned. Dividends on common and preferred stocks are recognized on the ex-dividend dates. Realized gains and losses on the sale or exchange of investments are recognized at the trade date. Net investment

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In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

108,038

$  

69,346

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

110,924

 

114,854

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

218,962

 

184,200

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,355,934

 

1,060,950

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

52,578

 

46,425

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

36,780

 

33,333

Total revenues

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

73,785

$  

51,161

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

90,763

 

84,820

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

164,548

 

135,981

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

1,154,751

 

945,024

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

53,853

 

53,397

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

31,184

 

35,580

Total revenues

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

187,853

$  

114,284

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

231,642

 

219,702

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

419,495

 

333,986

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

2,546,944

 

1,835,644

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

98,892

 

92,200

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

71,779

 

50,315

Total revenues

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized over time:

$  

261,638

$  

165,445

Revenues recognized at a point in time:

 

322,405

 

304,522

Total revenues recognized under ASC 606

 

584,043

 

469,967

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues recognized under ASC 842

 

3,701,695

 

2,780,668

Revenues recognized under ASC 944

 

152,745

 

145,597

Revenues recognized under ASC 320

 

102,963

 

85,895

Total revenues

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

In the above tables, the revenues recognized over time include property management fees, the shipping fees associated with U-Box rentals and a portion of other revenues.Revenues recognized at a point in time include self-moving equipment rentals, self-moving and self-storage products and service sales and a portion of other revenues .

We recognized liabilities resulting from contracts with customers for self-moving equipment rentals, self-storage revenues, U-Box revenues and tenant revenue, in which the length of the contract goes beyond the reported period end, although rental periods of the equipment, storage and U-Box contract are generally short-term in nature. The timing of revenue recognition results in liabilities that are reflected in deferred income on the balance sheet.

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16. Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade Receivables

Moving and Storage has two ( 2 )(2) primary components of trade receivables, receivables from corporate customers and credit card receivables from sales and rental of equipment.  For credit card receivable, the Company uses a trailing 13 months average historical chargeback percentage of total credit card receivable. The Company rents equipment to corporate customers in which payment terms are 30 days.

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and assesses each customer’s credit worthiness. In addition, the Company monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains an allowance based upon applying an expected credit loss rate to receivables based on the historical loss rate from similar high risk customers adjusted for current conditions, including any specific customer collection issues identified, and forecasts of economic conditions. Delinquent account balances are written off after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote.

Management believes that the historical loss information it has compiled is a reasonable base on which to determine expected credit losses for trade receivables because the composition of trade receivables as of that date is consistent with that used in developing the historical credit-loss percentages (i.e., the similar risk characteristics of its customers and its lending practices have not changed significantly over time). To adjust the historical loss rates to reflect the effects of these differences in current conditions and forecasted changes, management assigns a rating to each customer which varies depending on the assessment of risk.Management estimated the loss rate at approximately 2 %.2%. Management developed this estimate based on its knowledge of past experience for which there were similar improvements in the economy. As a result, management applied the applicable credit loss rates to determine the expected credit loss estimate for each aging category. Accordingly, the allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30,at December 31, 2021 was $ 3.44.3 million.

Available-for-Sale

For available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether the security is below investment grade.   For securities that are below investment grade, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors such as the interest rate environment.   In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse market conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors.   If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, cumulative default rates based on ratings are used to determine the potential cost of default, by year.   The present value of these potential costs is then compared to the amortized cost of the security to determine the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Declines in fair value that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses, such as declines due to changes in market interest rates, are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. If we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses are permitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2021.

Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivables on available for sale securities totaled $29.5$ 29.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and are excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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As outlined in subtopic 326-20-30-5A, weWe have elected not to measure an allowance on accrued interest receivables as our practice is to write off the uncollectible balance in a timely manner.Furthermore, we have elected to write off accrued interest receivables by reversing interest income (in accordance with subtopic 326-20-35-8A).income.

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Mortgage loans, net

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at amortized cost.Modeling for the Company’sCompany‘s mortgage loans is based on inputs most highly correlated to defaults, including loan-to-value, occupancy, and payment history.Historical credit loss experience provides additional support for the estimation of expected credit losses. In assessing the credit losses, the portfolio is reviewed on a collective basis, using loan-specific cash flows to determine the fair value of the collateral in the event of default.Adjustments to this analysis are made to assess loans with a loan-to-value of 65% or greater.These loans are evaluated on an individual basis and loan specific risk characteristics such as occupancy levels, expense, income growth and other relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

When management determines that credit losses are expected to occur, an allowance for expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral is recorded.

Reinsurance recoverable

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid benefits was less than 1 % of the total assets atas of January 1, 2021 which is immaterial based on historical loss experience and high credit rating of the reinsurers.

Premium receivables

Premiums receivables  were $ 2.72.0 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 in which the credit loss allowance is immaterial based on our ability to cancel the policy if the policyholder doesn't pay premiums.

The following details the changes in the Company’s reserve allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, fixed maturities and investments, other:

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

531

 

(1,141)

 

8

 

(602)

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

3,366

$

179

$

509

$

4,054

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

Trade Receivables

 

Investments, Fixed Maturities

 

Investments, other

 

Total

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

$

2,835

$

1,320

$

501

$

4,656

Allowance change

 

1,510

 

(1,320)

 

14

 

204

Write-offs against allowance

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Recoveries

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

4,345

$

0

$

515

$

4,860

 

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17.   Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-08, Clarifying Guidance on Amortization of the Excess of the Cost Basis of Certain Callable Debt Securities Over the Amount RepayableRepayable. . This standard requires that, for each reporting period, callable debt securities be reevaluated to determine if they remain subject to the guidance, which will depend on the amortized cost basis of the security and the terms of the next call option.The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The amendments in this update require insurance companies to annually review and update the assumptions used for measuring the liability under long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, and annuities. The amendment prescribes standardized liability discount rate, consistency in measurement of market risk benefits, simplified amortization of deferred acquisition costs and enhanced disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2020. In November 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 on our financial statements; however, the adoption of ASU 2018-12 will impact the statements of operations because the effect of any update to the assumptions we used at the inception of the contracts will be recorded in net income.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting(“ASU 2020-04”). This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-01, RefinanceReference Rate Reform (Topic 848), (“ASU 2021-01”).The amendments in ASU 2021-01 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of the reference rate reform.We adopted ASU 2021-01 on a prospective basis effect and there was no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or the SEC that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, these ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

We begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with the overall strategy of AMERCO, followed by a description of, and strategy related to, our operating segments to give the reader an overview of the goals of our businesses and the direction in which our businesses and products are moving. We then discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results. Next, we discuss our results of operations for the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter and first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, which is followed by an analysis of liquidity changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and a discussion of our financial commitments in the sections entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary and Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments and a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements. We conclude this MD&A by discussing our current outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Quarterly Report, including the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, as discussed under the caption, Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risks described throughout this filing or in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

AMERCO, a Nevada corporation, has a secondthird fiscal quarter that ends on the 30th31st of SeptemberDecember for each year that is referenced. Our insurance company subsidiaries have a secondthird quarter that ends on the 30th of JuneSeptember for each year that is referenced. They have been consolidated on that basis. Our insurance companies’ financial reporting processes conform to calendar year reporting as required by state insurance departments. Management believes that consolidating their calendar year into our fiscal year financial statements does not materially affect the presentation of financial position or results of operations. We disclose material events, if any, occurring during the intervening period. Consequently, all references to our insurance subsidiaries’ years 2021 and 2020 correspond to fiscal 2022 and 2021 for AMERCO.

Overall Strategy

Our overall strategy is to maintain our leadership position in the United States and Canada “do-it-yourself” moving and storage industry. We accomplish this by providing a seamless and integrated supply chain to the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. As part of executing this strategy, we leverage the brand recognition of U-Haul with our full line of moving and self-storage related products and services and the convenience of our broad geographic presence.

Our primary focus is to provide our customers with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient self-storage rental facilities, portable moving and storage units and related moving and self-storage products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving equipment and storage units and portable moving and storage units available for rent, expanding the number of independent dealers in our network and expanding and taking advantage of our eMove ® capabilities.

Property and Casualty Insurance is focused on providing and administering property and casualty insurance to U-Haul and its customers, its independent dealers and affiliates.  

Life Insurance is focused on long term capital growth through direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity products in the senior marketplace.

Description of Operating Segments

AMERCO’s three reportable segments are:

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Moving and Storage

Moving and Storage consists of the rental of trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items and self-storage spaces primarily to the household mover as well as sales of moving supplies, towing accessories and propane. Operations are conducted under the registered trade name U-Haul ® throughout the United States and Canada.

With respect to our truck, trailer, specialty rental items and self-storage rental business, we are focused on expanding our dealer network, which provides added convenience for our customers, and expanding the selection and availability of rental equipment to satisfy the needs of our customers.

U-Haul ® branded self-moving related products and services, such as boxes, pads and tape, allow our customers to, among other things, protect their belongings from potential damage during the moving process. We are committed to providing a complete line of products selected with the “do-it-yourself” moving and storage customer in mind.

uhaul.com ® is an online marketplace that connects consumers to our operations as well as independent Moving Help ® service providers and thousands of independent Self-Storage Affiliates. Our network of customer-ratedcustomer rated affiliates and service providers furnish pack and load help, cleaning help, self-storage and similar services throughout the United States and Canada. Our goal is to further utilize our web-based technology platform to increase service to consumers and businesses in the moving and storage market.

U-Haul’s Truck Share 24/7, Skip-the-Counter Self-Storage rentals and Scan & Go self-checkout for moving supplies provide our customers methods for conducting business with us directly via their mobile devices and also limiting physical exposure.

Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday operations, has helped us to reduce our impact on the environment.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance provides loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul through regional offices across the United States and Canada. Property and Casualty Insurance also underwrites components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers. We continue to focus on increasing the penetration of these products into the moving and storage market. The business plan for Property and Casualty Insurance includes offering property and casualty insurance products in other U-Haul related programs.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, Medicare supplement and annuity policies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Impairment of Investments

Under the current expected credit loss model, a valuation allowance is recognized in earnings for credit losses. If we intend to sell a debt security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported inearnings. Reversals of the allowance for credit losses arepermitted and should not exceed the allowance amount initially recognized.

There were no incremental impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below, on a consolidated basis, are revenues for our major product lines for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,179,061

$  

931,030

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Life insurance premiums

 

28,913

 

31,057

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

22,499

 

15,869

Net investment and interest income

 

36,780

 

33,333

Other revenue

 

142,578

 

91,878

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,664,254

$  

1,324,908

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

975,552

$  

808,215

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Life insurance premiums

 

27,010

 

29,993

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

25,618

 

19,933

Net investment and interest income

 

31,184

 

35,580

Other revenue

 

100,495

 

69,886

Consolidated revenue

$  

1,404,336

$  

1,169,982

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.0$167.3 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4increased $0.8 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.The second quarter of last year experienced a significant increaseincreases in hitch sales due in large part to the effect COVID-19 had on customer behavior and our competitors.propane.

Life insurance premiums decreased $2.1$3.0 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $6.6$5.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during April, MayJuly, August and June.September.

Net investment and interest income increased $3.4decreased $4.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Increases from our larger invested asset base were partially offset by a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities at our Life Insurance subsidiary. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $2.2 million of the decrease. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.7 million decrease to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $50.7$30.6 million during the first six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the same six monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

555,988

 

373,956

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,539

 

22,673

Earnings from operations

 

15,189

 

12,069

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

60,985

 

59,560

Earnings from operations

 

7,913

 

6,040

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,269)

 

(2,643)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(275)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,664,254

 

1,324,908

Earnings from operations

 

578,701

 

391,790

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

403,853

 

264,004

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

29,820

 

26,640

Earnings from operations

 

9,657

 

11,491

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

56,417

 

61,077

Earnings from operations

 

3,603

 

8,724

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(3,481)

 

(3,016)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(389)

 

(273)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

1,404,336

 

1,169,982

Earnings from operations

 

416,724

 

283,946

Total costs and expenses increased $152.4$101.6 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $186.9$132.8 million to $578.7$416.7 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $391.8$283.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 was $39.5$44.0 million, compared with $40.5$42.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021, due to a reduction in borrowing costs.2021.Average debt outstanding during the period increased while the average cost decreased.

Income tax expense was $129.0$90.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $84.7$58.6 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common stockholders were $409.9$281.5 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $266.4$183.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 were $20.90,$14.35, compared with $13.58$9.33 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

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Moving and Storage

Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for our major product lines at Moving and Storage for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 and the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

1,180,329

$  

931,814

Self-storage revenues

 

153,485

 

115,273

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

92,191

 

98,628

Property management fees

 

8,747

 

7,840

Net investment and interest income

 

675

 

595

Other revenue

 

141,572

 

91,168

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,576,999

$  

1,245,318

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

977,052

$  

809,371

Self-storage revenues

 

159,424

 

123,024

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

75,402

 

74,586

Property management fees

 

9,651

 

8,765

Net investment and interest income

 

666

 

524

Other revenue

 

99,385

 

69,011

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

1,321,580

$  

1,085,281

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $248.5$167.7 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   This quarter’s 27%21% improvement is compared against a secondthird quarter from last year that had reported a 16%30% revenue improvement.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks trailers and towing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $38.2$36.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.   The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 28%24%, or 102,86594,886 units, during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.   The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or an 9% increase, with approximately 1.10.9 million of that coming on during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 20222022.

We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

476

 

373

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

84.3%

 

71.9%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

41,743

 

33,296

 

 

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

483

 

388

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

83.6%

 

73.4%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

42,239

 

34,802

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services decreased $6.4 increased $0.8million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. This was mainly2021 primarily due to decreased sales of hitches.increases in propane.

Other revenue increased $50.4$30.4 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box® program.

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Total costs and expenses increased $149.6$96.5 million during the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $119.5$116.0 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, payment processing, and shipping costs associated with U-Box.freight costs. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $28.5$31.9 million increase during the quarter due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.   Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $8.0$60.6 million from higher resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $3.9$6.9 million to $125.4$126.6 million.   COVID-19 related delays at manufacturers continue to affect our fleet plan.   Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $2.5$4.9 million to $46.5$48.8 million. Losses from real estate retirements, primarily roof replacements, decreased $2.9 million.Cost of goods sold associated with our retail sales programs have increased in relation to the increase in sales activity combined with effects from inflation.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries, increased $182.0$139.8 million to $556.0$403.9 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $374.0$264.0 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $18.3$10.4 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $14.3$16.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $574.3$414.3 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $388.3$280.1 million for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $23.4$26.5 million and $16.7$20.7 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income was $6.2were $3.3 million and $6.0$5.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver for the decrease was the quarter over quarter decrease in our unaffiliated common stock valuations of $2.2 million.

Net operating expenses were $10.8$12.2 million and $8.2$10.1 million for the second quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $3.6$7.9 million and $2.4$4.9 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $15.2$9.7 million and $12.1$11.5 million for the secondthird quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Life Insurance

Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the Quarter Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $28.9$27.0 million and $31.1$30.0 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $2.2$2.4 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.7 million from the decrease in sales of single premium life product. Premiums on the remaining lines of business were comparable to the prior year.increased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $85.6$72.2 million or $56.7$118.0 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

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Net investment income was $30.9$28.2 million and $27.7$30.1 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $5.9 million on a larger invested assets base. Net realized gain increased $0.4 million. This was offset bygains decreased $2.8 million coupled with a $2.9$1.5 million loss realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuitiesannuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $1.4 million decrease to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans due to a larger invested assets base.

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Net operating expenses were $5.2$5.5 million and $4.9$5.0 million for the quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.The increase is primarily due to thean increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to the decline in premiums.expenses.

Benefits and losses incurred were $41.1$39.4 million and $43.0$40.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders decreased $0.7 million primarily due to a reduction in the interest credited rates on equity-indexed annuities driven by market fluctuations. Life benefits decreased $0.6$0.5 million primarily due to improved mortality on single premium whole life. Medicare supplement benefits decreased by $0.6$1.7 million from the declined policies in force. This was offset by an $0.8 million increase in interest credited to policyholders primarily due to the increase in annuity deposit base from continued sales.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), sales inducement asset (“SIA”) and the value of business acquired (“VOBA”) was $6.8$7.9 million and $5.6$6.6 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by continuous sales. DAC amortizationis on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $7.8$3.5 million and $6.0$8.7 million for the third quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

AMERCO and Consolidated Entities

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,214,438

$  

1,585,315

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Life insurance premiums

 

57,618

 

61,965

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

39,368

 

29,603

Net investment and interest income

 

71,779

 

50,315

Other revenue

 

248,757

 

155,554

Consolidated revenue

$  

3,137,110

$  

2,312,145

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,189,990

$  

2,393,530

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Life insurance premiums

 

84,628

 

91,958

Property and casualty insurance premiums

 

64,986

 

49,536

Net investment and interest income

 

102,963

 

85,895

Other revenue

 

349,252

 

225,440

Consolidated revenue

$  

4,541,446

$  

3,482,127

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.1$796.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.   Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreased sales of hitches.decreases in hitch sales.

Life insurance premiums decreased $4.3$7.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021 due primarily to decreased sales of single premium life products and policy decrements in Medicare supplement premiums.

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Property and casualty insurance premiums increased $9.8$15.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

Net investment and interest income increased $21.5$17.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Changes in the market value of unaffiliated common stocks held at our Property and Casualty Insurance subsidiary accounted for $6.6$4.4 million of the increase for the sixnine months. Our Life Insurance subsidiaries investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested asset base, and had a net gain of $2.8$1.4 million on derivatives used as hedges to fixed index annuities. annuities and had a decrease of $4.1 million in net realized gains.In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.8$3.2 million increase to the investment income.

Other revenue increased $93.2$123.8 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The insurance companies’ first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,038,983

 

525,617

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

52,995

 

36,307

Earnings from operations

 

24,421

 

12,847

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

119,644

 

109,213

Earnings from operations

 

10,279

 

7,960

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(5,782)

 

(4,993)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(774)

 

(548)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

3,137,110

 

2,312,145

Earnings from operations

 

1,072,909

 

545,876

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Moving and storage

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,442,836

 

789,621

Property and casualty insurance  

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

82,815

 

62,947

Earnings from operations

 

34,078

 

24,338

Life insurance   

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

176,061

 

170,290

Earnings from operations

 

13,882

 

16,684

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

(9,263)

 

(8,009)

Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(1,163)

 

(821)

Consolidated results

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

4,541,446

 

3,482,127

Earnings from operations

 

1,489,633

 

829,822

Total costs and expenses increased $297.9$399.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $241.3$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box. Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet. The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers. Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values. Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million. Gains on the disposal or retirement of real

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estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased $527.0 million to $1,072.9$1,489.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with $545.9$829.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Interest expense for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 was $78.7$122.8 million, compared with $80.0$122.2 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a reduction in borrowing costs. 

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Income tax expense was $238.6$328.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $111.2$169.8 million for first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned items, earnings available to common shareholders were $755.1$1,036.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $354.1$537.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 were $38.51,$52.86, compared with $18.06$27.39 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted were 19,607,788 for both the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021.

Moving and Storage

SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020

Listed below are revenues for the major product lines at our Moving and Storage operating segment for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

2,216,542

$  

1,586,727

Self-storage revenues

 

290,878

 

224,228

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

197,076

 

189,978

Property management fees

 

17,196

 

15,187

Net investment and interest income

 

1,355

 

1,257

Other revenue

 

247,206

 

154,241

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

2,970,253

$  

2,171,618

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Self-moving equipment rentals

$  

3,193,594

$  

2,396,098

Self-storage revenues

 

450,302

 

347,252

Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales

 

272,478

 

264,564

Property management fees

 

26,847

 

23,952

Net investment and interest income

 

2,021

 

1,781

Other revenue

 

346,591

 

223,252

Moving and Storage revenue

$  

4,291,833

$  

3,256,899

Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $629.8$797.5 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.Transactions for both our In-Town and one-way markets increased as did revenue per transaction.   Compared to the same period last year, we increased the number of retail locations, independent dealers, box trucks and trailerstowing devices in the rental fleet.

Self-storage revenues increased $66.7$103.1 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.  The average monthly number of occupied units increased by 27%26%, or 96,11995,708 units, during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the same period last year.  The growth in revenues and square feet rented comes from a combination of occupancy gains at existing locations, the addition of new capacity to the portfolio and from an improvement in average revenue per occupied foot.Over the last twelve months we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet, or ana 9% increase, with approximately 2.23.1 million of that coming on during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022.

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We own and manage self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned storage locations follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of September 30

 

568

 

520

Square footage as of September 30

 

47,903

 

43,985

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

456

 

360

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.1%

 

69.8%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,207

 

32,153

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands, except occupancy rate)

Unit count as of December 31

 

582

 

532

Square footage as of December 31

 

48,836

 

44,948

Average monthly number of units occupied

 

465

 

369

Average monthly occupancy rate based on unit count

 

82.6%

 

71.0%

Average monthly square footage occupied

 

40,884

 

33,036

Over the last twelve months, we added approximately 3.9 million net rentable square feet of new storage to the system. This was a mix of existing storage locations we acquired and new development. On average, the occupancy rate of this new capacity on the date it was added was 5.1%6.5%.

Sales of self-moving and self-storage products and services increased $7.1$7.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was2021 primarily due to increasedincrease sales of moving supplies and propane offset by decreases in sales of hitches.hitch sales.

Other revenue increased $93.0$123.3 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021, primarily coming from increased moving and storage transactions within our U-Box ® program.

Total costs and expenses increased $285.3$381.7 million during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses for Moving and Storage increased $240.7$357.3 million largely from personnel, fleet repair and maintenance, property taxes, payment processing and shippingfreight costs associated with U-Box.   Repair costs associated with the rental fleet experienced a $62.0$94.0 million increase for the sixnine months of fiscal 2022 due to preventative maintenance from higher customer activity combined with a slowdown in the rotation of new equipment into the fleet and older equipment out of the fleet.The addition of new equipment has been effected by delays at our original equipment manufacturers.Net gains from the disposal of rental equipment increased $57.3$117.9 million from an increase in resale values.   Depreciation expense associated with our rental fleet increased $5.6$12.4 million to $251.9$378.5 million.Depreciation expense on all other assets, largely from buildings and improvements, increased $6.1$10.9 million to $91.9$140.7 million.Gains on the disposal or retirement of real estate increased $7.1$7.2 million from a condemnation gain of $4.9 million in fiscal 2022 and fewer roof replacement write-offs in fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations for Moving and Storage before consolidation of the equity in the earnings of the insurance subsidiaries increased to $1,039.0$1,442.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $525.6$789.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Equity in the earnings of AMERCO’s insurance subsidiaries was $27.4$37.8 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $16.7$32.9 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, earnings from operations increased to $1,066.4$1,480.6 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with $542.4$822.5 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.

Property and Casualty Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $40.8$67.3 million and $31.2$51.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A significant portion of Repwest’s premiums are from policies sold in conjunction with U-Haul rental transactions. The premium increase corresponded with the increased moving and storage transactions at U-Haul during the same period.

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Net investment and interest income was $12.2$15.5 million and $5.1$11.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The main driver of the change in net investment income was the $6.6 million market value improvement forincrease in valuation of unaffiliated common stocks. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $0.5 million increase to the investment income.stock of $4.4 million.

Net operating expenses were $19.6$31.8 million and $17.0$27.1 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change was due to an increase in commissions offset by an increase in loss adjusting fees and subrogation income.

Benefits and losses incurred were $8.8$16.7 million and $6.5$11.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due to unfavorable loss experience.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $24.4$34.1 million and $12.8$24.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Life Insurance

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2020

Net premiums were $57.6$84.6 million and $62.0$92.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Medicare Supplement premiums decreased $4.3$6.7 million from the policy decrements offset by premium rate increases. Life premiums decreased $0.8 million due to the decrease in sales of single premium life product offset by the increased final expense renewal premiums. Premiums on the remaining lines of business decreasedincreased $0.1 million. Deferred annuity deposits were $184.4$256.6 million or $95.1$22.9 million abovebelow the prior year and are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as deposits rather than premiums. The increasedecrease in deferred annuity deposits is a result of increased sales due tohighly competitive rates and flexible product offerings.exceptionally high sales in the third quarter of 2020.

Net investment income was $60.3$88.4 million and $45.7$75.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment income from fixed maturities and mortgage loans increased $9.5$12.7 million on a larger invested assets base.A net gain of $2.8$1.4 million was realized on derivatives used as hedges to fixed indexed annuities. In addition, the change in the provision for expected credit losses resulted in a $4.3$2.9 million increase to the investment income. This was partially offset by a $1.3$4.1 million decrease in net realized gains and a $0.3$0.2 million decrease in investment income on the remaining assets.

Net operating expenses were $10.6$16.1 million and $10.2$15.2 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase wasis primarily due to the increase in administrative expenses offset by the decreased commissions on Medicare supplement and single premium life due to decliningdeclined premiums.

Benefits and losses incurred were $83.1$122.5 million and $78.6$119.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest credited to policyholders increased $7.0$7.8 million from the increase in the annuity deposit base due to sales. Life benefits increased $1.3$0.9 million primarily due to increased mortality on the final expense product partially attributable to COVID-19.COVID-19, offset by decreased benefits on single premium life product. Benefits on remaining products increased $0.2 million. This was offset by a $ 4.0$5.7 million decrease in Medicare supplement benefits from fewerthe declined policies in force.

Amortization of DAC, SIA and VOBA were $15.6$23.5 million and $12.4$19.0 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectivelyrespectively. The increase in the Annuity DAC amortization resulted from a higher asset base supported by additionalcontinuous sales. DAC amortization on life policies also increased from higher policy lapses and increased death benefits. This was partially offset by a decrease in Medicare supplement DAC Amortization from a decline in the in-force.

As a result of the above-mentioned changes in revenues and expenses, pretax earnings from operations were $10.0$13.5 million and $8.0$16.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our current capital structure is a positive factor that will enable us to pursue our operational plans and goals and provide us with sufficient liquidity for the foreseeable future. There are many factors that could affect our liquidity, including some of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that future cash flows and liquidity resources will be sufficient to meet our outstanding debt obligations and our other future capital needs.

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As of September 30,December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,430.2$2,327.5 million, compared with $1,194.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The assets of our insurance subsidiaries are generally unavailable to fulfill the obligations of non-insurance operations (Moving and Storage). As of September 30,December 31, 2021 (or as otherwise indicated), cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets (receivables, short-term investments, other investments, fixed maturities, and related party assets) and debt obligations of each operating segment were:

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,393,762

$

7,293

$

29,178

Other financial assets

 

188,239

 

473,971

 

3,060,608

Debt obligations

 

5,324,373

 

–

 

10,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving & Storage

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (a)

 

Life Insurance (a)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,254,215

$

8,065

$

65,182

Other financial assets

 

220,401

 

477,324

 

3,024,370

Debt obligations

 

5,397,856

 

–

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) As of September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, Moving and Storage had additional cash available under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million.   The majority of invested cash at the Moving and Storage segment is held in government money market funds.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $516.8$412.6 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $652.4$793.5 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. Purchases of property, plant and equipment increased $377.4$691.0 million. Reinvestment in the rental fleet was less than originally anticipated due to delays in receiving new equipment from manufacturers during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022; however, the level of reinvestment in the rental fleet has increased in comparison to the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021.    Cash from the sales of property, plant and equipment decreased $7.4increased $48.9 million largely due to reduced fleet sales. For our insurance subsidiaries, net cash used in investing activities increased $263.9$159.0 million due to increased investment purchases.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased $659.4$621.8 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, as compared with the first sixnine months of fiscal 2021. This was due to a combination of decreased debt payments of $159.7$234.6 million, decreased finance lease repaymentspayments of $35.2$44.4 million, an increase in cash from borrowings of $401.3$411.9 million, an increasea decrease in net annuity deposits from Life Insurance of $71.6$63.2 million and an increasea decrease in dividends paid of $9.8$19.6 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources and Requirements of Our Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

To meet the needs of our customers, U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Capital expenditures have primarily consisted of new rental equipment acquisitions and the buyouts of existing fleet from leases. The capital to fund these expenditures has historically been obtained internally from operations and the sale of used equipment and externally from debt and lease financing. In the future, we anticipate that our internally generated funds will be used to service the existing debt and fund operations. U-Haul estimates that during fiscal 2022 the Company will reinvest in its truck and trailer rental equipment fleet approximately $550$495 million, net of equipment sales and excluding any lease buyouts. Through the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested, net of sales, approximately $248$338 million before any lease buyouts in its truck and trailerrental equipment fleet. Fleet investments in fiscal 2022 and beyond will be dependent upon several factors including the availability of capital, the truck rental environment, the availability of equipment from manufacturers and the used-truck sales market. We anticipate that the fiscal 2022 investments will be funded largely through debt financing, external lease financing and cash from operations. Management considers several factors including cost and tax consequences when selecting a method to fund capital expenditures. Our allocation between debt and lease financing can change from year to year based upon financial market conditions which may alter the cost or availability of financing options. Based upon interactions with our existing lenders, the Company does not believe that COVID-19 will materially inhibit our ability to obtain financing for the

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purchases of rental equipment in fiscal 2022. Should the situation severely worsen this belief could change.

Real EstateThe Company has traditionally financed the acquisition of self-storage properties to support U-Haul's growth through debt financing and funds from operations. The Company’s plan for the expansion of owned storage properties includes the acquisition of existing self-storage locations from third parties, the acquisition and development of bare land, and the acquisition and redevelopment of existing buildings not currently used for self-storage. The Company expects to fund these development projects through a combination of internally generated funds along with borrowings. For the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, the Company invested $444$783 million in real estate acquisitions, new construction and renovation and repair. For fiscal 2022, the timing of new projects will be dependent upon several factors, including the entitlement process, availability of capital, weather, the identification and successful acquisition of target properties and any lingering effects of COVID-19.U-Haul's growth plan in self-storage also includes the expansion of the U-Haul Storage Affiliate program, which does not require significant capital.

Net capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment less proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and lease proceeds) were $732.7$1,169.2 million and $347.9$527.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The components of our net capital expenditures are provided in the following table:

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

564,331

$  

397,779

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

444,334

 

225,991

Other capital expenditures

 

31,023

 

27,012

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,039,688

 

662,259

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(306,946)

 

(314,335)

Net capital expenditures

$  

732,742

$  

347,924

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(In thousands)

Purchases of rental equipment

$  

808,944

$  

546,612

Equipment lease buyouts

 

–

 

11,477

Purchases of real estate, construction and renovations

 

782,725

 

365,237

Other capital expenditures

 

61,315

 

38,669

Gross capital expenditures

 

1,652,984

 

961,995

Less: Sales of property, plant and equipment

 

(483,783)

 

(434,860)

Net capital expenditures

$  

1,169,201

$  

527,135

Moving and Storage continues to hold significant cash and has access to additional liquidity. Management may invest these funds in our existing operations, expand our product lines or pursue external opportunities in the self-moving and storage marketplace or reduce existing indebtedness where possible.

Property and Casualty Insurance

State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Property and Casualty Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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We believe that stockholders’ equity at Property and Casualty Insurance remains sufficient, and we do not believe that its ability to pay ordinary dividends to AMERCO will be restricted per state regulations.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $279.1$285.4 million and $262.6 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase resulted from net earnings of $19.3$26.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $2.8$4.1 million. Property and Casualty Insurance does not use debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has no direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance manages its financial assets to meet policyholder and other obligations, including investment contract withdrawals and deposits. Life Insurance’s net deposits for the nine months as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 were $83.4$93.9 million. State insurance regulations restrict the amount of dividends that can be paid to stockholders of insurance companies. As a result, Life Insurance’s assets are generally not available to satisfy the claims of AMERCO or its legal subsidiaries.

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Life Insurance’s stockholder’s equity was $459.0$451.1 million and $479.2 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease resulted from net earnings of $8.1$10.9 million, and a decrease in other comprehensive income of $28.3$39.0 million primarily due to the effect of interest rate changes on the fixed maturity portion of the investment portfolio.Outside of its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system, Life Insurance has not historically used debt or equity issues to increase capital and therefore has not had any significant direct exposure to capital market conditions other than through its investment portfolio. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021, Oxford had outstanding deposits of $65.5$60.0 million in the FHLB.   For a more detailed discussion of this deposit, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Provided from Operating Activities by Operating Segments

Moving and Storage

Net cash provided from operating activities were $1,472.3$1,698.9 million and $965.2$1,277.1 million for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to improved operationsincreased revenue and the receiptprofitability, a decrease in interest paid of $243$10.0 million and $119.6 million of federal income tax refunds.taxes received, net of payments, offset by increases in cash used for inventory and parts of $64.4 million.

Property and Casualty Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $13.9$23.1 million and $3.1$11.1 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was the result of changes in intercompany balances and the timing of payables activity.

Property and Casualty Insurance’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment portfolios amounted to $19.6$25.8 million and $12.9 million at Juneas of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These balances reflect funds in transition from maturity proceeds to long termlong-term investments. Management believes this level of liquid assets, combined with budgeted cash flow, is adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs. Capital and operating budgets allow Property and Casualty Insurance to schedule cash needs in accordance with investment and underwriting proceeds.

Life Insurance

Net cash provided by operating activities were $32.9$67.2 million and $34.1$88.3 million for the first sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to a reduction in collected premiumstiming of settlement of payables and an increase in paid benefits, expenses and federal income taxes, partiallyreceivables, offset by thean increase in collected investment income.

In addition to cash flows from operating activities and financing activities, a substantial amount of liquid funds are available through Life Insurance’s short-term portfolio and its membership in the FHLB. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2021, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $29.2$65.2 million and $178.1 million, respectively. Management believes that the overall sources of liquidity are adequate to meet foreseeable cash needs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Summary

We believe we have the financial resources needed to meet our business plans, including our working capital needs. We continue to hold significant cash and have access to existing credit facilities and additional liquidity to meet our anticipated capital expenditure requirements for investment in our rental fleet, rental equipment and storage acquisitions and build outs.

As a result of the federal income tax provisions of the CARES Act, we have filed applicable forms with the IRS to carryback net operating losses.These refund claims total approximately $366 million, of which we have received approximately $243 million in the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022, and are reflected in Prepaid expense. These amounts are expected to provide us additional liquidity whenever received. It is possible future legislation could negatively impact our ability to receive these tax refunds.

Our borrowing strategy is primarily focused on asset-backed financing, and rental equipment leases.leases and private placement borrowings limited by the amount of unencumbered assets available. As part of this strategy, we seek to ladder maturities and fix interest rates. While each of these loans typically contains provisions governing the amount that can be borrowed in relation to specific assets, the overall structure is flexible with no limits on overall Company borrowings. Management believes it has adequate liquidity between cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity in existing credit facilities to meet the current and expected needs of the Company over the next several years. As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities of $92.0$90.0 million. It is possible that circumstances beyond our control could alter the ability of the financial institutions to lend us the unused lines of credit. We believe that there are additional opportunities for leverage in our

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existing capital structure. For a more detailed discussion of our long term debt and borrowing capacity, please see Note 4, Borrowings, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Our estimates as to future contractual obligations have not materially changed from the disclosure included under the subheading Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use off-balance sheet arrangements in situations where management believes that the economics and sound business principles warrant their use.

Historically, we have used off-balance sheet arrangements in connection with the expansion of our self-storage business. For more information please see Note 10, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These arrangements were primarily used when our overall borrowing structure was more limited. We do not face similar limitations currently and off-balance sheet arrangements have not been utilized in our self-storage expansion in recent years. In the future, we will continue to identify and consider off-balance sheet opportunities to the extent such arrangements would be economically advantageous to us and our stockholders.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

We will continue to focus our attention on increasing transaction volume and improving pricing, product and utilization for self-moving equipment rentals. Maintaining an adequate level of new investment in our truck fleet is an important component of our plan to meet our operational goals and is likely to increase in fiscal 2022.Revenue in the U-Move ® program could be adversely impacted should we fail to execute in any of these areas. Even if we execute our plans, we could see declines in revenues primarily due to unforeseen events including adverse economic conditions or heightened competition that is beyond our control.

With respect to our storage business, we have added new locations and expanded at existing locations. In fiscal 2022, we are actively looking to complete current projects, increase occupancy in our existing portfolio of locations and acquire new locations. New projects and acquisitions will be considered and pursued if they fit our long-term plans and meet our financial objectives. It is likely spending on acquisitions and new development will increase in fiscal 2022. We will continue to invest capital and resources in the U-Box ® program throughout fiscal 2022.

In light of COVID-19 and its lingering effects, we may be challenged in our progress.

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Property and Casualty Insurance will continue to provide loss adjusting and claims handling for U-Haul and underwrite components of the Safemove ® , Safetow ® , Safemove Plus ® , Safestor ® and Safestor Mobile ® protection packages to U-Haul customers.

Life Insurance is pursuing its goal of expanding its presence in the senior market through the sales of its Medicare supplement, life and annuity policies. This strategy includes growing its agency force, expanding its new product offerings, and pursuing business acquisition opportunities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, among other strategies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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Interest Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our variable rate debt obligations and one variable rate operating lease. We have used interest rate swap agreements and forward swaps to reduce our exposure to changes in interest rates. We enter into these arrangements with counterparties that are significant financial institutions with whom we generally have other financial arrangements. We are exposed to credit risk should these counterparties not be able to perform on their obligations. Following is a summary of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2021:

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(1,011)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(946)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(1,336)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Effective Date

 

Expiration Date

 

Fixed Rate

 

Floating Rate

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

$

(608)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/15/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(576)

 

6/28/2019

 

6/30/2022

 

1.78%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

75,000

 

 

(867)

 

6/28/2019

 

10/31/2022

 

1.76%

 

1 Month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2021, we had $1,136.6$1,136.9 million of variable rate debt obligations. If LIBOR were to increase 100 basis points, the increase in interest expense on the variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by $9.0 million annually (after consideration of the effect of the above derivative contracts). Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. We are using the anticipated repayment date for our maturity schedule.

Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities assisting management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

We use derivatives to hedge our equity market exposure to indexed annuity products sold by our Life Insurance company. These contracts earn a return for the contractholder based on the change in the value of the S&P 500 index between annual index point dates. We buy and sell listed equity and index call options and call option spreads. The credit risk is with the party in which the options are written. The net option price is paid up front and there are no additional cash requirements or additional contingent liabilities. These contracts are held at fair market value on our balance sheet. At JuneAs of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these derivative hedges had a net market value of $5.8$6.6 million and $6.6 million, with notional amounts of $246.6$399.1 million and $282.7 million, respectively. These derivative instruments are included in Investments, other, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Although the call options are employed to be effective hedges against our policyholder obligations from an economic standpoint, they do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under GAAP. Accordingly, the call options are marked to fair value on each reporting date with the change in fair value, plus or minus, included as a component of net investment and interest income. The change in fair value of the call options includes the gains or losses recognized at the expiration of the option term and the changes in fair value for open contracts.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our Canadian business. Approximately 5.2% and 4.7% of our revenue was generated in Canada during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The result of a 10.0% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would not be material to net income. We typically do not hedge any foreign currency risk since the exposure is not considered material.

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Additionally, our insurance subsidiaries’ fixed income investment portfolios expose us to interest rate risk. This interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. As part of our insurance companies’ asset and liability management, actuaries estimate the cash flow patterns of our existing liabilities to determine their duration. These outcomes are compared to the characteristics of the assets that are currently supporting these liabilities, which assists management in determining an asset allocation strategy for future investments that management believes will mitigate the overall effect of interest rates.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results of operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on employees or customers, impact on the economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, financing needs, plans and strategies, our perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans, our plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program, that additional leverage can be supported by our operations and business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers, our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to continue to invest in the U-Box ® program, the impact of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations, the sufficiency of our capital resources and the sufficiency of capital of our insurance subsidiaries as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect results include, without limitation, the degree and nature of our competition; our leverage; general economic conditions; fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that we are controlled by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our credit ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in this Quarterly Report or the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, as well as other statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized. We assume no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This "Controls and Procedures" section includes information concerning the controls and procedures evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented in the section titled Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level related to the above stated design purposes.

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II Other information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information regarding our legal proceedings in Note 9, Contingencies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC, specifically “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our MD&A of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. MD&A and the consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial conditions. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Below we set forthaware of any material updates to the risk factors containeddescribed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Existing, proposed10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and potential future new regulations concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of employees and/or customers could have a material adverse impactQuarterly Report on our business and results of operations.

OnForm 10-Q for the quarter ended September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a proposed new rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a negative test at least once a week. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drafting an emergency regulation to carry out this mandate, which is expected to take effect this year.Various other state and local jurisdictions have enacted or are contemplating similar mandates.The details of how these mandates will be enacted are unclear.

It is currently not possible to predict the impact the new regulations would have on us. Mandated vaccinations or required frequent testing may result in employee attrition or difficulty hiring new employees which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Changes to existing United States federal tax laws could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.

Changes to tax policy, corporate tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and increase current and future federal income tax payments.Congress and the Biden administration have proposed increases to the current U.S. corporate income tax rate of 21%.Any such changes could adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.30, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number

Description

Page or Method of Filing

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2016, file no. 1-11255

 

3.2

Restated Bylaws of AMERCO

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2013, file no. 1-11255

 

10.1

Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 29,December 2, 2021, among AMERCO and the purchasers named therein.

 

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 4,December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.2

Form of AMERCO 2.43%2.55% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029January 27, 2030

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part10.3

Form of Exhibit 10.1AMERCO 2.60% Senior Note, Series B due January 27, 2031

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.4

Form of AMERCO 2.68% Senior Note, Series C due January 27, 2032

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.73% Senior Note, Series D due January 27, 2033

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

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10.310.6

Form of AMERCO 2.51%2.88% Senior Note, Series AE due September 30, 2029

January 27, 2035

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.4

Incorporated by reference to AMERCO’s Current Report on Form of AMERCO 2.63% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 20298-K, filed on December 7, 2021, file no. 1-11255

 

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

10.5

Form of AMERCO 2.78% Senior Note, Series A due September 30, 2029

Included as a part of Exhibit 10.1

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO

 

Filed herewith

32.1

Certificate of Edward J. Shoen, President and Chairman of the Board of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

32.2

Certificate of Jason A. Berg, Chief Financial Officer of AMERCO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Furnished herewith

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed herewith

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

Filed herewith

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERCO

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Edward J. Shoen           

 

 

 

Edward J. Shoen

 

 

President and Chairman of the Board

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg                  

 

 

 

Jason A. Berg

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   November 3, 2021February 9, 2022

 

/s/ Maria L. Bell                  

 

 

 

Maria L. Bell

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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